Silent Words Speak Loudest (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Quote of the day " What we need is more contemporary rock music that addresses or mirrors the chaos, the gray areas and the uneasiness. Just go listen to The Stooges or Bikini Kill for a second to remember what that sounds like. I enjoy sweet songs as much as the next person, but I'm tired of passive music that allows us to merely sit back. I want music that makes me sit up. Personally, I think...
Life, Words, & Rock 'n' Roll (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
I promised you a more interesting/special blog post today and here it is. Ronna (aka RR Smythe, who writes YA Fantasy and then other books under other names) came up with this cool idea for a bunch of different authors to write about how music is their muse all on the same day. Obviously, I was psyched about the idea. So read on to find out about how music is my muse and then I'll be linking you to...
Aversion Music (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
With all these graying punk bands reuniting, and classic-rock outfits making a mockery of their legacy with new albums, isn't it about time Sleater-Kinney came out of retirement before its members get old and sad?
prefixmag (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Female-trio Wetdog join the ranks of Vivian Girls and Dum Dum Girls carrying on a tradition that began with bands like Bikini Kill and Sleater-Kinney in the ‘90s. Whether the U.K. ladies would appreciate the Riot Grrrl tag is unknown, but they recently toured with The Slits so we’re in the right ballpark. Certainly they share a similar esthetic: buzz-saw guitars, surf bass-lines, and shouty...
A Rubber Door (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
By definition all of these albums here are classics. To fit into the top 20, an album needs to be a constant play on my ipod or iTunes. These all fit the bill and are great from beginning to end (another requirement). 11. A Rush of Blood to the Heart (2002) – Coldplay – This is [...]
TAWKN.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Here is today's European PlayStation Store update. | | PS3 Games, Demos, & Software: | Invincible Tiger: The Legend of Han Tao (£9.99/€12.99) | Gravity Crash (available 2009-11-24, £6.29/€7.99) | Critter Crunch (£4.49/€5.49) | Critter Crunch demo | Smash Cars demo
Bricks and Boxes (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
In addition to the music we own, the way we think to subdivide our music gives a number of clues into our perspective of language, gender, race, and emotion, as well as our work habits. What do you see here? What do you see in your own playlists? List Title: artists Britty: Arctic Monkeys, Ballboy, Blur, Frightened Rabbit, [...]
PlayStation LifeStyle (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
This week be sure to pick up LittleBigPlanet for the PSP which was awarded with our coveted Editor’s Choice rating. PSP content is shines this week because along with LittleBigPlanet, Assassin’s Creed: Bloodlines hits the PlayStation Store. Peggle and Peggle Nights finally make their way onto the store this week. As always, expect plenty of [...]
prefixmag (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Former Sleater-Kinney guitarist Carrie Brownstein keeps involved with the music industry most notably through her Monitor Mix blog for NPR. Brownstein recently pulled together representatives from Kill Rock Stars, Saddle Creek, Merge, Matador, and Jagjaguwar to talk about the role of record labels in the changing music industry. A rep from Sub Pop was unable to participate. The group, which included...
Hidden Track (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Jambands.com published a number of new features yesterday including Brian Robbins’ chat with Jim Weider , Mike Greenhaus’ conversation with John Medeski and Greg McLoughlin’s (of BuzzUniverse ) heart-warming story . As much as I enjoyed those articles, there’s one piece that jumped out at me - David Paul Kleinman’s The Carrie Brownstein Project . As you might recall ,...
The Allmusic Blog (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
With Rod Stewart continuing to focus on his solo career, the remaining members of the Faces — guitarist Ron Wood, keyboardist Ian McLagan, and drummer Kenney Jones — have begun to make preparations for a 2010 reunion tour. Simply Red’s Mick Hucknall may be tapped as Stewart’s permanent replacement, having played with the group earlier [...]
My Best Games (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
Harmonix and MTV Games today announced that a five pack of tracks from AFI and singles from The Bangles and Them Crooked Vultures will be added next week to the Rock Band Music Store of Downloadable Content (DLC) for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii. Tracks from Dead Kennedys and Sleater-Kinney will be available [...]
GameGrep Feed (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Electronic Theatre reports on this weeks' new releases for the various Rock Band Music Stores on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Wii and PlayStation Portable.
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Filed under: The Chum Bucket Nine underrated funny songs, as chosen by the foremost authority on the subject, Weird Al . [ Cracked ] Sleater-Kinney 's Carrie Brownstein has some interesting things to say about artists "selling out" in the internet age. [ Buzzgrinder ] Wilco wants haikus/Best one wins a free Gibson/You know you want to. [ Paste ] The recently renamed Starf---er changed their...
My Best Games (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Mike from Project Gamers writes: Next week Harmonix brings us Rock Band gurus an AFI pack 01 including: Beautiful Theives, End Transmission, Love Like Winter, Medicate, The Leaving Song, Pt II. The AFI pack 01 will cost $8.49 or $1.99 a track. Harmonix will also bring us The Bangles – "Walk Like an [...]
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