Woe is me, the adventures of a hard working music industry intern
Posted on 30. Jul, 2008 by H. Anne Lightly in Music
So you procrastinated, top-ramined and caffeinated your way out of college and you think everything is coming up roses, you’ll be rolling dough. The “Real world†is waiting for you, and then you remember something, it echoes in the back of your head, where did you hear this? “Stay a student as long as possible!â€
I grew up in cow -one-horse-town central, diversity ZERO. While a good job would be working for the mayors office, I wasn’t going for it. I wanted to make music and use it to [...]
Keys 2 the city: Roots Picnic Webisode 1
Posted on 15. Jul, 2008 by spencer in Lifestyle, Music
Keys 2 The City.
I’m kinda feeling the whole focus-on-a-city approach to music. When artists rep their shit so often that they become the ambassadors of their home town, it can offer a unique peek into the culture and promise of a region. Our buddy turned us on to this Imeem post by Indiediot, and I’ve been checking out the footage. And so should you.
Curated by [The Roots], the [Roots Picnic] festival brought together an eclectic group of some of the most revered artists in the country including Gnarls Barkley, Sharon [...]
Beck’s New Video
Posted on 14. Jul, 2008 by alisse in Blog, Music, Videos
Beck put out a new video for the song “Gamma Ray” and it definitely isn’t what I expected. It’s kinda psychedelic so I’ll give him a break on the new hairdo but not on being a Scientologist.
New Rush and Red Hot Chili Peppers tracks Available for Rock Band
Posted on 07. Jul, 2008 by spencer in Idiocy, Music
(from www.rushisaband.com)
When I was stuck in Olympia WA last week, the saving grace of our stay was our gracious host Kirk Leonnard and his girlfriend Amy, and their guest room devoted to their Xbox 360, and more specifically, Rock Band. It was there that Kirty South and I found solace, singing and plucking our depression away to the likes of the Beastie Boys, The Marshall Tucker Band and Black Sabbath. We also discussed woman-repellent music including Canadian arena rock champions, Rush. Oh! If only we had access to the tracks [...]
I Got To See Stonehenge
Posted on 02. Jul, 2008 by Trevor Sellers in Blog, Lifestyle, Music, Road Worn
and that’s about it. Everyone else decided it was cool enough the first time so stopping to see it again was not necessary. So I indeed did get to see this historical landmark, but just through the van window.
Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festie
Posted on 01. Jul, 2008 by alisse in Art, Blog, Fashion, Lifestyle, Music
The 2008 lineup is FRESH! KRS-One, 88-Keys, Buckshot, Blu & Exile, Fresh Daily, Mickey Factz, J. Period, Zaki Ibrahim and DJ Premier. The Brooklyn Hip-Hop main performance day is July 12th. Check the calendar on the Web site for the rest of the festival days programs & performers. If yer going, I’m super jealous – take me with you! I can fit in small spaces!
Spiritualized Launches Harmonies
Posted on 17. Jun, 2008 by spencer in Art, Film, Music
My first experience with Spiritualized was shortly after they released “Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space,” a beautifully plodding collection of altitude dementia and psychedelic landscapes. Great album to listen to while sitting around, stoned out of your brain while watching candles drip, by the way.
My second experience with Spiritualized happened when they opened for Radiohead at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. Easily the most boring set I had witnessed up to that point. While the music was decent, it was less than [...]
Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida”
Posted on 17. Jun, 2008 by alisse in Blog, Consumption, How's Business, Lifestyle, Music, Paid
Coldplay’s new album, Viva La Vida, is available in all stores today. Go get it! Check out a full first review of the album here. For Coldplay tour dates read this.
