We have heard the stories a thousand times before, children were invited to the Neverland ranch, they were molested even when the parents were around, they have denied accusations because Jackson had paid them off
When you think that most of these songs were close to 50 year old it makes you think these guys were trend-setting, as a matter of fact, they were the first R&B band signed by Warner Brothers.
Interestingly, according to Nielsen Soundscan, there are two parts of the country where people download more music than they buy CDs: Hawaii and San Francisco, may be the population is very young and hip over there?
Where is the problem? A small detail, Turkmenistan has been described as ‘one of the world’s most repressive regimes’ by Human Rights Watch,
The guy has a very long entry on Wikipedia and the words nazi/nazism/fascism appear 6 times,… bad sign
‘It’s protopunk’ said a young guy,… I said, ‘ it’s rock’ n’ roll!’
f this video may make some people dizzy, most of us will be left clueless, asking ourselves, was that necessary?
a mix of blasting sound, lights and images projected in the back of the stage
They have concentrated once again on local acts and there are no big national band participating, but that’s the point, it’s Echo Park rising not California or USA rising!
She sounded like Amy Winehouse singing a Gogol Bordello song backed up by a Motown keyboard and New Orleans/Jungle Book’s trumpets
It is interesting that this series of benefit concerts is spreading over seas, may be it is the beginning of more of these events, as Elliott Smith’s music becomes more and more influential?
Man, was she bold and acting like a wild animal released from its cage, screaming and spitting in your face during the whole set!
David Lynch may never make another movie again, he is just too busy making music
As Liam Gallagher declared about Kanye West very recently when this one bumped his head on a street sign when trying to avoid paparazzi: ‘He’s a fucking idiot. You’ll never see Jesus banging his head’
Dawkins’ talk turns EDM, repeating stuff like ‘Memes spread through human culture, genes spread through the gene pool’ with electronic dance beats
On Saturday night, I was plunged into Los Angeles underground punk history at the Blue Star
Beethoven was one of the first composers to work with a metronome, he became a sort of enthusiastic of the invention and went back to all the symphonies he had already composed (8 out of 9) to mark for posterity the tempos to which they should be played
These concerts at the pier mean summer, they are free, they are on the beach, and they always drain a large crowd consisting of elderly/regular people bringing their folding chairs and sandwiches
This week, Adult Swim’s Singles Program, a series of free download singles, has released a new METZ’s song, ‘Can’t Understand, which follows the same but very efficient recipe as before
Murphy himself said it’s gonna be a ‘really great record’ and who wouldn’t believe James Murphy?
Love ‘agreed to step down as Acting Manager of End of Music LLC—the business entity responsible for generating cash from Cobain’s publicity rights’ after receiving a large loan from Frances’ trust fund
These days Eugene Hütz finds inspiration in Latin America, Africa, Arabic and Eastern Europe hip hop (especially the Chilean one, who would have thought?), since he thinks ‘American hip hop is in deep trouble’
The advocacy group Parkinson’s UK declared that the rapper showed ‘an inexcusable level of stupidity’ in the song ‘On Sight’ where he compared a woman’s trembling to the neurological disease.
I bet Helen, Mary and all the vegans of the planet are gonna raise a Morrissey led army to shut it down from YouTube! It’s so offensive
, I was immediately struck by the Queens of the Stone Age’s creepy heavy vibe I got from it, it definitively sounds quite a bit like the Mojave-desert band’s last effort
The band looked so serious, hardly cracking a smile during the whole time, concentrated on their upbeat fast-tempo songs, which made people dance in the store rows
Donwood may think that the world is doomed according, but he still hasn’t lost any hope to change it!
They exploded in all directions, never stayed still but rather randomly moved against each other, like a pack of boiling molecules
Scott Disick’s Dream Comes True in the promo that I originally wrote for Kanye’s new record but not a lot was used: http://www.kanyewest.com
They were quite loud and a positive force was literally emanating from each musical fiber of their high-energy songs
She despises him for not taking any action regarding some of his fans, making allusion to the whole ‘Cut For Bieber’ trend that occured on Twitter at the beginning of this year
The Doors’ thin drummer looked happy and in good spirit when he sat down at the signing table around 6 pm and stayed there for a long time; when I left an hour later, he was still signing everything that was presented to him, books, vinyl, posters, drumsets,… He took a short break at one point and was regularly standing up to wave at the crowd,
So is it another way for Kanye West to push the envelope? However, he has to be aware that the novel destroyed the 80s music – I have heard that Phil Collins never forgave Ellis – but West’s new ‘Yeezus’ is probably lyrically strong enough to stand up next to the bloody-gory violence of the novel.
