At 69, Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and multiple Grammy winner Smokey Robinson is a cultural icon, with three songs on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time, and a string of chart hits longer than Def Jam's rap sheet. Though he is best known for his work with the Miracles in the sixties, and his subsequent solo career, his influence on modern music runs deeper still: his list of 4000 published songs includes writing or co-writing credit for My Guy , Don't Mess With Bill , and Marvin [...]
Jul 27, 2009, 4:20pm
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Autumn de Wilde I can't help think that if you were to drug each member of Wilco with a different and unique blend of psychotropic drugs mixed with a 40 of tequila, blindfolded them, spun them around three times and then handed them instruments they didn't even know how to play, they'd still ungodly tight and be able to play off each other with the instincts of a sea turtle returning to the beach form which it was spawned. This is what you get when you assemble such prodigious talents and have them tour relentlessly. [...]
Autumn de Wilde I can't help think that if you were to drug each member of Wilco with a different and unique blend of psychotropic drugs mixed with a 40 of tequila, blindfolded them, spun them around three times and then handed them instruments they didn't even know how to play, they'd still ungodly tight and be able to play off each other with the instincts of a sea turtle returning to the beach form which it was spawned. This is what you get when you assemble such prodigious talents and have them tour relentlessly. [...]
When measured against the summer festival juggernauts (i.e., Bonnaroo, Lollapolooza, Outside Lands, Austin City Limits), Pickathon may appear unassuming in comparison. But, as William Shakespeare once said: "Though she be but little, she is fierce" (ol' Bill said that, right?). For Pickathon, roots music rules all, and the festival planners have picked some truly excellent acts to represent the time-honored genre. More festival details, lineup, and a whole bunch of MP3s after the jump. The 2009 Pickathon Festival is set to take place July 31st - August 2nd at [...]
We told you about the rumors a few months ago, and now we've got a confirmed lineup for the 2009 Treasure Island Festival (with most of the rumors turning out to be true). The two-day festival will be headlined by MGMT and the Flaming Lips . As with the past two years, the folks at Another Planet Entertainment kept the two days largely broken up by genre with electronic artists dominating Saturday's lineup and Sunday dedicated to more straight-forward indie. The lineup again includes a healthy dose [...]
PCP's new video featuring Thao. It is all about sad really with the lines "we dropped tears like tallymarks" Share This:
Thao Nguyen 's "Bag of Hammers" is featured on a recent Clorox disinfecting wipes ad. I find it odd that they wiped out the vocals, but what are you gonna do? MP3: Thao Nguyen - "Bag of Hammers"
Amber Dawkins So Polaris Prize ballots are due in less than a week and as is seems to be habit with me, I haven't listened to nearly as many of the eligible albums as my fellow jurors, or at least that's how it seems from the discussions going on at our top-secret, private BBS. But besides making me feel inadequate, the forum has been invaluable for pointing me to records that are sitting in my promo piles and might otherwise go uninvestigated for lack of time or whatever. One such record, and one [...]
I recently had the pleasure of being introduced to the music of the Portland Cello Project, the appropriately named musical collective consisting of a shifting lineup of 18 cellists that play everything from Bach to Britney Spears. While that may sound like the recipe for one of those awful 'string tribute to" albums, the band are getting ready to release a surprising and gorgeous record entitled The Thao and Justin Power Sessions , featuring selections from both musicians as well as some PCP instrumental covers from unrelated sources. Thao, who's quirky vocal style has caught my attention before, and [...]
Ingram Barss When it comes to rock music, there's few things that can be said to be asking to fail more than the double album and the concept album. To the former, most artists have trouble coming up with enough quality material to pad out a conventional 10-song set and to the latter... well, I don't think there's any explanation needed there. And let's not even get started on the double- concept album. So the fact that Joel Plaskett's latest is a triple- album with a running theme should be a recipe [...]
thekills.tv While I'm very much on record as believing The Kills' 2008 release Midnight Boom to be a superb album , I'm sure part of that was due to the fact that it was the first Kills record I'd heard. Their reputation to that point was as a garage-blues-scuzz-punk rock duo and that's not generally my thing, so discovering them to be - at least on that record - all those things but also exceedingly pop was a most pleasant surprise. But this shift in direction, while [...]
