Happy Halloween! Enjoy this live Ween video for ”Buckingham Green” from Oct. 31, 2003, with your checkout chocolate and Dogfish Head Punkin Ale.
You probably know drummer Patrick Carney as half of the Black Keys, the acclaimed Akron, Ohio, duo he formed in 2001 with guitarist/vocalist Dan Auerbach. But Carney has been equally prolific with his own ventures, including Audio Eagle (his record label and recording studio) and now Drummer (a band featuring four other Ohio skinsmen that just [...]
If you’re still scrambling to complete your last-minute Halloween mix tape, might we suggest these tracks from San Diego’s Tape Deck Mountain? “Bat Lies” and “Ghost Colony” are off the band’s debut, Ghost (out November 17 on Lefse), and their lethargic guitar solos and layered vocals have the perfect creepy-cool effect. Plus, the band is [...]
Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 25-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith. David’s illustration is about the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) currently headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio — just down the road from [...]
You probably know drummer Patrick Carney as half of the Black Keys, the acclaimed Akron, Ohio, duo he formed in 2001 with guitarist/vocalist Dan Auerbach. But Carney has been equally prolific with his own ventures, including Audio Eagle (his record label and recording studio) and now Drummer (a band featuring four other Ohio skinsmen that just released Feel [...]
If you’re at work and/or under 18, you might want to stop reading here to avoid the temptation to watch this new video from Detroit rockers Electric Six. Off just-released sixth album Kill (Metropolis), the Nabil Elderkin-directed video for “Body Shot” is equal parts nudity, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas and Rob Zombie-style madness. You’ve [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: The Late Show With David Letterman (CBS): Weezer Letterman hosts Weezer tonight as the band promotes new LP Raditude (due on Tuesday). The album features a guest appearance by Lil Wayne and notable co-writers Tyson Ritter [...]
You probably know drummer Patrick Carney as half of the Black Keys, the acclaimed Akron, Ohio, duo he formed in 2001 with guitarist/vocalist Dan Auerbach. But Carney has been equally prolific with his own ventures, including Audio Eagle (his record label and recording studio) and now Drummer (a band featuring four other Ohio skinsmen that just released Feel [...]
Chuck Prophet. If the name doesn’t sound shivers down your spine, then you clearly haven’t heard of the critically underrated musician and songwriter. Or maybe you’ve heard his songs, just sung by somebody else. Covered by artists like Heart, Peter Wolf and Solomon Burke—and acclaimed by Lucinda Williams and Cameron Crowe, among others—Prophet refuses to [...]
