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Monday, December 28, 2009
Live Review - As Tall As Lions @ Westbury
As Tall As Lions 12/27/2009 Westbury Theater Setlist
Be Here Now
Circles
Go Easy
Is This Tomorrow?
Into the Flood
A Soft Hum
Ghosts of York
In Case of Rapture
Milk and Honey
Duermete
Stab City
Saturday, December 26, 2009
EXCLUSIVE! Amanda Palmer INTV
Your style is so unique and fruitful. You combine so many different genres, who are some of your biggest influences?
Oh, everything from the music I grew up (Beach Boys and Beatles) to the things I'm listening to now (like Tegan and Sara). I've always loved messy art and minimal art - if it's touched me it's influenced me. And if it hasn't, it probably has too. I love feeling angry at art, sometimes, it makes me want to make good things.
Theater has always played a major role in your live sets and music. Why is this?
I come from theater and think in theater. I hate that theater has gone so far down the drain that many people cannot the amazing possibilities within it. I am always trying to remind people that theater is not bullshit, even though so much of it has wound up in the garbage.
What was it like working with Ben Folds for your solo record?
It was great. We really connected even though we're very different.
What do you prefer more, going solo or working with Dresden Dolls?
It's apples and oranges. I love traveling alone and unencumbered. But I love playing on stage with Brian. It's a complicated situation when your playing partner also has to be your all-day partner.
Are the Dresden Dolls done for good? Or taking a break.
I'd love to tour again sometime in the future. We're very busy with our own projects right now.
You had the opportunity with Dresden Dolls to open for Nine Inch Nails. Was it a shock to hear Trent will stop touring?
I don't buy it. He'll come back just like Cher.
What was it like being on the road with NIN?
It was very educational, Trent runs his tours with military precision.
Personally, I am a huge fan of Hold Steady and member Franz Nicolay. I know he has worked with the Dresden Dolls, have you ever considered doing solo material with him? I think you guys would make great music together!
Hell yeah! He may come join me onstage in my upcoming Brookyn show! You should come!
Sexuality and being provocative have always been a staple in your style and sound, explain why this is?
I don't know. Being sexy and also being taken seriously are very hard to balance, and I love a challenge.
Controversy has seemed to surround some of your work. The UK took ill will to your song and video “Oasis.” How did you respond to this controversy? Did Oasis the band ever mention anything?
I responded by speaking honestly about how I felt on my blog. Sometimes people are just afraid of humor, and I think this was one of those times.
I don't know if Oasis ever caught wind of it, I assume they did. I met them once in a backstage dressing room at a festival and they got my crew stoned. They were nice. One of them got angry that I didn't know who he was (I didn't, at the time).
Burning Question: Who Killed Amanda Palmer? And Why?
You did. You'll have to tell me
Amanda Palmer video for "Oasis" (Above) / Dresden Dolls video for "Coin Operated Boy," (Below)
Special thanks to Amanda and Ken Phillips for the Interview!
Another Look at 2009
A very close friend and heavy contributor to this site since day one. Bill Reese is currently an editor at Playbill, a musician and former writer for Good Times Magazine. Take a look at Bill Reese's Top 10.
10. Mean Everything to Nothing, by Manchester Orchestra
9. I and Love and You, by The Avett Brothers
8. The Hazards of Love, by The Decemberists
7. Phrazes for the Young, by Julian Casablancas
6. Manners, by Passion Pit
5. Hometowns, by The Rural Alberta Advantage
4. Backspacer, by Pearl Jam
3. My Maudlin Career, by Camera Obscura
2. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, by Phoenix
1. The Adventures of Kid Catastrophe, by Illinois
Leah Marchesano is one of my favorite people I have met this past year. A fellow blogger for the website Turn Up the Sound and manager of The Royal Chains. Leah has fantastic taste, after all we did meet at a Glasvegas concert.
1. Primary Colours-The Horrors
2.Humbug-Arctic Monkeys
3.Fruit-The Asteroids Galaxy Tour
4.Ignore The Ignorant-The Cribs
5.Fortress Round My Heart-Ida Maria
6.The Resistance-Muse
7.Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix-Phoenix
8.Lungs-Florence and the Machine
9.Summer Of Hate-Crocodiles
10.Raditude-Weezer
Special note: 'I wanted to thank The Royal Chains, Adam Roddick and Dan Lawley, for giving me the best 2009 I could ever ask for. I love you more than you will ever know! I also want to thank Sal Bono for always asking my opinion and helping me whenever I need it, you are my #1 blogger buddy! 2010 will be big, let's greet it with peace and love.'
