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 [...]
Kris Allen certainly has his work cut out for him. His album is expected to post the lowest first-week sales from an American Idol winner in the show's eight seasons—not that opening weeks mean everything. (Ruben Studdard's best-ever first week didn't exactly herald longevity.) And although Kris beat Adam Lambert for the AI title back in May, Adam seemed pre-destined to become the bigger media darling/pull-quote generator . But in reality, Allen's no less passionate about music (and he did win ), so we chatted up the soft rock singer/songwriter [...]
I listen to a lot of music. A lot of music. I can't speak for AIV or Romeosidvicious, but the list of records I'd like to review for Ninebullets is about three miles long, and that's before I've sorted through anything that's been submitted for review (AIV handles the bulk of that, so his workload is exponentially larger). Point is, sometimes a record slips through the cracks. In the interest of trying to cover a few more bases, and inspired by AIV's recent 140-character Twitter reviews, I introduce to you a new [...]
The other night, Chelsea Handler joked to Justin Bieber that she would help him knock John Mayer out of the way in this week's album sales race. However, judging by Billboard 's early estimates, it'll take a lot more than the E! host's quips to slay Mayer's Battle Studies . Here's how industry mag Billboard sees things panning out, sales-wise, by the time final numbers start rolling in for this week's top releases: * John Mayer, Battle Studies (275,000 to 300,000 copies) * Casting Crowns, [...]
I' m bewitched, bothered and bewildered, with a very strong emphasis on bewildered . I feel so out of the loop. I'm looking at Billboard 's new Hot 100 and wondering, where did the superstars go? Suddenly, the charts are dominated by total strangers? Most of the Top 10 songs are by acts no one had heard of a few months ago: Owl City (above, second, No. 2), Jason DeRulo (above, top, No. 3), Iyaz (No. 4), Jay Sean (No. 7) and Ke$ha (above, third, No. 10). Lady Gaga (No. 9), Lady Antebellum (No. 5, no relation) and [...]
For your entertainment (and, sure, ours too), we caught up with Adam Lambert and Kris Allen at the Us Weekly Hot in Hollywood party at Voyeur nightclub last night. (The magazine honored both guys in its "Stars of the Year" coverage - Adam was named "Glam God of the Year" and Kris "Victor of the Year.") Tomorrow we'll be posting our interview with the adorable and subdued Allen, but for now, check out our heart-to-heart with the delicious little space alien known as @adamlambert : Adam Lambert: I love your hair! Becky [...]
One of the surprise debuts of last year had to be Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... , a talk show featuring Costello pulling off the rare triple threat: host, performer and bandleader. Equal parts interview and jam session, the Sundance series relies upon Costello putting the artists at ease, getting even the prickliest of artists to open up and speak warmly about their influences. But, as Martin Mull once famously quipped, "talking about music is like dancing about architecture," and so it's the tremendous musical performances sprinkled throughout [...]
Noting that Britain's Got Talent winner-turned-America's-sweeth eart Susan Boyle has found that her album just leaked might be a bit irrelevant. After all, judging by the stealth pre-order sales for I Dreamed A Dream , there probably isn't anyone left who hasn't already paid for the set of standards. CNN reported this morning that I Dreamed A Dream has now become the most pre-ordered CD in the history of Amazon.com . (Crikey! How did this happen, Kris Allen?) Columbia Records issued a statement saying, [...]
Something about the video for Allison Iraheta's "Friday I'll Be Over U" makes the actual song seem a little less like a Kelly Clarkson leftover from five years ago. Maybe it's the way the clip pays homage to a-ha's classic "Take On Me" vid by employing rotoscoping. Or maybe it's just the fact that Kris Allen and Adam Lambert's latest singles have completely underwhelmed. The short snippets of Allison's forthcoming Just Like You album didn't exactly bust the Wow! scale last week. But as we said then, it could be a grower, [...]
People unveiled its Top 15 Sexiest Men Alive today (led by Johnny Depp, sooo boring a choice—what, were Brad Pitt and George Clooney busy?) and a few pop stars made the list. But they aren't exactly who we would've selected: John Legend (should have been Robin Thicke) No offense to Mr. Legend, who is as cute as a cuddly button, but we're still drooling over Robin's "Sex Therapy" video . When Legend makes a music video that incorporates chocolate [...]
