31 March 2011
Rare Earth - LIve In Concert
this is a must own. I was jammin to this on the vinyl one night with my father. Good stuff. http://www.megaupload.com/?d=78QCSGVI
Off with his head
More douchey picks of goldsmith making faces along with a couple good ones of collyer's lead singer.
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2011/03/middle_brother_1.html
http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2011/03/middle_brother_1.html
Album of The Day
Elbow - Build a Rocket Boys Give it a listen. You won't be disappointed. If you don't have it go back to sprinkla's post with the link to the album.
30 March 2011
Coconut Records
You guys listen to these guys at all? Jason Schwartzzzzzzzzman solo project?
Another good tune is "it's not you it's me" added it in enclosure link...i suck at these postings, so this might come out incorrectly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwADe-R2npU
Another good tune is "it's not you it's me" added it in enclosure link...i suck at these postings, so this might come out incorrectly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwADe-R2npU
Rolling Stone Readers; Top Albums of the 90s
RS Readers List:
1. Nirvana - Nevermind
2. Radiohead - OK Computer
3. Pearl Jam - Ten
4. U2 - Achtung Baby
5. Oasis - What's the Story Morning Glory
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
7. Metallica - The Black Album
8. Jeff Buckley - Grace
9. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness
10. Guns & Roses - Use Your Illusion 1 and 2
1. Nirvana - Nevermind
2. Radiohead - OK Computer
3. Pearl Jam - Ten
4. U2 - Achtung Baby
5. Oasis - What's the Story Morning Glory
6. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
7. Metallica - The Black Album
8. Jeff Buckley - Grace
9. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie & The Infinite Sadness
10. Guns & Roses - Use Your Illusion 1 and 2
29 March 2011
28 March 2011
fleet foxes
new album http://www.mediafire.com/?76zbn4e6fpg5b7v not really my thing but you guys mite like it......people are saying its amazing...best album of the decade type shit...ps.this blog could blow up or we could get in trouble for me posting this...lets hope for the former
last week
album of the wk timber timbre creep on creepin song of the wk too old to die young off this incredible album easily in my top 5 of the yr so far
26 March 2011
25 March 2011
Radiohead Releases a Newspaper
As reported on Pitchfork:
Also, physical album hits stores on Tuesday.
The free newspaper which will be distributed tomorrow - March 29 - will be available at two newsstand locations in Boston - Harvard Square and Newbury Street. The Sprinkla speculates that there will be encoded information within the newspaper communicating to fans how to get new music from Radiohead.
Also, physical album hits stores on Tuesday.
The free newspaper which will be distributed tomorrow - March 29 - will be available at two newsstand locations in Boston - Harvard Square and Newbury Street. The Sprinkla speculates that there will be encoded information within the newspaper communicating to fans how to get new music from Radiohead.
24 March 2011
Sound familiar
great tune...MIA robbed the beat and killed it on the radio...No mistake of hers, it's a great tune.
Fantasy Band Lineup
Dave asked me this in Quincy last week, I guess it came out of a Bill Simmons / Chuck Klosterman podcast. You're in a fantasy league selecting a super group band, who do you select?
Let's post comments to select our fantasy bands - the order is below, I promise I did this randomly (I used MS Excel's random number generator). Subsequent rounds will maintain the same order but in reverse (i.e., the same pattern as a fantasy football draft in that last pick first round gets first pick second round). If you are not interested just post a "pass." If enough of us think this is homosexual then we'll scrap it.
Rules:
- 5 band members
- Every artist alive or dead is included (including Hendrix who was excluded by Simmons and Klosterman for some reason)
- Each artist can only do one thing in the band (e.g., Sting can only either be your bassist or singer but not both)
- No two current same band members can be in your super group - RT will be forced to separate the Robinson brothers
- Choices should take into account how the band will sound together but not how they will get along. Think Black Crowes or Oasis or the Beatles White Album, great sound despite inner turmoil.
Order:
1. SQ
2. Sprinkla
3. Joebo Cop
4. Drew
5. b
6. Q
7. McChete
8. Trabs
9. DL
10. RyTully
SQ is on the clock!
Let's post comments to select our fantasy bands - the order is below, I promise I did this randomly (I used MS Excel's random number generator). Subsequent rounds will maintain the same order but in reverse (i.e., the same pattern as a fantasy football draft in that last pick first round gets first pick second round). If you are not interested just post a "pass." If enough of us think this is homosexual then we'll scrap it.
