The last couple of weeks have been pretty quiet on the new release front. Well, folks, brace yourselves. ‘Cause there’s a TON of stuff coming out this Tuesday and for the next several Tuesdays. Let’s jump right into it, huh? Linkin Park occasionally gets lumped in with the whole nu-metal movement, which is kinda sad, because I think Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda have more musical talent in their pinkie fingers than Fred Durst has in his whole body. At […]
Posts tagged "Rivers Cuomo"
Will Weezer’s “Memories” Video Make You Nostalgic for…2004??
I feel like I just posted about Weezer’s new album, “Hurley” yesterday (OK, it was a couple weeks ago)…and now we are four short days away from the album’s release. With the anticipation building for Rivers and co.’s first independent release, they’ve hit us with the video for the first single, “Memories”. Now, Weezer’s always recorded some pretty memorable clips-from “Buddy Holly” to “Keep Fishin’” to “Beverly Hills”. In light of those awesome clips, “Memories” is kinda…I don’t know. I […]
A Perfect Start to the Long Weekend: B.O.B. & Rivers Cuomo Make “Magic”!
Someone was blasting B.O.B. on Twitter earlier because they found him too poppy. My take on it is this: there is nothing inherently wrong with pop music (or commercial music, or hooky music) as long as it’s done right. B.O.B. is quite obviously a talented cat. He has good taste in collaborators, to boot. While my mind is occasionally boggled by what gets played on Top 40 radio, I will say that B.O.B is one of those dudes whose music […]
Weezer “Memories”
Despite the fact that less and less people seem to share my viewpoint these days, a new Weezer album is always cause for celebration in my neck of the woods. After a lengthy relationship with Geffen Records, Rivers Cuomo and company have jumped ship to land at legendary “indie” (there’s that word again) label Epitaph. Their new album, “Hurley”, comes out this fall and is shaping up to have a bigger rollout than the last couple of Weezer records. Not […]
The Intriguing "Adventures of Bobby Ray"
I think we’ve finally come to the point where mainstream hip-hop has become so insufferable that fans are willing to anoint anyone who goes even slightly off the beaten path as the next big thing. Atlanta rapper/singer/instrumentalist B.O.B. is the latest recipient of those next big thing conversations, and while his debut effort “The Adventures of Bobby Ray”, doesn’t totally live up to the hype, it’s certainly the most noteworthy hip-hop album of 2010 so far, and rivals last year’s […]