I guess the world took the day off here, I mean when Trey Songz is the best new reeleases and that is an EP there ain’t nothing going on but the rent, or is it that it never hurts to put Fabulous on one of your tracks
Sleeping Beauty: Waltz – Tchaikovsky – And here was I thinking Walt Disney wrote it, a gorgeous waltz and the lyric when Disney got round to it, was “I know you, I danced with you once upon a dream”.
energy seems to be an understatement when you see them on stage, they were constantly jumping and moving despite being on the crowded small stage of the Viper Room, making an impression on the crowd with their sexy outfits (or lack of)…
But I adore anything from youth, hippity hops and big wheels and yes, Muppets. I have been squealing with excitement to see the new film and well .. I saw it.
The lyrics conjure images of shrugging the devils of your past off your back and this, combined with Florence Welch’s soulful crooning, makes the song memorable.
Big Chocolate held the audience in the palm of his hand playing a variation on on Simon Says and playing with sonic heavy bass lines and drum sequences. The aural pounding is infectious and fun.
Between his furious tirades, he was making grandiose, half-elegant half-arrogant gestures, taking the matador pose, with one of his hands on his waist as if he was ready for a Spanish dance or was proclaiming some victory over some fake enemy.
. Los Campesinos were headlining and coming off easily their best album to date We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed (even the title is a knockout). They encored with “You Better Use Those Fingers For Crossing” and I left the space and all I wanted to do was write about how I felt about the nights music.
“Shees Mega Box back on the agenda. 20 discs! Including a DVD of this bastard show. Excited but a LOT of work to be done diving for unknown pearls.” followed by the video for “Regal Zone” in 1981
Bottle blonde Alex York is a cool friendly charmer on stage at the Studio at Webster Hall.He struts the stage with a mix of arrogance and diffidence and sings his catchy pure pop for now people with conviction, helped along by a pretty good guitarist.
‘@SimonCowell you want some Nirvana songs? @JanetJealousy is from sametown as Kurt? I have the perfect idea for that, call me babe.’
Let me state they ALWAYS put on an amazing show. They are so very young yet so very talented. They make me proud.
I wish my brothers well but with the recording largely completed I felt it was time to return to other facets of my career which involves production work, film scoring, and future musical collaborations
Steve Wynn still sounds like Lou Reeds more harmonious kid brother, and Miracle 3 sound like the Byrds on acid, so Friday’s gig at Bowery Electric is a must see.
Ka Kakani Ka’illi Aloha – Gabby Pahinui – What’s with the “ka” in Hawaiian ? It means “the” which makes Gabby ka greatest in my books. This is a lilting folk ballad playing over the titles to “The Descendants” it implies a sort of descent into the real world.
For 45 minutes, Breathe Carolina were a study in artistic professionalism. The pacing immaculate, the audience rapport a study in contol, they were so good that at the end they interrupted a two hit medley with a slow one.
Come Spend Your Fucking Money And You Never Know, You Might Meet Someone! 410 North Fairfax, Los Angeles CA 90036. Monday Threw Sunday, 12pm Till 5pm. GOLF WANG.’
The music in the repair scene is pretty dang snazzy. A Blink 182 sorta Mark Hoppus pop punk beat. Its funny as I watched I thought it was going to be New Found Glory or something. Instead I wait til credits and find its… Parry Gripp.
I wonder whether Adams will venture into heavy metal again,… since I caught a little discussion on twitter between him and Vacation Vinyl a few days ago; Adams, regretful to have missed a performance in the store, was saying he was ‘at the studio all week every night’
Nietzsche is common place? This sentence at least is… anybody has read it without having heard about Nietzsche! But has Kanye West even read the German philosopher or did he just google a few quotes?
Lily is an avid Twitter user and had mentioned last month she was experiencing ‘Braxton Hicks” contractions or ‘false labor”, yet her last tweet? “totes excited’
First of all, it isn’t super cheesy with any jingle bells or ridiculously cliche lyrics, which is nice. Patrick’s voice is the perfect mix of soft and sweet and sincere, as always.
50 Words For Snow – Kate Bush – A very beautiful meditation on winter with her always evocative piano taking center position. Kate’s influence is legend and this should add to her reputation. Grade: B+
1. Snowflake – Kate Bush – As poets go, she is no Emily Bronte, “Wuthering Heights” notwithstanding, and on cold paper, her artistry, all horses walking thru snowdrifts, is a naturalists Patti Smith. But when she sings em they feel like they are revelealing the place where heat is cold.
the entire show is squirmy unwatchable and sad. It’s like a trainwreck. How could Gaga be uncool and counter-culture at the same time? It is like performance art, the theater of the real and only she is in on the joke.