Rules:
- 5 band members
- Every artist alive or dead is included (including Hendrix who was excluded by Simmons and Klosterman for some reason)
- Each artist can only do one thing in the band (e.g., Sting can only either be your bassist or singer but not both)
- No two current same band members can be in your super group - RT will be forced to separate the Robinson brothers
- Choices should take into account how the band will sound together but not how they will get along. Think Black Crowes or Oasis or the Beatles White Album, great sound despite inner turmoil.
Order:
1. SQ
2. Sprinkla
3. Joebo Cop
4. Drew
5. b
6. Q
7. McChete
8. Trabs
9. DL
10. RyTully
SQ is on the clock!
23 March 2011
... of the Week
Song: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Sweet Feeling.
Album: The Doors - Soft Parade. This is really courtesy RT - he actually brought this one to me. This is definitely a band whose catalog rewards exploration beyond their commercial work - Blind Melon being another big one in this category.
Album: The Doors - Soft Parade. This is really courtesy RT - he actually brought this one to me. This is definitely a band whose catalog rewards exploration beyond their commercial work - Blind Melon being another big one in this category.
timber timbre
some people mite enoy this introduction video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc2Boyw2gGg here are all his albums cedar shakes www.mediafire.com/?crmh22eyowzmedicinals www.mediafire.com/?8cmn9botc21 self titled www.mediafire.com/?am4qymzjhim and i already posted his new one which is below....good stuff
21 March 2011
charlie
this is where the weed has led me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti0kKVNe4j8 hahahaha absurdly good http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TPC24GXEAA
charles bradley
here is his debut album got a bit of a late start but i guess he has been marinating his soul...here is the moder day sam cooke...ya i said it http://www.mediafire.com/?542imc31us5u1ia
charles bradley
if joe flynn doesnt love this i will retire from posting music i can see him and his dad in a mean danceoff to this this summer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTy7ugrSFz4
Local Natives
McSharry may have mentioned these guys before but i just got around to listening to their debut album. Pretty solid.
http://www.mediafire.com/?gommzjmwwgi
http://www.mediafire.com/?gommzjmwwgi
20 March 2011
19 March 2011
timber timbre
new album mates...."hey are those cargo shorts"...hahahah http://www.filesonic.com/file/286813734/
15 March 2011
1994
As it turns out the albums released in 1994 were some of the best albums of the 90s. My guess is the ones you own you haven’t listened to in a while but using the links and list below I applied Lane’s TALL formula and I came up with my top 8 from 1994. I also added the 3 albums from 1994 that I listened to a lot at the time but I will probably never listen to again.
1. Stone Temple Pilots – Purple
2. Black Crowes – Amorica
3. Pearl Jam – Vitalogy
4. Live – Throwing Copper
5. Nirvana – MTV Unplugged
6. Alice in Chains – Jar of Flies
7. Beastie Boys – Ill Communication
8. Jeff Buckley – Grace
Had a good run, but
1. Korn – Korn
2. The Offspring – Smash
3. Bush – Sixteen Stone (borderline, maybe another play just for the memories)
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/justarunner/25_best_albums_of_1994
http://www.besteveralbums.com/yearstats.php?y=1994
Live – Throwing Copper
Blur — Parklife
Oasis – Definitely Maybe
311 – Grassroots
Pearl Jam – Vitalogy
NIN – The Downward Spiral
Weezer – Weezer
Bush – Sixteen Stone
Nirvana – MTV Unplugged
Beck – Mellow Gold
R.E.M. – Monster
Beastie Boys – Ill Communication
Jeff Buckley – Grace
Korn – Korn
Black Crowes – Amorica
Stone Temple Pilots – Purple
The Offspring – Smash
Green Day – Dookie
Alice in Chains – Jar of Flies
Nas – Illmatic
The Notorious B.I.G. – Ready to Die
* TALL - Total Anticipated Lifetime Listens which = (A) number of times I have chosen to listen to the album to-date + (B) anticipated future listens.
