It seems like only yesterday that I announced Muse as a “confirmed” headliner for the 2010 Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival. What? It was only yesterday? Well then! Austin’s annual SXSW Festival has just announced their initial 200 bands. The list is long and tedious, but a few standouts…
Yours truly is a big fan of Coachella, having attended the festival for the past 4 years, and this news only ramps up my excitement for the 2010 edition. Muse last played Coachella in 2004, when their music wasn’t being played during Monday Night Football broadcasts and promos for the…
Laughing Gas – Neon Indian…
It was briefly mentioned on Monday that Slayer and Megadeth are planning a North American tour that will kick off in January. Phoenix metalheads can rejoice because the aptly named American Carnage Tour is coming to the Dodge Theater on Saturday, January 23. Megadeth is currently busy with their Endgame…
Right Hand Hi – Kid Sister…
As I reported on Friday, Arish “King” Khan and Mark “BBQ Show” Sultan — as well as their tour manager — ran into some legal problems in a sleepy Kentucky town. They were a no-show at their Thursday show in St. Louis amid speculation that they had been arrested. Friday’s…
Arish “King” Khan and Mark “BBQ Show” Sultan have been making some news headlines this morning after not showing up to their gig at St. Louis’ Off Broadway last night. As reported by the Riverfront Times’ music blog A to Z, members of the band were nabbed in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on…
Laughing With A Mouth Of Blood…..
[jump] Here is NYMag’s full list, Brooklyn Top 40:40 Light Asylum – “Angel Tongue” 39 Oakley Hall – “All the Way Down” 38 Here We Go Magic – “Fangela” 37 Apache Beat – “Tropics” 36 Bishop Allen – “Click, Click, Click, Click” 35 White Rabbits – “Percussion Gun” 34 Japanther…
Obfuscation – Between The Buri…..
[jump] Here is yours truly’s own take on Melt-Banana/Melt-Banana Lite/Whatever the hell they need to call themselves: Japanese noise-rockers Melt-Banana made their name by shucking convention to the curb and recording loud, abrasive music employing heavy, screeching guitar riffs with experimental electronic music. That formula, while adored by their fans,…
[jump] Here she is:”I’m Your Daddy” is pretty standard fare, even for a band like Weezer. Rivers Cuomo loves to gallivant around these days, and why not? He hasn’t aged a bit since the Buddy Holly video. This video/collaboration is what it is, as deep as that may sound. Kenny G…
[jump] This handy-dandy video explains just how Google’s new music search works:Type in a half-assed lyric you just heard and Google figures out you’re a Lady Gaga fan. What’s not to love?Google’s partnerships with Lala and MySpace (recent buyers out of iLike) make getting a song to your ears a…
[jump] Real Estate will be gracing the small, often aurally-challenged staged at Modified on Wednesday, November 25. For those keeping track, that is the day before Thanksgiving, a night notorious for heavy drinking due to either: a) having to spend the whole next day with extended family or b) the…
[jump] We will get to Yeasayer and Vampire Weekend in a bit, but this recent news about Arcade Fire is more intriguing due to its speculative nature. The fine folks at Stereogum have done some reporting and have received a tip that “Arcade Fire have been in the Magic Shop…
Digital Leather is the lovechild of Shawn Foree and, well, Shawn Foree. He is the creative force behind the band — injecting dirty synths, subdued guitars and crunchy drum machines into his grimy sound. This paragraph, taken from the band’s website, best sums up Digital Leather’s live sound:The live Digital…
[jump] Granted, West isn’t exactly most people’s favorite person right now, especially after his little shit-fit at the VMAs this September. Then the news came that his “Fame Kills” Tour with Lady Gaga was no more, due to the fact that West needed to take a break from the limelight –…
[jump] White stated, “I don’t know if Tom Waits and Bob Dylan are as authentic as I think they are. Perhaps they’re not.” The kicker to his comment came when he added, “Sometimes you start thinking that maybe Britney Spears or someone like that who’s doing exactly what they want to…
Lady Gaga, that lightning rod of weirdness and pop music giant, has announced her new North American tour, appropriately dubbed “The Monster Ball.” It was a month ago when she and professional interrupter/gay fish Kanye West had announced their “Fame Kills” tour, picking Phoenix as their first stop. Well, “Fame”…
[jump] Make no mistake — Bob Dylan is not one of my favorite people. I know and understand fully his impact and influence on music, but his career became what it was long before I graced the earth with my presence. That’s no excuse for not being a Bob Dylan…
