Thursday, November 15, 2007
Liner Notes Liner Notes: Inside This Week's Music Section
Posted by Tracy Moore on Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 3:52 PM
Check out our eco-friendly Holiday Guide—I talked to some broke-ass musicians (Zach from Umbrella Tree, above) about what they'd do for gifts this season. Not surprisingly, they all get pretty creative.
Aesop's Fables: Indie emcee gets married, moves across the country, grows up. (Playing Monday, 19th at Mercy Lounge.)
Fang on Wax: Wax Fang's latest finds them sharpening their canines. (Playing Friday, 16th at The Basement w/Hotpipes.)
Night Vision: On her latest, Mary Gauthier shows she can make good use of a match in the dark. (Playing Friday, 16th at The Belcourt.)
Six Degrees of Feist: Sure, she's famous now, but what about her friends? (Playing Wednesday, 21st at the Ryman.)
In the Spin: Who won the Buddytown vs. Left Can Dance dance-off? Were we disappointed in The Sky Drops show? Got plans Thursday and Friday night? What Atlanta garage-rockers want you to "nestle in" their "boobies?"
Our Critics' Picks: The Art of Rock, James King, Physics of Meaning, Kenny Barron, Blue Man Group, Nanci Griffith, The Blakes, Mothers Without Borders & more.
National Skyline / Whatevs Dissed!
Posted by Steve Haruch on Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 11:36 AM
From this article in The Daily Tar Heel.
Cream A Salty Bag of Combos
Posted by Chris Slack on Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 11:20 AM
Here's a video of some Nashville Combos of the '50s, '60s and '70s. For some reason, some of these groups kinda remind me of bands from the last few years—for example, The Fairlanes give me that Feable Weiner feeling. And The Exotics pic hints at the odd charm of The Carter Administration. The Pagan V Combo, on the other hand, kinda touch me like Ghostfinger. I dunno. What do you think?
Cream Calendar / Hot Goss Regina Spektor Show Postponed
Posted by Tracy Moore on Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 10:14 AM
I heard last night that Regina Spektor passed out during soundcheck for her show at the Ryman. News today from the promoters at AEG:
Due to last-minute health issues, the November 14 Regina Spektor concert was postponed and has been tentatively rescheduled for Thursday, December 6. Tickets for the 11/14 show will be honored for the new date when it is finalized.Of course, Perez Hilton is already on it.
Those seeking refunds may do so at their original point of purchase beginning on Thursday, November 15. All refunds must be requested by noon on Wednesday, December 5.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Hot Goss 12th & Porter Closed...Again?
Posted by Tracy Moore on Wed, Nov 14, 2007 at 12:40 PM
Word on the street is that 12th & Porter has closed its doors again. According to their MySpace page, there are no shows from the 14th through the 24th of November because the venue is "closed for the holidays." However, a showcaser whose gig was canceled called up Mercy Lounge looking to rebook elsewhere, claiming the email he received from 12th & P said the place was closed for good, and that they'd even pulled the PA out already.
You may recall that we reported on the last 12th & P closure, that time due to nonpayment of taxes, back in May. Or, you may not.
National Skyline / Wow Less Paul, More Threepio
Posted by Steve Haruch on Wed, Nov 14, 2007 at 12:39 PM
Just when you thought Gibson wasn't doing anything much these days except trying to sell glow-in-the-dark SGs to goth kids and finding new ways to work "killer tone" into their press releases, they go and drop a bomb on you: the robot guitar that tunes itself.
Or, as Idolator put it: Artificially Intelligent Guitar Able To "Tune Itself," Destroy Human Civilization.
According to the Reuters report, the guitar "not only keeps itself in tune even after string changes but also allows players to access six nonstandard tunings at the push of a button."
Gibson has not said whether plans are in the works for a guitar with a 120 GB hard drive mounted inside the body, which would allow the player to extract guitar lines from mp3 files, store them in the guitar and then trigger the samples either by hitting the strings or by using a cell phone. (Also, we didn't ask them.)
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Cream Calendar Here Comes Your Hero
Posted by Steve Haruch on Tue, Nov 13, 2007 at 1:56 PM
Oh yeah: Foo Fighters are playing at Municipal Auditorium next year. Tickets go on sale this Saturday, Nov. 16. at 10 a.m., for $27-$47 a pop.
UPDATE: That would be Saturday, Jan. 26, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
UPDATE II: Presale today 10 a.m.-10 p.m. at Ticketmaster. Use password echo or echoes.
Monday, November 12, 2007
National Skyline The New Deal: Band as Brand
Posted by Tracy Moore on Mon, Nov 12, 2007 at 10:33 AM
The Sunday Times ran a piece this weekend on the growing trend in the music industry toward 360 or "multiple rights" deals for bands. Instead of just taking a portion of profits from your record sales, labels are looking to get a little action from every part of your sweet cherry pie now, taking a portion of merch, touring and endorsement deal profits as well. Everyone knows that's where most bands make their dough, particularly if you're not getting a lot of airplay/performance royalties. So why would bands stupidly go along with any deal that gave the label more? It's easy: the old dangling carrot—more money up front in the form of a bigger advance, maybe a little extra tour support and a lot of effort to push your songs as ringtones and in commercials. You know, all the stuff you figure labels ought to be doing for you without taking a chunk of your merch money.
Franklin's Paramore—who are the main act featured here—are a perfect case study, because they're young enough to trade money up front for the seeming promise of longevity and "comprehensive career support."
Paramore is undeniably ascendant: after three years of tireless runs through clubs and festivals, the band, from Franklin, Tenn., has built a passionate audience that has snapped up more than 350,000 copies of its recent second album, "Riot!," more than doubling the sales of its debut. And now the band is selling out theaters on its biggest tour to date.
Though its success is in large part due to smart pop songwriting and a fashion-forward frontwoman, music executives and talent managers also cite Paramore as a promising example of a rising new model for developing talent, one in which artists share not just revenue from their album sales but concert, merchandise and other earnings with their label in exchange for more comprehensive career support.
It's a fascinating read, mostly cause it seems like yet another way the industry is going to grasp wildly at anything it can to save its own ass, and artists, ever more shaky in an industry digging its own grave, might be willing to stake future profits on something that sounds like a sure bet. Unless I'm missing something? If you get 30% profit from your record sales instead of 15%, but you give up 30% of profit from money generators you typically got 100% from, what's the better deal? Don't think that bigger advance ain't just as recoupable as it was when it was half as much and you still weren't gonna sell any records.
Friday, November 9, 2007
Cream Cue Backlash
Posted by Matt Sullivan on Fri, Nov 9, 2007 at 4:10 PM
How I Became the Bomb have offered up an unreleased track via the Interweb. Trick is, you've gotta sign up for their mailing list over here. Feel free to use the comments section to bitch about how I just posted an HIBTB blog entry.
Moving Pictures It Came From the '90s
Posted by Steve Haruch on Fri, Nov 9, 2007 at 9:24 AM
L-R: Stella, Spider Virus, Mammy Namms.
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