“Weren’t Young Fresh Fellows more important in the grand scheme of things than Nirvana? And wasn’t Popllama more significant than SubPop? – East Portland Blog Critic’s Roundtable, Part 1 (This conversation has four parts.) Part 1 – Part 2 – Part 3 – Part 4 Through the 1980s a couple of different strains ran through …
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A/V script for presentation at the 7th annual Experience Music Project Popular Music Conference; Saturday, 12th April 2008, 4:00 to 5:45pm. By Tom Kipp [A/V deployed by Dan Mohr] [Slide 1: title] Just a few words of caution before I begin—much of the material you will see and hear during this presentation is disturbing, some …
Photo Credit: Finn Waring Fresh off her hit “BOYS,” which SZA proclaimed “fire as hell,” flowerovlove returns with “Breaking News” – a shimmering anthem for lovestruck summer nights. Produced by Duck Blackwell (Louis Tomlinson, Icona Pop) and co-written with her close friend Ines Dunn (Maisie Peters, Astrid S), the euphoric track emerged as the singer-songwriter turned to music to express complicated feelings …
MUNI LONG RELEASES NEW EP ‘PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION TOO’ VIA SUPERGIANT/DEFJAM RECORDINGS ‘BEST NEW ARTIST’ NOMINEE DELIVERS TRIUMPHANT PERFORMANCE OF HER #1 PLATINUM SMASH “HRS AND HRS” AT THE 2022 BET AWARDS LISTEN TO PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF AFFECTION TOO July 1, 2022 – Today Muni Long – the breakthrough R&B superstar of the year –releases the highly-anticipated follow-up EP to her 2021 debut, Public Displays …
Hey East Portland, My newest single, “Less or More,” was inspired by the loss of inspiration – losing sight of a dream, a dampened spirit, and the journey you take to find yourself again. The desire to reach for this dream, that all the mundane tasks are worth something, that even when I am not …
Reykjavík Iceland emotional post-rock collective VAR is debuting a new track titled “Run” off their upcoming album ‘The Never-Ending Year,’ out April 24 on Spartan Records. Stream “Run” on PopMatters: https://www.popmatters.com/var-iceland-run-premiere-2645584078.html. Guitarist Arnór Jónasson says, “Run” came together very quickly in the writing process. We had gone through it at rehearsals but weren’t sure if it fit on …
‘Midnight Stores’ yw sŵn trip acid Lynchiaidd yng nghanol siop gornel. Dyma gymysgedd anhygoel o organ junk-shop, arswyd a dynwaredwr Roky Erickson gwael. Mae ‘The Party’ yn hip ond sgwâr, mae’n tynnu’r gwrandawr drwy brofiadau breintiedig partis tŷ stiwdants prifysgol. Wedi’u dylanwadu gan steil ymlaciol ysgol gelf Roxy Music, Steely Dan a Mac Demarco, mae …
Her career is more than remarkable: Not only is Göteborg, Sweden born Siri Svegler a successful actress– she appeared with Brad Pitt in the Hollywood blockbuster toga party, Troy— but she is also a songwriter and singer with a delicious joie de vivre. After gaining international attention and some awards with her last album Lost …
I have a lot of nice things to say about the latest remake of A Star is Born. I can be a critic as well. But Bradley Cooper still has a better voice than Kristofferson. Kris is actually a terrible singer and a brilliant songwriter that makes Lou Reed sound like Otis Redding. But this …
I’d ask you all to think of the women in Pussy Riot who stood up to Putin in a celebration of free speech in Russia. Three of them have been held incommunicado in prison for several months and are today in court. They’re a reminder that music can still have a strong political voice: – …
In the mid ’60’s, my ex-girlfriend Antonia introduced me to the concept of “go” songs. These were the songs we heard on the radio that we had a powerful affinity for. Nowadays, you could say a “go” song is one you put on your iPod. Antonia and I tended to have the same ones, although …
Not a bad year for music. I had started compiling my year-end list back in August and assuming there are no stellar December releases, I think this list is pretty final. There is no order to the following faves, but I did leave my Top Three of the year for the end. Also, when all …
Chapter Fifty-Eight All Keith and I could do was hold each other and listen to our baby scream as they stuck a tiny needle in her leg to insert an IV. My stomach turned into knots and I felt like I was in the middle of some horrible nightmare as medical staff rushed to Mandy …
Chapter Forty-Seven “It would look bad if I turned them down.” “Your willingness to give up our time to go off and jam with people makes me realize I’m not as important as your music.” “Come on, luv, be fair. Other musicians are noticing us. It’s an honor to be asked to jam with them. …
Chapter Forty-Four I took the cash box to Ryan. “I made nearly five hundred quid for you blokes tonight, not that you appreciate it.” “Oh, great. Can you bring back the other boxes?” I glared at him. “You’re more than twice my size. You do it!” I went across the room and flopped onto a …
Chapter Forty I realized it was the Piss Ants’ van as it screeched to a stop inches from the throngs. Ryan rolled down the window. “Get in, quick!” We didn’t argue as Jimmy opened the back door and we dashed in at lightning speed. Ryan hit the horn, stomped on the gas, making the tires …
Chapter Thirty I looked up and my heart skipped a beat. It was Keith’s father. He had the same raven colored hair, but with flicks of silver and though the room was dim, I could tell he had the same blue eyes. “It’s Brigitte, isn’t it? You don’t know me but . . . ” …
Chapter Twenty-Eight Keith was comatose on top of the sheets, fully clothed except for his shoes. The smell of beer oozed from every pore as he snored away. Well I won’t stick around. I want to see York, maybe paint a picture or two. I took my time getting ready, hoping Keith might wake so …
Chapter Twenty-Five A one-hour flight dropped me at Orly with enough time to grab a chocolate milkshake before legging it for the flight to Brest. I sat down to drink my milkshake, stashed my bag under my chair and wrapped the straps around my legs. I kept a wary eye out in case any scoundrels …
Chapter Thirteen Keith had some nerve asking that. I threw my brush down, faced him and began to rant. “Oh, where do I start? Do I start with Ryan dumping me in a corner where I couldn’t see the band. After the show no one came so I had to lug two heavy boxes across …
Chapter One I was nervous and excited to move to London. London was where the action was and after spending all my nearly seventeen years in rural France, I was ready for excitement. I was glad I had Aimee, my best friend since girlhood, along. I doubt I would have been brave enough to go alone. We …
. . Fifteen years after Cicely’s moose bid farewell and strode into the night, “Northern Exposure” remains one of the most original shows ever to grace the small screen. From 1990 to 1995, quirky characters in a remote Alaskan town wrestled with profound questions about identity, community and love. NX featured no cheap laughs and …
There’s a photo going round the net that’s started everyone talking. It depicts Paul Stanley’s feet on stage, ensconced in thigh-high platform shoes held together by duct tape: From: Howard Brown Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 11:13 AM To: Kipp, Thomas J Subject: Paul Stanley’s boots Paul Stanley’s boots (click here): “Last night, my pal …