Madonna's New Video reviewed
Like the music of the pop song, not that much, she seems to do a ‘best of’ of her career, carried by big footballers like the material girl she still is, wearing a big fat golden cross around her neck
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Animated Episode of 30 Rock with Ryan Adams
Michael McDonald, Ryan Adams and Childish Gambino audition, but the trick is that they have to sing three old NBC show theme songs, because of some budget restrictions.
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Courtney Love And New Information From Frances Bean Cobain's Deposition
beside her insane rages, her daily Xanax-Adderall-Sonata-Abilify-sugar-cigarettes diet, her missed suicides, her failed let’s-start-a-fire accidents, and her never-ending let’s-put-the blame-on-others-for-my-miserable-life, Love basically is responsible of the death of two family pets
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Studio Footage From the Shins' 'Simple Song'
The video is just another good excuse to listen to the song again, before listening to the whole album, Port Of Morrow’, which should be released next month.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. at the Echoplex on Tuesday January 31st, Reviewed
vocal harmonies were definitely at the top of the sound, a priority they were playing with, making a lot of aaaah-aaaahs or oooh-ooohs as synchronized as their matching bowties
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Mike Kelley (artist who did the cover of Sonic Youth) Dies of an apparent suicide.
A longtime friend of Kim Gordon, Kelley was not only a visual artist but a musician, who even collaborated with Sonic Youth, and also the founding member of the Detroit punk band ‘Destroy All Monsters
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Gingrich Being Sued Over The Use Of The Song 'Eye of the Tiger'
Gingrich has just lost Florida, and he should know that Rocky is a winner, not a pompous ass and Spanish-language-of-the ghetto hater.
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La Roux and (maybe) Cat Power Have Cancelled Coachella
I’m gutted that we cannot play at my favourite festival. The show we played there in 2010 was one of the best I’ve ever done. Things are progressing well with the new record but I just don’t have the time to finish it AND prepare a new set for Coachella”
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Ringo Starr Interviewed By Russell Brand
the questions ranged from personal advice for someone’s son (whom these people think Ringo is? Dr. Phil?) to complex, convoluted pseudo-philosophical ones, the kind of questions that never finish and were certainly longer than any possible answer Ringo could give.
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Nada Surf at Amoeba on Monday, January 30th, 2012, Reviewed
Nada Surf was doing an in-store performance at Amoeba on Monday, and they did it acoustically, with guitars and bass played by frontman Matthew Caws, Daniel Lorca and recent addition, Doug Gillard (whom Caws introduced as someone he has admired for a long time), as well as the light drumming of Ira Elliot, who was not even using a drum set.
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U2 Have A Manager!
Yeah Google helped us fight SOPA/PIPA and it was a good thing Mr. McGuinness! Didn’t he understand these bills were the worst attempt to kill freedom on the internet?
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Sunbears, Origami Vinyl, Sunday January 29th, 2012
I would not pretend to say I have totally figured out their music and have put them in these little groovy-pop-songs-reminiscent-of-famous-bands boxes, certainly not! But you have to start somewhere, and it is true that their sunny sound evoked the 60s wrapped into instantaneously catchy and sweet melodies
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Not With The Band: Communication Breakdown
The problem with musicians is that their art has to be executed in front of an audience to really exist, but I would bet that a lot of them would prefer their work to exist without this obligatory condition. Being an artist does not make you necessary a entertainer willing to crack jokes in front of an audience.
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The Ting Tings slamming David Guetta
This Katie White is really my kind of girl! Beside the fact that his music actually makes me puke, Guetta’s reputation is still safe whatever they can say,…. because how many albums have they sold compared to the DJ?
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‘When The Ship Comes In’, Outernational's Video Review
And I love it! There is a real energy and freshness in their interpretation, carried by the dynamic vocals of Miles Solay, who does not try to imitate Dylan (I still can’t believe how much he sounds like Joe Strummer!)
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'Hanging on', Active Child, Video Review
I don’t know if it is the ethereal harp, the choir-boy falsetto vocals, the dynamism transpiring through the quietude of the performance (I saw him at the Echo last summer), or simply the overall hypnotic beauty of the music.
