Texting Ozzy
November 23, 2008 by Mike Newman
This Ozzy/Samsung advert is hilarious! And check it out…if I’m not amiss here, Ozzy texts the “F-bomb” to the barista at about 12 seconds in. Am I right?
Book Review: Classic Electrics - A Visual History of Great Guitars
November 21, 2008 by Mike Newman
We’re nearing Holiday shopping time again and I’ve come across a perfect stocking stuffer gift for your favorite little rocker. Jawbone Press brings you Walter Carter’s Classic Electrics – A Visual History of Great Guitars and it’s sure to please the gear-head axe-grinder in your life …or perhaps that’s you!
From Bruce Springsteen’s Telecaster to Brian May’s signature Guild and from Eddie Cochran’s Gretsch 6120 to Strawberry Alarm Clock’s custom-made green skateboard cutout Mosrite (yeah, you have to see it to believe it!), Classic Electrics is pure eye-candy for electric guitar geeks. There are over 350 guitars represented in the book and they all have brilliant photos and informative text, and some with period brochure reproductions and promotional shots. Perfect coffee table fodder and rock conversation starter. [Read more]
Frances Comes Alive!
November 18, 2008 by Mike Newman
If you’re in the New York tri-state area this Friday (November 21st), then you MUST go to the Mercury Lounge to see our good friends, Frances, play their energetic, super-tight live show for their debut full-length album release party. The album is called All The While and it is absolutely brilliant, full of catchy hooks, amazing harmonies, and melt-in-your-mouth melodies. If you can’t be at the show on Friday, you can get yourself a copy of the album from Amazon for under $10 or you can get the digital download at Amie Street for just half of $10! Dig the cover/flyer for the show…
So, hopefully I’ll see you at the show, but if not, make sure to catch this band on the rise in the near future. They’ll probably play in your town in 2009!
The after-party is at Stanton Public.
Listen to songs at the Frances website.
Download the song “All The While” for free at RCRD LBL.
Cheers!
R.I.P. Mitch Mitchell
November 13, 2008 by Mike Newman
First, this year we lost the amazing Buddy Miles of Jimi Hendrix’s Band of Gypsies, now we must mourn the loss of another fantastic and truly original Hendrix drummer from the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Mitch Mitchell. R.I.P. Mitch! We’ll always love your killer snare fills!
Yes - The New Director’s Cut DVD
November 11, 2008 by Mike Newman
On the same day that the phrase “Yes We Can” became the United States’ official new governing philosophy, the premier progressive rock band of all time, Yes, kicked off their In The Present 40th Anniversary tour…with at least one big but. Due to some respiratory health problems that have plagued long-time Yes singer and spiritual leader, Jon Anderson, the band has replaced him for this tour with Canadian Yes tribute band singer, Benoit David. And the smaller but is that keyboardist, Rick Wakeman, who has always been a little flighty anyway, has been replaced by his son, Oliver. The band is rounded out by Yes mainstays Steve Howe (guitar), Chris Squire (bass) and Alan White (drums). Replacing Anderson has been more than controversial to Yes die-hards (including this writer) and even to Anderson himself, but reports from early In The Present gigs are very positive and Benoit David really does nail Anderson’s vocals perfectly (perhaps too perfectly). Even so, many fans still won’t be rushing out to buy Yes concert tickets until Anderson is back in the band. And to bide time until that happens, those skeptics can turn to Yes - The New Director’s Cut from MVD Visual. [Read more]
Lee Dorsey & Barack Obama - YES WE CAN!
November 5, 2008 by Mike Newman
I’ve had this Allen Toussaint-produced album for a couple years, and it’s never sounded better than today…especially with Obama speeches mashed up in it! Dig…
Direct link = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gooD9rYUm3k
David Byrne Just Emailed Me…
November 4, 2008 by Mike Newman
…and he’s got some things to say to counteract the douchebaggery of Mr. Lawless a couple posts below. Seems David is sans bloody saw blade codpiece…
*photo courtesy of Chris Buck
Click through to read the email… [Read more]
And the Endorsement (and Codpiece) Everyone’s Been Waiting On Is Finally Here…
November 4, 2008 by Mike Newman
Everyone has been on the edge of their seats, not sure of who to vote for up till now. It is now that we can all breathe a sigh of relief; now that the political guru and musical icon who is known to “F*ck Like A Beast” with his rotary sawblade crotch, and who is known to the world over as the amazing…the one…the only…Blackie Lawless, of course of W.A.S.P. mega-fame, has finally laid down all the wisdom that we will need in order to step into the voting booths on Tuesday! Thank you for doing the thinking for us, Blackie…why can’t you be President instead?!
