The 90s was a strange and exciting time for me. Fresh out of school, weaning off flea-infested metal and senseless movies with young pretty actors filled with oddball dialogue that amounted to nothing. But more importantly, many nights sitting in front of my beat up stereo, catching the 8pm show on Time Highway Radio with my hand on the record button, waiting for those killer tracks. There was a new sound on radio then. A new sound that was loosely classified by This is Alternative stickers stuck on their albums. The idea [...]
(Deel 217 hiero ) GOAR #3 EP label: GOAR Magazine jaar: 1990 kant a1: The Lemonheads - Hey Joe kant a2: The Lemonheads - Society kant a3: Speed Niggs & Evan Dando - Home Is Where You're Happy kant a4: Speed Niggs & Evan Dando - You Ain't Going Nowhere kant b1: Dead Moon - I'm Wise kant b2: Dead Moon - You Must Be a [...]
Berkeley Place reviews Atmosphere's Sad Clown Bad Summer EP, "With summer stories that rival DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince’s classic anthem, 'Summertime,' I can recommend this to fans of hip hop or laidback hipsway alike...This release gets my absolute highest recommendation." ( Berkeley Place ) Atmosphere "Sunshine" Sunset Rubdown will be playing the Triple Rock Social Club November 2nd. ( Sunset Rubdown ) Sunset Rubdown "Winged/Wicked Things" (more...)
The Lemonheads will once again hit the road and tour the US starting November 30 in San Francisco. The tour will be the first for Evan Dando and the bandmates that helped him record the band's self-titled album (drummer Bill Stevenson and bassist Karl Alvarez). Prior to the tour, Evan Dando will open for The Jesus And Mary Chain on a number of their US shows. November Dates : 30 - San Francisco Slim's December Dates : [...]
The Lemonheads have announced the dates of their Fall/Winter 2007 tour. These guys always seem to put on a good show. Plus, the tour will mark the first time that Evan Dando, drummer Bill Stevenson and bassist Karl Alvarez (Descendents) will have toured together in support of the band. Speaking of support, Raccoon will open on all the listed dates. Tour Dates: November 30 - San Francisco @ Slim's December 1 - Los Angeles @ Troubadour December 2 - Anaheim @ House of Blues Orange County December 4 - [...]
It's the end of the fourth season of Rescue Me and like the elevator that Tommy and Lou got trapped on momentarily, it had it's ups and downs but really didn't seem to get anywhere. Another apt metaphor for the season would be the game of baseball. Here they used the cliché of "baseball is like life" to set up a joke, but it really encapsulates the season as well. Long bits of boredom that lull you to sleep until the crack of the bat (or a fire engine siren) wakes you up. [...]
My fiance and I closed on our house yesterday. So this weekend we're moving everything and will be meshing into one unit. It's time to make this house our home and grow as a family together. It's all very exciting, though I must admit very tiring. Just packing up everything has left me feeling incredibly sore. It is definitely all worth it, but I'm sore all the same. So here we have The Cinematic Orchestra . The band is signed to the Ninja Tune independent record label. Six members and fun [...]
In October, Amoeba Records will release the 2-CD set, Gram Parsons Archive Volume 1 : The Flying Burrito Brothers Live at the Avalon Ballroom 1969 . They were kind enough to share a never before heard version of “Long Black Limousine” . The song was recorded by the Grateful Dead's sound engineer, Owsley "Bear" Stanley. The material is reported to be the best live recordings of Gram ever captured. MP3 : Gram Parsons - "Brass Buttons" [...]
Yes, I'm afraid so my Toadlings. I seem to have pulled a muscle in my back so at the moment I am shuffling about like I've just shat an angry porcupine. It is, believe me, excruciating. I can't even find a comfortable position to lie and watch telly, so god knows how the bloody [...]
