tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85605159523242391952024-03-05T19:10:49.468-08:00XzyqunityThe WSVA Radio web-zineUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-42410443631109899872008-04-01T07:13:00.000-07:002008-11-12T22:40:12.544-08:00Repetition Kills<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8ZeCPIRuUsraZJXvL2xy0_02JEvREBokX0u03-7i3o_NMQfEoD2gFI_41OrPTZ9t5I4YGzuK_Sv6KsUEduFJc-dM-VbB8VXE42oD67ZC5jP1cAgvrl7c3XSW9C8nCQOUteR794cys14/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB8ZeCPIRuUsraZJXvL2xy0_02JEvREBokX0u03-7i3o_NMQfEoD2gFI_41OrPTZ9t5I4YGzuK_Sv6KsUEduFJc-dM-VbB8VXE42oD67ZC5jP1cAgvrl7c3XSW9C8nCQOUteR794cys14/s320/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184280323259342018" /></a><br /><br />A few years ago a male/female duo of experimental punk rockers caught my ear with their second album No Wow, the follow-up to 2003’s Keep On Your Mean Side. After a three year absence the band is back with Midnight Boom, now available in stores everywhere. <br /><br />On the album, The Kills sound has not changed a whole lot with their trippy tunes and cynical lyrics continuing to pervade each track. This kind of thing of course is the reason the phrase “double-edge sword” was invented. On one hand you have indie rockers who continue to stay true to their roots. On the other hand you have another album that can be at best described as repetitive and at worst flat out boring. Luckily The Kills unique style keeps the album enjoyable even if it is extremely repetitive. The first single “U.R.A. fever” followed by the albums best track “Cheep and Cheerful” start the album off very strong. From there though the album descends into what feels like one long albeit highly listenable, track. When it’s all said and done however, it’s hard not to feel the Midnight Boom is missing something as there is almost nothing enticing the listener to play the album again. <br /><br />I would still recommend this album to anyone who is a fan of the earlier stuff as well as anybody who wants to hear a nice compliment to a band like The White Stripes. If you are looking for versatility though, I would spend my money elsewhere. <br /><br />2.5/5 stars<br /><br />This review was written by<br />Paul Matyasovsky from Providence CollegeGearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267737201220378910noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-1987147417774096492008-02-17T22:56:00.000-08:002008-11-12T22:40:13.783-08:00nice! top tens!hey all, (eric here), so this year albums were released, listened too, bought at shops, pirated on-line, and purchased on itunes. let me ask you all something, why would you pay money for files that you cant even share like itunes music? unless your an idiot, you have no excuse. seriously, just download it for free, or find a friend with it. anyways, back to my point, music, its awesome, and heres what i think was pretty awesome.<br /><br />1. the go! team<br />proof of youth<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60IWkwTSG7XCvHVakR4-k5ypdHDubNrhemMMM1nG6nyb4zNJzXOTXBmOa7whT8ZHYiPyySO68iHVFHsfwhOCEAsva8A6TtPtyXYMezqR7vuZDwgSEiEWeqnX7lN7TZiYBEDLxQTHUr8k/s1600-h/Go-Team-proof_0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi60IWkwTSG7XCvHVakR4-k5ypdHDubNrhemMMM1nG6nyb4zNJzXOTXBmOa7whT8ZHYiPyySO68iHVFHsfwhOCEAsva8A6TtPtyXYMezqR7vuZDwgSEiEWeqnX7lN7TZiYBEDLxQTHUr8k/s320/Go-Team-proof_0.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168212933434826450" /></a><br />this was definitely my favorite album this year, and definitely the most anticipated. for me. still has the same energy as the last album, still the same thought and care in it. awesome. <br /><br />2.ted leo and the pharmacists<br />living with the living<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3nSvXhglMWBOuxL7IzfadIWPJyTuYMFbfHhnTkRwPW0T2dZURmgpJVbtN-IJI3_TygDwAfQ2ksoK-GVDGUaOzp-MIc6DfF3LNY3Y1NTFmJPnaeBWfMblSuurgbzfHwFscV3MiLQHmFI/s1600-h/cd.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3nSvXhglMWBOuxL7IzfadIWPJyTuYMFbfHhnTkRwPW0T2dZURmgpJVbtN-IJI3_TygDwAfQ2ksoK-GVDGUaOzp-MIc6DfF3LNY3Y1NTFmJPnaeBWfMblSuurgbzfHwFscV3MiLQHmFI/s320/cd.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168213225492602594" /></a><br />ted leo does not disappoint. what a wonderful man.<br /><br />3. bomb the music industry<br />get warmer<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzllCQgt7psoPNqbr61zgyjXg6lxirqf-yRpK-pp_zcVqbSOgLvDHlGQ1Awp4DTNapaOi3IRro2MpwFSrR0cjnB9iomQbKSLgKEFpmIVA-EoZSK2ZpVOLCDEu7_CUHKdbfH5VYcY6CgQ/s1600-h/51ZSJ6cpssL._AA240_.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzllCQgt7psoPNqbr61zgyjXg6lxirqf-yRpK-pp_zcVqbSOgLvDHlGQ1Awp4DTNapaOi3IRro2MpwFSrR0cjnB9iomQbKSLgKEFpmIVA-EoZSK2ZpVOLCDEu7_CUHKdbfH5VYcY6CgQ/s320/51ZSJ6cpssL._AA240_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168221351570726642" /></a><br />man, these guys are still pissed and totally whinny. so this is bomb the music industry's first actually CD release. all the other album are only available as free downloads at their sites. what nice guys. still, this album is a little more thought out than other albums by them, which is ok, but they're better at the "off the cusp" kinda explosion of self loathing and hatred of the stupid part of the world. still, the album is really good.<br /><br />4. panda bear<br />person pitch<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWyEhyphenhyphenJoyqOpQJwIjdKDXHNsU9zHDZgzCh1qD8m__B_v2nL2YB86G-u0CziZTZeupG2oNzcmo8vHMiLxeVoUh6AQqzG2Jhr2gDAP6ZDI6zkJ-GIzxh1VVUcy0rwt0LY8ysY53WnjnjtE/s1600-h/300px-Pandabearpersonpitch.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivWyEhyphenhyphenJoyqOpQJwIjdKDXHNsU9zHDZgzCh1qD8m__B_v2nL2YB86G-u0CziZTZeupG2oNzcmo8vHMiLxeVoUh6AQqzG2Jhr2gDAP6ZDI6zkJ-GIzxh1VVUcy0rwt0LY8ysY53WnjnjtE/s320/300px-Pandabearpersonpitch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168221785362423554" /></a><br />is the beach boys took alot of drugs (or none at all) and loved hip hop. solo project by the dude from animal collective. fun and weird.<br /><br />5. the twilight sad<br />fourteen autumns and fifteen winters<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBF40dy_CfpZwv-5NSwNXviYpCitEG9rNm9zOXSaQ78uLP7-CB0BHzgrdjrXvSiFRLizfGC-BiU2Tj7iIv4CHaoPw39QpJ4fwjnKzb57H8Do-t5rso3WKz0ywUglaE_59L6Wxe6d4SNBQ/s1600-h/twilight-sad-fourteen-autum.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBF40dy_CfpZwv-5NSwNXviYpCitEG9rNm9zOXSaQ78uLP7-CB0BHzgrdjrXvSiFRLizfGC-BiU2Tj7iIv4CHaoPw39QpJ4fwjnKzb57H8Do-t5rso3WKz0ywUglaE_59L6Wxe6d4SNBQ/s320/twilight-sad-fourteen-autum.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168222223449087762" /></a><br />Scottish accents? awesome! a surprisingly good album out of nowhere. a little sad, but sad is in he bads name. <br /><br />6. Andrew Bird<br />armchair apocrypha<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqrPGrsoeVziHgnpIOGxJR2mHShkaPTIasueCTHA3kDrBQGsYHrGMihzcBjz06qZ8ZdEKLpjVGX1XwlHbt4T2bUgXVOGsK-XPEsAwEB9452aR93loQQr1bmJJy4Ln1IGgO-iGUsimoVA/s1600-h/andrew-bird-armchair-apocrypha.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzqrPGrsoeVziHgnpIOGxJR2mHShkaPTIasueCTHA3kDrBQGsYHrGMihzcBjz06qZ8ZdEKLpjVGX1XwlHbt4T2bUgXVOGsK-XPEsAwEB9452aR93loQQr1bmJJy4Ln1IGgO-iGUsimoVA/s320/andrew-bird-armchair-apocrypha.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168222691600523042" /></a><br />ahh, now here is what music should be. well made, well thought out, well played, carefully crafted, and awesome. this album gives me hope for music.<br /><br />7. VHS or beta<br />bring on the comets<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKGe4g7cgVxelj0THBxMGq31p4TkaGwLhTGbTI39qiuSpKnIJzD_7JvE6hiCK5uybcDTLCg54ZylXmrb7IXx0lGwlXcyqx9IVc_XIOfKbUKYdXA4PEBNNuHKeJHBTtLWVqWg_A20vKTo/s1600-h/VHS+or+Beta.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKGe4g7cgVxelj0THBxMGq31p4TkaGwLhTGbTI39qiuSpKnIJzD_7JvE6hiCK5uybcDTLCg54ZylXmrb7IXx0lGwlXcyqx9IVc_XIOfKbUKYdXA4PEBNNuHKeJHBTtLWVqWg_A20vKTo/s320/VHS+or+Beta.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168223576363786034" /></a><br />i dont really know anything about these guys, but i like this album. i can dance to it, sorta. <br /><br />8. animal collective<br />strawberry jam<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqAx6V10dheySQfaPnzYDwScrIxY8zCg93VOh_F6t-K6q4uzyV_m9mJrQKSdPWcd4zrr4pgVzISur9y9ZQDtu0bN4Iocrlxqot8Sac18r7g97cNmDkirB4WQ5gvUvLPz08_8fdxXMfBM/s1600-h/arton539.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqAx6V10dheySQfaPnzYDwScrIxY8zCg93VOh_F6t-K6q4uzyV_m9mJrQKSdPWcd4zrr4pgVzISur9y9ZQDtu0bN4Iocrlxqot8Sac18r7g97cNmDkirB4WQ5gvUvLPz08_8fdxXMfBM/s320/arton539.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168224014450450242" /></a><br />ahh, another album by these guys. lots of loops and chanting and words i cant really understand. even after numbers of albums, changing their sound a little, and having their fan base grow a shit load, they still do not suck. <br /><br />9. the aggrolites<br />reggae in LA<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAaeHZ-rHP73V8dZoEyojVLqPaYkTMAfhZgsFnZpq13diRjagfExU-l_-xC3jJkZylkLNHgfJltOJ-r4q9INMceVeRV9FwugdwC3Ho4gVXZhVGbkdPfKk9VxG_qpTGpzln5AszpB6saZQ/s1600-h/Aggrolites.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAaeHZ-rHP73V8dZoEyojVLqPaYkTMAfhZgsFnZpq13diRjagfExU-l_-xC3jJkZylkLNHgfJltOJ-r4q9INMceVeRV9FwugdwC3Ho4gVXZhVGbkdPfKk9VxG_qpTGpzln5AszpB6saZQ/s320/Aggrolites.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168224366637768530" /></a><br />why is there no good ska and reggae anymore? well, this is a great effort or well made reggae thats not from 1969. these dudes are clearly not hacks, and they dont have that gross, washed out white guy trying to make reggae sound that most bands suffer from.<br /><br />10. frightened rabbit<br />the greys<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMCL2wyezt_kXkfSJg0GSNE1gM-2EhsB2iMYMWo7asGjEAq0QCN6_zEr27qIfm7PvigL-iPsidjXDSO55FDIsQiqPXOqgMpTpRzTrNcXy7_ZC5qGtTkVHv-8JCmdy-QeQz82gbD8UjP4/s1600-h/frightened+rabbits.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMCL2wyezt_kXkfSJg0GSNE1gM-2EhsB2iMYMWo7asGjEAq0QCN6_zEr27qIfm7PvigL-iPsidjXDSO55FDIsQiqPXOqgMpTpRzTrNcXy7_ZC5qGtTkVHv-8JCmdy-QeQz82gbD8UjP4/s320/frightened+rabbits.