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May 17 Regina Spektor At United Palace Theater, Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 Reviewed
The set was so well paced but it was hard not to be. Regina has so many great songs but is really a schticky chick: she pulls out the Music Hall “Sailor Song” and is as willing to go deep into her Russian roots and pull out a gypsy folkie refrain as an glammy popness or a classical U Turn.
Posted 17 May 2012 by Iman Lababedi  Add comment
May 17 And Now, CBGB The Movie
But wow they are really re-launching this CBGB thing full time! A new location, a music festival and now a movie, it is difficult not to see an exploitation of the famous name behind all this
Posted 17 May 2012 by Alyson Camus  Add comment
May 17 Lady Gaga Flesh Dress 2
I’m not quite sure why I am even giving this the time of day, its really just a pathetic attempt at shock cuz it isn’t shocking me. Wear an outfit of human skin then maybe I’ll turn my head- this is just sad and desperate.
Posted 17 May 2012 by Helen Bach  Add comment
May 17 Conor Oberst’s “One Of My Kind” Reviewed
The movie closes with Conors scribbled lyric and him sitting and singing it, “I can’t live here but I’ll I’ll probably die here…” he moans. It is terrific. Better than anything on the last Bright Eyes
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May 17 Jay-Z Endorsing Obama’s Statement About Gay Marriage
There was obviously some part of calculation in Obama’s decision to speak in favor of gay marriage, it was a very good thing to do, but it is a little laughable when you remember the president’s less-than-pro-gay-marriage declaration when he met with pastor Rick Warren in 2008:
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May 17 Doctor Don Henley, Berklee School of Music Gives Honorary Degrees
Should there not be some sense of musical education? Should there not be more than just a boat load of standards? Apparently not. Maybe they were available for graduation weekend so they booked them since there were slim pickin’s?
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May 17 “Dark Shadows” Reviewed (More Or Less)
Musically, it is awesome. T-Rex, Curtis Mayfield, Barry White and of course, the one and only Alice Cooper in a cameo.
Posted 17 May 2012 by Iman Lababedi  Add comment
May 17 Lady Gaga Forced To Cancel Sold Out Gig In Jakarta Because of Muslim Protesters
What can I say, these people live in another century, in another geological period, they keep their women under Burkas, so Gaga in full bra may come as a shock indeed. Muslim extremists have the biggest problem in the world with sexuality, as they come just behind the American Santorum-type.
Posted 17 May 2012 by Alyson Camus  Add comment
May 17 Last Post About The Rolling Stones on SNL This Week
Mick Jaggersits on a tiny stage with the Ghost of Rock and Roll Future, upstart hipster frauds Arcade Fire, the pathetic excuse for current Ghost of Rock and Roll Present Foo Fighters, and The Ghost of Rock and Roll Past Jeff Beck.
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May 17 Noel Gallagher Cried Like A Baby
I swore a lot and then I cried like a baby because I’ve never seen anything like that before. It was mindblowing.”
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May 17 Three Years Later, Bret Michaels Settles The Score with The Tonys
There were warning strokes and a mish mosh of other maladies all screaming headlines of the rockers imminent death. The dude was being circled by vultures for months
Posted 17 May 2012 by Helen Bach  Add comment
May 17 Streaming Services To Get Own Chart In UK… Can US Be Far Behind?
who will be providing the figures and why would they open their books and, how does this effect Pandora, where the music is programed more like a radio? What;s to stop a rock band giving bucks to Pandora for additional airplay which will push them further up the charts?
Posted 17 May 2012 by Iman Lababedi  Add comment
May 17 To See Or Not To See? Bon Iver At Radio City (Plus Setlist)
Justin Vernon is a lugubrious bore but his songs can hook you if you don’t have your guard up and while his falsetto at first sounds a form of torture Obama has made illegal against Al Qaeda terrorists (or soldiers: tomatoes, tomartoes), it has grown on me after being inescapable for years
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May 17 Listen Up: 5-17-12
Only The Horses – Scissor Sisters – A loss leader from their upcoming album, this is a disco ballad which takes advantage of Jake’s falsetto on a song that isn’t all there. There is better on the way. – Grade: B
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May 16 Jail Weddings‘ (There’s Nothing Worse In The World Than A) Crying Girl’ Reviewed
it’s so bombastic and theatrical it could be an Arcade Fire tune sung by Nick-Cave-meets-Ziggy-Stardust, whereas its title is so long it could compete with any Fiona Apple’s song.
Posted 16 May 2012 by Alyson Camus  Add comment

