Posts Tagged ‘music’
Lost in Space: The elusive art of the live recording
Live albums, as a general rule, suck.
Even without poor recording clarity, it’s rare that a live record manages to capture not only song, but also a sense of place; rarely are we taken into the recording instead of merely hearing a facsimile of it. But occasionally, a live recording – not necessarily...
August 9th, 2010 | Featured, July 10 | Read More
2010 Best of the Early Indie Shop Pop
2010’s got a strong early crop of indie-shop pop. Here are some records we’d recommend from the first two months of the decade.
Alkaline Trio – This Addiction (Heart and Skull/Epitaph)
The stalwart pop-punks return to an indie label after the Epic-released Agony and Irony, and make up for lost...
March 10th, 2010 | March 2010 | Read More
The Black Eyed Peas at Butter
The Black Eyed Peas played Time Warner Arena in front of close to 20,000 people, then kept the night going with their after-party at Butter and played to a lucky few. Joined by Nicky Hilton, Will.I.Am took to the DJ booth and Fergie grabbed the microphone to sing along to their own songs. No one moved...
March 9th, 2010 | March 2010 | Read More
Hot Wax – Vinyl Making a Comeback
Perched behind his old Apple laptop and a glass counter filled with stickers and buttons emblazoned with the names of punk bands, Scott Wishart is an anomaly. Lunchbox Records, the Central Avenue storefront he owns, is one of an ever-slimming number of truly independent record stores. As the posters...
March 9th, 2010 | March 2010 | Read More
TMM Recommends: 5 Great Albums From 2009
Rick Oppedisano from TMM hooked us up with his top 5 albums from 2009.
The good news is that 2009 was another great year for music. Sure, the industry will cry about how they’re losing money, but smart acts are pushing the envelope more than ever before, challenging themselves to produce unique,...
February 8th, 2010 | January 2010 | Read More
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