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Margaret Cho: A Tale of Beauty 2008-03-26 23:07:09 Margaret Cho is currently in the midst of her “Beautiful” tour which has received colorful reviews:
“90 minutes of fleshy hilarity that will make you turn to your neighbor and whisper, “Oh my God, is this really happening?” -Washington Square News
“Margaret Cho’s burlesque-cum-variety act is worth every hoot and catcall, not only for her zinger-filled standup, [...] Read more:Margaret
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The Wonderful World Of Carolyn Wonderland 2008-03-26 22:34:01 Although the music community of Austin is somewhat a close-knit group, there are pioneers among the masses. CarolynWonderland
is one of those pioneers.
The multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and bad ass guitar player has paid her share of dues along the way. But she has also performed with Bob Dylan and Johnny Winter. Her hard work [...] Read more:Wonderful
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The New A-Team Movie: We Pity the Fool! 2008-03-26 15:22:59 According to an article on Yahoo TV, a movie based on the popular series The A-Team is in the works and may be released as early as June of next year. We here at Pop-Rock Candy Mountain are always a bit tentative when hear that one of our all time favorite shows is going to [...]
News: Dr. Pepper Pushes AXl Rose For New GnR Album 2008-03-26 14:33:34 From a press release from Dr. Pepper
*Guitarists Slash and Buckethead Will Not Be Eligible For Free Soda
PLANO, Texas, March 26 /PRNewswire/ — Tired of a world in which
Americans idolize wannabe singers and musicals about high schoolers pass as
rock ‘n roll music, Dr Pepper is encouraging (ok, begging) Axl Rose to
finally release [...] Read more:Album
The Iconoclasm Of Wendy James 2008-03-31 01:09:31 Wendy James
has always played by her own rules. And one rule that she has adhered to is her evasion of the celebrity spotlight. Although she has the looks of a fashion model and is quite the prolific songwriter, Wendy James is just Wendy James.
The former Transvision Vamp singer is currently touring Europe with her [...] Read more:Wendy
The State 2008-03-29 23:13:18 Pop-Rock Candy Mountain loves The State
, one of the most influential and prolific comedy troupes of all time. We are currently working on a long-running series of interviews with its members. Join us weekly as we will be featuring a new clip from a current project from its founders including Wainy Days, The Michael Showalter [...]
Mike Watt: The Godfather 2008-04-02 01:16:14 On December 20, 2007 Mike Watt Turned 50. In the half-century of his existence, he has become one of the most influential icons of the American punk-rock movement. However, if you were to say this to Watt, as he likes to refer to himself, he would probably laugh–not out of rudeness, but out of humbleness. [...] Read more:Godfather
Grits and Greens: Alexandra Guarnaschelli 2008-04-01 23:14:41 Although the phrase “Chef Alexandra
Guarnaschelli wears many hats” is most definitely a cliche’, there is nothing hackneyed about the chef. Guarnaschelli is the Executice Chef at the Manhattan eatery Butter. She is also a wife, mother, a judge on the Food Network’s Iron Chef America and the list goes on…
According to butterrestaurant.com, Guarnaschelli is [...] Read more:Greens
NEWS: Film School Tour With British Sea Power 2008-04-01 18:55:10 Special to Pop-Rock Candy Mountain
FILM SCHOOL are continuing on the road after playing packed SXSW showcases, and a handfull of dates with Airiel. They will roam from coast to coast throughout the Spring, starting with a string of dates with British
Sea Power!
Check out the NEW MP3 for the song “Compare” off their latest album [...] Read more:School
NEWS:The Hill Country Revue Announces April Tour 2008-04-01 18:39:44 Special to Pop-Rock Candy Mountain
Cody Dickinson and Chris Chew of the North Mississippi Allstars Form New Side Project: The Hill Country
Revue
Southeast Residency Tour in April
, Festival Dates in Summer 2008
Memphis, TENNESSEE- Cody Dickinson and Chris Chew of the North Mississippi Allstars form a new side band, the Hill Country Revue. The group also features [...]
The Dark Soul Of Murder By Death 2008-04-01 00:37:26 Bloomington, Indiana’s Murder By Death are an eclectic mix of Johnny Cash-style country, The Church’s gothic rock, spaghetti westerns and a darkly lyrical brand of musical poetry.
The band, vocalist and guitarist Adam Turla, cellist and keyboardist Sarah Balliet, bassist Matt Armstrong and drummer Dagan Thogerson, have spent the last eight years recording and releasing [...]
Judah Friedlander: I Am The Greatest! 2008-04-01 00:25:09 Judah Friedlander is the greatest– he’s the sometimes disputed but never denied World Champion. He is a teen heart-throb and a star of stage and screen. He is–the greatest.
In his own words, Friedlander notes, “I’m a world champion air hockey player, 1983 East Coast Galaga champ, part time teen idol, 12th degree black belt in [...] Read more:Greatest
Arckid: Band of Brothers 2008-04-01 00:01:33 Once upon a time there was a band called Spacehog and they rocked so hard that it hurt our feelings.
