the early Pentagram stuff on their compilation First Daze Here needs no excuse whatsoever from me. It is outrageously great hard metal with a great vocalist -who can sound an awful lot like Jim Morrison, and stunning guitar. You can believe it should make it big. And When Sean Pelletier, a vinyl junkie addicted to music hears it, it changes his life
The new tune is called ‘Looking for a Sign’ and of course it is not the first time Beck has contributed to a soundtrack, from HBO series ‘True Blood’ to ‘Scott Pilgrim Vs the World’, there is a long list.
“I’m really upset by the timing of this. CAMP tour will go on, but dates will be postponed. … All tickets will be honored for whatever date they’re moved to. In some cases there will be more tickets available because the venues will be bigger
Is there a worst moment in rock and roll history than the wayBono sings “mmmmm” in “Moment Of Surrender”?. He should spend eternity in purgatory for that alone.
Some week, eh? I’m going to see Odd Future tonight, so didn’t even wait till Spotify put it up. But it is some week any way: The Shins, Margot, T-Bone (which got a lousy 3 out of 4 in RS which means it’s probably the absolute pits) and Jack White…
Getting ready for this weeks Odd Future and Black Keys concerts explains two of em, checking out the UK charts explains two others, and Gilbert has a new Greatesr hits. And why not?
Black 47 were the greatest rock and roll band in the world. Celtic rockers who not only sang of, but lived, the Irish immigrant life in New York City. But not the potato famine refugees become cops and politicians, wild eyed rockers living on the lower East Side and playing CBGB’s twice a month. A one of us first generation American dreamer
Let’s just say their cover has nothing to do with William Shatner’s take on it, it is faster and more riotous than the original of course!
Perhaps they gave us this so that every other song would be stellar in comparison? Maybe this was a mistake? A favor to some ones kid? There has to be a legitimate reason
Elliott’s afterlife has never been so uneasy. How many articles do I read which are mentioning his death? A lot! I should say all the articles about Elliott Smith mention his death.The authors talk about ‘murder or suicide’ in the best-case scenario….
There should be no story telling with the techno beat. We should be hearing lines about getting drunk, getting wasted and fucking- that’s it.
‘Twitter creates a bond and loyalty with her fans who otherwise may be tempted to download her music illegally. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that tweets from @ladygaga automatically appear on her Facebook page, which has over 49 million likes’.
You betcha it’s tainted. You show me one bad word about the Hall Of Fame in Stone. Just one. You can’t. It is one exclusive piece of fluffy propaganda after another.
The thought of Smalls children having great lives pleases me no end. It is like the end of Wuthering Heights, where the two children become closer despite Heathcliff’s efforts.
There is some mention that an alternate tribute. The Stones might play multiple nights in major markets in place of extensive touring. Easier on the disposition at that age.
Not only did I not like Odd Future at T5 last year, U don’t much like “Rella” either. But “Rella” is growing on me and “NY (Ned Flander)” is better and this gig, on Tuesday, is at the vastly superior Hammerstein Ballroom, plus I have a balcony seat so I might see something without dying
What’s the difference between Lionel Ritchie and Bruce Springsteen. Based upon this chart, not so much if you ask me. It took a weak for Bruce to fade and Adele is already selling more per week. Home Again is slow and a little boring and yet, it has a definite style and the song writing is strong
After whining about the chart all year, this ain’t bad. The difference is X Factor winner Alexdra Burke’s “Elephant”, a very good track that splits the difference between emo-electronic and dance.
I am not at all sure about the new Paul Weller but really I haven’t been that sure since The Jam A song, even an album, here and there, but even the Style Council weren’t as good as I wished they’d been. Perhaps I have lost the Englishness I need to respond to him. Plus, cmon… that haircut is awful.
It starts like a mellow ballad with acoustic guitar, drenched in background vocal harmonies behind Alex Ebert’s soothing voice, before the folk tune wakes up after a build-up, agitates itself like a dance invitation
The Bounce gigged for three years and then called it quits. Larry claims the best thing about being in a band, besides the girls, was his friends in the band. And if you met Lachmann, who is a remarkably nice guy, you might be excused for assuming it was his influnece that made it such a pleasant experience.
Dancing prostitutes in church is another great name for a band. Punk is supposed to be political, the US has no cred this is real punk rock behaviour. Granted not the brightest when you live in Russia
‘Flavor Flav House of Flavor’, which will serve,… fried chicken, Southern soul food, and a speciality, red velvet waffles. According to the first review, the food is good, the price is decent…
Predictable and boring, this sounds like a perfect description of Lady Gaga’s music for me. But what does it say about all these gay men who ‘are falling so hard for it’? Any generation had its gay icon I suppose
Over 60 people were engaged in a aggressive mosh dance’ and bashed up by the RiverStamp maniacs. But no injuries- it just looked bad. Mosh pits are a joke these days. If a 14 year old chick can crowd surf a mosh pit- its lame.
