Yikes! Summer is passing by faster than a swift kick from Crystal Castles' Alice Glass . A few more weeks and the kids will be off to school, Slip 'N Slides will be rolled up and tossed in the garage, and neighborhood pools across the country will close shop 'til next year. But it isn't over yet! There's still time to do all those fun activities you said you'd do when summer came along, but never got around to doing (I've been meaning to build a raft and float down the Chicago River for the past 5 summers). As [...]
This afternoon, thousands of music fans will make their way to Chicago's Union park for the sixth edition of Pitchfork Music Festival . As Consequence of Sound is partly based in Chicago, having a festival in our own backyard is a really big deal for us. Needless to say our coverage of the fest will be top notch! But for those of you who won't be able to make it to Pitchfork, our Friday Mixtape has arrived just in time to make sure everyone receives a little extra somethin' this weekend. [...]
If you thought the concept album was a dying breed, let us introduce you to the Alan Cohen Experience. The Boston band's newest album, Space & Time (out August 31 on FamJam Records), was inspired by Stephen Hawking's book A Brief History Of Time. It wouldn't be our first inclination, but Cohen was inspired to write [...]
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Alan Cohen shook your world in 2008 with the ultimate ode to the then president-elect (Senator) Barack Obama with his intense dance track "The Obama Groove". In 2009, he took us on a journey back in time with one of the greatest hippie rock albums since Country Joe & The Fish, the Experience's EP Eat The Peace . So where should a guy go when politics have faded away into the popular culture oblivion? Well, how about THE oblivion. Or how about the entire solar system for that matter? [...]
Its seems like more and more emails pile up in the ol' CoS mailbox everyday. Of course, while this is bad news for us (the work day just keeps getting longer and lonnnnggeer), it's good news for you. Said emails often include links and streams to the week's best new singles, remixes, and covers, and, because more emails means more links and stream, the length of our weekly Friday Mixtape also seems to growing beyond our wildest imagination. See, I told you it was good news... for you! Enjoy! (I'm going to now go and answer more emails). [...]
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There isn't much you could say about a group like Alan Cohen Experience that wouldn't be bloody obvious after a quick listen to Alan and his orchestra's latest experiment, Eat The Peace . This is piano-laced and hippie-friendly southern driven rock and roll that also parallels Phish at their happiest moments. It's happy-go-lucky storytelling about every free-loving individualist's favorite subjects: peace, love, train rides, and truck drivers. The lava lamp torch should instantly be passed down to Mr. Cohen. Any given track on Eat The [...]
New Music ! Someone You Should Know the ALAN COHEN EXPERIENCE Seth Kroll photo Fresh off an appearance at this year's CMJ Music Festival, Boston's Alan Cohen Experience have a new six-track EP called Eat the Peace . Cohen, who is a former member of the critically acclaimed band [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Alan Cohen Experience : "Ranger Stranger" [mp3] from Eat the Peace (out November 3rd) other Alan Cohen Experience posts at Largehearted Boy Alan Singley and Pants Machine : "Le Rain" [mp3] from Feelin' Citrus (out August 25th) other Alan Singley posts at Largehearted Boy [...]
GET EXPERIENCED: Listening to the new EP from the Alan Cohen Experience , I find my reaction to the album can be summed up with one word. " Fun. " ... Its fun like seeing all your eclectic friends together at a party. Each song on the Alan Cohen Experience (ACExp) draws from a different inspiration. Everybody walks to the beat of their own drummer. On this one, you've got your funk, a few flavors of rock, a little country western and "Saturday Morning" actually sounds a little like [...]
Earlier this year (back here in March), I wrote about The Alan Cohen Experience 's album Revolutions . Well, Alan and crew are back with a brand new self-titled six track EP that came out a few weeks ago. While lacking any big name historical figures like the last album's Nelson Mandella, Che Guevara, or Fidel Castro, the EP carries on in the same musical vein, appropriating historical events and presenting them in offbeat ways. Alan was kind enough to take the time to tell me about the first track of the EP, Elephant . [...]
