Foster The People had one of this year’s biggest albums by a new band, and they feature on Cassandra’s Top 11 of 11 list. What else made the cut?
Posts tagged "Cage the Elephant"
Katy Perry (and the Usual Suspects) Lead MTV VMA Noms
I had to check my calendar to make sure it wasn’t too early for VMA Nominations to be announced. Lo and behold, we’re almost done with July, and now is the usual time that the nominees for the show-an MTV institution since 1984-to be announced. To (what should be) no one’s surprise, the leading nominees are Katy Perry, Adele and Kanye West. Whatever you think of the music made by any of these artists, you have to admit that Perry […]
New Release Report 1/11/11: Let ’em Eat Cake
After a couple weeks of slumber, the music industry is slowly wiping the sleep from their eyes and getting back into the business of releasing records. No major, major names releasing anything today (or for the remainder of January, quite honestly), but definitely a title or two that might pique your interest. You wouldn’t be off-base if you called Cake a one-note band. But damn it, do they play the SHIT out of that one note. Even though you pretty […]
Observing the Uncaged Elephant
You don’t have to be animated to put on a good show. I mean, one of the best shows I’ve ever seen was Ray LaMontagne and he’s hardly what you’d consider animated (although he was much funnier than I thought he’d be). Sometimes, though, it’s all about the energy, and rock band Cage the Elephant had that in spades when I saw them at the Paradise Rock Club last night. This show was a fucking messy, sweaty, aggro rock show-a […]