Weird Al Yankovic, hard-working genius that he is, has just released a new Internet-only track. Entitled "Craigslist," the song is an original work done in the style of the Doors, and Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek even plays on the track.The video features Al doing his best Jim Morrison with trippy backgrounds and scenescapes behind him. It's pretty funny. The track is currently available for
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On June 30, Camera Obscura will be taking the stage at Mr. Small's, and we have a pair of tickets to give away.To enter, send an email to scoots2000@hotmail.com with your full name and city of residence. One winner will be randomly chosen and notified via email. The contest deadline is Friday, June 19, so get your entries in now!The indie pop act's latest effort, My Maudlin Career, has been
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CONCERT REVIEW: Peaches The Music Box at the Fonda Hollywood, CA June 6, 2009Last night Peaches, the queen of electro raunch herself, played the first of her two shows at the Henry Fonda Theater, and, stunningly, the performance was kinda boring.First off, she didn't take the stage until 11:15. Now come on woman, this is L.A.! People have places to go after your show - we're not giving you our
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Green Day rocked the Last Call with Carson Daly stage tonight, performing several songs of new material and two as their Foxboro Hot Tubs alter egos. The performances will air next week, split into four separate shows from Tuesday through Friday (June 9-12.)We were fortunate to part of the intimate crowd of 200, watching as the punks-turned-rock operaists played five songs from their acclaimed
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MUST-SEE SHOW: 6/10 Nine Inch Nails & Jane's Addiction @ Post-Gazette PavilionI've generally been a Perry Farrell hater, but after attending Lollapalooza the last two years and seeing how well put together his festival is, I'm slowly changing my tune. Now he's coming to rock the Burgh. Good stuff. And NIN should be great, as long as they stay away from to much of the instrumental crap.ALSO WORTH
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Music magazine websites pretty much suck. Have you checked out blender.com lately? Even though the print edition is gone, we were promised that the website would live on. But there's nothing there, except for archived articles and a "blender blog," which is updated every couple of days. It looks as if the site is run by one person these days.Spin.com, meanwhile, is one of the better music sites.
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Those country artists are so darned clever, aren't they? Sugarland's new single "It Happens" raced up the charts because of its chorus: "Shhh... it happens!"They're really pushing the envelope with that one. Nevertheless, it's currently the #1 country song in the nation.YouTube: Sugarland - It Happens
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Every six months, I do a rundown of my favorite bands. This time, there's not much change from the last list, so instead of writing the same little blurbs about each band, I'm going to provide YouTube links to my favorite live clips from each artist.1 SIGUR ROSVideo: "Gobbledigook" live with Bjork2 MGMTVideo: "Electric Feel" live3 AMANDA PALMERVideo: "Please Drop Me" live4 KINGS OF LEON Video: "
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During our trip to Memphis, we took time to stop by Sun Studio, the birthplace of rock n roll, where Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, and many others got their start.I highly recommend checking out this landmark. Musicians still use it all the time to make records. In fact, during the hour-long tour, Elvis Costello and blues guitarist Hubert Sumlin stopped by to chat.They have a
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Jerry Lee gets his groove onCONCERT REVIEW: Beale Street Music Festival Memphis, TennesseeMay 1-3, 2009“We may be wet, but we’re not dead.”Leave it to Jerry Lee Lewis, not exactly king of optimism, to put a positive spin on the 2009 Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis. The Killer was one of the highlights of a soggy weekend which featured performances that often matched the dismal weather
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MUST-SEE SHOW:5/11 TV On the Radio @ Mr. Small'sThe innovative Brooklyn rock band makes another local appearance on the heels of last year's acclaimed Dear Science. I've seen them live only once, at Lollapalooza in 2007 (pic above), but the power and might of their live sound was stunning. Swedish electronic act Little Dragon is an intriguing opening act.ALSO WORTH ATTENDING: 5/4 Shwayze & Mickey
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This weekend is the first big event in our Summer Road Trip series - the Beale Street Music festival in Memphis. The lineup is eclectic, almost bizarrely so. Here are some of the names we're looking forward to seeing.JAMES TAYLORTen years ago, I worked security at the Post-Gazette Pavilion and had the chance to attend a James Taylor show, but I declined and I've regretted it ever since. James
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Here are the answers to the last lyrics guessing game.1 Kids – MGMT2 Last Kiss – J. Frank Wilson/Pearl Jam3 Genie in a Bottle – Christina Aguilera4 Purple Rain – Prince5 Be Near Me – ABC6 15 Step – Radiohead7 Video – India.Arie8 There is a Light That Never Goes Out – The Smiths9 A Sorta Fairytale – Tori Amos10 Flood – Jars of Clay11 The Underdog – Spoon12 Mrs. Officer – Lil
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Here’s the second edition of our lyrics guessing game. These are the first lines of 20 songs from all different genres – see how many you can get without Googling...1 You were a child crawling on your knees toward it2 Oh where, oh where can my baby be?3 I feel like I’ve been locked up tight for a century of lonely nights4 I never meant to cause you any sorrow5 The message is perfectly simple
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Rolling Stone has a report on Green Day’s recent concert in which they unveiled their new rock opera, 21st Century Breakdown. (I thought American Idiot was a rock opera?)RS refers to the show as "stunning." I have to give Green Day credit for not resting on their laurels. They could have taken it easy after American Idiot, but they’re still trying to break new ground. Who would’ve guessed th
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On those rare occasions when I listen to top 40 radio (pretty much only in the car), I still get excited to discover a new song I like. The great thing about radio is it provides anonymity for the artists. You can hear a song and start to like it without knowing who recorded it.That's the case for "How Do You Sleep." I was surprised to find out the singer was Jesse McCartney. I'm glad I didn't
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The Dave Matthews Band sat down with Billboard to discuss their upcoming album Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King, their first new studio recording since 2005's Stand Up. Big Whiskey was produced by Rob Cavallo, and based on some early previews of the new material, expectations are that it could be the band's best work since the '90s.During the recording process last fall, saxophonist Leroi Moore
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The Dave Matthews Band sat down with Billboard to discuss their upcoming album Big Whiskey and the Groogrux King, their first new studio recording since 2005's Stand Up. Big Whiskey was produced by Rob Cavallo, and based on some early previews of the new material, expectations are that it could be the band's best work since the 1990s.During the recording process last fall, saxophonist Leroi Moore
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We haven't posted a ton of MP3s lately. Blogspot has been maniacally removing MP3s left and right from its bloggers' pages (Note: If you're thinking of starting a music blog, don't choose Blogspot as your host!) Here are a few quality tracks that are artist-approved:MP3: John Vanderslice - Fetal Horses (from Romanian Names)Song from John's upcoming album, which hits stores May 19.MP3: White
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LADY GAGA: Poker FaceOne of my friends speaks disapprovingly of Lady Gaga as a ripoff of Peaches. I agree - but I see that as a positive thing. Lady Gaga took Peaches' edgy electro-dance style and made it more mainstream. For that she deserves credit. My problem with "Poker Face" is that it sounds like she's singing "My my my booger face." Grade: CSEETHER: Careless WhisperOn occasion, hard rock
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