Black Lips Rollo & Grady Recommended Los Angeles Shows for w/o April 27th Monday, April 27th Ladytron @ The Music Box at the Fonda (More Info) The Henry Clay People @ Spaceland (More Info) Wednesday, April 29th Ceci Bastida @ Silverlake Lounge (More Info) Ben Sollee @ Roxy Theatre (More Info) Thao @ Hotel Cafe (More [...]
Annie Musselman Prior to last year, M Ward's career path was one of fairly slow and steady growth. His earlier works cultivated a mysterious, almost baroque tone and largely showcased his instrumental virtuosity and occasionally his world-worn rasp. Subsequent works found him acting as a sort of musical time capsule, an archivist for music of bygone eras of Americana country and folk whose increasingly confident singing and songwriting allowed him to not only pay tribute to, but contribute to that canon. She & Him , his 2008 collaboration with singer-actress [...]
Judging by their constant tweeting throughout the day , Record Store Day seems to have been an unabashed success again this year. In New York, there were lines to get into the stores. In Louisville, people were piling in and out all day, with some wonderful performances. Cory's Finds at Other Music (Grand total: $33.13) Thao/Thermals 73 Split [...]
Not only did Thao Nguyen cover Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind (you know, the Lovin' Spoonful song), she also did this puppet-rich video for the song. Sho Shweet. Thao with the Get Down Stay Down - Bag of Hammers
I've been horny lately for a hot and easy road trip. Somewhere that takes a long time to get there. Roadstops, backseat naps, spilled drinks, windows down, sleeping bag blankets, and lazy possibilities. In fact, I don't really even want a destination. Going nowhere in particular and getting there on time. Enjoying the day because the day exists, make love. Between the spilled coffee and shirt that doesn't look right, things like this slip through the cracks of daily life. I mean, most people aren't deep in the bushes spearhunting the sweet meat, and even fewer are playing [...]
Today is My Old Kentucky Blog Radio on SIRUS XMU ! Channel 26 on SIRIUS & channel 43 on XM. Tune in at 12pm EST and again at Midnight EST! Eels - Tremendous Dynamite Fight Like Apes - Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues (Mclusky Cover) Yelle - Je Veux te Voir The Hood Internet - Good Ol' Fashion Rump Shaker (Beastie Boys vs Matt & Kim) Chemic - It Never Ends (live on Laundromatinee.com ) Chemic - Mississippi In Memphis [...]
"Certain Songs They Get So Scratched Into Our Souls." That line, from The Hold Steady s "Certain Songs" is one that any music lover can relate to. It separates the wheat from the chaff so to speak. And it can be near impossible at times to put into word ...
Thao Nguyen [photo by Sarah Cass] Just received word late yesterday that Charlottesville's iS Venue will be presenting Thao with the Get Down Stay Down on April 16th. The San Francisco-based band, led by frontwomen and former William & Mary grad Thao Nguyen, burst on the scene in early 2008 with the release of their album We Brave Bee Stings and All on the indie rock label Kill Rock Stars . That album contained one of [...]
Thao Nguyen est originaire de San Francisco et produit du folk-rock alternatif avec tout un tas d'influences et d'inspirations dedans. "Beat (Health, Life and Fire)" est extraite de We Brave Bee Stings And All , sorti l'année dernière. [Pour écouter sans télécharger, allez visiter l'article] Télécharger clic droit+enregistrer sous ( right clic+save as ) Et voici "Chivalry", extrait de je-ne-sais-pas-où mais qui était disponible chez Stereogum . [Pour écouter sans télécharger, allez visiter l'article] Télécharger clic droit+enregistrer [...]
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