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May 18 Paramore At Hammerstein Ballroom, Thursday, May 16th, 2013
Hayley Williams who, watching it start to slip away three years ago, stopped and regrouped. Headlining Hammerstein (and not for the first time by any stretch), gone is self-puffery and Gwen Stefan self-delusion.
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May 18 Harper Simon’s Nostalgic New Video For ’99′ Off His ‘Division Street’ Album
Sometimes I wish I could wake up/And see you lying there like it is 1999’ he sings in the hooky chorus’, 1999 is not that long ago but Simon seems either to have a secret love for everything vintage or retro, or to remember 1999 as something coming from a remote past. Who still uses a toy slide-viewer? Who still uses an old-fashioned camera to take pictures?
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May 18 80′s Heroes Win Outer Critics Circle Awards
Growing up you don’t think of longevity of greatness. None of us thought pop stars like Cyndi Lauper would still be around. I mean not dead but rather still in the news.
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May 18 Prince Has Only Time For Young People But Will Not Talk About Marriage Equality
The almost 55-year-old has always wanted to feel good and look young, and that’s why he has surrounded himself with a new band of 20 something people, however, and that’s a huge contradiction for me, ‘he dodged questions about the state’s new marriage-equality law’
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May 18 Sondheim Gets Hollywood Stars for “Into The woods”
while it would be hard pressed to be lamer than the 1970s movie of “A Little Night Music” starring Liz Taylor, the cast seems equally ridiculous so who knows?.
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May 18 “All or Nothing”: The Mod Musical based on the Small Faces
A new show is coming London called “Mod” based upon Small Faces and the Mod scene. I doubt it will ever make it to the US because we have no allegiance to that movement but I sure hope it makes it to film
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May 18 The Wiggles Add A Woman!
There are always more five years old and the Wiggles, who started in 1991, and write consistently and consistently catchy nursery rhyme rock songs (always start with the chorus!) are still a hit making machine
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May 18 rock nyc Top 10 Songs Week Of March 13th, 2013
The Nas song is a surprise and only one from Vampire weekend and George Strait:?I know there is more in the wings. I am not much of a Satriani fan but that is a very good song and Boz couldn’t sell the Willy de Ville song in concert but he can on record. Flo and Mariah the first two songs of summer
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May 18 Loser And Winner Week Of May 13th, 2013: Pitchfork And Bon Jovi
Have seen their readership fall off by a whopping 50%. Now what can that mean? Hypebot think that the likes of the Hype Machine have taken over. The Hype Machine takes the most popular songs on 1500 websites and posts them. Creator Anthony Volodkin said “I couldn’t believe there were people wasting their time writing about music”. The good news is that pretty soon streaming will sink The Hype Machine.
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May 18 Hear Ye: What rock nyc Is Listening To 5-18-13
Comparing Paul Simon to Ezra Koenig seems to make the case for devolution. However great Vampire Weekend are, can they compete with Paul Simons first three solo albums? As good as “Ya Hey” is, the song is too busy. They lack simplicity, easy Simon’s “Peace Like A River” is simple and complicated at the same time, Christgau dubbed it : “William Carlos Williams after the repression”.
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May 17 The Wonder Years In-Store Acoustic Tour Newbury Comics, Norwood MA Wednesday May 15th, 2013 Reviewed
Dan “Soupy” Campbell walked by me and at that moment, I fangirled. I lost my cool. I was not a journalist at a show, I was a hardcore fan stoked to see my idols grace a stage.
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May 17 Yahweh And Vampire Weekend
Ezra being Jewish is as important to “Cousins” as Paul Simon’s Jewishness matters to “Run That Body Down” but it is so central to Modern Vampires it is reverse Antisemitism to ignore it. Certainly, the Jew as blood sucker is a huge “Elders Of Zion” slur and comes back here in almost a gay/faggot trope.
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May 17 Infantree At The Echo, Monday May 13th 2013
So many indie bands sound alike, but Infantree was showing a real uniqueness which was certainly borrowing from the 70s and way beyond, ‘Fibber’ had a little bit of this Jefferson-Airplane-Grateful-Dead-CSN-hippie generation smoking through the cracks of the song
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May 17 Celebrate Brooklyn! Performing Arts Festival Announces Summer Lineup
That being said when you have a borough full of artists and young thought you get a fabulous atmosphere filled with the spirit of adventure and the thought provoking magic that only art can provide.
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May 17 Humorless Rock Critics And Sampling Reeling In the Years
Ryan overstates the case for Vampire Weekend, and he conflates Ezra’s existential crises into a serious philosophy. But fear of dying is nothing of the sort
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Culprit is brilliant

Written by Mary Magpie
Friday, 26 August 2011 00:03
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They remind me a little bit of a band that's an old favourite of mine, The Spill Canvas, but they definitely have their own twist.  The singer's voice is really unique and the instruments, in every song, are refreshing and punchy.

