2007

Rilo Kiley – Avalon Ballroom, Boston, MA 9.21.07

Glide October 8, 2007 No Comments

Photos by Scott Fleishman of Rilo Kiley performing at the Avalon Ballroom in Boston, MA on September 21st, 2007.

Slayer: Christ Illusion

Daniel Michael Alleva October 8, 2007 No Comments

Sadly, Slayer will never get the recognition that they deserve. As has been the story with metal in general, acknowledgement of the influence that Slayer has had on music for the last 25 years is few and far between.

Feat. Dropkick Murphys, HIM & Stars

Eric Saeger October 8, 2007 No Comments

RANDOM STABBINGS & ARTLESS CRITIQUE – October 2007 Dropkick Murphys, The Meanest of Times (Born and Bred Records)You’re one Dropkicks album late if you’re looking for “I’m Shipping Up to

Every Rolling Stone & Playboy Magazine Made Available on DVD-ROM

October 8, 2007 No Comments

Bondi Digital Publishing’s Cover to Cover series Rolling Stone: The First 40 Years and Playboy: The 50s will be on sale beginning November 2 in bookstores and all major retail

Iron and Wine: The Shepherd’s Dog

Shane Handler October 8, 2007 No Comments

On his third Iron and Wine full length, The Shepherd’s Dog, Beam sticks with his token formula of hushed melodies and moving lyrics as the ground-work, but goes in a whole new direction above. Like his flowing mane and beard, Beam grew out the production level on The Shepherd’s Dog, that includes African rhythms and expanded instrumentation of courtesy of Joey Burns and Paul Niehaus from Calexico, Califone’s Jim Becker and Tin Hat Trio’s Rob Burger.

The Week That Was: Don’t Believe The Hype

Ace Cowboy October 6, 2007 1 Comment

Arcade Fire drove the world wide webosphere into a old-fashioned freakout when it created a website called bonlineb.com that purported to contain a special surprise. Now with the band just

Televised Tune: On the Tube This Weekend

Scott Bernstein October 5, 2007 No Comments

Friday [all times Eastern]: BBC Crown Jewels features a vintage Stevie Wonder performance [VH-1 Classic 9:00 PM] Iron and Wine are Dave’s musical guest on The Late Show [CBS 11:35

See What Happens When You Choose Baseball Playoffs Over Lucinda Williams at Town Hall?

Ace Cowboy October 5, 2007 3 Comments

Apparently you miss a shitload of special guests, including the instaboner musical genius David Byrne, whom I’ve seen eat a slice of pizza in a canary yellow shirt more times

Friday Mix Tape: More 2007 Hits

Ace Cowboy October 5, 2007 No Comments

Neddy‘s back with a brand new invention: “Some of the goods from the 2007 release crop…dare I say a great set of tunes. My list of ‘albums to buy’ exceeds my means right now, but by all means, please let me know what I should be listening to or pass on a track or two that I might highlight in the weeks to come. Enjoy!”

MixTape

01 Spring And By Summer Fall — Blonde Redhead: 23
02 My Little Japanese Cigarette Case — Spoon: Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
03 Innocent Bones — Iron & Wine: The Shepherd’s Dog
04 Fake Empire — The National: Boxer
05 Human Racing — St. Vincent: Marry Me
06 Walken — Wilco: Sky Blue Sky