Yeah Yeah Yeahs, It's Blitz!
New York trio The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have come a long way since their 2003 success Fever To Tell, however their latest full-length It's Blitz! offers little krieg to no bop as they've glammed up their no-wave tendencies.
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Longview: The New And Old Green Days
Once upon a time there was a band called Green Day. They had a singer named Billie Joe, a bassist named Mike, and a drummer named Tré . They made music, they grew up, and then they made more. Sounds like something with a happy ending, doesn’t it?
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Michael Jackson, In Memory of Human Nature
Remembering an icon who re-mapped America's musical landscape.
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Once upon a time there was a band called Green Day. They had a singer named Billie Joe, a bassist named Mike, and a drummer named Tré . They made music, they grew up, and then they made more. Sounds l...
On June 24, 2009 pop icon Michael Jackson died from what sources are claiming to be heart failure. The circumstances of Jackson's death – like so many events in the legend's life – are shrouded in pub...
The world has gotten so small. I have 700 albums by 400 different bands that play music that fits neatly into 57 different genres all sitting on my iPod that I can stick in my pocket. That's over 22 h... interviews
Bunnygrunt – n. 1. a loud and forceful grumble emitted from a small rabbit. 2. an indie-pop band from St. Louis, Missouri set to dazzle the faces of Athens Popfest.
The tight duo of Matt Harnish ... Dear readers, meet the Coathangers; an Atlanta based band comprised of four talented say-anything females. If you don’t know them already, these ladies blossomed back in 2006 and have since been rumor...
The Merge Records biography section for The Music Tapes says that the act’s founder, Julian Koster, has been “inventing new band members” over the past few years. Koster plays instruments, has instrum... eventsRoky Erickson emerges from behind the curtain... No ascension of the steps – just a slight push of the velvet veil.
Since the announcement of Erickson’s PopFest performance in May, the excitement b...
Heart-shaped spectacles, synthesized techno beats, and enough swagger to make the word “tude” popular again; the Lolligags took the stage at 40 Watt on Friday August 15th. A duo comprised of Dallion L...
I left my apartment Saturday night, expecting to get downtown with plenty of time to spare. I forgot one small detail. Thousands of college students had returned from summer break, and it seemed they ... athens bands
Heart-shaped spectacles, synthesized techno beats, and enough swagger to make the word “tude” popular again; the Lolligags took the stage at 40 Watt on Friday August 15th. A duo comprised of Dallion L...
I left my apartment Saturday night, expecting to get downtown with plenty of time to spare. I forgot one small detail. Thousands of college students had returned from summer break, and it seemed they ...
Saturday, back at Little Kings. It’s hot. It’s the last day of PopFest. Most have opted for the inside’s air conditioned atmosphere over the sweltering shade ‘neath the thatched umbrellas outside.
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At the ripe age of 23, Anni Rossi makes music that speaks volumes of her musical forte. Armed with the viola and instrumental miscellany, Rossi’s classically trained abilities march through her debut ... Anton Corbijn's feature length film Control will open at local Athens art house theater Cine this Friday (January 11) and run until next Thursday (January 17). The event is a trilateral collaboration ...
While summer may be a time of rest and relaxation for some college students, others choose to develop their professional skills and further their career goals during their few months off from classes.... live reviews
If you're looking for a good dose of estrogen-fueled garage punk, I have just the remedy: Stolen Minks. This three-piece from Halifax, Nova Scotia delivers the kind of fiery, no-bullshit sound that's ...
There is something sweet about the Grammy award-winning country duo, Sugarland, something electric and downright sexy. Lead-vocalist Jennifer Nettles and guitarist Kristian Bush kicked off their Love...
October 10th was a typical Friday at the 40 Watt: Chunklet magazine was celebrating its 15th anniversary, kicking off a weekend of shows with Atlanta big-shots Deerhunter.
Fellow Atlantans Gentlema... recorded
In 2003 the Yeah Yeah Yeahs met mass appeal with an MTV video indicative of the musician struggle nationwide: an epic performance that no one seemed to notice. Although "Maps" was essentially a romanc...
Eww, Lady Sovereign, you've gotten my grime all clean. I liked it the way it was before: ridiculously disrespectful, horribly dissonant, and refreshingly genuine.
In her second full-length release,...
After a four-year hiatus, Canadian quartet Metric returned with "Fantasies," a new full-length album delivering ten tracks of their patented new wave/glam-infused pop.
Sadly, "Fantasies" is mired f... |
Music Blog01.29.2009
I’m sitting in my dorm room, flipping through recyclable
pages of Paste Magazine and realizing people with excellent music taste
surround my humble- practically-non-existent-musical-self. This is quite
noteworthy.
Note one: Today in my Advanced ...
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07.17.2008 I have to admit that I had never heard of the local band Folklore before the last AthFest, but
that's what AthFest is for, right? Folklore's appearance at AthFest was billed as ...
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07.02.2008 Today I leave for Gulu, Uganda. I will be there two weeks working for and loving on children who
have been orphaned by AIDS. It is such a blessing to go ...
