'The Dark Side Of The Covers’ Some Re-Imagined Cover Albums
I took me a little while to understand this picture above, what was this about? The surrounding looked strangely familiar, but these head tops give it all… of course! It’s Abbey Road!
Peaches Geldof Was An Elliott Smith's Fan And The Media Love It!
A month ago she wrote a lengthy post on the meaning behind Smith’s song “Everybody Cares, Everybody Understands”, which she described as “his most vitriolic song” about friends who sought to rescue him from drug abuse.’
Watch QOTSA's Going Bad New Video For 'Smooth Sailing'
Josh Homme is a hard working man, is there a moment when he and his band have stopped touring this year? I am not sure and they even have announced new dates to this never ending Queens of The Stone Age world tour. But for now they also have a new video for the track ‘Smooth Sailing’ off their last album.
Celebrities Are Paid Big Money To Attend Coachella?
LAist adds that Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul is asking for $15,000 to attend the festival plus 2 VIP passes, while Kate Bosworth is asking for double and Joe Jonas will just be happy with $20,000. According to Reddit, Aaron Paul met his wife at Coachella, so he should be grateful for that and pay for his own ticket
Watch The Trailer For 'Soaked In Bleach', A New Movie About Kurt Cobain's Death
I have been aware of this movie for quite some time, and, at last, we have a trailer. ‘Soaked in Bleach’ explores Kurt Cobain’s last days and the possibility that he was murdered, or if you prefer conspiracy theories, as people like to call them!
‘Pussy Vs. Putin’ At The Harmony Gold Theater, Sunday April 6th 2014
They talked about the oppressive Putin’s government, harassing gay people with this new movement ‘Occupy pedophilia’ linking homosexuality to pedophilia and allowing violence against the LGBT community.
Not With The Band: Science Demonstrates That Improvisation In Music Is Real Communication
This new study led to the conclusion that syntactic processing areas are not specific for language but are involved in a larger domain of communication, as there is a neural overlap between music and language processing.
Eminem Wanted To Write A Song Dissing Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Drake
So because these other rappers were ‘killing it’, Eminem got super jealous and wanted to write a song ‘dissing everybody’, but alas he never did it, as this would have been a ‘career suicide’.
Rashida Jones Speaks About the Pornification Of Pop Stars
‘Stripper poles, G-strings, boobs, and a lot of tongue action were all now normal accessories for mainstream pop stars. Across the board the Instamessage seemed to be: ‘You know you want to have sex with me. Here, take a look at lots of parts of my body,’
Will Imogen Heap's New Gloves Change The Way We Make Music?
‘Pushing buttons and twiddling dials “is not very exciting for me or the audience’, she says, ‘[Now] I can make music on the move, in the flow and more humanly, [and] more naturally engage with my computer software and technology.’
The SPD Releases New Pictures Of Kurt Cobain's Body And Gets A Lawsuit
I have to say that Richard Lee gives bad press to people who are trying to find the truth in this sort of cases, to give you a taste of this curious character, this is how the Stranger described one of his numerous and very public interventions
Ziggy Marley At Sonos Studios, Thursday April 3rd 2014
You can’t pronounce the name Ziggy Marley without thinking about his famous father, however Ziggy doesn’t mind, during the short interview preceding his show at Sonos Studio, he said he was still very connected to his father
Los Angeles DJ Paz Dylan Does The Best April Fools Day Prank Ever
I haven’t checked myself but many journalists have, and it seems that everyone who bought Bieber’s ‘Believe’ album on Tuesday April 1st in Los Angeles, didn’t exactly get what they expected
Elliott Smith Gets A New Documentary (And A Coffee Shop)
A coffee shop will open this summer/fall in the same building that is home to the Sunset boulevard Figure 8 mural, or if you prefer, the Elliott Smith memorial. Ben Hantoot and his wife want to open there ‘Dinosaur Coffee’ but fans should not worry as the mural will be kept intact
Courtney Love Still Has Multiple Bad Ideas.
1994 Hole’s album ‘Live Through This’ was released on April 12, just four days after Kurt Cobain’s body was found in his Seattle home, and she is reported to have said things like ‘all publicity is good publicity’ and ‘It might even help sell records!
Saintseneca At Amoeba, Tuesday April 1st 2014
We always have tendencies to stick a label on bands, but what about a label for folk-punk? Both genres seem quite opposite in the mood and the direction but this is nevertheless how Saintseneca’s music is defined.
