Come along on a journey along the keyboard with me! Q is for Quincy, M.E. , he examined dead bodies you see, I might have done a gag about him having M.E, but I remembered someone had already done it, you see. It was probably Dan and Nick, but they don't start with Q, so I'll move on to W if that's all the same to you. W is for Wensleydale a type of cheese, I think I'll do without it if you please,...
Will Ferrell is set to star in a $10 million independent dramedy, Everything Must Go, based on a work by renown, late short story author Raymond Carver entitled "Why Don't You Dance." The project marks the feature debut of newcomer Dan Rush, a former commercials director whose screenplay for Everything was included on last year's insidery Black List. Ferrell will play "a relapsed alcoholic"...
So, two gigs in Bristol in the space of five days and two very different experiences. This being the second time I'd seen them, I was looking forward tremendously to Mumford & Sons at the Thekla. Back in January in the sweaty depths of Moles in Bath they'd spent an hour-long set convincing me they truly were the NBT by sheer force of presence, melody and close-harmony occasion. Last week they...
They were meant to help bring the V Festival to a close last night but, much to the fans' disappointment, Oasis were forced to pull out after Liam Gallagher contracted viral laryngitis.
The organizers of The Sandinista Project have decided to post a free download of the 36-song tribute to The Clash 's famous album, Sandinista! . First announced in 2007 , the album assembled covers of all 36 songs from The Smithereens, Camper Van Beethoven, Jon Langford & Sally Timms, Amy Rigby, Katrina Leskanich (Waves), Wreckless Eric, Willie Nile, Matthew Ryan, Stew, Sex Clark Five, Sid Griffin...
Tourists seem like an unlikely muse for great music -- the fannypacks and sunburns generally don't inspire anyone, much less rock stars. However, Yahoo! Music has compiled a list of "30 Great Vacation Songs Not Including the Go-Gos' 'Vacation.'" The post takes the reader through a sonic journey that includes Morocco (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's "Marrakesh Express"), Cambodia...
The phone rings. I pick it up. "Hello, this is Terry from Uncut Magazine. You were previously a subscriber." "Yes." "We don't like to lose our readers. We're offering you the next three months of Uncut for only £5." "No, thank you." "Oh. Can you tell me why you stopped subscribing to Uncut?" "I was just bored with it, basically." "Oh....
This past weekend, the radio station I work at in Philly - WXPN put on our 14th (or maybe 15th) annual music festival called the XPoNential Music Festival . Each year it gets a little bit bigger and better & this year the trend continued. The three day, 40 band festival included The Hold Steady, Peter, Bjorn & John, The Low Anthem, John Wesley Harding, Yeasayer, Illinois, The Robert Cray Band,...
John Wesley Harding’s dusk set provided forty minutes of clever, straightforward folk-pop. The British expatriate, who has lived and performed in the States since 1991, is also a twice-bestselling author and winner of countless literary awards. Needless to say, his knack for witty lyrics and wordplay persisted throughout the set, including his inter-song banter.Harding, who usually performs
I look up on stage and see Eric taming his guitar like its a house pet on a leash. Reckless he is not. I suppose there is some irony behind the spliced "Wreckless" tag? Whatever he is going for, Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby spruced up the afternoon. They played bluesy riffs to reminded everyone it was as hot as Nashville today, then came right back with some cool guitar playing that breezed...
Today is the start of WXPN's XPoNential Music Festival. Over 40 bands. Really inexpensive tickets. Tons of fun. Two stages of everything from R&R and indie-rock to sensitive singer-songwriters and soul music. And don't forget to visit the Kids Corner Stage. Below is the complete lineup - and if you can't join us in person for the weekend, we'll be streaming all of the performances starting today...
Today is the start of WXPN's XPoNential Music Festival . Over 40 bands. Really inexpensive tickets . Tons of fun. Two stages of everything from R&R and indie-rock to sensitive singer-songwriters and soul music. There's even a kids stage. Below is the complete lineup - and if you can't join us in person for the weekend, we'll be streaming all of the performances starting today at 4:30, tomorrow...
From the outside, The Lakeside Lounge on Avenue B and 10th Street looks like a nondescript dive. Two stores joined in the back in a 1930s' vintage apartment building, the southernmost store looks like a bar with some signs in the windows advising of which musician is playing the place when. The other store is a mostly empty room with a bench against the left wall and a few tables and chairs in front...
Choose wisely, for the next few days are going to make for some difficult decisions when it comes to your entertainment dollar. For example, tonight Black Francis and Bill Fox are at the Grog Shop while The Walkmen, recent Best New Music recipient, Cass McCombs, and Coffinberry are at The Beachland Ballroom. Would it make your decision any easier if I told you that Black Francis will be playing selections...
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