The scene: Around 1:00 am at Le Poisson Rouge following a questionable “performance” by an emcee turned opening act. Popo takes the stage benefiting from a bar set well low. But wait;  they’re funny… and tall… and talented.
Launching head first into their super fast power-chord heavy set, the crowd quickly congregates and warms to the [...]

Originally posted on Hard Candy Music

Sleigh Bells, the yet unsigned power duo that’s been generating loads of attention post CMJ, had at least two reasons to be blissfully happy this past Thursday: they played a raucous show at Le Poisson Rogue AND received an honorable mention from Rolling Stone’s Rock and Roll Daily blog stating [...]

Having had the privilege of seeing Imaad Wasif up-close and personal at Union Pool during CMJ, I cannot relay accurately enough how tight the sound is at his live show (and how thin he is… like Olive Oyl, he disappears when turning sideways). Like bounce a quarter off the reverb and sip your coffee on [...]

I want a vid for IRM!!!! But this will have to do for now. Its a slo-mo slice of life according to Beck awash in weapons, projectiles, and plushies… oh my.   Pre-order IRM here. For your viewing pleasure watch at your leisure.

posted with vodpod

Technorati Tags: Beck, Charlotte Gainsbourg

So The Bravery has a new album out December 1 and I am digging the first single (surprise!). The vid isn’t a let down either; a nice mix of Close Encounters of The Third Kind, Tron, and 2001 A Space Odyssey with a healthful dose of disco. Dance Dance Oblivion! Pre-order here.

Technorati Tags: The Bravery

Such a stinker. I blame Beyoncé for writing THE WORST song ever (video phone… really? Really, you could not come up with a better hook than vid… whatevs) but Gaga ain’t helping matters. And the video… well just watch it. Beyoncé not only channels her alter ego Sasha Fierce but does a little “borrowing” from [...]

Mr. Hansen’s website informed me that I, at some point, fell through a worm hole and somehow Midnite Vultures is in double digits. Say what! It feels like yesterday I was getting told by my driver’s ed teacher in South Florida “Ay, how can you concentrate with all this racataca noise. I’m es-cared to drive [...]

Originally Posted on Hard Candy Music

Photo by Alexandra Serio
ISLANDS played a great show at NYC’s Bowery Ballroom this past Thursday replete with rhinestone-studded wardrobe and the cheeky showmanship that we have come to expect from Nick Thorburn. The former Unicorns front man strutted around stage in a make-shift striptease of sorts disrobing systematically from an [...]

Nonsense. This renders me speechless.

+

=

Sooooo gooood! Mostly instrumental and reminiscent of many a top-notch movie soundtrack; it’s equal parts Mark Mothersbaugh’s music for Rugrats, John Williams’ Harry Potter score, and a little Danny Elfman (Burton films) and Vangelis (Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire) for good measure. Lennon is turning out to be his father’s prodigious rather than prodigal [...]

OK not shocking. San Fran band and next big thing Girls’ new version of the vid for “Lust For Life” features boobs, feigned lesbionic horse play, and a penis… for like a split second, you prudes. Its literally got something for everyone. If this were a meal it would be tofu pad thai with extra [...]

I am a sucker for anything camp and this as camp as it gets…. like knee-deep-in-a-John-Waters-vignette camp. Plus, I think this is a nice way to slowly phase out Halloween ephemera/festivities with a vid that features mad scientists and evil cupcakes, you know, as opposed to cold turkey.

more about “Evil Cupcakes: The Pity Party Vid [...]

Meh… so I expected way more than close-ups of nappy weave and a half-assed horizontal pole dance. I was hoping for some nasty dry humping and sweat filled simulated orgies à la “I’m a slave 4 U.” And just as a sidebar to Brit Brit, what’s with the product placement for your drugstore parfume? Just [...]