Mark Ronson @ Highline Ballroom, Wednesday, July 11th
Though the phrase “big in Europe” has become something of a joke among the music set, for someone like Mark Ronson, it’s no laughing matter. While he was born in London, Ronson’s family moved to New York at the age of 8, and it’s this big city he considers his hometown. After attending prestigious schools...
Lost MP3 of the Week: “Inside and Out”
If you had asked me for my opinions on Feist about a year ago, I probably would’ve answered something along the lines of “meh.” I didn’t have particularly strong opinions about her either way, because while I liked what I had heard of hers, her music didn’t seem to impress me as much as it...
New Octopus Project: “I Saw The Bright Shinies”
My first introduction to the Octopus Project was a little over one year ago, through another intern at Rolling Stone. He handed me their album, One Ten Hundred Thousand Million and said something along the lines of, “you’ll listen to this 2-3 times and then hardly ever after that.” I believe the word he used...
Lost MP3 of the Week: “Coal to Diamonds”
I’m tired of defending Beth Ditto. Not because she doesn’t deserve to have someone defending her, but because she shouldn’t have to be defended. Yes, her behavior has been a little over the top. When you pose nude on the cover of NME, befriend Kate Moss and strip at Misshapes, people are bound to notice,...
Where in the World is Taylor T-Sides?
I’ve been awfully busy at work lately, which means I’ve been awful tired lately, thus the slowing down of postings. However, there are some goodies for you this week: 1. I did a Mix Six for Py Korry with the theme of “Rap… for people who don’t like rap.” It was a bit of a...
Lost MP3 of the Week: “I’m Falling”
Awhile ago my roommate and I were discussing Real Genius, one of my favorite light-hearted comedies. For one reason or another — we must’ve either been discussing Val Kilmer or popcorn — I was telling her about the ending. Shocked that she had missed out on this movie, I added it to Netflix and forced...
Lost MP3 of the Week: “Burnin’ For You”
When I was in high school, rock radio was a huge part of my exposure to music. Despite CDs, despite the internet, radio was still where it was at for me (107.7 the end, specifically). I was a faithful radio listener – it was what I woke up with each morning and what I went...
New Interpol: “Heinrich Maneuver”
I’m a bit behind the times on this one, but let’s ignore the timeliness factor for just one moment. Interpol has a new song, and I’m sure there are those of you who have already stopped reading this (or are about to) because of the kind of culture that Interpol is generally thought to represent...
Introducing: Chartburn
After a brief hiatus and Kurt’s unfortunate retirement from the world of blogging, the Week in Rock Roudntable moved over to Jefitoblog and was rechristened as Chartburn. Head on over to this week’s installment for our tongue slathering of Eddie Money, the Pretenders, Johnny Van Zant and Morrissey, as well as yours truly making an...
Jesus & Mary Chain, Bowerbirds, Bright Eyes
Part of the reason that it takes so long to get concert reviews up here is because I admittedly let myself run a little wild and, quite possibly, get a little too extravagant. So, for tonight we’re going to try something new – short reviews! If only because I saw three shows recently that I’d...
Lost MP3 of the Week: “It Was a Good Day”
I recently finished reading Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation by Jeff Chang. Overall, it was a highly informative read (though flawed in terms of journalistic style), and incredibly different from how I expected it to be. Chang does a brilliant job of balancing the socioeconomic forces behind the genre with...
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