Confidential 1-A: Director´s Eyes Only. Speaking: Director Hoover, Special Agent Dwight C. Holly. JEH: Good morning, Dwight. DH: Good morning, Sir. JEH: Before you ask, the answer is yes. Expedite Operation Baaaad Brother in the manner you described in you memo. DH: Thank you, Sir. JEH: The title possesses a sublime jungle quality. As in "That brother John Edgar Hoover, he baaad ." DH: You are baaad , Sir. And I might add "inimitably so." JEH: You might, [...]
G riftegård is the Swedish name for a grave yard sans a church. The name holds a symbolism that is echoed in the musical and textual themes expressed by Griftegård – the aesthetic is clearly spiritual, although non-confessional, just like the atmosphere of a burial ground generally is perceived as solemn, sacred and severe, regardless of whether or not the visitor is aware of which religious current it is a part of. Griftegård, in an artistic context, is the burial ground for finite and worldly thoughts and the birth place for ponderings of an infinite [...]
On the eve of the release of their latest banger Here Waits Thy Doom, I spoke with 3 Inches of Blood guitarist Shane Clark. Clark was in the middle of an intense day of interviews promoting the new album but was still sharp enough to tell us all about the writing process of said album, [...]
Explode Into Colors is a Portland Oregon trio comprised of three brilliantly shining woman that sew brilliantly shining swells of dance floor push. I recently stood stage-side center for an EIC Holocene show in Portland. Mid-set I looked back to see a room completely packed with boys and girls in love, in motion catching the holy ghost-many with face full of smile. Claudia Meza and Lisa Schoenberg (baritone guitar/vocals and drummer for EIC) graciously took the time to answer a few questions. Explode Into Colors - Sharpen The Knife [...]
September 21, 2009 #346 Singapore Sling – Sunday Club (Perversity, Desperation, and Death) 2009 The Jesus & Mary Chain – Everything's Alright When You're Down (Barbed Wire Kisses) 1988 Silk Flowers – Flash Of Light (Silk Flowers) 2009 Pixies – Is She Weird (Bossanova) 1990 Palace Of Buddies – I Was Vegan (Palace Of Buddies) 2009 Church – Opposite People (Song Force Crystal) 2009 Tender Loving Empire *Station Break* The Vandals – I'm A Fly (When In Rome, Do As The Vandals) 1984 [...]
September 2, 2009 #336 Crocodile – August Is Over (The Great Depression EP) 2009 Headlights – Get Going (Wildlife) 2009 *Drops on Polyvinyl 10/6/09* The Woodlands – Summerland (The Woodlands) 2009 *Self-Released* She Keeps Bees – My Last Nerve (Nests) 2009 Mazzy Star – Blue Flower (She Hangs Brightly) 1991 Suckers – Afterthoughts & TV (Suckers EP) 2009 *Station Break* The Raveonettes – Suicide (In And Out Of Control) 2009 *Drops 10/6* Death Valley Sleepers – Hey Messy Queen The Dandy Warhols [...]
Gang violence in hip hop escalated in the 90s and ultimately lead to the tragic death of hip hop's two most respected artists, Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur. After their deaths, gangster rap's popularity in mainstream culture diminished significantly as record labels encouraged artists to create dance friendly, content diluted hip hop music. Until recently, gangster rap had become an underground genre listened to by gangsters and suburban white males with attitude problems. Now, there has been a resurgence in gang popularity with mainstream artists like Game , and Lil Wayne promoting their Blood affiliation. [...]
Here we are, facing the LCD display armed only with Diet Dr. Pepper and Orbit chewing gum, culled from the discount bin at the local Jackson's convenience store. It's some months after promising a new post, and we're ready to get back into this gig. Word of mouth tells me that the fan-base of Beat City Radio has been steadily growing and old listeners are loyal ones. One of the biggest complaints I've received is the lack of online playlists and podcasts. So, let's give 'er another shot and kick this thing off the ground. Below you'll [...]
Gang violence in hip hop escalated in the 90s and ultimately lead to the tragic death of hip hop's two most respected artists, Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur. After their deaths, gangster rap's popularity in mainstream culture diminished significantly as record labels encouraged artists to create dance friendly, content diluted hip hop music. Until recently, gangster rap had become an underground genre listened to by gangsters and suburban white males with attitude problems. Now, there has been a resurgence in gang popularity with mainstream artists like Game , and Lil Wayne promoting their Blood affiliation. [...]