Jason Driscoll aka Jay Drizz will sometimes get on stage and sing with Therefore I am and can rock a Reno 911 outfit better than most of the cast members. Jay and I used to work at WQAQ at Quinnipiac University all through college. He has the most diverse ear than anyone I know and his list proves it.
1-Converge Axe To Fall
2-Mastodon Crack The Skye
3-Therefore I Am The Sound Of Human Lives
4-Every Time I Die New Junk Aesthetic
5-Cage Depart From Me
6-Gallows Grey Britain
7-Thursday Common Existence
8-Thrice Beggars
9-John Mayer Battle Studies
10-Kid Cudi Man on the Moon::The End of Day
My favorite DJ in New York City is one that most have never herd and yet those that have, praise him like a hero. Rich D Smoov has been cranking out beats since the 80's and has done everything from sing in hardcore acts to get a party started at any hour of the day.
1.Mulatu Astatke and The Heliocentrics: Inspiration Information
2.Mos Def: The Ecstatic
3.Mastodon: Cracke The Sky
4.Phoenix: Wolfgang Amadeus
5.Doom: Born Like This
6.The Gaslamp Killer: My Troubled Mind ep /all killer
7.Raekwon the Chef: Only Built for Cuban Links vol 2
8.Krallice: Dimensional Bleed Through
9.Baroness: The Blue Record
10.Hatebreed: For the Lions
Last but certainly never least, one of my musical companions for years and someone who has witnessed some of the best and worst live acts along side me. Logo, like Jay Drizz has been working in music since our days at QAQ.
The Thermals-Now We Can See
Jay-Z- The Blueprint 3
U2-No Line on the Horizon
The Decemberists-The Hazards of Love
(500)Days of Summer Soundtrack
The Hold Steady- A Positive Rage
Two Tounges
Say Anything
N.A.S.A.- The Spirit of Apollo
Quick News
Radiohead are set to go back into the studio next month and continue work with producer Nigel Goodrich on the follow up to 2007's In Rainbows. Radiohead guitarist Ed O'Brien posted on the band's blog, deadairspace.com,“The vibe in the camp is fantastic at present, and we head off into the studio in January to continue on from the work we started last Summer. I am so genuinely excited about what we’re doing, but for obvious reasons I can’t divulge anything more,10 years ago we were all collectively (that’s the band) in the land of Kid A, and although hugely proud of that record, it wasn’t a fun place to be. What’s reassuring now, is that we are most definitely a different band, which should therefore mean that the music is different too and that is the aim of the game.” No word yet on if it will be a digital tip jar like In Rainbows or if it will even come out in 2010.
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page vows to return to the stage in 2010 - with or without a band. Page told Sky News “I’ve got the music waiting, and that’s what I’ll be doing. It’s been two years since the 02, so it’s time to do that.” Though no word on what Page really wants to do, but I am sure Dave Grohl and Josh Homme wouldn't mind having two Zeppelin masters in Them Crooked Vultures, after all John Paul Jones is the oldest member of that band.
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Tracklisting
'Beat The Devil's Tattoo'
'Conscience Killer'
'Bad Blood'
'War Machine'
'Sweet Feeling'
'Evol'
'Mama Taught Me Better'
'River Styx'
'The Toll'
'Aya'
'Shadow's Keeper'
'Long Way Down'
'Half-State'
Sunday, December 20, 2009
EXCLUSIVE! Ian MacKaye INTV!
Fugazi "Long Division" (Above) / Minor Threat "In My Eyes" (Below)
The Evens live in Chile (Below)
Thanks to Ian for the interview. Special thanks to Jenna Campagna and Manny Valdivia for their assistance!
New Richard Ashcroft!
To view the short film The Journey head over here to The Guardian UK's website.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Playlist
Bjork - "Unravel"
Bruce Springsteen - "Darkness on the Edge of Town"
David Bowie - "Moonage Daydream"
Passengers - "Your Blue Room"
Hockey - "Too Fake"
Flaming Lips - "Do You Realize?"