Leave it to Fearless Records for assigning this beauty to Silverstein.a Canadian post hardcore band whos been screaming since 2000. I have to stop a moment for some Silverstein appreciation? Shane Told has a beautiful voice
He was SHOCKINGLY shy and it became clear he had on air jitters. he pretty much locked himself in the promotion office – alone – to tune and practice. he was super nice, but very sullen and soft spoken.
Beiber took a break from filming his holiday performance at New York Citys, NBC Studios and caused a commotion. Not such a big surprise there, the kid cant blink without
I could not take many pictures about The Odd Future shop, I could not get in, there was such a long line and the security guard was very nasty! And there was a ‘no fucking photo’ sign at the entrance!
Sharon Van Etten will release her new album ‘Tramp’ on February 7th 2012, following her last year Epic LP. The album is produced by The National’s Aaron Dessner
It needed a better producer to meld it together, too often it uses sound effects to move from one set piece to another where what was needed was musical bridges
Now until December 11, you can buy tickets to your local show at a discounted rate. Less than the cost of upcoming presale and they’re specially designed collectors item tickets
Genius will live up to his name, lecturing at Harvard’s Black Man’s Forum on December 1st, 2011
Ghosts – Laura Marling – For the most part, I find Marling’s charms real but limited. I wish the songs were, how you say, catchier. Except this one, With its galloping hooves drums and hooky “ghosts” repitions, it is an economic revelation of romantic disappointment
I hate crowds and people annoy me so jam me into a crowd of sniveling kids and its a recipe for homicide. This year was best of all as I became separated with no money, no credit card, no gloves and a half dead cell phone
Adam Brand is a good ol’ boy from Australia, playing some of that country-pop and, along with three other acoustic guitarists and a washboard, he performed a pretty good 20 minute set that didn’t come close to wearing out its welcome.
Pyramid Vritra was in fact a duo, rapping over a sluggish-druggy sometimes jazzy or even electronic beats,… people were laughing, as they visibly knew the lyrics, which were delivered with detachment and a sort of second degree, venting some frustrations, sometimes rhythmically with dynamic beats, other times more melodically
Poor Missy has had not one but TWO episodes on Twitter announcing she had died. What a creepy event especially when it gets blasted all over the internet. Maybe she needs to tour or release new material to prevent the death hoax epidemic.
The show will be a benefit concert and all proceeds will go to Drop In The Bucket, a Los Angeles-and-Uganda-based organization, that constructs wells and sanitation systems in sub-Saharan Africa in order to provide clean water to populations
This song is fantastic. There is every cool element, shout back lyrics, air guitar solo, Fagans nasal cavity and of course that electronic twitter so retro cool I could scream
The New Year’s Eve Freakout #5 will actually be a two-day party (December 31st and January 1st) and will happen at the Coca Cola Bricktown Events Center,… will Yoko enter Wayne’s bubble?
Absolutely Drakes newbie deserves the top spot, though it sags in the middle the first six songs are astounding. It is just a shame there wasn’t only 10 tracks to the album. Nobody has recovered from the CD days
Rihanna is a strange woman, so young and bruised, so sure and defensive, there is something messy about her and there is something messy about this song. I’m a little surprised it is as popular as it is, it is a downbeat Drake like ballad that changes direction and becomes a dance anthem
Someday Soon – Judy Collins – In the late 70s I used to work in a bar on East 39th and we had a folk singer who played for tips and this song always got a ton of money. As much a teen fantasy as anything Swift has ever come up with and a reminder of a time less innocent
Lady Gaga’s fans treat her like a very cool maiden Aunt, sticking up for them when their parents just don’t understand. Katy Perry’s fans treat her like a big sister, testing the adult world’s waters for them. Swift is a mix of sister, role model and best friend forever
But when Kyle said that one sentence and I saw all the lights on stage go out, I knew they were about to perform their latest single “Blackout” and my heart damn near exploded.
The song, unfortunately incomplete, was a warm-up during a 1997 live session that had been forgotten in the vaults of the college radio station WMUC.
Don’t worry. Victoria, is safe and sound after being adopted by rock nyc co-editor Helen Bach. One small step for man, one giant waddle for mankind.
“We feel justified in sticking our tongues out at the heritage establishment and suggesting that punk’s iconoclasm provides the context for conservation decision-making.”
“Thursday will be playing our final shows, starting tomorrow night and ending with our tour in Australia. We would love to see you all one more time. So please, if we’re near your city, come out and have fun with us.