Similar to the famed NASCAR event and his EP of the same name , The Kid Daytona has been setting goals for himself and crossing the victory laps with the ease of a checkered flag wave. Accomplishing what would take most newcomers an eternity to complete, the Bronx bomber has released two projects (including the 4 Cig certified Come Fly With Me ) and a host of guest verses to pad his discography in just under a year. But despite the posh parables of his music, The Kid Daytona's mindstate takes it deeper than [...]
It was a few years ago while doing an article on Portland's New Bloods that I stumbled upon Purple Rhinestone Eagle . The name was enough. And the music ... sort of this doom-y Sabbath-meets- Love love-fest led by a lanky guitarist who channeled Hendrix and Blackmore provided the final blow. I was also intrigued by this tight-knit community of musicians made up of women who celebrated diversity and sexual freedom with the DIY spirit of punk rock in a city that, while liberal, is still 95 percent white. Purple Rhinestone Eagle-guitarist/vocalist Andrea Genevieve , [...]
1. Inglourious Basterds *The405 Pick Of The Day* Released: August 21st,2009 Directed by: Quentin Tarantino Genre: Action and Adventure,Drama Trailer: Click Here In German-occupied France, Shosanna Dreyfus witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa. Shosanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris, where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema. Elsewhere in Europe, Lieutenant Aldo Raine organizes a group of Jewish [...]
Drake's new " Best I Ever Had " video currently has the Internet goin' nuts (and with good reason; Kanye discovered the real reason that slow-motion was invented and it wasn't to watch LeBron James dunk a basketball.) But between repeated viewings of Coach Drake's All-Stars getting crushed by the D, I've been glued to the viral videos that surfaced in the weeks before his big debut. The ones from when he was known as Aubrey or Wheelchair Jimmy instead of Drizzy that feature him hopping over puddles with his BFFs and arguing with his mom about tuna fish [...]
When I spoke to Rodriguez by phone earlier this month, we didn't have time to discuss all the aspects of his long and improbable career (which are covered at length in Light in the Attic's typically exhaustive liner notes to his two reissued albums), but we did rap about politics, philosophy, and rock 'n' roll. Here are some excerpts from that conversation: WW: You're touring based on these recent reissues of your older material, but are you still writing? Do you have any new music in the works? Rodriguez: The [...]
The Duhks opened up in Raleigh, North Carolina's humble Berkeley Cafe with an unexpected cover of Bob Dylan's "It's All Right Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)". Freshly inked onto the night's set-list, they explained their rendition would soon appear on a compilation with the likes of Amos Lee and Lucinda Williams also covering 1960s/70s songwriters of their choosing. Nothing like an exciting morsel to whet your appetite for the rest of the set and just like The Duhks to help you lose your footing right off the bat. Although listening to The Duhks' severely [...]
Today's tune is my current favorite off the Canadian indie-rock band The Dudes ' brand new album Bloods. Guts. Bruises. Cuts. , released June 2nd 2009. The album is an amazingly satisfying follow-up to the band's 2006 release Brain. Heart. Guitar. If there are any Calgarians reading this post, the CD release party for Blood. Guts. Bruises. Cuts. will be going down at the Royal Legion #1 on June 13; The Vancouver-based indie-rock band Said the Whale will also be on the bill that night. If you're digging The Dudes, feel free to check [...]
The first season of HBO's vampire drama, True Blood , hits store shelves tomorrow (and will be in my DVD player tomorrow evening). Other television series out this week include the the third season of Friday Night Lights , seventh season of 24 William Shatner's reality show, Invasion Iowa , along with several 2-season packages from 30 Rock , The Office , Monk , House , and other series. Among the new [...]
John Reis and Rick Froberg still make music that sounds like Rocket from the Crypt, Drive Like Jehu and or the Hot Snakes . You can put them on different coasts but the proof is in the surf and genetic make-up of their output. Even after Hot Snake's demise they both somehow influence each other and carry on the flame with honor and make some dawg gone original music. To claim they are not influential to a whole generation of indie rockers and rabid alternative rock music fans would be as criminal as [...]
1. Jamie Foxx - Blame It Ted Smooth Remix Feat. T-Pain FIIIREEEE 2. The Game - Bang Along VERYYY HOOOT 3. Lil Wayne - Dopeman VERYYY HOT 4. T-Pain ft Masspike Miles - What Is Ur Name VERYYY HOOOOT 5. Red Cafe feat Fabolous & Ross Fortune - I Been Doin Me [...]
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The Beach House Theory of 2k10.
