I already canceled my hotel reservations for Indio after the “Let’s Book Roger Waters” Coachella fiasco; now my trip to Alaska’s Sitka Summer Music Festival might be ruined as well. More »
The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland has determined that, for their purposes, R.E.M. can now be considered an Irish band. This might be somewhat surprising to, say, Americans who have assumed for sometime that considering the band was formed in Athens, Georgia they would be one of our own. More »
Mr. Ross, I assumed after your 2006 single “Hustlin'”, you’d disappear from the charts, never to be heard again. The tracks with DJ Khaled last year threw me off a bit, but still I stuck to the idea that if you did put out another album, it wouldn’t make much of a splash. For one week, at least, Rick Ross, I was wrong, and I’m sorry. I should never underestimate the musical power of dudes with beards. Oh, and there’s projected chart news beyond the moves of bearded Floridians.
Will the last smooth jazz station to leave the air blow out the candles? Houston’s own The Wave has flipped formats from the soothing sounds of Paul Hardcastle and Candy Dulfer to a contemporary hits format which according to the station manager will feature tracks from “Alicia Keys, Beyoncé,… More »
A greatest hits of sorts leaked to the ‘net this week for the Creation Records band Adorable, and although the disc itself covers only the years 1992-1994, it’s worth tracking down (even legally, if you care to) to remember the British indie sound of 1993; to whet your Adorable appetite, check out “Homeboy” and “Sunshine Smile” beyond the cut.
Even Amazon seems to have given up on Nicole Scherzinger’s solo album, but don’t you fret over how it’s going to affect her career long-term. Because there’s no field immune to their mediocrity, there’s now lingerie to sell to extend the Pussycat Dolls brand. The entire article is filled with delightful quotes to brighten your Friday, but this one from PCD founder Robin Antin is my favorite.
In Norway, apparently The National Bank are some sort of supergroup, with members of Jaga Jazzist and a bunch of groups I’m not sure quite made it over to the States. While they can’t quite coast here on their previous merits, any band that lists both Yes and the Notwist in their influences is worthy of a least one spin around my house. To my surprise, they’re a really enjoyably smooth pop/rock band, residing somewhere between America and Air, which would seem to be the perfect combination to woo your indie rock man- or lady-friends when the scarfs start comin’ off. Sadly, neither of my favorite tracks from their newish album Come On Over To The Other Side (“Let Go” and “From That Day To This”) have made in on to the internet in a manner than I can legally get away with posting, but the check second single “Family” after the jump.
As a commenter mentioned in a post on March 5th, “Remember ten years ago, when “sounds like Roni Size” was a compliment?” Even if you can’t remember, Mr. Size himself remembers. More »
If you’re trying to find the will to make it through the rest of the workday, perhaps try the new disc from Neon Neon, streaming on Myspace ahead of their Tuesday release date. More »
Even if you aren’t a parent, for better or worse, it’s hard to escape the grasp of music for children these days. A section of the record store that was once a copy of Really Rosie and a few Disney Read-A-Longs has quickly moved past the Wiggles and Dora The Explorer to a booming business filled with artists like They Might Be Giants and Medeski Martin and Wood who have found a way to make a living playing for the Pull-Ups set. Wired has an online interview (in the “Geekdad” section) with Baby Loves Disco founder Andy Blackman Hurwitz which gives some insight into the whole phenomenon.