Alan Cohen Experience The Alan Cohen Experience :: download "Elephant" Crystal Antlers Touch & Go (Reissue) Shiny Toy Guns Season of Poision :: review Travis Ode to J. Smith (US release) Drew Andrews Only Mirrors :: download "I Could Write a Book" [...]
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Written by Fense Alan Cohen Experience came to me about a year ago when I was sent the group's debut LP. Now they've got a new EP and a little political ditty. So, it's fitting that this feature goes up today, November 4, the day we will vote a new man into office. Along with Cohen, I sure hope Obama is the man the country chooses. So, before I go any further, let me say this: if you're in the states, please go vote (I can only hope you'll vote for Obama, [...]
A very Happy Halloween from all of us to you! Between our "Trick or Treats" video series and Halloween To Do List , we've tried our very best to provide you with a few early treats leading up to the spookiest day of the year. But now that Halloween is finally upon, we figured we'd do something extra, especially since Ryan Adams tickets purchases and such limited our candy fund for this year. Below you'll find one last tasty treat, virtual style, with a collection of this week's best singles and remixes along with a [...]
Twin Cities: - City Pages reviews Meth & Red's First Avenue show. ( link ) - Outdoor concerts + Target Field = Good idea? ( link ) - Just announced: The Alarmists @ Turf Club - November 1. ( link ) (Inter)National: - Yo-Yo Ma on The Colbert Report. ( link ) - Nevermind the Bollocks, Here's the Goths. ( link ) Local Concert Highlights: - Conor Oberst, All Smiles [...]
Why Obama is a series of guest essays by musicians and authors, where they share their support for Democratic United States presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama and offer arguments why he needs to be elected president of the United States. Alan Cohen records music as the The Alan Cohen Experience . The band's self-titled EP will be released on October 28th. In his own words, here is Alan Cohen's Why Obama essay : A pop culture phenomenon [...]
Dear PopWreckoning friend Alan Cohen of the Alan Cohen Experience has created a new song/music video in commemoration of the final Presidential debate held last night at Hofstra University. The song features Cohen's friends Ryan Pressman on the drums and AfroDZak on the trumpet. If nothing else (i.e.-you dig on that other Presidential wannabe duo). guaranteed laughs, especially within the first few seconds. [...]
Dear PopWreckoning friend Alan Cohen of the Alan Cohen Experience has created a new song/music video in commemoration of the final Presidential debate held last night at Hofstra University. The song features Cohen's friends Ryan Pressman on the drums and AfroDZak on the trumpet. If nothing else (i.e.-you dig on that other Presidential wannabe duo). guaranteed laughs, especially within the first few seconds. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =s6Bvv5Hmutw] Jessica got the chance to chat with Alan [...]
Dear PopWreckoning friend Alan Cohen of the Alan Cohen Experience has created a new song/music video in commemoration of the final Presidential debate held last night at Hofstra University. The song features Cohen's friends Ryan Pressman on the drums and AfroDZak on the trumpet. If nothing else (i.e.-you dig on that other Presidential wannabe duo). guaranteed laughs, especially within the first few seconds. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =s6Bvv5Hmutw] Jessica got the chance to chat with Alan [...]
Squaaks The weather is slowly turning to what it should be for this time of year. A couple of festivals are going on and quite a few of shows are in the area over the next few days, so get out there and enjoy. Hampdenfest dominates Saturday afternoon in Baltimore. Running 11 AM until 7 PM, there are 3 stages of entertainment, along with plenty of food and vendors. Some of the artists performing are our friends Thrushes and Squaaks . Also check out Impossible Hair [...]
With all the music related activities this weekend has to offer (see: Bumbershoot , Fuck Yeah Fest , and memorial day cookouts with iPod docks), most of us will have plenty of do over the next 72 hours. Still, hopefully you can carve out a few minutes to check out this weekend's edition of our Friday Mixtape. As alwas, included below is a mix of new singles, fun remixes, and some tunes from up-and-comers you just might want to check out... NEW Singles: "Already Down" by Awesome Color [...]
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