HEAVEcast Episode 13
Cory and Alyssa talk about pop culture and drugs in this HEAVEcast.
This week, which musicians and pop culture icons are more famous because of their drug use?
Posted by Cory Roop on Aug 14, 2009 @ 9:00 am
Blind Pilot Announces Fall Tour
Nationwide tour sees Blind Pilot put the bikes away for a van.
You may know Blind Pilot as the band who has lately been opening for The Decemberists, Andrew Bird and Gomez. You may also know them as the band who did a tour of the West Coast on bikes. The Oregon based band announced a fall tour today – but this will require a little more than bikes as it will stretch across the country. Check out the tour dates below and listen to “The Story I Heard” below...
Posted by Wes Soltis on Aug 13, 2009 @ 10:02 am
Dan Deacon Plans Fall Tour
Deacon to hit the road solo in October.
Dan Deacon finished up an eventful summer by playing Lollapalooza, and is now set to embark on a fall tour starting in October. While most of the summer saw Deacon playing with a range of 13-17 people, the fall tour will see Dan Deacon playing all by himself. You can find the tour dates below...
Posted by Wes Soltis on Aug 13, 2009 @ 10:00 am
LL Cool J Samples Michael Jackson
Jackson came to LL Cool J in a dream - so LL writes about it.
Ladies love Michael Jackson - well his music at least. However, it’s a fact the Ladies Love Cool James, because that’s LL Cool J’s name, but I’m sure it is truthful to say that there must be some ladies that actually DO love LL (hint: his wife). Anyway, what’s the point of this jibber jabber? Apparently the deceased visited Mr. Cool J in his slumber. Sounds ape-shit insane...
Posted by Andrew Macnider on Aug 13, 2009 @ 12:00 am
New Music From Voxtrot
Voxtrot's limited edition single, 'Berlin, Without Return.'
It's hard to speculate if John Hughes was ever going to write and direct another "Teen Angst Melodrama" again, but for the generation that grew up with his films - most would overwhelmingly reject a modern day spin on Molly Ringwald. Actually, not much has changed. The jocks will always beat up the freaks and the freaks will take it. Hopefully, Hughes felt that rehashing the past would be beating the same dead horse (Pretty In Pink, Some Kind Of Wonderful), but people do find horses pretty, even if they're frothing at the mouth. In the end, Hughes always had great taste in music and may have considered a song from Voxtrot in some weepy break-up scene.
I know that writers have brought this up before, but Voxtrot's music does articulate that Hughes soundtrack aesthetic very well; the key word being alienation. Their latest single, "Berlin, Without Return," shows the band moving away from that bouncy Smiths vibe they were founded on. The sugary melodies are still present, but the introduction of simple synths and strings sees the group veering towards the more intimate side of Spoon. “Berlin, Without Return” is still a fine tearjerker.
Posted by Joe Roth on Aug 12, 2009 @ 9:00 am