Kanye West Will Throw You Out, Unless You Raise Your Hand
I see them come from that direction so like, all four of them gotta go. Unless one person raise their hand and say ‘I’m the one that did it’, all that whole section gotta go.
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Say Anything? Say No.
Bemis’ voice almost saves the song, and the instruments feel weak and forced. The lyrics don’t really hold a special meaning and there’s not even a hook. The song isn’t absolutely terrible, because Say Anything can never be anything less that okay
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On Common, Sharon Jones And Getting It Wrong
if Common is not bragging, he is plying Gangsta, loverboy or holding hands over black excellence. There is something so horrible, so undignified, about this calling up the centuries dead ghosts of black slaves to point at how great you are.
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Ben Kweller: Fun Name, Fun Contest
Now if I were a BK fan I would be on this like a magnet, what a very fun contest.To enter you need only pre order his latest release “Go Fly A Kite” before February 6th.The lp is released on February 7th.
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Television Personalities Lead Singer Dan Treacy Out Of Coma
Fantastic news, Daniel is out of Itu (intensive therapy unit) and making great progress. Daniel has a way to go yet but at the moment all is going in the right direction..
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FMLY fest 2011 on December 29th and 30th.
music-art-activist collective FMLY is organizing a big fest to celebrate the end of the year with the best new and upcoming LA bands. There are so many bands in the lineup
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Gym Class Heroes touring with T-Pain, Grieves & Budo
Interesting is the upbeat party music that GCH provide and the depth of emotion out of Grieves, its as if he’s there to set up the crowd so Travie can be the Pied Piper of happy dust as the grand finale.
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Paul McCartney"s New Album Of Oldies
early Beatles , when they left the path of early rock and roll, seemed more likely to sing showtunes like “Till There was You” or novelty hits like “Besame Mucho”.
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Panda Bear's New Video
an abstract experience going on the trippy psychedelic side, with a few close-ups of human and canine lips and wet tongues that can make you borderline uncomfortable
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Must See Gig: Saint Motel At Mercury Lounge, March 1st, 2012
Catch L.A.’s finest at a small club in the West Village for ten bucks. What’s not to like?
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Two I Missed On Best Albums Of 2011
But she pulled it through in the end, just through her relentless singlemindedness. Any sort of self-revelation aka “Piece Of Me” was over and done with, what Spears was offerring was a pure pop product
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2011: A Disappointment
this was not the year of musical innovation it was a holding pattern: from indie to pop, from rock to dance, it was more of the same but without the thrill of the new.
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MFT 12-22-12
An 8 minute epic of identity, reunion and time as an identity, revolving around a question: “Can’t you see that should’ve been me…” John explains, and the two lovers are dazzled through time, getting nowhere.
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God, Man And Music
“Those old songs are my lexicon and prayer book. All my beliefs come out of those old songs, literally, anything from `Let Me Rest on that Peaceful Mountain’ to `Keep on the Sunny Side.’ You can find all my philosophy in those old songs”
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Green Day Family Band "The Boo"
I would pretend to be excited but its not worth the effort. This is nothing more than a family sing along that I suppose they want fans to buy in to. Self serving? Egotistical?
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Study Links SAT Scores And Music Tastes
Beethoven listeners are almost off the chart, way above anyone else, but it was the only classical example taken into consideration
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Václav Havel was inspired by a rock band
‘It’s not clear where the movement name originated. It would be nice to think it came from the Velvet Underground, but there’s no proof of that.’
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The One That Got Away: M.I.A.'s Vicki Leekx
“I find, if it’s not the world it’s the people, and if it’s not the people than maybe it’s you, if it’s not you than maybe it’s me, but if it’s not me than it’s the music”
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Panic! At The Disco "Youtube Presents", Acoustic Session
Guys, they were so fantastic they literally restored my faith in ‘new music’. Then it all went to heck in a bucket.
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Black Flag Mini Set During Goldenvoice 30th anniversary
It was probably a nice surprise for the large crowd, which, supposedly was not expecting it. But it was way too short for most of them, and after the set, many began to chant and even boo to get more of it.
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Death Cab For Cutie on Jimmy Kimmel Live
Evident here is that there is no flashy showbiz. Just a band of gruffy guys sorta making music. No show. But musically its almost enlightening. Gibbards voice, which can at times be confusing and odd- has never sounded more confident.
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Women Sell Out In 2011
6 out of 10 top slots being women is impressive, 4 out of 5 top slops being women is amazing. But it is really just a continuation of 2010. So how about this: 2 hip hop stars and 7 dance pop stars, now that is telling you something. How many country stars? Taylor, yeah, but not really, Adele? A freak occurrence. And rock stars? Coldplay?? Anybody? nope, nobody.
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Brokencyde – "Whoa!" Reviewed
The duck lipped girls doing the snake are so bland and bored that I wonder if the band slipped them all ruffies to get them to even get on camera. The cheap location the repetition of the mundane track and the lack of testosterone in the vocal make me wonder how these guys still have a label.
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Lana Del Rey on SNL January 14th, 2012
It is a lot more exciting than Michael Buble. If SNL actually manage to up their writing skils to the level of the Fallon/Sanberg mirror sketch, Radcliffe has proven himself capable of handling the musical comedy portion of it.
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Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol (More Or Less)
It actually drags a little in the beginning and the ending is so cutesy you wanna punch Cruise, but otherwise it is a cool way to kill a couple of hours. If it had a thought in its pretty little head, it might be dangerous
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Britney Spears Grew Up, Got Engaged
And somewhere between all that strangeness, this time around she seems steadier, a little less successful, a little more manufactured, a little better off. And finally off the radar and out of the Lohan league of national disaster.
