I've never met an album that didn't change for me somehow. Now, they can go up and down the scale in either a positive or negative direction, but there isn't one that escapes a reframing of sorts somewhere along the line. For some albums, time is the perfect vindicator. The album is revealed as a master stroke and the audiences' initial conceptions are what become tarnished. Other times, what was once golden falls into disrepair, looking like an old sack of potatoes, stripped of its luster and banished to the bin. This state of flux is part of what makes [...]
It's that time again, the lights are on in Dublin, A Christmas Carol is on in the cinema, Richard Hammond is advertising crap on TV, and Marks and Spencers think we associate a girl in knickers with Christmas. Red and white knickers and a long white beard maybe, but not the one in their ads. It's also time for the Very Most to release their final seasonal EP, Winter . You can stream it entirely at Indiecater Records, and then buy it for 2 euro. 2. Two! Bargain! Also, you can download a [...]
Well, it's not really me doing the soliciting, I'm just asking for a friend. Really I am! What? You don't believe me? Oh shush! Here, I've copied Tim's email request exactly: "November is almost upon us again, so it's time to think about the Contrast Podcast Festive 50. This year it will be on episodes 194, 195 & 196 from the 15th to the 29th of December. So here is what I need you, your friends, the readers of your blog, your milkman and anyone else you know to do: 1. [...]
Robbie Williams One never knows quite what to expect from a new Robbie Williams record. Will it be hyper, introspective, piss taking, serious? His last album, 2006's electro-tinged 'Rudebox', managed to be all four and baffled many a critic along the way. Stung by the mixed reaction to what was actually a rather fine record, Robbie promptly buggered off to LA, where he grew a beard and chased aliens for a few years. Meanwhile, his former group Take That went from one staggering success to another, seemingly stronger than ever [...]
Pearl and The Beard are coming to Natasha's in Lexington on Nov. 6th in support of God Bless Your Weary Soul, Amanda Richardson (released today) with new artwork and a bonus track. You can get a preview of the album by checking into Spinner . I've been hearing a lot about this band, but it wasn't until a friend of mine that I met at a Kim Kardashian party practically threatened me if I didn't listen to them to finally getting around to checking them out. Now I [...]
Pearl and The Beard at Pianos (06/23/09) DOWNLOAD : Pearl and The Beard - "Oh, Death!" The good folks of Pearl and The Beard were gracious enough to play my Cross Pollination show waaaaay back in June of 2009 and I'm embarrassed to say that it has taken me up until now (4 months later) to post those photos. In any event, there is good reason to post today, Pearl and The Beard are playing a big show at Joe's Pub [...]
In Mother Russia, beard grows you!!! We were lucky enough to nab an interview with Brian Cook, bassist / noisist extraordinaire for Russian Circles , and he provides some interesting insights into thier latest release, Geneva . Geneva is a definite progression for Russian Circles. All the signature elements are there, only more concentrated, more developed. Was that a conscious effort for the three of you? What are your thoughts on the creative process resulting in this album? We definitely [...]
In case you don't already know: Dan Deacon will take your idea of live music, light it on fire, and throw it out into the unexpected void beyond to fend for itself. Don't walk into the show expecting anything because most likely whatever you would have expected will just be utterly trampled and ripped to shreds by the end of the night. And I mean that in the best way possible- just be a willing captive. To make up for his cancellation at FYF Fest, Dan played the Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock last [...]
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Eric Martin It's hard to imagine that an outfit as musically diverse as TV On The Radio wouldn't allow one to fully express oneself musically, but Kyp Malone - also known as the mightiest 'fro/beard/'fro-and-beard in Brooklyn has still opted to strike out on his own whilst TVOTR is on a break as Rain Machine . Malone wrote and played most every note on the Rain Machine's self-titled debut and while it will sound immediately familiar to fans of TVOTR - there's no disguising Malone's distinctive voice - the styles and [...]
