There is no big surprise, FIDLAR stay loyal to the aggressiveness and the irony of the original 1982 song, after all this is a young punk band covering another young punk band (at the time). But I would be more interested to hear some of the other covers by non-punk bands
I caught just about every major concert this year, including the Stones, the Who, Madonna, Bruce, Coldplay, Jay-Z, something like 250 sets. All these sets were special, all of them were worth the money and worth the effort. All of them made 2012 great. But 2013, I plan to cut back on the concert going!
From teenagers’ Facebook statuses, to tweets, to the airwaves themselves, one couldn’t escape the hauntingly anthem-like lyrics of “We Are Young”
“I can’t get a yes or no out of Joan, so I’ve kind of thrown in the towel. “It’s now or never. I would love it, but for some reason – I don’t know why – it’s Joan’s camp. The ball is in her camp. It’s up to them.”
Why it didn’t make the cut is a mystery to me as Armstrong shows he can actually makes fun of himself, when he reveals to Paul Rudd, who plays a record label executive, his new (and fantastic) side project combining Norwegian death metal and Belle and Sebastian
I was so optimisitc a few weeks ago when we had lots of fun band to watch but nah, its back to the same old crap. Im tellin ya there is a great need for proper music on television and by golly someone needs to come through.
Winner- Jam Bands – For two consecutive nights in late December, the Disco Biscuits and Phish changed what it means to be a Jam Band. This is it, folks, in 2012 Jam Bands did not mean herb inflicted, self indulgent, meandering noodling. Instead, two simple rock bands, no big nothings except for light shows, spent first sets charging and that canons and the second sets dismantling and putting them back together again.
Emeli holds on tight and Rod and Buble will be gone tomorrow. The problem with New Years Charts is that they are the moral equivalent of the wrapping on Christmas Day on December 26th. Once filled with so much anticipation and now not even in the remainder bin.
The UK X Factor winner James Arthur is a balladeer in the Ed Sheeran manner though with a piano not a guitar and not as good. I really expected the Will I AM single to break pop in the US, I guess he simply isn’t the flavor of the moment any more.
Girl At Home – Taylor Swift – TS held on to a killa track for her deluxe version and not for the first time. This is a whip smart pop rock off the charts catchy obscurity which in its simplicity, no reason to guess who it’s about, reminds you yet again why we all love her so much – Grade: A
The “rust” on the first set meant the band weren’t willing to scale the heights of jam, it was a ridiculously tight, 12 songs in 75 minutes with a fast on its feet rockabilly “Kill Devil Falls” and the full length three days late gravity defying”The Little Drummer Boy” played live for the first time since 2004
Okay, yeah yeah, it was a big fat sobfest. Regardless, I adored every second of this masterpiece. It is a legitimate work of art. Its’ translation from book to film was so good it makes me giddy just thinking about it
Freshman writer TJ Marsh chimes in with his ‘best of’ 2012 and gets right to the point. Marsh is our newest writer with a diverse interest and a great sense of humor. Expect more from this kid in 2013, unless he’s busy on the Virginia Beach.
perhaps we should be looking at the parents of these killing children and see what’s really happening behind these well manicured gates. Please let me know when you come across a mass shooting carried out by a poverty level inner city kid
According to private investigator Paul Huebl, and to the National Enquirer which broke the story, the singer may have been the victim of drug dealers, sent to her room to collect a debt for drugs,
diva Donna Summer, Canadian rockers Rush, sister-duo Heart, singer/songwriter Randy Newman and blues guitarist Albert King.”. Oh, and Public Enemy and and and, Rush were nominated by the fans.
behind the scene recording scenes and also images of culture that made Quadrophenia the classic it’s become. Footage with multiple screens of world events ranging from WW2 through today, a flashy gif sort of thing. Themes of disillusionment, teen angst and rebellion, plus social issues. This of course delivered by (now) 70 year old deaf men
Robbie makes so many mistakes here, for a suave, cynical James Bond of pop, he is too much Daniel Craig and not enough Sean Connery. All the ballads are too much heavy lifting and all the pop songs you can see the strain and sinew. Cmon Robbie, you’re not Bruce Springsteen, where’s the cool and self-confidence?
They know that anything coming from them will be adulate and venerate, so they can forsake a pet just like that! But don’t get fooled, Bieber is no different from these cruel people
In Katherine Bigelow’s espionage procedural about the decade long hunt and assassination of the 9-11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden by the USA, Jessica’s CIA Analyst Maya is a singleminded hard as nails bent on tracking down the man since she graduated from High School.
I can’t think of a better way to start the New Year than with the Bowerytones, aka Jahn Xavier (Guitar, Vocals), Denny McDermott (Drums), Charlie Roth (Bass, Vocals). I believe the album should be out very soon and the soulful r&b whiteboys, sorta relation to the Nitecaps for sure, are lead by the deep voiced rumbler X. On Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013 at the Mercury Lounge, they go on at 830p.
Irreplaceable – Beyonce – “To the left, to the left…” . One of the woman’s best song is a bitter break up things. The words refer to the boxes where She wants Him to put the boxes he is filling with his belongings. Apparently, Beyonce has had enough of his two timing. For such a brittle parting it is a catchy singalong and an instant classic. At Roseland a coupla years ago it was performed by the audience. Which kinda sucks – Grade: A
Disco Biscuits play like a bi-polar Hamlet: they can’t quite make up their mind where they are going but when they decide they kill it. Who thinks of “Run Like Hell”? Right? I mean if all the Pink Floyd wannabes why this one? But it blasts them through a mental shell and lands them at the instigation to “blow it up”, They cap the set with an excellent “Hot Air Balloon” and the hour plus opening set is brilliant.
