Music news
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Music news / randomania Tracklist: Jill Scott does Storytellers
Posted by Spencer Sloan on Wed, May 23, 2012 at 11:13 AM
>> Jill Scott is a singer, a writer, an actor, a poet, a women, a VH1 Storyteller.
>> New music from Alicia Keys on the way.
>> No, Ke$ha. No.
>> American Idol something something something.
>> Black Bananas made a tuff video for "My House."
>> Bad news for Hologram Tupac.
>> Britney Spears' demands.
>> Rolling Stone talks MCA with Mike D and Ad Rock.
>> Biebs & Oh Na Na?
>> DEEEEEEAAAAAATTTHHHFFEEEEEESSSTTTTTTT!!!
>> Get better soon, Michael McKean.
>> Team Breezy still the worst.
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Music news / randomania Tracklist: Nas saw Kelis as Courtney Love
Posted by Spencer Sloan on Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:15 AM
>> Complex talks to Nas.
>> Liz Phair enlists he who must not be named/the Dork Lord to premiere a new video for "And He Slayed Her."
>> Katy Perry's Teenage Dream Team wrote "Wide Awake" in 4 days.
>> Kersplosions In The Sky made a slooooooo video for "Postcard From 1952."
>> SNL after-party with Mick, Foos, Poehler and Wiig continued in the Skating Rink.
>> Rick Ross, Pearl Jam, Janelle Monae, Santigold, Skrillex, Odd Future and others added to Jay-Z's Made In America Fest.
>> Download: MSMR's "Hurricane."
Monday, May 21, 2012
Music news / randomania Tracklist: New songs from Lana, Franz, Modest Mouse, and The xx
Posted by Spencer Sloan on Mon, May 21, 2012 at 10:49 AM
>> John Mayer talks to NPR about those interviews. Also NPR-way, the new Walkmen album.
>> Green Day played the Facebook wedding, TMZ thinks.
>> Watch Modest Mouse play new song "Heart of Mine" at the Frost Revival in Palo Alto.
>> Chuck Philips spent the last ten years of his professional life at the Los Angeles Times investigating the murders of Tupac and Biggie.
>> Kreayshawn (pronounced: Kreayshawn) and 2 Chainz eat a super-duper healthy "Breakfast."
>> The New York Times talks to the adorkable Regina Spektor.
>> Queen Perry per... forms... her new hit single "Wide Awake" live... ish... on the Billboard Studio Magic Button Awards.
>> In case you missed it, Mick Jagger did a bunch of old Stones tunes without the Stones and with a little help from his friends Arcade Fire (with a little help from Strokes bassist Nikolai Fraiture), Foo Fighters, and Jeff Beck on SNL.
>> A whole bunch of new Franz Ferdinand stuff, plus a Donna Summer cover.
>> The Darkness are back from the dead.
>> Rihanna and MIA strike a pose.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Music news Tunes From the Tombs brings life to Oakland Cemetery
Posted by Chad Radford on Sat, May 19, 2012 at 9:07 AM
- Courtesy Tunes From the Tombs
- Peter Case performs Sat., May 19. 6:30 p.m.
Tunes From the Tombs returns this weekend — Saturday and Sunday (May 19-20) — for it’s second year of raising funds for Historic Oakland Cemetery, while staying true to the cemetery’s original purpose. “This is one of the oldest parks in Atlanta,” explains Tunes From the Tombs founder Pete Knapp. “It’s a little macabre, but when the park was created, people in the Victorian era would go there with their families to tend to their loved ones’ graves, and the kids would climb on the tombstones — they'd make a day of it.”
Last year, Knapp’s efforts helped raise nearly $23,000 to help fund the cemetery's upkeep and restoration efforts. Nearly 50 bands are performing this year, including Peter Case, the Whiskey Gentry, Adron and more, including Mood Rings who are playing their first show around these parts in a good long while.
A full schedule of the weekend’s performances is posted below.
$10 for one day or $15 for a two day-pass. Children 12 and under are $5 ($10 for a two-day pass). Children 3 and under are free. Music starts up around 1:30 p.m. Oakland Cemetery, 248 Oakland Ave.
Friday, May 18, 2012
Music news Black Lips resurrected Biggie at Coachella
Posted by Chad Radford on Fri, May 18, 2012 at 5:13 PM
If you thought the Tupac hologram that Snoop and Dre pulled out at this year's Coachella was amazing, check out what the Black Lips, and a team of scientists from the Culver City Community College in Los Angeles have created.
Biggie is back, although his resurrection didn't quite have the budget that spurned Tupac's return.
Music news / randomania Tracklist: Axl Rose has a HemaToma
Posted by Spencer Sloan on Fri, May 18, 2012 at 10:32 AM
>> Quit with the slut shaming, Chris Brown and Drake.
