Last week, Team Saucony wrote me a nice little note, telling me about their web site, www.teamsaucony-originals.com. The site focuses on Saucony’s sponsorship of alternative team sports, the ones “that don’t require cleats, pads or helmets.” That’s totally up my alley. The reason why I got into music in the first place was because I [...]
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Synthesis Band You’ve Probably Heard of Band of the Day: Mudhoney
With all the ballyhoo about Sub Pop’s 20th Anniversary, it’s nice to see one of the bands that made Sub Pop SUB POP are still around and doing well. Today, Synthesis Editor Ryan “Daddy” Prado handed me a copy of Mudhoney‘s forthcoming album The Lucky Ones, and it’s pretty damn good. In fact, it sounds [...]
Sub Pop 20th Celebration in the Works
Given all the legendary and angsty music it’s produced over the years, it’s hard to believe that Sub Pop has just turned 20. Sound Seattle magazine is reporting that “a source very close to the festival” said that a date has been set and a location has been chosen for the Sub Pop 20th Anniversary [...]
Free Starbucks right…NOW
OMG DROP what you’re doing and head on over to…..hahaha, sorry, I can’t do it. I support our locally-owned coffee shops on a daily (sometimes twice-daily) basis. I realize that this doesn’t make me better than anyone who frequents Starbucks, a company who apparently has a conscience and mixes in good with the bad (I [...]
Velvet Revolver Disbands. On that Note…Heres’s Stone Temple Pilots
On that note…. Los Angeles, CA ยท April 7th, 2008 Scott Weiland * Dean DeLeo * Robert DeLeo * Eric Kretz WHEN: Monday, April 7th, 2008 7pm WHERE: Houdini Estate, Hollywood Hills, CA WHY: Because drug addiction is not a laughing matter. And it’s expensive. Oh, and you know, love of rock music and all… [...]
SXSW: Famous People (and Michael Stipe is Gay…which is apparently news to someone)
Famous “Gee shucks, there sure is a lot of fam-ous people here in Austin for south by southwest!!!” I know, I know, if you are reading this and you live in certain parts of the US (i.e. New York and Los Angeles) you’re probably thinking “yeah, yeah, yeah…” but when you live out in the [...]
Synthesis Band You’ve Never Heard of Band of the Day: Grey
I remember a few years back, Kittie came out and most people thought it was kind of novel that there was a group of young girls playing pretty heavy music. They’re also Canadian, which is totally precious. I’m not hating on Kittie (I’m not a fan, but whatever, there are far shittier bands that wave [...]
Band You’ve Never Heard of Band of the Day: The Kindness Kind
I’m happy to announce that it took nearly a year after its renovation for our downtown park to once again attract drug dealers. Walking through the other day I heard a “hey you!” whistle, and a scruffy older hippy approached, asking if I wanted a 20 sack of “the kind.” Ah, the perks of being [...]
Synthesis Band You’ve Never Heard of Band of the Day: Iceage Cobra
Today on Synthesis’ Long Winded and Unfortunately Titled Synthesis Band You’ve Never Heard of Band of the Day, we bring you a band that some have actually heard about. Seattle’s Iceage Cobra (originally from Spokane) has been around for a while and done a few national tours (including stops at media-whore mecca SXSW), and released [...]
Emery Hires New Bass Player
I mean he’s no Chopper but whatever, at least he TOTALLY GOES OFF ONSTAGE. In other news the band’s new record I’m Only a Man in in stores now so fucking BUY IT. And their tour starts this week, in Lawrence, KS – which I’ve deemed the Chico of the Midwest – so if you’re [...]