Pink Is The New Blog (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Beverly Hills Chihuahua was the #1 movie at the box office this weekend. Paris Hilton wants to spawn. Heaven help us. Lynne Spears says things are lookin’ up for her family. Eddie Van Halen is gettin’ hitched. I can’t think of a better way to raise money for charity. Is Britney Spears headed for Broadway? The new issue of Bello [...]
Losanjealous (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
PICK OF THE WEEK HIGH PLACES w/ Abe Vigoda, Ponytail, Snowsuit & David Scott Stone Fri 10/10 The Smell Info THIS WEEK’S TICKET GIVEAWAYS THE AGGROLITES w/ Dirty Heads Thurs 10/9 Roxy Theater Info [ENTER TO WIN] DUFFY w/ Eli Paperboy Reed Sat 10/11 Orpheum Theater Info [ENTER TO WIN] HEADS UP ZZ Top, Foo Fighters & The Tubes @ Fairplex at Pomona (California Bike Week 2008) Sun 10/26 The Death Set @...
Theme Park Experience (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
With power pop fans, I've often found this kind of grouping. If you like Teenage Fanclub, you also like the Posies, along with Matthew Sweet, Jellyfish, and Fountains of Wayne, to name a few. Another one is Sloan , a band that, for some reason, has only now clicked completely in for me. Other than the enjoyment of One Chord to Another 's "The Good in Everyone" and Never Hear the End of It 's "Right...
Hit the Back Button to Move Fwd (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
john reminded me of a instance where i was watching some hip mtv show and started singing a background song. wife asked what the song was, i told her it was matthew sweet. she didn't know who i spoke of.....
Locusts & Honey (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
I've long enjoyed this soft, mournful ballad about lost love. The video is a fanvid for some anime thing, and is the only embeddable recording that I could find online. But the sound quality is high. [ Video Link ]
Muzzle of Bees (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
No record collection is complete without a copy of Car Wheels On A Gravel Road, it’s essential listening as far as we’re concerned. Lucinda Williams is landmark of the alt-country movement and each of her records have been a welcomed addition to the rotation. Lucinda will release Little Honey on October 14th via [...]
Mainstream Isn't So Bad...Is It? (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
Here's another album whose release totally slipped under my radar a few weeks ago. It's the umpteenth release from Matthew Sweet , a man I affectionately refer to as the little indie rocker who could. Although he had his five seconds in the spotlight back in the early 90's and then again, but less so, a few years with his co-release of Under the Covers, Vol. 1 with Susanna Hoffs , Sweet really has...
Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
In a battle of two corporate behemoths, Live Nation continues to face off with Ticketmaster for the extremely lucrative live entertainment ticketing business. Live Nation scored a major victory in the lastest round by making a five-year deal with a third corporate giant, SMG, to sell tickets at most of the SMG’s facilities. Live Nation ticketing [...]
Twangville (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Summer ended with a bang thanks to some fine new music. We kick off our August/September video bonanza with some, well, sweet live performances by Matthew Sweet, one of our featured artists. Dig a bit deeper and you’ll get live concert footage from Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons, British Sea Power, Chris [...]
Pop Candy (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Good morning, everyone. I'm happy to report the electricity has returned to my neighborhood -- here are some headlines for your enjoyment: - We have a Q&A with Mad Men's John Slattery. - This writer wonders what's wrong with Weeds...
Twangville (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Sunshine Lies, by Matthew Sweet “’cause we’re already good and we’re already evil, unfazed by a world of constant upheaval,” sings Matthew Sweet on “Let’s Love” from his latest release. It’s a moment that carries meaning beyond the song’s intended topic. In the nearly fifteen years since Sweet’s seminal [...]
The Quick and the Ed (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Reading the somewhat positive reviews of Matthew Sweet's new album generated a fit of early-90s nostalgia over the weekend, so I threw the trio of albums he recorded with Robert Prine, Richard Lloyd et al into the car and gave them a re-listen while driving around town doing errands and such. Conclusion: still really good! But while Altered Beast and 100% Fun are certainly minor classics, 1991's Girlfriend...
Bully Says: Comics Oughta Be Fun! (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
"Girlfriend" by Matthew Sweet (1991), featuring clips from the anime Space Adventure Cobra "I've Been Waiting" by Matthew Sweet (1992), featuring clips from the anime Urusei Yatsura
Metro Times Music Blahg (Free subscription) | 08/30/2008
Got an e-mail from our pal Matthew Smith (why do my fingers always want to type “Matthew Sweet” when addressing this dude?), alerting us to another of his last minute gigs — and since it’s taken me several days to find the time to post this, the item is really “last minute” as I type (not as last minute, though, as me trying to score tix for Bruce Springsteen’s show in Milwaukee tomorrow night, which...
The LiveDaily MP3 Blog (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
(LiveDaily.com) This week's abbreviated edition of the LiveDaily Weekend podcast includes tour information and music news about Stone Temple Pilots [ tickets ] , Mary J. Blige [ tickets ] , Neil Young [ tickets ] , Sara Evans [ tickets ] , Maxwell [ tickets ] , Miranda Lambert [ tickets ] , Alejandro Escovedo [ tickets ] , Matthew Sweet [ tickets ] , Murs, Fall Out Boy, Dr. Dre, Barenaked Ladies, Neil...
