Posts tagged "Gogol Bordello"
Gogol Bordello, Pure Vida Conspiracy: Album Review

Gogol Bordello, Pure Vida Conspiracy: Album Review

While I try to avoid reviewing albums I dislike, sometimes it needs to happen to warn the masses and longtime fans. It’s not often I use the phrase “utter shit” to describe a band or album but here I am typing while listening to Gogol Bordello’s latest, Pure Vida Conspiracy. To say this band has lost it somewhere along the way would be an understatement. They’ve lost members. They’ve lost their edge. They’ve lost that magic. A gang of gypsy […]

New Release Report 4/27/10: Who the Hell is B.O.B.?

And now I’m squooshing two column titles into one. I’m so crafty, I tell ya. So this guy B.O.B., right? He’s signed to T.I.’s Grand Hustle record label, but his music is pretty un-T.I.-like. His debut single, “Nothin’ on You”, is currently the #1 pop record in the country. They’re definitely working the “not your average rapper” angle with this dude. His second single, “Airplanes”, features Hayley Williams of Evanescence Paramore. He plays guitar and piano. Looking on allmusic for […]