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MFT 12-22-12
Hurt – Leona Lewis – The X Factor Limey is such a big star, her lack of chart presence feels much like choice. Her new single is mood music, a gorgeous downer of whispering intensity and a signpost for how Lewis wants to maneuver from her late 20s to her early 30s.
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The Disney Playlist
It seems the princess and the prince always live happily ever after, little animals save the day, and evil gets exactly what it deserves. Who wouldn’t love a world like that?
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Wynton Marsalis, Named CBS Cultural Correspondent
that blast of trumpet you hear every Sunday Morning that opens CBS’s human interest program “Sunday Morning’ is in fact Wynton Marsalis himself.
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How To Predict A Song Will Be A Hit
power ballads were big in the 80s, the late 70s-early 80s were the most creative, people had simpler tastes before the 90s (or were dumber), and we are all gonna be deaf soon.
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Americana Music Association announces top albums of 2011
Just a giant weird listing of semi obscure. Pretty cool none the less if only to discover something you may otherwise be unfamilar with.
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Phil Spector Appealing
Dennis Riordan, attorney for Spector, notes that Judge Larry Fidler became a witness for the prosecution by giving his opinion on an expert testimony. What? The act of giving opinion is subjective to begin with and is rather difficult to prove.
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'Born to Lose', Sleigh Bells' Single off 'Reign of Terror'
their abrasive and aggressive electronic sound feels nevertheless a little bit poppier than ever with the reverb in Alexis Krauss’ sweet voice doubled with some cheer-leading backup vocals
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Scott Weiland At City Winery
The sold out show in NYC had Weiland fans lined up and chomping to see the performer in an intimate venue. A cheesey crooner act, in white jacket and shmarmy moves. Well that was the first set. Scott brought in his Christmas and from all reports the audience toughed it out.
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Metallica A Photo Op With Justin Bieber To Tease The Fans
Drummer Lars Ulrich was hoping for a photo op with Lou Reed and,…teen idol Justin Bieber, but Bieber got stuck at Disneyland after his car broke down and the photo was never done. But Ulrich couldn’t hide his disappointment:
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Vaclev Havel: Rock And Roll Politician
here at rock nyc Havel will be remembered more as a rock and roll fan, the governing intelligence behind the Plastic People of the Universe and took Velvet Undergrounds disillusionment and ran to places we can’t imagine
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Best Songs Of 2011 #81 – #100
So that makes 100 and we are not done yet and I am sure I am missing many. And still 2011 isn’t the year 2010 was. There is no Titus or Kanye knock out punch and so much of it is only OK.
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Paul McCartney Best Concert Of 2011
I’ve seen McCartney on stage at every opportunity since the 1980s and I have never seen him better. Sporting a back catalog without peer in the history of pop, he played a long, thrilling , career ranging set of just about perfection.
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Sneak Peaks Week Of December 19th, 2011
Common is the absolute pits, how can somebody be a bore, a braggart, a muewling black pride jackass and a crappy songwriter all at the same time. Of Monsters
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MFT 12-20-11
One – Bee Gees – One last time, in 1989, the Bee Gees did it for old times sake, a song as great as anything they had written in 1979. The production by the way is more 21st century.
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Heavy Drinking and Loud Music Linked
Pretty simplistic finding but it may just be the reason for all the ‘WOOHOO”ing you hear at most concerts. We have all encounterd a drunk stumbling idiot at a gig- well now they have legit explanation.
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Christopher Hitchens’ Death Inspires A Playlist
I saw him at the Central Library of Los Angeles and I had been fascinated since. He was a rock star of the debate and public forum, he had an undeniable charisma, and simply could not be defeated.
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rock nyc Best Albums 2011
1. Goblin – Tyler The Creator 2. 4 – Beyonce 3. Better Day – Dolly Parton 4. Cynics Need Love Too – Wesley Wolfe 5. Red Nation – Game 6. Another World – Fall On Your Swords 7.Portamento – The Drums
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Karmin “Crash Your Party”, Reviewed
it sounds like a cross between Matt & Kim, Jessie J, and Nicki Minaj; this is what Karmin describes as Swag Pop. Now, this may sound like quite the perplexing combination of sounds, and trust me: I’m not the biggest fan of Nicki or Jessie, but it is this strange sound that makes Karmin so unique
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Real Album Cover Art Remembered!
There are many artists who are actually looking for the familiar, because it is safe, universal and timeless, I mean by this, classic art. There are some who use the real thing, some who recreate or transform it,
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The Weird World of Blowfly
But when you get songs like “The Twelve Lays of Christmas” and “Shitting on The Dock of The Bay”, and “I Wanna Be Fellated”- really where do you go from there?
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Awolnation Giving Away Free EP
The songs, from their ‘Megalithic Symphony’ album and their previous ‘Back from Earth’ EP, are dynamic synthpop-rock, with aggressive vocals and a delivery going from the Beastie Boys style to some sort of arena hard rock grandiloquence.
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David Bowie 1973 Footage Found
“I just couldn’t believe that I was the only one with it. I just thought you wouldn’t be mad enough to wipe a tape like that.” he continued with, “I didn’t realise that it had been wiped by the BBC.”
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Common, Maya Angelou And the "N" Word
Of course, he was singing the line of least resistance and Angelou hadn’t done her homework. Given the circumstance, she can blame herself if she finds it offensice. As for Commin, what a plank. He should have know better, it is as simple as that.
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Music On Your Television, December 19-25
Here we need Bing Crosby, Dean Martin, Burl Ives, maybe even a freakin Chipmunk but lord knows that Santa aint gonna show up if you have Lenny Kravitz on.. but there is Rufus Wainright and there is Johnny Mathis so, just hit up the nog.