I don't know if it's possible to fully love an album without having actually heard it. If it is, then that is exactly what happened with me with Rodney Crowell's 2003 album Fate's Right Hand . On Father's Day in 2003, I drove to Charleston, West Virginia for a taping of The Mountain Stage radio program. This trip was made fairly early in my discovery phase of Americana music, and I attended the show primarily to see Kasey Chambers. Kasey [...]
NPR recently chronicled the story of a sample - in this case, The Charmels' 1967 single "As Long As I've Got You" - which RZA copped for "C.R.E.A.M." on 1993's Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). That opening piano tinkle from the Stax house band (which often included Isaac Hayes or Booker T. and the M.G.'s), also marked the debut of RZA's most consistent influence - sweet Southern soul. More than 15 years and 40 albums later, the two most prominent samples from RZA's Digi Snax hail back to 1969; The [...]
A very excited fan. (Flickr, The Advanced Guard) Here are more results from the survey we sent out to a variety of folks in the music, arts and entertainment communities. Here was the question: How much physical evidence of your music fandom have you shed in the past decade? How much have you collected? Lance Bangs, [...]
Chrissie Hynde with Pete Farndon and kitty You may have noticed that the Adios Lounge has been on vacation for awhile. Fact is, we've been closed for repairs, mostly of the cogno-synaptic variety. You know, wiring and stuff. That's the bad news. The good news is that those issues are being addressed and the Lounge is open for business again. But, don't thank me, thank this wonderful tune by Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders , one of my favorite songs since its release as a single [...]
The act of distillation is to extract the essence of something, condensing it down to its most pure state. When referring to whiskey, the distillation is done in a big pot and Scotch whiskey is distilled twice, producing an end result that is pure and smooth. The Irish go for three runs of distillation, creating something that achieves perfection. When referring to riff-massive, huge '70's rock, the distillation is done by a band called Sienna Root , and the end result is some of the smoothest, purest, pure groove '70's rock you can imagine. [...]
They took us somewhere else! Literally and imaginatively, made us see things that were not in front of us but which we could reach in our futures if we dared grasp all the implications and inspirations of their music. As both men and musicians, Miles and Trane encouraged us to commit ourselves to newness, to move away from the old in order to get to previously unknown modes of existence. For we humans, re-newing ourselves is generally not the easiest motion to make. But this force and brutal beauty pushed way beyond the ordinary. [...]
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Here's the Old School for this week: Wu-Tang Clan ~ " Protect Ya Neck " First of all, who's your A&R A mountain climber who plays an electric guitar But he don't know the meaning of dope When he's lookin for a suit and tie rap that's cleaner than a bar of soap From WuTang 's '93 album, Enter the Wu-Tang(36 Chambers) , one of the all time Classic Hip Hop Albums. [...]
My most recent guest dj appearance on Greg "Spacebrother" Bishop's weekly examination of the bizarre is now up. Much thanks to Radio Misterioso for not only having me up, but engineering my often dodgy-quality recordings. "Notable tracks played included a reggae song about Apollo 11, four or five old UFO drop-in songs (think "The Flying Saucer" by Buchanan and Goodman), sounds from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, elephants playing xyolphones and theremins, a mashup of the Muppets and the Stray Cats, Sad Kermit , and music from L. Ron Hubbard." [...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =dHGRaVkmz8w Robot Koch . The name sounds like a concept album Lupe Fiasco would conceive were he ever dropped from Atlantic and sent down to Triple A to rap for the label of choice for late-period Mobb Deep side-projects (I refuse to call it E1-it's not a vegetable juice blend, it's a record label). Straight out of Berlin, the android born Robert Koch, is slated to drop his first solo full-length, Death Star Droid , following his work in "critically acclaimed band Jahcoozi and post [...]
by tim howard Retrospect has done a lot for Mott . Time has let them be appreciated as their own band, putting distance between them, glam rock (which was only ever a portion of their story), and the now-overpowering figure of David Bowie. Sure, the track he gave to them, All The Young Dudes, made an ensemble encore appearance, and is an important enough jam for it to warrant mention so soon in this review. [...]
