Cursive Update, Plus General Saddle Creek News
Posted on 04. Feb, 2009 by spencer in Music
There are a few writers here at Synthesis who swear by Omaha noisy indie-rockers Cursive. Personally, I’m on the fence about them, having seen some hit-or-miss shows. But they’re at least worthy of a listen, and with their new album dropping this April, I plan on letting them have another shot at winning my heart.
Cursive – Mama, I’s Swollen – CD/Digital March 10, 2009, LP April 21, 2009
…Mama, I’m Swollen is an album brimming with the universal, questioning the human condition, social morality, and the ”Peter Pan Syndrome” of grown [...]
Iron Maiden: Flight 666 – THE MOVIE
Posted on 21. Jan, 2009 by spencer in Apocalypse, Music
Far off….in the distance….do you hear it? What is that? Is that a stampede of majestic buffalo coming our way? The galloping of the four horsemen of teh Apocalypse? A westward roaring ice storm? No. Nope. Just FUCKING IRON MAIDEN.
April 21st, 2009, the documentary titled “IRON MAIDEN: FLIGHT 666,” chronicling their ambitious 2008 tour, will own aging hessian the world over.
They played in 13 countries, also landing in Azerbaijan and Papua New Guinea en route for fuel stops, traveling 70,000km and performing to almost half a million fans – a [...]
RIP Indie 103.1 Los Angeles’ Independent FM
Posted on 15. Jan, 2009 by Angele in Apocalypse, Lifestyle, Music
My Dearest Friends,
It is with my greatest sadness to inform you that Indie 103.1 (Los Angeles’ Independent FM) has gone off the air–if you haven’t heard already. Here’s the statement from their website:
Indie 103.1 will cease broadcasting over this frequency effective immediately. Because of changes in the radio industry and the way radio audiences are measured, stations in this market are being forced to play too much Britney, Puffy and alternative music that is neither new nor cutting edge. Due to these challenges, Indie 103.1 was recently faced with [...]
Army Navy
Posted on 11. Aug, 2008 by alisse in Blog, Film, Music
Los Angeles indie-pop has something new in the works. Army Navy is set to release their debut album in October on the band’s own label, The Fever Zone. Army Navy frontman Justin Kennedy co-fronted the band Pinwheel with Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard.
Army Navy will also be featured on the upcoming comedy film “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist,” starring Michael Cera. Check their MySpace and give a listen to “Saints” because I’m sure you’ll be hearing from them in the future!
Nate Dogg A Terrorist?
Posted on 23. Jun, 2008 by alisse in Blog, Crime, Idiocy, Lifestyle, Music
Nate Dogg arrested for terrorism? .. and he wasn’t even in an airport. The hip-hop extraordinaire was arrested around 8:30 a.m. this morning on the 405 freeway in Los Angeles, California.
Nate Dogg’s ex wife called 911 going apeshit, freaking out and yelling while she was driving her car. She told 911 operators that Nate Dogg was dangerously tailgating her and following her down the road. She claims he was making death threats against her. The California Highway Patrol, CHP, finally stopped both Nate Dogg and his estranged wife. Both parties [...]
RIP: George Carlin Dies at Age 71
Posted on 22. Jun, 2008 by some guy in Blog, Comedy
George Carlin, comedic legend, died today of heart failure at St. John’s medical center in Santa Monica, CA.
Carlin was a pioneer in the realm stand-up comedy, pushing the limits of good taste before it was cool. His epitaph would be complete with the “Seven Words You Can Never Say On Television”: Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, CockSucker, MotherFucker and Tits.
RIP
Coolio Arrested
Posted on 12. Jun, 2008 by alisse in Blog, Crime, Idiocy, Lifestyle, Music
Coolio, aka Artis Leon Ivey Jr., was arrested Tuesday on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant. Los Angeles police stopped the rapper for having expired registration and then found that he was driving with a suspended license and had an outstanding warrant.
His Hummer was pulled over at 1:45 a.m. in Hollywood. The 44-year-old rapper – damn, I still remember a youngass Coolio back in ‘95 singing “Gangsta’s Paradise” – was released after only five hours. He posted $10,000 bail.
Ed Harcourt on the Tonight Show…tonight
Posted on 06. Jun, 2008 by spencer in Music
I can’t believe he hasn’t played on American Television before. UK heartthrob Ed Harcourt will be on Jay Leno’s Tonight Show this evening to promote his new album (well, that is to say his 2006 album that never got released in the States) The Beautiful Lie, which came out on Dovecote Records last Tuesday. Listening to The Beautiful Lie (and his back catalogue as well) it baffles me why he isn’t as huge in North America as he is in Europe. Last March during SXSW I ended up tagging along [...]
