[Photo by @MSPark] The members of My Morning Jacket just held a press conference where they announced their long-awaited return to Louisville for a show scheduled to take place at
Yesterday, we hipped you to moe.’s joke at PT’s expense as the jammers posted a setlist on the official moe. Facebook page in which the first letters spelled out “PT
Just like in music, athletes and their elaborate personae are a big part of the fun of being a fan. Sure, it’s important to appreciate the skills first and foremost, either on the field or on the stage, but it’s also fun growing up watching these guys as they let their egos run wild and become larger than life. Love ’em or hate ’em, they are entertaining to watch and more fun to pick on, so we’re glad to have them. So, since it’s a bit of a lull this week in the music world, we thought it’d be fun to compile a list of some of the professional athletes that could make for great front men in a music group.
Julius Winfield Erving II
Does Dr. J really need an introduction? Dude was so cool, you could hand him a bass and he’d lay you down a bassline. Shit, you can hand him a business and he’ll make you money. The Doc invented style in the NBA, playing above the rim, getting the first shoe endorsements, and even starring in his own video game on the Apple IIE. Dr. J’s afro alone deserves its own room in the Basketball Hall of Fame. There’s no question he’d make a mean front man to a ’70s soul troupe.
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Combining spoken word poetry with jazz and R&B music Gil Scott-Heron planted the seeds for the birth of hip hop with his 1970 debut Small Talk At 125th & Lenox
We’re four days removed from the first two shows of the God Street Wine reunion and I’m still sporting a smile as wide as Montana. Not only did I get
Gang of Four have announced the release date and tracklisting for their forthcoming new album. Entitled ‘Content’, the group’s seventh studio effort is due out on October 4. Released on
Neon Indian announces a coast-to-coast North American tour featuring special select performances with seminal recording artist Pheonix. Kicking off July 13th in Mexico City, the three month tour finds Neon
The legendary English rock band, James, are coming to the US as well as dropping a double album. Entitled The Morning After The Night Before, the two mini-albums will be
The legendary Flaming Lips are joining forces for a few shows with lo-fi lover Ariel Pink. Ariel Pink recently released Haunted Graffiti as well as a collacorative 12" EP with
Some albums come out and change the game of how music can be perceived and understood. It doesn’t have to be The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Dr. Dre’s original, The Chronic or more recently, Radiohead’s quintessential, Kid A. For The Glitch Mob, their debut album Drink the Sea-which hit shelves a month ago with the surprisingly genre-defying appeal, achieves this status, maybe without you even knowing it.
