Amy Winehouse was found dead in her apartment in London today. She was 27.
Entries from July 2011
R.I.P. Amy Winehouse
July 23rd, 2011
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Ryan Adams covers Vampire Weekend twice via webcam
July 21st, 2011
Ryan Adams has just finished an acoustic tour of Europe. Upon his return he set up his webcam and let fly a few Vampire Weekend covers. First he dissects “Mansford Roof,” stripping the song from its original buoyant quirkiness and giving it the morose shellacking he gave Oasis’ “Wonderwall.” His take on Vampire Weekend’s “Oxford […]
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The Get Up Kids cover Blur’s “Girls and Boys” for A.V. Club
July 20th, 2011
The Get Up Kids cover “Girls And Boys” by Blur Came into this expecting to hate on it pretty hard, given that it’s 90’s emo stalwarts The Get Up Kids covering Blur and all, but it’s really not terrible. Musically, it holds up, and, if I’m forced to gripe, my only concern is that the […]
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Lemonheads plan ‘It’s a Shame About Ray’ tour
July 12th, 2011
The Lemonheads are gearing up for a tour supporting or celebrating (but more likely cashing in on) an album that came out 19 years ago. It’s A Shame About Ray is founding member Evan Dando’s unquestionable masterpiece. Never has he put together a collection of such effortless, memorable, and affecting folk-pop. Despite Dando’s notorious struggles […]
Pains of Being Pure at Heart – The Body
July 6th, 2011
via About Today.
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