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CD Review: Taylor Mills, “Under the Surface”
Popdose —
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For the follow up to her fine 2007 album Lullagoodbye , Taylor Mills has once against enlisted the help of her Brian Wilson Band colleague Scott Bennett, as well as her husband, drummer Todd Sucherman. Bennett, who was a key collaborator on Wilson’s most recent album That Lucky Old Sun , is responsible for ...4 days ago -
Girls, With New Guitarist, Slow Things Down at New York Show
Spinner —
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Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News At New York Citys Bowery Ballroom Friday night, Girls frontman and mastermind Christopher Owens, before even singing a single note, shook a tambourine for openers Real Estate and, while getting ready to start his own bands set, defused a minor fracas near the front of the ...1 week ago -
Cha, stoney quality start brah!
Bay Area Sports Guy —
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One of the main cliches of the past couple decades has been that 80% of NBA players are stoners. Could be true. Wouldn’t really surprise any of us, I’d imagine. But this Tim Lincecum should shed light on the group of athletes who either rival or surpass Michael Beasley in toking terms: MLB Starting Pitchers. ...1 week ago -
The Very Best with Javelin @ DC9, Washington DC
popwreckoning —
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“ Do you know what ‘moto’ means? ” singer Esau Mwamwaya of the Very Best asked the crowd at DC9 Monday night. (I presume he was asking if we knew what it meant in his native Chichewa, the national language of his homeland, Malawi .) The crowd, smiling back at him, collectively shook their heads. “It ...1 week ago -
Who Remembers?: Brian Wilson’s Rap Song…
Dog and Pony Show —
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Brian Wilson: American pop genius, primary songwriter for the Beach Boys, envied by Paul McCartney, rapper? That’s right, after his complete mental breakdown and subsequent “rehab” (he was taken by experimental therapist Dr. Eugene Lundy and basically was secluded in Hawaii for the 80’s under a strict health ...1 week ago -
Wednesday Music
Providence Daily Dose —
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Tonight at AS220 — Ashtray Navigations uses the barest minimum of outdated equipment, to present a vision of homemade psychedelic rock and avant garde noise electronics. New York based artist/vocalist, Lesley Flanigan, sculpts electronic music by hand, using sounds that originate entirely from the acoustics of ...1 week ago -
Vampire Weekend proves ready for more at Long Beach gig
Soundcheck —
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Peter Schelden, who reviewed Devendra Banhart at the Mouse House in August, is back with a report on last year’s buzziest buzz band as it gears up for a new album … Vampire Weekend , the NYC quartet who drew great acclaim last year for its charming self-titled debut, sounded tight and well-rehearsed Monday ...1 week ago -
My Top Ten Albums of the 2000s
Music By Day —
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I’ve decided to get into this “best of the decade” game myself. These are my top 10 albums of the 2000s in chronological order with one special rule: No more than one album by any band/artist. This is to keep half of my list from being filled with Radiohead albums.Primal Scream - XTRMNTR (2000)I’m a [...]1 week ago -
Giants Notes: Bay, Free Agents, Arbitration Cases
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
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The Giants had a pretty busy day yesterday, re-signing second baseman Freddy Sanchez to a two-year deal, and outrighting lefty Noah Lowry , making him a free agent. Henry Schulman of The SF Chronicle has some more Giants rumors for us this morning... GM Brian Sabean says he sees a "later-developing market. ...1 week ago -
FT5: Music Books
Austin Town Hall —
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With today’s Top 5 I am starting the ATH Book Club. This is a list of the best books about music I’ve ever read. Mine are all biographies, but any old book about music can qualify. Obviously I haven’t read everything out there, so if I missed something important let me know. I’m always up for a good book ...2 weeks ago -
Tournament of Rock – Legends: the REM pod
Scholars and Rogues —
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Results: Surprise! The Beatles win! *ahem* Okay, so maybe we all saw that coming. Still, Zappa thumping The Beach Boys this hard for second? Interesting things happen in the battle for second, too – not that it impacts the rest of the competition, of course. The numbers: #1 The Beatles 72% ; Frank Zappa 22%; #6 The ...2 weeks ago -
“Wouldn’t It Be Nice” – The Beach Boys (Words/music: Tony Asher,...
Some Songs Considered —
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“Wouldn’t It Be Nice” – The Beach Boys (Words/music: Tony Asher, Mike Love, and Brian Wilson, available on Pet Sounds , Capitol 1966) Right now, when I think of Pet Sounds I’m drawn in to the tone of the bass guitar. All over this album, the bass resonates in such a full-bodied way that it’s ...2 weeks ago -
Song Of The Week
Vanishing Point —
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Surfs Up Brian Wilson (Demo, 1966) One of the most amazing melodies ever written, put to some of the strangest, most impenetrable, yet still beautiful lyrics, sung by a genius. An excerpt: ..Hung velvet overtaken me Dim chandelier awaken me To a song dissolved in the dawn The music hall a costly bow The music ...2 weeks ago -
Top 20 Closers, 2009 Fantasy Baseball
Fantasy Baseball Blog at Razzball.com —
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With the the top 20 closers for 2009 fantasy baseball, we’ve finished our recap of the 2009 fantasy baseball rankings . This is our final look back. This is still a look back. It is not how I’d rank them for 2010 aka next year. As with the other rankings, the final rankings come from ESPN’s Player ...2 weeks ago -
Dreamworks Strikes Up The Band With Gershwin Biopic
:: The Playlist :: —
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If youre not familiar with the name George Gershwin, you might just recognize some of the songs he wrote. "Summertime," "Nice Work If You Can Get It," "They Cant Take That Away From Me, and "Swanee," are just a few of the songs that remain benchmark standards to this day that, written alongside his brother Ira, ...2 weeks ago -
2009 Halloween Concert Round-Up
Live Music Blog.com —
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Like New Year’s Eve , Halloween is another holiday that a lot of bands choose to celebrate in style. There’s just something about mixing the live concert experience with all the fun and choas of Halloween that really brings out the freaks. While most bands typically play into the Halloween vibe in some way, ...2 weeks ago -
Tournament of Rock – Legends: The Beatles pod
Scholars and Rogues —
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Results: Not only was this one of the tightest contests yet in terms of victory margin, it was also a case where the arguments to be made in favor of one artist or another were anything but definitive. In the end, Elvis nudges The Ramones. Hey, we asked for drama. The numbers: #4 Elvis Costello 43%; #5 The Ramones ...2 weeks ago -
Picture Show: Brian Wilson in Milwaukee
Hidden Track —
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It took Brian Wilson just a couple songs to warm up the Milwaukee crowd last Saturday night. His band quickly hit their stride and the Pabst Theatre audience clearly loved every note they played. When they got to Wilson’s Beach Boys classic I Get Around, near the end of the hour long first set, the entire theatre ...2 weeks ago -
Parlour to Parlour, Episode 16: The Spring Heeled Jacks Original Swinging Jass Band
Popdose —
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I knew that the Spring Heeled Jacks Original Swinging Jass Band’s debut album, The Dicky Comstock Show , was going to be good. The band’s bassist/arranger (and a very good friend of mine), Josh Morrow, had been sending me rough mixes as he and singer/guitarist/primary songwriter Nate Dunton worked on the tracks. ...2 weeks ago -
Number 368 - Beach Boys
The Definitive 1000 Songs Of All Time 1955 to 2005 —
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Number 368 Beach Boys "Surfin Safari" (1962) . . ................ Genre : Surf Rock ............... Whoaa a! Listening for the first time, to the Beach Boys in 1973, on a crusty rusty needled long player, well , those days were the ...2 weeks ago