Borza held out the microphone giving everyone the few last chances to belt out the lines “We cannot give in, no matter what they will tell us our hearts were made to withstand”. As Honour Crest finished up and were headed off the stage, fans weren’t going anywhere and demanded they play another song
its repetitive nature and the slow, almost boring musical presentation of it make the song as a whole just seem slow and uninteresting. The mournful orchestral introduction of the song sets the slow, sad tone of the song that is carried on by the strumming of an acoustic guitar
May be it is because my standards are high, I mean, sometimes I listen to a song or two but the rest of the album is just meh… so obviously it’s not gonna be on my best albums of 2012 list! Or should it be?
They nevertheless know how to stay in the news till the release next year, with tidbits of info here and there regarding guest musicians and so on, and this week, they posted this new video, that you may call 9 minutes of bullshit or 9 minutes of funny shit?
Laura Marling’s “Goodbye England” came on my Ipod. The song is quite recent, 2011, but it is a timeless, gentle ode to time and loss and to England, the home I never much loved
Lamb of God Bassist John Campbell has offered up some insight via Rock Revolt Magazine. Most of us don’t stop to think of the toll it would take on the rest of the band. Their livelihood is at stake as well.
For everything that is drear and dark and nightmare and depressive in NR&B, K-Pop has a joyful cheer in reply. Ancestral racism may stop K-Pop from breaking the US, but whether it does it has a question more important than NR&B can muster: WHY SO SERIOUS??
Best Thirteen Minutes: Kanye West blowing every one else off stage at the 12-12-12 benefit. It is hard to imagine a less audience, or world friendly, set: he segued from one hit to anopther with arrogance and power in a leather skirt and a hard bass thump, then threw down his mic and stormed off stage. Perfection.
Best all around artist? Pitbull. Partially for looking like a premature hamster and partially for having the most fantastic sense of humor of any artists presently in the circuit.
So what do we think? An OK year, nothing special, nothing terrible. Everything in stasis, though we did get used to streaming music, but 2013 should see a return to form.
Lather – Frank Zappa – Who can’t applaud the wonder that was Zappa? The best named man on the plant, defined as he zaps sounds and expectations. So I applaud this piece of jazz lo-fi weirdness with all my heart, just don’t make me listen to it – Grade: B-
Whatever, when it comes to religion everything that isn’t yours sound bogus and Scientology sounds worse than most.
Yelling for Peace is most likely the best way to do it. No one listened to the hippies or the punks so hey- lets give these hardcore kids a chance. This generation is bombarded with violence. They’re anesthetized to the drama of it all. Ya seen one head get blow off you’ve seen them all
Victor Hugo saves the lousy music and the lousy acting and the odd lack of hugeness to a huge story (they didn’t do much of a job of opening it up from the stage at all). The book is a thriller and a dream, an important historic masterpiece, just about the only account of the June Uprising. Apparently, it can survive anything
Researchers found they could clearly establish preferences, as one of the male was consistently choosing the Scissor Sisters song, and the other one the Vangelis tune
Remember we were still buying CDs and Spotify was not even showing up in our wildest dreams. Now, 10 years is a long time, can you imagine how many albums, how many songs have been released since? Tons! I don’t know what this says about me (too attached to the past, should I let it go?)
We learned about the cancelation via the festivals Facebook “Happy holidaze Boozlers! We are sad to announce we will miss all of you in 2013 but keep your eyes peeled for 2014 info. Have a warm and safe holiday season!”
I am surprised T.I. did as well as it did and I am willing to give Bruno yet another listen because, hey, at least the little sucker isn’t a misery guts. PS: I don’t believe not using streaming services worked either to or against Taylor Swift’s advantage
Here we go with the mea culpas, I said “Locked Out Of Heaven” was gonna bomb and instead it is one of the most succesful songs of the year,. and I claimed Justin Bieber’s new album was a disaster and here is the third top ten hit off it. Proof, a person can be wrong all the time.
If indie aint a meaningless catechism, explain this dreary mish mosh of also rans. In what planet was Grimes the single of the year? While I like even love some of the tracks her (come down Killer Mike), song for song it really isn’t up to much. And you can’t simply blame Pitchfork, they can only review what’s in front of them.
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton – Released in 1977 (at the height of punk!) this piece of dross is the nadir of Clapton’s career and through its appearance on an early “Miami Vice” episode, the embodiment of the 1980s. Amazingly insipid – Grade: D
The three-day event, held aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach, is part-art part-music festival with art exhibits, 50s fashion, a car show, and a gigantesque tattoo expo, covering three floors inside the ship. Apparently, Long Beach has become the tattoo capital of the world
And you thought the concert sucked? Wait till you hear the live recording… with a precision to be admired, they excised all the best bits (more or less) and left the crap we’ve heard a million times.
Mod Sun puts on one of the most energetic and engaging shows you will ever see. He does not sing ‘to’ you, he is literally singing with you and if you’re not careful that boy will jump down and hug you or sit on your lap or start a line dance.
Winner – Victoria Soto – Some deaths simply define us. And Victoria Soto who was murdered in a rush of bullets while saving her young students defines not just herself but what we all hope we are. Paul Simon played “The Sound Of Silence” at her funeral, but if ever a funeral needed a sound, it was this one. The sound of the children who were saved and the sound of the children of the children yet to be born. And the parents and brothers and sisters and friends… The sound of all these people raising their voice because of one persons sublime bravery.
Pretty cool bands involved- this must be for the alt kids and thus a charity dear to me. Not everyone wants to meet Adam Levine, on the contrary I would prefer to never have that opportunity.
“All the people are like, ‘I don’t know what it is, but every time I hear the song, I just wanna do it. “That’s a terrible excuse, but go ‘head, get high, go ‘head. Blame Trinidad, blame it on me.”
