My third MOGiversary came and went. It was in mid-October when I was, um, preoccupied with some medical issues - as in trying to walk like a normal bipedal humanoid again - and relocating from L.A. back to San Francisco for the holiday season. Well, mission accomplished, although a couple more months of physical therapy will be necessary before I'm running wild again. But this is as good a plac...
2009 mtvU Wood Award Winners Woodie Of The Year - Kings of Leon After the release of their latest album Only By the Night it's hard to remember the Tennessee-bred Followill boys were ever tenuously linked to the Strokes. Long live the Kings! Best Video Woodie - Matt and Kim - Lessons Learned Directed by Taylor Cohen, Otto Arsenault The video for "Lessons Learned" opens with Matt and Kim c...
I usually traffic in artists that have 1 or 2 posts on MOG, but it was Vancouver,British Columbia, Canada interviewer Nardwuar ,along with Lykke Li (well over 200 MOG posts) who hipped me to a modern iteration of an obscure Stax tune by an obscure Stax artist, Wendy Rene.During the interview with Lykke Li, Nardwuar presents the Swedish (and sweetish) pop singer (in all his interviews, nard' is ...
Last Saturday many concerned Americans watched in horror as the House passed the healthcare reform bill. If this bill makes it through the Senate, it would massively overhaul the way healthcare is delivered in this country. Today, obviously, we don't have a perfect system, but this legislation takes all the mistakes we are making with healthcare and makes them worse. Most of what is wrong wi...
Interview: Rihanna Admits She Still Missed Chris Brown ‘Alot Of Reminders Like Hotel Rooms’ [Audio]Rihanna - I Don’t Hate Chris Brown’s Music Share on Facebook
Who?Old-school punks Cock Sparrer may not have achieved the notoriety of peers like the Angelic Upstarts, the Sex Pistols, and the Clash, but they've certainly lasted longer. Couched in working-class anthemry and catchy rock riffage, the band's classic cuts are as resonant as anything written by any of the bands above. And I Care Because?- Their brand of Oi! is couched in straight-laced Rock n'...
Steve Mason, the former vocalist with The Beta Band, who split back in 2004, has thrown his hat into the solo artist ring with news of a new album. Not that the whole 'solo artist' spiel is new to Mason.
Rolling Stone talked with Bruce Springsteen's manager, Jon Landau, to find out what the Boss does after two years on the road.First up is a deluxe box set of the 1977 album Darkness on the Edge of Town. Much like the Born to Run box from 2005, the Darkness box will include a remastered version of the album, a documentary on the making of the LP and live footage from the 1978 tour that supporte...
After much delay and anticipation, the video premiere for Beyonce’s Hype Williams‘ directed “Video Phone (Extended Remix)” featuring Lady GaGa is here a few hours ahead of its 12am premiere.Now we are going to get crazy flack for this but WHAT IN THE HELL! Yes, the video is definitely hot and the women look really [...]
A band that has been brandishing their pop chops in LA for a number of years now.Ushering in the weekend with a little NewFi from their 2007 release. The New Fidelity are:Billy Parkinson-drums-vocalsDan Perkins-lead vocals, guitarRoberto Escobar-bass-vocalsShawn Malone-guitar-vocalsR. Scott-keyboards Info from their myspace:Influences: Early Beatles, The Modern Lovers, Elvis Costello, Buddy...
Here’s some fantastic news from Vinyl Vintage News:Rolling Stone talked with Bruce Springsteen’s manager, Jon Landau, to find out what the Boss does after two years on the road.First up is a deluxe box set of the 1977 album Darkness on the Edge of Town. Much like the Born to Run box from 2005, the Darkness box will include a remastered version of the album, a documentary on the making of the L
“From Now On We Are Enemies”, another new tracks on Fall Out Boy’s greatest hits compilation album “Believers Never Die”.I just want to be better than yourYour head's only medicineI just want to be better than yourYour head's only medicineA downward spiral just a pirouetteGetting worse til there's nothing leftWhat good comes of something when [...]
Slipknot - Snuff - Slipknot has a great rock track here that could still appeal to mainstream radio. Lovin this. 8/10 Click below to listen (not the original video) Share on Facebook