Okay, so he looks a bit like Beck, twangs and rambles like John Prine or Bob Dylan, crafts a song like Arlo Guthrie and tells a deadpan joke in the vein of Zach Galifianakis, but Tennessee songwriter's songwriter Todd Snider is a rare performer who can at once channel tradition and still step—poignantly and hilariously—out of its shadow.
Pearl Jam recently raised $3 million for the fight against poverty with a benefit concert in 
Haven’t looked so good on the dance floor since Alex Turner and his clan of cold chimps took you though your Favourite Worst Nightmare over a year ago? Like Alex Turner’s solo record but just didn’t think you could two-step to it? Well, dust off your old post-punk dancing shoes (And seriously, get some new shoestrings. Don't make us have to tell you again.), because the Arctic Monkeys are back at it again.
We know what you're thinking...
Maybe you've heard of a little ol' "four-day, multi-stage camping festival held on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tenn." called Bonnaroo. We went, saw and conquered the damn thing and have a neat little video to show for it.
It's hard not to make comparisons between Ray Raposa and Conor Oberst. Both are singer-songwriters that are the only constant members of their respective bands. Both make copious use of seemingly random instrument tinkering. Both deal in the musical currency of folk (albeit very different types). We could go on for a while, but this isn't about Mr. Bright Eyes. This is about Raposa and his Castanets.
Like every subject he touches these days, Judd Apatow is about to make Huey Lewis relevant again. As had been rumored, the harmonica maestro (with The News in tow) did indeed craft the theme song for Apatow's upcoming stoner, er, pardon, "buddy," flick Pineapple Express. Check it out on the Pineapple Express soundtrack's MySpace page, and try not to laugh too hard when you hear one of the icons of pop-rock utter the word "chronic" and inhale, Dr. Dre-style.
It's a simple recipe for Hollywood producers. Start with semi-to-well-known characters, (preferably from a comic book), stir in a generous portion of bloody action scenes, season with betrayal, add a love story to taste, and BAM! You've got yourself a Hollywood blockbuster.
When busy bee Neko Case hurt her ankle during this spring's New Pornographers tour with Okkervil River, faces fell long from coast to coast. The alt.country enchantress was to miss a number of dates supporting 2007's Challengers, and really, what's a Porno show without its chanteuse?
Who hasn't gone to an awesome live show and thought, "I want that! I want to rock that hard!" only to quickly realize that the last instrument you attempted to master was the recorder in third grade. (We're shaking our fists at you, "Frere Jacques.")
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Music: Claire & Bain's Maple Yum-Yum Reunion at Eddie's Attic in Decatur, Ga. JellyNYC Pool Party w/Ronnie Spector |
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Episode 67
April 22, 2008
