‘It was amazing just to put the record out like that. But then it didn’t feel like it really existed… But that was the consequence of what we chose to do. You can either get upset about it, or say, well, that’s not good enough.’
I know that someone’s story is not someone else’s story, but this is too bizarre, the stormy relationship, the couple’s fight the day of the accident, the stabbing with the kitchen knife, the girlfriend calling 911, helping her boyfriend, then telling to the cops he had stabbed himself,… this is too eerie
Curiously, this is not destined to amuse children, because of the sexual content of most of their videos and lyrics… of course little kids like that too, so does Beth Ditto mean that people who like these artists are like perverse little 5-year-olds?
But isn’t she going to get some bad rap for doing this? Is she selling out, cashing in? However, she is not afraid of the critics as she declared to the LAWeekly: ‘Best Coast is a brand, I’m a businesswoman’.
It is not exactly a hologram though, May described it as ‘an optical illusion of sorts’ but what’s the difference at the end? Apparently their technique will be a stunning one since he added: ’People will come out saying, ‘did we actually see Freddie?’
‘I know Zooey is going to be great – she sings and writes her own songs just like I do, and we even have the same color eyes!’
During a press conference, he explained why he was not putting this new record out via a label, but was rather releasing it directly to the fans. Actually, Iggy appeared quite bitter when talking about labels
If you go back to the history of the project, it becomes really weird, as Andre 3000 was said to have been enrolled mid 2011, then it was reported that Experience Hendrix had put a stop on it in July 2011, then this past week, we got the news they were about to start filming
Oh look at me, I am so cool and edgy, I am embracing black people’s music, I am so in touch with all ethnic groups! Yeah sure, except that the song has nothing to do with being in touch. In the video, you can see him surrounded with black voters, and reaching out disadvantaged people who are probably only earning the minimum wage
‘I think there are different kinds of arts, art can be different things. I think people should be engaged and involved in politics, it’s a bad rap that people think politics are just elections, bourgeois policy and laws, but politics is the life of society”
Two years have already passed since their 2010 release ‘Contra’, and we hadn’t heard much from the Vampire Weekend camp, but it seems they are ready for a come back with their first live performance in about a year at Pitchfork Music Festival
Willis will also get a greater share of royalties than before, as he was merely getting 20% for any song with the old deal, and could now demand a one-third for ‘YMCA’ which has 3 authors
investors are going to organize the first CBGB music festival, which will take place from July 5-8 and showcase 300 indie bands at many venues in Manhattan and Brooklyn, as well as film screenings, panel discussions, workshops,… according to the Hollywood Reporter it will be modeled after SXSW.
Do they always ask the permission? Do they always pay the label they sample from? And why a lawsuit now, years and years after the release of these albums?
‘I’m going to have embarrassing moments’, he declared to Rolling Stone, ‘and that won’t be fun. But that’s part of what talking to you is about – is hoping people will understand, and hoping they’ll be fairly kind.’
With Nick Waterhouse’s music, you are bound for a complete time travel, even before the 60s had actually happened, in a time when female singers still sang these shooo-wop backup harmonies, when saxophones were a large part of the game, when it was all about ensemble.
It is absolutely fantastic how each time they have managed to catch a tiny detail in the photographs and expanded it to a bigger dimension, letting us enter into the life of these people,… and sometimes it may just be a sad and worried look of a little boy.
I am not a fan of biopics, they all turn to be about the same story, but movie producers keep making some, so I suppose one about Jimi Hendrix was unavoidable.
It was a very young crowd, at a few exceptions, constantly using their iPhones and jumping at the same time, the sort of ADD-multi-task-crowd that goes with this constantly-jumping-to-the-next-tune entertainment. Nothing goes on for a very long time, it’s all about the immediacy and the next song to come.
In any case, haven’t all the melodies already been invented, all the styles been set up and isn’t the future of music more or less a rehashing of the past? After all there must be a limited amounts of chord progressions and aren’t all current most successful songs kind of trite…
I may not share the Daila Lama’s spiritual convictions (you know, the reincarnation stuff is plain crazy to me) but his message of love and peace is a very positive one, and being recognized by such a man tells a lot about who Adam Yauch was.
Think what you want about Moore, but he is a daring individual, as he was asked if he would like to record a poem or maybe make a music video of some of the songs, and he said, ‘I could just sing a song’. People laughed but he ended up recording Bob Dylan’s ‘The Times They Are A Changin’ with Bob’s approval.
So if the trend seems to be towards healthy eating habits, there are a few exceptions: before a concert, M.I.A. sure asks for fresh fruit and vitamins, but she also requests absinthe!!! Adele wants Italian, French or Spanish wines, and Courtney Love is supposedly a sugar addict
I mean how can Chris Martin play this song this way whereas it was supposed to be a joke filled with rap gimmicks, rowdiness, disrespect and cream pies in everyone’s face? It’s an ode to having fun for the sake of it, it’s a paaaaarty song and Martin wants to make you cry with it?
I had the chance to take a look, and it is some impressive work, with large Renaissance-style oil-paintings portraits, exactly like the ones you see in art museum, except that you can recognize your favorite rappers in each of them.