Now that John Kadlecik's departure from the Dark Star Orchestra has been confirmed , the group will give fans a look at their new lineup. iClips will webcast tomorrow night's Dark Star Orchestra show at the Klein Auditorium in Bridgeport, CT. This show/webcast will also feature the initial artist announcement for next year's Gathering of the Vibes . RAQ keyboardist Todd Stoops has teamed up with saxophonist Kris Jensen, bassist David Livols and The Breakfast guitarist Tim Palmieri and drummer Adrian Tramontano to form [...]
Bon Jovi bumped Carrie Underwood down and rocked their way to the top of the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart with The Circle in a week that is pretty much the calm before the high-profile release storm. But— yeeowch! —the 163,000 copies the New Jersey band moved over the seven days sales were tracked is quite a dip from the 292,000 their last set, Lost Highway , did. Alt rock act Flyleaf also debuted in the Top 10 (#8) with Memento Mori , but, really, all [...]
Project: Komakino began as the solo music project of Kris Kane in March 2007. The project follows a simple manifesto, purely; "To Konstrukt!". PROJECT:KOMAKINO was unveiled at the now legendary Experimental Circle Club in April 2007 and received high praise. From there Kris has gone on to play a number of gigs with the like minded up folks, such as Ipso Facto, Electricity In Our Homes and Ulterior. The band has been referred to as a group of shadows, clad in uniforms of espionage and driven by the duende. With songs about dystopian futures and darker times, [...]
"Some of the most beautiful music ever written"The NEW THING magazine"The most powerful live act Iʼve ever seen!"PIX magazineBorn out of the dark thoughts of a world that could have been...PROJECT:KOMAKINO began as the solo music project of Kris Kane in March 2007. The project follows a simple manifesto, purely; "To Konstrukt!". PROJECT:KOMAKINO was unveiled at the nowlegendary Experimental
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More info: DBS DJs | DBS Schedule | Tracklist | www.krisoneil.com | www.myspace.com/krisoneil Start time: Every Tuesday 19:00 - 20:00 CET convert ***Click Here To Listen*** Tracklisting Who The Fuck is...!? - Episode 159: 01. Dosem - Beach Kisses (Joris Voorn Mix) [Green] [...]
More info: DBS DJs | DBS Schedule | Tracklist | www.krisoneil.com | www.myspace.com/krisoneil Start time: Every Tuesday 19:00 - 20:00 CET convert ***Click Here To Listen*** Tracklisting Who The Fuck is...!? - Episode 159: 01. Dosem - Beach Kisses (Joris Voorn Mix) [Green] [...]
Singer-songwriters James Taylor and Carole King share a unique bond, as King made her first public performance with Taylor some 40 years ago at LA's famed venue the Troubadour . The multi-platinum selling duo will share the stage once again as they will embark on a world tour dubbed the Troubadour Reunion which is set to kick off in Melbourne, Australia in late March 2010. If your not into a night with these two singer-songwriters, than maybe you'll be interested in hitting one of these recently announced [...]
Hat tip to Michael Marotta of the Boston Herald for this. Here's his full post . And the nominees are! Album of the Year Manners - Passion Pit The Everyday Visuals - The Everyday Visuals Saving Seamus Ryan - Esoteric Diving for Gold - Session Americana Axe to Fall - Converge Torrent - Will Dailey Oh My God, Charlie Darwin - The Low Anthem Act of the Year Will Dailey Doomriders [...]
Kris Needs and Wonder were Secret Knowledge. Two posts on them. Next time, some remix work. This time, their own work. From NME.com : Collective featuring the writing skills of singer Wonder (b. West Virginia, USA) and Kris Needs, a man with a long and shady history. His chequered past includes stints in pub rockers the Vice Creems, and a part-time position as John Otway's bongo player. He began writing for ZigZag magazine in 1975, going on to take over the editorship in 1977. In the 80s and 90s he concentrated on writing dance music reviews [...]
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