Big Pink - "Domino's"
Swell Season - "Low Rising"
The xx - "Heart Skipped a Beat"
Portishead - "Nylon Smile"
Bad Lieutenant - "Head into Tomorrow"
Pet Shop Boys - "It's a Sin"
Them Crooked Vultures - "White Fang"
Far - "Love, American Style"
Echo and the Bunnymen - "Lips Like Sugar"
Tripwires - "In Times of Trouble"
Blue Knives - "Charges"
J. Tillman - "A Year in the Kingdom"
Nirvana - "Drain You"
A Snoop Dogg Christmas
Snoop Dogg dropped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last week to shed some holiday cheer and read "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." Just take a look and be prepared to chuckle.
Quick News
No one on Earth would have ever though this would come out of Johnny Rotten's mouth "I'm sorry, God, for the day I brought Sid into the band," Rotten told UK Newspaper The Independent. "He felt so isolated, poor old Sid, because he wasn't the sharpest knife on the block." Rotten was discussing bring Sid Vicious into The Sex Pistols and how Sid became a changed man as soon as he started the band. Rotten is about to hit the road with Public Image Ltd.
Oasis (sans-Noel Gallagher) are planning a July release for their first Non-Noel disc. Liam Gallagher told Virgin Radio Italia that "We've already done about three songs and they're fucking sounding amazing." He also explained that the band are not taking a new direction and it will still have the same Oasis flair and style, also after much legal advice Liam is not going to call the band Oasis, the group is still currently searching for a new name.
After days of speculation guitarist John Frusciante has left Red Hot Chili Peppers. Frusciante writes on his website "When I quit the band, over a year ago, we were on an indefinite hiatus. There was no drama or anger involved, and the other guys were very understanding. They are supportive of my doing whatever makes me happy and that goes both ways. To put it simply, my musical interests have led me in a different direction." Frusciante will now concentrate on working on solo material.
The xx on Carson Daly
First off, who knew Last Call with Carson Daly was still on air? Second, British Buzz band The xx made their US TV debut last week on Daly's late night show. Take a look as Carson goes back to his KROQ/MTV days and intro's the band with a mini-bio.
BROKEN BELLS COVER!
Sunday, December 13, 2009
2009 The Albums - Top 10
In Short Form:
10 - Portugal The Man - Satanic Satanist
9 - Editors - In This Light and On This Evening
8 - U2 - No Line on the Horizon
7 - Depeche Mode - Sounds of the Universe
6 - Dave Matthews Band - Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
5 - Pearl Jam - Backspacer
4 - Muse - The Resistance
3 - Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
2 - As Tall As Lions - You Can't Take It With You
1 - Green Day - 21st Century Breakdown
Now with Explanations:
10 - Portugal The Man - Satanic Satanist
This Alaskan via Oregon band has completely blown my mind this past year. A band with a devoted following and an act so fresh they deserve as much attention as they can get. The Satanic Satanist is a record that breeds new life into the term "art rock," a psychedelic rock trip that will leave you only wanting more.
Key Tracks: People Say, Guns and Dogs
9 - Editors - In This Light and On This Evening
Dropping guitars and pianos and picking up keyboards and synthesizers, England's Editors took a risk on the sound and style that has made them popular the world over, however, still managed to bring one of the years best to the table. A fantastic record inspired by sci-fi films like Blade Runner and the city of London, singer Tom Smith is at the top of his songwriting form. Editors prove you can dance in the darkness. While it maybe a dark record, but it is damn beautiful.
Key Tracks: Bricks and Mortar, Walk the Fleet Road
8 - U2 - No Line on the Horizon
The biggest band in the world decided to prove their worth this past year with the biggest and most expensive music tour in the history of Rock N Roll. Yet they decided to it with one of their most somber sounding albums. No Line on the Horizon marks a sonic path for the legendary Irish rockers, some calling it their best since Achtung Baby, while others have trashed it. I find myself in the middle, musically it is the best they have been in over a decade, lyrically it tends to fall short, but Bono is still a master storyteller.
Key Tracks: No Line on the Horizon, Ceders of Lebanon
7- Depeche Mode - Sounds of the Universe
Three decade in and they still got it, in every sense of the word. Sounds of the Universe brings the classic Depeche Mode dark circus to your ears but still manages to find a way to make it sound very catchy. The fact that they are still making quality music after all these years and while their peers that emerged within the new wave sound along side them have sidelined, Depeche Mode will march on into their fourth decade triumphantly.
