1. Where The Wild Things Are Music by Karen O and the Kids 2. [500] Days Of Summer Music from Regina Spektor, The Smiths, Black Lips, Doves, Feist, Simon and Garfunkel, Wolfmother and She & Him 3. Taking Woodstock Music by Richie Havens, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Grateful Dead, The Doors, Arlo Guthrie, Country Joe McDonald, …
Monthly Archive: November 2009
Nov 10 2009
RIP Jerry Fuchs
Tragedy struck the music world this past weekend, when drummer Jerry Fuchs tragically died from injuries sustained resulting from falling five stories down an elevator shaft. He was known as a legendary drummer of this era, and had played in bands like The Juan Maclean, MSTRKRFT, LCD Soundsystem, !!!, Holy Ghost! and Turing Machine. He had …
Nov 09 2009
200 of the Year’s Hottest Bands
A.C. Newman Power Pop A.C. Newman, “Submarines of Stockholm” The Airborne Toxic Event Alternative/Indie Rock The Airborne Toxic Event, “Sometime Around Midnight” Akron/Family Psychedelic Indie Folk Rock Akron/Family, “Phenomena (Live)” …And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead Indie Noise Rock Andrew Bird Indie Folk Rock/Baroque Pop Animal Collective Experimental Psychedelic Indie Rock …
Nov 08 2009
Shows This Week: Over 100 Bands in 13 Venues
Wow, are there some great shows this week! It’s not just a full weekend. There is something for every type of music fan every single night of the week. This is the week when cloning comes in handy. Sunday, Nov. 8 Southgate House Ballroom: OK Go, Princeton (8:30 pm, $13) Lounge: Jonah Smith (9 pm, …
Nov 05 2009
Chesnutt Gives Strong, Emotional Performance
I’ve always enjoyed checking out a band for the first time by seeing them in concert. It seems not to happen as much anymore, as I’ve discovered and seen hundreds of bands over the better part of the last decade. But last night I was introduced to the songs of a music legend in his …
Nov 04 2009
Most Hated Bands of the Decade
It’s almost the end of the year, and that means it’s time for lots and lots of best and worst lists in music. If you’ve been following the blog, then you know that the “Best Albums of the Year” list is already underway, but I’ve still got quite a bit of work to do. I thought I’d go …
Nov 03 2009
Have You Heard?
Listen up Pink Floyd fans…Rumor has it that Roger Waters will be touring in 2010-11, performing The Wall in its entirety. Not a whole lot to this story just yet, but apparently six dates have been confirmed. Read about it here.
Nov 03 2009
Listing the Best Albums of 2009 by Artist from A to Z: Ben Harper and Relentless7
Ben Harper and Relentless7 White Lies for Dark Times Released May 5th on Virgin Records The Many Sounds and Styles of Ben Harper From picking up the slide guitar in his grandparents’ music shop as a teen, to his collaboration with the Blind Boys of Alabama, it appears that Ben Harper has been everywhere and in …
Nov 03 2009
Listing the Best Albums of 2009 from A to Z: Bell X1
Bell X1 Blue Lights on the Runway Released February 20th (UK) and March 3 (US) “One of Ireland’s greatest bands” – Paste Magazine The roots of Irish indie-rock band Bell X1, can be traced back to the early nineties with the popular Irish band Juniper. Most of the members of Bell X1 got their …