Now that he’s over a year sober, Ryan Adams is reluctant to admit it has any effect on his music, although he is well aware that his tantrums and occasionally questionable performances have dampened his star’s rise. But his latest, Easy Tiger, does, admittedly, show signs of an ear for commerciality. I have a feeling […]
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Will Ryan Adams be remembered for his erratic behavior or his music?
July 26th, 2007
New Supergrass LP on the way
July 25th, 2007
In the meantime, the band has posted a live mp3 of “Diamond Hoo Ha Man” on its website, a slicker version of which will appear on the new record. The trio plans to release the follow-up to 2005’s Road to Rouen early next year. Two shows with the Arctic Monkeys are planned for this weekend […]
WTF: Will Oldham stars in the new Kanye West video
July 25th, 2007
Will Oldham’s freakdom never ceases to astound. And he’s outdone himself again, showing up as a hammy sidekick to Zack Galifianakis in Kanye West’s new video for “Can’t Tell Me Nothing.”
Sweden’s Labrador turns to Pirate bay for help
July 25th, 2007
After unsuccessfully attempting to distribute their 68 song Summer Sampler via their web server, Labrador turned to the bit torrent kings The Pirates Bay for help in mass distribution. The sampler includes tracks from Sambassadeur, Suburban Kids with Biblical Names, and Acid House Kings to name a few. It is available as a torrent. Go […]
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Steve Albini defines ‘Swingo’, sports hard-on for Jesus Lizard on poker message board
July 23rd, 2007
I’ve been buried in this forum all day. Steve Albini talks poker, music, and why Urge Overkill sucks. As Always, Albini is extremely open and frank in his answers. He pulls no punches, and he does not bullshit. Too many gold lines to quote them all, but here’s a sample exchange: Quote: Not gay. Chicks […]
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Benni Hemm Hemm: Iceland’s latest indie darling
July 18th, 2007
Being big in Iceland doesn’t exactly have a lot of perks. For Benni Hemm Hemm, three years of hype (Rolling Stone said he “evoked the sunshine prospect of Brian Wilson conducting a troupe of Salvation Army horns at a 1967 Smile session”) and selling 30,000 records in a country with a population of 300,000 meant […]
Be Your Own Pet in the studio
July 17th, 2007
Rolling Stone has an exclusive video of Nashville’s Be Your Own Pet cavorting around in the studio. The band is working on its follow-up to last year’s debut on Thurston Moore’s Ecstatic Peace! label. Lead singer Jemina Pearl talks the viewer through a rudimentary tour of Pro Tools, but it’s not all boring. Pearl is […]