Key Tracks: Come back, Jezebel
6 - Dave Matthews Band - Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King
Sometimes an artist has to go through utter devastation to provide their best work. Dave Matthews Band had to do just that to make their best record of this decade. After the passing of founding member and multi-instrumentalist Leroi Moore last summer, Dave and the boys sattled up to create a fine record in their fallen brothers name. After 2005 I had given up on this band and was just not impressed with anything they were doing, then this album came along and blew me away, certainly one to check out even if you are not one of their hard core devoted fans.
Key Tracks: Why I Am, Time Bomb
5 - Pearl Jam - Backspacer
Two back to back brilliant Pearl Jam records after the hay-day of grunge was never expected. Yet, the band rolled on to do it, Backspacer is the bands best record since Yield, even surpassing their 2006 self titled album that showed them return to form. Backspacer is part punk, part folk, all Pearl Jam. A rock and roll tour-de-force that shows the band doing what they do best, being themselves.
Key Tracks: Got Some, Unthought Known
Muse hate politics and politicians, that is why they have always done things their way and why they will never back down to anyone. The Resistance is a sonic opera that combines the symphonic rock of Queen mixed with the emotion and experimental sounds of Radiohead. The Resistance is a record that has placed the world's loudest band into the world's stage and are ready to conquer it by storm.
Key Tracks: Undisclosed Desires, Guiding Light
Key Tracks: Lisztomania, Rome
Key Tracks: Duermete, In Case of Rapture
Key Tracks: Before the Lobotomy, The Static Age
So that was the year in review, now we look forward into 2010 and see what the next year and decade bring us.
On The Road W/ Elliot Vol 3
From September to November, I toured across the country and into Canada with the Ingrid Michaelson band on a bus with 12 bunks, a
kitchen, bathroom and two lounges. We played 47 shows, most of which were sold out in advance. We rarely took days off. We woke up in a different city almost every day. We worked hard and played hard. Here is a day in the life of the Ingrid Michaelson band.
10am - On average, this is the time when the first person would emerge from the bunks. Typically, this would be either Allie Moss, (acoustic guitar player/back up vocalist), or David Mann, (tour manager and front of house sound guy). Most days, the bus would be parked at a
hotel in the city we were playing at that day. Although we slept on
the bus, we would share one hotel room from that hotel in the morning
(called a "day room") so that we could shower, workout in the gym,
freshen up, and do laundry, if there was enough time. One by one,
everyone would eventually get up and we would take turns using the day
room (unless we had a lot of fun the night before, then some would opt
to sleep until we arrived to the venue). Most if us would hunt for
coffee and maybe food. Starbucks is always our first choice on the
road because we can always count on their consistency. We don't like
to compromise our caffeine.
1:30pm - At about this time each day, the bus would leave the Hotel
and drive to the venue. Sometimes the venue would be just across the
street. Sometimes the venue would be 30 minutes away. David would
usually take this time to try and wake up the last of us. While the
bus would be moving, the front lounge of the bus would become crowded
with Bess Rogers (electric guitar player/backup vocalist), Allie,
Lauren Glucksman (our merch girl), David, Dan Romer (keyboards, percussion, vocals etc.) Chris Kuffner (bass guitar and backup vocals), the openers, and anyone else riding with us. Lap tops were open, conversation and coffee would brew, as we looked out the bus
windows to see what little of the city we could.
2pm - The bus would pull up near the venue and our tour manager would unlock the trailer for load in. Most venues had a small crew on hand to help us move all of the grear. Merchandise came off first, then our equipment. Our young bus driver from Mississippi, Mick, would get a car to pick him up and take him to the hotel to sleep in his own room for the day. (We created a Twitter for him and posted some of his funny quotes throughout the tour at www.twitter.com/busdrivermick) Unless we weren't unable to find coffee and/or eat some breakfast before load in, we would begin setting up our gear as soon as we
finished loading it all into the venue. Once we set up, the sound crew at the venue, with David, would begin setting up all of the microphones and checking cables, etc.
3pm - More often than not, at least three of us failed to find food
before load in, so another food hunt would take place. We all prefer to eat breakfast style food when we wake up, even if it was at 3pm. So that's what we would look for first. Sometimes we would be successful in finding breakfast food, sometimes we would eat Vietnamese or Thai instead. After eating, most of us would explore the shops or sights around the venue. Because we were on the clock and on foot, this wasn't always easy. We might be able to find some cool vintage clothing stores, cute coffee shops, or some touristy stuff.