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Ten reasons why Lana Del Rey is better than Adele
most reviewers are taking a real pleasure to destroy the hype, and do some damage. She has more detractors than supporters and is accused to be fake,manufactured, rich, enhanced, in summary to be all artifice compared to authentic Adele
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Infamous CBGB's To ReOpen?
According to the Gothamist, the famous club CBGB may open again in a new space in Manhattan. The contents of the original club have been preserved in a basement and different locations
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Foo Fighters Fundraising for Obama
‘I don’t know if he’s a rocker, but he definitely has soul. When he looks you in the eyes and shakes your hand, he just means it. I’ve met him a few times now, and everyt ime I see him, he comes over and says, “Hey man, how are you doing?”
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Justin Beiber And Michael Jacksons Tribute
Blabla bla,… this guy can never miss an opportunity can he? He can milk the dead cow too, why wouldn’t he, he has the Jackson clan’s approval. Since he approximately sang for 10 seconds, and very badly
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'Under African Skies' Screened At Sundance
‘I made it clear I didn’t want a puff piece, a Paul Simon puff piece, and he didn’t want a Paul Simon puff piece. We established that we’re going to do an honest exploration of these issues
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Two Lights, Buying A Career
… posed for photo shoots, hung out with models, worked with Grammy-nominated producers and rocked some of the top clubs in New York (places like the Mercury Lounge and the Highline Ballroom), opening for some of our favorite bands.’
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Hulk Hogan Almost Joined Metallica
presenting an award with Jerry Hall, Mick Jagger’s ex, and she told me the[Rolling] Stones were looking for a bass player. I sent her a ton of merchandise that she asked for and said ‘Tell Mick I’m a great bassplayer.’ I never heard a word back.’
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"Bon Joviver", by Miracles of Modern Reviewed
In a total Justin Vernon’s ambiance, wearing wool/fur hats,the five guys of Miracles of Modern Science are sitting around a table lightened with candles, as they are singing a song mixing Bon Jovi’s ‘You Give Love A Bad Name’ lyrics with Bon Iver’s falsetto
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Perfume Genius' Promo Video Banned
can’t imagine that a ‘straight’ version of this ad wouldn’t pass. Our entire office (90% straight,for what it’s worth) was genuinely surprised by this one. Especially given their impassioned pleas last week about free speech and anti-Internet-censorship.’
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Joy Division-Disney Pulled Due To "Issue"
Were they afraid to get sued by the UK band for using the cover artwork from their Unknown Pleasures album? Some blogs said it was not possible since the image (an illustration representing pulses from the first-discovered pulsar) was public domain.
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Deer Park Avenue, Whiskey a Go Go, Monday January 23rd, 2012
Their power-pop-rock songs, fueled by Sarah’s guitar and her electric presence, were producing a totally radio-friendly melodic rock with a light dash of punk attitude (may be like a Green Day female touch)
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Sleigh Bells', 'Comeback Kid' Video Review
The video gives it some life, the scenery is sun-drenched 80s Florida with a lot of Alexis and her famous bangs, as she jumps on a bed in a red robe witha rifle or wears a black leather jacket,… sure she is sexy, but is that enough?
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Katy Perry’s ‘The One that Got Away’ reworked by Jon Brion
Jon Brion can bring all the delicate acoustic guitar she wants, strip down the song as much as he can (the guy can do miracle), I still find Perry’s bluesy and crying voice forced and annoying.
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Kanye West’s behavior and Chris Cornell's stupid declaration
‘Sounds like there’s children playing music there, retarded children, retarded as in held back. There’s no other word for it’.
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The Brian Jonestown Massacre's upcoming album
their frontman has such an inflated ego that hehas basically spoiled everything for me. However, if we can pass on Anton Newcombe’s tempestuous character and plain insanity at times, and the factthat he basically has fired his band line-up every year, you still may be interested by the band’s psychedelic-shoegazing rock sound
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Mickey Mouse-Joy Division tee-shirt
‘Inspired by the iconic sleeve of Joy Division’s ‘Unknown Pleasures’ album, this Waves Mickey MouseTee incorporates Mickey’s image within the graphic of the pulse of a star.
