I just got a show announcement about Bremerton’s MxPx making a trip south to play Club Impact @ Brick City on Dec. 1. They’ll be playing tunes from this year’s “Secret Weapon” album, which marks their return to Tooth & Nail records. Look for more details here.
And that’s as good a reason as any to revisit that point counterpoint on the merits of Bremerton that I had them do with Sir Mix-A-Lot a while back. Heee-larious!!
I’ve played the Hold Steady pretty obsessively since last spring. And having seen them perched at No. 9 on Rolling Stone’s "best live bands now" list recently, I had pretty lofty expectations for Sunday night’s show at the University of Washington’s HUB Ballroom. And what I was treated to was one of the year’s most fun performances.
From the opening notes of "Party Pit" – a track from year’s excellent "Boys & Girls in America" – to the closing notes of "Killer Parties," the Hold Steady was a rush. Singer Craig Finn is as kinetic and engaging
…This year I’ve been thinking about adding a new sidebar to my best albums column, about albums that I overlooked in the previous year. Hey, can’t hear ‘em all. But the most embarrassing omission from my Best of 2006 list was the Hold Steady’s “Boys & Girls in America,” an album that hasn’t left heavy rotation in my iPod since last spring.
Needless to say, I plan to check the band out tonight at the University of Washington’s HUB Ballroom. And recently I caught up with guitarist Tad Kubler to talk about his band’s big breakout year.
As you know by now, if you’re a reader of this blog, the Sonics are back!
No, not the basketball team. Who cares about those guys? They’re movin’ to Oklahoma, anyway. I’m talking about Tacoma’s garage rock legends, the ones that have been on ice for the better part of four decades.
They’re playing a couple of reunion shows and recording a DVD this weekend in New York City. And after I’d heard so much about how reclusive they were, I was stoked that I was able to get ahold of not only guitarist Larry
…I was just reading Blender’s hilarious “40 worst lyricists ever” story (in the November issue) and I was pissed at the inclusion of KRS-One, easily one of the best rap lyricists of all time. You say too-may-to, I say toe-mah-to. And of local interest, they dissed Queensryche (No. 19) and our man Ben Gibbard (No. 16). Of Gibbard, Blender writes “… he’s got five albums of come-ons so abstruse the ladies will barely notice him tugging on their ankles.” Ouch! Getting dissed in glossy mags is the price of fame, I guess.
Here’s Blender’s top 5 worst lyricists:
…Sunday was the 30th anniversary of the Sex Pistols’ seminal album, “Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols.” And I asked you to vote on the best song (and then promptly forgot to post the results. Heh.) Well, here they are:
Coolest songs from “Never Mind the Bollocks”:
1. (tie) “God Save the Queen” and “Anarchy in the UK”
2. “Holidays in the Sun”
3. “Submission”
“God Save the Queen” and “Anarchy in the UK” topping the list? That’s a surprise. And hey, where are all the “Pretty Vacant”
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