Actually, the title should read Billy Corgan is releasing a new album, since everybody more or less knows the Smashing Pumpkins, at least the band you and me fell in love with, is long dead. I’ve been known to diss Corgan on more than a few occasions, whenever he was kind enough to give me the occasion, that is, but today however he gave me reasons to set him in good eyes for a change….
This is getting preposterous. A few days after we talk about the first confirmed track off the soundtrack for the upcoming Twilight movie, “New Moon,” by Death Cab for Cutie, I’m left to find out that one of the most consistent bands of the year, Grizzly Bear, has been also confirmed as part of the musical score. So far, the New Moon soundtrack features music by artists of the likes of Death Cab for Cutie,…
The new Muse album, “Resistance,” is out this week, and consequently expect to see the band all over TV and on tour (hopefully!). They’re latest appearance was on Jools Holland’s Later, where they played, accompanied by an orchestra, two feature tracks off the new record, “Uprising” and “United States of Eurasia.” Great show! Muse – Uprising Muse – United States of Eurasia
It’s my great pleasure to introduce today one of my favorite bands to rise up out of the merciless shroud of mediocrity this summer, the incredible lo-fi duo Girls, the band. Lately, it seems like I’ve been starting to develop a soft spot for West Coast surf jams, but truth be it, what’s there not to love? And, boy, how well does Girls know how to pump out incredibly simple lo-fi anthems. It sure does…
Shiver my timbers, me Lass, if it isn’t another Pavement reunion, argghh*. This time, however, it seems it’s all legit, and the band will indeed get back together, according to still unreleased trusted sources (like we haven’t heard that before, but we’re still entitled to hope, right?), for a stint of shows in 2010. In about 370 days or so, Pavement will hold a benefit show at Central Park SummerStage on September 21, 2010. Moreover,…
It’s been an incredible year for the French quartet Phoenix, having released the amazing “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix”, that’s sure to get feature in most people’s year end best of lists, and toured much of Europe and North America almost relentlessly. Last night, the band paid Conan a visit when they were invited to play their hit single “1901” at the end of the Tonight Show. The performance was, as expected, flawless, but a bit boring…
Yeah, Kanye West is a douche; a really big one too, really. He probably wasn’t even stoned or something, which wouldn’t have made his deed any better, but it would have made him somewhat a less of a douche/loser (protip: you’re not scoring any points with Beyonce either). Of course the internet was all on it, which is what you expect, because, well, it’s the internet. He became a meme overnight and even president Obama…
Ugh, I hate this rampant compulsion that’s been eating at my brain since early Monday morning stemming from this ridiculous situation involving Kanye West, but there’s a burning question that’s been bothering me ever since this “story” broke. And it’s simply this: Why is this news? It’s an absurdly simple question to ask but an important one. I mean, this is Kanye we’re talking about: The man who appeared on the cover of RS as…
Album name: They Came from the Shadows Artist name: Teenage Bottlerocket Genre: Powerchords and bubblegum Released: September 15, 2009 Label: Fat Wreck ZME Rating: 7/10 Website: Official (Note: I’m going to challenge myself that I can make it through a review of Teenage Bottlerocket without including one mention of the Ramones. Besides that one). Pop-punkers Teenage Bottlerocket are probably the best band out of Wyoming right now. Granted, I can only name one other band…
For some reason or the other, I’ve always found Death Cab for Cutie’s mellow music suitable for soundtracking a vampire love story Hollywood flick. Actually, the association never came to mind but now that I’ve happened to listen to the band’s latest single, especially released for the upcoming New Moon soundtrack, the music seems remarkably suitable. The song, suggestively titled “Meet Me On The Equinox,” hits you from the start with the sense of an…
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