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Rare Beck Concert In The Napa Valley

Written by Alyson Camus
Monday, 24 October 2011 00:13
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Beck hasn’t done a concert in awhile, two years may be? But he just did one last Thursday at the Uptown Theatre, a small art-deco venue in the middle of Napa Valley.

According to several reports (and in particular AdmiralNeeda, who posted a lot of videos on YouTube), Beck divided his show into two parts, first an acoustic set, then a more rocking-electric one, getting some help from a Sea-Change-era band, which he hadn’t played with for 10 years.

Since the theater seats only 837 people, I can imagine fans having a hard time getting a ticket, and the first 3 rows were reserved for those who had purchased yearly memberships to the theater, and had bought their tickets in advance of regular customers.

But you may wonder why this strange venue and unique concert? In fact, Beck was also set to perform at Neil Young’s Bridge School Benefit in Mountain View, CA this weekend, so this explains why he was in the neighborhood, just warming up for Neil Young’s big gig.

In a video, Beck said he wanted to dust off a few Sea Change songs for the Bridge School benefit, and the Napa venue staff came up with the idea for the acoustic/electric set separation.

Actually, the first part was so mellow, that fans politely remaining seated, to what Beck reacted with a ‘I promise that the second half of the show will be a little more….. livelier’.

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Blessthefa​ll, “Chosen Ones” reviewed

Written by Mary Magpie
Thursday, 18 August 2011 00:14
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Blessthefall released a new song called "Chosen Ones".  As soon as I hit the play button I fell in love.

The screaming is so unique and I'm just so captivated by the way he can create such screaming without being annoying, or sounding like he's trying too hard.  The powerful sound definitely adds an element of surprise to the song.  The singer's voice is absolutely gorgeous.  With the singing cleaning up the screams, it makes the song desirable for people who maybe aren't that into hardcore music, because the singing saves it.

It sounds a bit different from their older stuff, which is good.  They've gone in a slightly harder direction which is nice to see because for a while, I feared that they were going to go down a more pop/rock path.  This tune has a fantastically substantial guitar solo, a fun bass line, and drums that are beyond unbelievable.

This song will be on their new album, Awakening, coming out on October 4th.  Get that album; you won't be disappointed.

 

Cerebral Ballzy- “Don’t tell me what to do”, reviewed

Written by Layna Cloud
Saturday, 13 August 2011 00:05
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I’ve seen the commercial for this song plenty of times while watching my favorite bizarre shows on Adult Swim. They seem to have very good taste in music.

It was around 2am when I first heard this song. I remember it specifically, because I had on My Little Pony pajama pants on and I ripped the bottom of the leg, just rockin out to this vigorous tune.

This might be the anthem to my life.

“Don’t tell me what to do” is the epitome of this generation’s punk. I have faith in this band to bring back good ole anarchist revolution similar to the Sex Pistols. The song is everything you want when you’re angry or hyper.

It’s should be the number one ballad of angst-y teenagers. It sure sits right with me.

Listen to this track and tell me you don’t want to grab the nearest heavy object and chuck it at a window, I’ll be damned if you don’t feel some kind of need to break something and curse profusely.

With hard chords, fast pace and raspy voices demanding to be free from the controlling system, anyone will learn to love this song, and relate to it. It can come in handy when you’re fed up with people’s bullshit.

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 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVYx6B3L9Fk

So plug in your ear buds, set your volume high, and go download it now!
http://cerebralballzy.com/