Posts tagged "williamsburg"

8 Pictures, 88 Words, 8 Minutes & 8 Seconds from 88BOADRUM in NYC on 08.08.08

Drummers receive a lot of flak. Wild and tumultuous, bands go through drummers as a Lothario does women. They are compared to animals and stereotyped as stupid. Oh, come great 88BOADRUM, asking us to fall in love with drummers again! Coupled with an electronic composition, singer, guitarist and bassist, 88 drummers thumped into the night...

Death Cab for Cutie at McCarren Park Pool: The Injury-Ridden Aftermath

Image courtesy Sam Rosenblatt Now that my review of Death Cab for Cutie’s concert at Brooklyn’s McCarren Park Pool is up on Bullz-Eye, I can give an account of the upsetting events that happened afterward. You’ll want to read the piece on Bullz-Eye first, so pop on over there and read it. Don’t worry, this...

T-Sides CMJ Wrap-Up: Wednesday, Nov. 1

[In relation to my CMJ coverage, allow me to pre-emptively apologize for two things: 1) my camera is not fabulous with concert photos, 2) I won’t be hosting many mp3s direct. The reason for the latter is that my current connection is rather slow, so it takes me ages to download and upload things. Since...

CNN Reports on Indie Rock.

I’ve just been alerted to a CNN Special Report all about the Indie Scene. This special report includes a story defining indie and the history of indie culture (“If it’s cool, creative and different, it’s indie” — oh really?), as well as a quiz: “How indie are you?” I scored an 8 out of 10,...