2010

Warped Tour 2010: Merriweather Post Pavillion, Columbia, MD 7/20/10

Bob Lange August 11, 2010 No Comments

Despite the encroachment of corporate sponsors (which in this case is not really as bad as it sounds) and the shift away from its old “punk rock summer camp” ethos that dominated my first run of attendance (1997-2002), the last three years have still been a lot of fun and I’ve seen far more good performances than bad. Warped Tour 2010 was no different.

Faithless: The Dance

Gabriel Scheer August 11, 2010 No Comments

In a stroke of awesome with The Dance, Faithless has managed to continue that dance trend, and their careful balancing act. The opening song, “Not Going Home,” proves once again that they have the chops to own a dance floor, with what is sure to soon be (or already be) a memorable, bring-down-the-roof riff.

Street Sweeper Social Club – Gonna Knock You Out

August 11, 2010 No Comments

The dual threat of guitarist, Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, The Nightwatchman), and rapper/emcee, Boots Riley (The Coup), have returned this summer with new Street Sweeper Social Club firepower to spark revolution. This mighty duo provides songs that resonate on the battlefront of social injustice. Recently, Street Sweeper Social Club rapper/emcee, Boots Riley, took the time to speak with Glide about the new album among other things.

Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse: Dark Night of the Soul

Shane Handler August 11, 2010 No Comments

With all that Danger Mouse has tackled of late, he’s giving T-Bone Burnett a run for his co-production, co-mastermind skills. And unlike prior recent collaborations like Gnarls Barkley and Broken Bells, Dark Night of the Soul features Danger Mouse at his most haunting. Perhaps it’s an ironic show of foreboding that DM’s collaborator on this project – Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse committed suicide last March.