1. Stone Temple Pilots – Purple
2. Black Crowes – Amorica
3. Pearl Jam – Vitalogy
4. Live – Throwing Copper
5. Nirvana – MTV Unplugged
6. Alice in Chains – Jar of Flies
7. Beastie Boys – Ill Communication
8. Jeff Buckley – Grace
Had a good run, but
1. Korn – Korn
2. The Offspring – Smash
3. Bush – Sixteen Stone (borderline, maybe another play just for the memories)
http://rateyourmusic.com/list/justarunner/25_best_albums_of_1994
http://www.besteveralbums.com/yearstats.php?y=1994
Live – Throwing Copper
Blur — Parklife
Oasis – Definitely Maybe
311 – Grassroots
Pearl Jam – Vitalogy
NIN – The Downward Spiral
Weezer – Weezer
Bush – Sixteen Stone
Nirvana – MTV Unplugged
Beck – Mellow Gold
R.E.M. – Monster
Beastie Boys – Ill Communication
Jeff Buckley – Grace
Korn – Korn
Black Crowes – Amorica
Stone Temple Pilots – Purple
The Offspring – Smash
Green Day – Dookie
Alice in Chains – Jar of Flies
Nas – Illmatic
The Notorious B.I.G. – Ready to Die
* TALL - Total Anticipated Lifetime Listens which = (A) number of times I have chosen to listen to the album to-date + (B) anticipated future listens.
thom yorke
two new songs feat thom yorke...you can see who is influences are these days more electro type stuff these two songs are with groups called burial and four tet dont know much about either...i like the songs though http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOwD67BIPMA that song is mirror and this one is called ego http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ_Yu_4zeo0
Radiohead Discography
After repeated listens, probably dozens, I started giving serious thought to where The King of Limbs fits into Radiohead's catalog. I think it's natural to think about a new album from any artist or band within the context of their entire body of work and just as natural to rank albums and songs against each other and, for me, thinking about the entire body of work of an artist / band tends to reveal something about how they have progress as artists but also as individuals.
So, Allmusic.com - a music encyclopedia type resource that I often use for album reviews, band bios, etc. - has the Radiohead studio albums ranked as such. They use a five star system, number of stars in parentheses.
1. OK Computer (5 stars, plus the "allmusic check mark" which signifies their album of choice for a particular band)
2. Kid A (5)
The Bends (5)
4. In Rainbows (4.5)
5. Hail to the Thief (4)
6. Amnesiac (3.5)
The King of Limbs (3.5)
8. Pablo Honey (3)
Second to last, basically then for The King of Limbs. Just ahead of their first effort Pablo Honey. After staring at this list and really thinking about it for a long time, I think it is probably right or at least defensible. I mean, if you forget about the star-rating system and just look at the ranking of their albums, what would you change? Anything? Maybe you would put Hail to the Thief below Amnesiac and even King of Limbs? Maybe Kid A up top in lieu of OK Computer? I don't know.
But if I am ranking them. I am ranking based on my personal preference, obviously. And I would probably use something like Total Anticipated Lifetime Listens which TALL = (A) number of times I have chosen to listen to the album to-date + (B) anticipated future listens, with the qualifier that all listens have to be at least commenced full-album listens (from track 1) embarked on by your own choosing. Which ignores industry significance and other BS and focuses on what you enjoy listening to. So, for example, something like the album that contains that song about eating a grenade by the high-pitched young black guy who sang at the Grammys might score highly under another statistic because that song is on the radio 36 times a day actually scores a zero here because (i) you only heard the song and not the album and (ii) you did not choose to listen to it in the first place, it's just the radio stations force-feeding it to you. But something like Van's Astral Weeks scores highly, because you start every Sunday morning by putting that vinyl on and does anyone actually pull a single from this album as opposed to giving it a full listen?
Anyway, my TALL Radiohead list probably looks something like this:
1. Kid A (A landslide really, this was the album I listened to most when I was listening to the most music in my life. And, quite literally, when someone says "Radiohead," I think of Kid A. It's a desert island album. And I do not know another album by any artist that rewards repeated listens like this one.)
2. In Rainbows
3. Amnesiac
4. The King of Limbs (more of an "album" in my mind than the ones below it)
5. The Bends
6. OK Computer
7. Hail to the Thief
8. The Creep Single with Extended B-sides
And this ignores I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings and Com Lag, which are both not studio albums but both probably fit into the top three of my list.
Anyway, Allmusic probably does not ignore historical significance, industry impact, influence over contemporary and future artists, etc. All of which TALL definitely ignores, because unless you're a critic, reviewer, or a sheep what is important has no bearing on what you listen to repeatedly unless it first sounds good.
So, Allmusic.com - a music encyclopedia type resource that I often use for album reviews, band bios, etc. - has the Radiohead studio albums ranked as such. They use a five star system, number of stars in parentheses.