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168225019472797538" /></a><br />another great album out of nowhere. i picked this up not knowing anything about these guys and was really impressed. indie music that no ones heard of thats not terrible. what a great idea. <br /><br />i like these albums alot, and those 10 are pretty awesome. in no order though. except for the go! team, thats number one. the rest tie for 2nd.eric hosfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987599839905974821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-32455877498155283022008-02-14T10:50:00.000-08:002008-02-14T14:03:34.956-08:002007? More like 2000 I am in heaven! Not really it was a pretty mediocre year.Natasha here, with her TOP TEN ALBUMS OF 2007 THATS RIGHT, but first, some thoughts....<br /><br />2007 turned out to be a confusing year of music when it came to making 'best of' type lists. I think it was for these 3 reasons:<br /><br />1. Digital Release! wtf? <br />Which year do you count Radiohead's In Rainbows? 2007 when it was released online, or 2008, the year it was released in stores in North America? MGMT's Oracular Spectacular is in the exact same prediciment. Why make a simple simple thing like a top ten list so complicated!?<br /><br />2. Lazy Re-Releases!<br />Pippettes I am looking at you. This one isn't as common, since only The Pippettes were daring enough to re-release an album that had already been released stateside with two half assed new songs, and a new intro here and there. What gives?<br /><br />3. American Release Dates!<br />Amy Winehouse topped most American music critics' top-albums-of-2007 lists, which at first confused me since I counted Back To Black as a 2006 album (which actually it completely is, since it was released in America in December 2006, but what evs), but I guess it is good, since it does deserve the critic's attention, since it was a good album. This might have happened on a couple more albums but I forget... <br /><br />also: I would like to reiterate what Lorenna said down there: people don't listen to full albums anymore, and in turn artits are beginning to not make full albums anymore, because I have listened to some albums lately and some songs are simply just filler. Also, I am guilty of having not listened to some albums in full myself and I am sorry for that.<br /><br /><br />That being said, here are my top 10 of 2007. Some may seem missing, but that is because of the reasons stated above, and some may not be perfect albums, but yeah I went over that already.<br /><br /><br />1. The Go! Team - Proof of Youth<br /><img src="http://www.secretcityrecords.com/press/goteam/coverart/GoTeam_ProofofYouth_300x300_72.jpg"><br /><br /><br />2. Beirut - The Flying Club Cup<br /><img src="http://img.timeinc.net/skate/content/images/07/volumedec1m.jpg"><br /><br /><br />3. Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position<br /><img src="http://www.exitmusic.ch/images/stories/Rezensionen/themagicposition.jpg"><br /><br /><br />4. 1990s - Cookies<br /><img src="http://www.soundvenue.com/upload/anmeldelse/2007-05/1990scover_28052007_top.jpg"><br /><br />5. Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha<br /><img src="http://www.fatpossum.com/images-php/covers/Bird_Cover300x300.jpg"><br /><br /><br />6. Shout Out Louds - Our Ill Wills<br /><img src="http://www.ktcu.tcu.edu/images/albums/cdr_shoutoutlouds.jpg"><br /><br /><br />7. Klaxons - Myths of the Near Future<br /><img src="http://www.residentadvisor.net/images/reviews/2007/klaxons_myths_of_the_near_future.jpg"><br />this one goes out to you matt j. yer welcome!<br /><br /><br />8. Jay-Z - American Gangster<br /><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/da/JayZ_American_Gangster_Cover.jpg"><br /><br /><br />9. The Cribs - Mens Needs, Womens Needs, Whatever<br /><img src="http://www.clickmusic.com/upload/mensneedswomensneeds300.jpg"><br /><br /><br />10. Kylie Minogue - X<br /><img src="http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/4125/kylieminoguejy0.jpg"><br />Ok ok, whatever, I loved that <i>2 Hearts</i> song, get off kylie's back! She is amazing!<br /><br /><br />Oh! <br />and the award for "best song intro's of 2007" goes to The Good, The Bad And The Queen - The Good, The Bad And The Queen, like seriously, every intro was amazing. some were better then the songs they proceeded. <br /><img src="http://img.tesco.com/pi/entertainment/CD/LF/755203_CD_L_F.jpg"><br />Oh! again, <br />The best song/music video of 2007 was mos def, D.A.N.C.E by Justice. Justice didn't get any love on my top ten list, because I didn't listen to the whole album, and our resident french-dance-music-devotee Steph trashed it.<br /><img src="http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b289/Ranmala/justice-dance.jpg"><br /><br /><br />Sorry, that was way long than it should've been.Snrubevolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783831535557531886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-12303306629448896972008-02-13T00:34:00.000-08:002008-11-12T22:40:13.858-08:00Top Ten '07<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjs1LNVsojoEw7J53C1VYSmR-2bNHGX_PSmOjoUIRfRkOdJDzxdt-y7kGcHgmytGjnQpENLziMVo_HTnqVovIvR7kc7dPSxoECC9X5GW6Oo65DlhM7c-llSMEEawRcB7XfwLGWLT8zYuk/s1600-h/Untitled-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjs1LNVsojoEw7J53C1VYSmR-2bNHGX_PSmOjoUIRfRkOdJDzxdt-y7kGcHgmytGjnQpENLziMVo_HTnqVovIvR7kc7dPSxoECC9X5GW6Oo65DlhM7c-llSMEEawRcB7XfwLGWLT8zYuk/s320/Untitled-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166381021742860706" /></a><br />Band of horses is first...everything else just follow it all down.<br />We are all effected by what came before us. So where as this is <br />only a portion of the top albums of 2007 you could only imagine<br />that if someone hadn't started with just top ten...how many other albums <br />I would've had to have illustrated...phewf!Gearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267737201220378910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-58347080575056130342008-02-11T12:41:00.001-08:002008-02-11T14:04:15.213-08:00REALL? WE'RE STILL TALKING ABOUT 2007?<span style="font-family:times new roman;"><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></span>so im sitting down about to write this entry and im picking out the perfect font to sum up what went through my ears in 2007 and i had yet another case of deja vu. this happens to me always when im doing the most mundane things. brushing my teeth, brushing my hair, or brushing my feet. Anyway 2007 feels like a lifetime ago and i feel like climately speaking weve experienced a whole years worth of seaons in one week.<br />the way music comes at you these days you just gotta stick your hand out into the air and hope you pick something good. even if its not that great the chances of the entire album remaining checked in your itunes and contstantly syncing with your ipod are highly likely waiting to be discovered 3 years later.<br />i rant<br />i rant a lot<br />i rant and i sometimes make no sense<br />i rant but i often make perfect sense<br />so grab your breverage of choice and try to stick this one out.<br />hi i am Lorenna and I am constantly movin and groovin...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER<br /><br />1. OF MONTREAL-HISSING FAUNA, ARE YOU THE DESTROYER?<br /><a href="http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/lorennarock/?action=view&current=OfMontreal.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/lorennarock/OfMontreal.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>best heard in my Honda Civic on long drives to nowhere, it will probably also sound great in your pile of tin.<br /><br />2. ARCADE FIRE- NEON BIBLE<br /><a href="http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/lorennarock/?action=view&current=arcade.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/lorennarock/arcade.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Arcade Fire has a way of just getting you hooked.<br /><br />3. THE WEAKERTHANS-REUNION TOUR<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/lorennarock/?action=view&current=weakerthans.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/lorennarock/weakerthans.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a></span><br /><br />catchy soothing happy light coolness<br /><br />4.SAVES THE DAY- UNDER THE BOARDS<br /><a href="http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/lorennarock/?action=view&current=std.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/lorennarock/std.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />who can deny a heart throb like Chris Conley? Check out this latest release and listen closely<br /><br />5. M.I.A-KALA<br /><a href="http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/lorennarock/?action=view&current=mia.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/lorennarock/mia.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />this album is complete FIRE start to finish. bumpin bangers for your car, for your street rhythm, for your dance parties, or for pure enjoyment alone.<br /><br />6. BATTLES- MIRRORED<br /><a href="http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/lorennarock/?action=view&current=battles.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/lorennarock/battles.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />mind blowing.<br /><br />7. CARIBOU-ANDORRA<br /><a href="http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/lorennarock/?action=view&current=caribouandorra.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/lorennarock/caribouandorra.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />bright sunny happy sad moving beautiful<br /><br />8. CHROMEO-FANCY FOOTWORK<br /><a href="http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/lorennarock/?action=view&current=chromeo.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/lorennarock/chromeo.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />if you havent heard this then you dont even know what youre missing. youll discover just how fancy your footwork is after your first listen<br /><br />9. STARS-IN OUR BEDROOM AFTER THE WAR<br /><a href="http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/lorennarock/?action=view&current=stars.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/lorennarock/stars.jpg" alt="stars" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />10. PINBACK-AUTUMN OF THE SERAPHS<br /><a href="http://s74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/lorennarock/?action=view&current=Pinback.