Entries from March 2011

20 years since the release of Slint’s Spiderland

March 25th, 2011

This 33 1/3 by Scott Tennent is a great read.

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Neil Young Inducts Tom Waits into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

March 25th, 2011

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David Lynch to Direct Duran Duran in Live Webcast

March 17th, 2011

In an unlikely pairing, David Lynch, the acclaimed director of Eraserehead, Blue Velvet, and Mulholland Drive will join forces with Duran Duran, helming the controls for a live webcast of the band’s concert on March 23rd at 10pm to be held at the Mayan Theater in Los Angeles. The concert will be streamed via Duran […]

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STREAM: George Michael’s Version of New Order’s “True Faith”

March 8th, 2011

Well, at least it’s for charity. Michael drenches his voice in so much auto-tune it sounds like a bad joke. A really bad joke. Woof.

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Battles Preparing Gloss Drop for June

March 4th, 2011

Battles has paired down to a three-piece, but the departure of multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Tyondai Braxton hasn’t quashed my excitement for the new record, Gloss Drop, one bit. (That album title, by the way, is the win). In fact, as long as Ian Williams is on board, I’m on board. The new record is out June 7th […]

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VIDEO: The Strokes “Under Cover of Darkness”

March 4th, 2011

The new Strokes sounds like the old Strokes, which is definitely better than the last Strokes.

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George Michael to Cover New Order for Comic Relief

March 4th, 2011

George Michael is set to release a cover of New Order’s “True Faith” on March 13, 2011 to raise money for Comic Relief. Seems a bit of a left-field choice for Michael, but New Order’s (ex) own Peter Hook has given his slightly backhanded blessing, saying, “It blew me away when I heard it. Not […]

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