What’s the deal with Wayne Coyne and blood, he keeps splashing his face with fake blood during concerts, he has already printed posters with his own blood, and now this! I am just wondering two things: How come the blood is not coagulating if this comes from several people?
With the sad passing of Adam Yauch, all kinds of tributes are going on everywhere. If the Beastie Boys were from New York, they certainly were also deeply connected with Los Angeles culture and a map of the Beastie Boys LA landmarks was set up by local radio KPCC
So what’s happening? Too many concerts on the market, too many options which actually turn people off? Are people watching more concerts online? Are concert tickets too expensive in these tough economy times?
‘It takes sleeping with a snake like you to rip apart my soul’, ‘Let you bleed all over me’, your typical Love signature, some provocative non-sense-crazy rant, angry for a reason she seems to be the only one to know.
One billion soda cans with Jackson’s image (which one should I ask?) will be on sale worldwide, beginning with China (really, China?) starting Saturday. Later this month, the US will be the first country to have the chance to see the special-edition-16-ounce cans inundate its grocery stores.
I hadn’t seen a more dynamic and electric frontman for a long time, and was wondering how he could make such mean, dramatic facial expressions, which were so engaging at the same time
You could contribute for just $1 (which gives you a download of the new CD), for $25, $50, $100, $125, $250, $300,… with various options, art book, vinyl, or even attendance to some art openings or parties, an house party with Palmer for $5,000 or more, an ‘art-sitting and dinner’ with Amanda Palmer painting you
The first time he was caught because cops received complaints about marijuana smoke at a local Holiday Inn in Nashville, and the police probably searched his tour bus for the same reason this time!
The campy Bananarama cover of ‘Venus’ which is a cult classic YouTube video by Shocking Blue which is based off of the Americana tune ‘Oh! Susannah’ and its riffs. ‘Venus’ was written by Robbie van Leeuwen and originally recorded by Shocking Blue for their 1969 album, ‘At Home’.’
‘You cannot set up these shots’ he declared to the LA Weekly, ‘These shots are given to you. It’s like winning the lottery. They’re beautiful. It’s a trippy thing. You have to be there to capture that moment.’
I have heard that the previous years they had unfortunately suffered from budget restrictions, but this year, they have teamed up with the Satellite and lots of indie bands are in the schedule!
Once you hit day nine, you start accessing some really crazy shit. You have no stimulation, so your subconscious starts filling in the blanks. I started to feel like I was channeling spirits
I always wonder what is people’s intention when they follow this inexorable trend, Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson, Kurt Cobain,… their sales have tremendously increased after their deaths, but why exactly? Is it because people want to find a closure?
It’s easy to make fun of Jack White, you know, the sophisticated attire, the funny lunatic stunts he does (i.e. the balloons carrying his records), the lies (Meg wasn’t his sister!), the mannerisms and the pretentiousness, and @Discographies,
His style of electronic chamber music is quite unique, but sounds automatically familiar as, according to his facebook biblio, he has scored 31 episodes for television, composed music for the ceremonies at the 2008 summer Olympic Games in Beijing, his songs have been featured on the CBS shows
A way to socialize more and find a group to belong to? There are too many propositions, but scientists also ask a different question: Did we, humans, invent music? After all, birds and whales have beautiful chants!
Each Thursday, Decoded is going to rock their residency at the AMPLYFi with other local bands for a great cause, ‘Rock For A Difference Los Angeles’, which will feature a different non-profit each time
The mood of the show was totally informal and relaxed, and he was alternating between standards, instrumentals, covers of famous songs and his own compositions like ‘Ruin My Day’, ‘Same Mistakes’, ‘Knock Yourself Out’, while sipping his coca-cola in a large glass
super producer Nigel Godrich was there too, and I was kind of expecting God-Thom, but no, he did not showed up; anyway, he would have probably triggered the apocalypse, seeing how many fans were there, with their complete vinyl collection under their arms.
the big news is that Thom and Nigel played a few unreleased songs from Atoms For Peace, the supergroup made of themselves plus Flea from The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Joey Waronker and Mauro Refosco,… and of course we have some YouTube videos, in five parts
And, if you need another evidence that visual art and music are totally intertwined: Cats Stevens, Joseph Arthur, John Cougar Mellencamp, David Bowie, Marilyn Manson, Paul McCartney, Kim Gordon, Ryan Adams, Joni Mitchell,… all terrific painters!
I know they still have fans, but touring is one thing, and I am very skeptical about that new album. I read that their last one, ‘2300 Jackson Street’, was not very good, so what can we expect 23 years later?
I’m just more drawn to things that are more in that range. I love dance music, too, and I think it’s cool. But as a songwriter and producer I’m more drawn to those more live elements.’
Linda Ramone, Tommy Ramone, the only survivor of the band, and Editor/JRA Chief of Staff John Cafiero were at Amoeba to sign ‘Commando: The Autobiography of Johnny Ramone’ last Thursday night.
Among the I-wouldn’t-mind-for-an-encore-bands, the buoyant, fresh from their Coachella performance, Grouplove which are headlining the fest, the girl-group 60s-inspired duo Cults, the pop-operatic Shadow Shadow Shades, the cinematic eclectic pop Milo Greene. But, and not least, there is also the pop electronic Canadian chanteuse Grimes.
