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Over-the-top observations from an over-the-hill rocker:
- Weezer's new CD 'Raditude' is getting so-so reviews from many leading music critics (check MetaCritic). Most can't seem to deal with Cuomo's jokey, tossed-off pop lyrics. I kinda like it. He's a smart guy. He knows what he's doing. Listen to 'Put Me Back Together' (sweet!) and 'I'm Your Daddy' over at Mochi Beats. On December 1st, Weezer plays Chicago's cavernous Aragon Ballroom, the same room I saw The Clash, The Jam, The Dictators, AC/DC, Devo, Gang of Four and many other bands during my formative years.
- Robert Pollard wins a mention in NME's "Worst Onstage Banter" photo feature, for his many onstage rants against bands and more. You might see some of these on Pollard's video compilation of rare GBV moments on 'The Devil Went Home and Puked', out now.
- Win tickets to see Julian Casablancas perform in Los Angeles at the Palace Theater this Friday night (via LA MetBlogs).
- Rock music writer Stevie Chick tells Mojo Music fans why live albums rule: "At their best, Live Albums freeze the moments we all wish we’d witnessed: unexpected cover versions, guest appearances, performances that utterly eclipse the studio originals. Moments like Nina Simone and a gospel choir re-interpreting My Sweet Lord as a twenty-minute anti-war hymn before an audience of GIs at Fort Dix military base on 1972’s Emergency Ward; like the feverish interplay between drummers Clyde Stubblefield and Nate Jones throughout a thirteen-minute Cold Sweat off James Brown’s Say It Live And Loud: Live In Dallas 1968; like Aretha Franklin walking Ray Charles onstage for her encore on At The Fillmore West, trading verses with him throughout the sinfully funky gospel of Spirit In The Dark."
And here is your music moment of zen:
- Weezer's new CD 'Raditude' is getting so-so reviews from many leading music critics (check MetaCritic). Most can't seem to deal with Cuomo's jokey, tossed-off pop lyrics. I kinda like it. He's a smart guy. He knows what he's doing. Listen to 'Put Me Back Together' (sweet!) and 'I'm Your Daddy' over at Mochi Beats. On December 1st, Weezer plays Chicago's cavernous Aragon Ballroom, the same room I saw The Clash, The Jam, The Dictators, AC/DC, Devo, Gang of Four and many other bands during my formative years.
- Robert Pollard wins a mention in NME's "Worst Onstage Banter" photo feature, for his many onstage rants against bands and more. You might see some of these on Pollard's video compilation of rare GBV moments on 'The Devil Went Home and Puked', out now.
- Win tickets to see Julian Casablancas perform in Los Angeles at the Palace Theater this Friday night (via LA MetBlogs).
- Rock music writer Stevie Chick tells Mojo Music fans why live albums rule: "At their best, Live Albums freeze the moments we all wish we’d witnessed: unexpected cover versions, guest appearances, performances that utterly eclipse the studio originals. Moments like Nina Simone and a gospel choir re-interpreting My Sweet Lord as a twenty-minute anti-war hymn before an audience of GIs at Fort Dix military base on 1972’s Emergency Ward; like the feverish interplay between drummers Clyde Stubblefield and Nate Jones throughout a thirteen-minute Cold Sweat off James Brown’s Say It Live And Loud: Live In Dallas 1968; like Aretha Franklin walking Ray Charles onstage for her encore on At The Fillmore West, trading verses with him throughout the sinfully funky gospel of Spirit In The Dark."
And here is your music moment of zen:
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