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05.06.2008 Today is a glorious day. I just finished an exam and am quickly typing a timeline due in two hours.
I've got a grande caramel latte by my side and my ...
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04.22.2008 This weekend marks the 29th Annual Athens Twilight Criterium and UGA is hosting the first Twilight
Jazz Festival to celebrate the race.
The event is sponsored by the Hugh Hodgson School of ...
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Free MP3s
Miwa Gemini will play in Athens at Flicker Theater on February 9. Judging from the sound of this, it should be worth checking out. Her sound is soothing, so if you prefer to be edified by music rather than punished, make the trip to Flicker.
Luke Temple recently released his second record, Snowbeast in August 2007.
From the press release:
The year starts off with “1b-1”. “1b-1” is one of the first tracks Dmitry Fyodorov uploaded to Myspace and one of their most popular tracks that now finally gets an official release. This is a new polished and tighter version of the track making it ready for those dark crazy dance floors you never want to leave. “1b-1” combines the harshness and rudety of the French scene but bangs in a tighter and even a more melodic side to it. “1b-1” can be the end of the genre that combines distorted baselines with Depeche Mode’s chimer. We are killing the scene with Dmitry Fyodorov. Dmitry Fyodorov - once a successful attack player in HC CSKA Moscow that mysteriously disappeared after an accident on the ice. Now, nearly 30 years later, his soul has returned in the form of dark, distorted house music to bring havoc to dance floors across the globe. recorded
In 2003 the Yeah Yeah Yeahs met mass appeal with an MTV video indicative of the musician struggle nationwide: an epic performance that no one seemed to notice. Although "Maps" was essentially a romanc...
Eww, Lady Sovereign, you've gotten my grime all clean. I liked it the way it was before: ridiculously disrespectful, horribly dissonant, and refreshingly genuine.
In her second full-length release,...
After a four-year hiatus, Canadian quartet Metric returned with "Fantasies," a new full-length album delivering ten tracks of their patented new wave/glam-infused pop.
Sadly, "Fantasies" is mired f...
At the ripe age of 23, Anni Rossi makes music that speaks volumes of her musical forte. Armed with the viola and instrumental miscellany, Rossi’s classically trained abilities march through her debut ... In trying to uncode the secret message behind Deerhunter's 2007 release Cryptograms, Pitchforkmedia's Marc Hogan posited that perhaps, like Ace of Base and the Police before them, Deerhunter are a pop...
If you’re looking for the perfect album to make that slightly difficult transition from Summer to Fall, The Smittens’ latest release just might do the trick. The Vermont native twee group has crafted ...
I have to confess that Stereolab is one of the 90s bands I completely overlooked at the time. I had read their name in the music press, but their drony debut had left me uninspired after the emergenc...
It doesn’t matter that the New Bloods are based out of Portland, or that their record The Secret Life is released on Olympia Washington’s Kill Rock Stars label, or that the band is an all girl trio, o...
The haziness of summer has hit. And like any other dreamer seeking recreation within a life of errands, wage-earning and other distractions that keep one air-conditioned and confined from escaping to ...
Think of Mega Breakfast as a life raft in a sea of mediocre pop rock. The third album from London-based experimental pop group The Chap isn’t just catchy, it’s downright addictive. But unlike your av... live reviews
If you're looking for a good dose of estrogen-fueled garage punk, I have just the remedy: Stolen Minks. This three-piece from Halifax, Nova Scotia delivers the kind of fiery, no-bullshit sound that's ...
There is something sweet about the Grammy award-winning country duo, Sugarland, something electric and downright sexy. Lead-vocalist Jennifer Nettles and guitarist Kristian Bush kicked off their Love...
October 10th was a typical Friday at the 40 Watt: Chunklet magazine was celebrating its 15th anniversary, kicking off a weekend of shows with Atlanta big-shots Deerhunter.
Fellow Atlantans Gentlema...
It is my first day in San Francisco and it is not going well. I am swaying slightly in the middle of a cross section of all the roads in the Western hemisphere, trying to light a cigarette with a bro... Roky Erickson emerges from behind the curtain... No ascension of the steps – just a slight push of the velvet veil.
Since the announcement of Erickson’s PopFest performance in May, the excitement b...
Heart-shaped spectacles, synthesized techno beats, and enough swagger to make the word “tude” popular again; the Lolligags took the stage at 40 Watt on Friday August 15th. A duo comprised of Dallion L...
I left my apartment Saturday night, expecting to get downtown with plenty of time to spare. I forgot one small detail. Thousands of college students had returned from summer break, and it seemed they ...
Saturday, back at Little Kings. It’s hot. It’s the last day of PopFest. Most have opted for the inside’s air conditioned atmosphere over the sweltering shade ‘neath the thatched umbrellas outside.
... For the last Flicker show of PopFest, I had arrived – sadly – late. The exterior empty... Oh man, is everyone still stealing some extra moments for sustenance? Entering the theater/stage/bar the place...
A Popfest newbie, I had only a few preconceived notions about what the night would entail as I entered 40 Watt a few minutes past 8 p.m.
Ready to be slapped in the face by glowing, neon indie pop,... |