Archive for November, 2010
Ke$ha: Cannibal
Ke$ha Cannibal RCA Rating: And continuing with the “Hey, it’s the holidays, here’s a half-baked album, now give us your money, sucker” theme for this week’s new releases, we have the latest EP from America’s glitter-barf princess, Ke$ha. Oh joy! Odds are you’ve already formed an opinion about the Nashville-raised dance-pop hit-maker -– she tends [...]
Justin Bieber: My Worlds Acoustic
Justin Bieber My Worlds Acoustic Island Def Jam Rating: Oh noes – the music industry has run out of album titles! Well, at least the people at Bieber’s label have run out of titles. It was one thing to release an EP named My World and then name the follow-up LP My World 2.0 – [...]
Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Roc-a-Fella Rating: You already know if you want to listen to this – at this point in the decline and fall of western civilization, it’s hard not to have an opinion on Kanye West. The most celebrated and vilified entertainer of the post millennial era, West is the [...]
Rufus Wainwright Names His Favorite Leonard Cohen Songs
For Rolling Stone’s latest issue, they’ve gone list crazy, asking fifty artists to create their own musical top ten lists. The issue features Bono’s musings on David Bowie, Patti Smith on Bob Dylan, and Mick Jagger breaking down his favorite Blues artists. Rufus Wainwright lists his top ten Leonard Cohen songs, which starts with 1974′s [...]
Despite Recent Losses, Spotify U.S. Launch Rumored For December
Spotify, the thing you’ve been hearing so much about, is hoping to launch here by the end of 2010, says Tech Crunch Europe. The music start-up, founded in Sweden but now operated largely out of London, had originally hoped to launch in the U.S. earlier this year but setbacks with the major labels have put [...]
Exclusive: Hear Oh No Oh My’s “You Were Right”
Austin, Texas indie rockers Oh No Oh My have toured with Gnarls Barkley and Flaming Lips. Their hook-laden new album, People Problems, is due out this January via Koenig Records. But you don’t have to wait that long to get a taste. Get an exclusive listen to the track “You Were Right” below. Think it [...]
Something In The Way: A Q&A With My Chemical Romance
As the frontman of My Chemical Romance and the author of the comic series The Umbrella Academy, Gerard Way is a busy man. He certainly knows what it’s like to have too much on his plate. Following their 2006 rock opera album The Black Parade, the alt-rockers toured relentlessly, leading to well-publicized fatigue problems. Overworked, [...]
Regina Spektor: Live In London
Regina Spektor Live In London Sire/Warner Brothers Rating: Regina Spektor’s live shows can be like a religious experience. On this DVD, filmed in London in front of an adoring audience, the spell the Russian-born, piano playing sprite from the Bronx weaves is palpable. The orchestral arrangements add depth, and the extra oomph she puts into [...]
Bruce Springsteen, “Racing In The Street”
Bruce Springsteen once wrote that he was “Born To Run,” but “Racing In The Street,” penned a few years later, captures none of that song’s enthusiasm for cars, highways, and escapism. Instead, it’s a mournful double dose of reality. Released on 1978′s Darkness On The Edge Of Town, the song weaves a weary spell over [...]
Writer Of The Week: Ryan Montbleau Band
Ryan Montbleau Band have just released the neo-folk masterpiece Heavy On The Vine, produced by beloved singer-songwriter Martin Sexton. Hard-working frontman Ryan Montbleau took time out to talk to us about his craft, winning songwriting contests, and the advice he’s gleaned from Stephen King. What’s it like working with and touring with Martin Sexton? In [...]
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