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Nicole Atkins And The Sea: Neptune City 2008-03-08 16:49:25 Nicole Atkins
/Neptune
City
Columbia
New Jersey native Nicole Atkins and her superb band The Sea has released one of the more hauntingly beautiful pop records that one is likely to hear this year. Set against a lush backdrop provided by Swedish producer Tore Johansson (New Order, OK Go), Atkins produces a dreamy masterpiece that never loses itself [...]
Week In Blogs 2008-03-07 22:57:37 John is fit A very open and honest look at the difficult process of losing weight.
Quality Peoples Breathtaking pictures from what looks like an amazing vacation. Yeah, we’re jealous.
JonTillman.com Great content and lots of it.
Bunny Rabbits! If I don’t get one of these soon, I am going to die.
The brutally honest, gloriously charming [...] Read more:Blogs
THE MILE-HIGH-FIVE-CLUB: Todd Fancey 2008-03-07 00:20:37 Todd Fancey is the leader of the power-pop band Fancey and a member of the Canadian band The New Pornographers with A.C. (Carl) Newman and Neko Case, among others. Buy his new album, Schamncey, today and you will be very happy that you did.
Todd Fancey, welcome to the Mile-High-Five-Club.
1. Breezes. I think breezes are [...]
Weekend Candies: Bill Clinton 2008-03-06 22:36:27 Former President Bill Clinton
will be making an appearance at the Tupelo Furniture Market today at 5:30 PM.
Cockfight Club will be at The Princess Theater in Columbus Saturday with Amadeus St. Vitus.
Comedian R. Bruce will be at Vanelli’s tonight and Saturday at 9:30 PM.
Henry Rollins will be bringing his spoken-word show to the New Daisy [...] Read more:Weekend
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, Bill Clinton
Paul Thorn in Rolling Stone 2008-03-06 22:17:53 Tupelo native Paul Thorn
gets a mention in the new issue of RollingStone
that hits stands today. Paul is highlighted on the Americana Radio Top 10 Chart, where his new album, A Long Way From Tupelo, is number seven. Also highlighted are Willie Nelson (number four) and Alabama native Shelby Lynne (number eight).
Thanks [...] Read more:Rolling Stone
R. Bruce: After The Laughter 2008-03-06 21:45:20 R. Bruce
is something of a modern day renaissance man. He’s a singer and songwriter who paid his dues during the Americana songwriting boom of Austin in the early to mid 1970s. He’s writer of fiction and poetry and he’s a comedian. He’s also a close friend of former Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan, but [...]
Lee Starts “It Came From Beyond Beyond” 2008-03-06 18:24:13 From Daniel Lee’s MySpace Blog:
Here we go again….
So although I still haven’t written the script for It Came From Beyond Beyond, I already started filming it.
Myself and April wrote a couple scenes for Isaac Leviticus Hardy III and his wife Bonna. There’s a narrow week-and-a-half window of opportunity where he’s home on leave from [...]
Beale Street Music Festival Line-Up 2008-03-06 14:00:03 The Black Crowes To Play Memphis In May
Memphis In May Line-Up For 2008:
Memphis In May Official Site
Friday, May 2:
My Chemical Romance
Sheryl Crow
The Roots
Keb ’Mo’
Richard Johnston
Hellogoodbye
Jonny Lang
Ben Folds
Charlie Musselwhite
Robert “Wolfman” Belfour
Flyleaf
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Project Pat
Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials
Lord T & Eloise
Amy LaVere
JJ Grey & Mofro
Lurrie Bell
Saturday, May 3: Santana Disturbed Matisyahu Bettye LaVette [...] Read more:Street
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Friday Night Lights May Live Another Season!!!! 2008-03-06 11:04:52 Don’t put on your helmets just quite yet, but according to two different reports, FridayNightLights
is almost ready to be green-lighted for Season
Three. NBC is allegedly working on a deal with Direct TV, which would air the show first. I don’t understand all of that nonsense, but as long as I get [...] Read more:Friday Night
The Dead Trees 2008-03-05 23:44:00 If you are fortunate enough to have The Dead Trees
Fort Music EP, then you are holding one of those legendary “Indie rock” artifacts that surface from time to time such as Tapes N Tapes first recordings and worn out copies of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. The Massachusetts-based Dead Trees, guitarist Matthew Borg, [...]
