Thursday, August 31, 2006
Whatevs VMAs... whaaaa?!?
Posted by Lee Stabert on Thu, Aug 31, 2006 at 9:35 PM
1. The Raconteurs have been relegated to some sort of house band role—playing for like 5 sec. after commercial breaks—and they seem none too pleased about it. Actually, they look miserable. Who sold them on that idea?
2. Who the hell are Avenged Sevenfold? They just won best new artist and the lead singer had a lot of tattoos and even more muscles. Not to judge, but what is with music these days?
3. The joke about Brittany and K Fed being dumb and irresponsible fell flatter than day-old coke, the truth isn't funny. Actually, even with Jack Black hosting, I have yet to hear one genuinely funny thing.
4. I have never heard anyone, ever, say anything good, musically, about Jordan Catalano, excuse me, Jared Leto's band 30 seconds to Mars and yet there they are in the Best Rock category. Go figure.
Overall the whole thing is running very awkwardly and makes me feel out of touch...though this Hype Williams tribute thing is kind of cool.
Whatevs Why Vai
Posted by Chris Slack on Thu, Aug 31, 2006 at 11:41 AM
So I have a cousin that's been getting into rock music pretty seriously over the last year—I think he's 15 now, and he lives in New Jersey with my Uncle. (Although on his Myspace page, last time I checked, he was 89 and lived in Paraguay). Anyway, he's been getting into rock for the last year or so, and has already started 2 surf bands, a metal band, an indie/rock group, and his latest is "the Glass Zombies," a "punk/glamrock" band. I know because those bands add me on Myspace before they even practice. But I get a steady stream of emails from him with questions about guitars "should I sell my Jackson and get a Mosrite" or clothing-related "where can I get a cool belt" to TV "do you watch Rockstar Supernova?" I generally get a kick out of responding, because when I was his age I never had a "rock" music mentor, or anyone to explain to me what was worth checking out and what was garbage, or to even drop names of bands that might be worth a little investigation. I'm pretty sure he hasn't stolen his first copy of Maximumrockandroll yet either, but here's something that's been bugging me.
Whatevs The Secret of Country Music Star Success
Posted by Chris Slack on Thu, Aug 31, 2006 at 10:21 AM
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Whatevs Backwards Universe
Posted by Chris Slack on Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 7:09 PM
Cream Calendar She Last Played at "Hippiefest"
Posted by Ashley Spurgeon on Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 6:33 PM
Since I know you're not going to church this Sunday night, maybe you should head out to 3rd and Lindsley and see if Janis Ian opens or closes with "At Seventeen."
I thought about going, but it's not a MySpace Monday so forget it.
Hot Goss Keep the Glove
Posted by Chris Slack on Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 2:44 PM
All of Dinosaur jr's gear was stolen on Tuesday in Long Island City, NY. So remember, you're never too big to have somebody sleep in the van with the gear.
Cream Calendar Pro-Anti-Anti
Posted by Steve Haruch on Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 1:54 PM
Somehow I forgot about this show when it came time to submit Critics' Picks, so it's lucky we have this here blog. Atlanta's Snowden is playing the Basement tonight. I haven't heard all of their new record, Anti-Anti, yet but I like what I've heard. If you haven't already, check out the title track:
Does anyone know if they are, in fact, named after the character in Catch 22?
And what's with all the bands with singers whose voices register somewhere between Wayne Coyne and David Byrne (Arcade Fire, Band of Horses, CYHSY, Cold War Kids, etc.)? Must be a cyclical thing.
Man was matter, that was Snowden's secret. Drop him out the window and he'll fall. Set fire to him and he'll burn. Bury him and he'll rot like other kinds of garbage. The spirit gone, man is garbage. That was Snowden's secret.
Cream Remembering David Schnaufer
Posted by Tracy Moore on Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 11:42 AM
Cream Calendar When She Talks, I Hear the Revolution
Posted by Chris Slack on Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 10:48 AM
Murfreesboro's #1 feminist rock radio show, Rebel Grrrls Radio hosted by DJ Leo & DJ Dehlila on 88.3 WMTS has a new time slot— Sundays, 6-8pm. Update whatever you update.
Whatevs Turkey Award
Posted by Ben Wilkinson on Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 10:22 AM
Today's "Turkey Award" goes to a band that is scheduled to play at RCKTOWN in October: The Devil Wears Prada. So, I guess it's cool these days to name your screamo band after a mildly successful Anne Hathaway movie. Oh wait....they're "Christian screamo"?? Oh man, that's deep. Nevermind.
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