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Expecting a mellow rock hipster indie ballad, I found myself hearing a hardcore song. The intense guitar and bass totally thew me off guard, and the vocals were strong and powerful. It’s almost reminiscent of the older punk scene, which I like a lot.

Some of you may scoff at this old time crooner but that just shows your lack of suave. Yeah, suave not swag. The Rat Pack was and always will be the epitome of suave. Tuxedo wearing men with cocktails woo’ing the ladies and belting out tunes.

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!

We tend to forget that once you have a kid your life is done. Everything you do for the rest of your life is for them- its a horrible thing, which is why they invented birth control

Truth is I love Deathcab, yeah Gibbard is a freak but so what? He was a hip nerd as long as Weezer, like the original crew of latte’ suckers. But to shun the top right corner is a sin unforgiving.

Is it me or does Gotye look like a young Barry Manilow. And sound like a seriously depressed tomcat. Funny how little movement compared to the BB200, but I got a feeling Payphone is gonna hang around… though not as long as Jagger.

Congrats to White though a # 1 isn’t what it used to be. The two rough neck country boy toys? Lee isn’t the worst thing I’ve ever heard.

Daughters – Nas – Written for his 17 year old kid, I dismissed this song as nothing special but it is at least somewhat special: as he writes about “his precious little girl”, Nas seems to invade her privacy and the song isn’t good enough to withstand the inappropriateness. On the plus side, the chorus is catchy and there is something so charming in an old time rapper being such a strong parent figure. In the end, the latter is more important than most anything else. grade: A

The two covers are from Dylan and the Everly Brothers, the absolute standards as far as a very clean clear version are “Run Of The Mill” and “My Sweet Lord”. the Naked redux is “All Things Must Pass” and the new song, “Woman Don’t You Cry”, isn’t up to much.

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’.’

Jason Seigel and Emily Blunt meet AWESOME “Sweet thing” is playing in the background) in San Francisco, get engaged, and move to Michigan when Emily gets a post-doctorate,. Jason, a Sous Chef, is stuck making sandwiches at a Deli while Emily starts a fliration with her boss.

The guys have taken their fresh faced tunes and really aged them horribly. More like dusty drag queens then a fresh faced boy band. The ladies love them though, but men? Can I get a male Duran Duran fan to raise their hand?

‘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.’

Two weeks ago, a phenomenan aoccured and while I noted it, I failed to mention it. Both Bonnie Raitt and Hoodie Allen were on the Billboard Top 10 album charts and both albums were self released.

So in all these years, what new tricks has MM learnt? Delayed gratification is its own reward and the sizzling ooos and 11111s enhanced intro is the modern equivalent of an acoustic intro to a hard rocker. And then it is a hard rocker – Grade: B+

The New York date for the Sweet Relief Musician Fund Benefit is to raise money for the cause. They support musicians who are struggling with age-related problem, disabilities, or illness if they’re struggling financially. It’s an incredible cause that has helped out countless musicians…

I think what really bothers me about this moronic video is the fact that there’s seriously nothing going on. It’s just them dancing and rapping in a few hotel rooms

Nothing’s Gonna Change The Way that You Feel About Me – Justin Townes Earle – Just about perfect singer-songwriter malais, a trip to nowhere and back in search of peace of mind.

Let’s be honest here, hiatus means done. Name me one band other than the Eagles who have used the word ‘hiatus’ and returned. Wait, maybe there are a few but not enough to make being on hiatus just a break.

You Won’t regret It – Ceu – Sensational lovers rock, ranking pop sensation. It is gonna be hard to topple this Brazilian beauty, though until she sings in English on a consistent basis, Shakira won’t be worrying.

I am no ‘God Bless America” type gal Trust me, I’m pretty much just living my life, laying low and trying not to cause too much harm. I find it amusing that the Commanders at Fort Knox pretty much think he is a tool, as I do! Finally I have something in common with the US military!

1920s flapper? Sure and so much more. A near perfect swing gal with just enough personality to make what are now standards once her own. And little enough to record under different names for different styles. Ps? Best use of the word “necessity” in a song.

A blunderbuss is somebody “unsubtle or clumsy” -so let’s call it a minor self portrait and it will point you to what is wrong, or at least not quite right, with Blunderbuss: it is a minor work. a tinted mirror of White backing in on itself, and self-referential, self-absorbed, it doesn’t invite the listener in.

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!

This was a pay back for Marilyn’s gratis performance at Depp’s son’s birthday party earlier in the month. The whole lot of them are weirdos- but then again its all an act. While on this topic if we put Jack White, Johnny Depp and Marilyn Manson in a blender, no one would notice

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

But, as mentioned the soundtrack is actually spiffy. It will contain a new song by Scott Weiland titled ‘Breathe’, how interesting… Scott, as we all know has lost his marbles and lives in a tiny world of his own.