September 2007

Marilyn Manson: Eat Me Drink Me

Eat Me, Drink Me is fairly classic Manson, if perhaps lightened up a bit. His voice is every bit as crusty, dark, and angry as ever, and the synths, bass and drums pound out their usual aggressive anger, but the guitar work, in particular, seems to have lightened up, with occasional riffs that don’t sway too far from slack guitar while other guitar lines are straight-up rock ‘n roll.

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Umphrey’s McGee/Disco Biscuits: McCarren Park Pool, Brooklyn, NY 8/15/07

The members of Umphrey’s McGee and the Disco Biscuits share many common traits: freewheeling attitude, outstanding musicianship, a penchant for complex, proggy song structures, the ability to seamlessly segue between songs. In an appropriate pairing, they shared the stage on 8/15/07 at McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn, New York, the Williamsburg venue created from the crumbling remains of a former community pool.

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Pullin’ ‘Tubes: In Honor of Joe Zawinul

Former Miles Davis collaborator and Weather Report co-founder Joe Zawinul died earlier today at the age of 75. Zawinul isn’t exactly the most well-known figure in jazz history, but his

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