Lost MP3(s) of the Week: “You Only Live Twice”
I love James Bond movies. And when I say “James Bond movies,” I mean the ones starring Sean Connery. Maybe I’m just an old fashioned kind of girl, but in my eyes, no man has been able to so much as hold a candle to Sean Connery’s Bond. Bond debate aside, one thing most Bond...
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
As someone with red hair, people are often surprised that I’m Irish (actually, I’m not entirely kidding when I say that). What generally does surprise people, though, is that I’m not big on music in the style of the mother country. I don’t know what it is, but I’ve never been a fan of that...
Amy Winehouse & The Pipettes @ Bowery Ballroom, Tuesday, March 13th
In late November, early December, one of my co-workers started playing a song over and over again that had the catchiest hook of “they tried to make me go to rehab / I said ‘no, no, no.'” It was sung by a woman with a deep, exotic voice that was accompanied by a dance-rhythmed brass...
Prince Half-Time Show possibly responsible for turning Audience members Gay
It’s highly likely that most of you have seen these by now, but the Smoking Gun has a plethora of letters from viewers concerned about the subject matter that Prince’s performance supposedly represented (a cigar is never just a cigar, right?). Here are a few highlights: “CBS Sports producers knew, that when the former penist...
Lost MP3 of the Week: Tupac, “So Many Tears”
When it comes to the battle of great rappers of the ’90s, I don’t like to take sides in the Biggie vs. Tupac argument. As a West Coaster, I grew up being much more familiar with Tupac’s music, but can certainly appreciate Notorious B.I.G. A couple weeks ago, I saw an amazing documentary called Bastards...
Dismemberment Plan to re-member.
This is the best news I’ve heard in a long, long time. Courtesy of Pitchfork: Someone please pinch me. Three and a half years after their voluntary break-up, the mighty Dismemberment Plan will reunite for a show at the Black Cat in Washington, D.C. On April 28, the band will take the stage alongside Beauty...
Week in Rock Roundtable: Week One
Many bloggers need events in order to stop trying to chart on hype machine and combine their talents. But where are the long-lasting partnerships in music blogging? Are we all so busy competing for readers that we can’t be bothered to come together in the name of what it is we’re doing all of this...
All I Can Say is that My Life is Pretty Plain.
Blind Melon: “No Rain” (download)
Lost MP3 of the Week: Plastic Little, “Get Close”
When it comes to rap & hip-hop, my thoughts are generally, “the dirtier, the better.” With this in mind, it’s no wonder why I love Plastic Little’s “Get Close.” With lines like, “first we’re text messaging, then we’re sex messaging,” it’s a classic of filth from this Philly rap group who specialize in salacious songs....
“Two Nights with Explosions in the Sky” or “Yet Another Reason Why Pitchfork Blows”
For a long time, whenever someone asked me about the best concert I’ve seen, Explosions in the Sky was always one of the first bands to come to mind. The first (and up until this week, only) time I saw them was at the now defunct NorthSix in Brooklyn during the Winter of, I think,...
Mahogany @ Galapagos Art Space, Friday, Feb. 16th
Pictures only for this one, folks. Mahogany played a short but very good set, and I didn’t see any of the opening bands… Mahogany: “Soleil Radieux” (download) Mahogany: “Springtime, Save Our Country” (download) – M4A format
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