Ben Folds just announced a new Spring tour (with no new record to support) which will bring him to the Town Hall for two nights on April 12 & 13 and the venerable Wellmont Theatre on April 9 . Tickets for the Town Hall shows go on Amex presale starting on Feb 12 at 10AM EST, regular on sale will commence on Feb 19 at 10AM EST. Folds continues to support his third solo album, "Way to Normal," which surfaced [...]
I posted a spot of video yesterday, which I don't normally do. Not that I don't get sent videos by people, more that... well, I don't know why, really. I guess I spend enough time trying to figure out what I want to write about albums, I don't really make time to think about videos much. Besides, at the level of music I am generally interested in most videos are just a vehicle for the song anyway. And I can listen to albums whilst doing my proper job, which also hel... you've dozed off haven't you? Sorry. Anyhow, [...]
The first in a three-part volley of last minute holiday cheer from our friends over at Media Potluck (the guys responsible for Audio Archaeology ). Stick around for their Media PODluck: A Christmas Evening Together podcast, and the debut of their 2009 Holiday Feast over the next few days. Christmas music is everywhere this time of year. Since the beginning of November, the air has [...]
I sure hope Santa wasn't watching, because I was a bad girl at the grocery store today. After waiting in line nearly ten minutes for the elderly, scooter-confined person in front of me to figure out how the fuck to use the debit card thingy, I nearly lost it on the bag-boy. He was standing there in a stupor, not putting any stuff in the bags and I said to him, "Dude, you're gonna have to pick up the pace here." He looked at me kind of cross-eyed and said, "I'm off in [...]
Filed under: News , Television Ben Folds has a new gig, and it's not where many music fans might expect. The singer-songwriter is currently a judge on NBC's ' The Sing Off ,' an a cappella competition in the style of ' American Idol .' Folds is one of four celebrity singers on the show, along with host Nick Lachey and fellow judges the Pussycat Dolls ' Nicole Scherzinger and Boyz II Men 's Shawn Stockman . [...]
En esta epoca decembrina todo es armonia, paz, amor... Bueno excepto en los centros comerciales, pero que va... Es epoca de compartir y aqui les va una lista de 14 canciones de navidad para que disfruten... (Sin la pesima Happy birthday Guadalupe por the killers) Para que se hagan un buen disquito navideño y sorprendan a sus amigos y familia... Bright Eyes - Blue christmas Weezer - Come all ye faithful The swimmers - The Christmas sound [...]
Here we are 10-days away from Christmas and like most of you we are more or less disgusted by all the Christmas music playing non-stop everywhere we go. For years we worked as a retail slave, dealing with the public and listening to nothing but the most noxious of Christmas carols playing on a never ending loop, it was enough to drive us insane and make us virtually allergic to malls around this time of the year. Thank god for internet shopping! Unfortunately we also have a little soft spot for the holiday in our hearts, we love the atmosphere, [...]
They made only three albums together (and, don't be fooled by the name, there were only three band members), but the Ben Folds Five forged there own little niche in the music world in the late 90's before calling it a day: Piano rock that carried as much snark as it did sensitivity.
2001 machte ich zuerst meinen führerschein, dann mein abi und ansonsten nicht wirklich viel. ich ging freitags zum smart club ins atomic café; wenn ich samstags wegging verabschiedete ich mich gegen 4 uhr, um die frankfurter allgemeine sonntagszeitung auszufahren. im herbst war ich auf meinem 5. sportfreunde stiller-konzert innerhalb von anderthalb jahren. am nächsten tag war ich in der stadt 1 einkaufen. bei sport scheck, wo sonst sportfernsehen läuft, sah ich die ersten bilder vom 11. september. meine lieblingsplatten damals [...]
Amanda Palmer-oh how we love thee! Check out our new in-depth profile on AFP as she sounds off on everything from the Dresden Dolls and the "Oasis" controversy to collaborating with Ben Folds and author Neil Gaiman. Palmer recently added vocals to Kill Hannah's new full-length and wrapped a fall tour. She'll also be performing on New Year's Eve at Boston Symphony Hall . Until then, get your quick fix right here. Amanda Palmer : Amanda Palmer Sounds Off .
