R. Kelly = Not Guilty
Apparently Miss T-Sides is not the only one who has good luck on Friday the 13th. Things were not looking good for the King of R&B on the first leg of his trial, but today, Kells triumphed, proving that no one – no one – is impenetrable to his charms smooth beats. T-Sides would like...
T-Sides Elsewhere, June 12th Edition
Bullz-Eye: I attended the Eagles concert at Madison Square Garden as part of the Long Road to Eden tour. Read my review here. Popdose: 2008 has been a lackluster year thus far, but now that summer is approaching, the new release calendar is heating up. I reviewed Scarlett Johansson’s weirdo Tom Waits cover album here,...
Lost MP3 of the Week: Billy Joel, “Vienna”
Image courtesy flickr user Tom Steiner Have you ever felt like a song has the answer you’re looking for? That if you could just figure out what the person is really, truly singing about and saying, then you’d know what to do? For the past couple crossroads in my life, “Vienna” has been that song....
Lost MP3 of the Week: Yeasayer, “Ah, Weir”
As we near the middle of the year, I find myself somewhat unimpressed by 2008 as a new release year. Granted, the second half of the year is almost always stronger than the first, and 2007 was no exception. But 2008’s best releases, so far, don’t feel quite as important as last year’s. Of all...
Neko Case covering Chuck Berry
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=qiKz3D1cQz0[/youtube] As the result of some sort of weird musical karma, I’m sure, ever since making a slight dig on Neko Case for acting like a diva when I saw the New Pornographers live, I’ve found myself in the mood to listen to her. (Not that I would ever really truly put down a fellow...
T-Sides Elsewhere, May 12th Edition
Bullz-Eye: It’s Death Cab for Cutie bonanza over at Bullz-Eye, where I wrote a review of their new album, Narrow Stairs, as well as a Deep Cuts feature and a Bio/Entertainer page. Also check out my review of the new OURS album, Mercy (Dancing for the Death of an Imaginary Enemy). Popdose: Recent reviews include...
Lost MP3 of the Week: Fleetwood Mac, “Silver Springs”
When I was in middle school, I had a lot of ideas for music videos. Generally these ideas were boring and tame – mostly because at the time, I was listening to a lot of really sappy, sad music (I changed from a private school to a public school between seventh and eighth grade and...
Destroyer @ Bowery Ballroom, Wednesday, April 23rd
Image courtesy flickr user forklift The New Pornographers put on one of the worst concerts of recent memory at the Bowery Ballroom last August. It was so unbearable that writing a review would have been like rubbing alcohol on an open wound. A.C. Newman was acting like a real prick in-between songs, talking for longer...
Lost MP3 of the Week: Da Real One, “If U Like Pina Colada (Pina Colada Song)”
When you’re young, the desire to fit in can be a very, very dangerous thing. Sure, this applies to drugs, sex, alcohol, violence and all those things parents worry about – but it also relates to music. I came across Da Real One’s version of “If U Like Pina Colada (Pina Colada Song)” during eighth...
Lost MP3 of the Week: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, “Helplessly Hoping”
This song is Spring. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: “Helplessly Hoping” (download) It’s easy enough to point to nearly any Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and say that – “Judy: Blue Eyes,” certainly. “Guinnevere,” absolutely. “Our House,” you bet. But “Helplessly Hoping” is it, the most Spring of any of their songs. This is it....
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