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i265/lorennarock/Pinback.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />latest but not the greatest but still Pinback so its awesome<br /></span></span>lorennahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06406761679151585675noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-42886656378534499012008-02-07T22:45:00.000-08:002008-02-19T20:44:49.980-08:002007 A Music OdysseyCan you hear the digital champagne bottle cracking on the side of this post?<br /><br />This is WSVA's resident robot here with my first Xzyquinty post and my top albums of 2007. Although only a small percentage of the music that graced my iPod this past year actually originated in '07, they'll all be classics soon enough.<br /><br />I could have stretched the following list to the customary ten, but every other album I enjoyed this year had at least a few hiccups.<br /><br />Here are the flawless releases.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v283/steampunk/?action=view&current=Graduation_album.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/steampunk/Graduation_album.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Kanye West - </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Graduation</span><br /><br />Kanye's done wonders for mainstream hip hop, not to mention men's fashion!<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v283/steampunk/?action=view&current=BurialUntrue-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/steampunk/BurialUntrue-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Burial - </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Untrue </span><br /><br />Beautiful and haunting. An opaque soundtrack to after dark desperation.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v283/steampunk/?action=view&current=Daft_Punk_Alive_2007.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/steampunk/Daft_Punk_Alive_2007.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">3. Daft Punk - </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Alive 2007</span><br /><br />This album will never leave my shelf. I get to relive one of the greatest nights of my life forever! But aside from personal nostalgia Daft Punk's incredible concert experience transfers perfectly to disc.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v283/steampunk/?action=view&current=Stars_bedroom-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/steampunk/Stars_bedroom-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Stars - </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">In Our Bedroom After The War</span><br /><br />Nails the highs, the lows, and everything in between. It's survived multiple iPod regime changes.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v283/steampunk/?action=view&current=Just-Jack-Overtones.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/steampunk/Just-Jack-Overtones.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. Just Jack - </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Overtones</span><br /><br />One of the most solid albums I've heard in years. Everyone I've played it for, no matter what genres they're particular to, loved it. On the surface it's upbeat, dancy and impeccably produced, but when you stop and regard the lyrics you'll realize that Just Jack has many an insightful word.<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.amazon.com/Overtones-Just-Jack/dp/B000TI85W8/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1202457142&sr=8-1">Buy it now!</a><br /><br />Since I didn't satisfy you with a full ten, here are a few other categories.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v283/steampunk/?action=view&current=DeepTrain.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/steampunk/DeepTrain.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Best Mix: </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Deep Train 5</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> mixed by The Timewriter</span><br /><br />Not quite the soundtrack for a dream...or a nightmare, but perfectly crafted for an endless subway ride. Beautifully paced from sundown to sunup.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Close But No Cigar:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v283/steampunk/?action=view&current=15Again.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/steampunk/15Again.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cassius - </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">15 Again</span><br /><br />The first half had me rocking, but the second put me to sleep.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v283/steampunk/?action=view&current=Oblivion.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/steampunk/Oblivion.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Underworld - </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Oblivion With Bells </span><br /><br />A great moody release with one too many unmemorable tracks.<br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v283/steampunk/?action=view&current=TraceyThorn-OutOfTheWoods.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/steampunk/TraceyThorn-OutOfTheWoods.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tracy Thorn - </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Into The Woods</span><br /><br />It's quality, but I find myself missing Everything But The Girl even more.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Biggest Let Down:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v283/steampunk/?action=view&current=Somersault.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/steampunk/Somersault.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chicane - </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Somersault</span><br /><br />I waited five years for...that? Thoroughly disappointing particularly in the face of the brilliant <span style="font-style: italic;">Far From The Maddening Crowds</span>.Neonic Iconichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13896855069396390838noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-26717422796259644492008-02-05T18:02:00.000-08:002008-02-05T22:48:41.896-08:00Hi, Yall!Hi Xzyqunity readers, I am Natasha, an employee at WSVA home of the rock, aka the best thing that ever happened to college radio....<br />This is my first post on this here blogg thing, but that is because I didn't know how to write. But in a lifetime special of the week, I overcame this huge hurdle and managed to get into lit and writing 1, which changed my life to say the least.<br />So now I can finally write the album reviews that the dear WSVA Station Manager has been asking me to write for many a year now and I will start off the lovely Kate Nash - Made of Bricks.<br /><br /><center><br /><img src="http://www.neumagazine.co.uk/upload/katenash300.jpg"><br /></center><br /><br /> When I first heard Kate Nash’s first single from her new album ‘Made of Bricks’, it definitely evoked happy type emotions from me. The adorable pop-ness of the song <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=w9XA5Xb-ALk">‘Foundations’</a> is infectious, and upbeat while at the same time sentimental and melancholy. I was also excited, because I thought that it signaled the maturing of Kate Nash, and a new direction from that <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=N-c2S9umjzM">‘Caroline’s a Victim’</a> shit she put out earlier. So with that in mind I listened to her album, and tried to ignore all the tedious hype that surrounded it.<br /><br /> An introduction track for any artist is a bold statement. It says, “hi, I am ____, get to know me through clip of music that isn’t a full song, because I am underestimating your attention span”. And when done right, it can be a marvelous thing, unfortunately Kate Nash’s intro “I Like To Play” is crap. It is similar to ‘Caroline’s a Victim’, because she inanely repeats a term over and over with out really singing it, but in ‘Play’ she took out the old and tired electro drumbeats. It is still a pretty weak example of a song, even if it is only supposed to be an intro. The album goes on, and has some happy, playful, and unpretentious moments with “Foundations” and <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=QsoLMXHhx2k">“Mouthwash”</a> but then falters and never really regains the upbeat yet nostalgic quality that first captured my interest. For the rest of the album Kate Nash returns to some sort of comfort zone, forcing her accent, and repeating insignificant words and terms over and over again.(And yes, I can recognize that I do like Damon Albarn, and I can see the hypocrisy in letting Nash’s mockney accent really get to me… but still!!!!)<br /><br /> A lot of the songs on the ‘Made of Bricks’ album are so very <i>LiteFM</i> that Nash feels forced to save them by adding lame quirks, be it a cuss or a inflection in her voice ala Regina Spektor, and often the addition of these quirks just feels cheap. A good example would be ‘Dickhead’, a song that is oh so very ordinary that nothing really stands out, until the term ‘dickhead’ is inexplicably added a mere 76 times. Don’t check those facts, that was a estimated guess. Not that I am against bad language or in anyway a music prude, but after a while it just gets kind of 'ok we get it you can throw swear words around, you are really edgy'.<br /><br /> Of course now that her album is being released state side, which is why I am only now writing this review, all of this has pretty much been said before, and the comparison of Nash with the two songstresses she simultaneously rips off (Lily Allen and Regina Spektor) has been made a thousand times (again, don’t check those facts, that was a estimated guess). But I am happy to say that I am over the initial rage I felt at the fact that a pretty ordinary and not so talented person could capture the love of a nation I hold so dear to my heart – and also the love of The Cribs Ryan Jarrman- but whatevs, I really am over it. And now that Nash is slated to be the “next big thing” over in the USA, by several institutions that I already didn’t have very much respect for, ahem, Rolling Stone, I only find it mildly annoying that some one would use the “I’m indie, see I am dressed different!” card when their music is so regular and reminiscant of churned out pop, as well as using the I am British-Working-Class-innit? card (she is middle class, but whatevs!), it would just be preferable if she wasn’t on my telly and went back to being that localized problem overseas.