Off the bat, I should state that Jon Brion is a brilliant producer/composer, so I'm pretty excited about JB teaming up with Of Montreal again. Earlier this year, he leant his talents to the band for An Eluardian Instance AKA the Jon Brion EP. The disc featured Brion's reinterpretations of two songs from full-length Skeletal Lamping, "An Eluardian Instance" and "Gallery Piece," both of which wer...
Off the bat, I should state that Jon Brion is a brilliant producer/composer, so I’m pretty excited about JB teaming up with Of Montreal again. Earlier this year, he leant his talents to the band for An Eluardian Instance AKA the Jon Brion EP. The disc featured Brion’s reinterpretations of two songs from full-length Skeletal [...]
I have a love/hate relationship with Janet Jackson. While I’ve nursed a huge crush on her since she was Penny on “Good Times”, and I famously shouted down a relative who insisted Pebbles was hotter than Janet back in the Eighties, she’s not really been on my radar lately. First there was the whole Super [...]
I have a love/hate relationship with Janet Jackson. While I've nursed a huge crush on her since she was Penny on "Good Times", and I famously shouted down a relative who insisted Pebbles was hotter than Janet back in the Eighties, she's not really been on my radar lately. First there was the whole Super Bowl fiasco, which I thought was tasteless. Then there was the way she refused to talk about...
Relient K kicks off their Winter Wonder Slam tour on November 19th in University Park, Pennsylvania in support of their latest release, Forget and Not Slow Down. The group hits the NYC area with a stop at Hammerstein Ballroom on Friday, November 20th. Grab your tickets to the show by visiting the tour’s official website.Joining [...]
Relient K kicks off their Winter Wonder Slam tour on November 19th in University Park, Pennsylvania in support of their latest release, Forget and Not Slow Down. The group hits the NYC area with a stop at Hammerstein Ballroom on Friday, November 20th. Grab your tickets to the show by visiting the tour's official website.Joining Relient K on the road are: Toby Mac, Stephanie Smith, and B. Reith...
Robbie Williams just might be returning to his boyband roots by reuniting with ex-bandmates Take That. In 2005, Take That reunited after almost a 10-year hiatus and embarked on a world tour without Williams,. who gave his “blessing” at the time.It now appears that Williams has had a change of heart. After being questioned by [...]
Robbie Williams just might be returning to his boyband roots by reuniting with ex-bandmates Take That. In 2005, Take That reunited after almost a 10-year hiatus and embarked on a world tour without Williams,. who gave his "blessing" at the time.It now appears that Williams has had a change of heart. After being questioned by reporters he said that he has indeed returned to the studio with the g...
Had enough Carrie Underwood? Didn’t think so. The singer is continuing to push the boundaries to promote her latest release Play On by teaming up with The Grand Ole Opry and MySpace for a live stream performance this Saturday (Nov 14th).Opry performances of Carrie Underwood, along with some of country music’s biggest stars including Martina [...]
Had enough Carrie Underwood? Didn't think so. The singer is continuing to push the boundaries to promote her latest release Play On by teaming up with The Grand Ole Opry and MySpace for a live stream performance this Saturday (Nov 14th).Opry performances of Carrie Underwood, along with some of country music's biggest stars including Martina McBride, Rodney Atkins, Jake Owen and more will be bro...
Benjy Davis Project came to rock as they headlined a Rock Ridge Music showcase at Sullivan Hall last night. The often subdued Davis released his inner showman as his band wailed behind him complete with guitar solos and pulsating drums as they brought some southern heat to a chilly November night here in NYC.It was [...]
Benjy Davis Project came to rock as they headlined a Rock Ridge Music showcase at Sullivan Hall last night. The often subdued Davis released his inner showman as his band wailed behind him complete with guitar solos and pulsating drums as they brought some southern heat to a chilly November night here in NYC.It was a noticeably different lineup for BDP, which only included original members Benj...
Calling all NYC music fans, Joe Firstman will perform tomorrow (Friday, Nov. 13th) at The Living Room at 8p. After migrating west from his home in North Carolina, the talented singer-songwriter found his muse in LA — a city of excess, ego and beautiful ladies — which fueled his songs.It didn’t take long for Joe [...]
The Black Keys and some of the biggest names in hip-hop will release an album under the name Blakroc on Nov. 27th, 2009 aka Black Friday to us holiday shoppers. From what we can gather, the Blakroc project was led up by Jim Jones and came to fruition as a result of Mos Def joining [...]
It seems the Ting Tings are elevating their game for their sophomore album and are ready to capitalize on the momentum they built this year in the states. The "That's Not My Name" duo has signed to Jay-Z's label, Roc Nation, here in the U.S..Should be interesting to see what Hov lends to the Ting Tings production style - since both parties are into the staccato rhythmic sound and catchy hooks. ...
It seems the Ting Tings are elevating their game for their sophomore album and are ready to capitalize on the momentum they built this year in the states. The “That’s Not My Name” duo has signed to Jay-Z’s label, Roc Nation, here in the U.S..Should be interesting to see what Hov lends to the Ting [...]
I cannot stop listening to this song. It’s an The XX remix of a Florence + the Machine cover of a Candi Staton song from the 80s. Get all that?Today I discovered the video, which is just re-cut from the original F+tM video and lacks the ‘oomph’ of the song for me… The video’s pretty, [...]
It seems Rihanna is ready to focus solely on her upcoming album, Rated-R, after a week long media blitz, which capped off with a full interview with Diane Sawyer on 20/20 last Friday. She’s now teaming up with Nokia to live stream her album release party from London on November 16th. The singer will also [...]
It seems Rihanna is ready to focus solely on her upcoming album, Rated-R, after a week long media blitz, which capped off with a full interview with Diane Sawyer on 20/20 last Friday. She's now teaming up with Nokia to live stream her album release party from London on November 16th. The singer will also take the stage to perform some of her newest songs.In conjunction with the online party, No...
Ok, I wasn’t fully in on the joke. I knew Leighton Meester teamed up with Cobra Starship for “Good Girls Go Bad,” which no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t truly hate the song. And I have to admit, Leighton’s verse actually makes the song for me. Problem is, I didn’t realize she had [...]
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