>> "I want people to be happy. It makes for everything to be better." ~ 50 Cent
>> Live album from Antony and the Johnsons on the way.
>> Watch Miss Regina Spektor do "All the Rowboats" on Letterman.
>> When Kanye went to Cannes.
>> Watch Jay-Z and Biggie rapping together. No holograms.
>> Dazed Digital talks to James Murphy about his collaboration with Levis.
>> Full Stream Ahead: Afghan Whigs, See And Don't See.
>> Download: "Night is Dark" by Grand Resort.
>> Axl Rose has a bruise.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Music news / randomania Tracklist: Jenny from the block is all powerful, say Forbes
Posted by Spencer Sloan on Thu, May 17, 2012 at 9:52 AM
>> Watch Best Coast breeze-rip through "The Only Place" on Letterman.
>> Pharcyde reissue is a very good thing.
>> Please welcome, @MF_DoomOfficial.
>> Kneel before the all powerful J. Lo.
>> Justin Bieber owns 3 out of 10 of GQ's most ridiculous modified cars.
>> Watch Feist's adorbs street corner take on "Cicadas And Gulls," complete with city sirens.
>> Listen to "Surely," the buoyant first single off Kivvy's upcoming mixer.
>> "Why would you be so against it if it doesn’t affect you or your lifestyle." ~ T.I.
>> Download: Two Wounded Birds' "To Be Young." Mmmmmmm, reverb.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Music news Eddie's Attic will go on without Eddie Owen, says Alex Cooley
Posted by Rodney Carmichael on Wed, May 16, 2012 at 5:03 PM
- Eddie Owen
"Wow. Thanx for all the love. The ones of y'all that know me know that responding to each individual, on the computer, would take me 72 days. and to all those media / press folk, sorry I haven't called you back. it's a pretty simple story. Alex Cooley owns Eddie's, the decisions are his to make. He who owns the coins makes the rules. He fired me. It doesn't make him a bad guy, it's just a business decision he thinks best. Eddie's is still open and having shows and booking shows, and Decatur's still a cool town. For 20 years I booked Eddie's based on the promise to you that whatever was on the stage, would not suck. I'll be doing that very same thing with Eddie Owen presents at the Red Clay Theatre in Duluth. And that dream / vision for Duluth is bigger than Eddie, Alex Cooley and either joint, even combined. It's a chance to impact and leave an imprint proving "live music matters," that can far outlive Alex Cooley and me. Listen y'all, there are plenty of really good stages / joints in this town, all sizes, and plenty of y'all to support all of them. At the end of the day for me, it's about the song, please support any joint supporting that."
In an interview with Atlanta magazine's Richard Eldredge, Eddie's Attic co-owner Alex Cooley said today that Eddie Owen's departure "was the culmination of many things."
Music news Black Scale and Heroes x Villains collab blends street culture and the occult
Posted by Chad Radford on Wed, May 16, 2012 at 4:58 PM
Black Scale’s style blends elements of urban street culture with underlying themes of occult imagery, i.e., it’s a nice match with Heroes x Villains style, which is why he invited them to Atlanta.
Daniel explains: “I’ve been a fan of Black Scale’s aesthetic for quite some time, and they have virtually no presence in Atlanta. So I reached out to Mega who, runs the company. They’re pretty choosey with whom they work as well: They’ve collaborated with A$AP Rocky and Fool’s Gold, and it made sense for both of our brands to come together for a collaboration. The energy was right, so it happened very organically.”
Tonight, the shop will be open till 7 p.m. Afterward, Heroes x Villains, Blkk Morris, Curtis Williams, and Reece give a live performance. It's free and the music starts up around 9 p.m. 485 Edgewood Blvd.
The shop has been open since Monday, and will close down tomorrow (Thurs., May 17) at 7 p.m. After that, Heroes x Villains and Blkk Morris play a closing party at the VAVLT at the W Hotel Midtown.
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Music news / randomania Tracklist: Any way Mary J. Blige wants it is the way she needs it
Posted by Spencer Sloan on Wed, May 16, 2012 at 8:48 AM
>> Letterman loves El-P.
>> Mary J. Blige is the latest person to cover a Journey song.
>> Pitchfork Reviews Reviews interviews Waka Flocka Flame for Interview.
>> Pearl Jam String Cheese Incident vs. Ticketmaster.
>> Head to the iTunes store and stream the new John Mayer album.
>> The Washington Post talks to Breeder Kelley Deal.
>> "She's Britney! She's allowed." OOF.
>> Ryan Adams covers Danzig's "Mother" in Paris.
>> The Village Voice talks to Victoria LeGrand of Beach House.
>> "Best Coast is a brand. I'm a businesswoman." ~ Bethany Cosentino
>> Kitty Pryde's "Okay Cupid" is "so much more compelling than Drake could ever be."
