My son explained to us at dinner last night that, when he hears the expression "over the hill," he thinks of a bear standing on the top of a grassy knoll, looking over the hill at "old people, over 503. And all that he could see, and all that he could see...was the other side of the mountain...and a sea of old people. He'll be thoroughly embarrassed when he sees my new video. From the newswire, released just hours ago: AARP, the world's largest advocacy organization [...]
samantha ronson's dad, Mick Jones of "Foreigner" I'm going out on a limb here and say the following.................... [Source: Perez Hilton] SAMANTHA "MAN" RONSON IS ONE BUTT UGLY SON OF A BITCH!!! I mean don't get us here folks, but out of her gene pool (besides ugliness) is a no talented, backstabbing, manipulative (and did we mention ugly?) person who is riding the coat
Bullz-Eye : I covered as much of Siren Fest as I could. Bottles of water consumed: 6. Sunburns received: 5. Popdose : I reviewed Shine A Light , Martin Scorsese's Rolling Stones concert documentary, the all over the place Love As Laughter album , Holy , the Notwist's excellent Neon Golden follow-up , The Devil You + Me , Joan as Police Woman's seductive To Survive , and All Together , the new album from avant-pop-rockers [...]
Following Bjork 's 'outburst' at her concert in China earlier this year, the Chinese government has announced that it will impose severe restriction on foreign performers. In a statement posted on its website today (July 17), the Chinese government said, "Any artistic group or individual who have ever engaged in activities which threaten our national sovereignty will not be allowed in." That's not all, Reuters reports that the government will also ban entertainers who, while performing in the country, "threaten national unity," "whip up ethnic hatred," "violate religious policy or cultural norms" or "advocate obscenity or feudalism [...]
Last time we heard from rock staples Foreigner, they were proving their bona fides among the 50+ set by teaming up with old-people organization AARP . Today comes news that they're trying to embrace (slightly) younger potential listeners out there by pre-releasing their latest greatest-hits album, No, This Time, This Is Really The Best Of Foreigner , to jukeboxes hooked up to the TouchTunes network. And to sweeten the pot, the jukeboxes will "allow TouchTunes users to weigh in on a range of topics including 'What makes a Juke Box Hero?'" Well, that's certainly a question [...]
Of the many things that can be said about the performances of Dengue Fever and Rachid Taha at Central Park's SummerStage, the biggest link between the two is a good performer's ability to keep the audience entranced when they don't speak the same language. Dengue Fever are American based, but to complement the group's Cambodian pop-inspired surf-psych-rock, front-woman Chhom Nimol sings primarily in Cambodian - though they did perform "Tiger Phone Card," one of two songs in English from their newest release, Venus on Earth . Dengue Fever: "Tiger Phone Card" [...]
Comprised of veteran players, both American and British from several rock bands of the early '70s like Spooky Tooth , Foreigner not only became one of the success stories of the late '70s, but, rightly or wrongly, helped the term "corporate rock" enter the lexicon of music fans. Their first two albums produced a string of Top Ten singles, but their third album, 1979's Head Games , failed to generate the same commercial success. They were determined to return to glory with their next release, the appropriately titled 4 in 1981. Heralding the album's arrival [...]
"In the late 1970's, synthesizers were not shiny and sleek. They were salvaged from dumpsters outside university music departments, and soldered together from mail-order kits. When the startling new sounds they produced were sprung upon audiences, they upset punks and rock purists alike. Previously the exclusive province of superstars, academics, and seasoned studio pros, electronic music was now seized upon by a generation of young rebels. And leading the charge was Thomas Dolby." -Kurt B. Reighley in the liner notes for The Sole Inhabitant [...]
Mandolin Wind - Rod Stewart She May Call You Up Tonight - The Left Banke Tonight I'm Gonna Go Downtown - The Flatlanders Omaha - The Golden Palominos w/ Michael Stipe (Moby Grape cover) Sitting By The Window - Moby Grape Boogie Stop Shuffle - Charles Mingus [...]
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Man, this is what I'm talking about, see, sometimes you need a fucking GUITAR, man. It's like the unholy power of rock and roll comes to take your virgin soul - and you LIKE IT, DUDE! Who wants kick drums when you got a DRUM SET! Yeah! That's what I'm talking about dude! ROCK AND FREAKIN ROLL! And who rocks more than FOREIGNER ? (Answer= nobody) Yeah, they are old as fuck now , but back in the day, dude, there were like the truest fucking essence of what it meant to be, like, a [...]
...you never know how many inches you're gonna get or how long it'll last. The snow started this morning and is still falling at this hour and man is it gross out there! Typically, I enjoy the snow but what I don't enjoy is driving in it. And not even so much because I'm scared to drive on it but because I'm scared of all the idiots driving who AREN'T scared to drive on it. I swear it's like
1984 was a fine year: US troops pulled out of Lebanon, Michael Jackson thankfully survived a terrible run-in with pyrotechnics while filming a Pepsi commercial, King Crimson broke up, Ghostbusters thrilled audiences, and I was born. All events of equal importance, of course. The Mayer Unit makes a strong argument that the year was good for music too, with its top five songs of the Annus Akroydirilis : 1. MP3: Bruce Springsteen - "I'm On Fire" (from Born In The USA, 1984). 2. [...]
If there's one major aspect of the rise of hipster irony (which seems to be, basically - so bad/ridiculous/awkward it's good!) that I appreciate, it's what it's done for cheesy music. "Africa" by Toto, for example, is now widely played and appreciated by countless 20-somethings. Go ahead and cringe, but let's face it: you liked it once upon a time, too, if you don't (secretly) still. I even bet that this mention of it will make you want to listen to it in the not too distant future. You scoff now, but soon enough, that refrain will taunt [...]
Below you will find mix number three out of five that you can expect to see in the next few days as a result of EAR FARM's Thanksgiving Mix Contest . The theme for this mix was decided upon by Matt (not me). As he put it: "as a sax player, I'd love to hear your favorite tracks that feature sax and/or horns". Perfect. But, as a one-time saxophone player myself, I was inclined to limit the below mix to songs where the sax really stands out. Not horns, SAX. [...]
Now seems like as good of a time as any to admit that I got into the Apples in Stereo through the Powerpuff Girls. But I can't feel ashamed since it led me to one of indie rock's finest. MP3: Robert Schneider - Stephen, Stephen Somehow amid appearing on the Colbert Report ...
Online... Dave at About: Classic Rock talks about the Grammies , and makes a point that it all boils down to public relations now, instead of artistic talent. Good point, well taken, Dave. It's ironic, too, because every year after the Grammies, album sales increase for those winners. Sad fact is that a large part of the American public mistakenly interpret Grammy awards as endorsements of talent. Ask anyone who's ever worked in a record store, especially around the holidays. Welcome to the PR machine at work. [...]
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