1. OK Computer (5 stars, plus the "allmusic check mark" which signifies their album of choice for a particular band)
2. Kid A (5)
The Bends (5)
4. In Rainbows (4.5)
5. Hail to the Thief (4)
6. Amnesiac (3.5)
The King of Limbs (3.5)
8. Pablo Honey (3)
Second to last, basically then for The King of Limbs. Just ahead of their first effort Pablo Honey. After staring at this list and really thinking about it for a long time, I think it is probably right or at least defensible. I mean, if you forget about the star-rating system and just look at the ranking of their albums, what would you change? Anything? Maybe you would put Hail to the Thief below Amnesiac and even King of Limbs? Maybe Kid A up top in lieu of OK Computer? I don't know.
But if I am ranking them. I am ranking based on my personal preference, obviously. And I would probably use something like Total Anticipated Lifetime Listens which TALL = (A) number of times I have chosen to listen to the album to-date + (B) anticipated future listens, with the qualifier that all listens have to be at least commenced full-album listens (from track 1) embarked on by your own choosing. Which ignores industry significance and other BS and focuses on what you enjoy listening to. So, for example, something like the album that contains that song about eating a grenade by the high-pitched young black guy who sang at the Grammys might score highly under another statistic because that song is on the radio 36 times a day actually scores a zero here because (i) you only heard the song and not the album and (ii) you did not choose to listen to it in the first place, it's just the radio stations force-feeding it to you. But something like Van's Astral Weeks scores highly, because you start every Sunday morning by putting that vinyl on and does anyone actually pull a single from this album as opposed to giving it a full listen?
Anyway, my TALL Radiohead list probably looks something like this:
1. Kid A (A landslide really, this was the album I listened to most when I was listening to the most music in my life. And, quite literally, when someone says "Radiohead," I think of Kid A. It's a desert island album. And I do not know another album by any artist that rewards repeated listens like this one.)
2. In Rainbows
3. Amnesiac
4. The King of Limbs (more of an "album" in my mind than the ones below it)
5. The Bends
6. OK Computer
7. Hail to the Thief
8. The Creep Single with Extended B-sides
And this ignores I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings and Com Lag, which are both not studio albums but both probably fit into the top three of my list.
Anyway, Allmusic probably does not ignore historical significance, industry impact, influence over contemporary and future artists, etc. All of which TALL definitely ignores, because unless you're a critic, reviewer, or a sheep what is important has no bearing on what you listen to repeatedly unless it first sounds good.
... of the Week
Album:
DJ Signify - Of Cities
Seriously. I tried to push this on CT a little while back; not sure if it took. The song link is the opener, much of the album has this sound. Apparently he stored himself in an attic with his equipment and churned this album out. There are only two or three songs where he employs a rapper and they are by far the weakest. The rest of the album has a droning beats sound.
Song:
Kanye West - All of the Lights
Gotta love anything that sounds like it could be on a Rocky soundtrack.
- btw, cannot stand Vevo youtube videos because it feels like capitalism creeping into something cool and grassroots, but it is really a simple and smart business model.
DJ Signify - Of Cities
Seriously. I tried to push this on CT a little while back; not sure if it took. The song link is the opener, much of the album has this sound. Apparently he stored himself in an attic with his equipment and churned this album out. There are only two or three songs where he employs a rapper and they are by far the weakest. The rest of the album has a droning beats sound.
Song:
Kanye West - All of the Lights
Gotta love anything that sounds like it could be on a Rocky soundtrack.
- btw, cannot stand Vevo youtube videos because it feels like capitalism creeping into something cool and grassroots, but it is really a simple and smart business model.
13 March 2011
11 March 2011
Delta Spirit
You guys should all download their albums and EPs. It is great stuff. I can't get a link to download websites at work but if you google them and the name of the album, you shouldn't have any problems finding them. Names of albums below. It'll be in a lot of your wheelhouses.
1) History From Below
2) Ode to Sunshine
3) I think I've Found It (EP)
4) The Waits Room (EP)
1) History From Below
2) Ode to Sunshine
3) I think I've Found It (EP)
4) The Waits Room (EP)
Radiohead Scatter
From an Econ Blog of all spots. It is unclear to me how to actually read it. Let me know if you figure it out.
