Q&A: Yo La Tengo on Personal Songs and Keeping New LP Brief
January 15th, 2013 No comments »
Yo La Tengo have sometimes had trouble knowing when to stop writing songs but not this time The New Jersey trio's latest LP Fade clocks in at 45 minutes a modest length for a band prone to stretching past the 70-minute mark "We tried a little harder explicitly to stop working...
Nicki Minaj: ‘American Idol’ Feud Definitely Isn’t Fake
January 15th, 2013 No comments »
Nicki Minaj stopped by The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night where she confirmed that her feud with fellow American Idol judge Mariah Carey definitely isn't fake "It's just one of those weird things you gotta see it to get it" Minaj told Leno "A lot of it just starts out...
The Rolling Stones and Bono Celebrate ‘Muscle Shoals’ – Premiere
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The Rolling Stones Aretha Franklin Paul Simon and Wilson Pickett are just a few of the artists who traveled to Muscle Shoals Alabama during the 1960s and early 1970s to record In that small town a handful of studios were changing the sound of soul and rock & roll Now...
Roger Waters on ‘Daily Show’: The Message of ‘The Wall’ Has Evolved
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Jon Stewart raised a beacon of false hope last night on The Daily Show when he asked guest Roger Waters midway through an interview "Now you're going back on the road with the remaining members of Pink Floyd right?" Waters flashed a smile and cracked "This is how he makes his...
‘Dressed To Kill’ (Acoustic) by The Virginmarys – Free MP3
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Artist The VirginmarysSong "Dressed To Kill" (acoustic)Album King of Conflict ''My favorite Virginmarys tune done stripped down and acoustic It was one of the last to be added to our debut album and I'm really glad it made it on" The Virginmarys' lead singer Ally Dickaty tells Rolling Stone "I had...
Hot Water Music Uncork Fist-Pumping ‘Remedy’ in Chicago
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Click to listen to Hot Water Music's album 'Live in Chicago' Gainesville Florida punk heroes Hot Water Music are set to release a new concert recording Live in Chicago on January 15th through No Idea Records Recorded at Chicago's Metro on February 1st and 2nd 2008 the two-CD set will also...
David Bowie’s ‘The Next’ Day’ Album: A Track-by-Track Preview
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Tony Visconti has been producing David Bowie's albums since Space Oddity in 1969 They've worked together on many of Bowie's greatest triumphs including Heroes Young Americans and Scary Monsters After a long break they joined forces again in the early 2000s for Heathen and Reality Two years ago he started...
New York Women Get Down to Santigold’s ‘Girls’
January 14th, 2013 No comments »
Santigold's contribution to the Girls Soundtrack Volume 1 the aptly titled "Girls" is a hypnotic hip-hop anthem that's as dancefloor ready as anything she's ever released With Girls' second season kicking off last night Santigold's track now has a clever new video composed of clips featuring women from across New...
The 10 Most Annoying Concert Behaviors
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Going to rock concerts has always meant dealing with a bunch of unruly people many of them very drunk – but it seems like lately things have been worse than ever Attention spans are at an all-time low and the ubiquity of smartphones has resulted in a huge percentage of the...
‘Lion or the Bee’ by Mountain Sounds – Free MP3
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Artist Mountain SoundsSong "Lion or the Bee"Album Mountain Sounds "'Lion or the Bee' was the very last song we wrote for this record After a couple days of working with Franc again for the first time in years there was this renewed energy every time I picked up a guitar We...