Click through for the Lawless Manifesto… [Read more]
FREE EAR CANDY: Happy Halloween from The Boss!
October 31, 2008 by Brian James
Every year Bruce Springsteen and his wife Patti set up an elaborate halloween display at their mansion in Rumson, NJ. However, due to “catastrophic success” they decided to give their neighbors a break this year. Instead, The Boss is offering a free Lo-Fi download of A Night With The Jersey Devil.
Head over to brucespringsteen.net for some free ear candy!
The Fight Between Good And Drunk
October 29, 2008 by dkrausse
Racing toward this show, my first concern is the insistently blinking oil light on my dash, threatening to keep me from getting there at all, and secondly I am worried that the doors opened about an hour and a half ago. I turn up just in time to catch the last few songs of the opening band, Only Crime. They’re supposed to be a no frills, straight forward rock outfit, but really they’re just a Face to Face rip off that have the added bonus of being really preachy. Before their next song the lead singer informs me, “This song’s about how to tell the good guys from the bad guys from yourself,” and then goes on to tell me that I need to wake up. I silently wonder if the Monster I pounded on the drive over will be enough to do the trick and meander over to the bar for a Newcastle. Other than unoriginality these guys are also doing their best to pull off wearing shorts on stage, which anyone knows only ever works if your in a band called AC/DC.
Waiting for some music worth listening to, I revel in the rather unique atmosphere of what’s left of punk. The crowd ranges from early teens who can’t stand still to people about my age. Everyone except myself apparently got the memo to stock up on visible tattoos and torn clothing. At least I remembered my muscles and spiked hair. Every girl In the place is showing all the cleavage she can muster and hanging on the arm of some guy who, as she gazes deep in to his eyes, beams back at her with a look that says, “I’m a douche bag, but because I’m in a band, I’m still going to get laid tonight.” I’m not the least bit bitter. [Read more]
Dungen @ Kemado Records CMJ Showcase - Music Hall of Williamsburg
October 27, 2008 by Mike Newman
You’ve probably heard me singing the praises of Dungen’s brand of Swedish psych-folk rock before, and I’m still singing…especially after the recent release of the 4 album and the Kemado Records CMJ showcase that they headlined on Friday night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. If you have any kind of ear for beautiful throwback psychedelic rock they way that I do, you are already a big fan. And if you’ve never heard them and you’re still reading this, listen up below! This is “Satt Att Se” from their new album, 4 (which is indeed their 4th album)…. [Read more]
FREE DOWNLOAD: Apache Beat Release “Tropics” Single
October 23, 2008 by Brian James
Ilirjana Alushaj, lead front-woman of Apache Beat is a cutie. Apart from being the leading lady in one of NYC’s most exciting new bands, she’s also the editor of The Pop Manifesto. Cute, talented and ambitious. Expect an Apache Beat full length out in 2009, but here’s a free track to hold you over…
Download Tropics RIGHT HERE.
And if you missed them at the NME showcase you can catch them at CMJ this Saturday at Webster Hall. This one’s FREE to! [Read more]
CMJ: Indaba Music at Crash Mansion!
October 22, 2008 by Brian James
Online virtual recording studio Indaba Music has a great event coming up in correlation with CMJ this week. Flyer is below. See you there!
Chinese Democracy Really DOES Exist!
October 22, 2008 by Mike Newman
…and it WILL actually be released! I believe it’s late November. BUT, I just found out that I’ll have a (legal) copy at work as early as today. I’ve gotta say that I’m kinda excited about it. And no, I won’t share it with you because I’m looking to stay out of jail. So what’s it been, 15 years since The Spaghetti Incident album? And that wasn’t even a real album. Do you think this one (of the 15 or so that were posted on Amazon) will be the cover…
“I Kissed The Floor And I Liked It….”
October 17, 2008 by Marc Schindler
Singer Katy Perry takes a fall at the MTV Latin Awards.
