Photo: B.Scott "Hov on that new shit Niggas like how come Niggas want my old shit Buy my old album..." - Jay-Z from " On To The Next One " (I guess I'm one of them niggas, then.) The Blueprint 3 served up a glimpse of Grizzly Bear Jay. But for those who grew up on the "thug nigga 'til the end," the appetite for the real nigga shit wasn't quite whetted, with the exception of "Real [...]
Three nights, five venues, eighteen bands, and too many beers to count. That was my Next Big Nashville 2009 in a nutshell. Not quite as crazy as NBN08, but still one hell of a good time. So now that the ringing in my ears has died down, let the recapping begin. Thursday night we kicked things off by meeting Tyge from The Opening Acts at the Basement to catch The Carter Administration [...]
Photo of Pres. Barack Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama via Huffington Post This was definitely an unexpected and surprising story to hear of this morning via the FuseBox Radio/BlackRadioIsBack.com Twitter page this morning while moving on to the 9 to 5, especially after the weirdness of NASA bombing the Moon (yeah, that was real). However people feel about President Obama, his current accomplishments and/or leadership style in regards to qualifying for the Nobel Peace Prize (personally, I feel it's a bit soon, but the Nobel Peace Prizes [...]
Congratulations to President Obama on his accomplishment of receiving the honorable Nobel Peace Prize. Eight months in office and he is already recognized for his "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.". Video and full story inside. Via CNN President Barack Obama said Friday that he was humbled by the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee to award him the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. "I am both surprised and deeply humbled," Obama said at the White House. "I do not [...]
Next Big Nashville 2009 kicked off yesterday, but things really get rolling tonight, with showcases happening at a dozen different venues around town, plus another film premiere at the Belcourt. As always you can play your activities at the NBN Schedule page , but if you need a few suggestions as to where to get started, here you go... The Carter Administration - Possibly Nashville's longest running [...]
From back in '06. We Own This Town No. 3 video of The Carter Administration, Apollo Up and Forget Cassettes celebrating the 5-year anniversary of Theory 8 Records. ... Continue reading "Golden Nugget: Theory 8's 5-Year Anniversary at Mercy Lounge" >
The first time I ever saw The Carter Administration play was also the night I learned that at least one member of the band is a Cubs fan. And I went to see them again anyway. I went to see them ... Continue reading "The Carter Administration at Lake Fever" >
Have you listened to last week's show with Aaron Hartley from Theory 8 yet? The stream is up until tonight's show airs, so get on it: Stream the June 22 edition of Out the Other We played all kinds of awesomeness, including a bunch of Theory 8 artists - even some new stuff from The Nobility (which is not in the playlist - oops - I'll have to update that later) and Eliza the Arrow. Check it out, and tune in tonight from 7-9 [...]
"Pigs (Three Different Ones)" by Pink Floyd which clocks in at 11:28 . Animals , Pink Floyd's fifth proper studio album, is a concept album loosely based upon the ideas put forth in George Orwell's classic socio-political commentary Animal Farm . In the book, various social classes are depicted by animals on a farm and Pink Floyd used these same metaphors (dogs as businessmen, pigs as politicians, and sheep as the powerless lower/middle class) to comment on mid/late '70s Western societies in the three songs [...]
Word arrives today from the fine (and scrappy) chaps of The Carter Administration that they are dipping into the back catalog and also trying out this whole Internet thing. From an email the band sent... Continue reading "The Carter Administration Get Bomb-Ass: Singles and More Singles" >
You know that friend who seems to have every great album ever made— on vinyl ? Well, President Barack Obama has just become that guy. According to a recent Rolling Stone piece , a secret treasure trove of classic records is just sitting around collecting dust in the White House mansion. It seems that past presidents rocked out to a donated collection of LPs that includes not only stalwarts like the Rolling Stones, Neil Young and Led Zeppelin but also seminal punk rock from the likes of the Sex Pistols and the Ramones and [...]
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For an edifice designed to house and represent the seat of national and international power, it sure seems like the White House could have been diagrammed in crayon on college-ruled notebook paper during third period. We know there's a bowling alley, of course—which Barack Obama is going to replace with a basketball court, as any modern eight-year-old would. There's a private chef who can make you mac and cheese or pizza rolls, even after midnight!!! There's a pool, a dog, a helicopter, spy equipment, secret rooms for ordering missile strikes, and lots of long hallways to skateboard [...]
Inside the White House Record Library When Barack Obama moved into the White House on January 20th, he gained access to five chefs, a private bowling alley — and a killer collection of classic LPs. Stored in the basement of the executive mansion is the official White House Record Library: several hundred LPs that include landmark albums in rock (Led Zeppelin IV, the Rolling Stones' Let It Bleed), punk (the Ramones' Rocket to Russia, the Sex Pistols' Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols), cult classics (Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica, the Flying Burrito Brothers' [...]
