September 16, 2008 MOG Gazette
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Video Interview with the Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood
Drive-By Truckers' front-man Patterson Hood talks about Brighter Than Creation's Dark, and the band's near-break-up and resulting rebirth. url here Plus: Patterson Hood talks about digging the usual suspects (Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, etc.), plus some punk rock and, surprise, Todd Rundgren.
Drive-By Truckers clip: the new album, re-birth
Drive-By Truckers clip: music they love
What's Hot on MOG
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Artists Blogging On MOG! Lyrics Born, Franz Ferdinand & More
Lyrics Born shares some top ten lists!
Franz Ferdinand You never know what offbeat info these guys will come up with. Sir Victor Uwaifo?
New! Rachael Yamagata is on MOG. She's in Portugal thinking about a friend in Africa and digging a film called "Powder."
Zach Gill says "Don't Touch My Stuff." He's created a hilarious trailer for his song of the same name. Watch it here.
Joseph Arthur, Poetry Guy: More poetic posts from this awesome artist. http://mog.com/Joseph_Arthur/blog/193980
http://mog.com/Joseph_Arthur/blog/191033
http://mog.com/Joseph_Arthur/blog/191034
Featured Post
Photos, Review: My Morning Jacket Live In Charlottesville, VA
Blogger Live Music Blog writes: Last Thursday, I finally ended my summer concert drought and my long wait for catching My Morning Jacket in 2008. The band played Charlottesville Pavilion, my hometown venue. It's a great outdoor pavilion tacked onto the end of Charlottesville's downtown pedestrian mall and an awesome place to see a show. The crowd was a bit sparse as the show got started. Perhaps it was the Thursday night bill or the band's attempt at being super-punctual, so as to play the maximum amount of music; they actually came on a bit late. But after over two and a half hours of music, the place had filled out nicely and both the crowd and band seemed to love every minute of it.
Music News of the Week
Pink Floyd founder Richard Wright dies at 65 Mon Sept 15 2008 http://mog.com/blog_post/content/106/195207
Breaking News: Britney Spears Announces New Album - "Circus" Mon Sept 15 2008 http://mog.com/blog_post/content/94/195205
Elbow Beat Out Radiohead, The Last Shadow Puppets And More For 2008 Mercury Prize Wed Sept 10 2008 http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog/191670
New Kanye West Album Details Revisit The 808 Wed Sept 10 2008 http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog/191752
Sonic Youth Sign to Matador for Their 16th Studio Album! Tue Sept 9 2008 http://mog.com/blog_post/content/318/190987
Exclusive Photos of Ziggy Marley, Michael Franti +More From PTTP 2008 Tue Sept 9 2008 http://mog.com/mollifire/blog/190771
Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize?" Up For Official State of Oklahoma Rock Song Tue Sept 9 2008 http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog/190990
John Darnielle Reveals Two New Mountain Goats EPs and, Coincidentally, The Path to My Heart Tue Sept 9 2008 http://mog.com/blog_post/content/318/190907
MF Doom to Release Long-Awaited Follow-Up, Born Into This, October 21 on Lex Records Tue Sept 9 2008 http://mog.com/blog_post/content/318/191135
The Faint Announce Fall Tour Dates Thu Sept 11 2008 http://mog.com/blog_post/content/19295/192797
Album Reviews of the Week
Artist: Metallica Album: Death Magnetic Thu Sept 11 2008
MetalSucks: "When considering their latest album, it's important to bear in mind the lasting power of Metallica's legacy, especially when taking into consideration the weak efforts of the past couple decades. This is a band that had had a hand in building up the traditional Thrash framework throughout the '80s into an impenetrable fortress." http://mog.com/blog_post/content/70/192793
Artist: The Residents Album: The Bunny Boy Wed Sept 10 2008
Spencer Owen: "A portrait of the reviewer as a young man, yes, but not as young as when I was just past boyhood, when I first heard the Residents as a 14-year-old and decided this Cryptic music was uberphenomenal. Their '70s catalogue, even through the earliest '80s, was and is seen by me as one of the finest and longest runs of fine records made by one artist/collective/band in a row." More: http://mog.com/Spencer_Owen/blog/192558
Artist: Okkervil River Album: The Stand Ins Fri Sept 12 2008
Tiny Mix Tapes: "There is no redemption in rock 'n' roll. Show business is just a place where the emotionally deprived search for acceptance, a place where people use one another to get ahead. Pop singers are an especially manipulative bunch, insane egos driven to the spotlight to fulfill a craving that cannot be sated, no matter how many records are produced, how many groupies are fucked, and how many hearts are broken." More: http://mog.com/blog_post/content/318/193845
Artist: Shinedown Album: The Sound of Madness Wed Sept 10 2008
MetalSucks: "If you're brutaler than brutal, stop reading this review right now. If you only care to listen to the heaviest shit possible and can't be bothered by hard rock, stop reading. But if you can keep your cool-o-meter in check and want to know about an awesome record, then keep going. That record is The Sound of Madness by Shinedown, and it's easily the best hard rock record of 2008, eons ahead of the pack of the ho-hum radio rock bands with which they're usually lumped in." More: http://mog.com/blog_post/content/70/192301
