Now when I say that Lollapalooza announced a diverse lineup, I don’t mean they have old jazz musicians with blues guitarists, pop stars and country singers. No, that would be truly diverse and also maybe less confusing than the lineup Lollapalooza actually announced. Headlining this year’s three-day festival in Chicago’s Grant Park are pop music… Continue reading Lollapalooza announces strange, diverse lineup
Month: April 2010
Dr. Dog’s Shame, Shame shines with sorrow
At 11 years old, Dr. Dog are officially veterans in the indie music scene. While their last two albums, 2008’s Fate and 2007’s We All Belong, sought to establish their credibility as great musicians and song writers, with their latest effort, Shame, Shame, they have little left to prove. And it seems that the band… Continue reading Dr. Dog’s Shame, Shame shines with sorrow
Jónsi brings us all back to our epic childhoods on Go
With Go, the first ever solo release from Jónsi, we get to see how much of Sigur Rós is his doing. The answer to that, of course, is a good amount. Go is full of massive, epic declarations fitting for the Icelandic post-rock tastemakers, although, at the same time, a bit of the mystery seems… Continue reading Jónsi brings us all back to our epic childhoods on Go
MP3 Quickie: Wait.Think.Fast. – “Look Alive”
This song’s been around for a little while but I’ve been digging it like whoa of late. Wait.Think.Fast. apparently sing in both English and Spanish, though “Look Alive” is only English. The song grabs me quickly with pulsating electronic percussion and takes a little while to speed up, but once it does, it’s brilliantly sweet… Continue reading MP3 Quickie: Wait.Think.Fast. – “Look Alive”
Neon Indian joins the club, announces summer tour dates
Ok musicians, I get it. You all want to play some great shows this summer. I understand! It’s a great time to tour! But do you have to all announce the tour dates at once? This is absurd. On the heels of this morning’s news that Crystal Castles and LCD Soundsystem will be touring this… Continue reading Neon Indian joins the club, announces summer tour dates
Crystal Castles, LCD Soundsystem announce tour dates (separately, of course)
Well isn’t this just exciting? Two great acts, Crystal Castles and LCD Soundsystem have announced a slew of tour dates in what is probably the best tour-date-announcement morning in recent memory. No, they’re not touring together (unfortunately??), but they are touring simultaneously which can lead to a pretty awesome live music summer. Crystal Castles are… Continue reading Crystal Castles, LCD Soundsystem announce tour dates (separately, of course)
In Case You Missed It: Week In Review
Guess what, rock-dwellers? The long-awaited iPad was released today, a device perfect for upping your social status and absolutely nothing else! I’m kidding, of course (kind of), but the new product has been kind of a big deal. Big enough to sell from 600,000 to 700,000 copies its first day, at least. So if you… Continue reading In Case You Missed It: Week In Review
Knox Road Radio show and playlist for 4.4.10
Jon and I had a great time this week. Unfortunately, Jamie wasn’t around to discuss the new MGMT video for “Flash Delirium” as he would have lent his “modern art” perspective to the video, which probably would have been thought provoking (giving you the benefit of the doubt, Jamie!) and enjoyable. But we had a… Continue reading Knox Road Radio show and playlist for 4.4.10
Knox Road interviewed by “We All Make Music” from Zoom In Online!
Jamie and I (Lee) were recently interviewed by Max Willens over at “We All Make Music”, a new music blog from Zoom In Online and Magnet Media Films. The interview is the second in their new series, “Behind The Blogs”, which WAMM describes: A lot of musicians and music professionals tend to view music blogs… Continue reading Knox Road interviewed by “We All Make Music” from Zoom In Online!
Phenomenal Video Saturday: eaststrikewest
This week’s PVS is going to be a bit different than past iterations. DON’T FREAK OUT! It’s not that much different, promise. It’s, like, instead of a live video, it’s a produced music video. But it’s a pretty cool video, I think, that goes well with the song. The song in question is “Stumble” from… Continue reading Phenomenal Video Saturday: eaststrikewest