Well, Ryan's voiceover boasted that the American Idol producers had saved the best for last on tonight's "Road to Hollywood" episode. However, they certainly didn't do justice to the sentiments of Vanessa Williams' #1 smash of the same name; instead, delivering four dreadful auditions along with 12 more Golden ticket holders possessing varying degrees of talent. While I was excited to get an extra first round audition episode primarily accentuating the positive, I wondered why the producers threw in those random bad performers. Do they think we need to be eased out of this phase of the process [...]

so like people seem to like this "section". Might as well milk for what its worth right?? congorock is coming down for a few shows, 2 in sydney, 1 at OH MY and 1 at oxford art. They both gonna rock!!! (much like this remix) Fukkk Offf - More Than Friends (Congorock Remix) (320 Kbps) if your going to download 1 song, it would be this one. it will make your brain explode [...]

[Gil Scott Heron] Monday October 5 Yatagarasu w/ Spellcaster @ Rhinoceropolis Daedelus w/ DJ Musa Bailey @ Bluebird Theater The Postmarks w/ Brookville @ Hi-Dive Margaret Cho @ Fox Theatre The Accused w/ Speedwolf @ Marquis Theater Tuesday October 6 Secondhand Serenade w/ Evan Taubenfeld @ Gothic Theatre Federico Aubele w/ DePedro @ Bluebird Theater Doug Benson w/ Graham Elwood @ Larimer Lounge Sian Alice Group w/ Gangcharger @ Hi-Dive Juliette Lewis @ Fox Theatre [...]
Tracklist Poor man's Son - Brandon Black - Alphabet You Are (An Awesome God) - DJ Spen - Disco Dreams I Like It (Giom Rmx) - Kirby/Damien Bailey - Like That EP Just Funky - Hard Mix - Just Funky No Stoppin - Jay West - Back South Feeling Crazy (Hector Moralez Rmx) - Monoman - Feeling Crazy EP What You Saying B? - Eddie Leader - The Rare Adidas Jacket EP Stuntman 320 - Nick Curley - Series 1 2 El Hechizo - Alex Niggemann - Makayuni EP [...]

Smokingroove have been pioneers of the UK House scene for nearly 15 years with their 'Underground House Music Movement' club-nights, Radio shows and tracks. They've built-up a solid global following based on their many years of experience tearing up dancefloors in some of the world's finest locations, providing the world with a little bit of the old Smokingroove magic. [...] http://torquecast.podomatic.co m/entry/2009-08-10T13_33_23-07 _00 Tracklist Poor man's Son - Brandon Black - Alphabet You Are (An Awesome God) - DJ Spen - Disco Dreams [...]

Some of the world's most fascinating fictional stories have been about musicians. In the 1970s, every cartoon character seemed to be in a band at the end credits, whether the show was about music or not. We've seen skewed versions of real life rockers from the likes of Todd Haynes in his films Velvet Goldmine and I'm Not There , and let's not forget the countless "creatively altered" biopics floating around out there. No matter how you slice it, every medium has featured hundreds upon hundreds of takes on figures of the world's favorite pastime: rock and [...]

Busy busy around these parts, so commenters, I don't want to see and "lazy" comments got it?? We're gonna throw out a few items here that have gotten us pretty hot and bothered today. You know by now that The Antlers have been signed to Frenchkiss and are re-releasing their amazing and now remastered record Hospice on August 18th. Today they released their second single "Two" which is our favorite track live and on record. Dig it. [mp3] The Antlers: "Two" [...]
Flippa Mafia performed at the Best of the Best concert in Miami over the weekend, making a direct reference to Bounty Killer as he closed his set with Unfinished House. He explained to one876 why he did such a truncated set at the event and where his lyrical feud with Bounty Killer is headed. "The song was never about Bounty Killer, the only song mi do directly for Bounty Killer was Walk Wid Liquor because Bounty walk wid Hennessy and mi see Notnice dem tek it up so mi do a song about it. I have [...]

Punk History - Vol. 2 Various Artists Liberula barriguda recordings February 17, 2007 1. Buzzcocks - What Do I Get (2:55) 2. The Lurkers - I'm On Heat (2:11) 3. UK Subs - Warhead (2:44) 4. Angelic Upstarts - Never Again (3:08) 5. The Rezillos - Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked in Tonight (1:53) 6. 999 - Homicide (3:42) 7. The Adverts - One-Chord Wonders (2:36) 8. X-Ray Spex - The Day The World Turned Day-Glo (2:51) 9. The Dils - Mr. Big (1:44) [...]
Eefing (sometimes spelled eeefin' or eephin', among other variations) is a jarringly weird hillbilly vocal tradition that traces its birth back to at least the 19th century. Sometimes described as sounding like a wheezily rhythmic asthma attack, eefin' afforded those without musical talent or instruments the opportunity to hop on stage and be part of the entertainment. It's pretty hard to convey the essence of eefin' with mere words, however, so by all means go ahead and watch the short video clip up above if you haven't already done so. Long ago, before I [...]