This is just a mix, no reason, no theme, no explanations just good music. Listen. Rock. Dance. Enjoy! Aberfeldy - " If-Then " (mp3) The Airwaves - " Shine On " (mp3) The Lemonheads - " Let's Just Laugh " (mp3) Less Than Jake - " Johnny Quest (Thinks We're Sellouts) " (mp3)
This morning was the Colorado Springs annual street breakfast, which sounds dodgy but means eating good food ("too early for flapjacks?") while sitting on hay bales in the middle of the street downtown. No joke, I actually get up early for this. On this same day last year (always the day before summer officially begins) I posted up my Tanline summer mix , which kept me going all through the hot months. I've been working on this year's mix pretty much since the chills of winter set in (and hung around) as a bit of wishful thinking and longing [...]
Evan Dando released a Lemonheads album in 2006; he called it The Lemonheads as well. I found the reunion a little strange, especially because Dando was the only original member standing. Then again, the band pretty much sported a revolving cast of characters, besides Dando, since day one. The album isn’t remarkable, but I love the fact that Bill Stevenson and Karl Alvarez joined forces to back Dando. Alvarez is a solid bass player (Descendents/ALL), while Stevenson is one of the great punk drummers of all time (Black Flag/Descendents/ALL,etc.). [...]
Neko Case Here's what's going on in the city this week. My roommate is playing tambourine with Bridges and Powerlines at Lit, so be sure to check it out, they're way cool and she's way hot. Friday, 2/23 Neko Case at The Allen Room (Jazz at Lincoln Center). ---- (mp3: Neko Case - Hold On Hold On , Star Witness ) The French Kicks , White Rabbits at Union Hall. ---- (mp3: [...]
The Lemonheads and VietNam will be playing Juanita's in Little Rock tonight. It will be an 18+ show and cost you a mere $15. Be there at 8:00P for an excellent show. The Lemonheads | No Backbone Vietnam | Welcome To My Room
And so it begins. Back to the grindstone. The first week of work of the 2007 is like the first week of work of any new year. Dull, boring, slow, monotonous and mind numbing. I may as well be paid to stay at home and sleeep. At least that way they'd save money on the electricity being wasted by having my sat at a computer with absolutely no work to do. And I'm not being lazy. I enjoy my job but this week there really is no work to do. None. Nada. Zilch. Nothing. Double zero. [...]
"Tree Love" by Jen Wang Rockin' Stroll (live) - Lemonheads Baby Blue - Tremolo A little Love - Another Cynthia Magazine Called Sunset (demo version) - Wilco If Not for You - Bob Dylan Bogata - Phil and the Osophers Tom Sawyer (remix) - Rush Boundary Line - The Dirty Whites (Boston) Last Look - Shortwave The Fatalist - Robbers on High Street Rivers - Sleeping States Gimme the Car (UK
As I look at how I've ranked my favorite 40 songs of the year it has become increasingly clear to me that this year has been all about bands returning a previous sound. Or in the cases of newer bands, working off the foundation of the sounds of previous bands' work. That's probably not entirely true. What's true is that as I get older I do appreciate music that is somewhat nostalgic of my late teens and 20's. Read on and you'll see... [...]
As The Lemonheads are one of our all-time favorite bands, it's surprising that we've never seen the act live. And we have to admit we were prepared to be disappointed by mastermind Evan Dando and his current henchmen before we saw the band close its current tour at Boston's Avalon nightclub last night. Perhaps we'd listened to the 1990 Strat's Rat bootleg a few too many times, as we harbored fears that we were going to be in for a sloppy set with unfinished songs, silly covers and air-headed banter. And the botched opening of the [...]
finally, the third and final part of 2006 is overrated , my end-of-the-year lists ( part one , part two ). in retrospect, 2006 was a very good year in music. although i think it lacked a truly life-changing album for me, there were a lot of very good albums encompassing every aspect of music that i love. before looking at the best of those albums, there were a few that i hated to leave off my list and a few that i think might in time be considered among my 10 favorites of [...]
youtube: u2's window in the skies video worship fest. featuring cameos from your favorite musicians. the first minute or so had me worried, but once the ramones kick in at the 1:12 mark, it takes off. the david bowie, thom yorke and george harrison cameos were my favorites. oh, and keith moon. and jay-z. and arcade fire. and morrissey (?!!) and oh, you get the point.... 12 bloggers / 12 favorite albums check out the "best of 2006" album picks that bruce and [...]
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