Last night I had the chance to check out the hotly anticipated new project between Danger Mouse and the Shins’ James Mercer, Broken Bells. Williamsburg Hall of Music was packed out. Not even the skinniest of hipsters could move around as the two alongside their four-member backing band took the stage to perform a steady...
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One of the only good songs on the Kid Kudi album and a pretty interesting video in a stoner-Jamiroquai kinda...
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As the winter weather starts to turn for the better, so does the caliber of music releases. Craziness is going down. Hendrix has a new album? Serj Tankien is solo fronting an orchestra? And Dakota Fanning pulls off a badass version of Cherry Bomb? Actually the Runaways soundtrack releases in a couple weeks but you...
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Good heads up by BeatCrave. This year’s 311 Day will be held in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay. The entire concert will be streamed live and in HD through the 311 Day website. If you pre-order the event, you can watch it both live and on-demand a second time within 30 days. The pre-order...
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Mark Linkous, best known for his work in Sparklehorse, has committed suicide. Linkous first came to prominence in the alt-rock world with his 1995 release, Vixadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot, which was followed by high-profile tours with R.E.M. and Radiohead. After a near death experience in 1996, Linkous built a distinctive body of work that combined traditional songwriting elements...
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The Cleverlys sing the 80s hit, Walk Like an Eqyptian, a bluegrass cover by The Bangles. Susan Hoff is not happy. and the...
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Top 3 reasons to party tonight, March 6th: 1. Kirby Puckett died in 2006, leaving Minnesota with nothing but Prince. RIP. 2. Rob Reiner, the man behind the Tap, turns 63. (It’s Shaq’s bday too) 3. The Dred Scott court case reached a decision. Its ok, you have no idea what that’s...
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You may know I have a weak spot for Chromeo. I attribute it too my weak spot for poppy 80s new wave. This is Chromeo’s remix of Tiga’s ‘What You Need,’ which is really more of a cover than a remix. And though the novelty that was once Chromeo’s sound is running thin, I’m looking...
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I guess they’re right, old people, though slow and dangerous behind the wheel, can still serve a purpose. Yo, Ruth Flowers has been behind the 1s and 2s since DJ Paulie D’s PARENTS were in diapers. Clad in her leopard-skin shrug and dark sunglasses, 69-year-old Ruth Flowers has conquered French clubland from the Cannes Film Festival...
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Peter Gabriel fronts a busy, but not super exciting week of new releases. Get ready for next week’s releases which feature Gorillaz, Hendrix and Broken Bells. Here’s a look at my tops from this week . . . Peter Gabriel – Scratch My Back: Gabriel’s Scratch My Back album project is the first part of a...
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