Spacehog consisted of Royston Langdon (bass and vocals), Antony Langdon (guitar and vocals), Richard Steel (guitar), and Jonny Cragg (drums). In 2002 the band amicably split to pursue other projects. In 2006 Royston, Antony and [...] Read more:Brothers
Chris Alvarado: What the World Needs Now 2008-03-31 03:38:25 As long as there has been music on this planet, there have been performers. Performers like Madonna or Sean Puffy Combs. They have uber-charisma. They can sing and dance at the same time without hurting themselves or others. You watch them perform and it makes you feel energetic, joyful and/ or alternately horny. Without them [...] Read more:Chris
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Geoff Tate: The Rise of Queensryche 2008-04-04 02:07:04 Back in olden times, “the 80’s”, we used to have these contraptions called “records”. If you wanted to listen to the rock and roll music you would take one of your “records” and put it on what was known as a “record player”. Then, lo verily, the rock and roll music would fill up your [...] Read more:Geoff
What’s So Hot About The Hot Toddies? 2008-04-03 23:14:01 The Hot Toddies are the best thing happening in Oakland, CA, especially since the Raiders are in such shambles. But even if the Raiders were playing in the SuperBowl, The Hot Toddies would still be O-town’s hottest band. On the band’s debut album, Smell The Mitten, they mix everything you love about the Wall of [...]
Indie Friday With Aly From The Merry Andrews Show (3) 2008-04-03 22:06:56 Aly Carr is the creative writer and co-host of The MerryAndrews
Show in Tampa, Fla. She is an amateur small cat trainer and she is very fluent in knock-knock jokes. The Merry Andrews Show can be heard online at the show’s official site.
My understanding is that Guillemots are pretty well known in the UK. [...] Read more:Indie
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WAZ: Head of the Class 2008-04-03 00:47:00 From his bio on WAZmusic.com:
“Growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, WAZ was heavily influenced by his parent’s record collection which included artists such as The Pretenders, ELO, & Neil Young. At the early age of 8, 10cc’s song, “The Things We Do For Love” inspired WAZ to pick up his first guitar. After graduating college, WAZ [...]
Addison Road: Forever Yours…Faithfully 2008-04-03 00:19:34 It’s the classic story: Boy meets Girl, boy and girl form band with friends, band almost implodes, band reconciles. Well, in this story, Boy and Girl get married (Ryan and Jenny Simmons) and the band releases an album on a major label.
Meet Addison
Road: the couple Simmons, guitarist/vocalist Ryan Gregg, bassist Travis Lawrence and drummer [...] Read more:Forever
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Tift Merritt Is Trying To Break Your Heart 2008-04-03 00:19:00 After one listen to Tift Merritt’s new album, Another Country, one thing is apparent: Tift Merritt is bringing soul back to country music. And not just by adding depth to a genre that sold it soul to the masses many moons ago. No, Merritt is bringing honest to God rhythm and blues.
Another Country is Merritt’s [...] Read more:Break
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The Raconteurs/Consolers Of The Lonely 2008-04-06 22:37:32 No matter what kind of rock ‘n’ roll you choose – from the almighty indie rock to depressing mainstream rock – there’s one thing severely missing in the genre these days: fun.
It’s like bands have forgotten that the genre was mostly built on having a good time, which, nowadays, makes for either a sad or [...] Read more:Raconteurs
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NEWS: UCB Freak Dance: The Forbidden Dirty Boogaloo 2008-04-06 22:27:07 Special to Pop-Rock Candy Mountain
FREAK DANCE: THE FORBIDDEN DIRTY BOOGALOO
“When pop comes to lock, when you’re breakin’ on the make, sometimes you got to take a chance and dance.”
FreakDance
: The Forbidden
Dirty Boogaloo, is a new musical theater extravaganza, I wrote and I am in.
Freak Dance is a straight up, in your face, activated [...]
News: Bob Dylan awarded Pulitzer Prize 2008-04-08 18:05:14 Dylan, the most acclaimed and influential songwriter of the past half century, who more than anyone brought rock from the streets to the lecture hall, received an honorary Pulitzer
Prize on Monday, cited for his “profound impact on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power.”
via CNN.com Read more:Dylan
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Joe Lo Truglio Is Not A Horrible Person 2008-04-07 23:46:03 Joe Lo Truglio may not be a household name, but he should be. A founding member of The State, Lo Truglio has starred on TV shows such as Law And Order, Reno 911, Stella and numerous others. He has also been in films such as Wet Hot American Summer, The Ten and Superbad. His newest [...]
The Here And Now Of George Porter Jr. 2008-04-07 23:41:17 George Porter
Jr. is a survivor. He has survived Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, he has survived New Orleans and most importantly, he has survived the music industry. Porter is one of the most influential and revered musicians from New Orleans, both for his work as bassist for The Meters, his solo work and his [...] Read more:George
What Made Milwaukee Famous: Not Just Another Band From Austin 2008-04-07 01:48:37 What Made MilwaukeeFamous
are not a “buzz” band or the “latest export form Austin
, Texas” or any of that labeled nonsense; they happen to be a band from Austin, Texas that rocks and that have released one of the best albums of 2008, What Doesn’t Kill Us.
The album is that big slice of power-pop [...]
Stuck In The Middle With Shooter Jennings 2008-04-09 23:57:54 Shooter Jennings
is going through an identity crisis. Actually, Jennings knows exactly who and what he is and he’s very secure in being himself; it’s the rapidly declining music industry that can’t find a way to “market” his product. This is not Jennings fault; no he just makes honest-to-God music that is “too country for [...] Read more:Stuck
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