10 March 2011
thom yorke
this is a pretty good look at how talented this guy is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDl-oAiLL5U&tracker=False and also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIMCO-s2gKc&tracker=False two standouts from the new radiohead album which i belie is the album of the yr unless mmj really step up
MB live at the Paradise
http://www.visiblevoice.net/new-posts/middle-brother-live-at-the-paradise-boston-ma-3311.html
Most of you guys were at this show and gave it lukewarm reviews.....thought it was still worth the post - you can download the whole set here.
Most of you guys were at this show and gave it lukewarm reviews.....thought it was still worth the post - you can download the whole set here.
09 March 2011
go romany!!!!!!
i feel like a goddamn cheerleader rite now...but this shit is too good to be self concious about http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U2JVKtHOlI put it this way i am going to buy this if i cant find it in the next hour
romany rye
here is some more action...really like this shit http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/the-romany-rye-concert/20031096-3738244.html
jeff tweedy
probally the best collection of jeff tweedy ive seen....i got it at thesteamengine.blogspot.com http://www.multiupload.com/XCJ1CXKGXK
08 March 2011
Album of the Week
An older one but I cannot get enough of this one lately:
The Walkmen: Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone
Really cool sound, stripped down arrangements, and sort of a dirty feel, but then at times also sort of ethereal. You gotta listen to the album and not a collection of the songs. As good as Lisbon is, I think this is their best album. Maybe even Tully would like it, doubt it though.
Brinks, try WKRP...in Cincinnati.
The Walkmen: Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone
Really cool sound, stripped down arrangements, and sort of a dirty feel, but then at times also sort of ethereal. You gotta listen to the album and not a collection of the songs. As good as Lisbon is, I think this is their best album. Maybe even Tully would like it, doubt it though.
Brinks, try WKRP...in Cincinnati.
King Is Dead
New Decemberists: www.mediafire.com/%3Fgt04o3762eq0x9x
I know most of you aren't fans of these guys but for those who may be interested its a more stripped down version TD. A folky more Americana album.
I know most of you aren't fans of these guys but for those who may be interested its a more stripped down version TD. A folky more Americana album.
07 March 2011
the romany rye
this song is the shit...guitar solo is awsome http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fJRp3R0Fd0 i cant get a link to this album.....lets get it done
the sheepdogs
for fans of allmans rolling stones etc.... http://www.mediafire.com/?twkck1jyvey it is their album learn and burn here is a youtube clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4JR6aw_Uqo really like these guys
elbow
not sure if you like these guys but this is their new album......really good http://hotfile.com/dl/108507166/9ff9fe9/barb.zip.html here is the single http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NItwaz0nLJA
futurebirds
futurebirds are releasing a new ep here is a song off of it http://www.americansongwriter.com/2011/03/futurebirds-drop-new-ep-prep-for-sxsw/
Of consortium interest
A couple things that are on the "to purchase" list that may interest you guys.
1.)A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other: The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon [Paperback]
"People who know and love Shannon will enjoy reliving the moments chronicled. Anyone who didn't know him will certainly know him now. You managed to capture the personality of Shannon, the good and the bad, I'm thankful it was mostly good. Thank you for immortalizing my son in print." --Nel Hoon
2.)Black Keys Live at the Crystal Ballroom DVD ~ Black Keys (November 18, 2008)
The Black Keys' new concert DVD reflects the no-frills genius of the drums-and-guitar duo's studio sound: It's a refreshingly straightforward, beautifully rendered, high-definition video document of their April 4, 2008 sold-out gig at Portland, Oregon's Crystal Ballroom, featuring seventeen songs culled from all five of the pair's albums.
Set List:
Same Old Thing
Girl Is On My Mind
Set You Free
Thickfreakness
Stack Shot Billy
Busted (w/ extended outro jam)
You're The One
Remember When (Side B)
Your Touch
Oceans And Streams (played on electric keyboard to great effect)
Strange Times
Psychotic Girl
10 AM Automatic
No Trust
I Got Mine
All You Ever Wanted
Till I Get My Way
1.)A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other: The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon [Paperback]
"People who know and love Shannon will enjoy reliving the moments chronicled. Anyone who didn't know him will certainly know him now. You managed to capture the personality of Shannon, the good and the bad, I'm thankful it was mostly good. Thank you for immortalizing my son in print." --Nel Hoon
2.)Black Keys Live at the Crystal Ballroom DVD ~ Black Keys (November 18, 2008)
The Black Keys' new concert DVD reflects the no-frills genius of the drums-and-guitar duo's studio sound: It's a refreshingly straightforward, beautifully rendered, high-definition video document of their April 4, 2008 sold-out gig at Portland, Oregon's Crystal Ballroom, featuring seventeen songs culled from all five of the pair's albums.
