By this point, Vivian Girls are battle hardened. Although they kicked off their career with a meteoric rise fueled by blog popularity, they also suffered the inevitable backlash of the fickle internet. Shortly after their rise, they often became the target for sexist, rude, and unfounded criticism by faceless critic user tags. But, now that the group has made it through the gauntlet of web-hype, and have established themselves as a full time band, it seems that conflict was the flame that they needed for forge their art. Just this past spring they released Share the Joy [...]
Laten we het niet gaan hebben over de Sony Bravia reclame met die balletjes, die de Zweeds-Argentijnse singer-songwriter José González op de wereldkaart zette. Zijn bloedmooie cover van The Knifes "Heartbeats" die werd gebruikt in die reclame heeft hem veel...
It's nearly the end of August, so you know what that means: kids in Texas have been back at school for nearly a month. Yup, nothing says "education" like throwing a fifteen-year-old out of bed at... Continue reading "Beat On The Brat: Back To School With The Ramones" >
Back in the late 60s / early 70s, it was Joey hearing a question... There is some cataclysmic nature wending it's way about. The Ramones - Have you Ever Seen The Rain [ buy it ] Have You Ever Seen...blah blah blah I hope everybody gets to be safe. I hope everybody gets to hear less violent rains again.
If you want to hang with Nazz this weekend, I'll be on Rock Rock Rockaway Beach surfing the rightous hurricane waves. I realize that every Mayor in the North East is shitting bricks about the possibility of Katrina redux; but did our illustrious en why cee Mayor Bloomberg REALLY have to shut down all mass transit and order forced evacuations? If this storm is anything less than Armageddon, I think not. What a bunch of fucking pussies we've all become. And why is that old guy across the street collecting 2 of every animal?
Shonen Knife have endured numerous lineup changes over the years, with Naoko Yamano being the sole remaining original member, but no matter the incarnation, the Osaka trio have remained consistent in releasing some of the most exuberant pop-punk on either side of the Pacific. To celebrate their 30 th anniversary, Shonen Knife have looked back to when it all began and recorded an album paying tribute to their favorite band, and major influence, The Ramones. Osaka Ramones is an unequivocally faithful collection of cover songs that definitely lives up to its namesake. The [...]
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars Whatever's in the water in Denton, Texas, people better start to take notice, as the area continues to push out great garage-pop rockers, and Bad Sports are no different. Their second album Kings of the Weekend , this time on Dirtnap Records , is just an energetic burst of great licks, giving you exactly what you need-a solid dosage of good old fashioned rock n' roll. The band jumps right in with [...]
From what I understand, there is a MASSIVE power struggle within the Vivian Girls . Kickball Katy gets TONS of blog headlines bc she is a QT ginger with bangs, but then Cassie Ramone is all like 'My voice MADE this band.' Anyways, it seems like Cassie Ramone 'bragged' abt her upgrade 2 first class on a recent flight. Buzzbands rack up a lot of miles, so it isn't uncommon to see buzzbands hanging out in the Admiral's Club [via Am Airies]. She seems 'proud' of her elite status, [...]
If you find yourself with an extra half hour today, you should really listen to the Ramones 2nd album, 19772s Leave Home . I've been getting back in the swing of things after more than two weeks of vacation, and yesterday, in the midst of catching up with my backed up work email, I stepped back, took a deep breath, turned up the speakers, and cranked Leave Home . "Glad To See You Go", "Suzy Is A Headbanger", "California Sun", "Pinhead", "You're Gonna Kill That Girl", and my album favorite [...]
For the Oki-ni mix series, they've enlisted the talented Twin Shadow to put together a mix full of "melancholy ballads and wounded rock songs." In describing the mix Twin Shadow said "I was thinking about blaming everything on girls", brilliant. Tracklist: 1. There's No Other by The Crystals 2. Andy's Chest by Lou Reed 3. [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , The Hit List This year marks the 20th anniversary of Lollapalooza , the celebrated festival that has come a long way in the past two decades. It's evolved from [...]
Osaka Ramones Shonen Knife spin-offs Osaka Ramones make their European live debut at The Windmill, Brixton on Thursday 11 August. Indeed it's their only European date under that name. They release a new album "OSAKA RAMONES - TRIBUTE TO THE RAMONES" on 17 October on the Damnably label. The track listing is: 1.Blitzkrieg Bop 2.Rock 'N' Roll High School 3.We Want The [...]
Ora è ufficiale, sarà Francesco Facchinetti, reduce da quattro edizioni di X Factor a condurre su Rai 2 dal 13 settembre Star Academy, il talent show musicale che in Rai ha preso proprio il posto del format inglese. In realtà a dispetto del nome, non si tratta di una novità. Star Academy è infatti il nome con cui in tutta Europa si identifica " Operacion Triunfo" , il talent show originale spagnolo che nelle sue versioni in giro per il continente ha sfornato artisti partiti dalla accademia dello musica che poi sono diventati campioni [...]
It's cliche to start any introduction by defining a word, but in this case it seems appropriate. After all, how many people actually know what "lollapalooza" means? Sure, by music festival standards, we know it as the annual event put on in Chicago each August by Jane's Addiction frontman Perry Farrell. But its true definition, at least according to Merriam-Webster, is "one that is extraordinarily impressive," and while we can't be sure Ferrell envisioned today's version of Lollapalooza when he first named the festival 20 years ago, its title has never proved more true. Sure, especially [...]
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Tweet When a band you used to like takes a creative nosedive, it's never fun to watch. I was a fan of The Vines after their debut album "Highly Evolved", and even if Pitchfork rejected the band outright, it didn't take away from my enjoyment of "Get Free" or "In the Jungle" as fun songs when I was just starting to get into modern rock music. Their follow-up "Winning Days" has some bright spots, but was a rehash of outtakes from their debut, and [...]
When is a cover song better than the original? Only you can decide. This week Garbage takes on the Ramones' "I Just Want To Have Something To Do." MAGNET's Ryan Burleson pulls the pin. Take cover! With its slowly churning, thick-with-ennui minor chords laid atop a simple 4/4 beat, "I Just Want To Have Something [...]
Shonen Knife Pays Tribute to The Ramones as Osaka Ramones.
We celebrate Mick Jagger's 68th birthday with a collection of covers of some of his lesser known songs.
This is the probably the earliest Ramones studio material in circulation. 'Judy's In The Basement' was released by Hit & Run Records originally as a 10inch vinyl record and made in East Berlin. The liner notes state that the songs were produced by Tommy Erdelyi recorded September 19th, 1975 at 914 Studios, Blauvelt, New York. CD versions have also circulated using the vinyl artwork. From wikipedia - The original members of the band met in and around the middle-class neighborhood of Forest Hills in the New York City borough [...]
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