No stranger to cryptic, inscrutable websites, the reigning king of halftime shows, Prince, has launched yet another web venture at lotusflow3r.com. After waiting about ten minutes for nothing to happen, I signed up, but have no idea what that means because I was only told “Ur In The System.” Super. So, now what do I […]
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Enter the lotusflow3r
February 2nd, 2009
Cursive’s Mama, I’m Swollen coming in March
February 2nd, 2009
The new Cursive record, Mama, I’m Swollen, will be out March 10, 2009 via Saddle Creek. It’s the band’s sixth studio album and follows the sorely underrated Happy Hollow from 2006. With Cursive’s penchant for heavy-handed, thematically driven song cycles, chances are good that Mama, I’m Swollen will follow suit, though that title, as awesome […]
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Lily Allen returns to London stage after 2 years
January 29th, 2009
London goes gaga for Lily Allen’s return to the stage at Koko. Or something like that. The Fear, is currently inescapable in the UK. Seriously.
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New Metric Fantasies, forthcoming
January 29th, 2009
“On April 14, 2009 METRIC will release their fourth full length studio album, Fantasies.” (hat tip, QLP) Came across this acoustic cover of Elliot Smith’s “Between the Bars.” Just for you.
Poor Nick Drake, Poor, Poor, Nick Drake
January 28th, 2009
“Artists including Dave Grohl, Eddie Vedder, Norah Jones and Jack Johnson are set to appear on a forthcoming Nick Drake tribute CD.” Bleh. Pardon me whilst I vomit. In more positive Nick Drake news, I Guess I’m Floating has a download of The Books & Jose Gonzalez doing Cello Song which is apparently on this […]
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Intimate photos from Bowie’s glam period
January 23rd, 2009
Writer and producer Geoff MacCormack tagged along with David Bowie’s entourage between 1973 and 1976 during the Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane tours as a backing vocalist/percussionist and took some amazing photos. A collection of photographs MacCormack took during his time with Bowie are on display at the Rockarchive Gallery, Chelsea, London, from 23 […]
Ryan Adams to quit the Cardinals, music indefinitely
January 14th, 2009
Ryan Adams announced via blog today that at the end of his current tour, he will quit his band. I was only recently made aware that the Cardinals were anything more than the name attributed to the people that happened to play in the background behind him, but whatever. He claims that his records say […]
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