James Blake @ Stubb's: There was definitely an air of anticipation (and weed) for James Blake's first SXSW performance. After an approx. 30 minute delay due to technical problems the superstar of the Indieverse took the stage. First things, we noticed were 1) James Blake is really fucking tall. Like dude towers over everyone else on stage. 2) His band is very young. The other lads in the band were maybe 22-23. Blake started the set with "What Was It You Said About Luck", immediately we're struck by how strong the vocals come off live. The [...]
We've been championing MONA since we posted this back in July. Since then we have interviewed the guys and featured their first video for 'Listen To Your Love' plus their demo track 'Lines In The Sand'. We can now bring anyone who doesn't view their MySpace persistently, what is likely to be their new single 'Shoot The Moon'. They have just finished filming a video for their latest track so
Haling from Nashville, Tennessee, Mona first came to our attention about a month ago now when their track "Listen To Your Love" was first aired on Radio 1. We liked what we heard and that then propelled the search for more information about them. This however became a bit of a sticking point. A Myspace with no tracks, absolutely nothing via Google yet an active Facebook group with over 1,500 fans. So whats all the fuss about? We spoke to lead singer Nick Brown to give us all some [...]
I'd only seen Chuck at the Super Bowl before Nick began his SAVE CHUCK campaign, but these kids were fans even befor e! All, the letter below was sent to the chairman of NBC by our good friend Nick Brown . While he requested that I not post the letter, I told him my loyal readers would support the cause. [...]
Click for list official participants & info on joining in! Nick had a lot of fun putting this list together, then I told him that Chuck's was better. This was followed by some pouting and hanging the phone up on me when I called. That should let you know how much fun he had putting this together for his heart to be so broken. Nick gets credit for realizing what the hot hip hop jams are months before I ever come around to him, thus prompting me to text him that he's right [...]
Nip/Tuck makes my favorite convoluted soap shows, like GG & DOOLs seem tame. When Justin A started working with us 2 1/2 years ago, he couldn't wait to host watch parties, then it got too weird for him. He might have given up on the show, but we kept watching. Is it bad that Nick Brown and I were talking about the show yesterday and I couldn't even remember that Matt has been sleeping with and possibly even has a bun in the oven with his half-sister? I kept confusing her for the little tramp that [...]
It's a meeting of the power players as entertainment giants MTV team up with mixtape masteros Gallic Wars to present Luis Vuitton & Prada , hosted by reality TV stars Nick Brown (MTV's "Real World: Hollywood") and model Symmone . You are in good hands as this hot tape features over an hour of fresh joints from Jay-Z , Britney Spears , Trey Songz , Royce Da 5293 , Maino , Lloyd Banks , Cassidy and many more. Download the mixtape for free [...]
Usually I don't give Nick credit for his musical suggestions until the hip-hop songs grow on me months later from random radio and bar play. However, I have been laughing over "Mark Wahlberg talks to Animals" since he sent it to me last night and he deserves some credit--I've watched this over a dozen times already and am still laughing. (Plus, he likes to come to the blog and check his tag, so this will finally give him something new to look at.) Imagine that, SNL is funny even when they're not ripping [...]
Once again Jody joins the blog to give us a music update from Philly. Jody is our singer-songwriter/folk music expert, too. She actually writes her guest spots, unlike Kelly, Nick and Emily. Someday, right guys? Guest Spot: Jody I live in Philly, yet commute to Delaware every day for school. As a student, I am way too cheap for either an iTrip or satellite radio, so I rely heavily on [...]
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