Mercury Lounge must be sold out, it is really packed, as crowded as it was for Ed Sheeran earlier this year, so I decide to buy a tee-shirt before the show and skip the scrimmage later on. The two women who serve me are very sweet, help me make the right choice and I leave and push my way to the front of the stage before I double back and tell one of the retailers. "I just want to take this opportunity to thank for one of the best concerts I've ever seen. You were opening for Guided By Voices at Summerstage." She thanks me and nods to her friend, "Yes, I remember that one."
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May
22
Laura Marling At Amoeba, Monday May 20th 2013
Live, Laura is very serious, meticulous, concentrated on her playing, emerged in her art, only cracking a smile when her guitar is out of tune, ‘I should get another guitar’,
Posted 22 May 2013 by Alyson Camus Add comment
Live, Laura is very serious, meticulous, concentrated on her playing, emerged in her art, only cracking a smile when her guitar is out of tune, ‘I should get another guitar’,
Posted 22 May 2013 by Alyson Camus Add comment
May
22
Some Thoughts On The Doors On The Death Of Ray Manzarek
They got their band sound from the keyboards, it is still their most distinctive element and it is the break on “Fire” that made Morrison a superstar sex symbol. Also, with those sideburns and shades, Ray was an important visual element.
Posted 22 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
They got their band sound from the keyboards, it is still their most distinctive element and it is the break on “Fire” that made Morrison a superstar sex symbol. Also, with those sideburns and shades, Ray was an important visual element.
Posted 22 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
May
22
Watch Beck Perform New Songs In Santa Cruz California
Of course, some avid fan did a recording of some of the new ones and you can watch ‘Sorry’ and ‘Heaven’s Ladder’ below, filmed by someone who must have been just below Beck’s nose. ‘Sorry’ is rather upbeat with a catchy chorus ‘Used to be happy/ Used to be laughing’ and a very-Beck bridge, but nothing really memorable lyrics-wise
Posted 22 May 2013 by Alyson Camus Add comment
Of course, some avid fan did a recording of some of the new ones and you can watch ‘Sorry’ and ‘Heaven’s Ladder’ below, filmed by someone who must have been just below Beck’s nose. ‘Sorry’ is rather upbeat with a catchy chorus ‘Used to be happy/ Used to be laughing’ and a very-Beck bridge, but nothing really memorable lyrics-wise
Posted 22 May 2013 by Alyson Camus Add comment
May
22
Your Music Stinks
This of course got me thinking about pizza…..and music. Imagine if you will scented CD’s. Now granted we also don’t use CD”s anymore but with the resurgence of vinyl who knows- CD’s can make a comeback and when they do- they should be smell infused!
Posted 22 May 2013 by Helen Bach Add comment
This of course got me thinking about pizza…..and music. Imagine if you will scented CD’s. Now granted we also don’t use CD”s anymore but with the resurgence of vinyl who knows- CD’s can make a comeback and when they do- they should be smell infused!
Posted 22 May 2013 by Helen Bach Add comment
May
22
Tom Petty Begins His Beacon Residency To Raves
The Heartbreakers are such a great band that I might very well be wrong , hearing these old pros jam together could well be a revelation, it could well be a Southern Crazy Horse. Or it could be a tremendous bore.
Posted 22 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
The Heartbreakers are such a great band that I might very well be wrong , hearing these old pros jam together could well be a revelation, it could well be a Southern Crazy Horse. Or it could be a tremendous bore.
Posted 22 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
May
22
Disco Lives, Punk Not So Much
From Johnny Taylor to Chic, all these beats are used over and over again like DNA building blocks. When you hear “Love To Love You baby”, if you can get past the wall of synths and the humming metal sensuality, you left with a bass throb and a drum pattern and it is that which is lifted and reused
Posted 22 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
From Johnny Taylor to Chic, all these beats are used over and over again like DNA building blocks. When you hear “Love To Love You baby”, if you can get past the wall of synths and the humming metal sensuality, you left with a bass throb and a drum pattern and it is that which is lifted and reused
Posted 22 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
May
22
Chicago’s Riot Fest; Is This Line Up Legit?
Riot Fest 2013 has a lineup that is almost surreal. Brand New, Fall Out Boy……Selector? Bayside, All Time Low..Blondie? Its as if they planned the mother and child reunion right there. Three days at a fair price
Posted 22 May 2013 by Helen Bach Add comment
Riot Fest 2013 has a lineup that is almost surreal. Brand New, Fall Out Boy……Selector? Bayside, All Time Low..Blondie? Its as if they planned the mother and child reunion right there. Three days at a fair price
Posted 22 May 2013 by Helen Bach Add comment
May
22
Must See: Tony Bennett And Michael Buble (But Not Together)
Two upcoming concerts are must sees in my books. Michael Buble at the Prudential on September 28th and Tony Bennett at Radio City at Radio City on October 11th.