What? McCartney has turned electronic? Apparently he has! The 70-year-old Beatle will never finish to reinvent himself and he has just recorded with Italian artist Bloody Beetroots, ‘Out of Sight’, an epic electronica number which premiered on Rolling Stone this Friday.
Then, a little before 10 am, I read a tweet from Thom Yorke himself, announcing that several indie music stores were giving away tickets with the purchase of the album. I decided to rush as fast as possible to the nearest one, Vacation Vinyl. I got there only a few minutes after the tweet was sent, and there were just a few people online, I was number 7, my hopes were suddenly very high
When I was invited for the Eve to Adam show at the Roxy, I wasn’t even planning to stay for the next band, mornings are so tough after weekday shows, but when Leogun began to play I was immediately captivated, and boy I don’t regret a minute to have stayed to watch the British trio blow up the room with their aggressive bluesy-rock’ n’ roll!
And Sebastian didn’t let the hatred stop him! He sang the National Anthem again on Thursday, wearing again a Mariachi outfit, and I don’t know if he realized how courageous it was. The awesome kid sang that shitty song with the same conviction and fervor, and, of course, without lip synching. I hope Mrs.Beyonce Carter was watching!
The five of them rock out the place on Tuesday night with a set of eleven songs, digging in their previous albums, then sampling their new one ‘Locked & Loaded’ featuring song with incendiary titles like ‘Let’s Burn’, and ‘Crime Scene’ or ambitious ones like ‘Immortal’ and ‘Shut Out The World’.
Kanye West may have talked about true love to Iman at the Governor’s ball last weekend, but honestly, this recent interview with the NY Times tells us one thing: there is only one person that Kanye West loves, and this person is Kanye West.
it’s obvious that they have listened to the Smiths a lot, and I am probably establishing some obvious statement there, because I am new to the Drums, and I have just read that they absolutely love Morrissey who totally love them back, and they have even attended each other’s shows.
Pettibon, who ‘designed this motherfucking thing’, was always a member of the band according to Morris, as he was creating the graphics, flyers and not afraid to do some provocative artwork for Black Flag such as Charles Manson as Jesus Christ nailed to a cross,… so dangerous, heavy, scary. ‘
‘This next song is about my ex-girlfriend and you have to be sorry for me’ said Newell at one point… wait a minute, nobody tells me to be sorry for anyone! However, I think he had gained the attention of some females in the crowd.
Frontman Bradley Hanan Carter still has this deep baritone voice so characteristic of their music, which also has some definitive anthemic qualitiy
They are said to have matured and have controlled their behavior on stage, and they actually showed some good manners most of the time on Friday night, it was first almost disappointing because there was no real madness going on during their shouted multi-voiced disharmonies and their joyous bouncy-surfy garage rock revivalism
Since the time I have started covering music festivals, I have realized what a tough job it is: you have to go from one stage to another, try to see as many bands as possible, take pictures, shoot videos, take notes of course, and eventually remember about the sound of this specific band after having seen ten other ones afterward…. It’s very different from covering one show,
No rain or mud for me at the Jubilee Music and Arts Festival – as Iman had to endure at the Governor’s Ball – just nice temperatures and a noticeable cool down at night, but that’s the reason why California is the best place for outdoor festivals. This year, the Jubilee had moved in the Arts District Downtown Los Angeles, and the urban setting changed the feeling of the Fest a bit.
Obliterations were next on the main stage of the Jubilee, and as expected, they became some furious and angry long-haired animals. Their set was all about loudness and aggression anchored into distortion, Sam James Velde’s raucous screams and guitar riffs going from metal to punk hardcore.
As many others probably did, I discovered Big Star’s music trough other artists, since Beck, Wilco and Elliott Smith have covered their songs, Elliott Smith, in particularly was fond of them, live, he covered ‘Thirteen’, ‘Nightime’, ‘Stroke it Noel’, and his cover of ‘Thirteen’ was featured in Mike Mills’ movie ‘Thumbsucker’, as well as in Jem Cohen’s short film ‘Lucky Three’.
Sure the Stones don’t need any publicity, or may be they do? These $600 seats were not selling that fast after all. Anyway, they did it because they could, they are rock’ n‘ roll royalties and everyone who would refuse to sing with Jagger would be a fool
Actually, Beck is ready to release not one but two albums this year, first an acoustic album (and his first one since 2008’s ‘Modern Guilt’) set for this fall, and a second one which may be a proper follow-up to ‘Modern Guilt’. He has also left his label and the two albums will be released independently this yea