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Max Pain and the Groovies, High Fidelity, Saturday January 21st, 2012
Wearing dark glasses or wool hats, the band played a tight and loud arena-rock-style set, while occupying the stage with a total rock’n’roll attitude, directly communicating with their public
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Not With The Band: SOPA
What about all the videos and pictures people upload on line? How many of them trespass copyright? I bet a lot.
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No Age Accuse Kings of Leon Of Ripping Off Designs
What can I say, so much has been said already about The Kings of Leon’s douchebagery, …
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Minimum Wage VS Music Sales
I remember the old times, before the digital age, when buying an album cost about $18-20, these times are definitively over, there are more and more music available and it is almost free
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Lana Del Rey's physical transformation, Does It Matter?
As I wasreading about Lana Del Rey’s debut and her physical transformation, from shyand casually dressed Lizzy Grant to provocative and sophisticated Femme fataleLana, I was thinking how much looks
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J Tillman leaving Fleet Foxes
I remember the tunes being grave and melancholic with poignant lyrics, often talking about biblical characters or also being almost the confessional type.
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The Internet, 'Fastlane' Video Review
It features two runaway lesbian gangsters, played by Syd and actress Jasmine Flemings, armed to the teeth and greatly enjoying the killing and the robbing during their journey in the desert.
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Exene Cervenka Writing An Advice Column For OC weekly
So now I wonder what I could ask Exene, Personal question? General question? Why this guy never calls me? Why republican candidates are so ugly? It’s gonna be hard!
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Telegram On Wayne Coynes Doorstep, Let's Record A Song!
They drove from LA to Oklahoma during 22 straight hours, and took the risk to ring at Coyne’s door without notice, but they were actually welcomed by the Flaming Lips’ frontman
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The Dillinger Escape Plan, Center for the Arts in Eagle Rock, Wednesday, January 18th, 2012
People looked totally mad at each other with grim expressions replacing smiles on their faces, but they actually seemed to have a great time and it was a strong bonding, a strong male bonding fueled by an adrenaline-rush.
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Megaupload Shut Down By Feds And Alicia Keys?
Megaupload not only allowed to share music files but basically any kinds of file, and was accused of costing copyright holders more than $500 million in lost revenue from pirated films and other content
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Publicist Asks That Lana Del Rey Satire Be Removed From Blog
‘Of all the bad press that she’s gotten in the wake of her‘performance’ on Saturday Night Live, I think it’s amusing that she (or her publicist, or both) chose to attack my article. It was a clear piece of satire.Is the real Lana Del Rey like the ‘Lana Del Rey’ I wrote about in my article? I don’t know. Probably not.’
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Twitter war between Public Enemy Chuck D and the LA Weekly writer
I would have expected more support from the LAWeekly, but Romero was insisting his story was rather about the lack of permit rather than being about being negative about the event, although he accused Chuck D at one point to be promoting his book
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Jay-Z and the B-word
Z gave up the use of the word ‘bitch’ because of the new addition to his family. I don’t remember where I read this first,but it was reported everywhere, even on TV, Jay-Z would have written a poem to prove his new resolution of dropping the bad word from his lyrics.
Well,it is not true
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Seasons at the Echo on Monday January 16th, 2012
As more people ended up in stage, petals were flying everywhere, the odor of the flowers was nicely filling the air and the public was catching up with the free spirit emanating from the music; people were jumping and bouncing as the sound was making more and more noisy swirls
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The Lonely Wild at the Echo on Monday January 16th, 2012
On stage, there is alot going on, as one of the musician was juggling between synth, bass and trumpet, and all of them were at some point participating to the vocals. The female-male parts were delicate, abandoning the cinematic view for a little while, and approaching a hymn-like territory.
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‘Under African Skies’ the documentary about the album Graceland
This will only be the beginning of a year-long celebration commemorating the 25th anniversary of this release, and, as we had already announced it, there will also be more goodies for die-hard fans,
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Traps PS at Origami Vinyl on Saturday January 14th, 2012
I am not sure how to qualify their hiccup music, punk? Post-punk? Garage-rock? All of the above? It was more assaulting projectile music sprinkled with a few surfing riffs and tribal drumming than anything else to me.