Yeah, Muse sound like U2 but they sound like GREAT U2. If U2 had written it I’d be raving about Bono’s return to form. Otherwise, the world belongs Amanda in a week where Taylor signifies but doesn’t qualify.
Anyway, with $600 million, Bono could really put an end to AIDS, if he invested in research and not in Facebook, right? But is this really big money? I would say it becomes all relative when compared to Walmart heiress, Ann Walton Kroenke’s $3.9 billion
It’s just plain fun and Fearless puts together some amazing covers. In our time doing interviews we discovered most bands have at least one pop tune on their iPod and aren’t afraid to belt it out at whim. Pop songs are pop cuz they’re popular and sometime for the sheer cheesiness of the tune.
The Once And Future Carpenter – The Avett Brothers – I bet they suck live, but on record, well, the newbie crosses over to indie land, a sweetly undisturbed folkie indie harmony country type indie – Grade: B+
Annual burners always have intoxicating smiles on their face waiting to see what will come from the most sought after party of the year.
‘I’m working within my art form. It’s that simple. I work within the rules and limitations of it. There are authoritarian figures that can explain that kind of art form better to you than I can. It’s called songwriting. It has to do with melody and rhythm, and then after that, anything goes. You make everything yours. We all do it.’
Max’s guitar playing is phenomenal. It isn’t overbearing on their voices, and it’s a great background tune. The way it isn’t stereotypical and Bemis puts his own spin on it is what makes this song so great.
And if you can’t wait for its very limited release this weekend (only in New York and Los Angeles), you can already stream the soundtrack on Spotify, a series of powerful and impressive instrumentals composed by Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood, who had already scored Anderson’s previous movie ‘There Will Be Blood’.
Jimmy has totally stolen late night music cool. Conan used to be the king but no more. Jimmy is just younger hipper and more entertaining. HIs band The Roots sorta suck but that’s ok cuz it makes the guest look better
a very ordinary slice of electronic modern pop and it is too flimsy to emerge as a hit single. It is, in fact, a very boring track and if the album isn’t better than this we have a problem. Fortunately she has nothing much riding on it
Jay-Z’s club is supposed to be a hot thing, combining the ‘lavish warmth of a New York City penthouse with the vivacity and glamour of courtside seats at a championship game’… it has also a super large VIP space, with large-screen HD TVs, custom pool table, and sport memorabilia, called, what else? the Jay-Z Lounge
Until now, you’ve only heard a couple bootleg live versions and that infamous Ronnie Biggs studio cut. But in honor of the 35th Anniversary release- we get a new improv steeped closet recording that sounds almost psychedelic. Freakin Lydon, hes such a pip
“Where do the free in this place get down?” sounds like it might mean something and so what if it doesn’t, right? Who cares if it only sounds profoundly fun when it is really easy word up fun?
‘Oh my God, I guess she’s right.’ I just try to write music that connects with people’s conscience and make music for awake people rather than sleepwalkers
Taylor Swift has spent more weeks at the top of the country charts than any artist since Kenny Rogers not very country overblown ballad “Lady” And what is doubly impressive, Taylor hasn’t actually written a country song since 2009
Imagine Dragons, an indifferent indie band, are at # 1 because Interscope signed em. And LeCrae is a born again Christian rapper… so, you gotta think maybe Al Quiada should get in the game.
No Worries – Lil Wayne – After dismissing this out of hand yesterday, its complete eccentric sound caught my ear. Weezy can absolutely rhyme, and if he can’t quite sing, still, he is so unhinged here, it is more than a my Mach is bigger than usual, You gotta wonder who he is gonna sell it to – Grade: B+
As brutal as you’d expect, but her good nature disrupts the spastic enclave of sound: it is like Amanda is giving you a good whipping and putting balm on your wounds between strokes.
This woman can painlessly reach highs that many only dream of, and her voice approaches perfection each time,.. well she is in fact a true classically trained soprano, and goes into operatic delivery many times during a show.
Nothing will ever be at the center of Mann’s ouerve, but nothing will disappoint either. Song for song, it is her best since Lost In Space, and if two songs were as great as “Charmer”
I reminisced by listening to a very recent acoustic rendition of their old tune “Breakdown”. I adore the song, with its quick beats and fabulous guitars. John and Caleb’s voices are beautiful and I remember this song being one of my favourites on Underdog Alma Mater.
Tight” should be about four women having sex with anybody, DJs, rock stars, PR people, record label execs, their manager, anybody, who can help them in their career. I bet we don’t get it.
Freedom lobbies and sends in representatives to promote and secure same sex marriages. We have seen this ‘right’ revoked, the foundation works diligently to keep their agenda on track. The current rally cry being that marriage is between two people that love each other rather than an gender specimen from each side. Aside from the people at Chik-Fil-A is there anyone against this?
If Brown was a changed man and he wanted to punish himself by wearing his sin in the neck for life, that would be a different situation. But it’s not the case, Brown is still this arrogant out-of-control scumbag
Their mission is to enable children with severe speech and physical impairment to fully participate in their community. This is the 26th annual all acoustic concert.
I think there’s a certain insecurity there that you’re always waiting for that great story to come along, that great script. In music, I write the songs. There’s an element of control that you have as a musician that you don’t have as an actor.
