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- The Frontman in the Background
- The LA Times music blog
- The 10 Least Appropriate Moments in Christmas Music History
- Strictly Personal
- ’1000 Things’ you need to know about
- RACHEL MAY | LOCAL MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS
- Evans doesn’t care if the music isn’t pretty
The Frontman in the Background
New York Times United States
”David Weier the vice president for music programming and talent relations at the music-driven cable channel Fuse said the two reminded him of Penn & Teller: “When they’re together they play well together but as individuals they’re differently complex. Stump has fronted Fall Out Boy since its inception in 2001 in the Chicago-area punk scene and he has been the primary architect of the group’s sound which in short order has evolved from spiky emo to radio-friendly pop-punk. Wentz who writes the words is responsible for the group’s hyperliterate emotional heft but it is Mr. Stump who takes it from there chiseling Mr. Wentz’s lyrics — “Beat poetry” is how Mr.
The LA Times music blog
Los Angeles Times CA
How could music by members of the Mekons ever be classified as mellow? Mom is mystified. And so opens the fissure that by the end of the next decade will surely yawn into a massive generational divide. It’s not like I agreed with my mom about music when I was a kid — I liked the Monkees in reruns and she was really into.
The 10 Least Appropriate Moments in Christmas Music History
Huffington Post NY
The two decide to settle their differences on Christmas morning in a rooftop fight featuring swords and nunchucks. As in most Christmas carols a resolution is achieved when Haji uses his turban to stop Trevor’s bleeding and the two adjourn for drinks.
Strictly Personal
New York Times United States
Less commercial alternative types of music like rap punk and indie rock have always touted honesty as a trump card. The idea is that artists making less comfortable music are actually better than their more successful counterparts ? they are “keeping it real” holding honesty and sincerity as higher artistic ideals. But is there such a thing as being too honest getting too personal or keeping it too real in song lyrics?I’ve asked myself these questions many times over the course of my 10 years making songs. I tend to write fairly personal lyrics. I was attracted to writing early on by the potential for songs to be painfully honest and the revelation that honesty could supersede prettiness when it came to making good music ? an empowering discovery for a person without very impressive vocal and instrumental abilities.
’1000 Things’ you need to know about
CNN International
?’: A Personal Introduction to 1000 Films" (Knopf) in October. The January issue of Blender magazine blares "1001 Greatest Songs to Download Right Now" on its cover. The minds behind the music Web site Pitchfork have "The Pitchfork 500: Our Guide to the Greatest Songs from Punk to the Present" (Simon and Schuster). And then there are the other big lists past and future including Dave Marsh’s 1989 singles compendium "The Heart of Rock and Soul" (Marsh chose 1001 influential singles) and Robert Hofler’s forthcoming "Variety’s ‘The Movie That Changed My Life’ " (120 notables pick their favorites). So where does one start? Thomson and Moon wanted references that included well-known titles and obscurities often cheek by jowl. "I wanted a ‘bumper’ book for your laps" writes Thomson in his introduction. "I wanted old favorites to be neighbors with films you’ve never heard of.
RACHEL MAY | LOCAL MUSIC HIGHLIGHTS
Detroit Free Press United States
com | Detroit Free Press. And they are also gearing up for a reunion with one of their original members. The revved-up action arrives Saturday at the Berkley Front in Berkley.
Evans doesn’t care if the music isn’t pretty
Chicago Tribune United States
” Lusties: “I could lock the doors. I could run and hide” sings Lusties frontwoman Edie Lustie on “Zombies” a melodic blast of punk rock guitar and throbbing bass that could double as the alternate soundtrack to a trashy B-horror flick. The cut among a handful streaming on the quartet’s. There’s nothing high-concept at work here (the band lists “beer” among its primary influences); this is a good-natured throwback to punk’s earliest raunchiest days. What else to make of a song as X-rated as “RubberMade”? At least one MySpace commenter seems to approve: “U were FANTASTIC last night.
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