I have never considered myself a huge Beastie Boys fan. Sure, I own all of their albums but I was never a big fan of those snooty b-boy insomniacs from Brooklyn. They were clever. The original snarksters, perhaps? I even had tickets to see them once. That I paid for. That I blew off at the last minute ’cause I just wasn’t in the mood to see a show that particular night. Like I said, I’m a super fan (interjection […]
Posts tagged "2011 in music"
Jane’s Addiction 2011
Perry, Dave, and Stephen are baaaaaaaack! I love Jane’s Addiction. I love Nothing’s Shocking, Ritual, even Strays. To say I am excited for the upcoming release in August would be an understatement. The group is iconic. Perry Farrell’s voice is unmistakable, Dave Navarro makes his guitar scream so good and Stephen Perkins can do it all behind the kit. Your first taste of The Great Escape Artist was just released and it sounds like Jane’s have found the magic again. […]
Foos Won’t Be “Wasting” Your Time on New Album
I have not liked a Foo Fighters single since “All My Life” was released from One By One in 2002. Not surprising, One By One was also the last Foos record I liked all the way through. Until now, that is. I could tell you how I think In Your Honor should’ve been one album and that Echoes… is a throwaway but why waste all that time and energy on negativity? In theory, Wasting Light should be amazing. It’s produced […]
Support Good Music in 2011: Chapter 2 (UNKLE)
UNKLE has been one of my favorite “bands” for over 10 years now. The last of the dying breed of trip-hop (They wouldn’t be if Massive Attack and Portishead would put out an album once in a while), mastermind James Lavelle always manages to take a diverse line-up of artists and make compelling and cohesive albums. UNKLE released their debut, Psyence Fiction, in 1998 and became famous for being the latest project from DJ Shadow. It featured guests as varied as Mike D […]
All You Need Is Duran Duran
Only Duran Duran could find a way to make it onto my 2010 and 2011 ‘best of’ lists in such a creative way. For the uninformed, All You Need Is Now, the band’s 13th studio album, was released last December as a 9-track digital album with the promise of a physical deluxe edition to follow sometime in 2011. Well, that time has arrived and depending on where you go to get your copy, AYNIN has been expanded to upwards of 17 tracks in […]
Support Good Music in 2011: Chapter 1 (Telekinesis)
Are you missing the rocking days of Blue Album Weezer? Are you a closet Robert Smith fan? Do you love Death Cab For Cutie but can’t buy into the emo-ness of it all? If you said yes to any of this then Telekinesis is a band for you. I’ll admit that I discovered Telekinesis through my love of ‘ Chuck ‘ the TV show. It’s not often I find new music through shows I watch so I was pleasantly surprised when the […]
The Strokes “Angles” Their Way Back Into Our Good Graces
I may have been too dismissive when “Under Cover of Darkness”, the first single off of The Strokes’ Angles, debuted a little while back. I felt the song didn’t do anything for the band. It was Strokes-by-numbers, the same old, same old. “Under Cover…” was actually The Strokes re-introducing themselves to us through trickery. “Hey everybody, we’re back! If you liked us before, you’ll still love us now!” One things for sure after listening to Angles is that this is […]