Doesn’t mean I won’t be at Roseland Saturday October 27th, though I won’t be coughing up the $500 plus for the VIP Ultra meet and greet.
The VMAs are worse today. They are kinda like Coney Island on a wet Sunday afternoon in late October. Everything looks the way it used to but the paint is faded and the rides are slower and no one is around
Advertising sponsored albums, kickstarter campaigns, free live recordings, paid live recordings, tee shirts, fanclubs, meet and greets with paid purchase, super box sets that include the earliest demos and commentary… everything is all over the place.
The xx – Chained – People like this band because they have a subtle palette of colors, it looks like shades of gray but the melodies are sprinkles of color. But I find them dull and this isn’t “Angels” – Grade: B
The cutting edge is about engaging the fans with social media so that the music is sold as an experience. Is it any wonder that her next album ARTPOP will be sold as “an interactive experience” with an app?
They thought the clip couldn’t be used as they felt it was not reflecting what they truly want to do on stage, … sure, I understand that lights are part of their performance, and seeing them during daylight was probably modifying the experience, but they are playing music, and I still hope fans go to see them for their music first. They aren’t some nocturnal circus/cabaret act!
Shes the arty annoying broad in the thrift shop sweater who goes on and on about politics til you want to kill her. So do me a favor. I beg you, just don’t look. Don’t look at the art don’t look at a video just ignore her face and her interviews and banter. For the good of all that is holy do NOT get the commentary version of her new album-
Look at the Post’s real estate and business sections: they work like an ongoing argument between editorial staff and readers on the nature of both. Music works as a part of a larger framework with no inner life and with even its biggest stars relegated to the sidelines.
In a sense, it is a child of “Candle In The Wind” but with the sentiment distilled… and without a great melody. Gaga’s problem appears to be an inability to write good songs any more. This one is really not that great and the rest of the album better be a big big improvement.
on his night to spin the turntables (cuz yes, there were records) he popped in this little ditty. By the time it was time to flip the LP I was long long gone. I was a sucker for the pretty face and the drums just amped it up.
The band is dressed in furry and feathery animal costumes – a recurrent theme these days – and some red-wigged-bulgy-eyed iguana also made an apparition,… such a strange visual, it almost has the same vibe than movies showing people lost in a forest cabin and watching old K7 of paranormal phenomenon
For a child the change from non-existent to 12 year old girl is huge. Plus the 24 time span, the daily dayness is long, but it is also relentless, it doesn’t stop for a second and it doesn’t stop for anything so while a day is long days are short.
Throwing flour in some ones face is spectacle enough to bring attention to their cause and not as permanent as days gone by. In 1982 I was part of a very militant group who took it upon themselves to spray paint or otherwise stain fur coats we encountered in our day. Yes, I took part in this vigilante behavior and no I don’t really regret it.
Tickets go on sale September 21st, 2012 and Rihanna will be going forth May 4th, 2013 when she makes her only area performance. Only? Surely not… I would bet that she adds a couple of dates to that stand. May 4th will be a Saturday
Now their legions of fanatics can scream out the lyrics with this ‘punk’ band. Before I list the dates though, lets get one thing straight. Green Day are not punk. They never were and they never will be.
Maybe it is like a Mom who lets go of her sons and in a shopping mall, turns round and he is gone never to be seen again. The mother is left to relive the moment only this time she doesn’t let go of his hand.
But how a guy, who has probably always bought everything cash, would know? This declaration demonstrates how disconnected from reality a billionaire can be …. And you don’t know what the fight is about? These people aren’t having a picnic in the park, this was really offensive, in a Marie-Antoinette kind of way
Chinese Rock – Sid Vicious – A bad, bad joke that was in the process of killing the tragi-comic figure, the personification of white trash in eather coat and hypodermic needles, stuck between Malcolm trying to remake him in the image of James Dean and Nancy Spungen trying to resurrect his career at Max’s with panties in hand. It all ended up in the Chelsea Hotel, and this song is the soundtrack. Ps: it is a terrible version… but a great song. – Grade: D+
Mould simply shows how the old school punk rock house was built, raining sheets of sonic guitar blasts that rip potholes into the linings of your brainpan and then searing spackle into the remaining crevices.
Freedom and Lady Liberty run throughout the eleven songs, despite all the troubles in her personal life, this is a triumphant rebirth, which, far from focusing on her own depression, opens up to the whole world with a rare generosity.
Perhaps, finally we will have a computer generated voice of a generation who will outlive everyone forever… and we will go from “Oh well whatever nevermind” to “whatever”.
There are far too many voices these days, too many genre’s to much media too much everything for there to be a singular source for anything. There are groups for everyone and all of those groups together are a collective ‘choir of a generation’
T-shirts are part of fashion unfortunately, and I have seen too many Joy Division Ramones or Black Flag t-shirts lately to be convinced all these people were real fans of these bands.
After being a Dresden Doll fan for so long it was tough to jump ship and actually turn from love to hate. Yes, hate. She annoyed the hell out of me. So much so that I didn’t even want to see her on her tour or participate in her asinine kick starter bullshit.
