Soul Drift Music Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
13th November 2009 at 02 Academy, Birmingham Headliners: Alice in Chains Support: Little Fish I thought that we were going to miss the support band and wasn’t too fussed about seeing them, but we got to the venue in time and I was pleasantly surprised by them. Little Fish are a two-piece female fronted rock band, and [...]
Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | yesterday
This Devo two-fer from 1980 is a hoot! Girl U Want is by far the strongest of the two songs, Devo at their best. Please forgive the video quality and the occasional audio glitch. I always felt that Devo was more influential than they really got credit for. They have been honored by plenty of bands -- Nirvana , Soundgarden, Sepultura and Pearl Jam , just to name a few.
mel.opho.be (Free subscription) | yesterday
J. Tillman took the stage at the Middle East Upstairs for a late show on Sunday night. But then again, it was only 8pm in Seattle, the west-coast town that this drummer from Fleet Foxes calls home. The performance was a family affair, with J. Tillman’s brother Zach opening as a solo act called Pearly Gates Music . Zach Tillman offered us a stripped-down version of his already sparse style: leaving...
Vulture (Free subscription) | yesterday
How many ways is New Moon (the movie) better than New Moon (the book)? We ran the numbers , and the answer is 34. This is less a testament to the vagina-less Chris Weitz than it is a credit to Kristin Stewart's much improved demeanor and Taylor Lautner's not-at-all restless abs. Besides, the tweens of America clearly didn't care how crappy the CGI werewolves looked, they just wanted to feast their...
prefixmag (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
When two legendary frontmen get together for a discussion, the result is often a must-watch clip for rock disciples. In this case, Jon Spencer (he of Blues Explosion , Boss Hog , Heavy Trash , and Pussy Galore), and Ian Svenonius (of Nation of Ulysses, the Make Up, and Chain & the Gang) got together at Kutsher's Country Club in upstate New York at this year's All Tomorrows Parties festival. Svenonius'...
Alter The Press! (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
To celebrate the recent release of the Nirvana Live At Reading CD/DVD, we have managed to secure a fantastic prize for one lucky reader: We have one copy on CD, DVD, a Nirvana t-shirt and poster up for grabs and to be in with a chance, all you have to do is answer one simple question: What band did Nirvana drummer (Dave Grohl) go onto to form? E-mail you answer along with your name and address to competitions@alterthepress.com...
CBC Radio 3 (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Watch the new Arkells tour blog. YouTube Great Lake Swimmers touring China. MySpace NPR's Monitor Mix Blog hosts roundtable discussion about the role of the record label. Fiery Furnaces STILL mad at Radiohead & Beck . Pitchfork Interpol recording session interrupted by Courtney Love . Spinner The Decemberists to release animated film. Pitchfork [Photo: Apostle of Hustle @ London Music Club, submitted...
Spinning Platters (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
There have been a few “supergroups” that came and went in the last few years, many formed from the remnants of the grunge generation looking to try out new sounds, such as Army Of Anyone (the members of Stone Temple Pilots headed by Richard Patrick of Filter), Audioslave (the members of Rage Against The Machine [...]
Click World News (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
[Click for larger image.] I was lucky enough to see Black Flag play live a number of times in the '80s, around the time Glen E. Friedman shot the photo that graces this book's cover. I was an underage teen sneaking into grownup punk clubs, high on moshpit fumes (and, truth be told, lots else). The band, and that subculture that surrounded them, changed my life. Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black...
Baxojayz - Centricity (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Alice in Chains have just released a trailer for their upcoming video, " Your Decision ." The clip features William DuVall, Mike Inez, Jerry Cantrell, and Sean Kinney dressed in suit and tie. The band teamed up once again with Director Stephen Schuster, who also did the video for the song " A Looking In View ." The video premieres on iTunes December 1st . " Your Decision "...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive Any album with a title that openly mocks President Obama needs a cover that's equally subversive, and Jello Biafra 's artwork for 'The Audacity of Hype' certainly delivers. The former Dead Kennedys frontman opted for a version of Shepard Fairey's famous "HOPE" picture and replace Obama's image with a demonic version of himself, fangs and horns included...
Sound of the City (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
So even Devo now is into this play-a-classic-album-in-its-entirety thing: They're at the Fillmore at Irving Plaza Friday (Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!) and Saturday (Freedom of Choice...
Rude Cactus (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The Weekly Time Waster . The World's Hardest Game . Hey, I didn't call it that. Go find out for yourself. The Weekly Activity . Working. A lot. The Weekly iPhone App . Convert (iTunes link). I'm incredibly challenged when it comes to converting stuff. Probably because I'm no good with numbers. Currency, weights, measures...I just can't do it. Convert is an awesome app. And I finally know what British...
the central shaft (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Glenn's Biography Lesson No. 1 was Branca’s first release in which he delved more fully into instrumental sounds that melded the dissonant rock of his former outfits with the heavy, massed sounds that he would later explore with groups of anywhere between ten and a hundred guitarists. Originally issued on 99 Records in 12” format, Lesson No. 1 contained two songs, one on each side. This...
Autosnewspaper (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
This is going to blow your mind: The 2011 Buick Regal will be offered with a manual transmission. Seriously. Really. We're not joking.What's next? A pole-dancing nun? A sane Courtney Love? Ham-and-cheese-flavored ice cream? Here's how we know that the Regal, reborn as a quasi sports sedan ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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