Who Is Buying What?
Drew looks at popular music throughout the last few decades, and wonders about the success it garners.
I've had a thought I've been formulating for a while. Well, it's a question really, about perception, history and reality. I wonder what your feedback would be like. At the current position I find myself in life, I wonder how my generation will go down in history, and like so many history books previous, I can only assume that it will be the overall mass opinion that gets logged into the annals of time, if not outright the historian's opinion or version of how history went...
Posted by Drew Danburry on May 02, 2008 @ 12:00 am
The British Are Coming
News from My Bloody Valentine, These New Puritans and The Last Shadow Puppets.
Along with playing the UK festival circuit, dreamy fuzz makers My Bloody Valentine have hinted at possible US dates beginning in September. They are scheduled to curate and play the impressive All Tomorrow's Parties festival in upstate New York September 20-21. The recently reunited legends last played these shores July 5th of 1992.
Stylish common person Jarvis Cocker has dropped hints of a new album, and debuted a new song this past week at a Buenos Aires performance...
Posted by Joe Roth on Apr 30, 2008 @ 12:00 am
We've Got You Covered
Number One Fan covers the Counting Crows
One of the biggest acts in the 1990’s was the Counting Crows. There’s something about Adam Duritz’s voice and songwriting that everyone loves…or maybe it’s just his dreadlocks. Whatever the case may be, their songs were really popular then because they were pretty damn catchy. Just try telling me that you have never sang along with “Mr. Jones” or “Round Here” and I’ll call you a liar...
Posted by Cory Roop on Apr 28, 2008 @ 12:00 am
Your Listening Pleasure
New music from Flight of the Conchords, Sonic Youth and Tokyo Police Club
Sonic Youth – Beat on the Brat (Ramones cover) - On one hand, it's not surprising that a hugely influential New York-based band would cover another hugely influential New York-based band that came before them. On the other hand, the prospect of the perpetually artsy indie pioneers Sonic Youth covering the The Ramones is a little bit out of left field...
Posted by Jason Prechtel on Apr 25, 2008 @ 12:00 am
The Indie Vault
The delightful songs of soundtracks.
Soundtracks have come a long way in the last twenty years or so. Soundtracks used to generally be comprised of composers using instrumental pieces. Today, film scores range from one artist taking care of a majority of the music with some other musician’s tracks sprinkled in for flavor to soundtracks that have a different band on each track. Simon & Garfunkel really started the trend by doing the soundtrack to Mrs. Robinson...
Posted by Greg Herald on Apr 24, 2008 @ 12:00 am