The Best Laid Plans Of Mice, Men And Wisely 2008-03-12 23:02:15 If there’s one person whose opinion on music we trust, it would be the one of writer/director/producer James Gunn. We read through Gunn that “Willie Wisely Is Playing Tonight in LA” (thank goodness for MySpace). We checked out Wisely and the rest is Pop-Rock Candy Mountain history.
From his home page: “With a foot in Silverlake [...]
Matt Besser:MB, UCB And The SEC 2008-03-11 21:50:21 Arkansas native Matt Besser is a founding member of the Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB), one of the more cerebral and rebellious troupes in comedy, whose original members also include Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh. If post-punk was a term to describe comedy and not exclusively music, then UCB would be the best of [...]
New Pornographers Live At iTunes/Tour Dates 2008-03-11 20:18:39 The New Pornographers have released a new live album, Live From Soho, only available at iTunes
. The album was recorded at a live show from December at the Soho Apple Store in NYC and is “spot-on and even features a ripping version of ELO’s
Don’t Bring Me Down,” according to a press release from the band.
9 [...]
Colour Revolt To Tour With The Breeders 2008-03-11 20:02:11 Oxford’s Colour
Revolt, who will be releasing its debut CD on Fat Possum Records next month (available now at Emusic.com) have just announced a tour with The Breeders, whose new album, Mountain Battles, will be released on April 8.
The Breeders
Here are the dates:
4/28 - San Diego, CA @ Cane’s
4/30 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
5/02 [...]
Week In Blogs: The Internet Today 2008-03-11 18:44:22 A sweetheart blogger whose honesty and openness is truly inspirational.
My neurosis about being PC prohibits me from repeating the name of this post, but it’s full of interesting information.
Imogen. Nuff said.
I’m Chaotic Neutral! This is classic.
Montage-a-Google by Grant Robinson. So cool. I have a feeling I’m going to be spending a lot [...] Read more:Blogs
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Saving Abel:Way Down In Mississippi 2008-03-11 01:09:52 Unless you’re from Mississippi
, then you probably haven’t heard of the City of Corinth. But all of that is about to change today as Saving
Abel from Corinth, Miss. is having its debut album released on Virgin Records. The release may not create the fanfare across the country that it’s going to create in North [...]
The Southern Accents Of The Drive-By Truckers 2008-03-11 00:15:25 The Drive-By Truckers (DBT), one of the South’s most prolific bands, has a history as rich and varied, and at times, dramatic, as the southern landscapes and landmarks of the songs that have become its trademark. The band, who grew up in and around Muscle Shoals, has written songs about southern myths and legends such [...] Read more:Southern
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The Beatles, Obama And Adrianne Curry 2008-03-10 22:25:29 There’s a great deal more to Adrianne Curry
than one may realize. Although she’s best known as the first winner of America’s Top Model and for her marriage to actor Christopher Knight (you may best remember him as Wes Miller in a 1978 episode of CHIPS or as Binky Hodges on Happy Days), Curry is [...] Read more:Beatles
, Obama
Week In Blogs: The Internet Today 2008-03-10 18:24:34 There’s plenty of room for improvement here, but still a cool concept.
I’m a huge supporter of Zach’s Ass. Plus anytime the words “ass” and “balls” are used together in a sentence, I’m a happy camper.
Intellectualism is stupid. “Yet the rest of us have to work that much harder because we’re not intellectuals and therefore [...] Read more:Blogs
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Life And Death With Matt Pond PA 2008-03-10 02:29:19 Yes, Matt Pond PA recorded versions of “Champagne Supernova” and “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea.” But if that’s all you associate Matt Pond PA with, you are missing out on a band with several albums under its proverbial belt, including the latest, and possibly best, album, Last Light–a 13-song-cycle of rocking power-pop.
