December 2009
10 posts
Apple Genius Playlist
For those who use iTunes and have an iPod or iPhone, you probably know about this feature. You select a song from your iTunes library and hit the Genius icon. From there iTunes finds songs that go well together and makes a playlist from them. I, myself never really paid attention to the little atom icon. I would make my own playlists and call it a day. But something happened the other day to...
November 2009
26 posts
Andy, Robert and Chris perform an acoustic set for... →
Some of the guys from Manchester Orchestra performing a few acoustic songs…
I’ve Got Friends Shake It Out Hast Thou Considered The Tetrapod(The Mountain Goat’s cover)
Also, the band will be performing on December 1st, 7 pm at the Apple store in SoHo. So if you happen to be in the City, I suggest you go check them out. I might try and make a trip up there, we’ll see...
Pirate Radio Soundtrack →
I just got back from seeing Pirate Radio. If you haven’t heard of this film, it’s about the radio broadcasting in the United Kingdom in 1966. Because of BBC regulations the music on the radio was very limited and Rock’n Roll was not played at all. Imagine living in the U.K. during the 60’s. The Beatles, and the Rolling Stones, and they weren’t even played on the...
Wondering who to catch on tv this week?
11/17 - Bouncing Souls on The Daily Habit [FUEL] 11/19 - Jack’s Mannequin on The Daily Show [COM] 11/19 - Elvis Costello on The Colbert Report [COM] 11/20 - Death Cab For Cutie on Jimmy Kimmel [ABC]
Check out more here.
via AP
Dashboard Confessional and New Found Glory to... →
Dates are as follows: November 30, 2009 @ Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA December 1, 2009 @ Glass House - Pomona, CA December 2, 2009 @ Slim’s - San Francisco, CA December 4, 2009 @ In The Venue - Salt Lake City, UT December 6, 2009 @ Slowdown - Omaha, NE December 7, 2009 @ Subterranean - Chicago, IL December 8, 2009 @ St. Andrews Hall - Detroit, MI December 10, 2009 @ Middle East -...
Amazon Editor's Best Albums of 2009
“Remember every list is like a snowflake. So far this year folks have been focused on the bigger picture, offering their thoughts on the best albums of the decade. Amazon’s Editors, though, clearly getting ready for the Holiday season, have jumped out with the first official Best Of 2009 to get our attention. They’re in the business of selling things to you, true, but even if I...
Monsters of Folk performing their song, Dear God (Sincerely M.O.F.), with the Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. (10/4/09)
Monsters of Folk is a group that consists of, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Connor Oberst and Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes and M. Ward. Their first album came out in September. In Rolling Stone & Pitchfork’s review of the album, they likened the group to our...
This video is Weezer and Sarah Bareilles performing the first single, If You’re Wondering, If I Want You To (I Want You To), off their upcoming album, Raditude.
Weezer’s AOL Sessions also featured special appearances by Kenny G, Chamillionaire. You can watch the rest, here.
So, all the things I said about Weezer in my previous post still stand. But this song, this song reminds...
Saves the Day - Let It All Go. New song off their upcoming album, Daybreak.
My love for Saves the Day runs deep. I started listening to them when I was a junior in High School. Their Album, Through Being Cool had come out 2 years earlier and as soon as I heard it, I knew I was in it for the long haul. It was one of those albums that as a teenage girl, I could relate to. Every track had some kind...
Manchester Orchestra - Shake it Out Off their album, Mean Everything to Nothing.
Manchester Orchestra formed in 2005 and has since released 2 studio albums and and 5 EPs. Their first album, I’m Like A Virgin Losing A Child, came out in 2006 and their most recent album Mean Everything To Nothing, in April 2009; both on Favorite Gentlemen Recordings.
Pitchfork gave Mean Everything to...
October 2009
3 posts