ADaD linked up with CraveOnline while he was in Los Angeles last month working with Exile. Crave's got some office issues, and they're going to be conducting interviews at the local taco stand for the time being, hence the clever title, Taco The Town. "Today we'll be talking to hip hop producer Exile and his latest project, Chicago MC Adad . Exile is best known for producing tracks for artists ranging and Mobb Deep and Ghostface to Jurassic 5 and Blu . [...]
Juno-nominated band Elliott Brood have headed down from the great north of Canada to play a few shows in the United States. The tour actually kicked off earlier this week, but they still have a few more shows on the schedule, including a New York City date in Brooklyn at Union Hall on Tuesday, November 24. Check out the full list of remaining US tour dates after the jump. Elliott Brood tour dates: November 20 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506 November 22 – Washington, [...]
From hardcore to heavy metal to gangsta rap, local TV news teams have long warned parents about the terrifying new sounds rotting teenage brains. This week it's San Fran's KPIX on the horrorcore scene . Not all juggalos are murderers, dad! Probably.
Local hip hop ensemble Ruthless has released its final album. Two of the group's MCs are playing live tonight in Maplewood.
Let me be the first to wish all of our readers a very merry Thanksgiving holiday. While you're stuffing your gullet with turkey and dressing, we'll be here all holiday long providing you with the latest Chicago music news and reviews. Also, beginning in December, we'll start our best of the decade/best of the 2009 lists. So that'll be fun. This weekend, we're spotlighting tonight's Pixies' show, Peaches and Permanent Records Third Anniversary Bash at The Hideout. But before we get to our picks for top weekend shows, a reminder: [...]
Every weekday at 1 PM listen up for the Philly Local Pick of the Day, a song from the new tunes Philadelphia has to offer. ____________Pick of the Day 11/20/09:"Why Baby Why"by Lizanne KnottSinger-songwriter Lizanne Knott boasts one of the most impressive résumés of Philadelphia's music scene. As a managing partner of MorningStar Studios, Philadelphia director of the New York Songwriter's
Two things we love that are all too rare in this world: local zines and Murderbots. Get both tomorrow night at Balanca's on Grand when Chrissy Murderbot returns home from Chicago to beatslap KC ... Continue reading "Tomorrow: Demencha Party feat. Murderbot @ Balanca's" >
Click here to view the embedded video. You probably haven't watched Saturday morning cartoons in, um, well, forever, right? But, let this cook your noodle: there's a Teenage Muant Ninja Turtles 25th anniversary crossover/event/cartoon movie Turtles Forever , airing tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. EST on 4Kids.tv (check local listings and all that but most likely the CW). Holy shit! Eastman and Laird's black-and-white original comics turtles are joining the '80s cartoon Turtles and the '00s cartoon Turtles in some sort of geek-tastic cartoon bacchnalia. Yes, I [...]
Tragic news from Dinwiddie County, Virginia. According to their local Fox affiliate, one of the tour buses in Miley Cyrus' vast caravan "crashed and rolled on its side" early this morning, killing... Continue reading "Miley Cyrus' Driver Allegedly Killed in Bus Crash; Cyrus Not on Board" >
Russian police have arrested three homeless people suspected of eating a 25-year-old man they had butchered and selling other bits of the corpse to a local kebab house. Everyone knows that human meat is far superior when used with the szechuan style of cooking. Related posts: Greenwich Man Breaks into Home, Cuts Pubic Hair A Greenwich man apparently felt guilty about practicing personal hygiene... Miss Homeless Belgium Pageant Ten women [...]
If you like punk, and you live in L.A., Headline Records is the place to go to. When I have friends from out of town, I make a point to drive down to Melrose. Jean-Luc has seen the scene grow from an international standpoint. And if you have a chance, listen to him talk. Like with Curtis from TAANG, when I'm in Headline, I'm just a student in this punk game. 1. When did you start Headline Records, and what gave you the idea [...]