Set List:
Same Old Thing
Girl Is On My Mind
Set You Free
Thickfreakness
Stack Shot Billy
Busted (w/ extended outro jam)
You're The One
Remember When (Side B)
Your Touch
Oceans And Streams (played on electric keyboard to great effect)
Strange Times
Psychotic Girl
10 AM Automatic
No Trust
I Got Mine
All You Ever Wanted
Till I Get My Way
"Supergroups"
All this Middle Brother talk got me thinking about "supergroups" so I threw in Monsters of Folk this weekend (Losin yo Head - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euHj9teuaTo)
Others that come to mind are:
Mad Season (I"m Above - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj0Ul3Sdn64)
Audioslave (Cochise - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aasGjnt7uWg)
Also - does Warren Hayes jumping on stage at Bonnarroo count as a super group?
Others that come to mind are:
Mad Season (I"m Above - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj0Ul3Sdn64)
Audioslave (Cochise - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aasGjnt7uWg)
Also - does Warren Hayes jumping on stage at Bonnarroo count as a super group?
06 March 2011
Internet Radio
KEXP.org is good, especially the morning show. It's mostly new indie stuff with a few throwbacks. I'm looking to branch out a bit. You guys know any good stations?
05 March 2011
mmj
my morning jacket will be releasing a song a week until there new album...all songs are from their 5 day run in new york playing each album in its entierty?....first up butch cassidy http://www.youtube-mp3.org/#v=1PBl3sYp6TY
04 March 2011
Dawes / Deertick / Middle Brother
- I started this as a comment but was getting too verbose.
- Overall rating 5 of 10. Deertick was good but their set was disjointed by that kid vasquez that sung two or three songs with them. Dawes...
- ...Taylor Goldsmith (the lead singer of Dawes); this kid is grade-A dousche, top of the line almost vomit-inducing dousche. Probably the easiest front man to hate that I have ever seen in my whole life. I know there is a fair amount of acting that goes into your persona as a front man but everything he did was so effing unauthentic. It made me wonder about McCauley and his "act" - the major difference is that McC (i) seems authentic (if he isn't already) and (ii) his persona is more of "I'm having a good time and I hope you are too." and not "I'm a rock and roll god, bow down to me." I think it has a lot to do with humility and being secure about yourself. I wanted to throw tomatoes at him. Anyway...
- The strange thing is that I enjoyed the Dawes set and his guitar solos (he really is a good guitarist) and their songs for the most part (to the extent that you can enjoy something coming from someone you hate). I will never buy one of their cds and will probably never listen to their shit again and won't go see Deertick if they are playing with Dawes.
- Old Shoes was really not that great, not sung well and sort of awkward with that skinny kid up on stage...but it really felt good. I could not stop smiling. Maybe because it's such a good song that it holds up no matter what or maybe just the whole situation (his old friend that actually wrote the song coming up to sing with him but being so nervous, etc.) had a good vibe.
- Other highlight was that song that Ian sings (the second one he sang last night) that I still do not know the name of. McCauley looked like Morley Safer from 60 Minutes...seconds from the grave.
- On being up on the balcony: sound was noticeably a lot worse than it was on the floor but the line of sight was better and it was a bit like having an on stage type view of the show. Being able to see them move around and adjust their instruments was really cool and made it more real. We also had this great view of this guy in the front row that was going bananas the whole time. Probably mid-40's, tossing his head around, reaching out to touch the band, moshing a little.
- They get a weird crowd. Preppy college kids to should-be-living-under-the-basement-stairs freaks.
- Millburg and Collyer in the same conversation is top notch. Millburg had the quote of the night which will suck in print but it was after Adam, Troops, and Collyer told the story about the MMJ show in CT where Collyer puked and was shirtless after drinking the Jack Daniels. Collyer says, "I just thought, it's only Jack Daniels what's the worst that can happen?" and Millburg says the same thing but echoes out the happen..."happen happen happen" like you would see in a movie scene from the night before that quickly cuts to the next scene where someone is dead or in the hospital.
- I dropped "verbose" up top for you Colls.
- Overall rating 5 of 10. Deertick was good but their set was disjointed by that kid vasquez that sung two or three songs with them. Dawes...