<br /><br /><br /><br />Tune in next week for another special episode of Tasha-Hates-Women-In-Music: Episode II - Sia!<br />Only Joking these are the only two women in music that I don't like. Have a happy day!!<br />-TashaSnrubevolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16783831535557531886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-68076449136734952172008-01-10T09:19:00.000-08:002008-11-12T22:40:14.173-08:00BADGER BADGER BADGER<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKne4yURU2LK4o5Kb7JpGAfOezqaH-C3aOZQaq29bxzZh7xhZ9lWo3819zesJ1wIhErLao9_57pWjAUQgA5z9Td1ACggHakFdBJ_KpctJWmfOPork_ygWU_Fy7LhGlll9TWOmkiBGvEWs/s1600-h/CEEDEE.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKne4yURU2LK4o5Kb7JpGAfOezqaH-C3aOZQaq29bxzZh7xhZ9lWo3819zesJ1wIhErLao9_57pWjAUQgA5z9Td1ACggHakFdBJ_KpctJWmfOPork_ygWU_Fy7LhGlll9TWOmkiBGvEWs/s320/CEEDEE.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153899775371676674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94yuMTI_OgN1sp7X0Vs42kCC-dkYnF53O3q_SGpJP-kvdscrRRgv1lx5Yoo3ALPn0l4TP4msP1LvX1PC9FfNzz9iHTxg5fxH40SewK_ETld4wnkAJzymkERVxBJ7C5CHu8Jy5VkoEAaM/s1600-h/CEEDEE_small.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94yuMTI_OgN1sp7X0Vs42kCC-dkYnF53O3q_SGpJP-kvdscrRRgv1lx5Yoo3ALPn0l4TP4msP1LvX1PC9FfNzz9iHTxg5fxH40SewK_ETld4wnkAJzymkERVxBJ7C5CHu8Jy5VkoEAaM/s320/CEEDEE_small.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153898972212792306" /></a><br />OOO! OOOOO! OOOO!Gearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267737201220378910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-846612138852507982008-01-10T09:12:00.001-08:002008-11-12T22:40:14.286-08:00CEE DEE the new WSVA MASCOT?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMd511HhTTUus74qcXz2ZlNVERblPR31X9P-PAcQ94CIvb57THG-qzMSZ0rnUT11Z8gN21x3ylXBUTh5VNEiK09TYcY5vfJnlDyVPC1qLxFz7lx91he6pdLflAa_8mrsY4hYIAZzgw8D8/s1600-h/CEEDEE_expressions.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMd511HhTTUus74qcXz2ZlNVERblPR31X9P-PAcQ94CIvb57THG-qzMSZ0rnUT11Z8gN21x3ylXBUTh5VNEiK09TYcY5vfJnlDyVPC1qLxFz7lx91he6pdLflAa_8mrsY4hYIAZzgw8D8/s320/CEEDEE_expressions.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153898383802272738" /></a><br />YOU DECIDE!!!Gearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267737201220378910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-36492434036786292382007-12-10T07:12:00.001-08:002008-11-12T22:40:14.830-08:00VINYL MONDAY MORNINGS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UpnUKQkG2h5aLqN9QIDCcs4E4VJO0BpLqqNztozTM2s0SJQML-JeEBHj6NHqimBr5v-3P5Mx_T9zXDaBtzTKQ5JI5ZZgg9OVMqhIjlBGJd753Ovj_FrbsOE00mtmNFDiNxXVmy0Bdcg/s1600-h/Vinyl_Mondays.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UpnUKQkG2h5aLqN9QIDCcs4E4VJO0BpLqqNztozTM2s0SJQML-JeEBHj6NHqimBr5v-3P5Mx_T9zXDaBtzTKQ5JI5ZZgg9OVMqhIjlBGJd753Ovj_FrbsOE00mtmNFDiNxXVmy0Bdcg/s320/Vinyl_Mondays.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142362759231876002" /></a><br />So I designed this logo in about 10 minutes? Brinkman 10 minutes? anyways. I think it can go places. <br /><br />REGARDLESS the show is classic Rock vinyl each and every week...there should also be a good portion of the show where I forget to flip the record over...oh vinyl how I love the...<br /><br />WEEK 1 <br />STEVE MILLER BAND<br />Greatest HitsGearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267737201220378910noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-41209222380218889082007-11-19T22:40:00.000-08:002008-11-12T22:40:15.262-08:00let's knife!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXFuLT6Lt1UIuxj5rMJs_IOXu0w3JKZag0YRlXxRIH49380Q1XjsBe4R5tdL1MnrYvlrGUO3pZSQsU2SuBVrdSJajUC0KcGQOyPdYgM4O_-zsIqVpTrNKKW9ImXxVQNdyLT3DP99rCuA/s1600-h/shonen+knife+flyer.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXFuLT6Lt1UIuxj5rMJs_IOXu0w3JKZag0YRlXxRIH49380Q1XjsBe4R5tdL1MnrYvlrGUO3pZSQsU2SuBVrdSJajUC0KcGQOyPdYgM4O_-zsIqVpTrNKKW9ImXxVQNdyLT3DP99rCuA/s320/shonen+knife+flyer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134821567898876162" /></a><br /><br />way back when, all the way to 8th grade i believe, i first learned about shonen knife. two friends at camp were talking about them, and i was told they were my kinda band, with songs about eating choco bars and being lazy and big fat cats. i was a bit on the fence, but i decided to check them out. a few months late i was in a newbury comics in boston (for those who dont know what i newbury comics is, its a chain of stores in new england that sells new and used cds, books, comics, toys, crap, and anything else they feel like, they are alot of fun) with a friend, and i found in the rock section a few shonen knife cds. the one with the most songs on it, the birds and the b-sides, a b-side and rariety album found its way to my hands with curiousity and excitement. i dont know what to expect really. i only new of japanese music through anime, and i was just starting to learn about music in general. when i finally got home after train rides and comics and video game adventures, i put the new cd in the player and heard a cover of the old motown song, heatwave (love is like a) and went wide eyed with awe. i hadnt ever heard anything so fun, lo-fi or awesome (except for the ramones which me and the same friend discovered the previous summer) the rest of the cd didnt really grow on me for a while until i bought later cds, and with good reason, it was a b-sides collection, not an intended hooking album, unlike rock animals, happy hour or brand new knife. years past and college finally arrived. i was a sophmore at my old college outside boston, and the same friend from past adventures had learned about the one and only shonen knife was playing in the city in a few days. it was febuary, cold as fuck, and i had yet to get a ticket as a small group of us left for the show. it was in a small venue and it sold out, heart broken, one of the members of our expedition gave me his ticket after explaining he had only heard one of there songs before. i was saved! after some random crap band, three japanese girls, who were all in there 40's but didnt look it, got on stage and ROCKED. speaking in broken english and singing in both english and japanese, they hopped, screamed, jammed, and kicked total ass. we were blown away. they even played a ramones cover, at which point we learned they were honorary ramones (it all comes full circle). after the show, they talked to every fan with smiles and thank yous. they seemed genuinely happy to see me and my friends and autographed everything i had on me. <br />now its almost three years later. i was sittting my studio in the library building when an old instructor of mine comes a knockin. i was showing him my work when he noticed my signed shonen knife poster proudly hanging on the wall. he informed me they were playing soon some were, and i should go see them. i freaked out all over again. low and behold, there they were, at the blender theater. a block away. even better. but before i bought my tickets i figured i take a shot in the dark and see i could get free ticket via my radio station connections. and bam! not only did i get a ticket, but i get 4 pairs of tickets. after a fun and unexciting giveaway the tickets were handed out and ready for the show. the day of the show arrives and me and my girlfriend head to the show. a quick bite to eat and i phone call from a fellow station buddy, "they're on right now!" crap! i shove sandwich in mouth and run arcoss the street, we get out tickets and walk into the venue, japanese girls ready and rocking out. while it was still a small crowd, it was still way too exciting. we locate friends and dance in our places to songs about sushi, rocket ships and super hero girls. and it was amazing, all members played brilliantly, and yet it seemed completely second nature and unusually easy. after a pretty short set, they did two encore songs and left. i didnt see a merch table and was let down. the bounces started to kick us out and told us we could go down stairs to the lounge bar. on a hope i figured i could ask the girls to sign the poster i made for thier show. we get down stairs and theres the merch table and the band. the same scene of a small yet mightly group of odd fans vcrowd around for autographs and handshakes, and i do the same. i show them the poster and after a few seconds they understand what i said and smiled and called it really cute and signed it happily. after cds and autographs and fan-boyness, i was content to leave, unsure if and when i will be able to rock out again. we then hop over to the grand saloon, on the way of out one block walk home to meet friends. and thus, completing my fanboy freak out. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjL3kik3ANJaKA1KrNl7zI36LjFxIOXuTsb_qH0p5ZInhhodsEHhE7uA1G1bcN-BlEOUC4YDMVuyyUXZUaariHhmFbykfwseDZObMvWC3FQpExYpiE6JI915O8FQa4JdbM6tRjFRETXz4/s1600-h/sklive03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjL3kik3ANJaKA1KrNl7zI36LjFxIOXuTsb_qH0p5ZInhhodsEHhE7uA1G1bcN-BlEOUC4YDMVuyyUXZUaariHhmFbykfwseDZObMvWC3FQpExYpiE6JI915O8FQa4JdbM6tRjFRETXz4/s320/sklive03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5134820133379799282" /></a>eric hosfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987599839905974821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-73437729739766789832007-11-15T22:26:00.000-08:002008-11-12T22:40:15.435-08:00a very big deal!so, this is a super big deal for me. <br />the very first ska band i ever heard, The Agents, who broke up years apon years ago, are getting back together for a few shows and maybe even a new album. i learned about this about a month or two ago, and was upset that all the shows they were playing were when i wasnt home. until now. i just learned they are playing a show the day after thanksgiving at the living room (a super shitty venue in providence that for some reason good bands play at) i think i might shit my pants. the agents were and still are one of my most favorite bands of all time. even though they were a small local ska band, they actually had talent. they blended (and i hate using that word to describe music) a latin salsa jazzy sound with traditional ska and a 2 tone punk back beat. and they made it work with out sounding like a terrible jam band that thinks ska is a funny joke to play around with, nor were they a high school line of future assholes who dont actually like music. they were actually pretty good! what a rarity for a small local band. <br />so the last time i saw them was high school. im pretty sure the last show they did was when i was a senior in high school. so its been about 4-5 years since i last saw them, and thought i would never see them agian. any ways, this show will be some serisous fun. i can finally drink with my buddies, i can drive with ease, and i can see one of my favorite bands i thought id never see again. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEWR_5E1_1c8ccGy-9JUqJKay3ZbxQX0M1UG3iIts7RRvQkqrTHjyYxwbmCX80hGD8pfc_o5MGnvKLRi-EHF6hmXEaEv998UnceK-ZqaK2RDTeCFnF3L7veBiSaaFO9LFwsiAG7DtMAg/s1600-h/l_cf1eef4f446392eb84c413638b998e60.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSEWR_5E1_1c8ccGy-9JUqJKay3ZbxQX0M1UG3iIts7RRvQkqrTHjyYxwbmCX80hGD8pfc_o5MGnvKLRi-EHF6hmXEaEv998UnceK-ZqaK2RDTeCFnF3L7veBiSaaFO9LFwsiAG7DtMAg/s320/l_cf1eef4f446392eb84c413638b998e60.gif" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5133344112033954018" /></a>eric hosfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987599839905974821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-1399081778993924202007-11-09T07:55:00.000-08:002008-11-12T22:40:15.643-08:00The molten to desireTHE DIRTBOMBS!<br />there are only a few of my all time favorite bands that are still together that i have yet to see live, Anamanaguchi, Dillinger Four, this bike is a pipe bomb, akiakane (what is now softball) and until a few weeks ago, the dirtbombs. and finally! on a super rainy friday in Brooklyn, i was able to fulfill my dream of witnessing them live. <br />my friend will introduced me to them about a year and a half, 2 years ago, and at first i really liked them (like i do with most good bands) but i never stopped liking them, nor did i stop listening to them. there was no sudden realization that i loved them, or some amazing explosion when i first heard them, none of that. but something more lasting, more important, i never got tired of them. and thus, my love was cemented. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNQ2Kg6tyr9OZms2aYInFebbQmC-WeM6sqgq8gmidal3-EleBlrtWR9Ist7tj5Bk0uY7UkeecUt5DK9QYEWXAe3wwGtz3OXa0lk6I9UBY30mCi9iBFV1M23uVnefgtTTS91bUyMMUZ5g/s1600-h/n43101561_30486842_560.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQNQ2Kg6tyr9OZms2aYInFebbQmC-WeM6sqgq8gmidal3-EleBlrtWR9Ist7tj5Bk0uY7UkeecUt5DK9QYEWXAe3wwGtz3OXa0lk6I9UBY30mCi9iBFV1M23uVnefgtTTS91bUyMMUZ5g/s320/n43101561_30486842_560.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130883317817833810" /></a><br />the only problem with me loving the dirtbombs is that they never leave their hometown, Detroit. (the same with dillinger four never leaving the mid-west, or akiakane never leaving japan). but hark! what is that in the distance of CMJ music fest? the dirtbombs three days in a row! they played the mercury lounge, southpaw and then Maxwell's. mercury lounge is right in the city, so i of course intended to try to get in, southpaw in brooklyn, and Maxwell's in jersey, i.e. out of the question too far. the mercury lounge sold out, so tickets purchased to ensure my entrance. i then called my buddy will to see if he wanted to go (he had luckily seen them before) and of course he did! so another ticket bought. we hike down there in the cold rain, find the place and enter the venue. after we are standing around for a few moments we realize we are the youngest people there (me 22 and will 23) im not sure why but the bulk of fans of the dirtbombs are much older. shrugs. the first band, the turbo fruits were pretty impressive. three guys (i believe all gay) and they rocked in a way similar to ted leo if he was divided amongst three younger people from brooklyn. the next band, the intelligence was weird but ok, didn't pay attention. the curtains closed and then they start setting up. the audience was able to be catch a glimpse of Mick Collins, the Dirtbombs front man setting up stuff. then the curtains open, and the crowd of mid 30 years olds and me and my friend go nuts. <br />with two drummers, two basses and a mean lead guitar, they opened with the back sabbaths war pigs. they then rocked the majority of their songs from their albums ultraglide in black, dangerous magical noise, and the collection cd if you dont already have a look. they played a much need revival of motor city rock and soul. their sound is that of the old garage rock bands, mixed with a rugged soul group from the 60's mixed with a british rock'n'roll band. and they preformed their asses off. after an amazing set, they came back on for two more encore songs, and the officially ran off into the darkness. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23fyzZaiyKVJGMr3hi6G60t3D5J47G9ipk-d_p5itfQ4FheEY4gUuRjmVDraI49PiaSY5kmOho0oQX2Rti5kfCKTbh5bXXsyYK9WT9gV0kstNtHpoEq5kw4jAW5q4DpuF1ziXxOeaDh4/s1600-h/l_dd0f1d6f81dbb0cf6f27e519c367f75b.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi23fyzZaiyKVJGMr3hi6G60t3D5J47G9ipk-d_p5itfQ4FheEY4gUuRjmVDraI49PiaSY5kmOho0oQX2Rti5kfCKTbh5bXXsyYK9WT9gV0kstNtHpoEq5kw4jAW5q4DpuF1ziXxOeaDh4/s320/l_dd0f1d6f81dbb0cf6f27e519c367f75b.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130883966357895522" /></a><br />and that was my my best cmj moment this year, awesome.eric hosfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12987599839905974821noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-81916946627842011192007-11-05T10:29:00.000-08:002008-11-12T22:40:15.681-08:00QUARTER SALE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzA1ONEe8bzG__3JijfsIfP5IiBDXraMbI8d6AA8lnhZM6vvTvZy1F_l0uTEF-oIvI-06TPn5bgamCZXCSfLxzNYnHdm5SU9U8C2UwlYbqE-CsriX5oSGYynEvclULu3iOKg4sozN5xM/s1600-h/QUARTER_sale_POSTER.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYzA1ONEe8bzG__3JijfsIfP5IiBDXraMbI8d6AA8lnhZM6vvTvZy1F_l0uTEF-oIvI-06TPn5bgamCZXCSfLxzNYnHdm5SU9U8C2UwlYbqE-CsriX5oSGYynEvclULu3iOKg4sozN5xM/s400/QUARTER_sale_POSTER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129425611733333250" /></a><br /><br />WSVA on November 6th will be having a quarter sale <br />All CD's will sold for a quarter<br />Free pizza will also be served<br />Fun will be had<br />Guitar Hero will be played<br /><br />Come enjoy the celebration of inexpensive music<br />Thanks,<br />Matt Jennings<br />WSVA<br />Station ManagerGearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267737201220378910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-67534296006692576262007-11-03T14:02:00.000-07:002008-11-12T22:40:15.861-08:00Operation cleanupNow I know this is not really all that important and isn't really MUSIC NEWS but it's WSVA news and it's been quite some time since anyone has updated anything. So we are now cleaning up the station and orgainizing it so I thought I would post a few of the sticket designs so far designed they may change over time but this is what we're going with for right now. It's mostly Andrews project but we're all getting in on it<br /><br />enjoy,<br />Matt<br />WSVA Station manager<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj251lakyqyZUkML6HpkmQ4Khv0kPEsGHREgfDdg5waZfm5DumxmcaFyjBWahDF3LRFXi6VL4Xt1awCE3AQtR_lq2uaRV-qLUwBOfCKCL4dkzzsJ3IFJ6t2ZioAejbeLXzyzUX46l89F28/s1600-h/VAULT_STICKERS.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj251lakyqyZUkML6HpkmQ4Khv0kPEsGHREgfDdg5waZfm5DumxmcaFyjBWahDF3LRFXi6VL4Xt1awCE3AQtR_lq2uaRV-qLUwBOfCKCL4dkzzsJ3IFJ6t2ZioAejbeLXzyzUX46l89F28/s400/VAULT_STICKERS.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128723053867955442" /></a>Gearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267737201220378910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-30659877155321987682007-09-19T07:55:00.000-07:002008-11-12T22:40:19.740-08:00Oh Carrie Carrie<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdyWneTH24uz-ZqPwuxHaYdmWRtyKD2gr_xKBuJDJTbq_SvpCO8SkA9Q7sho4lI7TK-uEzwdg1rJTaX3z-o2NDqCaeEEjeiA8HSJe3X8G-5ZFikulBwS1PDBO1guyamOkvb7RD5_tKj8/s1600-h/3_thumb.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdyWneTH24uz-ZqPwuxHaYdmWRtyKD2gr_xKBuJDJTbq_SvpCO8SkA9Q7sho4lI7TK-uEzwdg1rJTaX3z-o2NDqCaeEEjeiA8HSJe3X8G-5ZFikulBwS1PDBO1guyamOkvb7RD5_tKj8/s200/3_thumb.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111938142002479970" /></a>For all my fellow <a href="http://www.sleater-kinney.com/">Sleater-Kinney</a> fans, still not completely over the now 1 year old break up of said band, I offer you this update....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSo-MnQGsW5G9Nfp6oCbX4DQLZIJjGZAumDr_e09V9tlwnVJWibdDPjGOswReeRPRpsrF0ef_Dc5DU-doz7HHNBbU1aJw63dHyQoX4SPlHW8KZhi6GWdjrCc3OeDP9Az7-4R3yPu1YTY/s1600-h/00bdosleater.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjSo-MnQGsW5G9Nfp6oCbX4DQLZIJjGZAumDr_e09V9tlwnVJWibdDPjGOswReeRPRpsrF0ef_Dc5DU-doz7HHNBbU1aJw63dHyQoX4SPlHW8KZhi6GWdjrCc3OeDP9Az7-4R3yPu1YTY/s320/00bdosleater.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111937583656731458" /></a>Sadly no, my update does not involve news of a reunion. It does however involve the one and only Carrie Brownstein, beloved guitar goddess of punk rock. For most of this last year Carrie remained under the radar, not making much of any public appearences, only instead a handful of articles and interviews for various publications. But now shes starting to show her face more often. Most notably in the newly minted web-based sketch comedy show <a href="http://www.thunderant.com/">ThunderAnt</a>. ThunderAnt consists of Ms. Brownstein and her good friend Fred Armisen. So far there are two official ThunderAnt episodes and an older collaboration originally titled Boink!