Posted 22 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
Two upcoming concerts are must sees in my books. Michael Buble at the Prudential on September 28th and Tony Bennett at Radio City at Radio City on October 11th.
Posted 22 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
May
22
George Strait: 60 #1′s At 61!
Strait is great despite being ornery cuss, he has that rare ability to be always always very good and when you are very good that often it is a form of greatness
Posted 22 May 2013 by Mahalia Dark Add comment
Strait is great despite being ornery cuss, he has that rare ability to be always always very good and when you are very good that often it is a form of greatness
Posted 22 May 2013 by Mahalia Dark Add comment
May
22
Hear Ye – What rock nyc Is Listening To 5-22-13
Personally, I’m disappointed in the Daft Punk album. Both Casablancas and Williams have written superior songs than these, Williams obviously, but the Julian track is as good as a lesser number on his solo album. As for the Doors, still in mourning. B.o>B. is pretty good, minor stuff but it does the job And finally, who though Darius Rucker would beat out Keith Urban?
Posted 22 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
Personally, I’m disappointed in the Daft Punk album. Both Casablancas and Williams have written superior songs than these, Williams obviously, but the Julian track is as good as a lesser number on his solo album. As for the Doors, still in mourning. B.o>B. is pretty good, minor stuff but it does the job And finally, who though Darius Rucker would beat out Keith Urban?
Posted 22 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
May
21
Balance and Composure at Skate and Surf Saturday May 18th, 2013 Reviewed
As soon as they stepped on stage, and crowd pushed forward. Luckily I was to the side and wasn’t being swallowed by all the people. There were a lot of fans in attendance; the majority of the crowd knew the words, and I was one of em
Posted 21 May 2013 by Mary Magpie Add comment
As soon as they stepped on stage, and crowd pushed forward. Luckily I was to the side and wasn’t being swallowed by all the people. There were a lot of fans in attendance; the majority of the crowd knew the words, and I was one of em
Posted 21 May 2013 by Mary Magpie Add comment
May
21
Spotify Streams At Four Cents A Dance
So who gets 2 Million streams? I just took a look and Macklemore and Lewis did 3.7M streams of “Can’t Hold Us”, so that makes about $160,000 in revenue of which the band get MAYBE 25%.
Posted 21 May 2013 by Mahalia Dark Add comment
So who gets 2 Million streams? I just took a look and Macklemore and Lewis did 3.7M streams of “Can’t Hold Us”, so that makes about $160,000 in revenue of which the band get MAYBE 25%.
Posted 21 May 2013 by Mahalia Dark Add comment
May
21
Not With The Band: When And Why We Love Sad Songs
Curiously, we have a tendency to think that uplifting music or some other upbeat stimulus would cheer us up in this case, effectively wouldn’t you think to console a friend who is going through a bad break-up by bringing him to some cheerful event for example? But hell no, this research totally contradicts the common opinion
Posted 21 May 2013 by Alyson Camus Add comment
Curiously, we have a tendency to think that uplifting music or some other upbeat stimulus would cheer us up in this case, effectively wouldn’t you think to console a friend who is going through a bad break-up by bringing him to some cheerful event for example? But hell no, this research totally contradicts the common opinion
Posted 21 May 2013 by Alyson Camus Add comment
May
21
Why The Return of The Skate and Surf Festival Left Me Unimpressed
Apparently these guys were on a different time zone and every act was behind an hour. Sad news for labels like Fearless Records who tweet Mayday Parade (aka ‘Breadsticks’) is on at 7:15 and they come on after 8. Seriously, how amateur can you be? I have been to so many festivals and theyre precision timing.
Posted 21 May 2013 by Helen Bach Add comment
Apparently these guys were on a different time zone and every act was behind an hour. Sad news for labels like Fearless Records who tweet Mayday Parade (aka ‘Breadsticks’) is on at 7:15 and they come on after 8. Seriously, how amateur can you be? I have been to so many festivals and theyre precision timing.
Posted 21 May 2013 by Helen Bach Add comment
May
21
rock nyc Comes Alive Episode Seven: “With Your Ears”
It was fun to read, Helen writes with a great deal of energy and the article itself is very clear and extremely well constructed, flipping from one generation of women to the other from hippies to punks and finally to the child who encapsules all of it.
Posted 21 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
It was fun to read, Helen writes with a great deal of energy and the article itself is very clear and extremely well constructed, flipping from one generation of women to the other from hippies to punks and finally to the child who encapsules all of it.
Posted 21 May 2013 by Iman Lababedi Add comment
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