- ...Taylor Goldsmith (the lead singer of Dawes); this kid is grade-A dousche, top of the line almost vomit-inducing dousche. Probably the easiest front man to hate that I have ever seen in my whole life. I know there is a fair amount of acting that goes into your persona as a front man but everything he did was so effing unauthentic. It made me wonder about McCauley and his "act" - the major difference is that McC (i) seems authentic (if he isn't already) and (ii) his persona is more of "I'm having a good time and I hope you are too." and not "I'm a rock and roll god, bow down to me." I think it has a lot to do with humility and being secure about yourself. I wanted to throw tomatoes at him. Anyway...
- The strange thing is that I enjoyed the Dawes set and his guitar solos (he really is a good guitarist) and their songs for the most part (to the extent that you can enjoy something coming from someone you hate). I will never buy one of their cds and will probably never listen to their shit again and won't go see Deertick if they are playing with Dawes.
- Old Shoes was really not that great, not sung well and sort of awkward with that skinny kid up on stage...but it really felt good. I could not stop smiling. Maybe because it's such a good song that it holds up no matter what or maybe just the whole situation (his old friend that actually wrote the song coming up to sing with him but being so nervous, etc.) had a good vibe.
- Other highlight was that song that Ian sings (the second one he sang last night) that I still do not know the name of. McCauley looked like Morley Safer from 60 Minutes...seconds from the grave.
- On being up on the balcony: sound was noticeably a lot worse than it was on the floor but the line of sight was better and it was a bit like having an on stage type view of the show. Being able to see them move around and adjust their instruments was really cool and made it more real. We also had this great view of this guy in the front row that was going bananas the whole time. Probably mid-40's, tossing his head around, reaching out to touch the band, moshing a little.
- They get a weird crowd. Preppy college kids to should-be-living-under-the-basement-stairs freaks.
- Millburg and Collyer in the same conversation is top notch. Millburg had the quote of the night which will suck in print but it was after Adam, Troops, and Collyer told the story about the MMJ show in CT where Collyer puked and was shirtless after drinking the Jack Daniels. Collyer says, "I just thought, it's only Jack Daniels what's the worst that can happen?" and Millburg says the same thing but echoes out the happen..."happen happen happen" like you would see in a movie scene from the night before that quickly cuts to the next scene where someone is dead or in the hospital.
- I dropped "verbose" up top for you Colls.
i'm gonna learn to fly an airplane
a couple things about the show tonight....
* overall the best act of the night was Middle Brother. i am not just saying that because i don't think anyone stayed...
* when watching from the balcony stage right i had no idea how much of a toolbag taylor goldsmith is. then lane came up and said he keeps making faces and shit. i had no idea then i went stage left for Middle Brother and wanted him to have his head chopped off after one song. seriously just have him play and sing headless....or at least back to the crowd
* christ jesus was an emotional roller coaster ride i didn't have the stomach for...when john fucked up it killed it
* i have only seen deer tick 4 times and this is the first time i could careless if i ever saw that set they played tonight again.
* john mccauley looked like something out of beetlejuice tonight
* everyone should check out the middle brother cd
* overall the best act of the night was Middle Brother. i am not just saying that because i don't think anyone stayed...
* when watching from the balcony stage right i had no idea how much of a toolbag taylor goldsmith is. then lane came up and said he keeps making faces and shit. i had no idea then i went stage left for Middle Brother and wanted him to have his head chopped off after one song. seriously just have him play and sing headless....or at least back to the crowd
* christ jesus was an emotional roller coaster ride i didn't have the stomach for...when john fucked up it killed it
* i have only seen deer tick 4 times and this is the first time i could careless if i ever saw that set they played tonight again.
* john mccauley looked like something out of beetlejuice tonight
* everyone should check out the middle brother cd
03 March 2011
02 March 2011
radiohead tweeter center
or as i like to call it "the shroom show"....one of the best experiences of me life http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HW6DQRRY
radiohead
every radiohead bootleg you can think of......ratings set lits etc... http://www.ronaldvdberg.nl/giglinkdump/
Good Charlotte
How are these turds still a band? "Girls don't like guys they like cars and money"
Awful awful awful stuff.
Awful awful awful stuff.
beady eye
here is the album http://http://myindiesite.c...l-speeding2011/ get your shit together trabs
01 March 2011
One for when tul joins
Beady Eye – Different Gear, Still Speeding
Because this is an Oasis driven by Liam, the purest rock & roll star of his generation. He’s so sure of his swagger and taste that he truly believes that blatant hero worship is rebellion, and so his music actually retains a wild spirit even as it follows a classicist blueprint to the letter.
http://blog.allmusic.com/2011/3/1/beady-eye-different-gear-still-speeding/
is it okay to just steal from other blogs? yeah i think so. so i will continue to do so with my next post...it is a good one.
