Fat Mike is throwing his name and his dollars behind a restaurant featuring “new American cuisine” in Brooklyn’s Park Slope. It may come as no surprise that the Village Voice was surprised that Mike, who wrote a song titled “Don’t Call Me White” chose Park Slope as his location. (It’s…
[jump] That’s right, you saw “Mouth of the South” Jimmy Hart in there right around the 28-second mark. The audacity of Shaggy 2 Dope and Violent J to make an actual full-length feature film is absolutely remarkable. I could go on and on about that trailer and the idea of an…
If there’s ever been such a thing as a two-sided coin, or an ethical conundrum, here it is. It seems that Best Buy stores will be stocking CDs from local bands. And not just ultra-cool, well-selling local bands. Apparently, they’re willing to stock any local band. That means yours too!…
Welcome to “Nothing Not New,” a yearlong project in which New Times editorial operations manager Jay Bennett, a 40-year-old music fan and musician, will listen only to music released in 2010. Each Monday through Friday, he will listen to one new record (no best ofs, reissues, or concert recordings) and write about…
iTunes is selling Sam Means’ excellent solo debut, the soundtrack for indie flick The Sinking of Santa Isabel, for only $1.99 through the end of the month.The former Format co-frontman (along with Nate Ruess, who now fronts fun.) did the record for a filmmaker friend and it’s mostly instrumental. It’s also…
There sure are a lot of greatest-hits albums out today, including ones from Backstreet Boys and Mariah Carey, but what is most exciting in this week’s new releases is Vitamin String Quartet’s Death Cab for Cutie tribute album, Ghost.On the record, listeners will find a selection of DCFC’s songs from over the…
Karen Dreijer is one half of the Swedish sibling duo The Knife and the sole proprietor behind Fever Ray. She is a very talented musician who is not afraid to stretch the boundaries of what’s weird and rather odd. Her acceptance speech last week at the P3 Guld Awards –…
Welcome to “Nothing Not New,” a yearlong project in which New Times editorial operations manager Jay Bennett, a 40-year-old music fan and musician, will listen only to music released in 2010. Each Monday through Friday, he will listen to one new record (no best ofs, reissues, or concert recordings) and write about…
Patti Smith has always had the gift of being able create art in different media. From her poems to her songs to her photographs and even her film work, she is constantly creating something that others want to experience. On Tuesday, her memoir Just Kids was released. It is a…
Epic Records, owned by Sony, evidently allowed McDonald’s to use a Franz Ferdinand song without checking with the boys first. Lead singer Alex Kapranos was less than pleased about the decision. While he did state, “I’d rather eat a cowpat on a bun than a bloody McDonald’s,” he’s actually far…
Welcome to “Nothing Not New,” a yearlong project in which New Times editorial operations manager Jay Bennett, a 40-year-old music fan and musician, will listen only to music released in 2010. Each Monday through Friday, he will listen to one new record (no best ofs, reissues, or concert recordings) and write about…
This year’s annual collection of the opinions of thousands of music critics regarding the best albums and singles of the year has arrived. The poll was started in 1974 by famed music journalist Robert Christgau and has been continuously running ever since then. While not everyone on the New Times…
[jump] Lerche’s video for “Two Way Monologue” started what would be a tradition of silly, enjoyable videos, as I mentioned earlier. The Never-Ending Story vibe, coupled with the silly paper sets and a bunch of dancing hippies certainly makes this a one of a kind video — yet it fits…
Welcome to “Nothing Not New,” a yearlong project in which New Times editorial operations manager Jay Bennett, a 40-year-old music fan and musician, will listen only to music released in 2010. Each Monday through Friday, he will listen to one new record (no best ofs, reissues, or concert recordings) and write about…
Mikel Lander has a certain contempt for female vocalists, particularly attractive ones who front all-male bands. Hayley Williams? Feh. Gwen Stefani? Ditto. “I’ve seen plenty of bands with chick singers who are really popular, but it’s just a gimmick,” he says. “They get more credit than they deserve just because…
Just as future generations will confuse Nickelback with the likes of Staind, Candlebox, and Breaking Benjamin, today’s coming-of-age music fan cannot be expected to reliably distinguish among Styx, REO Speedwagon, Journey, and other still-touring remnants of the early-’80s arena-rock scene. Especially since they all seem to perform at the same…
Welcome to “Nothing Not New,” a yearlong project in which New Times editorial operations manager Jay Bennett, a 40-year-old music fan and musician, will listen only to music released in 2010. Each Monday through Friday, he will listen to one new record (no best ofs, reissues, or concert recordings) and write about…
If you listen to just one dream pop album this year, I implore you to make that album Beach House’s Teen Dream. The Baltimore duo’s second full-length comes out next Tuesday, but that didn’t stop those in the know over at NPR from providing us with an opportunity to give…
Seemingly always in the news, Lady Gaga has once again found a way to top all the other pop stars out there. This time her single Bad Romance broke the record for most weekly plays in the history of Billboard’s seventeen years of keeping track. The song was played 10,859…
Welcome to “Nothing Not New,” a yearlong project in which New Times editorial operations manager Jay Bennett, a 40-year-old music fan and musician, will listen only to music released in 2010. Each Monday through Friday, he will listen to one new record (no best ofs, reissues, or concert recordings) and write about…
My head just exploded. Goldenvoice has finally revealed the Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festival offical lineup for their 2010 edition. The lineup is usually announced this time of year, on or around the MLK Day holiday, and it comes 87 days before the festival kicks off on Friday, April…
The world has watched closely as the effects of the earthquake in Haiti are beginning to reveal themselves, both to the island nation and to the rest of the world. Prominent figures in the entertainment industry have made sure that the media know that they care, and that in their…
