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Sometimes I come up with the germ of an idea for discussion here in the Halls of Rock without knowing exactly where I expect things to go. This is one of those times. I think a lot about the notion of hippies and wish there was some kind of true neo-hippie vibe that I could be swept up in. I'm going to share a few thoughts on the matter and see if any of you have your own thoughts on the subject. A few of you may have heard me say this story before, but when I [...]
Meh! Meh I say! Dead Or Alive You Spin Me Round (Like A Record) (Extended Mix) Brand New Lover (Bubble Mix) Did you know Jessica Simpson tried to cover You Spin Me Round? She failed because she's a no-talent piece of trash who should fall off the face of the Earth. Seriously. How many great songs does that vapid talentless nimrod need to butcher? She fucked up that song, Robbie Williams epic power ballad "Angels," "Take My Breath Away" and "These Boots Are Made For Walking." [...]
The Cliffs of Insanity - Mark Knopfler (from the Princess Bridge soundtrack ) Today's winner in the 'huh, are you serious?' category is Jason Zengerle at The New Republic (who I normally quite like): I was pretty shocked by this new poll that found that 52 percent of Republican voters think ACORN stole the 2008 presidential election for Obama. I wanted to get some perspective, though, so I looked for polls that assessed voters' feelings about the 2000 elections. I figured that, even with hanging chads and all, fewer Democratic voters would [...]
Listening: 1. Jason Boesel : Jason has been around for 15 years playing on album from Rilo Kiley, Bright Eyes, The Elected, and more recently, Conor Oberst and The Mystic Valley Band, but on Jan. 12th he will final venture out on his own and release his debut album Hustler's Son. Listen to : Hand of God ( mp3 ) 2. Past Lives : This Seattle quartet is making their debut next Spring with an album called Tapestry of Webs on Suicide Squeeze. Listen to: Hex Takes Hold ( mp3 ) [...]
Friday, November 20, 2009 We are creeping, quite quickly actually in to the looming holiday season and the studios are sort of coughing up the small game in lieu of the enormous money makers to come. Of course, this is the weekend of Twilight, so perhaps I'm just talking out of my ass, but this feels like the calm before the storm. An animated flick from the creators of Shrek, a slightly chintzy looking sports flick, and of course Bela and Edward - consider me non-plussed. It's the limited films I'm interested in this [...]
Eddie Allen is a busy man these days. Last month I reviewed the veteran jazz trumpeter's new album as the leader of a large band called the Aggregation . That effort was a solid collection of big-band music, and the band was - well - big, with something like 17 members. Now Eddie is fronting a smaller group and joining the current explosion of seasonal music with Jazzy Brass For The Holidays. Eddie also produced the album, which is now out on the DBCD label. As you might expect from the [...]
ThinkIndie launches; win $1,000 worth of song downloads ThinkIndie is the brainchild of a group of CIMS (Coalition of Independent Music Stores) record store owners who banded together in the interest of keeping indie music and the independent spirit alive. Their goal is to open a digital download store stocking handpicked, 320kbps, DRM-free MP3s from all our favorite artists. ThinkIndie recreates the indie record store experience on the web with good deals, listen-before-you-buy booths and a variety [...]
Adaline was recently chosen as one of the twenty finalists for the Peak Performance Project. The Peak Performance Project is sponsored by the 100.5 The Peak FM and Music BC. The PEAK Performance Project is a seven-year, $5.29 million contest open to all musicians in British Columbia. The project was created by 100.5 The PEAK and Music BC to develop BC based emerging artists. Every year, twenty finalists from BC will receive an intensive, one week training program in the music business, live performance, songwriting, marketing and [...]
Fang Island delivers sound of 'everyone high-fiving everyone' "A triumphant, heavily riffed, primarily instrumental epic, whiplashing through six minutes of smiling prog jams, and as many tempos as passages, before settling into one last minute of uplifting chants." - Stereogum "Life-affirming prog guitar anthems." – Seattle Stranger Fang Island describes its sound as "everyone high-fiving everyone." And, the Brooklyn quintet's anthemic and soaring songs make it quite possibly one of few bands befitting such description. Check out MP3s for two new tracks, "Daisy" and "Life Coach." Its finger-tapping guitar lines, chanted vocals, [...]
