Watching Fiona Apple on Sunday, got me to think of how much she has changed since her titanic flameout at Roseland where in 2000 a mix of nerves and sound fuck ups had a devastated Fiona begging the journalists there not to write about it and then storming off the stage a coupla songs into her set!
Do not miss this tour- the lineup is insane, and will never be this great again. These incredible bands all in one night is crazy; it should be one of the best concerts of the fall!
With the song-teaser of the album, ‘Groundhog Day’, she is back in great form, and, after a rather slow departure, she goes back to total assault mode with her very recognizable girlie howl and cascades of raging guitar riffs escalating during the song
Why buy Verve Records, the greatest Jazz label of all times, to release oldies? What are they thinking of? I went to an Elizabeth And The Catapults party at Verve a couple of years and wasn’t sure why they were on the label either.
Manchester band were too clever for their own good and got slam dunked by punk but man could they arrange a song: like Steely Dan without the jazz on this bank robbery song – Grade: A
The singing wasn’t good, the versions weren’t great, they piped it too loud. The brothers were good together, and the dancing was excellent, but you can only give the Jacksons so much benefit of the doubt before the truth has to be said: they aren’t good enough without Michael.
Here I am 32 years later literally shaking people to find this album and listen. The problem is you wont listen- cuz your ears are filled with bullshit like Bon Iver and Coldplay. Its ok to go backward it really is
The message is strong and clear but what makes this video even more impressive is the participation of more than 100 people worldwide
The lead vocalist of The Used, Bert McCracken, is banned from crossing the Canadian border for the next ten years. McCracken says it’s because the government is not allowing him into Canada because of criminal charges from a decade ago
Really, of all the slow malingering deaths, this one sucks so bad. All you have is memories, how cruelly indifferent can nature be, to rob them from people. Terribly sad, really. Glen, like so many of us, went through the lot on his road to redemption, and Alzheimer doesn’t take it for us, it takes it from him
One thing is sure, they should seduce any drummer and drumming fan, as they put all the emphasis on rhythms and,… what did she say? Syncopation
They are like a stream of consciousness concept of what an indie band should be and their first album, Weathervanes, is a pleasant bore. I like em, naybe I’ll use em for my next tax audit
This picture is awesome, tell me if that wasnt in color it would be some new hipster performer. Everything old is new again. He looks like something out of Starbucks radio. Warning- he does NOT look like that now… not at all.
10cc has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. “Things We Do For Love” has been played over 3.5 million times on US radio. “I’m Not In Love” has been recorded by The Pretenders, Will To Power, Peggy Lee, Richie Havens, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, and most recently The Flaming Lips.
Bellamy declared that the track was ‘about total conviction and pure determination to win’, yes I got this from the lyrics, thanks, no explanation necessary, but why do I have visions of Christians eaten by lions in Roman arenas?
it was him and Kanye like a pair of 40 year old A&R (record company) men who can’t dance shouting ‘London oh yeah’, whilst an iPod played Otis Redding. I can do that at home.”
Ellie’s song was released May 2011 and it proves that it can take forever for a song to hit the charts but once it does, it takes forever for it to leave. It’s OK, nohing great.
the singles charts are pretty static and the albums flit in and out as only fans or freak hits hit the album charts. Count em up: 5 of the top 5 are new this week.
You, Man? Human??? feat Nick Cave – The Flaming Lips – It kicked in, it’s like a too arty version of Cave crica 2008 and Cave is a sleazy, scary middle man as the music rolls over him in waves of weirdnesss: “You can touch me, if you want” is as I’ve heard – Grade: A
If the powers that be can bring this in at under the $200 mark and release one or two a year, they would be the ultimate last word on every single Beatles album and the last word for a beatles fan. See what Columbia has done with Davis… it is time to centralize things and to complete them. It is time for the BEATLES BOX SET!!!
If this album was completed prior to Ramones death and released posthumously thats one thing- to scavenge up material to complete it is Frankenstein rock and roll.
Unexpected duo will get together to record a track for an episode of the series: Iggy Pop and Best Coast will premiere their collaboration, ‘Let’s Boot and Rally’ on July 5 via KCRW and then the following Sunday, July 8 on HBO
I think he is a bore and I think he is completely wrong for the venue but from a finger picked solo slice of lo-fi through to a headstrong salsa sounding dance song with a full band at the end, I didn’t dislike him much either. Not my scene but for want of something better, I can now see that I didn’t really get the man before.
But the director has been busy lately, finishing his movie ‘The Master’, and it is possible he had started working on this video beforehand as Apple’s album has actually been finished a long time ago; we can just speculate he will finish up the video soon!
A rock opera is a perfect outlet for someone as theatrical and Manson so this can potentially work- of course if it evolves into and actual rock opera it will be a hot mess cuz the last thing we need is another Rock of Ages thing going on. C’mon stop the torture. A one hour television episode though, thats a good thing
The concept: to take Goth and add it to shoegaze is a pretty good one, and when they get the right song, Phantogram no what to do with it. Even when the song is a little inert, their jams are better than, say, Cults who I saw next.
