Archive for January, 2007
Monday, January 15th, 2007
We admittedly got giddy as soon as we heard the unconfirmed reports that Gordon, Stewart, and Andy were (finally) gonna give us a reunion tour. Unfortunately, there's been little to support those rumors in the weeks since. Which is why...
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Monday, January 15th, 2007
Congrats, Koopa! The otherwise-forgettable pop-punk band from Essex has ensured itself a long life in UK music trivia by becoming the first unsigned band to crack the UK Top 40. NME reports:Under new chart rules their download-only single 'Blag, Steal...
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Monday, January 15th, 2007
Twice a week (starting today!) we dig up a music video so ill-conceived it's no wonder MTV stopped playing the damn thing. But hey, at least we learned something... "Whatzupwitu" Eddie Murphy (featuring Michael Jackson), 1993 THE CONCEPT Eddie and...
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Monday, January 15th, 2007
While the LA gossip industry begins drooling over fresh meat to pillage, The Game is having none of it. When asked about David Beckham's addition to the MLS club Los Angeles Galaxy (who, apparently, exist) he told Guardian:I'd kick David...
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Monday, January 15th, 2007
As part of the Country Hall Of Fame honored Louvin Brothers, Charlie wrote songs that shaped commercial country music in the '50s and '60s, and later left a mark on alt-country, being covered by Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, and Uncle...
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Monday, January 15th, 2007
Pitchfork took its biggest step toward MP3 blogization this morning with the launch of Forkcast, which usurps the "Free Downloads" feature and the track reviews section of the site, combining 'em into one tidy, top-right column. The gist is that...
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Monday, January 15th, 2007
Great article in the New York Times this weekend, tracing the evolution of the Talking Head from an "archetypal nerve-racked data-age persona" to the "mellow," show-going, approachable multi-media artist he is today. In support of the saintly tag the NYT...
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Monday, January 15th, 2007
Fifteen years on from the release of the seminal record Loveless, remixer-for-hire Kevin Shields spoke with Magnet about making another My Bloody Valentine record, saying, "We are 100 percent going to make another My Bloody Valentine record unless we die...
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Monday, January 15th, 2007
Along with rebellious meatballs, this weekend's Saturday Night Live featured The Shins, whose performance of "Phantom Limb" and a superdragged out "New Slang" didn't do anything to change our minds about their live abilities. But Jake Gyllenhaal doing his best...
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Sunday, January 14th, 2007
Bandannas are finally up for sale: BIGSTEREO BANDANNAS. Apologies for the long wait… no excuses.
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