A benefit for Petaluma's downtown music hall and teen center the Phoenix Theater will be held tomorrow (5:30pm, $10-12), with all proceeds to fund the venue. The lineup includes bands of the Bay Area punk and hardcore variety: Sabertooth Zombie , Alcatraz , All Teeth , Duckhunt (a one-night reunion), Murder Practice (last show), Hear the Sirens , Litany for the Whale , At Our Heels , The Farley Overdose , Diamond Grip, Try , and Infinite War . A consistent icon in the backdrop [...]
I'm copying this verbatim from a press release I just got from Pierce Freelon of The Beast. I wish they'd had cool events like this when I was in school! HIP-HOP/JAZZ QUARTET THE BEAST PARTNERS WITH NCJRO TO GIVE MUSIC EDUCATION SEMINARS AT TRIANGLE HIGH SCHOOLS The Beast will deliver jazz education workshops at Durham School of the Arts and Chapel Hill High School this semester. [...]
Billy Jam says: New Jersey explorer, writer, photographer, filmmaker, welder, artist, skateboarder, avid Passaic River canoe traveler, graffiti lover, urban anthropologist, prankster, high school dropout, WFMU listener, Weird NJ contributor, and as he calls himself "run of the mill trespasser" are all titles befitting Wheeler Antabanez who will be a guest on WFMU today (Nov 20th 3-6pm) on Put The Needle On The Record when he will talk about his passion - New Jersey, especially the rundown abandoned funky parts - and take phone calls from listeners on exploring the abandoned buildings of [...]
ADaD linked up with CraveOnline while he was in Los Angeles last month working with Exile. Crave's got some office issues, and they're going to be conducting interviews at the local taco stand for the time being, hence the clever title, Taco The Town. "Today we'll be talking to hip hop producer Exile and his latest project, Chicago MC Adad . Exile is best known for producing tracks for artists ranging and Mobb Deep and Ghostface to Jurassic 5 and Blu . [...]
Having my blog has introduced me to tons of bands. Sometimes if I am lucky enough, I have been able to become friends with members of bands. It is like a dream come true to chat it out with real artists!! One band that I have stayed in close contact with is Local Natives . I have been addicted to their beautiful tunes every since I received my first email about them. It's all history since then! I couldn't just be there friend though; it was time to do some professional blogging! Matt Frazier, the drummer of [...]
Is it just me or have you been exhausted lately? I'm really not sure if it's seasonal or if I should see a doctor but I just can't motivate lately. This weekend I am determined to get myself off the couch and out to see some live local music. If I/we missed a show let us know by sounding off in the comments section. Friday: Over at the Crystal Corner you can catch some Americana and Rockabilly with Delilah DeWylde & the Lost Boys and Earl Foss and the Brown Derby [...]
My buddy Vin and I arrived at the show just in time to see Whiskey Daredevils, a local band with a lot of buzz. They started off their set by saying "Thanks for coming out on Wednesday night, we know you could be at home watching Modern Family." That's true, it's a good show, which stars Ohio native Ed O'Neill, but thankfully there's always Hulu. Whiskey Daredevils often play around the area, but for some reason I have not seen them before. We both have heard a lot of positive hype about them, so we pretty excited that we were [...]
Not since an early teenage flirtation with Dungeons & Dragons has State ever really embraced the role playing genre with anything even approaching gusto, so it's a testament to just how good Dragon Age: Origins is that we've lost sleep, been late for work and even spent time on a bus worrying about which Dwarven faction for the vacant King-ship we should align ourselves with. You play as one of the last Grey Wardens, a legendary line of dark warriors who have traditionally protected the kingdom of Ferelden from the darkspawn, a race of [...]
Friday, November 20, 2009 Today's Quick Mention: Lots of good shows this weekend. I recommend Free Energy at the Mohawk tonight, Leatherbag at the Ghost Room tomorrow and Local H on Sunday evening. Me? Yeah, I'll be on the couch, so be sure to have some fun for me too. Most of the bloggers in the world posted up today's song earlier in the week (last year in internet time), but I've never really understood the fascination with Beach House, and [...]
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