<br /><br />Personally I find them pretty funny, if not always dead on hilarious, but theyre getting better with each passing episode and Carrie's timing is pretty top notch. Also be sure to notice the ThunderAnt theme song which was composed by Carrie and thats her on keyboard with Fred on drums. So go check it out! <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VXPa70dMDivtDqrkPQ1gQueovjoqHndpFaq_9a8VZSNDfdpLQe2z5pcUSy-Ej3Pn0jCM1DwJ68Pn-ZnSNF53xhsW2mWvFtK7Ngvi9Kao0mIfLX8j2y06Pcs8ldU-ONrayq_pDh_2BUs/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1VXPa70dMDivtDqrkPQ1gQueovjoqHndpFaq_9a8VZSNDfdpLQe2z5pcUSy-Ej3Pn0jCM1DwJ68Pn-ZnSNF53xhsW2mWvFtK7Ngvi9Kao0mIfLX8j2y06Pcs8ldU-ONrayq_pDh_2BUs/s320/10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111938696053261186" /></a>And for more random Carrie-ness heres a video that seems to be at a humane society volunteers meeting in portland where Carrie had to give some sort of introduction about herself and wound up singing the orowheat jingle. HILARIOUS!!!<br /><br /><div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/fPeaVwMg3qc' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/fPeaVwMg3qc'/></object></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-28721501433189680982007-09-18T13:20:00.000-07:002008-11-12T22:40:19.887-08:00WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN....phewf....WIN WIN...WIN<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRv7MGcKjuAnxaQG1hW7ID79Td6uygrZoqGTG_VdQBwXPgoqHio5sMURWXh6lz1pQC6hV_tk_JIzG1hHy4mhM4Ka5vr4c5dd1F9hvN79KqGTdDMTFMsWwzfmqExNNpQ_yRUJiU_uw0J8/s1600-h/chemicalchemical.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRv7MGcKjuAnxaQG1hW7ID79Td6uygrZoqGTG_VdQBwXPgoqHio5sMURWXh6lz1pQC6hV_tk_JIzG1hHy4mhM4Ka5vr4c5dd1F9hvN79KqGTdDMTFMsWwzfmqExNNpQ_yRUJiU_uw0J8/s400/chemicalchemical.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111642329752188786" /></a>Gearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267737201220378910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-30655483841736649132007-08-28T18:43:00.000-07:002008-11-12T22:40:20.072-08:00Structure and CosmeticsAhh, what the hell, I keep inadvertantly abandoning this thing. The past few weeks have been busy though, first I was in colorado, then I wasnt, then I had RA training and work and bladdy bladdy boring. Anyways, now that the school year is officially starting up and I am soon to be reunited with my station co-horts regular posting is sure to follow. I've missed posting about quite a few things in the last few weeks so most likely I'll be attempting to do some catch up work for a little while. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfwrEDZh-9nZAcctVPVkU5FI4UkwZNnGJKehwKtihIspDNqiOJhXWT6TvO3LWpPdnQBB_lE4psYZd6JolY9ES2okQRim_IYjotQHvzOrpHLW5VhK97oJSjD-0r-IIgW1Huap0mvAaqE0/s1600-h/structure250-Low.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfwrEDZh-9nZAcctVPVkU5FI4UkwZNnGJKehwKtihIspDNqiOJhXWT6TvO3LWpPdnQBB_lE4psYZd6JolY9ES2okQRim_IYjotQHvzOrpHLW5VhK97oJSjD-0r-IIgW1Huap0mvAaqE0/s320/structure250-Low.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103938284631796978" /></a>So, with that, one of my favorite bands <a href="http://www.lilchiefrecords.com/brunettes/">The Brunettes</a>, a great and enthusiastic pop group from new zealand just released a new album called "Structure and Costmetics", and is the bands first release on american label <a href="http://subpop.com/">Sub Pop</a>. In my effort to wait to purchase the album on vinyl I hadnt gotten to hear it until yesterday but hot damn is it good! The first song is infectious as hell and brought back memories of when I saw them in Denver a few years ago with Feist and Rilo Kiley. Speaking of, in my efforts to find a post worthy video of the Brunettes, I stumbled upon a clip of said three bands covering "Let My Love Open The Door" which was also a good memory from that night. Enjoy:<br /><div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/URfCxxjAQSc' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/URfCxxjAQSc'/></object></p></div><br /><br />In summation its a great band with a wonderful sense of melody and you should give them a try if you havent already. yea. oh and if anyone happens to know whether or not this album is actually on vinyl please let me know cuz I would love to have it!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-38631291183699537532007-07-09T10:42:00.000-07:002008-11-12T22:40:20.309-08:00Harmony Baking in the Sun<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Qou9vXRu47DJ1c7zeYcvDtFkacf9jJUUrENKLfYMkKwjAlc59g6MouAAkPm8e3FDWz5Z3rOYDjQ7w4tchyphenhyphenF_zEUi56yqRsAws5WxjDufVzTLNw2K92xALUa1-U27kmke79zJEqV6xjs/s1600-h/IMG_1072.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Qou9vXRu47DJ1c7zeYcvDtFkacf9jJUUrENKLfYMkKwjAlc59g6MouAAkPm8e3FDWz5Z3rOYDjQ7w4tchyphenhyphenF_zEUi56yqRsAws5WxjDufVzTLNw2K92xALUa1-U27kmke79zJEqV6xjs/s320/IMG_1072.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085643967008192722" /></a><br />Have you ever sat/stood in the sun for 8 hours+ and listened to live music? Then how can you consider yourself a DIE HARD fan...I know some of you are thinking..."I never said i was a DIE HARD spinmaster" and to those I say "oh ok then...I apologize" Folks let me tell you about some of the things I saw. I saw nonstop music in front of my very own eyes and not only from where I sat. I saw it from around the world SIMULTANEOUSLY. <br /><br />A performer would end their 20 min set...and as the stage would revolve to reveal a whole new set of equipment we would be shown a performance happening in London, Australia, or Beijing. I have to say I found myself at times...dare I say it...Overwhelmed. I could not believe that there was all this music Going on. The show kicked off in Australia at about 9:30 PM in the US on July 6th. And it was a revolution that the world really needed. I'm not sure how many people were really affected by the performances. I don't know how many people will change the error of their ways. The american Public I know doesn't really like to listen to anything. So we'll see what happens in the course of the next three years. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_P4TboRFtztA_U5sZvVD4DphasF83LT79seeWUTj5jqXWF8NqFLwLy8ZLMqmX-uN58tkCjB4Zq2x5L_2-Swqu0L9TZvfaW6mDQKpHIMGm1YQqihNe_j120GLax3jcNRSG6civu67wiw/s1600-h/IMG_1068.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_P4TboRFtztA_U5sZvVD4DphasF83LT79seeWUTj5jqXWF8NqFLwLy8ZLMqmX-uN58tkCjB4Zq2x5L_2-Swqu0L9TZvfaW6mDQKpHIMGm1YQqihNe_j120GLax3jcNRSG6civu67wiw/s320/IMG_1068.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085644147396819170" /></a><br />Anyways back to the music. I must say I have never seen the likes and varieties that were on stage in front of me before. There was easily something for everyone. KT TUNSTALL opened for the NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY crowd. She carried herself very well I thought not easy opening first in-front of giants stadium sized crowd. From what I remember TAKING BACK SUNDAY was the next to perform and they unfortunately played all new tracks. Which was a little disappointing but in an effort to save the world it's all about the HITS! No matter how long a history you have people will only respond to you if they can hear you on the radio. KEITH URBAN certainly surprised me, with his cover of GIMME SHELTER. It was a duet with Alicia Keys and wouldn't be the ONLY time in the WORLD that the song would be covered. Because we were shown a DUET from africa later in the day by ANGELIQUE KIDJO and JOSS STONE. Which was definitely more soulful and had some real authentic african flavor to it. Both renditions were amazing and did the stones proud but the New York version had the pace that really livened up the crowd. Even with the likes of AKON and LUDACRIS that followed I was more or less satisfied with. I found myself entranced with everything they had to say and do. I wasn't necessarily blown away but nor was I ready to throw my bag of tomatos...that I...somehow got through securtity....I just told em it was an ongoing compost pile and to NOT LET ME IN with them they'd be killing the earth "YOU DON'T WANT TO BE THE ONE THAT DESTROYS THE EARTH DO YOU?" Boy did they back down...imagine that on your resume. "the guy who destroyed the earth"<br /><br />Wow anyways it was time for some alternative acts. So instead of spreading them out and giving them their own time and place they squeezed them and put em back to back. AFI was strong Davey Havok's Vocals had never sounded better. While wearing pants that he painted on he proclaimed his ideals and things he's been doing to save the world. Telling us that he has been a veagan for about 10 years now. GOOD FO HIM. FALL OUT BOY who I was surprised to see on the bill and also more surprised all their 14 year old fans were able to afford to $50+ tickets. Anyways Pete Wentz had his classic effort to try and steal the show yet realized he probably couldn't so decided to do some self conscious speeches saying "We'll just get out of your way...and we'll make it quick" Clearly he felt the tension of performing in front of the world. I would be a little nervous too if this band of my came from nothing and has evolved into a cultural teen popper phenomenon WHICH SEEMS like overnight, but the boys in Fall out boy definitely did their homework and put in the many sleepless nights that make up ROCK AND ROLL. <br /><br />Now my order's gonna get a little funky here because I'm not quite sure who came out next but I think it was John Mayer who played a pretty motivational set. And provided us with faces of shock and horror as he twanked around on his rattle-trap guitar. I'll admit he can play, and he seems like a nice guy. BUT MARK MY WORDS I will NEVER PURCHASE AN ALBUM...he was good listen to his music folks. MELISSA ETHERIDGE I feel came out next and provided the WORLD with her tribute song that came with the movie AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH. This might have been the defining moment of the day. That really channeled everybody's INNER HIPPIE she had a good half hour set it seemed that dragged on for way to long full of speeches and spoken word that easily motivated and tied together the whole reason why we were there. And was the only person to make use of the BIG BAR of WIDESCREEN TV's in the center of the stage to provide lyrics for the whole crowd...because lets be honest none of us know and Melissa Etheridge songs...unless you consider the chorus to "Come to my window" a song. <br /><br />-----------------------------<br />MORE TO FOLLOW LATERGearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267737201220378910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-36858793930315678062007-07-06T07:42:00.000-07:002008-11-12T22:40:20.456-08:00A CONCERT FOR A CLIMATE IN CRISIS//// ALLITERATION COOL!