4:30pm or 5pm - Soundcheck begins. Or so we thought. Typically, we
found that soundcheck was pushed back so that David could prevent some potential sound issues before we invaded the stage. We killed time by napping, checking Email or Twitter, updating websites, calling home. Also, if we had missed our chance to shower in the morning, lucky for us, most venues on the tour had full private showers and bathrooms for artists. Some of us would shower right about now, or after soundcheck.
6pm - Sound check starts for realizes. Sound check would start with me hitting all the drums, then playing some fat beats so that David could get some good sounds in the house. Then, Chris would play is bass, and then we would play together, usually something like Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison or a really obnoxious (but fun!) busy funk improvisation. Then we would begin to go around and check all the instruments and voices for our monitor levels and the house levels. Dan liked to check his voice by singing (yes, with a melody) the legendary hip hop song "The Humpty Dance." Allie liked to check her voice with "Day Man" from
It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. We played "Locked Up" from verse two, "Soldier" from the beginning of the double chorus at the end, and
"Mountain and Sea" where the band kicks in.
7:30 - The opener(s) sound checks. For the first part of the tour, it was Greg Holden. Then it was Greg Holden and Johnnny Marnell. Then it was Matthew Perryman Jones. Then it was Greg Laswell and Greg Holden. For Greg Holden's set, Allie, Bess, and Dan would join him for his song "Bar On A", so they would soundcheck this song with him. Similarly, Allie would sing back ups on Matthew's "Save You". Dan,
Chris, Bess and myself would play with Greg Laswell on "What a Day."Once we were done checking, we would find dinner. Sometimes the venue location or the whether made this difficult. In Houston, for example, it was so hot we could barely move, let alone walk around and look for anything. I was picked up by old friends and went to Ninfa's (about a 20 minuite drive from the venue). Many of the venues had catering or some sort of in house cooking (House of Blues, for example). We were usually successful in finding some great grub without looking to hard, thanks to our iPhones and Blackberrys. America is full of great food!
8pm - Doors opened and David would play Tom Petty's Wildflowers album in the house. He played this almost every single show. Backstage, our rider consisted of cheddar cheese, whole wheat crackers, chips and salsa, whole wheat bread, natural peanut butter, various fruit, veggie platter, hummus, whole wheat pita, various hot teas, local beer, Jameson Whiskey, White and Red Wine, and water. We would break into the alcohol a little bit before the show, and snack on the food periodically throughout the night. Some venues were a little more generous with the rider, offering us additional food. We tried to stay on the healthy side.
8:40pm - The opener took the stage.
9pm - Our pre show ritual would usually begin. Gathered in the green
room, we would stand in a circle and improvise some movements and sound. It's something to be seen and heard, not described. All I can say is that it was different every time and helped us come together, laugh, and get in the right mindset for the show. I think there's a video our there with a few seconds of a "ritual" on my MySpace page.
9:15pm - We took the stage and performed. This happened 47 times on
our last tour. Our set list included mostly songs from the new album, and a few favorites from Girls and Boys. A highlight of the show was when we all gathered around Ingrid's mic and sang "You and I" from the Be Ok EP. Before the song started the song, we showcased our Man Squad and Vag Force theme songs and competed for the audience's support.(Because there were three guys and three girls in the band for this tour, we naturally broke off into two opposing teams and gave ourselves these powerful names.) We're big on audience participation, so there were always parts in the songs for singing along and clapping. For our encore, we performed a variation on the song "Maybe" making it about our love of Mexican food. I'm sure there's plenty of YouTube clips out there of this. Then we did a bluegrass version of "Far Away" complete with Dan on accordion, and Chris on mandolin.
11pm - Right after the show we came straight backstage and take 10
minutes or so to talk about the performance and relax with some more snacking, wine, and beer. Before we broke down our gear, we tried to come out and talk to fans, sign a few autographs and pose for pictures. It wasn't uncommon for fans to bring us baked goods and other edible gifts. Some fans are incredibly creative. Depending on
the city, we might have guests in town who came to see the show. This was often family, old friends or other musicians and artists. After we broke down our gear, packed it up in the road cased and loaded out of the venue, with help from the venue's crew members. We would scramble to a bar or restaurant nearby to hang with our guests. LA is always the best time, because we have the most mutual friends there. This year, we stayed there for a few days, playing two sold out nights at
the Troubadour.
2am - Bus call. This means everyone needed to be on the bus before 2am so we could pull away at 2am sharp. The bus would usually stay at the venue after the show until this time. Before bus call, the venue would help us take the rest of our rider to the bus to save for later.