Hot on the heels of their reunion concerts in Hampton, Phish has just announced the second leg of their summer tour. This leg finds the band returning to the country's most scenic amphitheaters - The Gorge and Red Rocks - as well as some old fan favorites including Shoreline, The Meadows, SPAC, Merriweather Post Pavilion and Darien Lake PAC.... 7.30.09 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO 7.31.09 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO 8.01.09 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO 8.02.09 Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO 8.05.09 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, [...]

I'm from Queensland. I've never seen snow and I was unaware that the 'High Country' existed. The fact that there wasn't any snow on the 'caps' of Mount Buller slightly diminished my experience of ATP. I decided that after driving for approximately 1713.3km's.... ....and surviving the cess pool that is Sydney, I'd better let go of my dreams of building a Bill Callahan snowman and reluctantly push my Honda Civic up Buller's Everest-like slope. A short word on the road to Mt Buller – caravan parks are strange places and [...]
Member of the Club by Lawrence Otis Graham I drive up the winding lane past a long stone wall and beneath an archway of 60-feet maples. At one bend of the drive, a freshly clipped lawn and a trail of yellow daffodils slope gently up to the four-pillared portico of a white Georgian colonial. The building's six huge chimneys, the two wings with slate-gray shutters, and the white-brick façade loom over a luxuriant golf course. Before me stands the 100-year-old Greenwich Country Club—the country club—in the affluent, patrician, and very [...]
Yesterday was perfect. My sister and I had a few bowls of Christmas punch before the play then we sat and watched George Bailey realize what a wonderful life he'd really had. While I was gone, Gracie's last jumping off spot was replaced by a stockade fence. If she jumps this new fence, she's circus bound. The grass is crunchy from the frost and the windshield is covered. The water in Gracie's outside bowl is frozen, and it's time for the heater in the birdbath. I also need to fill the feeders. I've [...]
The prop bet for this week: more intimate encounters or more Bailey Looks? Join me after the jump to find out. The episode starts with the new interns reading the lips of the Chief and others, who are discussing and voting on the solo surgery, which would make someone "kind of a badass," as Meredith's internal monologue says. They come back with Karev, Stevens, and Grey, getting Yang to say "imbeciles" (nice teaching, Cristina) and Bailey to lambaste all of them in a moment of good-natured gloating about her own victory in her [...]

In a bit of awesome news that we somehow passed over Stereogum has teamed with the Amazon mp3 store to bring great indie rock records to poor people (aka us) for super discounted prices. This week it's Guided by Voices Bee Thousand for $3.99 . For whatever people will say about Stereogum selling out, we call bullshit, because any way to get great music to people cheaply and legally is cool with us. Not to mention Amazon's mp3 store is much better than iTunes. Its albums are on average 2 or 3 dollars cheaper and [...]

Audrye Sessions and Wild Sweet Orange have spent the month of October sharing shows. With a few more shows left on the schedule, their tour will be capped of a showcase at CMJ with both bands, Margot And The Nuclear So And So's, Love As Laughter, and Cory Chisel. Tuesday, October 14, brought Audrey Sessions back to their home in the San Francisco Bay Area for a show at Great American Music Hall with Wild Sweet Orange and Poor Bailey. The Oakland band was celebrating the [...]

We're giving away 2 pairs of tickets to Audrye Sessions ' EP Release Party on Tuesday, October 14th at Great American Music Hall . The first 2 people to leave a comment on this post will win the tickets. The winners will be notified by email. Currently touring with Wild Sweet Orange, Oakland's Audrye Sessions is returning to San Francisco on Tuesday, October 14th. The two bands will be criss-crossing [...]
Here are this week's concerts. Fri 10/10: The Sword | Black Cobra | BISON b.c. – Slim's Fri 10/10: Chris Isaak – The Fillmore Sat 10/11: Frisco Freakout – Earthless | Crystal Antlers | Wooden Ships | and more – Thee Parkside Sat 10/11: Excuses For Skipping | The Dazzling Strangers | Leopold & His Fiction [...]