NME is reporting that Lady Gaga may join Queen on tour as the band’s frontwoman. Gaga worked with Queen’s Brian May on “You & I,” the newest single from Born This Way. May had this to say about Gaga:
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I gave you some really old oldies last time but this time I figured I’d go with stuff from the sixties.
Here you go you young whipper snappers. A few ditties from the good old days should go well with your afternoon coffee. Continue reading
Back in August I linked in one of the OTs to a story on Pitchfork about a long lost Daft Punk song that had been discovered. Initially intended to be released with “Rollin’ and Scratchin'” as Soma25, “Drive” wound being shelved in favor of the Daft Punk’s now classic tune, “Da Funk.” That was 1994. Flash forward to present day, and the long forgotten song was rediscovered as Soma was compiling its three disc Soma Records 20 Years retrospective. “Drive” is the first track on the Classics disc. Listen to the song after the jump. Continue reading
Jarrod did a post about awful and annoying songs, which inspired bbqcornnuts to create a bad song contest. In the comments of that post, it became clear that there were some bad songs that we actually really liked, even though we acknowledged they were horrible. So bbqcornnuts and I came together to talk about those songs specifically, and here they are, some the bad songs we love.
Ben Cohen isn’t the only one with a birthday today. Amy Winehouse would have turned 28 today. The Amy Winehouse Foundation launches today, and the video for Winehouse’s duet with Tony Bennett has also been released. Watch the video after the jump. Continue reading
I love hard music. Even when I was a little kid I favored loud drums and screaming guitars over sweet melodies and pretty words. As a teen I listened to MDC, The Circle Jerks, and the Dead Kennedys. As an adult I played the drums in a few bands and wrote songs full of angry, obscene words about shooting people in the face.
However, even the hardest of rockers sometimes need a little sweetness. I have a fairly large collection of sweet R&B ballads, weepy indie rock selections, and even a few soothing classical pieces to connect me to the more graceful side of music. This is all justifiable in the name of eclectic taste. However, there is no amount of rationalization that can really ever erase my shame over my absolute adoration of bubblegum rock. Continue reading
Skrillex – First Of the Year (Equinox) from HK CORP on Vimeo.
One part Aphex Twin music video. One part Hard Candy. A dash of The Matrix. A sprinkle of general sci-fi/fantasy mind games. All awesome. Enjoy!
No, Basia isn’t a color a few steps away from fuchsia. Basia is a Polish singing sensation! A sensation that you might not have heard about. Sure, her hits aren’t the stuff of legends but they did chart in the late eighties and early nineties. Most people that know of Basia are males in their mid-late fifties so if you are outside of this age range, then consider yourself blessed. Here are a few of her hits for your listening pleasure:
British band Bush played the Congress Theater in Chicago on August 18 as part of a series of warm-up dates for the world tour they will start in October. It was a free show that had two lines (priority ticket holders and “regular” ticket holders) spanning nearly a mile on Chicago city blocks. This was a free concert sponsored by Samsung and AT&T as part of their Summer Krush series. The priority ticket holders were told to arrive at the venue a half hour before the doors opened to guarantee entry. Not only did they get guaranteed admission, but they were also treated to an hour of a hype man selling the crowd on AT&T and Samsung products. Someone won a phone and someone else won a guitar. Not sure what the guitar winner was supposed to do with a guitar at the beginning of a concert, but that was his problem. Continue reading