Top Five Records of Fall 2009
1) Pearl Jam Backspacer 1a) Arctic Monkeys Humbug 2) Monsters of Folk Monsters of Folk 3) Julian Plenti Julian Plenti Is Skyscraper 4) Modest Mouse No One’s First, and You’re Next 5) Muse The Resistance
Archive for September, 2009
Pitchfork’s Decade In Music: P2K
The Decade in News by Pitchfork Staff The most important news story of the past decade doesn’t concern a specific band or genre or trend. It’s the story of how music news itself has changed. Think back to the turn of the millennium: How did you find out that your favorite band had a new […]
Fall 2009 Music Preview
From Rolling Stone Magazine From Weezy and Mariah to Weezer and the Flaming Lips, some of 2009’s most anticipated albums are hitting stores this season. Big debuts from Adam Lambert and Monsters of Folk are due, along with eagerly awaited releases by Pearl Jam, Mariah Carey, 50 Cent and Shakira. Read up on 60 of […]
Who Are the Monsters of Folk?
Well, ladies and gentlemen, the Monsters of Folk are Jim James, Mike Mogis, Conor Oberst and M. Ward and their album drops next Tuesday, September 22nd. Run out and pick it up on CD or on vinyl. For tour dates and to find out more, check out the Monsters of Folk website. The wide-ranging instrumental […]
Pretentious Record Store Guy’s 50 All New, Brand New Cool Band Names I Came Up With Today
What did you do today? I listened to the entire remastered Beatles catalog and then played Beatles Rock Band all day long, but first I came up with 50 All New, Brand New Cool Band Names today because my genius should not be kept to myself and lately I’ve been feeling generous, so enjoy my […]
The British Invasion Part 2- Beatles Rock Band in stores 09.09.09
This is like opening up a bottle of awesome and then washing it all down with a side of amazing…
Kevin Wolf vs. Pretentious Record Store Guy
A while back, I wrote and drew a strip of Kevin Wolf’s wonderful comic Pangaea, one of my favorite web comics out on the information super highway. You can see it here: http://www.paradeoffreaks.com/2008/09/29/kevin-wolfs-pangaea-with-wings/ Now it’s time for Kevin to return the favor, which he did by drawing Pretentious Record Store Guy in his natural habitat. […]
