Archive for June, 2008
Monday, June 30th, 2008
Wham City has unquestionably changed the landscape of Baltimore music forever. So in anticipation of Whartscape 2008, we sat down with one of WC's original members, Adam Endres (of Blood Baby & the Creepers) to get a little history lesson and peek into what exactly is driving the Wham ...
Posted in Adam Endres, Baltimore, Interview, Wham City, Whartscape, Whartscape 2008 | 8 Comments »
Monday, June 30th, 2008
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MP3: Blood Baby - Paint the bush
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MP3: Ponytail - Jammin' on a major scale
Editorial note: There has been some dispute over the information posted here, but we merely presented information we were told at the time of interview. A full transcript will be posted shortly.
Apparently there are some ...
Posted in Audio, Baltimore, News, Preview, Venues, Wham City, Whartscape 2008 | 1 Comment »
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Adventure plays the Talking Head Club July 5th, and somewhere during Whartscape weekend July 17th-20th (venue TBA).
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MP3: Adventure - Poison Diamonds
I'm fairly certain that if Benny Boeldt (aka Adventure) wanted to, he could pave a path as one of the most riveting and innovative video game soundtrackers in history, ...
Posted in Adventure, Benny Boeldt, DC, Interview | No Comments »
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Kanye finally breaks his silence on the Bonnaroo fiasco here.
Choice quotes from the article:
West also blamed thrown bottles for malfunctions with his "Jane screen." (In the concept concert, Jane is the HAL-like disembodied female robotic voice of his spaceship.)
West concluded by saying his elaborate stage cuts his payday in half ...
Posted in Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo 2008, Douchebaggery, Kanye West, News | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
There is something about the combination of French, female scream-shout-sing vocals, crunchy punk guitars and screeching electro action that always has the ability to perk up my ears and my demeanor. This simply addictive (addictively simple?) track from Duchess Says lands in my Inbox, filling in all those bubbles ...
Posted in Audio, Duchess Says, Sound Off | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
So MMJ's spectacular Bonnaroo set really triggered a sense of aural nostalgia/recall, as they played Kool and the Gang's funk anthem "Get Down On It," the first song I bonded with my mother over (and actually the first hint that her musical palette might extend beyond Kenny G and smooth ...
Posted in Audio, Chuck Brown, Curtis Mayfield, DC, Funk, Herbie Hancock, Kool and the Gang, My Morning Jacket, The Commodores | 3 Comments »
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
As I meandered over to the Which Stage to wait for Sharon Jones, I heard strains of brass-driven jazz. Soul Rebels Brass Band weren't in the booklet schedule, but they more than satisfied my desire for groovy funk. They combine a hip-hop approach to performance with jazz, funk and reggae. ...
Posted in Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet, B.B. King, Bela Fleck, Ben Folds, Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo 2008, Gogol Bordello, Kanye West, Live Review, Mastodon, Pearl Jam, Sigur Ros, Soul Rebels Brass Band | 1 Comment »
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
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MP3: Girl Talk - No Pause
I guess I'm going to music industry hell.
Last Thursday morning, Girl Talk's fourth official release, "Feed the Animals" was made public by Illegal Art, posted for download on the record company's website, using the illustrious "pick your own" pricing schematic.
And.... I didn't pay ...
Posted in Album Review, Audio, girl talk, gregg gillis | 9 Comments »
Friday, June 20th, 2008
Though I've seen the Fiery Furnaces (Wiki) twice before, I decided to go after their set at the That Tent since the two previous shows had been like night and day, presenting some of the most musically stimulating and challenging live experiences I've ever had.
Their Roo performance proved no different.
Posted in Bela Fleck, Bluegrass Allstars, Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo 2008, Chris Rock, Fiery Furnaces, Live Review, Metallica, My Morning Jacket, Sam Bush, Tegan and Sara, Video, Willie Nelson, the Raconteurs | No Comments »
The Bug: London Zoo
13th Floor Elevators: Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (Vinyl Mono LP only)
Arbouretum/Pontiak: Kale (Vinyl LP only)
Small Sur: We Live in Houses Made of Wood
Abe Vigoda: Skeleton
Imperial China: Methods: EP