This Friday and Saturday nights Seattle will witness the return of local icons, The Presidents of the United States of America (Presidents for short). The Presidents, fronted by the charismatic Chris Ballew came onto the national scene back in 1995 with catchy, poppy tunes like Kitty, Peaches and Lump (the latter of which was parodied …
Ducky – Like Rain from Bicephaly Pictures on Vimeo. From Ducky’s press materials: “Ducky, aka Morgan Neiman, has a producer’s instinct and a powerful voice. She has been making music since she was 13 years old, and has played alongside the likes of Japanther, Ninjasonik, Roxy Cottontail, Trouble Andrew and Action Bronson. Her latest release, …
From the Spring Standards’ press materials: “In yellow//gold, The Spring Standards deliver 2 EPs that can be described as a set of fraternal twins, metamorphic stages, or acts in a drama. yellow is a nostalgic meandering through the trio’s shared childhoods—they started playing folk music together as teenagers in the rural landscapes of the Pennsylvania/Delaware …
One Direction is a UK boy band which was formed on UK X-Factor at the suggestion of Nicole Scherzinger. This video with the babies is enormously popular across the globe:
I wrote a rather lengthy comment tonight for a friend’s largely critical thread re: the departed Whitney Houston, but, just as I was about to post it, it FUCKIN’ DISAPPEARED and I was far too pissed to attempt to re-create it from scratch. Anyhow, one aspect I’d included was the fact that there is a little-known, spare, very beautiful, and …
Tantalizingly wondrous. This is the Egg McMuffin of mashups:
Publicists for Whitney Houston have confirmed that the legendary singer died Saturday at age 48. While there are no immediate signs of criminal intent, police are continuing to investigate the singer’s death, which took place in her room on the fourth floor of the Beverly Hilton. TMZ is speculating that a combination of alcohol and …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAlqbpWWGj0 There have been many of these lists. This is the official one. 1. Van Morrison – It’s Too Late to Stop Now (I’ve Been Working) 2. Little Feat – Waiting for Columbus (Fat Man in the Bathtub) 3. The Band – second Album (Whisperin’ Pines – Album Documentary) 4. Bob Dylan – Blood on …
Holey Moley, they talk about chemical castration… this is like musical castration – just hearing it will dissolve your naddies. Outdoes anything Dan Fogelberg could’ve dreamed up. – Steve Stav http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H7JmtAAFEw&feature=related
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MIA flips the bird, and it’s a step for feminism (I tacitly agree). But a lot of the artistic side is T&A, still, backed by huge media conglomerates. When 50% of the media companies are owned by women, I’ll call that a victory for feminism. Not when you have to be young and pretty and …
Last night, February 4th, 2012, I once again headed to Seattle’s El Corazon where ska legends The Toasters were headlining a show. When I arrived, the opening band, Life Afterlife, was just starting. Life Afterlife is a five-piece from the Tacoma area who play a mix from pure punk pop to some harder core punk …
Glorious fragment o’ PiL’s “Chant”, with definitive Postpunk guitar from Keith Levene in Part I. Then a typically poisonous confrontation and walk-off during hapless intvw segment in Part II… – Tom Kipp
Why listen to Neil Young when you’ve got Lou Caruso? 89000 people have viewed this bar band cover of Neil Young’s Powderfinger. It’s a surprisingly good cover:
I’ve just been looking at MIA’s new Bad Girls video. It’s real. I mean she’s always the deal, 100%, despite what anyone might say. You can smell the smoke on this one. I’m still not sure about that other video with Madonna. Can’t help feeling Maya and Nikki are fuelling Madonna’s magpie tendencies. http://www.miauk.com/ – …
Let’s talk about Dada. Best known for “Dizz Knee Land,” their album Puzzle is really quite good. The song “Dim” is first rate (reminds me a bit of Flake – whatever happened to them?) and I go back to “Moon” from time to time as the perfect song for certain moods… – Ron Swanson http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aJgdok_iRc
Big Steve‘s definitely gettin’ it done! I enjoyed a wonderful steak dinner he and Tim Midgett prepared during my last Chicago visit in October 2009… – Tom Kipp Here’s, Mario Batali Voice, and here’s some commentary in the LA Times.
Seattle maintains an open marriage with roots music, and has been noted for its dalliances with grunge and hip-hop. However, the Jet City has held pop music — jangle-pop, folky pop, avant-garde pop, power-pop — dear to its heart for quite some time. It’s a reliable mistress. Seatown seemed a fitting stop, then, for eternal …
This person is pleasingly plump, perfectly so. The song is “I’m Good, I’m Gone” by Lykke Li:
People are swallowing force-fed pablum when they watch American Idol, a show that neither Bob Dylan, Neil Young nor Frank Zappa would’ve been considered for when they were in their 20s. (You have to be under age 30.) In 1969, you had the Beatles, Stones, Joplin, Hendrix, Doors, CCR, and other great bands cranking out …
Singer Ann Hitarda has one of the most popular vids in the US today, “Sex and Rock’n Roll.” Little is known about the scrumptious beauty other than that English is probably not her first language and she favors sexual directness in her songs. Previous videos, “I am Freak” and “I Love Rock” are also below: …
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrpBTIAWDBM Stone in Love, the West Coast’s foremost Journey tribute band is based right here in Portland. They will perform at the Neptune Theatre in Seattle on February 11 at 8pm and the Star Theater in Portland on May 19 at 6pm. Just watch the videos here or listen to the sound clips on their …
BLACK TUSK will be touring the Northwest at the end of March: 3/27 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill 3/28 Portland, OR @ Rotture 3/29 Tacoma, WA @ Hell’s Kitchen 3/30 Seattle, WA @ Highline 3/31 Boise, ID @ The Venue Black Tusk‘s latest record, “Set the Dial“, was released last October on …
Apparently it’s “Retro Week.” Well… here’s a 1985 video that made my parents worry about the future of my generation, caused my sister to think I was hopelessly weird, and proves just how unoriginal Johnny Depp’s “Jack Sparrow” character really is. (And by the way, the song still rocks.) – Peter Olson
Punch Brothers, the best post-bluegrass band out there today, are releasing a new album, “Who’s Feeling Young Now?” on Valentine’s Day and will be touring through Portland’s Wonder Ballroom on March 7 and Seattle’s Neptune Theater March 6. See the dashing lads and their tour poster here. Punch Brothers – “Clara” Who’s Feeling Young Now? …