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwM4F6qBbh_y4kxqpYdfIhy364A6TN_wlfmpssqyCI3QH6TuvqiBr4xpGFt-iarYKVfNX2mzS0pPVOz-zyXtdxY8bXKMLtLMhB_U9cpjLX4FIDpq1XF-OHByHxulC4pbM7hyphenhyphen2cqukPWI/s1600-h/Spinmaster@liveearth.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzwM4F6qBbh_y4kxqpYdfIhy364A6TN_wlfmpssqyCI3QH6TuvqiBr4xpGFt-iarYKVfNX2mzS0pPVOz-zyXtdxY8bXKMLtLMhB_U9cpjLX4FIDpq1XF-OHByHxulC4pbM7hyphenhyphen2cqukPWI/s400/Spinmaster@liveearth.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084094647750473874" /></a>Gearshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15267737201220378910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-49115299453586989212007-06-25T18:31:00.000-07:002008-11-12T22:40:20.744-08:00Favorite Things: Blood Red Shoes!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRNSleAkiepwbXQFO9uprp5m9A1tnwfTPqTAR-mPrlWj45Q5GgHophaqhmWiox_21HebX00QlOnzJBfSKhKGd4iCWe8X2bCvRr6zOcfmX1YpKYgyi2RZ2ZKjNTP0u28C-hlbsfykFIYM/s1600-h/790595922_l.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRNSleAkiepwbXQFO9uprp5m9A1tnwfTPqTAR-mPrlWj45Q5GgHophaqhmWiox_21HebX00QlOnzJBfSKhKGd4iCWe8X2bCvRr6zOcfmX1YpKYgyi2RZ2ZKjNTP0u28C-hlbsfykFIYM/s400/790595922_l.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080182340993895842" /></a><br />A month and no updates, what the hell is wrong with me?! Well, I have just the thing to make it up to you I swear. Laura-Mary from <a href="http://www.bloodredshoes.co.uk/">Blood Red Shoes'</a> Favorite Things. Hailing from Brighton, England this intrepid twosome, comprised of Steven Ansell and Laura-Mary Carter has created some of what I humbly feel to be the best rock music in recent memory. I had the distinct honor of seeing them live the other week at the Highline Ballroom, in what I'm about 90% sure was their first stateside show. Sorry to sound like just another run of the mill music writer. I really do love them a lot though. They have that ineffable spark of whatever the hell it is that makes me shut up and take notice and/or start dancing. Speaking of dancing that is exactly what the crowd at that show didn't seem to want to do much of. But screw them, I'll post a clip of the show at the end of this post so you can see just why not dancing, or in some other way moving around, was a knuckle-head decision. And without further ado, here are Laura-Mary's responses to our little questionnaire (and as a side note she chose not to answer all the questions as everyone this is sent to is welcome to do)....<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjiB1ZiaA8B2ctuYRbfGYOKhqHBQLdr84FoRGh6tS3798FeuRsl3abLV0fp7G_iCHHXnxOK8JE40brzLyaxT_UuIpmItQy_PbwLkiw6TKd3Xi6AEg5SeCTbcjzkw_UYsdhYTcqCiFovqI/s1600-h/289410865_0a442b7455.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjiB1ZiaA8B2ctuYRbfGYOKhqHBQLdr84FoRGh6tS3798FeuRsl3abLV0fp7G_iCHHXnxOK8JE40brzLyaxT_UuIpmItQy_PbwLkiw6TKd3Xi6AEg5SeCTbcjzkw_UYsdhYTcqCiFovqI/s320/289410865_0a442b7455.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080923702257212978" /></a><br />Laura Mary<br />Band: <a href="http://www.hoodmusic.net/">hood</a><br /><br />Book: what a carve up! by jonathan coe<br /><br />Movie: harvey (with james stewart)<br /><br />Color: red<br /><br />Animal: penguin<br /><br />Artist: benjamin shadbolt<br /><br />Poet: samuel beckett<br /><br />President/Prime Minister/ Royal Family member: hugo chavez<br /><br />Food: aubergine (eggplant!)<br /><br />Phobia: insects getting into your ears<br /><br />Word: plinth<br /><br />Place: paris<br /><br />Musical Term: sforzando<br /><br />Childhood toys: the ghostbusters house<br /><br /><br />Thank you so much Laura-Mary, and Steven if you by any chance read this we'd love to hear from you too! And as promised as your reward for reading the whole post heres a video of them playing their new single "its getting boring by the sea" live at the Highline Ballroom. You cant see Steven very well, but I'm rather impressed I was able to find a video of it at all. Appréciez.<br /><br /><div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/7am9F-DnAXk' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/7am9F-DnAXk'/></object></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-38184918288196489312007-05-22T09:21:00.001-07:002008-11-12T22:40:21.138-08:00Favorite Things Rewind: Mates of State<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBzJvMTD67qY89EM6TOqAK2J_uEUr4HmlWbsjbMu6-cRLlaS2_o7i4Ci4fecZiNlTSRVTfPuVH0j-XIslmUhKapAIjoAUDECGS8UBX-EUVb1O3De4PfzvSCuNSYnjw-N9XBexzq1_li8/s1600-h/linkoping-lips.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBzJvMTD67qY89EM6TOqAK2J_uEUr4HmlWbsjbMu6-cRLlaS2_o7i4Ci4fecZiNlTSRVTfPuVH0j-XIslmUhKapAIjoAUDECGS8UBX-EUVb1O3De4PfzvSCuNSYnjw-N9XBexzq1_li8/s200/linkoping-lips.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067429580467983682" border="0" /></a>So this is a pulled article from an old "Static" issue that appears to be from Nov/Dec 2003 (I say appears because apparently they weren't into dating things back then at the station). At any rate they somehow managed to get replies from both Kori and Jason of <a href="http://www.matesofstate.com/">Mates of State</a>. The questions are written exactly as they were in the old zine, and without my updates and modifications, which also explains errors in grammar like "fictitious character" but ahh well. With that, keep in mind that both Kori and Jasons answers are circa 3+ years ago and will likely have changed somewhat since then.<br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qRrcqKLLMufXKXvBY8xUOVL-AhwHa62kHiHm1_w9qTHBzo-0Tj3C6nsCneW_J37lMh_mFmWiikOkHP51hJ7gVz2Hf3cdpMuH88ROGmlnmoRiSoffEkaYLUTJCtzKZP8EHdT4sQQnCM8/s1600-h/800px-Mates_of_State_live_20050409_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5qRrcqKLLMufXKXvBY8xUOVL-AhwHa62kHiHm1_w9qTHBzo-0Tj3C6nsCneW_J37lMh_mFmWiikOkHP51hJ7gVz2Hf3cdpMuH88ROGmlnmoRiSoffEkaYLUTJCtzKZP8EHdT4sQQnCM8/s320/800px-Mates_of_State_live_20050409_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067426878933554482" border="0" /></a>First up, Kori:<br /><br />Band:<br />no favorite.<br /><br />Book:<br />The Red Tent. Anita Diamant<br /><br />Movie:<br />Annie Hall<br /><br />Color:<br />Lt blue or Red<br /><br />Animal:<br />Siamese Cat<br /><br />Artist:<br />Diane Arbus<br /><br />Poet:<br />Auden<br /><br />President (or Royal Family Member):<br />FDR<br /><br />Food:<br />lemons<br /><br />Phobia:<br />lots<br /><br />Song of the moment:<br />Not Earned (Palomar)<br /><br />Song of Your Own:<br />Separate the People<br /><br />Fictitious Character:<br />"President" Bush<br /><br />Word:<br />word<br /><br />Place:<br />Huahini, Tahiti<br /><br />Number:<br />4 or any multiple of it, esp 16<br /><br />One Hit Wonder (song):<br />Come on Eileen<br /><br />Childhood Toy:<br />tape recorder<br /><br />Famous Quote:<br />you are what you eat<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: left;">And now for Jason...<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CAIRz0SQzwH43Ia5IS0wCcUiikOiIIOJ6lRliEVwZa0ZzP1XmFU02YMOxuuTGEO0HfTih8SruqgMZzyil0MlBuFaAxBRm-_O3eDG8MkAdA2Weq0R6n4Zn3v7eXw3pPDajc_3EiKrCyo/s1600-h/800px-Mates_of_State_live_20050409_02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CAIRz0SQzwH43Ia5IS0wCcUiikOiIIOJ6lRliEVwZa0ZzP1XmFU02YMOxuuTGEO0HfTih8SruqgMZzyil0MlBuFaAxBRm-_O3eDG8MkAdA2Weq0R6n4Zn3v7eXw3pPDajc_3EiKrCyo/s320/800px-Mates_of_State_live_20050409_02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067435309954356578" border="0" /></a>Band:<br />Too many good ones to have just one favorite<br /><br />Book:<br />The Favorite Game by Leonard Cohen<br /><br />Movie:<br />Wild Strawberries by Ingmar Bergman<br /><br />Color:<br />Silver<br /><br />Animal:<br />the Lynx<br /><br />Artist:<br />Dali<br /><br />Poet:<br />Auden<br /><br />President (or Royal Family Member):<br />William<br /><br />Food:<br />Shalimar<br /><br />Phobia:<br />Failure<br /><br />Song of the moment:<br />Baby- O's Mutantes<br /><br />Song of your own:<br />Gotta Get a Problem<br /><br />Fictitious Character:<br />Bugs<br /><br />Word:<br />HMS. DBLCHBS<br /><br />Place:<br />France<br /><br />Number:<br />13<br /><br />One Hit Wonder (song):<br />Outta My Head<br /><br />Childhood Toy:<br />Ducky<br /><br />Famous Quote:<br />Shit or get off the pot<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-48332085235029588272007-05-18T10:52:00.001-07:002008-11-12T22:40:21.736-08:00Irving Plaza: Electrelane and The BlowGreetings and salutations from Boulder, Colorado. I'm back home visiting family and as my car doesnt work and I am stuck in the house, so I decided I should get some blogging done. I'm starting to realize I think about blogging alot more than I actually post them. On the plane ride here I was editing blog posts in my head that I had been meaning to post for days. So, now I'm trying to remedy this. <br /><br />Tuesday night was the Electrelane and The Blow show that I kept talking about. I thought I was an Electrelane fan before but now Im a total convert. They were better than I ever would have expected live. And, can I just say, I have never in my life seen a girl look more f#$!ing bad ass in a dress than lead guitarist Mia Clarke. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pNzY6hGgDUY/Rk3qKeQZ1OI/AAAAAAAAAFY/wjvGbuhtcYY/s1600-h/miaclarke.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pNzY6hGgDUY/Rk3qKeQZ1OI/AAAAAAAAAFY/wjvGbuhtcYY/s320/miaclarke.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065962621503132898" /></a> Hard as I tried I couldn't come up with a pic to illustrate exactly what I mean. But here's a shot of her last year wearing a Ramones shirt... just as good. Choice in clothing aside, Clarke's guitar prowess really surprised me. Mind you I knew the band was good but I wasn't expecting to leave the show with another guitar hero. Whether it be delivering a deliciously clever and complicated riff, banging the guitar into her amp to create feedback noise, or coaxing it into a madcap run of scratches and wails, she did not for a second crack that calm exterior you see above. Which of course made the bad-assery all the more awesome. And yes, I did just say bad-assery. Verity Susman also impressed me with her multi-instrumental talents. She seemed just as comfortable behind the guitar as she did the keyboard and approached them both with a sort of barely contained ferocity. She was especially impressive behind the keyboard durring the first few songs, and I couldnt tell whether to look at her or Clarke. