The above photo of the new line of iPod Nanos brought out this comment from Maura: “This is what happens when you’re the type of person who arranges your CDs by color.” I wondered if I could do any better, especially because the Calvin Harris selection was a particular affront.
Seems the hodgepodge lineup presented at the Download Festival’s Sunday stop in Los Angeles provided air-conditioned entertainment to only a few thousand people, even though it was filled with retro-ish acts that usually drive people to these things, like the Jesus and Mary Chain and Gang of Four. More »
The lineup for the American versions of the Brit’s Download Festival were a bit underwhelming. The Brits get KISS, Judas Priest, and Motorhead tonight, and the three dates stateside have Ghostland Observatory and Mute Math? More »
Bassist Dave Allen and drummer Hugo Burnham have left Gang Of Four, once again transforming the band that recorded 1979’s Entertainment! and 1981’s Solid Gold into the band that recorded 1991’s Mall and 1995’s Shrinkwrapped. The split sound amicable enough (Burnham had already skipped out on the band’s 2007 live shows and studio work), but anyone who saw one of their searing live shows following the 2005 reunion knows what a bummer this is.
Holy crap, demos of new material by the Gang Of Four! And while I want to hold back on the lame, 60-second snap judgements about one of my favorite bands of all time, based on demos no less, they seem a little… “funky.” And Andy Gill’s guitar is just way too clean. More »