Artist: Kimya Dawson Album: Alphabutt Thu Sept 11 2008
Tiny Mix Tapes: "Oh, Generation X and Y, how old you've gotten. You've got your tattoos, your piercings, your exceptionally coveted collection of ironic thrift store t-shirts, your Flickr accounts filled with photos of you and your friends at Lollapalooza, you and your friends at your wedding…and, of course, more photos than you ever thought possible of this new little baby creature that you've brought into this world." More: http://mog.com/blog_post/content/318/192771
Artist: The Streets Album: Everything is Borrowed Thu Sept 11 2008
In Search of Arcadia: "So, not entirely unlike Bloc Party, The Streets just sort of came out of (almost) nowhere and said "Oh yeah, the album will be out next week". Now this wasn't AS big a surprise as Bloc Party... I suppose we've very quickly come to learn that if we're seeing free tracks, or a single floating around, an album is probably around the corner." More: http://mog.com/blog_post/content/19537/193381
Word of MOG
God is a DJ. I am a DJ. Therefore, I am God Tue Sept 9 2008
drewfonts: "I was recently honored by a couple of friends with a request to DJ at their wedding. This promises to be my first appearance behind the decks (or more likely, a laptop), and so I have been giving the playlist a grave amount of attention lately. Subsequently, some anxieties began to arise." More: http://mog.com/drewfonts/blog/190925
Check out drewfonts' music collection http://mog.com/music_collection/full_list/19/11265
MusicFestNW Final Report: Fleet Foxes, Sir Mix-a-Lot, Bobby Bare Jr. and No Regrets Tue Sept 9 2008
Jenny Tatone: "They go by too fast, these music festivals, and leave you wondering where it all went and what you took away from it. In retrospect, MusicFest NW seems a music-fed whirlwind of heat and noise and crowds and adrenalin and drinks. Friends will ask me: "What did you see that you really liked? Who did you like best?" And I'll feel like a candidate stumped in a job interview, pushing through the clouds in my brain for a good answer, only to resurface with a handful of unenthusiastic guesses." More: http://mog.com/Jenny_Tatone/blog/191010
Check out Jenny Tatone's music collection http://mog.com/music_collection/full_list/19/412
Running to Red Rocks Tue Sept 9 2008
G Love: "Wassup yaaaaalllllllll! Well, I just got off stage at the beautiful Britt Pavilion in Jacksonville, Ore. What a crowd, what a night, what a show. The vibes were nice. I felt stronger than ever. I'm back." More: http://mog.com/G_Love/blog/191038
Moshito: Festival in The Desert & Comrade Fatso Mon Sept 15 2008
Jonh Ingham: "Everyone wants to go to the Festival In The Desert. Mani, the festival producer, glides through our desire to get free tickets with alacrity. The people who have been (mostly journalists) make it clear that this is not a day on the grass before going home to the jacuzzi. "Two months later you're still getting sand out of your ears," says Daniel from French radio. Somehow that makes it sound more desirable." More: http://mog.com/Jonh_Ingham/blog/195416
The Last Shadow Puppets' Song "My Mistakes Were Made For You" (Richard Ayoade) Tue Sept 9 2008
Shots Ring Out: "Sometimes I feel like music blogging is the 21st century's answer to sailing for spices. For the last few thousand years humans have been constantly exploring new land and planting flags in new soil, satisfying that explorer's itch. In the last few generations, however, this ability suddenly vanished as we ran out of new land and spices to discover." More: http://mog.com/blog_post/content/309/190853
Poptimism! Mon Sept 8 2008
dshs70: "Here's what I want to know: What is the best pop song you've heard this year? Whats the best pop song you ever heard, full stop? This serves a few purposes for me, honestly. I know I've got a different definition of what constitute a pop song than most people I know. So I want to know what is pop music to you." More: http://mog.com/dshs70/blog/190851
Check out dshs70's music collection http://mog.com/music_collection/full_list/19/1489
Metal Hair Care 101 with Ronnie James Dio Tue Sept 9 2008
MetalSucks: "Being a metal master isn't easy; that skullet certainly doesn't take care of itself. That's why we decided to track down Ronnie James Dio* of Heaven and Hell to find out the secrets behind rocking metal's most metal hair-do, the almighty skullet. Ronnie was kind enough to share his tips and tricks behind his luscious locks with other aspiring skulleteers for the benefit of metal and mankind." More: http://mog.com/blog_post/content/70/191215
Inside Daft Punk's Helmets Tue Sept 9 2008
Quarterlifeparty: "This weekend I was talking about trying dress up for Halloween as the best dressed "band" in music: Daft Punk. The hard part would be making the helmets. This lead to a long (and informative) internet journey that led me from the $65,000 original helmets, to comicon people making their own" More: http://mog.com/blog_post/content/314/191211
Vampire Weekend: 9-10-08, The Pageant (from a half-fan's perspective) Thu Sept 11 2008
Jules09: "I wasn't sure about going to Vampire Weekend. When I posted a few months ago with a list of upcoming concerts with them on it, the majority of you said to skip them. They've become one of the most polarizing bands in indie music today. Entire opinions can be formed by the simple question of 'So what do you think about Vampire Weekend?'" More: http://mog.com/Jules09/blog/193496
