Exit 7A on the New Jersey turnpike, and Judas Priest
Posted by Keith in Uncategorized
At this moment, I still can’t bear to listen to ‘Hell Bent for Leather’ without a tear coming to my eye. I was at the gym yesterday and ‘Breaking the Law’ came on my iPod and I couldn’t bear to listen… well okay, I’m being melodramatic. But that’s more fun than saying “I’m mildly disappointed”, right? Here we are, five days later and I’m still pissed, I still blame the New Jersey Turnpike, and my copy of ‘Screaming for Vengeance’ sits in my living room unsigned. How did I get here? Read the rest of this entry »
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So, let’s see…I love Sally, Carly, Daniela, Ella, Joni, Nina, Linda, Dusty, Dolly, Shelby, Bonnie, Amy, Kirsty and, of course, Emmylou!
Album Review: Schoolyard Heroes, ‘Abominations’
Posted by Leigh Silbernagel in Album Reviews, Concert Reviews, Musician Reviews, Reviews, Song Reviews, bands to watch
May 13, 2008—I was driving in my car in January when I first heard Killswitch Engage’s pathetic cover of Dio’s “Holy Diver.” I have never been so enraged and offended at a band– ever. The first song I heard by Schoolyard Heroes was “Children of the Night” and I thought, thank God the spirit of Dio lives on. Doing a background check on Schoolyard Heroes revealed that purevolume.com removed their song “Dude Where’s my skin” after a day—despite the fact that it was the fastest downloaded song in the history of purevolume.com. The fact that KsE disgraced Dio’s ‘Holy Diver’ is more offensive than the horror-punk sounds of Schoolyard Heroes. But because they are “disturbing” and “morbid” they get taken off purevolume? I think 1988 called and they want their Reagan era religious-right’s control of free expression back. Their most recent album is ‘Abominations–’ and it combines skilled guitar riffing with melodic lyrics and a haunting message.
Philadelphia - Trocadero - May 04, 2008
Posted by Carl Homrighausen in Concert Reviews
Falling in Love with Jazz
Posted by Anthony Medici in Uncategorized
Still somewhat smitten by my exposure to Sonny Rollins (see my post from last Sunday), I’m borrowing the title from one of his lesser known (and lesser) efforts, “Falling in Love with Jazz,” to sound the theme of this week’s blog. Do you remember your first love? Do you remember your first jazz love? Do you remember how it was, or why it was, or, more likely, who it was, that first opened your ears to jazz?
The Thomas Function-Celebration
Posted by Steven Kim in Album Reviews, Musician Reviews, New Releases, Reviews, bands to watch
Do you remember that favorite local band in high school who you’d go see every other weekend with you girlfriend/boyfriend at the dingy warehouse/art space/basement? Done? Awesome. Now…imagine how you would feel if that band were to suddenly, and quite dramatically, dis-band (haha…oh man) and try to start a new gimmick with more synthesizers and less punk rawk. Done? Not so great, right? Especially not at an impressionable age when all you wanted to listen to was “Alabama Jihad,” a band that sounded as abrasive as their name suggested. So, imagine my disdain when my small-town-wonder-band regrouped under the moniker “The Thomas Function” and stopped wearing uniforms at their shows. An unhappy camper, I was. But, 6 years and some awkward realizations later, I have to say that these boys from Bama clean up their sound quite nice.
Trent Gives Interscope “The Slip”
Posted by Jeff Boule in Album Reviews, Indie Release Highlights, New Releases, Reviews, What's New
TO: Jeff Boule
FROM: Trent Reznor
RE: something new
Hey Jeff, I figured I would let you know the new disc is almost ready to go out, but here are some new tracks I came up with that you might get a chuckle out of.
Hoping for good things, try not to pan it too bad! Trent
Honoring the Life of a Music Collector
Posted by Brett in Honoring Lives
His goal was to have one copy of every album released, and he came closer to it than most of us could ever dream of. Today, we would like to honor the life of a man who’s commitment to music is itself undying, and whose generosity in recycling his used CDs and Records at Princeton Record Exchange will not be forgotten. Read the rest of this entry »
Well, so, it’s spring, and we have to agree that it’s time for our favorite public radio stations to raise money. I believe it’s all bit earlier than it usually is because of the, umm…coincidence between of our tax refunds as well as the rebates, you know. Read the rest of this entry »
The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement
Posted by John Linden in Album Reviews
Most of the reviews you’ll read for this album will barely acknowledge the lesser known of the two members of The Last Shadow Puppets, The Rascals’ Miles Kane. Nearly every word is devoted to Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner. And Turner certainly does shine on this album. His lyrics are as sharp as ever, his vowels as blunt. Oh, yeah, Kane’s good too. Read the rest of this entry »