At the age of eight, Orange County resident Rusty Anderson began teaching himself how to play the guitar. At 13, he started his first band, which opened for such acts as the Police, the Runaways and Van Halen, but they never recorded an album. At 34, he founded Ednaswap, which toured with No Doubt, Weezer [...]
How do you best the anti-guitar-god bluster of arguably the most sonically bold and melodically sophisticated band of England’s shoegaze era? If you’re Swervedriver’s unflappable former leader, Adam Franklin, you don’t even try. You simply work off the various templates for greatness set forth by your former outfit, which, quite frankly, spewed out enough novel [...]
Following on the (platform) heels of our Funkadelic Over/Under, this week’s Parliament entry presents a special challenge. First of all, every single one of these songs—even the overrated entries—is fantastic. Phenomenal. “Epic,” as the kids say (too often) nowadays. Whips, to put it succinctly, that ass. And yet, I want to argue that the weird [...]
How do you best the anti-guitar-god bluster of arguably the most sonically bold and melodically sophisticated band of England’s shoegaze era? If you’re Swervedriver’s unflappable former leader, Adam Franklin, you don’t even try. You simply work off the various templates for greatness set forth by your former outfit, which, quite frankly, spewed out enough novel [...]
MAGNET contributor Michael Jackson attended this weekend’s Pitchfork Music Festival and sent us these great photos, including Major Lazer (above). More after the jump.
Brandon Flowers’s solo debut, Flamingo (Island), won’t be released until September 14, but the album’s first single, “Crossfire,” is already gaining momentum on the alternative and triple-A charts. We have to admit, the song is pretty epic, so this video featuring Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron rescuing the Killers frontman from multiple scenarios involving ninjas, explosions [...]
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 Jay Leno (NBC): KISS KISS is performing in support of new live album Sonic Boom Over Europe. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC): N.E.R.D Hip-hop group N.E.R.D. is promoting forthcoming album Nothing. Late [...]
How do you best the anti-guitar-god bluster of arguably the most sonically bold and melodically sophisticated band of England’s shoegaze era? If you’re Swervedriver’s unflappable former leader, Adam Franklin, you don’t even try. You simply work off the various templates for greatness set forth by your former outfit, which, quite frankly, spewed out enough novel [...]
Eels will be putting out their ninth studio album, Tomorrow Morning (E Works), on August 24. The LP marks the end of a trilogy that started with 2009′s Hombre Lobo and January’s End Times. These albums tell the story of Mark Everett’s less-than-stellar romantic life. The first single from Tomorrow Morning, “Looking Up,” is actually a decidedly cheery [...]
How do you best the anti-guitar-god bluster of arguably the most sonically bold and melodically sophisticated band of England’s shoegaze era? If you’re Swervedriver’s unflappable former leader, Adam Franklin, you don’t even try. You simply work off the various templates for greatness set forth by your former outfit, which, quite frankly, spewed out enough novel [...]