Check out Jules09's music collection http://mog.com/music_collection/full_list/19/20461
Bumbershoot 2008: Saturday in Review Wed Sept 10 2008
Live Music Blog: "Bumbershoot 2008 kicked off this last Saturday of Labor Day weekend, and I was on hand to score some pictures and find some new live acts for all of you to put on your must-check-out lists. Considered by some to be a weak line-up this year, and others to be an amazing lineup, I have to say the lack of any extreme, must-see headliners benefited me, since I managed to check out new acts all weekend long that I would never have looked into otherwise." More: http://mog.com/blog_post/content/195/192319
Photos: Perry Farrell & Dave Navarro Play Private Show at Old CBGB's Thu Sept 11 2008
indiepixie: "True, NYC Fashion week this year has been unbearably boring. Thus far, it's been filled with flowy non-descript spring dresses and B-grade stars making front row (The Hills and Gossip Girl chicks really learn a thing or too about over-exposure. They're more omnipresent on the NYC streets than those Kanye slit glasses and "Palin = Pitbull" t-shirts.) Good thing tho, rock and roll (and parties with free alcohol) has saved the day." More: http://mog.com/indiepixie/blog/193347
Check out indiepixie's music collection http://mog.com/music_collection/full_list/19/205543
Bon Iver Live in London Mon Sept 15 2008
The Line Of Best Fit: "It's been quite a year for live music, 2008; an emotional roller-coaster of euphoria and heady nostalgia and all sorts of superlatives you might reach for to try to describe a clenched throat that doesn't know if it's holding back ecstatic cheers or warm tears." More: http://mog.com/blog_post/content/106/195111
Metal Binges, A Rediscovery Thu Sept 11 2008
lakposhti: "My first musical love was Heavy Metal. I was lucky enough to be 13 years old when Ride the Lightning was released which set the tone for the next few years of my life. In high school we were Burn-outs, Metal Heads." More: http://mog.com/lakposhti/blog/192903
Check out lakposhti's music collection http://mog.com/music_collection/full_list/19/323793
"Lust for Life" at 31 Tue Sept 9 2008
Punk Turns 30: "You know that song, Lust for Life. Its got a long intro, very catchy - rhythmic, primitive guitars and drums inject in you a lust for life if you didn't already have one. And at some point in the 1990s, it seems that every advertising agency plucked the Iggy Pop - David Bowie composition to represent their product or service... a cruise line is the only one I can remember, but the song has been on TV and in movies even more." More: http://mog.com/blog_post/content/18539/191547
Maxwell "For Lover's Only" and Broken-Hearted Bitches. Indeed. Wed Sept 10 2008
lizculleysings: "I love that I found my old CD case that contained the likes of some of my previous soulful posts. One more that totally was over-looked: MAXWELL'S:NOW. Bombness. Lots of synth. Tons of Soul. Not too much wailing. Lots of horns. Im diggin it." More: http://mog.com/lizculleysings/blog/191568
Mogger of the Week
Say hello to p-wagz!
p-wagz was a teenager when Red Hot Chili Peppers released One Hot Minute. It was significant in "[exposing] my teenage ears to alternative rock," but he notes that Oasis' album (What's the Story) Morning Glory? is what really ignited his "love affair" with music. p-wagz explains, "There was something in Oasis' music-a wall of melody and sound-that really electrified me." Growing up, p-wagz was influenced by the music his parents were into (The Who, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, The Moody Blues, Golden Oldies-era, The Carpenters, Fleetwood Mac, Gloria Estefan, and Bob Marley), but eventually it was his friends who ignited a real interest in music. "My friends were just more into music than me so being around them sort of forced me to be exposed to it, and as I grew older we would listen to all those post-punk bands. With this combination of genres from the 'rents, plus my own added to the mix, there's really nothing I don't like." Spoken like a true Mogger!
p-wagz has had some fun, memorable concert moments: seeing Cake perform, when "thousands upon thousands of pizza boxes were tossed into the air as they performed. It was a beautiful sight after baking in the sun for a music-filled day and watching the golden sun setting!", at Warped Tour for 311's set, his first time crowd surfing, "After a few failed attempts at crowd surfing (I'm not a good swimmer), I was up on a sea of people, only 311 had stopped playing by this time. I was so excited about the show, screaming like crazy, having a good time, when some of the band must have heard me, because I remember seeing a terrified look on Tim Mahoney's face," and lastly at a Reel Big Fish show. "About midway through their set, I remember seeing an old lady, we're talkin 60-70's, right next to me, skankin' all out. Heck, she might've been more into it than me! I was speechless, but I didn't stop, I just kept going. It was priceless!"
p-wagz, who's been mogging for over a year and a half, explains his MOG love: "I love being connected to people who are as audiophilic as myself! Personal stories, new music exposure-I can't get enough MOG!" His one gripe? "I only wish I had more time to devote to it."
Stop by and say hi to p-wagz!
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