Ten Best Political Speeches of All Time by Alex Carnevale The art of oratory is in a strange place, as John McWhorter pointed out in a recent article in The New Republic. The shift that has taken place has been driven by technological change: Part of the difference between our era and earlier times is technology. Speakers in the early twentieth century and before had to get their message across in large spaces without microphones. ...They were experienced by most from [...]
2008 Was A Year When Music Was Made As far as unassuming titles of BIG 'N' GROUNDBREAKING blog posts go (NB: this is neither big nor groundbreaking) this one is at the top of the pile, shouting profanities at all the other blog people in the Blogosphere for being such pompous pricks in the wake of The New Year. 2008 was a year that music was made; that much is right. There was enough Bloody Brilliant music offered to The Average Music Listener to keep [...]
Sometimes people ask me what my favorite blog is besides my own and I say " Joe Blog ." I don't always feel like explaining that Joe Blog is not the work of anyone named Joe (that would be my other favorite Joe Blog, Bitten Tongue ), but rather one Elizabeth Czyzewski. You know Liz as the girl with the awesome Weezy lip tattoo from the bad tattoos post . Joe Blog is all the things a good blog should be: informative, concise, and entertaining . I talked Liz into guest posting. She's chosen The [...]
Always closest to the flame Ever closer to the blade I am poison crazy lush Built these hands to lift me up We are servants to our formulaic ways I am not an economist. John McCain and I share a stated lack of understanding about the economy. Hell, I'm not even that good with managing money. So, I'm really the last person in the world who should be writing about the current American economic crisis. But I've really gotten sucked in to this latest Bush mediated catastrophe, particularly into how it came [...]
While Sunday is the official last night of the festival -closing out with a special Next Big Nashville edition of Nashville Sunday Night at 3rd and Lindsley - Saturday night is the last real night of showcases, and you have nine to choose from before the official after party at City Hall. My pick of the evening is actually that after party - The Features and Jensen Sportag ? Sign me up. But earlier in the night you have lots of great stuff to choose from - particularly the Lake Fever showcase at [...]
What Barack Obama and John McCain Can Learn From the Ten Best Political Speeches of All Time by Alex Carnevale The art of oratory is in a strange place, as John McWhorter pointed out in a recent article in The New Republic. The shift that has taken place has been driven by technological change: Part of the difference between our era and earlier times is technology. Speakers in the early twentieth century and before had to get their message across in [...]
I will give Barack Obama credit for this: he doubled down on his bet. And it might just pay off. This speech is probably never going to go down in history. I doubt it will be widely quoted in 50 years. It was a direct attack on McCain on substance, but he took just enough sharp edges off by insisting that McCain is misguided, not evil. It was filled with the kind of red meat that liberals absolutely crave, so the conventional political wisdom will probably question if it appeals to moderates. If 2004 proved anything, [...]
Beach House have released their first single, "Norway , " from the forthcoming album, Teen Dream , out 1/26 via Sub Pop. [...]More about Beach House
New Lady Gaga from The Fame Monster out November 24th. Originally this album was going to be a re-release of Fame but Gaga said: “I [...]More about Lady GaGa
Ezra is jumping on the auto-tune? Is this the Discovery influence coming to play? Is auto-tune the new trend in indie rock? These questions [...]More about Vampire Weekend
This was my wallpaper this month. I used some website to make a “mosaic” of classic/simple album covers. (Although MPP and London Calling could be considered [...]More about Animal Collective
Beck had completed the second album from his Records Club collection: "The Songs of Leonard Cohen." This time around the group included Devendra Banhart; Ben, Andrew and [...]More about Beck
Some heavy hitters. Midnight Juggernauts - This New Technology (The Juan Maclean remix) Calvin Harris - Flashback (Eric Prydz [...]More about Beyonce
Best Unofficial Day Show: Aquarium Drunkard's CMJ Showcase Where: Fontana's When: 12pm - 5pm Cost: FREE Lineup: 12:00pm - Blair , 12:45pm - [...]More about The xx
So here comes this freestyle or whatever it is from Kanye. No one seems to know if it is new or some unreleased stuff but [...]More about Kanye West
Without further ado, here’s the Lil Wayne No Ceilings mixtape. I heard this would be a Halloween treat, but I guess someone tricked somebody and got to it.� Also, [...]More about Lil' Wayne
Saw Steve Aoki on Friday just there. I was absolutely hammered and therefore dancing like an absolute gimp on the dance-floor. He played a really good set and did about [...]More about Passion Pit
The Cribs - We Share The Same Skies
k-os - I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman
The Swell Season featuring Jason Segel - Nov 18, 2009
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WKND PLYLST!! This has nothing to do with NEW MOON!
‘09 Been Kind
Vampire Weekend - Cousins
Bobby B's Top 50 Albums Of The Decade (#25-21)
HOT CHIP TAKE another crack at IT and I’m IN