"Siren" is a great song.  It's powerful and has a driving beat, but at the same time it has a really hard beat to it.  The singer's voice could fit anything from hardcore to really pop music, and this song is a happy medium. His range is impressive, too.  It's a unique tune, and it's been on repeat.  There's something so unique about it that I can't seem to put my finger on.

I adore their song "Strangers".  It almost reminds me of old Armor For Sleep, one of my first favourite bands.  It's such a powerful song that I can't get enough of.  Everything about it is so perfect and intense.  All the instruments are beautifully interwoven into a song that's so well composed it's astonishing.

"Decimals & Fractions" is gorgeous.  His voice is so great.  His range still stuns me, and I was surprised each time he hit a high note, seemingly without effort.  His falsetto is what really makes this song stand out.  It doesn't sound at all like he's struggling, or it's unnatural.  I love it.

"Redeemer" has really grown on me.  The first few times I heard it, I didn't really like it that much.  However, I've come to be really intrigued by it.  There's little instrumental bits that add to the tune, that I hadn't known of before.  I listened closely to find that it's beautifully written, every part of it interlocks, making the song really solid.

The last tune, "Curves" is a perfect closing track.  It's powerful and driving.  The lyrics are thought-provoking, the beat and melody go hand in hand to create, simply, a ballad.  It's a true anthem, and I can't stop listening to it.  It's my new favourite song of theirs.

Culprit is an absolutely genius band.

http://www.myspace.com/culpritrock

 

Sweatshirt Weather is way more than “Getting By”

Written by Mary Magpie
Thursday, 25 August 2011 00:13
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I love that feeling of excitement when you listen to a really good band.  It doesn't really happen all the much now, considering a lot of bands just sound the same.  However, getting that spark from music is what makes a band great.

"Getting By", is the new EP from Indianapolis natives Sweatshirt Weather.  I don't think I've liked a band from the second I popped in their EP…..ever.  Usually it takes time for me to get into a song or a band.  But this?  As soon as it started I was hooked.

The song "Be Someone" let me know from the first few seconds that this band was something special.  The instant I heard the singers voice, it put them apart from all of those wannabe pop-rock bands.  It gave them an edge.  Everything just followed from there- the instruments have something about them that make me want to keep on listening.

"Down On My Luck" is so catchy and fun.  It had so much potential to be one of those really cliche pop punk tunes, but it veers far from that with the unexpected riffs, singer's voice, and unique tempo.  I played it over and over again, I can't get enough.  It's a real twist on what I thought it would be originally and it makes me really intrigued.

"However We Can" is my favourite tune by them.  I can't stop listening to it.  Every instrument is in sync, each part of it flawless.  It's stunning to hear something that there isn't even a part that I moderately dislike.  The lyrics are lovely, the writing style perfection because the emotion is portrayed really well with the instruments to accompany it.  It feels effortless, and it's easily their best song.

Their song "Midwestern Love" is stunning.  Everything just flows.  Something about it makes it a great song for the transition from summer to autumn.  The feeling of warmth from the tempo, the singer's voice, and the guitar, bass and drums just make it so appealing.

"Open Up The Sky" is a beautiful song.  It's so addictive, everything about it kept me on the edge of my seat.  I haven't heard anything like it before, I love it.  It's the closing track and really left me wanting much, much more.  It's enchanting, and just makes me want to put the album on repeat.

Sweatshirt Weather is one of my new favourite bands.  They're one of a kind, and absolutely wonderful.  Everyone should keep an eye on them, before they get ridiculously popular.

http://www.myspace.com/sweatshirtweather

 

The All American Rejects to release new album

Written by admin
Tuesday, 16 August 2011 00:10
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The All American Rejects are continuously making me think that they're either going to stop doing music, or they're only going to have a single song on the radio per album.

However, I thought up until now that they were going to remain inactive.  Turns out this whole time they've been recording their new album.  They said:

"Rejects update for all who care- we are now meticulously mixing our record. A pinch of salt here, a dash of melancholy, and a scoop of zest."

I'm really looking forward to it.  Their last album I didn't like, and not even that one single "Gives You Hell" was catchy to me.  Here are my favourite AAR tunes of all time.

1.  "Night Drive"  This has always been my favourite song by them.  It's so fun with the clapping and the beat, that it was one of the few songs I ever listened to a few years ago.

2.  "Waiting"  The lyrics are fantastic and I didn't like it at first, but it grew on me a few months ago and I really like it.

3.  "Change Your Mind"  It's so different from all their other stuff, and I can't help but love it.

4.  "My Paper Heart"  Every time I listen to it, I feel nostalgic.

5.  "Swing, Swing"  The first song I ever heard by the band, and I still listen to it regularly.

I hope that The All American Rejects really put out a good record this time, I'm really looking forward to it.

 
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