Because this is an Oasis driven by Liam, the purest rock & roll star of his generation. He’s so sure of his swagger and taste that he truly believes that blatant hero worship is rebellion, and so his music actually retains a wild spirit even as it follows a classicist blueprint to the letter.
http://blog.allmusic.com/2011/3/1/beady-eye-different-gear-still-speeding/
is it okay to just steal from other blogs? yeah i think so. so i will continue to do so with my next post...it is a good one.
Middle Brother album reviews
Paste:
At times they sound so in tune with one another that the record starts to feel like a concept album, like a time capsule crafted by the trio of rock ‘n roll troubadours to document their rise to fame.
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/02/middle-brother-middle-brother.html
from some lincoln star journal:
Middle Brother, "Middle Brother": Middle Brother is John McCauley of Deer Tick, Matt Vasquez of Delta Spirit and Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, an indie alt.country, rock 'n' roll supergroup that lives up to that designation on its great self-titled debut album.
Sounding like the Gear Daddies on the harmony-filled, hangover lament opener "Daydreaming" and John Lennon on the stately ballad "Theater," Middle Brother rocks and rambles, telling stories of a "good girl who'll wear a black bra" ("Blue Eyes") looking for attention any way possible (the title cut) and of life on the road, ("Theater," "Mom and Dad").
You've gotta love any band that cops a classic Replacements song "Portland" with its signature phrase ("it's too late to turn back, here we go") and and via a smokes-and-drinks countryish shuffle makes it work. And, like the 'Mats, they can rock 'n' roll with the best of them, blasting and swinging through "Me, Me, Me." This one's sure to be on my best of 2011 list. Here's hoping it's not just a one-off for the trio.
Trabs:
"Great album, even tul might like it."
At times they sound so in tune with one another that the record starts to feel like a concept album, like a time capsule crafted by the trio of rock ‘n roll troubadours to document their rise to fame.
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2011/02/middle-brother-middle-brother.html
from some lincoln star journal:
Middle Brother, "Middle Brother": Middle Brother is John McCauley of Deer Tick, Matt Vasquez of Delta Spirit and Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, an indie alt.country, rock 'n' roll supergroup that lives up to that designation on its great self-titled debut album.
Sounding like the Gear Daddies on the harmony-filled, hangover lament opener "Daydreaming" and John Lennon on the stately ballad "Theater," Middle Brother rocks and rambles, telling stories of a "good girl who'll wear a black bra" ("Blue Eyes") looking for attention any way possible (the title cut) and of life on the road, ("Theater," "Mom and Dad").
You've gotta love any band that cops a classic Replacements song "Portland" with its signature phrase ("it's too late to turn back, here we go") and and via a smokes-and-drinks countryish shuffle makes it work. And, like the 'Mats, they can rock 'n' roll with the best of them, blasting and swinging through "Me, Me, Me." This one's sure to be on my best of 2011 list. Here's hoping it's not just a one-off for the trio.
Trabs:
"Great album, even tul might like it."
kurt vile
i have been really digging on this guy as of late....reminds me of a mordern day lou reed
here is a great new song by kurt http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enTY6AITe1Q
and also here is a link for his new album smoke ring for my halo http://www.mediafire.com/?hh901w1ry41r18w
enjoy
here is a great new song by kurt http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enTY6AITe1Q
and also here is a link for his new album smoke ring for my halo http://www.mediafire.com/?hh901w1ry41r18w
enjoy
Singles
The following are basically on repeat:
Yeah Yeah Yeahs 'Maps'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIIxlgcuQRU
Arcade Fire 'Rococo'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az_2oiccZNo
Kanye West 'All of the Lights'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAfFfqiYLp0
The Doors 'L'America'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCDQqEQdD6E
Timber Timbre 'Black Water'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKSaypNYLgA
Watch out, the youtube video for L'America is ridiculously bad.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs 'Maps'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIIxlgcuQRU
Arcade Fire 'Rococo'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az_2oiccZNo
Kanye West 'All of the Lights'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAfFfqiYLp0
The Doors 'L'America'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCDQqEQdD6E
Timber Timbre 'Black Water'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKSaypNYLgA
Watch out, the youtube video for L'America is ridiculously bad.
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