Today, the MONOLITH FESTIVAL Presented by Esurance makes its initial line-up announcement. Confirmed to rock the MONOLITH FESTIVAL on September 14th and 15th are The Flaming Lips, CAKE, The Decemberists,
Known for creating exclusive channels for such music legends as Elvis Presley, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, George Strait, Frank Sinatra and more, Sirius Satellite Radio is launching a channel dedicated
The Smashing Pumpkins have completed their first show since Dec. 2, 2000, held Tuesday night at Paris’ 2,200-capacity Grand Rex. The three-hour, 29-song set introduced new guitarist Jeff Schroeder, bassist
Portishead are set to play their first official gig for nearly 10 years. The band are set to curate and perform at All Tomorrow’s Parties Nightmare Before Christmas event, which
Few bands in recent memory have caught the ears of this reviewer like Stars of Track and Field. This Portland-based trio has sprung into indie musical consciousness, with but one full-length to their credit, creating a repertoire of gorgeous, riff-laden, perfectly-crafted pop songs.
Perhaps passively, but probably not even remotely inspired by Lou Reed’s New York, Sonny Smith shares his experiences living in an especially underprivileged neighborhood in Oakland on Fruitvale, and it’s safe to say the local chamber of commerce and tourism bureau will not be any busier because of it.
Blaxploitation never sounded as good as when Curtis Mayfield supplied the soundtrack. Unlike his peers, the funk pioneer’s lyrics throughout Superfly don’t serve to glorify the ghetto culture as much as
Living in Evanston, Illinois at the time, I had to choose between two trip options in the fifth month of the new millenium. I could hit the 126th running of
HT Contributor Eliot Glazer has tremendously terrible taste in music. But he’s an adroit wordsmith, and he’s gonna try to convince us that the bad is really good.
Not until recently did I realize how much I love Anita Baker.
I don’t know what clued me in. I should have realized her brilliantly campy appeal years ago when, while working at a country club, a fellow employee (and unrecognized pop cultural genius) complained about George Michael’s Careless Whispers being played too often throughout the establishment. I questioned her disgust with the song, as I was personally indifferent to it.
“C’mon, dude,” she said, “It’s totally an anthem for pedophiles.”
Read on for more of Eliot’s hilarious romp through Anita Baker’s mind…
Photos by Ashley Suszczynski of Andrew Bird performing at the Theatre of the Living Arts in Philadelphia, PA on May 18, 2007.