Let's Blast Jack White's New Track 'High Ball Stepper’
There are no lyrics for this new Jack White’s tune but honestly ‘High Ball Stepper’ doesn’t need any! Plus, nobody is going to take this stomping, aggressive, blistering, bluesy thing, that the ex-White Stripes frontman dropped on April fools’ day, for a joke
Watch Fiona Apple Swear In German In H-Man
Brave Fiona, in commando attire and French beret, looks great and menacing, and she doesn’t even hesitate to kill a few people to reach her goal. Thanks to her bio superpowers, she manages to make the flower grow inside the power plant
Conor Oberst's New Song 'Governor’s Ball'
Governor’s Ball? I thought it was a music festival on the east coast! But apparently it is also a new song by Conor Oberst from his upcoming album ‘Upside Down
The NUV's ‘The NUV Sucks (No, Really)’ Reviewed
So are they the new Italian QOTSA/FooFighters? I don’t know but they are strong candidates, and the band even pushes the joke by posting on their Facebook page, photoshopped pictures of famous bands/musicians (Nirvana, Josh Homme) holding a sign reading ‘The Nuv Sucks (No, Really)’.
Not With The Band: Not Everything Is A Conspiracy Theory
I profoundly dislike the term conspiracy theory, it evokes a crazy middle-age guy/gal in front of a computer with a lot of time on his/her hands, a tinfoil hat on the head and a basement filled with food items to survive for a year
So Many Wizards & Manhattan Murder Mystery At Space 15 Twenty, Saturday March 29th 2014
On Saturday night, it was So Many Wizards and Manhattan Murder Mystery… Really? Matthew Teardrop, his backpack and Urban Outfitters in the same place? That was promising so I decided to go despite my usual heavy load of schoolwork.
The Flaming Lips To Release 'Flaming Side of the Moon’, So They Say!
We are very close to April 1st and knowing their joking side, everything is possible, but according to Pitchfork and COS, the Flaming Lips are about to release ‘Flaming Side of the Moon’, a new companion album to Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’
Watch VH1's The Fabulous Life Of Beyonce and Jay Z
They offer themselves birthday presents that could feed a third world country for a few years, like a $2 million Bugatti , a private island or a $40,000,000 private jet!! Jay Z also owns a $2,500 pair of sneakers made with the skin of 9 different animals, elephant included, and only for this, he should be put in jail.
What The Hell Happened to Exene Cervenka?
Now all this could be a complete joke, a parody, and I hope it is, but if Christine Notmyrealname is indeed a parody, Exene is really taking the high road on that one, as she has posted hundreds of these batshit crazy ramblings
Watch The Video For Fun.'s Jack Antonoff's Solo Project: Bleachers
I watched it a few times, and I am sure the tall adolescent girl (also featured on the above cover of the single) is Arrow, the daughter of photographer Autumn de Wilde and drummer Aaron Sperske,don’t ask me how I know this!
Kurt Cobain Receives Another Comic Book Treatment
Ciesynski insists on the huge amount of heroin Cobain took that day and says ‘He killed himself because of the shotgun blast but the heroin did the trick also?’ Does he realize how overkilled it looks?
Chuck Ragan At Amoeba, Tuesday March 25th 2014
May be there was a bit of Eddie Vedder in this, but when he took his harmonica on certain songs, it was once again a Springsteen-state-of-mind.
Broken Bells Don't Want You To Die Like The Dinosaurs
Broken Bells has found the most original/weird/out-of-this-world/nerdy/unexpected cause ever: the band will donate money to the B612 Foundation’s Sentinel mission
Burgerama III Day 2 At The Observatory (Part Two)
After the 3-song-allowed in the pit, I was once again condemned to back up on the side, but this time, for some obscure reasons, they let me climb on stage, and I stayed there with a bunch of people, just behind the band, totally overwhelmed by the formidable energy.
Burgerama III Day 2 At The Observatory (Part One)
Day two at the Burger, and I was sort of rested from the day before and ready for another music marathon, starting with local band Hindu Pirates who were playing inside the Observatory
Burgerama III Day 1 At The Observatory (Part One)
There is a Burger Records revolution in Southern California, this small independent label has been organizing its Burgerama for three years now, taking over the Observatory in Orange County for the weekend, and it is expanding like a homegrown giant flower
Burgerama III Day 1 At The Observatory (Part Two)
I had the chance to see Kim Shattuck not too long ago, during her short episode with the Pixies, and she was back with her own thing, the Muffs, playing inside the Observatory.
Nirvana's Original Drummer Chad Channing Not Inducted Into The Rock & Roll Of Fame
‘When I told my daughter about the induction, she was super excited for me! So much of my excitement about it is for her! She’s pretty awesome! My little boy’s too young to understand though. So yeah, it does feel pretty good!’
New Petition To End Lady Gaga's Relationship With Her Vomit Painter
Lady Gaga and her vomit girl are in trouble. A petition, denouncing her last performance at SXSW and asking her to ‘stop glamourising bulimia’ urged her to ‘end her professional
$225 Four-Course Meals At Coachella? When Do You See The Bands?
for the first time, Coachella is offering a four-course $225 meal? What? It is not a joke and it blows my mind. When do you find the time for a four-course dinner when there are 100 bands on the bill?
