Before I dive into my impressions on Tuesday's killer Medeski, Martin & Wood show, I thought it might be appropriate to talk about the spirit embodied by the band. It goes without saying that the show was amazing. (They're one of the four or five tightest live acts in the world, irrespective of genre; you know they're going to be good. ) I'll hit some of the things that struck me singularly at the tail end. MMW are so captivating live, however, that they turn your brain to bigger things, broader ideas, spacier conclusions. Here's the deal: [...]
Television stars have sometimes had an easier path to success on the charts than other performers. Several have parlayed their success on the tube to a hit on the record. However, few have done it as successful, or been as serious about their craft as John Schneider . The star of the CBS classic The Dukes Of Hazzard also placed 11 top ten songs on the country charts from 1981-1987. In 1987, the sky was seemingly the limit for the New York-born singer. He had just won the "Star Of Tomorrow" award from Music [...]
I am feeling a little bit out of it today. It seems like it's taking me forever to wake up. The result of this is often that I say inappropriate things to people. Not inappropriate like NSFW, but inappropriate like WTF? Example: Friend: "Hey, what's up" Me: "What? What is up? Oh. Yes. Hi. Hello." When I'm feeling particularly asleep on the subway, I often cook up ridiculous ideas that I think are awesome until I fully wake up. This morning, I was thinking about gay marriage, mostly because Gov. Paterson has been pushing [...]
I am feeling a little bit out of it today. It seems like it's taking me forever to wake up. The result of this is often that I say inappropriate things to people. Not inappropriate like NSFW, but inappropriate like WTF? Example: Friend: "Hey, what's up" Me: "What? What is up? Oh. Yes. Hi. Hello." It's not that I'm trying to be rude. It's not that I forgot your name. It's not that I didn't see you. I'm just not awake yet. When I'm feeling particularly asleep on the subway, I often cook up ridiculous ideas that [...]
Former Stone Roses singer Ian Brown arrested (again) for assault, this time against his spouse Headline of the day: "New Technology Will Change the Way We Listen to Music Forever by Capturing Performers' Musical DNA" Lady Gaga sets another Billboard chart record , having four #1 singles from a debut album reach the top of the Pop Songs chart Flight of the Conchords' Jemaine Clement says the show might end before doing a third season White Rabbits visit [...]
No, it's not the flight attendants this time. They can keep their hands safe in the knowledge that the missing link has turned on his wife. The former Stone Roses singer was arrested last night after allegedly assaulting his spouse, Fabiola Quiroz.
Admitted to hospital for a serious gut infection, Sir Elton John, 62, has reassured fans he is fine. John is expected to leave the exclusive King Edward VII facility in London today after being treated for an E coli infection and influenza. "Don't worry, I'm fine," he told fans from his hospital bed. John's civil spouse, David Furnish, 47, emerged from the hospital at the weekend to say, "He's OK. He's fine." John cancelled dates with Billy Joel in the US this month. He pulled out of four dates in England and one in Ireland last week. A spokesman for [...]
Just think about it, you love your child/spouse/paramour/sibling/ relative dearly and wish to purchase them a gift. The record companies invented the "Best Of" album for this exact reason. An arbitrarily chosen set of songs stripped of artistic context and arranged in an order to appeal to the basest instinct of humankind.
...Nope, I'm not talking about finally being able to legally sign their marriage license. The semi-newlyweds professed their love for each other with an unplanned trip to a Los Angeles tattoo parlor over the weekend, getting tattoos of each other's initials inked on their hands. And of course, the media hungry reality star blogged and plastered pics of it all over her webpage. "I just knew I wanted a tattoo for Lamar in the web of my hand, and then once we got to the shop, we decided on getting [...]
Andrew Cowles, the civil spouse of Stephen Gately, wants none of the late singer's £10m fortune. Cowles has already spoken with lawyers to have the large share of Gately's estate, which he is entitled to, signed over to the pop star's family and favourite charities. Cowles, 32, said, "I don't want a penny. I want his family and his favourite charities to get the money." The Boyzone singer, 33, died suddenly while on holiday with Cowles, in Majorca. Cowles, a successful internet tycoon, plans to sell the Majorca apartment and continue to live in [...]
The first up, Jean-Philippe Rameau 's Adonis took us as close as you can get to an evening in Versailles without the price tag. My friend and I scored the last two tickets to be had. This free-for-all packed the house as part of Peabody Opera's tie-in with Free Fall Baltimore . My main beef with Rameau wasn't the music, but the dulled-down story that was rather stiffly acted by the singers and dancers of Peabody Opera and [...]
Next to the state of the economy, health care was by far the biggest debating topic on my American home visit. And it does tickle me, now that I have lived both sides of the debate, how much my opinion was asked of me: as an American who had no health insurance for several months, and as a European with full, socialized healthcare. The American status of healthcare is shameful. If you have a job, you can pay a bit extra and get healthcare. But if you don't have a job, or don't pay hundreds of pounds a [...]
Saying that your co-worker, nemesis, or beloved spouse is the Elvis impersonator of your bowling league or death cult makes the kind of clear, vivid statement that is so hard to find in these days of soft, mushy language and oatmeal.
Faust, the Fall, Quasi to join Pavement in Minehead The Pavement reunion marches on! The indie rock kings have already announced 2010 shows in New York, New Zealand, and Australia, and they'll also curate their very own ATP Festival in the spring in Minehead, England. And now they've announced a London show: Brixton Academy on May 11. Pavement has also announced the first round of bands that they've picked to play their ATP Weekend, which goes down May 14-16. Those bands: krautrock originators Faust, sardonic postpunkers the Fall, Portland ex-spouse/ex-Sleater-Kinney indie duo Quasi, New York [...]
Am I more of a Marcy or a Lucy? I can't decide ... though, if you ask my spouse, he'd probably tell you I'm a Pigpen all the way.
I would love to do a remix of this cover. This is a cover of an Animal Collective track called, "My Girls". Taken by Trees is the moniker used by Victoria Bergsman, whom you might recognize as the voice from Peter Bjorn and John's , "Young Folks". The instrumentation on this track reminds me of Vampire Weekend . Taken By Trees - My Boys (Animal Collective cover) lyrics: There isn't much that I feel I need [...]
I still haven't seen Zombieland, though the folks I know who have recommend it. (The other day my spouse accidentally spoiled one of the movie's big surprises for me. Not cool!)
<a href=" http://onethirtybpm.com/2009/1 0/07/oh-my-god-the-night-undoe s-the-work-of-the-day/" Oh My God The Night Undoes The Work Of The Day [Split Red; 2009] Links: Oh My God | Split Red | Purchase on Split Red Records Posted by Jason Hirschhorn on 07 October 2009 Everybody has seen a band go through sweeping transformations, whether it [...]
Usually a twentieth anniversary means you and your spouse head to Bermuda or your company honors you with a gold watch. If it's a birthday, and you live in the States, you get jack shit but another year of waiting before you can legally purchase 40 oz. malt liquor at your favorite corner store. If you're a certain band from a certain coffee-loving city in the Pacific Northwest, it means you get a deluxe, remastered, reissue of your first album, ya know, the one before that dude from Foo Fighters joined. (That dude rules!) The folks at Sub [...]
Here's the old school for this week: Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth ~ " They Reminisce Over You " Here's a classic off Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth's 1992 debut album Mecca and the Soul Brother . Samples: Tom Scott ~ " Today " The Beginning of the End ~ [...]
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The Beach House Theory of 2k10.