So that's the first weekend over then. Dermot O'Leary called it "the biggest opening ever" last night, and in some ways it was. There was plenty to cheer about, but the first proper show of the new series (series 6 we're on these days) also brought up some "how the hell did they make it through" type questions. As with every year, there are choices that are somewhat wildcard like, and none more so than the infuriating John and Edward this year. However, even before the results show started last night, I knew they'd make it through. If [...]
Grandcrew.com has posted a live Beach House show from back in August at the Nouveau Casino in Paris. Check it out below and don't forget that a new record is due out in early 2010 via Sub Pop . [VIDEO] Beach House Live At Nouveau Casino Setlist 01. Intro (New Song?) 02. You Came To Me 03. Gila 04. Master Of None [...]
The 23rd Aria Award Nominations were announced today. It has a lot of usual suspects in there, but thankfully there's also some new talent getting the attention they deserve. Empire of the Sun don't necessarily count as new talent since both members have been around for a while, but they've basically re-colonised the globe and I'm especially happy about their nomination since they're likely to stop AC/DC from winning any of the big awards. Also, Ladyhawke curiously made the list - curiously since she's from New Zealand. Not that she doesn't deserve the plaudits, but surely that means [...]
Will It Float - The Triangles Two optimistic takes on health care. First, Jonathan Chait points out that despite all the public fights and sensationalist coverage, the real matter here is whether 60 Democrats will be willing to simply not filibuster whatever bill actually ends up on the floor of the Senate. And it appears that this is the case. There's a lot of time left for things to go wrong, but ultimately if all sixty of those Democrats come to the conclusion that it will be a disaster for them personally [...]
As Hall & Oates say, it's another fall in Philadelphia. And with it, there's a handful of terrific new releases from some of our favorite local bands coming out. The hottness factor is high these days in the Illadelph. If you haven't noticed somebody needs to call 911 cause there's a music fire burning on this dance floor. Here's a short list of some upcoming Philly Fall Essential new releases. Toy Soldiers are fronted by singer/songwriter Ron Gallo. This upwards to 12 piece gang have made a fine do it yourself [...]
The daily mix: 1) Curtis Mayfield: "(Don't Worry) If There's a Hell Below We're All Gonna Go" 2) The Chambers Brothers: "So Tired" 3) Bettye LaVette: "Ain't That Lovin' You Baby" 4) Bobby Little: "Delta Nova" 5) Brooklyn Soul Organization: "Trouble in the House" 6) Jimmy Smith: "Big Fat Mama" 7) Hugh Masekela: "Inner Crisis" 8) Melba Liston: "The Trolley Song" 9) Yvette Summers & Chekere: "Blue Arturo" 10) Blue Harlem: "He May Be Yours"
It seems like every publication out there has a perfume review column now—The NY Times, The Topeka Booger, numberless zines—that it's about time WFMU had one. And if it already does, it could stand another. So I, Ed Shepp, senior perfumer for the Swedish American Futurimagineering Institut, am stepping up to provide one. And probably just ONE, since I'm very busy with my bringing lazy back and all you know. Anyway, let's get started, and as a once-in-a-lifetime gesture of kindness, I'll be uncharacteristically brief. Let's review some stanky stuff. [...]
[ Everybody's talkin' at me. But I don't hear a word they're sayin'. They're trying to tell me the Record Store is Dead , but I know they're just playin'. With that in mind I present another new Gumshoe Series: Record Store Trip. This is an ongoing chronicle of my flights of fancy at record stores in Chicago, New York, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Florida and more. And yes, that'll be credit, please!] My record-store trip today -- to Twist & Shout in Denver -- was especially successful because [...]
A s yet another year -- and decade -- comes to a close, get ready for the annual barrage of best-of-the-year/decade lists. I generally try to keep mine to a minimum, but after checking out the still-in-progress The 101 Best Songs of the Aughts at The Critical Condition , I decided that two can play that game, so I got to work compiling a similar list of my own. To narrow down the playing field a bit, I decided to include only songs that were released as singles (hence making such aughts favorites as PJ Harvey's "This [...]
Vampire Weekend - Cousins
WKND PLYLST!! This has nothing to do with NEW MOON!
Bobby B's Top 50 Albums Of The Decade (#25-21)
Tila Tequila NSFW UStream Freak Out (Video)
HOT CHIP TAKE another crack at IT and I’m IN
