2008

We’ve been fans of Uncensored Interview for some time now, as they managed to nab a veritable who’s who of the indie-rock world to gab for their cameras about whatever is on their minds. So it wasn’t much of a stretch to extend the invite to the sharp-tongued and witty mind behind the UI blog, The Shark, to contribute new bi-weekly feature we’re dubbing Uncensored Thursdays…

You know those people who claim they read Playboy just for the articles? Yeah, well Dimitri FromParis just one-upped them by claiming that the best part about visiting the Playboy Mansion is the decor.

Yeah right, this is about as believable as Will from Senryu claiming that he only watches porn for the bloopers. C’mon Dimitri, admit it, I mean Hef’s a pretty classy guy, so the decor is probably really nice, but don’t tell me you didn’t spend copious amounts of time in the grotto staring at some tig ol’ bitties. You’re in a goddamn den of sin. THE goddamn den of sin, in fact, and you’re studying the artwork, statues and drapery? I think not! READ ON for more…

While most high school seniors are celebrating graduation this week, Phish’s Trey Anastasio spoke at a different kind of ceremony. Big Red cleared the way to resume his touring career,

Nearly every major music publication covered Bonnaroo 2008, but some did a better job than others. For our money, we’ll take Benjy Eisen’s concise posts about a wide variety of

The boys from The Weight returned to Bonnaroo once again this year, and Dave filed this report shortly after regaining use of his brain…

Last night, after returning home from another Bonnaroo festival, I was thinking about how to best capture my experience in words. I started by listing some bullet points that I planned to weave into my review. As the list got longer, I realized that it stood on its own. This was my sixth trip to Manchester, so obviously I’ve had some positive experiences there. This year was no exception.

• When I see Eddie Vedder truly moved by the endless sea of people holding flickering lighters above their heads during Better Man, I know that he gets it. When I hear that Kanye West did not apologize to the crowd for his lateness, or even address it, I know that he does not.
• Instead of considering Bonnaroo as an escape from reality for three days a year, I should really be viewing the other 362 days as getting in the way of reality.
• How can the same man be dumb enough to try and sneak in a nitrous tank, yet smart enough to hide it covertly in a covered recycling bin?
• I will never tire of hearing Tennessee Jed played at Bonnaroo. Thank you Dark Star Orchestra for being the ones to play it this year.

READ ON for more of Dave’s thoughts on Bonnaroo 2008…

You couldn’t help but wonder if the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey would go on after Tea Leaf Green announced that Reed Mathis would be taking over bass duties from Ben Chambers back in November. Reed immediately dismissed that notion and proclaimed he was JFJO for life. Well there’s no doubting that sentiment after the Jacob Fred boys released the brilliant Lil Tae Rides Again in April followed by a West Coast tour. Last night they kicked off another two week tour in support of the disc with the addition of Peter Tomshany on electric guitar.

Tonight Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey heads to Manchester, CT for a gig at the The Main Bar. Next, they head to Fall River on Thursday before playing a show billed as a “My Morning Jacket Late Night After Party” at Sullivan Hall on Friday night.

READ ON for a full list of dates and a few sicky-sicky JFJO videos…

Some terrific clips from Bonnaroo are starting to hit YouTube, including a huge batch of videos ripped from the webcast. Here’s a list of what’s available so far, which we’ll

Can you imagine if you’re in a band going up against Radiohead a major festival? Thankfully the promoters of Lollapalooza spared someone the embarrassment of playing for an empty field