What a difference 24 hours can make. Last night’s My Morning Jacket show at Red Rocks was the antithesis of the The Flaming Lips production the night before. The band from Louisville, KY took the stage with nothing more than their instruments and their beards. A little stained-glass to augment the natural background was...
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It might have seemed a little presumptuous when Wayne Coyne took the stage to declare this night as ‘one of the greatest Red Rocks has ever seen‘. It might have seemed that way if you don’t understand Wayne’s personality. He didn’t really mean that this night would top countless legendary performances over decades of...
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‘We’re Soundgarden and we’re back!‘ It had been over 15 years since I last saw them, but on Monday night Soundgarden proved they are still 100% legit. Led by a long haired, goatee sporting Chris Cornell, the grunge masters performed one of the hardest hitting shows I have ever seen at Red Rocks. It...
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Fucked Up – David Comes To Life (Matador, 2011) A hardcore concept album concerning a heartbroken factory worker? An 80 minute album of epic proportions from a band that was known for 7″‘s overflowing with screw-you-in-your-face political punk rock just a few short years ago? The end, right? They literally fucked up, right? What’s...
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TV on the Radio suffered a great loss when bassist Gerard Smith died of cancer last month. Even though Smith wasn’t on the current Nine Types of Light Tour, he was a big contributor to the album and a close friend to everyone in the band. So it only made sense when they cancelled...
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The Twilight Singers – Dynamite Steps (Sub Pop, 2011) This album, the fifth for Greg Dulli under The Twilight Singers moniker, has been on repeat for the past couple months. In fact, I have probably listened to this album more than any other this year. Again and again I come back to these dark...
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Radiohead‘s “Newspaper Album” The King of Limbs will be shipped in May, but the digital version will be crashing the Internet on Saturday!
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The White Stripes 1997–2011 I’m actually ok with this, it was time. I would give you more information, but their website seems to have crashed when this news hit. The White Stripes - We’re Going To Be Friends
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Our first guest post comes from Mike Scarola from New York. Mike sends out a weekly (or monthly) e-mails that resemble the distribution list ILSUDH2 sent out before creating this blog. This post was inspired by the latest band to reunite for the annual Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio, California. Band...
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The Decemberists – The King Is Dead (Capitol, 2011) Colin Meloy and his Decemberists were an acquired taste for me. I’m all for intelligent music, but this band from Portland, OR takes intelligence to a new level. Each release should come packaged with a complimentary Encyclopedia of World History. When the stories being told...
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The Afghan Whigs were one of those bands I missed. They came and went and I didn’t have much exposure. This seems to be norm for this band that released quite a few influential albums, but never achieved mainstream success. Over the years I have developed respect for Greg Dulli though. The Twilight Singers...
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