It's almost October, time for Halloween decorations, Ocktoberfest, and of course my favorite play on the name Rock-tober! I don't know where or when Rock-tober started, all I know is that it does in fact carry on to this day. This month features a ton of highly anticipated releases, and more good shows than I can shake a stick at. I'm going to highlight the shows I'm most looking forward to seeing this month, though I don't think I'll be able to afford to go to too many of them (sigh). These aren't all the shows coming this month, so [...]
Long winded Preface: In the audio commentary of the Vanilla Sky DVD, Cameron Crowe makes a statement regarding his choice of using The Beach Boys "Good Vibrations" in the film's score. In a nutshell, he wanted to reclaim the song for himself and his audience -- take it away from the populist soda pop connotations that had so weighed it down over the decades. His comments resonated with me as I too felt certain songs had sorely become part of our musical vernacular, thus losing their original [...]
(alternate title: Electric Warrior in Valhalla ) It was on this day in 1977 that former T. Rex frontman and glam rock pioneer Marc Bolan died in a car crash, two weeks short of his thirtieth birthday. While he may not have had fellow glammer David Bowie’s flair for musical innovation and experimentation, Bolan’s pulsating brand of hard rock boogie epitomized the gorgeous excess associated with the genre. He was a major influence on the punk and new wave movements. In an interview for The Big Takeover a few years back, Captain Sensible [...]
Technically, summer's last hurrah is upon us and for whatever reason, dinosaurs are taking over the region this week. Ironically, the week begins with Dinosaur Jr. at The Ottobar . Thursday brings World Party and Elvis Perkins to the Rams Head Tavern in Annapolis. Mike, didn't you see WP in the early 90's? Friday has two shows that make me feel like I am still rocking out to cassettes in my [...]
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The large black man with the mile wide smile introduced the band as Trapper John and The MD's, but everyone at the sold out Electric Factory show last night in Philly knew the 13 piece group dressed up as doctors and nurses were Gnarls Barkley. Make one thing clear folks: this year's incredible debut success of Gnarls loses nothing onstage - in fact, their stage show outdoes the album in large part to Cee-Lo's fantastic stage presence and his instant ability to connect with the audience in a genuine and fun way. [...]
Guess what we're doing today, class? We're dancing! Teacher's made a mix of songs that have the words "dance" or "dancing" in the title to get everyone in the mood. Let's all grab a partner and shake our asses. David Bowie - Let's Dance France Joli - Tonight, I Feel Like Dancing Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days The Sounds - Dance with Me Re-Flex - The Politics of Dancing Toothfairy - Keep Dancing [...]
The cover version challenege is back after a week off. This week's challenge is an all Canadian one, where both the original and covering artists are Canadian. But first, here are the answers to the last challenge: A - The Killing Moon by Nouvelle Vague, originally by Echo & The Bunnymen B - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me by Violent Femmes, originally by Culture Club C - This Must Be The
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