Coachella Lineup: Save Your Energy for Sunday
Your actual, personal experience at the modern music and/or arts festival rarely centers around the headliners. But when you look at an initial artist announcement, it’s difficult to draw your attention to anyone but the biggest names on the page. Keeping that in view, Coachella‘s lineup at first glance looks somewhat suspect, with only three […]
Pullin’ ‘Tubes: RIP Andy Palacio (1960-2008)
Day One of this year’s Austin City Limits festival brought me to the WaMu tent for about a half-hour of the first Belizean band to every play the event. I’d never heard of Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective before that day, but I left the tent with a profound respect for this musician, his […]
The Week That Was: Football Night in America
It’s a big day for football fans, with two Sunday Specials occupying the afternoon and evening airwaves. So pick up some Tostitos and the corresponding Pace Picante, call your friends and cram five people on a four-person couch, hire a midget stripper to serve everyone Gimlets and prepare yourself for some old-fashioned slobberknockers. I think […]
Friday Mix Tape: Weekend Simmerin’
I’m dropping down a guarantee right here and now. I am Broadway Joe in a long fur coat on the eve of Super Bowl III. I am Mark Messier before a do-or-die Game 6 in New Jersey. I am George Foreman and you are searching for a low-cost muffler. And here’s my guarantee: You will […]
Mary J. Blige’s Testicles May Be Shrinking
Record company executives and the RIAA for far too long have turned a blind eye to the pandemic that’s been tearing apart the integrity of the music industry. Album sales have dwindled and increasing ticket prices have seen many live performances scantily attended, leaving many musicians to secretly take matters into their own hands. You […]
Pre-Noon Filler: Three Videos de Sweetness
Some kindly folks have alerted us to some fantastic videos over the past 24 hours, and they’re definitely worth your time. Check ’em after the jump…
New Jersey’s Festival Turf War Heating Up
Fire up the back room at Satriale’s Pork Store: We jokingly discussed increasingly confirmed East Coast Coachella‘s menacing impact on the definitely confirmed Vineland festival. But the New York Times this morning advanced the story, casually mentioning that both New Jersey festivals are tentatively scheduled for the weekend of August 8th – 10th. Is it […]
Radiohead’s on the Internet More Than My 14-Year-Old Cousin with Poor Social Skills
Radiohead tonight will debut many of the songs off In Rainbows in front of a live audience on London’s Brick Lane. Fans have been queuing up outside the intimate venue — Rough Trade East — for the free show, waiting for their chance to be among the first people to witness the new material in […]
Finally, Some Genuinely Exciting Music News
It may only be one night, but we’d like to welcome back the band that every blogger is required by law to fellate virtually because they’re that damn good. Off the road for far too long, My Morning Jacket just announced its return to New York for what looks like a one-night engagement at Radio […]
Briefly: New Music from The Beatles (No Typo)
Pre-Ed Sullivan even: “Fifteen previously unreleased Beatles tracks recorded live in 1962 have been acquired by Fuego Entertainment, a production company which plans to release them in conjunction with the Echo Vista Group. The new tracks mark the first time the classic Beatles lineup was captured live on tape, shortly after Ringo Starr replaced Pete […]