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Archive for December, 2009
The spirit of giving is always alive and well this time of year and Glen Hansard of The Swell Season and The Frames is doing his part to give back. Glen, Bono, Damien Rice, and others took to the streets in Dublin to busk for charity. They took their place on Grafton Street in Dublin [...]
New Video: Julian Casablancas – “11th Dimension”
30, Dec 2009
I have to admit Julian Casablancas surprised the hell out of me this year. I enjoyed The Strokes and I’ve enjoyed the solo efforts put forth by Albert Hammond Jr. and Fabrizio Moretti (Little Joy).
Sitting back watching the musical landscape change before him Julian Casablancas remained in the shadows, while his band-mates showed off their chops. By the [...]
White Rabbits: A Take Away Show
30, Dec 2009
2009 was packed with incredible shows and it’s hard to separate out the best from the rest. Of course I’m going to go out on a limb and put in my two cents. The triumphant homecomming show the White Rabbits put on in Saint Louis stands above the pack for me. When they played the Firebird in June they had reached a new [...]
Sondre Lerche Covers Animal Collective
29, Dec 2009
There’s no shortage of “best-of” lists going around right now and it seems that Animal Collective is topping just about all of them. As much as I enjoy reading all of the lists bloggers and magazines put together, I’m most interested in finding out what the artists themselves enjoyed in 2009.
Norwegian singer/songwriter Sondre Lerche put together his best-of list last [...]
The Antlers: A Take Away Show
27, Dec 2009
2009 was good to The Antlers. Hospice ended up on nearly all of the best-of lists (of which I did not partake) and the hype machine that is the blogger world introduced them to a wider audience. Their music is both parts frightening and beautiful, forcing the listener to run the gambit of emotions. My favorite track from the [...]
Holiday Mixtape V2.0
22, Dec 2009
I hope you enjoyed yesterday’s Holiday Mixtape V1.0. I want to thank those of you who took the time to read my blog this past year. My only goal for this blog is to help people discover new and interesting music, hopefully you’ve found a band or two this year that you’ll enjoy for a [...]
Holiday Mixtape V1.0
21, Dec 2009
I know the holidays are about to come and go, but I thought I’d offer up some unique holiday tunes as an alternative to the typical radio selection you get this time of year. I’ve got a lot of songs so I’ll post another mix tomorrow. Until then download what you like or grab the whole zip file [...]
Mustard Sings Radiohead’s “Creep”
18, Dec 2009
We have another viral video celebrity on our hands, but for once I think it is well deserved. I originally found the link to this video on InsideSTL.com, but it’s starting to pop up all over the place. The video shows a homeless man (nicknamed Mustard) playing Radiohead’s “Creep”. Apparently the Opie & Anthony Radio [...]
Rage Against Simon Cowell
17, Dec 2009
I’m not sure about you, but nothing says Happy Holidays to me quite like a good Rage Against The Machine song. It seems our neighbors across the pond have started up a campaign to have RATM’s “Killing In The Name Of” top the Christmas charts.
Video: Rage Against The Machine – “Killing In The Name Of” (Woodstock 1999)
Apparently [...]
Tonight: LiveFeed Xmas Show @ Halo Bar
17, Dec 2009
It’s Thursday night and the season finale of It’s Always Sunny was last week so you’re stuck with nothing to do. Thankfully you can head over to the Halo Bar at The Pageant tonight (Doors at 7pm, Show at 8:30pm, must be 21) for a night full of live local music and DJ sets to keep [...]