Archive: 2007

Rilo Kiley have divulged the details of the follow-up to their 2004 breakthrough album ‘More Adventurous’. ‘Under The Blacklight’ is due out in August, and it is their sexiest album ever, frontwoman Jenny Lewis and guitarist Blake Sennett told NME.COM. "The sexiest music there is has a strong rhythmic perspective, and this album has a […]

Radiohead are currently mastering their seventh album in New York. According to a posting on fan website Ateaseweb by member the king left, some of the band were at a Spoon listening party. Radiohead members Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien and producer Nigel Godrich turned up to the playback taking place in New York. The poster wrote: […]

We’ve got some stellar weather this weekend in NYC, so I plan to be out and about. My DVR, on the other hand, will be working hard recording this cool shit: Arcade Fire on Saturday Night Live Friday (all times Eastern): Check out Charles Mingus’ epic performance at the 1975 Montreux Jazz Festival [Ovation 6:00 […]

The morning following my birthday we headed down to Asbury Park for the School of Rock Festival, an event that could not have been more spectacularly conceived and perfectly executed. At what cost? Without the ability to dance like a spastic whiteboy in two places at once, we missed The New Mastersounds funkin’ up The […]

Everyone’s favorite British Jew has made a terrible habit of cancelling performances at the last minute. So oddsmakers in our old mercantile motherland are taking bets on whether Amy Winehouse will show up to her next gig. Hey, Lily Allen may be drunk and tardy, but at least she shows up. Sometimes. According to NME, the company I […]

Hipster Brooklyn’s Luna Lounge will host one of our favorite New York-based bands on Monday night. Kevin Kendrick’s A Big Yes and a small no takes the stage at 10 pm with a decidedly Fat Mama-esque lineup to make Dope Pop the next biggest genre in music. Shit, we just wanna see the vibraphone go mainstream… Archived […]

Only Jim Morrison could create controversy nearly four full decades after his death. Sam Bernett, who managed the Rock and Roll Circus nightclub in Paris, just released a book in which he claims that the official tale of the Lizard King’s death isn’t true. Bernett claims that Morrison didn’t die of heart failure in his […]

It’s Uncle Neddy’s mix tape time, so let’s all gather ’round the campfire and listen to what our main man has in store for us this week… Another completely, 100 percent random crop of six tunes as picked for you by iTunes, without further comment. I offer a questionable prize to he or she who […]

Photos by David Oppenheimer of the Smashing Pumpkins performance at the Orange Peel in Asheville NC on July 3rd, 2007.

This album ranks high along with the band's late 80's and early 90's efforts, bolstered by the producing efforts of Steve Lillywhite and the guitar of Johnny Marr on several tracks.

World-renowned reggae band The Wailers, have confirmed late summer U.S. tour dates to commence July 28th in Anchorage, AK.  Hot on the heels of their European tour, The Wailers return to America for a nationwide tour including stops in Chicago, IL for Lollapalooza on August 5th and at the First Annual Pittsburgh DiverseCity Festival on August 18th […]

Steel Train, are currently finishing up work on their ambitious sophomore album. Set for an October 2007 release, the still untitled album is being produced by Mark Trombino (Rilo Kiley, Jimmy Eat World). Steel Train will  embark on a 47-date North American tour with The Format beginning July 13th at the Orpheum Theatre in Phoenix, […]

Paul McCartney recently released Memory Almost Full to virtual rimjobs from both his fans and the critics. The new album has also achieved serious commercial success, as it debuted at #3 on the U.S. charts. I grew up on McCartney’s music, and I’ve always been a huge fan of his solo catalog.

When I was 15 years old I couldn’t get enough of the guy, and I persuaded my mom to bring me to Giants Stadium for a McCartney concert. Besides the weird look on both of our faces when everyone around us started smoking pot, that was one of the best concerts I ever saw, and I’ve seen him play twice since then.

But enough about me, let’s get back to McCartney’s solo catalog. Everyone knows about Band On The Run, Maybe I’m Amazed, and Live and Let Die; but, McCartney had a number of minor hits that have kinda been forgotten about. This week’s B List takes a look at 10 underrated songs from Paul McCartney’s solo career. Read on after the jump for a full list and YouTube videos for each one…

We’ve always warned people not to get involved in drum circles in the lots. It’s lame, it’s cheesy, and unless you’ve got a head full of nitrous, it’s overrated noise. But when 77 drummers showed up in the Empire-Fulton part of the park under the Brooklyn Bridge on 07/07/07 to play with Japanese collective The […]

We like to celebrate anniversaries around here…and we’ll do so right now. Seven years ago today, The Phish from Vermont migrated to Indiana to provide some dirty wooks and prep-school hippies in the Deer Creek crowd with an 80-minute second set so strong that we’re reminiscing about it tonight. The popular rock band teased and […]

With the release of their debut album, Trading Daylight for Twilight, the Los Angeles-based quintet, Great Northern has created a unique brand of intimate modern pop music consisting of ethereal and expansive melodies.

Memory Man has its heightened moments, however the majority of the 11 tracks simply feel like they are muffled under water. Breakout hits “Something to Believe In” and “Outside” are what keeps Memory Man alive.

Velvet Revolver have ushered visceral rock back into the top of the  album charts next week with the July 3 release of their second CD Libertad (RCA Records).  The band is Scott Weiland (lead vocals), Slash (guitars), Dave Kushner (guitars), Duff McKagan (bass) and Matt Sorum (drums). The members each bring a wealth of rock […]

After more than 30 years which he spent as a member of one of the world’s most successful bands, Queen guitarist Brian May has finally finished his PhD thesis which he began as a student in the 1970s, The Times reported on Thursday. May, 59, earned a degree in physics at Imperial College London but […]

Bob Dylan is set to have one of his classic tracks remixed for a release this October. ‘Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Go Mine)’ from the seminal 1966 album ‘Blonde On Blonde’ will be at the mercy of DJ Mark Ronson.  It’s the first time Dylan has allowed one of his songs […]