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.
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Pick Concerts Week Of December 19th, 2011
The surprise of the year has been Eric Contractor, whose debut album Night Escape, a baroque pop of immense power and beauty. Now we get to see him live on Wednesday at Sidewalk Cafe -a 7pm set.
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MFT 12-19-12
Please Mr. Post Man – The Beatles – Covering Tamla Motown is always a dodgy business, improving upon the original almost impossible. Here is the rarest of songs, it is more exciting than the Marvelettes original, mostly due to Lennon’s tour de force lead vocal.
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Iman and hel do SNL: Michael Buble
With a Jimmy Fallon opening that has more energythan the entire season to date, we set ourselves up for a great show. Fallon is a musical comedian so of course this will be the zinger of the year, but can Buble show any real personality?
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Swedish House Mafia At Madison Square Garden, Friday, December 16th, 2011
They sold out MSG in ten minutes of presale. And the audience were berserk, a truly fun buncha kids, who were like dayglo hippies on ecstacy instead of weed, and dancing up a storm. I, myself, who only white man dances, felt moved to shake it. But it wasn’t a “concert”. It was a DJ set.
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Do You Believe In Magic? A Wizards Playlist
I’ll be in the Wizarding World Of Harry Potter theme park pretty soon, which is very exciting because I’m a huge Harry Potter fan. To get in the spirit, here are some magic-inspired songs.
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Swedish House Mafia feat. Pharrell & Pitbull – Your Name (Remix) Reviewed
This really does nothing but provide some sound in the back ground to which I get the occasional Cuban thunk which actually grabs my attention.
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Cat Power New Download For Christmas
‘ALMOST DONE WITH ALBUM. IN 9 DAYS WILL HAVE A SONG AVAILABLE FOR HOLIDAY CHARITY DOWNLOAD W O R D ! XXXX’
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New Interactive Video For Arcade Fire's "Sprawl II"
‘With the help of your camera, you will influence the pacing of the video with your movements. There are no specific moves, just dance with your hands. The camera will detect the movement you are making. The crazier you get, the faster the video will go.”
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Sherlock Holmes And The Game Of Shadows Reviewed (More Or Less)
One scene occurs during a production of Mozart’s Don Giovann -begging an answer to the question, why do supervillains love opera? iHere and there the score gets topical, an occasional waltz.
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Foo Fighters' Show In Auckland Caused Seismic Vibrations
Until the concert ends at 11 pm, ‘vibrations were recorded as a semi continuous harmonic signal with a peak osculation of 3Hz, ie the ground was shaking 3 times per second in a nice rhythmic motion’
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Singles Going Steady, Week Of December 19th, 2011
Mac And Devin Go To High School – Snoop Dogg And Wiz Khalifa – It is what it says it is, one guy who should know about, another who shouldn’t, go back to High School and remain “Young And Wild And Free”. What a strange idea. Grade: B
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MFT 12-18-11
You’re Mine – Jeremih – The finest new Christmas song this season is this Chicago soul guys old time doo wop cmon There is an easy going chard to his come on and male and female choirs right beneath him, carrying the song along.
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Anthony Hamilton's "Back To Love" Reviewed
On song after song, crisp smart production by the likes of Dr. Dre and Babyface, assure they aren’t claustrophobic, and while the lyrics are asinine by definition, the songs, which Hamilton co-wrote, never devolve into love jams.
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Dinosaur Jr. at the Music Box, Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
the loud ferocious sound, full of J Mascis’ multiple pedal effects, Lou Barlow’ bass and Emmett Murphy’s drums attacks; it was a dissonant beast, building distortion over distortion, liberating itself into a weird psychedelia.
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Lady Gaga Cyber Party
Shes a very intelligent woman with a horrible speaking voice so this may actually be one of the niftiest things yet.
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New Edition 30 Year Anniversary Plan
“2012 is going to be an incredible year for us…. we just feel like our road to the 30th is going to be special because all of these different things that are in front of us. It’s just gonna be an incredible ride.”
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Free show with Deadmau5, James Murphy, for the release of 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'
I still don’t get why Deadmau5, James Murphy, Proxy and Eye are having this dance party while NIN Trent Reznor has composed the score of the movie, can someone explain?