Now that it doesn’t cost a grand, the souvenir from his totally excellent 2011 tour is a must buy, so is the Laura Marling rerelease of her last album -for the live stuff of course. New Madonna, new Shins, liive Chemical Bros, and the Hunger Games soundtrack. Should be an interesting coupla weeks.
There is Grandpa and his friends from the Rotary Club making great music for teenagers. I expect Chris Hanson to show up like this is a horrible episode of Dateline. They don’t fit- they look horrific and to make matters worse lets throw in some teenaged sexuality to really make me want to puke.
After dissing the new Ting Tings after a spin because time is money and I have neither and it wasn’t clicking and it was reportedly based upon the Beastie Boys titanic over rated Paul’s Boiutique, a coupla songs began to click. Grade: B+
Quite why Lee Renaldo wants to reinventen himself as a lame sing-sonwriter but if this is the best he has to offer, my bet is he won’t move far beyond the Sonic Youth faithful. Lucky for him, there are loads of them.
‘Why has it taken me this long to make it to South By Southwest?’ He asked at the beginning of his show,… err may be because you have been kind of invisible for the longest time?
A fuzzy sort of song that combines that typical Brit based pop sound with a bit more flashy drum and guitar action. It’s as if those instruments are the lead and singer…. is back up.
The dead and deadly wounded were being shipped home and the army were coming to a town near you and just plucking out the men of the town and shipping them off. Those not gullible enough to believe the recruitment concerts.
According to the people who were tweeting, it was impressive, especially because of the massive finale, the Woody Guthrie cover ‘This is Your Land’ which included the participation of Arcade Fire, Tom Morello, Low Anthem, Eric Burdon, Joe Ely…
Slick back perv 'stache Nick Cave really grosses me out. I can hardly look at this band for the sheer disgust of it. That being said- was a video a
There is no reason to condemn their relationship on this basis, … except that it may not be a very good idea to get engaged so young, just a few weeks after the loss of a parent.
First Russell, apparently a photographer tried to take his picture with an iPhone. Brand got pissed wrestled him to the ground and threw the phone through a window of an abandoned building, breaking the glass.
. Richard really did a number on himself when he fell out of a tree in 2006 and, according to Rolling Stone magazine, who have better connects than rock nyc, is too ill for a world tower. So they may do 10 nights at MSG, 10 nights in L.A. and 10 nights in London
“Hail to the taxis, they go where I go…” As long as we’re rock nyc, here is an nyc song which doesn’t rock, it swings, and lands way above “Empire State Of Mind”, if not in “New York State Of Mind” territory.
MSP Mach One, before Ritchie disappeared, is an amphetemine injected piece of rabble rousing. Sorta like Primal Scream without the artiness. Grade: A-
Why everyone is expecting the same unnatural perfection you can hear on the record? Shaky is okay in my world, she is really real, and don’t say this if you don’t want to see her disappear for another 7 years.
I caught it right as they were performing “Alive With The Glory Of Love”, which is one of my favourite songs by them, and of all time. I can’t believe the band’s energy with the tune
So the very idea of the big Arena bands, from the Stones to U2, is antithical, it’s beseides the point, a marketing ploy. And so sincere people sneer at it. It is beneath an indie rocker like Titus Andronicus leader Patrick Stickles even if he is the last person on earth capable of doing it.
As God as my witness I will go to the gym no less than three times a week until I die. I am afraid to sleep, if I close my eye the image sends me in to madness,
Wow, looks who's back. All American Rejects are back with their poppy good fun. Although sporting a weird accent the song is contagious and twittery.
I’ve had a soft spot for Lita Ford ever since she shared her turkey sandwich with me back in the early 1980s. People don’t forget moments like that.
Dee is releasing an album in which he slaughters all that is good about Broadway. Giving us his renditions of the classic songs we came to love.
If I was dead, I would trip right down to Austin and go from one show to another and sit on the stage, or dance, depends upon the band, and have the musicians move through my invisible ethereal body.
I am so pissed that Glee of all people beat me to fun. That’s ridiculous. And not just Glee but Spotify had them play when they introduced their apps back in Novemember. So here, from the better never than late, congrats to fun. for their second week at # 1.
Over Adele by a mere 1,400 units, a win is a win. And in this day and age, 196,000 is OK. Bruce’s third consecutive number one. Still, think it will go Gold? How? Otherwise, what the heck is Andrew Bird doing there???
Here’s why I am listening to a son from an album whose lead track is “Here Come the ’80s”. I went to see the Stones tribute Tuesday night, Rosanne Cash sang “Gimme Shelter”, Cash covered this song on her brilliant Somewhere In The Stars album. Crowell was not only Cash’s husband at the time, but he wrote the song himself and did a pretty good job singing it. Not as good… Grade:A-