Cher went on to be a well respected actress and had a solo disco career before becomeing Queen of the Queens replaceing Liza Minelli and followed by Madonna, Brittany and now Gaga
“You can very easily become infected by the minority negative opinion.’I was talking to my dad about Manchester United — the most popular football team in the world — and when they show up at West Ham they get booed. I was thinking, ‘Well, it’s the same for us…
A limited amount of presale tickets are available TODAY, Thursday, June 28 from 10AM to 10PM, before they go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 29 at 10AM
We have already heard ‘Ruin’, and ‘Cherokee’ sounds even more tragic with its alarming guitar signal, bleak piano chords that repeat itself with Chan’s buried vocals singing ‘marry me to the sky’, then ‘If I die before my time, bury me upside down’.
Flash forwardest and Billy Ray Cyrus got a new job! Hot dang, and almost all by himself!! But on behalf of all Thespians and the mayor of New York bow your head as Billy Ray Cyrus is going to be on Broadway. Yeah, I’m not joking
Built To Spill ignore their fans as they trade off rumbling interlocking parts, they aren’t playing loud riffs, they are dissolving liquidy strings bending not bouncing
Byrne is all over the place nowadays that opera he co-wrote about Marcos was not much fun for one, and St. Vincent is boring, but ut them together and they are more than the sum of their oarts on what starts like a Latin American excursion and is pulled by chugging horns – Grade: A-
And yes I am a pizza delivery boy when I am home. I am currently on a forty date U.S. Tour with my new band, “The Moms”. I play drums (Dark Horse) (#holler@yoursponsors) and I have way too many opinions on the music business as it stands today. You will learn this
I am still using Spotify for free, but many people have opted for the subscription option. It is certainly another way to listen to music, and it seems that the next generation has absolutely no problem with the idea of just streaming the music instead of owning it.
That odd Minstrel (which for years I was grossed out about cuz I thought it was menstrual) with that Dickens like persona. Really what the hell was his deal with that ‘Ye Olde, English’ bit?
The website is actually really cool, this is all fired up in celebration of the reissue and remaster of the film last week. Yellow Submarine was the first and biggest animated film in its day since Disney. For the new version, every frame has been hand-restored
the band are a cool way to kill some time: they have a firm grasp on melody and on the set highlight “You Know What I Mean”, a pop ballad replete with snaps claps, and double tracking, they find a place in the sun where the audience can respond well. A girl besides me whisper to me, “Do you like this one? It was the song that first turned me on to them”,.
With shots in the beginning and end of the video of Trey(shirtless) on a gurney with a defibrillator on his chest, one assumes that he’s been hurt and that this might explain why he knows what a heart attack feels like
MTV is planning to stream the whole thing for its O Music Awards! This will look like a hybrid between a film concert and a reality show, since streaming will also happen between concerts, like in the bus, which will carry the band from one city to the next.
Hmm, this is one landmark I have no interest in seeing and from what I understand you can buy a star. I thought you had to earn it but apparently that’s not the case. There are a limited number created each year and the Class of 2012 had been announced.
On stage, she reminds me a little of Florence Welch without the Stevie Nicks affectations, there is a deep unsettling brrrness to it all and, also, Cyrk II will be released and I’m kinda bumming over that because it means I missed the second album proper tour.
Ironically ,if Rosemond may go to jail for his drug traffic conviction, he will not be charged for his role in the attack on Tupac, which was classified as a robbery; and since in NY the statute of limitations on robbery is 7 years, this means it is now too late!
Lydon was a blabbermouth and the Jude was relatively forbearing until stopping Lydon with a sharp, “Did I disrespect you”. “No”, I chagrined Rotten replied, eyes cast down.
“I’ve personally been writing my ass off for months now. Feeling really inspired to follow it up with the rest of the songs from the band too.”
I was surprised to notice two bands I knew very little about but with one thing in common playing at Governor’s Ball. They were bands I disliked solely because of their bands names!
Barlow’s lawyers stoutly deny any wrong doing and claim he pays a fortune in taxes and who is to say otherwise. that isn’t the point. the point iis, surely just the look of impropriety might suggest a holding off till the case developes?
Ruin – Cat Power – The concept of being ruined has never been sexier and set to better purpose than on this incredible new rocker with a blues edge by yet eccentric white woman – Grade: A
From flaming out to sneering in to perfecting her craft, Apple has grown and grown and is now not just a great recording artist but a great live performer as well. Grade: A
Lazzara has such immense talent and I love his voice. Recorded, it’s smooth and intense and engaging. Live, it’s rough and passionate and perfect. The guitars are simple, but that’s why this stripped down, acoustic version is so great.