Last Light [...]
Cary Brothers: WorkPlay Soundstage Birmingham 3/17 2008-03-14 00:18:33 Nashville native Cary Brothers
is currently touring America as part of the Hotel Cafe Tour 2008, an acoustic tour with various artists including Christopher Denny and Ingrid Michaelson. The tour makes a swing through the South starting Monday in Birmingham
before heading to the East Coast. For information on Monday’s show at the WorkPlay Soundstage [...]
Fancey 2008-03-13 21:52:15 Canadians rock bands are a thriving part of the American rock scene, and it isn’t beacause of bands such as Rush, BTO or the Guess Who, although all have become submerged in American pop-culture. No, this is a movement larger than a single band.
There’s the Ontario musical collective Broken Social Scene, whose members include [...]
Mile-High-Five Club 2008-03-13 20:46:00 Leah Peterson does interviews for print, text and video. She crafts, shoots photos, paints, writes and is generally up to something at all times. You can find out more than you ever wanted to know about Leah at her website, leahpeah.com. Leah is made from 100% recycled materials.
1. The Wire, even though it’s over. Each [...]
Langerado at Merry Andrews Show 2008-03-13 16:15:41 Did you miss the Langerado Festival last weekend in Florida? No worries–The MerryAndrews
Show has the lowdown, including interviews with Matt Pond PA, Dr. Dog and others.
Courtesy Photo
Written By Him
North Mississiip Allstars Announce May Tour Dates 2008-03-13 15:10:58 The North
Mississippi Allstars
have announced some live dates beginning in May. The band is touring behind its latest album, Hernando.
According to the band’s MySpace, tickets go on sale Saturday. Pre-sales may be purchaesd now at
nmatickets. musictoday. com/NorthMississippiAllstars/calendar. aspx).
Dates:
5/13 - Rhythm & Brews – Chattanooga, TN
5/14 – The Pour House – Charleston, SC
5/15 – [...]
Week In Blogs: The Internet Today 2008-03-17 17:01:47 Arckid on MySpleen. Royston Langdon, Christian Langdon, Jonny Cragg. You can’t go wrong.
High Dynamic Range Imaging. These photos blow my mind.
Speaking of photos- aaaauuuugh. (suebob via twitter)
Sometimes it’s almost alarming how many talented people there are in the world.
Homeboy’s Astronomy Blog. Word.
This blog may suspend the seemingly popular belief that all people of faith [...] Read more:Blogs
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Kyle Gass 2008-03-17 02:13:18 Kyle Gass is one half of the greatest rock band in the world. If you have ever been to or seen footage of a Tenacious D concert, observed the passion and care with which Kyle Gass and Jack Black perform each song or witnessed the absolute unbridled glee of their audiences, then you can not [...]
No title 2008-03-16 22:57:50 Although the Boulder-based band The String Cheese Incident (SCI) may be currently on an extended hiatus, the members of the versatile band are far from being idle. The down time has been a creative zenith for drummer Michael Travis and percussionist Jason Hann. The two have formed the experimental electronic duo EOTO, whose shows are [...]
The Black Crowes Warpaint 2008-03-16 21:41:03 The Black
Crowes Warpaint
The Robinson Brothers are back with their Southern spin on Humble Pie and Faces with Warpaint, the first album to feature Mississippi native son Luther Dickinson on guitar. This could be the best album they’ve made since the underrated Three Snakes And One Charm, which was released in 1996. The album’s [...]
Miss Kittin BatBox 2008-03-16 21:39:27 Miss Kittin Batbox
The French-born first lady of electroclash is back with her first studio album since 2004’s I Com. While other artists may be claiming to bring sexy back, sexy is something Miss Kittin has never lost and something she probably will never lose. Batbox is a strong album full of driving bass [...]
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