Even in an age when SoundScan numbers mean very little, this is still a very impressive feat for Death Cab. I've always admired Death Cab's work, never a huge fan nor a hater. The truth of the matter is that this band is still making high quality music on LP7 and lots of people have obviously taken notice over the years (as evidenced by platinum selling albums with The Postal Service and Plans ). Narrow Stairs is another solid album with some exceptional tracks. I say, good for them. ____ [...]
What a mess . I think fans are right to question Radiohead management's selection to play at Nissan - a venue that really is in the middle of nowhere (no offense to the good folks of Gainesville, VA). That makes zero sense from a transportation standpoint. Man, I really hated going to Nissan for shows. Sorry but I think both NF and I can be thankful that we've since moved away from this mess. The setlist, however, looks pretty amazing. 1.All I Need 2.Jigsaw 3.Lucky 4.15 Step 5.Nude 6.Pyramid Song 7.Arpeggi [...]
Doors at 8. [ Knitting Factory ]
This was my first time seeing Rosebuds or BSP, the latter of which I consider to be one of the finer rock bands in the UK at the moment. Rosebuds impressed. I listened to their second album quite a bit when it came out and I think that I need to look into their latest. BSP played loud and tight, sticking mostly to the studio version of their songs (until the end). "No Lucifer" and "Carrion" were the stand-outs. I admit though, I was a little bit disappointed by the lack of theatrics that I [...]
I've become fully immersed in all things My Morning Jacket at the moment. Their new album is ambitious, ballsy, and nothing short of excellent. They performed "I'm Amazed" and "Evil Urges" on Saturday Night Live. Not surprisingly, it was also phenomenal. "Evil Urges"
Chalk this one up in the good news department: Pearl Jam has started recording its ninth studio album with producer Brendan O'Brien...The new effort, a follow-up to its self-titled 2006 album, finds Pearl Jam reteaming with longtime producer Brendan O'Brien (Bruce Springsteen, Rage Against the Machine) for the first time since 1998's "Yield." O'Brien has also produced Pearl Jam's "Vs." (1993), "Vitalogy" (1994) and "No Code." More June cannot come soon enough.
This looks pretty damn good to me. And how about that Bob Dylan sighting? Sunday kind of owns it. August 9-10 .
This weekend's Coachella line-up may be a bit lacking when compared to the other big festivals this summer but the two "Sean Penn" time slots on Sunday are leading some to believe that could include Eddie Vedder (one time slot precedes My Morning Jacket). I have no idea where this started but here are some call outs. Product Shop NYC Merry Swankster Red Mosquito
Buzznet , a social community and media site, has been in the tech press quite a bit lately with their recent purchase of Stereogum and Idolator. Traditionalists will most likely have issues with this. Personally, I think it's a great success story for Stereogum (even if I'm not a fan of the blog). However, the latest news is sure to raise even more red flags. A $25 million investment from Universal Music Group? How can that not create issues with their reader base? Time will tell, I guess. [...]
JQ's back from Iraq, healthy and out of his fucking mind. These are all good things. He was out in LA for a few days and while we were driving home from the madness of the most attended baseball game in history at the Coliseum (Sox-Dodgers) we passed by the Wiltern and Eddie's name was in black beaming down Wilshire. I told him about the Ten Club feeding frenzy, the same thing at Ticketmaster and then let him know that as a student I'm not in a spot to start dropping StubHub prices for a gig. Even if it is [...]
When they get back from Europe, it will go something like this. (I still haven't stopped listening to In Rainbows ...) 8-01 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza) 8-03 Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center # 8-04 Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center # 8-06 Montreal, Quebec - Parc Jean-Drapeau # 8-08 Jersey City, NJ - Liberty State Park (All Points West) 8-09 Jersey City, NJ - Liberty State Park (All Points West) 8-12 Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center # 8-13 Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center # 8-15 Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre # 8-19 Vancouver, British [...]
Courtesy of Jim DeRogatis of the Chicago Sun Times: Lollapalooza's Austin, Texas-based promoters C3 Presents are not scheduled to make their official announcement of the acts performing at this year's weekend-long music festival in Grant Park until Monday, but the Sun-Times has confirmed through industry sources all of the major artists. Art-rock giants Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails, the reunited Rage Against the Machine, Jack White's side project the Raconteurs and hometown heroes Wilco and Kanye West will headline the main stages on Aug. 1-3. The Raconteurs, Wilco and West will each be making their [...]
Seeing as how I just made reference to some of the potentially "new" songs that will be featured on The National's Virginia EP and then completely forgot that I already posted two of them back in November, I'll put them back up now: MP3: The National - "Tall Saint" (demo) MP3: The National - "Rest of Years" (demo)
I had just heard a rumor about this today and now I see that it's confirmed on Insound. It's out on 5/20. Very unexpected and definitely very exciting. From Insound: This (A Skin, A Night) is a documentary about The National by French filmmaker Vincent Moon, who followed the group during the creation of their acclaimed 2007 release, "Boxer" (scanned over 116K). It's an insightful and beautiful glimpse into the band's creative process. The DVD is packaged with a separate disc, "The Virginia EP", which contains twelve tracks of demos, a cover, live versions, a [...]
This should be fun for you creative types out there (unfortunately, I am not one of them); assuming you are also a Radiohead fan. "To make remixing easy, the separate 'stems' from the song are available to purchase from iTunes. The 'stems' available are bass, voice, guitar, strings/fx and drums. You can mix them in any way you like, either by adding your own beats and instrumentation, or just remixing the original parts." So maybe it's easy, I don't know. $5.94 at iTunes . www.radioheadremix.com
Unfortunately, due to our schedules, posts have become less frequent on Metro D. So now that we're reaching the end of the first 1/4 of 2008 I thought I'd take this opportunity to point out the albums and songs that I've been enjoying most (since I haven't posted much about this stuff). I decided to be a bit more systematic and use the star ratings on my ipod to help differentiate. I've divided the number of songs by the total number of stars. (For some reason, it sounded cooler than it writes when I started this...) [...]
Big time. Tickets on sale this Sunday. [ SFOutsideLands.com ]
Foals' Antidotes and Tokyo Police Club's Elephant Shell , two of my favorite albums of 2008 thus far, are both available right now on iTunes. After last week's Raconteurs debacle, it's not clear whether they'll stay there since both have an April release. Foals debut is particularly interesting as it contains the bonus tracks and is selling for only $5.99. Get some! [ buy ] [ buy ]
Oh how I have waited a long time to see Pearl Jam at MSG. Tour Dates below. Info on presale here . Ted Leo and Kings of Leon are supporting separate dates. June 11: West Palm Beach, Fla. (Cruzan Amphitheatre) June 12: Tampa, Fla. (St. Pete Times Forum) June 13-15: Manchester, Tenn. (Bonnaroo Festival) June 16: Columbia, S.C. (Colonial Center) June 17: Virginia Beach, Va. (Verizon Wireless Center) June 19: Camden, N.J. (Susquehanna Bank Center) June 22: Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center) June 24-25: New York (Madison Square Garden) June 27: Hartford, Conn. (Dodge Music [...]
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