Let’s face it – the times are tough. The economy is in the dumps, employment is high, jobs are scarce and it looks like your retirement fund just went belly up. Maybe you shouldn’t have invested in Acclaim stock, Countrywide mortgage dividends and coal burning heat for New Mexico houses. Oh well. Hindsight is 20/20. […]
Look who’s got a new website! Check out Pitchfork’s new look site here. New cleaner design. Same pretentious attitude. Enjoy.
Pitchfork Music Festival 2009 Lineup Friday, July 17 Built to Spill The Jesus Lizard Yo La Tengo Tortoise Saturday, July 18 The National Pharoahe Monch The Pains of Being Pure at Heart + many more! Sunday, July 19 Grizzly Bear The Walkmen Vivian Girls + many more!
Here is the list for Bonnaroo 2009. Enjoy. * Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band * Phish (2 shows) * Beastie Boys * Nine Inch Nails * David Byrne * Wilco * Al Green * Snoop Dogg * Elvis Costello Solo * Erykah Badu * Paul Oakenfold * Ben Harper and Relentless7 * The […]
Here is the Cochella Lineup for 2009. Enjoy. Friday, April 17th * A Place To Bury Strangers * Alberta Cross * Bajofondo * Beirut * Buraka Som Sistema * Cage the Elephant * Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band * Craze and Klever * Crystal Castles * Dear and the Headlights * Felix da […]
Apropos of nothing except for the fact that I love Superdrag and can’t wait for the new album, Industry Giants, to come out on March 17th, here is a video to “Destination Ursa Major”, one of my favorite cuts by one of my favorite bands. Enjoy the mighty splendor of Superdrag.
The good folks at Indy Comic News thought it would be nice to interview some Indie Creators about what they have on tap for the ’09. Here is what I had to say. Enjoy. Read the Interview Here >>
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Raising Sand Grammy Winner for Record of the Year 2008 Record Of The Year “Please Read The Letter” Robert Plant & Alison Krauss T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer Album Of The Year Raising Sand Robert Plant & Alison Krauss T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, […]
Super Deluxe Edition (2-disc set plus DVD, 4 LPs and replica cassette in linen-covered, slip-cased clamshell box): · Disc 1: original Ten tracklisting digitally remastered (original mix) · Disc 2: original Ten tracklisting digitally remastered and remixed by Brendan O’Brien, plus six bonus tracks: “Brother,†“Just a Girl,†“State of Love and Trust,†“Breath and […]
The ad campaign for this year’s Grammy Awards is pretty stellar! It features Grammy nominated artists and the songs that influenced them. Here are two of my favorite nominees this year: Thom Yorke and Lil’ Wayne. Enjoy.
1) High Fidelity by Nick Hornby 2) Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem 3) Red Rocket 7 by Mike Allred 4) American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis 5) The Wishbones by Tom Perrotta
2008 is so over. Okay, now what? For the Pretentious Record Store Guy and music lover, 2009 brings with it an infinite number of new possibilities and, of course, new music and bands to listen to and fall in love with. Lucky, for you, Pitchfork magazine put out their guide for the upcoming Winter 2009 […]
1) Pink Floyd Ummagumma [LIVE] 2) The Beatles Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 3) The Clash London Calling 4) Led Zeppelin I 5) Oasis Definitely Maybe