Haim Getting Squeamish About All These Fleetwood Mac Comparisons
I hardly get it but the girls are now all over the press, doing interviews with Marie Claire, embracing the fashion world, and declaring getting ‘squeamish’ when compared with the legendary Fleetwood Mac
Seattle Police Reopens Kurt Cobain's Death Investigation,… Not Really
Let’s see, could a guy, even with a high level of tolerance, shoot himself in the head while having such a large dose of heroin in the system (Cobain had three times the lethal dose of heroin)? Keep in mind that the level found in Cobain is among the top 2% of the highest blood morphine levels ever discovered
Gene Simmons Thinks The Rock & Roll Of Fame Has Diluted His Brand Of Music
He is complaining that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is not rock enough: ‘They can run their organization any way they’d like, but it ain’t rock! It just isn’t! If you don’t play guitar and you don’t write your own songs, you don’t belong there’
The Flaming Lips Are Recording 'Lucy In The Sky' With Miley Cyrus And MGMT
‘Miley in the studio vomiting diamonds while singing Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds!! If you’re a Beatles and John Lennon freak you gonna love love love this track!! Got Andrew from MGMT too!!!
The Horrors Release Another Track Off 'Luminous'
‘So Now You Know’ is the second track they share on YouTube and after a few listenings, I find the song quite pleasant, the beginning in particular is as promising as a new morning of spring
Moby Explains Why He Is A Vegan And I Applaud
‘My reason for becoming a vegetarian was simple: I loved (and love) animals and I don’t want to be involved in anything that leads to or contributes to their suffering. At first this led me to give up beef and chicken.
Rest Assured, Courtney Love Has Found The Missing Plane
Courtney Love is insane, that’s a fact but it’s not your average insanity, it comes wrapped around an ego whose size just equals her humongous assurance and strong opinion. Now CSI Courtney Love thinks she has found the vanishing Malaysia Airlines plane
Lykke Li Has A New Song? Wait, I Already Know That One!
I have posted both songs below and you just have to compare. Lykke Li’s ‘new’ song is the theme called ‘Romance’ and allegedly composed by Spanish guitarist Narciso Yepes at a very young age, but no I don’t want to sound pedantic suddenly!
Not With The Band: What's The Deal With This Pompous Art In Pop And Rap?
Art is now used as an accessory to promote music, it’s not an inspiration, it’s a promotional tool, that may or may not work. I am tempting to think that mainstream music is so weak right now that this is a need, a requirement to get all these artifices to attract attention and interest. Gaga and Jay Z take the high road dropping more famous painters in songs than the Met owns
Primatologist Jane Goodall: Michael Jackson's Chimpanzee Was Abused
The chimp had been beaten while he was in the care of the king of pop. She said she didn’t know who was responsible for the beating but she had even confronted the pop star about it in 2009 and this had ‘ticked off’ Jackson. La Toya’s ex-husband, reported about the abuse: ‘I saw Michael punch Bubbles, kick him in the stomach. Michael used to say, ‘He doesn’t feel it. He’s a chimpanzee. I have to discipline him’.
Frank Ocean, The Clash and Diplo Team Up For 'Hero'
‘The Clash were always teachers to me, even before I shared a studio with Paul and Mick. Their musical anarchy and constant attitude to disregard rules and forge their own path was inspirational to me. They meant death to genres, music and message above everything. Frank lives by the same creed
Tyler The Creator Arrested In Austin After Inciting A Riot
he rapper shouted to the crowd ‘All y’all outside the gates, y’all push through’, encouraging people to push their way in whereas the venue was already at capacity. Odd Future’s shows are already anarchic enough, so may be such incitation wasn’t necessary?Tyler led the audience in a chant of ‘Push, Push, Push’, and naturally people rushed through the gates!!
Dave Stewart and VaVoom Rock & Roll Circus At The El Rey, Friday March 14th 2014, Reviewed
While he was dedicating a more quiet song to his wife who was in the audience, adding ‘it was time to bring some delicate personal stuff’, a poll dancer was flying above his head, and during his song ‘Drugs Taught me a Lesson’, a contortionist popped out of giant plastic pill to end up totally naked while dancing in front of Dave’s guitar
Lance Bangs' ‘Breadcrumb Trail’: The Story Of Slint
The documentary, like many others of the genre, is built around interviews and old footage of rehearsals and concerts, but what struck me first was the age of these guys when they first met, began to play together and form bands. Brian McMahan and Britt Walford were kids, 13 or 14-year-old kids when they formed Languid and Flaccid!