Archive: 2007

Built to Spill have delayed recording plans for a new album to pave the way for a headlining tour of US venues early next year. The Boise, ID-based band will continue to back 2006’s "You in Reverse" on the outing, which kicks off with a pair of two-night California engagements, Feb. 22-23 in Los Angeles, […]

Perhaps in honor of the Pearl Harbor attacks, my colleagues and I spent the evening of December 7th singing karaoke in a private room on New York’s Lower East Side. The highlight of the rare festivities came in the form of the Diff’rent Strokes theme ensemble number, but the proudest moments of individual brilliance manifested […]

Until now we haven’t had much use for MTV-wannabe, The Fuse Network. That’s changed thanks to an interesting new series called Videos That Rocked The World, a show which profiles music videos that made an indelible mark on our culture. Tonight the series focuses on the Beastie Boys’ wild Fight For Your Right video. Throughout […]

I don’t care if this sounds racist, but the following video is living proof that black people are just inherently cooler than everyone else. Tell me you wouldn’t want to hang out with The Roots all day every day more than your old pasty, custy friends. [youtube]x4H9BzJAyY4[/youtube] That’s gotta be the best “reaction” video so […]

We turn once again to Uncle Neddy for our end-of-week shenanigans, allowing him to direct you towards some kickass new jazz that isn’t quite jazz: “Technically, probably not one of these tracks is really jazz at all, but what the hell! Here’s a hastily thrown together mix of some newish instrumental music for ya. I highly recommend all these albums, so try and then buy if you’re so inclined.”

01 His Girl — The Budos Band: The Budos Band II
02 Swamped — Bill Frisell/Matt Chamberlain: Floratone
03 Bamako Blues — Bob Brozman Orchestra: Lumière
04 King Rig — Erik Friedlander: Block Ice & Propane
05 Kingda Ka — Groundtruther: Altitude
06 Welcome, Ghosts — Explosions In The Sky: All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone

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Mike Gordon and Bill Kreutzmann will continue their trend of playing in lush tropical locales on January 5th in Costa Rica. Steve Kimock will be busy sailing the seas on Jam Cruise, so the former members of Phish and the Grateful Dead picked Max Creek’s Scott Murawski to join them on guitar. Kreutzmann first played […]

Mike Gordon will ring in 2008 with Bill Kreutzmann and Scott Murawski by performing a gig at Docelunas in Jaco, Costa Rica on January 5th, 2008. Built on 5 acres of fruit trees, hummingbird gardens, and surrounded by rain forest covered mountains and rolling green fields, the venue is just minutes from black sand beaches. […]

Kanye West leads the field for the 50th annual Grammy Awards with eight nominations, followed by Amy Winehouse with six and the Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and T-Pain, each of whom received five nods. Nominations were announced this morning (Dec. 6) in Los Angeles; the Grammys will be handed out Feb. 10 at […]

Wilco have announced the dates of a US tour this spring. The band will hit the road in support of their most recent album ‘Sky Blue Sky’ beginning February 22 in Cleveland, Ohio. They’ll then play dates in Philadelphia, New Orleans, Houston before wrapping up in Des Moines, Iowa on March 9. Following their US […]

Kate Nash is returning to North America for a handful of live shows in January. The London-based singer will play just four shows, supporting the US release of her album ‘Made Of Bricks’. Nash’s last trip to the US resulted in her playing for free in New York, due to work permit issues. The dates […]