2:30am - We had a fairly large plasma screen TV in the front lounge of the bus and around this time, we would use it to relax and watch LOST DVDs, movies like Team America and Airplane, Christmas movies like Elf and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. Every bunk had a mini fold down screen so that we could also watch from our bunks if we wanted. Some of us would begin uploading pictures on our laptops, editing tour videos, and chatting with friends on G Chat or iChat.
5:00am - Unless it was a particularly crazy night, everyone was
usually in their bunks and finally asleep as the bus drove through the night to the next city...
Dan Romer, Matthew Perryman Jones, Elliot Jacobson, Chris Kuffner (aka Man Squad) in fornt of our bus.
Allie Moss, Ingrid Michaelson, Bess Rogers (aka Vag Force) in front of our bus
Photo's by Deborah Lopez, http://www.myspace.com/deborahlopez
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Saturday, December 12, 2009
Live Review - Arctic Monkeys @ Terminal 5
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Jawbox on Fallon!
On stage for the first time in 12 years, DC's Jawbox took to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday and proved they still got it!
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Rising Artist EXCLUSIVE! La Strada INTV!
Special Thanks to La Strada, Rosario Pellerito, Manny Valdivia, Greg Pace and Kismet Films.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Live Review - Rebecca Hart & The Sexy Children @ Joe's Pub
Quick News
Ailing Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, is on his road to recovery after being diagnosed with Cancer this past summer. MCA tells movieline.com "I'm feeling fine now, after the surgery," he also mentioned that the band is prepping the delayed release of Hot Sauce Committee Pt 1, a tour and a possible appearance at Coachella.
Kanye West will release his VH1 Storytellers performance on CD/DVD. An edited version of the performance was aired, an uncut version in which West slams his idol, Radiohead singer Thom Yorke, will appear on the DVD. The album will be released next month.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Live Review - Phoenix @ PC Richards Theater
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Holiday Playlist Vol 3
Julian Casablancas - "I Wish it Was Christmas Today"
The Killers - "Happy Birthday Guadalupe!"
My Brightest Diamond - "Nature Boy"
The Hives and Cindy Lauper - "Christmas Duel"
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - "Little Drummer Boy"
Glasvegas - "Please Come Home"
My Chemical Romance - "All I Want for Christmas"
Blitzen Tripper - "Christmas is Comming Soon"
Paul McCartney - "Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time"
David Ford - "Have Yourself a Bitter Little Christmas"
Jimmy Eat World "12.23.95"
Jimmy Eat World - "Christmas Card"
The Raveonettes - "Come on Santa"
Robbers on High Street - "Season's Greetings"
Decemberists - "Please Daddy (Dont Get Drunk This Christmas)"
Sufjan Stevens - "Come on! Lets Boogy to the Elf Dance"
Glasvegas - "Silent Night"
Sufjan Stevens - "Good King Wencelas"
Weezer - "O Come O Ye Faithful"
The Pogues - "Fairytale of New York"
Your Vegas - "Christmas and Me are Through"
A Fine Frenzy - "Redribbon Foxes"
Bob Dylan - "Hark The Herald Angels Sing"
For Holiday Playlist 2.0 Click HERE
For Holiday Playlist Vol 1 Clock HERE
Movie of the Month - Persepolis
Underrated Classic - Oasis "The Masterplan"
Blur Reunion Documentary
Quick News
Blur front man Damon Albarn is such a busy man. He has named the upcoming Gorrilaz album Plastic Beach and it will be due in 2010. As previously reported he is penning an opera with graphic novelist Alan Moore. He is also working on a record with Flea and The Good, The Bad and The Queen member Tony Allen and is also looking to prep another The Good, The Bad and The Queen album. Yet, still no word is Blur will tour again in 2010.
Smiths/Modest Mouse/Cribs guitarist (friend and fan of this site I might add) Johnny Marr is penning his first film score. He is scoring the upcoming Antonio Bandaras film The Big Bang, which also stars Snoop Dogg.
After the holidays La Roux will set off to France to record some material for the follow up to their debut follow up. In January La Roux is set to kick off the Gold World Tour.
As previously reported The Flaming Lips are set to cover Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon for a covers album. Now the band plans to bring that experience live at their annual New Year's Eve concert in their native Oklahoma.
Trent Reznor was not kidding when he said his "Wave Goodbye Tour" would be Nine Inch Nails' last live waltz. The legendary front man has put all of the band's touring gear up on ebay.