Eric Martin It's hard to imagine that an outfit as musically diverse as TV On The Radio wouldn't allow one to fully express oneself musically, but Kyp Malone - also known as the mightiest 'fro/beard/'fro-and-beard in Brooklyn has still opted to strike out on his own whilst TVOTR is on a break as Rain Machine . Malone wrote and played most every note on the Rain Machine's self-titled debut and while it will sound immediately familiar to fans of TVOTR - there's no disguising Malone's distinctive voice - the styles and [...]
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As much of a twat Perez Hilton is, he puts together a rad tour. Yes, I just said rad. Rad is common slang of the 80s, and last night made me feel like I'd jumped back into the 80s, with the tweaky intros Perez put together and the synth-heavy music all night. Well, Semi-Precious Weapons weren't synth-heavy, based on lead singer Justin Tranter 's outfits, one could see why I felt like I was in 1986. I hadn't heard much of them before last night, and I was pleasantly surprised how [...]
I first wanted to be Rick Rubin during early adolescence. My earliest memories of Rubin are clips from MTV, where a much shorter bearded Rubin popped up in early Beastie Boys music videos and other clips saying things like, 'we don't have a video yet because if we had a video we'd have to change the name from MTV to Beastie TV.' I didn't know much about the music industry, or history yet and I just thought Rick Rubin, or DJ Double R as he was called, was the dude that got to hang out with [...]
I first wanted to be Rick Rubin during early adolescence. My earliest memories of Rubin are clips from MTV, where a much shorter bearded Rubin popped up in early Beastie Boys music videos and other clips saying things like, 'we don't have a video yet because if we had a video we'd have to change the name from MTV to Beastie TV.' I didn't know much about the music industry, or history yet and I just thought Rick Rubin, or DJ Double R as he was called, was the dude that got to hang out with [...]
Animal Collective just announced some tour dates in Australia. Pavement is reuniting to many tweets of enjoyment. Umphrey's McGee is playing in Las Vegas tonight and the weekly sits down with Brendan to talk about the band. Forward Music Fest returns to Madison this weekend . Yo La Tengo is getting the NPR webcast treatment tomorrow night when they play the 9:30 Club in [...]
dem trügerischen des alltags gilt es immer wieder etwas entgegen zu halten. musik fungiert gern als wellenbrecher. entladungen sind möglich, sich den einladungen einer verfremdeten welt entgegen zu stemmen. vermeintlich dem primitiven abhold, zwängt man sich zwischen die schalentiere des niederen und absurden. geerdet klingen die werke auf a beard of snails selten, aber sie sorgen für eine spannung, die, wenngleich sie befremdet, doch für eine ausbalancierte seelenlage qua neubeginn steht. gefühle, die ursprünglicher nicht sein könnten. immer wieder nur als kurzer ausschnitt, aber genug, um einen ersten eindruck zu bekommen. der rest läuft über Euer ganz persönliches [...]
Seattle was asking for it when they named the music and arts festival "Bumbershoot." I mean, it means umbrella, so it's almost inevitable that there will be at least one drop of rain at one point during the weekend. Thankfully today, Saturday, it only rained for about 15 minutes. But even the rain could not stop the upbeat feel of Bumbershoot on this day. Saturday's main stage lineup included Katy Perry , the All-American Rejects and Sheryl Crow , probably the three most popular artists of the festival. So naturally, the Seattle [...]
Last minute things that I missed: Os Mutantes has been moved from the Rio to the Commodore tonight. Fortress, Congress, and Gross Xmas are at Honey tonight. Amanda Blank plays Blastramp tonight. Petroleum By-Products play Far Away at the Media Club tomorrow. Haunted Beard, DNGROUS ADDRESS, and Artency are at Goonies tomorrow. Makeout Videotape, et al on Saturday has been, due to the Hoko's closure, been moved to Leeside. Bring a couple bucks to help pay for costs (ie. generators, etc). Sam Shalabi, Magneticring, Flat Grey, [...]
by Black Bubblegum DOWNLOAD: Batillus - "The Division" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Thou - "The Song of Illuminate Darkness" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Salome - "With Hell For A Mouth" (MP3) Batillus Batillus have scheduled one final NYC show before the quartet hit the road to play a string of dates with [...]
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