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TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #17: you+me – rose ave….
This fall, P!nk released a new album sort of under the radar. This project is rose ave. For this album, P!nk formed a duo called you+me with Dallas Green, a Canadian singer-songwriter also known under the moniker City and the Colour. She met Dallas through her husband, and planned a collaboration track that turned into […]
TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #18: FOSTER THE PEOPLE – SUPERMODEL…
This year Foster The People released their second album, Supermodel, which was in some ways a complete left turn from their near-perfect debut Torches. Instead of electronically driven pop hooks and catchy layered harmonies, this album contains… well it still contains layered harmonies, but not as catchy this time. Instead, Mark Foster looks inward and […]
TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2014 – #23: THE BLACK KEYS – TURN BLUE…
I have a feeling that Turn Blue will top several peoples’ lists this year. The Black Keys is one of those critics’ darlings bands that always seems to make the lists. So why is it on mine? Is it warranted? I’m more of a newcomer to the band. I started listening at El Camino, long […]
PINK FLOYD’S *THE DIVISION BELL* TURNS 20! – HOW I BECAME OBSESSED WITH PINK FLOYD…
Twenty years ago this Sunday, March 30 1994 in the UK (but not until April 5th in the US), the final Pink Floyd studio album The Division Bell was released to extremely high and impatient expectations. Their previous album, A Momentary Lapse of Reason, created a dividing line amongst fans. Original lyricist Roger Waters had […]
REVIEW: FOSTER THE PEOPLE – SUPERMODEL…
Foster The People’s second album Supermodel is a rather challenging one. According to frontman and writer Mark Foster, his mindset changed after being on the road for two years supporting Torches. Then he traveled to other countries such as India to clear his head. The musical tones on Supermodel definitely show this, as there is […]
REVIEW: BECK – MORNING PHASE…
There really are two different Becks. There’s Beck that made Odelay, Mellow Gold and Midnight Vultures, and then there’s Beck that made Mutations and Sea Change. I will be up front in saying that I was not the biggest fan of Sea Change. My impression when giving it a couple tries back when it came […]
REVIEW: SHARON JONES AND THE DAP-KINGS – GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT…
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings like to do things the old way rather than the easy way. All of their music, as well as all of the recordings on the Daptone label are recorded in a Brooklyn studio on vintage equipment. They only use analog recording equipment. While people can argue the merits of this […]
“THE SMITHS” TURNS 30 – LOOKING BACK + THE FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT…
February 20th 1984 was a day that changed music forever. The Smiths may have only had two singles out so far in the UK, “Hand In Glove” and “This Charming Man”, but their full length debut would change the course of popular music and would even change lives. At a time when pop groups like […]
FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT: IMAGINE DRAGONS – “ALLSTATE FAN FEST”, NEW ORLEANS 1/1/14…
Tonight’s Friday Night Concert features Imagine Dragons! The show was just posted up on YouTube today. The band played a show called Allstate Fan Fest in New Orleans on New Year’s Day this year. For those who have only heard their three radio hits played to death, here is a chance to hear and see […]
FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT: GREEN DAY – WOODSTOCK 1994…
Saturday marks the 20th anniversary of Green Day’s landmark album Dookie. The album was their breakthrough and their first on a major label, which forever brought up the question, “Does a band sell out if they move to a major label?”. Regardless of the debate, Dookie was an album full of teenage angst and questioning […]
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