When a singer is abruptly forced to stop a song after being struck in the face by an object thrown from the crowd, you really do fear the worst. Far bigger and uglier musicians such as Morrissey, Bonehead and Chad Kroeger have walked off stage and not turned back, so take a bow REGINA SPEKTOR . The New Yorker not only had the sheer guts to restart Dance Anthem Of The 80s at the exact point a flying T-shirt engulfed her entire head like the Borat-Pamela Anderson incident [...]
Zack and Tom are The Zolas , one of Vancouver's newest upstart bands. Their new debut record is called Tic Toc Tic . The Zolas make piano-driven pop. Some have compared them to currently-crazy 90s superstars like Ben Folds and Fiona Apple . (Damn! Remember them?) Yes, they all use pianos, but, other than that, I don't really agree with the comparison-but it is a nice place to start a conversation. I chatted with [...]
It has been said that there are only two stories - a stranger comes to town and someone goes on a journey. With The Avett Brothers ' major label debut, I and Love and You , the boys take the latter. Actually, there are multiple journeys. The engaging album mines the familiar territory of documenting the journeys contained in romance and relationships. A topic that takes full use of the brothers' harmonies and orchestrations. But, there is [...]
In the music world, Dr. Dre must have the highest influence-per-album ratio this side of the Sex Pistols. He dropped The Chronic in 1992, 2001 in 1999 and Detox in…well, don't hold your breath. The man can be forgiven for turning his third album into hip-hop's Chinese Democracy though. After all, it takes time to produce practically every hip-hop hit of the past twenty years. Dr. Dre
"It's fun to put in the odd moment of vocal insanity." I can't say I've ever easily pinned down who Kate Miller-Heidke is. Her demeanour suggests coy, gentle lady of the house, ready to throw a tea party. Some video clips, like Can't Shake It, reveal her as a Gwen Stefani hopeful, teetering towards hysteria with colour changing black head remover still in place. And when I speak with Kate I feel I could just as easily be sharing a pint with an old uni friend. Despite her approachable down-to-earth friendliness, Kate has good [...]
MUSIC NEWS - With a cappella more popular than ever, look at the success of GLEE ponptvpand Ben Fold's University A Cappella palbum, " CHRISTMAS CHEERS ," the eagerly anticipated new album from Straight No Chaser , has arrived at stores and at digital shoppes today (via ATCO/Atlantic Records). p The collection features a selection of holiday-themed classics, reworked in the acclaimed a cappella group's inventive and original style. The compilation is led by the brand-new single ' The Christmas Can-Can' and also features [...]
Un retour sur le blog pour une sucrerie fifties chantée par des filles en jupes à pois qui n'en est pas une. On dirait que cela été fait dans un studio hollywoodien des années 50 avec la fraicheur et l'efficacité qui va avec, …hé bien non. Cela vient de la New Orleans quand même, mais c'est bien de 2009. Et fait par deux producteurs. Generationals – When They Fight, They Fight [...]
Hope everyone had a good Halloween! Easy Gang All-Stars - Paranoid Android (Radiohead cover) Ben Folds - Lost In The Supermarket (The Clash cover) Arctic Monkeys - Baby I'm Yours (Van McCoy cover)
Here's what I love most about being a music blogger: I get to go from listening to the murky underworld of Raekwon's Cuban Lynx 2 to the sublime, ethereal sounds of Los Angeles' Yoya . Vocally, lead singer Alex Pfender sounds like Ben Gibbard imitating Jeff Buckley: He's got a light touch, smooth and kind. Musically, the debut EP is a few shades to the center of Radiohead: Moody and soaring, but accessible. I particularly enjoyed "The Moon and the Shore," with its time changes and guitar-drum-vocal interplay. This EP is definitely worth your time. [...]
I've hemmed and hawed about whether to write this up for 9b. I know this isn't your usual fare here, but you all surprised me on the Matt and Kim and Ben Folds fronts, so here goes nothing. I figure what can it hurt, at the worst you just won't read it, but for those of you who do check out the stuff I post here (thanks, Mom!), I had to take the chance that someone else may love this band like I do. I've seen Muse twice before, both times at [...]
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