SOUNDS FAMILYRE RECORDS RELEASING ORTOLAN DEBUT FULL-LENGTH TIME ON A STRING ON MARCH 9, 2010 A hot minivan barreling down the highway, filled to the brim with siblings, sleeping bags, and travel checkers sets—this is the setting for a decades-old American tradition upheld by millions: arguing over the radio dial until consensus is happily found at that hallowed institution, the oldies station. Thus begins the story of Ortolan, four young women from Southern New Jersey with music-loving, art-teacher parents, devoted to each other in laughter, bickering, love, and play. Sisters Stephanie (16), Brianna (18), Lara (20), [...]
Interpol get a lot of shit heaped upon them. From the constant references to Joy Division & The Chameleons, down to the criticism of Paul Banks' admittedly oft-baffling lyrics. 2007's Our Love To Admire seemed like the flashpoint for everyone who'd been patiently waiting for a major screwup to release steady streams of contempt and disdain in Interpol's direction. I actually included OLTA in my Best Albums of 2007 list, and while in retrospect I'm not sure I didn't put it there just to piss off people who wouldn't stop prattling on about [...]
MUSIC NEWS - Evan Dando , singer, songwriter, and guitarist of The Lemonheads, is embarking on a USA solo tour in early 2010 that begins January 29 at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJpand currently is due topwrap up accross the Hudson River onp March 6pin New York City at the Mercury Lounge (current itinerarypbelow). Evan is on tour in Europe thru the end of 2009, with the USA shows having him perform an intimate set that features songs from his solo album pand classic Lemonheads tunes along with [...]
Some of you may know Skye Edwards from her role as the lead singer in Morcheeba and others may remember her from her great 2006 album, Mind How You Go . Suddenly, out of the blue, she's back with a new one this week. It's called Keeping Secrets - that's the cover image above, sort of a cross between [...]
I'm not yet ready to anoint the 2009-10 edition of Syracuse Orange basketball the best team since their 2003 championship; heck, it's probably a little premature to call them better than last year's Sweet 16 version, led by lottery pick Jonny Flynn. But there's no doubt in my mind that this is one of the best defensive teams I've ever seen at the Cuse. And they are off to one hell of a start. One night after dominating #12 Cal, they dismantled defending national champion UNC by an 87-71 margin, sparked by a 20-1 start of the second half that [...]
KISS has been covered by hundreds of artists in different languages from all over the world on dozens of tribute albums. The short list: The Smelly Tongues, Garth Brooks , Freddie Frehley, The Melvins, Metallkvartetten, Anthrax, The Hard-Ons , Lenny Kravitz, Motörhead , Aced Out, The Lemonheads, Scooter , Pansy Division, Nashville Pussy , Megadeth, Skin Yard, Pantera , Iced Earth, The Replacements , Clean Cut Plan & the Mobile Whorehouse, Metallica , Ace In the Pole, Maki Nomiya , Skid Row, Hayseed [...]
If you were looking forward to catching some of your favorite actors from television shows like Heroes , House , and Desperate Housewives up on stage playing your favorite hits it appears your hopes have been dashed. According to Band From TV frontman Greg Grunberg (Matt Parker on Heroes ) the show has been cancelled. Just minutes ago Grunberg announced on Twitter "ALERT!! About to get on a plane & informed our Band From TV show in Madison Wisconsin has been CANCELLED!! No joke. So sorry." The television superstar band was [...]
Here's a track Purple Monkey Sircus from Cleveland sent over. The New tape PMS 3 Drops January 13th. PMS? FML? LOL. Mick Boogie had something to do with this, which is always a good sign. Honestly, wasn't expecting much from a hip-hop group that goes by PMS, but this shit is rock solid, and definitely making it to my iTunes, which is probably a lot more rare than you think. I delete waaay over half the music I download. And who can't relate to Fuck My Life? Check it out. [...]
My very good friend Randy Fuller has a really cool blog that is not about rock and roll. It's about wine, but he wrote an excellent piece recently on rock and roll wines. Actually, it's about good wine in bottles with rock and roll labels - Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon is there, so are the Rolling Stones, and even a Woodstock poster bottle. As I said, very cool, and you can read it here . I've known Randy for many years now, we went [...]
E very genre of music has an ideal listening environment. Classical is best heard at a smyphony. Arena rock should be heard at, well, at a large arena. Electronic music? Nothing beats a dance party. But whether you're a club person, a bar junkie or a house party lover, you've probably encountered a lot of obnoxious people during your nights out. Below are nine of the people we hate most in no particular order. Got any good ideas for future lists you'd like to see? Send them over . [...]
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Kinda frightening to think what the rap landscape will be like once Wayne has to spend his year in prison, innit? Even at his most irritating ubiquitous, the [...]More about Lil' Wayne
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