If all those obnoxious Christmas covers playing nonstop at the mall are making you want to blow your brains out, then Aimee Mann‘s 2006 album, One More Drifter In The Snow (SuperEgo), will feel like a breath of fresh air. It’s filled with beautiful renditions of the classics (including a duet with Grant-Lee Phillips on “You’re [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC): Passion Pit Rerun from December 8. Passion Pit is set to perform on Kimmel in support of new album Manners and current world tour, which continues through March.
God’s Pottery is a New York-based Christian singing duo that achieved national recognition via its appearance last year on the TV show Last Comic Standing. Jeremiah Smallchild and Gideon Lamb spread their gospel through original songs such as “The Pants Come Off When The Ring Goes On” and “Jesus I Need A Drink.” Not content to [...]
The holiday season is always accompanied by the never-ending cavalcade of the same few Christmas songs that are played over and over again to the point of severe nausea. No matter where you go or what you do this time of year, you are subject to suffer the constant barrage of these hackneyed holiday tunes. [...]
MAGNET’s Corey duBrowa picks his favorite electronic/dance albums of 2009: Raekwon (pictured), Phoenix, the Field, the xx, Maxwell, DOOM, Q-Tip and more.
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 February 22. Here, Tommy Keene writes about two intimate rock-concert moments he had with music legends while growing up in Maryland. Tommy Keene has been playing [...]
For a holiday mindfuck, check out this retro Flaming Lips video for “Christmas At The Zoo,” from 1995′s Clouds Taste Metallic. The band jams outside a zoo filled with animals that would rather free themselves. (But thanks for asking!) It’s strangely heartwarming. Read our 2006 Q&A with Wayne Coyne.
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC): Weezer Rerun from November 23. Kimmel hosts Weezer as the band promotes new LP Raditude. The album features a guest appearance by Lil Wayne and notable co-writers Tyson Ritter (All-American Rejects) [...]
God’s Pottery is a New York-based Christian singing duo that achieved national recognition via its appearance last year on the TV show Last Comic Standing. Jeremiah Smallchild and Gideon Lamb spread their gospel through original songs such as “The Pants Come Off When The Ring Goes On” and “Jesus I Need A Drink.” Not content to [...]
Last year’s holiday seven-inch offering from Dean & Britta (with Sonic Boom), “Old Toy Trains” showcases Dean Wareham’s breathy, conversational vocals (a la Iron And Wine). A light but pervasive keyboard score complements the song’s simple acoustic strumming and tambourine jangling. D&B’s Wailers cover, “He’s Coming Home,” features banjo picking side by side with Britta Phillips’ [...]
