As 2009 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors. Today’s entry is from July 2. Here, Moby urges readers to see Les Paul play one of the guitar legend’s weekly shows in New York City. The 94-year-old Paul died [...]
Here’s the teaser trailer for Fix, the upcoming warts-and-all documentary about Ministry. From the looks of things, there’s more sex and drugs than rock ‘n’ roll, but that’s cool with us. Aside from Ministry, Fix features members of Nine Inch Nails, Jane’s Addiction, Melvins and the Jesus Lizard, as well as William S. Burroughs and [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien (NBC): Grizzly Bear Rerun from October 12. Grizzly Bear will do “Two Weeks” from latest LP Veckatimest. Last Call With Carson Daly (NBC): Black Lips Rerun from October 29. Carson hosts [...]
Touring the U.S. in the chill of December is always problematic, unless you’ve decided to play only in Florida and California and have access to dad’s Learjet to get from the land of orange juice to the Golden State. You’d think MAGNET’s Jud Cost, a grizzled veteran of the music wars, would have figured that [...]
What with the recent snowfall we’ve been having, Philadelphia feels pretty close to Sweden right now. So what better time for a new record from everyone’s favorite Swedish popsters, the Shout Out Louds? Their third album, Work, will be released February 23 on Merge, and if album track “Walls” is any indication, it’s going to [...]
As 2009 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors. Today’s entry is from June 25. Here, Sir Mix-A-Lot breaks down the past 30 years of American politics. Sir Mix-A-Lot may forever be linked to 1992 mega-hit “Baby Got Back,” [...]
Watch the Friedberger siblings (of the Fiery Furnaces) play Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper in a re-creation of Easy Rider (sort of). It’s the video for “Even In The Rain,” off the band’s summer release, I’m Going Away (Thrill Jockey). Directed by Daily Show writer Scott Jacobson, the film also features cameo appearances by Ted [...]
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): Tori Amos Rerun from December 10. Amos is performing a song from her new Christmas—sorry, seasonal album—Midwinter Graces. The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien (NBC): Paramore Rerun from September [...]