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNTolPIZeg6GD19wHXFu_hlpufoK0SG_gKpz4REgDVz7ocVizgbiOTlRrWboON_Zo9hbETx8aqYG1xgGMpt5LZkR1L4UoyZaMssw-OIzuEDLhiUHA_o24qP0lwEU6YKY53K2KiUrAz8Ek/s1600-h/061104_theblow_1.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNTolPIZeg6GD19wHXFu_hlpufoK0SG_gKpz4REgDVz7ocVizgbiOTlRrWboON_Zo9hbETx8aqYG1xgGMpt5LZkR1L4UoyZaMssw-OIzuEDLhiUHA_o24qP0lwEU6YKY53K2KiUrAz8Ek/s200/061104_theblow_1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065977074068083970" /></a>Khaela Maricich of The Blow, was also a force to behold as she preformed without her recording partner Jona Bechtolt. It takes serious nerve to get up on stage by yourself without even an instrument to hide behind and entertain a group of people not necissarily there to see you. But of course, that is exactly what she did. She was funny, exuberantly quirky, and never stopped moving. She was so good in fact I almost really just dont know what to say. So instead here's a clip of the genius at work from a show in seattle earlier this year.<br /><div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/7ND9A-icfpo' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/7ND9A-icfpo'></embed></object></p></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyW6dX8bUSj5e4L1v6O5loXsXSEkbeXwnRoucYFh7J1g4HiexHK_XkRZJ3ETTW0KGZOCbq2M_Paq44UjEHEMJ5R007z4EmW265z5wrK_scCxl73Q4D-s3Np2TJxqm2hE0UpCcx6lVHMOc/s1600-h/blow02.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyW6dX8bUSj5e4L1v6O5loXsXSEkbeXwnRoucYFh7J1g4HiexHK_XkRZJ3ETTW0KGZOCbq2M_Paq44UjEHEMJ5R007z4EmW265z5wrK_scCxl73Q4D-s3Np2TJxqm2hE0UpCcx6lVHMOc/s320/blow02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065980256638850338" /></a>In my search for more info I came across this really good <a href="http://www.thefader.com/blog/articles/2006/11/01/project-blowed">article</a> about the blow from Fader magazine, that contains some really nice photos (like this one) of the band taken by Jason Nocito. <a href="http://www.JasonNocito.com/">Jason Nocito</a>. So check that out.<br /><br />In summation the only thing missing from the evening was our dear Tender Forever. Seems to me that would have made it a perfect concert. But we can't have it all and it was DAMN good anyway. Also I promise to start ranting about more than just these four bands. Really I do.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-8291728128478465222007-05-10T11:16:00.000-07:002008-11-12T22:40:22.127-08:00Favorite Things: Tender ForeverOnce upon a time WSVA had a zine. It was a paper zine, yknow... old skool. It was called Static. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VK1gmuvXJDavvFP2ZTPx6sXJofSmLzvd_jQkT45YvkIHFA_gp7UWxzBd6LJaD4ombfXeg0e-btpZLizYvbsYcQxdml4ywW-5z-p6HSR_D5kifw3kf1AjJ27lAmavpY2m7pLG7sNRgWU/s1600-h/static009.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VK1gmuvXJDavvFP2ZTPx6sXJofSmLzvd_jQkT45YvkIHFA_gp7UWxzBd6LJaD4ombfXeg0e-btpZLizYvbsYcQxdml4ywW-5z-p6HSR_D5kifw3kf1AjJ27lAmavpY2m7pLG7sNRgWU/s200/static009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063006506793079138" /></a>Xzyqunity basically is Static only with a cooler, more original name that has nothing to do with WNYU and is, of course, on the web. At any rate Static, it was recently discovered, used to have a feature called "Favorite Things" which was basically a short list of questions, "the kind of list that would be fun to read but not take up too much of their busy rockin' lives or scare them off." We've decided this was a brilliant idea and have begun to send out bands a slightly updated version of the original questionnaire. I'll be posting the reply's as I get them and possibly adding a few of the old ones cuz they can be really interesting.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5ZGcHgYEBtyeuP3eQbPEajbaazuRWR1_z3WmkeAsmBDGct4WdqLYDG9CMltPNtyZ4feFqVPZ39VO-JIv0P1Nu4Uepi4vnjh_PD8he1__MaVCJawBV39c5urJJoQjA5FYGTuwrmtWGwY/s1600-h/tender.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm5ZGcHgYEBtyeuP3eQbPEajbaazuRWR1_z3WmkeAsmBDGct4WdqLYDG9CMltPNtyZ4feFqVPZ39VO-JIv0P1Nu4Uepi4vnjh_PD8he1__MaVCJawBV39c5urJJoQjA5FYGTuwrmtWGwY/s200/tender.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063004887590408530" /></a>So I'm really excited, cuz the very first response is from Tender Forever! (whom I have previously <a href="http://xzyqunity.blogspot.com/2007/04/tender-forever-magic-of-crashing-stars.html">ranted and raved about</a>)<br />Heres what she had to say....<br /><br />Band: I LOVE CODY CHESNUTT!!!<br /><br />Book: i started recently to read Middle Sex. I kind of want to say that it is my favorite one, like everything i do at the moment is better than what i was doing one month ago, you know what i'm saying?<br /><br />Movie: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) by Steven Spielberg / Freaks (1932) byy Tod Browning<br /> <br /><br />Color: i'm always looking for things that are not appearing natural. Surprising things. I guess the surprising colors are the NEON ones. Totally unnatural, abusive of your eyes but magical. I LOVE THEM.<br /><br />Animal: my best friend Valerie. She has a band called <a href="http://squeezeme.free.fr/">Squeeze Me i Squeak</a>. She is a tiny mouse. She is my favourite.<br /><br />Artist: I love anyone that can take me out of reality. Anyone.<br /><br />Poet: <a href="http://www.krecs.com/html/artists/artistbio.php?interest=62">Calvin Johnson</a>.<br /><br />President/Prime Minister/ Royal Family member: It's hard to choose a favorite politician. They are not something i could ever make up my mind about. But if there was one it'd be Segolene Royal.<br /><br />Food: cheese, cheese, cheese<br /><br />Phobia: loneliness, no man's land<br /><br />Song of the moment: Ain't got no / I got life of Nina Simone.<br /><br />Song of your own: MAKE OUT<br /><br />Word: "Enormément"<br /><br />Place: Olympia, Washington / Sevilla, Spain / Bordeaux, France.<br /><br />Venue: I love playing in unusual places. I think my favorite was the museum of communication in Charleston, South Carolina. It was amazing to play in the middle of old HUGE videos cameras and holograms and first jukeboxes.<br /><br />Number: Billions.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYAdpUBp92HLHP4Jg5CO5hpghY_n-aLfK5AS7YKGk9UtTkk3wH4H0tNqzXgq7vytx9m8stZ5d8HxbrvcXYxRHhOy1uitfzKDC3yfZDO90HbpHVGNPbpE3T1EKpmTnCAaJaWHYC_veEgc/s1600-h/PICT8675.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYAdpUBp92HLHP4Jg5CO5hpghY_n-aLfK5AS7YKGk9UtTkk3wH4H0tNqzXgq7vytx9m8stZ5d8HxbrvcXYxRHhOy1uitfzKDC3yfZDO90HbpHVGNPbpE3T1EKpmTnCAaJaWHYC_veEgc/s200/PICT8675.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063009332881559938" /></a><br /><br />Musical Term: When you're on tour, you hear so many of them that sometimes it gets hilarious to think back on what you said. Every sentence pronounced in the venue at soundcheck is surrealist. Also all the vocabulary that labels use, or booking agent or who ever is involved is supernatural. My personal favorite one is "JAM SISTER!"<br /><br />One hit wonder (song): Women eye, "no" by Why?<br /><br />Childhood toys: wood sticks, mud, plastic boots, motor oil, ponds, my brothers, my boyfriends and a frog.<br /><br />Quote: "we never know" Calvin and i on tour in our van.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8560515952324239195.post-18189521184327752062007-05-08T10:18:00.000-07:002008-11-12T22:40:22.277-08:00No Shouts, No CallsOk so clearly I have so far failed at getting my cohorts to start posting. Matt (aka SpinMaster) has been freaking out about the new Arctic Monkeys so with any luck I can get him to put some of his excitement into a blog post form. Heres hoping. <br /><br />I on the other hand am flipping out about the new Electrelane album "No Shouts, No Calls" Which finally hit American shores today. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QKu5A9rEQNZhvs8oVU4NWflX8oSYWlJyqrjMbx16kaArE6xMMmwZpNYRyqW8IyIgv9d-7qylDhmuZRLlCu1UG4lrnmUxsMEs089_yql8gVjVVmMIGM-pf00szm6WzwiL3TZRxbTobCc/s1600-h/electrelane_wideweb__430x318.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7QKu5A9rEQNZhvs8oVU4NWflX8oSYWlJyqrjMbx16kaArE6xMMmwZpNYRyqW8IyIgv9d-7qylDhmuZRLlCu1UG4lrnmUxsMEs089_yql8gVjVVmMIGM-pf00szm6WzwiL3TZRxbTobCc/s320/electrelane_wideweb__430x318.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062977550123569474" /></a> So, admitedly, I'm a little late to the party on this one. I mean sure I got this album early but it is, in truth, my first Electrelane album. That being said I cannot currently speak to this album's place in their discography and history or growth as a band. I will say that after hearing this album all I want is more more more. So naturally a rapid devouring of their previous releases is soon to come.<br /><br />I have become totally enthralled with "No Shouts No Calls". Its songs span a broad range of styles and topics yet they all sound part of a larger whole. They fit. There's a lot of play with melody and tempo, especially in the instrumental tracks. Songs will start out fast, suddenly get slower and then gradually speed back up. It's not that electrelane is seeking to break standard music theory rules, more that they are seeking to experiment with the limits of a pop song. See what it can bear. The songs are also amazingly dynamic in their tone, and almost all can be interperated as either melencholy or hopeful, depending on their mood of the listener. I tend not to read other peoples reviews of albums so I don't really know if what I'm saying is the general consensus or not, and really I don't care, because this album to me speaks of lovers being seperated, of the places in-between motion and stillness, migration and home. Add to that skillful musicianship and wonderfully haunting and ethereal voices and you have yourself a damn good record. At least I think so. <br /><br />For more Electrelane info checkout their <a href="http://www.electrelane.com/site.html">website</a>. And if you want to see them live they are playing next tuesday, the 15th, with The Blow and hopefully Tender Forever.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0