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IS IT ME? OR...
IS IT ME? OR...
By Jim Shearer on 03/10/2009
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR......does Bono (eye-liner and all) look a lot like Good Charlotte's, Benji Madden, on the most recent cover of Rolling Stone? MORE »
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IS IT ME? OR...
By Jim Shearer on 03/06/2009
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR......are U2 and Depeche Mode really diggin' angular fonts this year? MORE »
IS IT ME? OR...
By Jim Shearer on 03/03/2009
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR...
...does the guy on the black-and-white background of this very blog page (the one standing behind the 16mm film camera) look a lot like the Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan? MORE »
IS IT ME? OR...
By Jim Shearer on 01/13/2009
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR......is this family trying really hard to be The Polyphonic Spree? MORE »
IS IT ME? OR... (Nope, It's Me)
By Jim Shearer on 01/12/2009
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR...Is something not right about naming a 3D horror movie--whose commercial features a wall of flames bursting from a movie screen towards it's 3D-glass-wearing audience--after a highly influential indie-rock band? (left: Alas there is a "3D" to make a distinction between the two.) CORRECTION: It didn't occur to me until my friend Randy corrected me today that My Bloody Valentine, the highly influential indie-rock band, actually got their name from the 1981 slasher movie, My Bloody Valentine. Turns out My Bloody Valentine 3D is a remake of the original: Toward the end of 1983, Shields and O'Ciosoig formed their... MORE »
IS IT ME? OR...
By Jim Shearer on 12/19/2008
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR......is it getting harder to tell the difference between the Kings of Leon and the Jonas Brothers? Go ahead, take a stab: Kings of Leon? Or Brothers Jonas? 1. _______________ 2. _______________ 3. _______________ 4. _______________ 5. _______________ 6. _______________ 7. _______________ 8. _______________ MORE »
IS IT ME? OR...
By Jim Shearer on 12/08/2008
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR......does Gym Class Heroes' most recent 70's-inspired video, with title screens, fake mustaches, karate masters, and chase scenes on a hotel balcony, remind you of another 70's inspired video with title screens, fake mustaches, karate masters, and chase scenes on a hotel balcony? Gym Class Heroes, "Guilty As Charged" MORE »
IS IT ME? OR...
By Jim Shearer on 12/04/2008
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR......is winning a free trip to see Nickelback sound just as enticing as coming down with a bad case of the small pox? (left: No wonder why Citigroup needed to be bailed out.) MORE »
IS IT ME? OR...
By Jim Shearer on 11/07/2008
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR......was Lou Reed kind of an asshole in his most recent interview for SPIN magazine? (left: "You're not interested in music. We're done talking.") It's not always easy being the one who has to ask questions, especially to someone who's heard them all. (Gotta stick up for a fellow interviewer every once in a while, you know?) MORE »
IS IT ME? OR...
By Jim Shearer on 11/03/2008
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR......does that "saved by zero" Toyota jingle make you want to stick sharpened pencils in your eyes? The jingle is borrowed from the song, "Saved By Zero," from the 80's new wave group The Fixx. The band's biggest U.S. hit was "One Thing Leads To Another," which like "Saved By Zero," was released off their 1983 album Reach the Beach. (left: Saved by not hearing that f'ing commercial jingle anymore@#!) No disrespect to The Fixx (who by the way still tour) or their fans, but I hate that commercial so much, it's at the point where I will go... MORE »
IS IT ME? OR...
By Jim Shearer on 10/23/2008
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR......does this tote bag design really suck? You'll notice that it's a SXSW 2008 bag, so yes, this rant is probably seven months too late, but while sitting in front of a computer all day in complete solitude, all types of random thoughts will cross one's mind. (left: I'll bet you a quarter YOU could draw better than this.) My wife has always been good about using the free swag I've received over the years, and while blogging yesterday I looked down at the floor and noticed her SXSW tote bag. After looking at it for a couple seconds,... MORE »
IS IT ME? OR...
By Jim Shearer on 10/01/2008
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR......does it seem like hand-drawn block letters (with hand-drawn drop shadows) is the quickest way to grab an indie-minded kid's attention? MORE »
IS IT ME? OR...
By Jim Shearer on 09/22/2008
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR......does the list, "Strange Bedfellows" in the latest issue of SPIN magazine, highlighting the best moments of music and politics, look a tad familiar to a list that IFC.com posted during list-month? Hmm? Music Moments in Politics (1-10) Music Moments in Politics (11-20) MORE »
IS IT ME? OR...
By Jim Shearer on 08/07/2008
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR......is Conor Oberst looking a lot like Tobey Maguire (aka Peter Parker) these days? MORE »
IS IT ME? OR...
By Jim Shearer on 07/29/2008
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR......does Christian contemporary rock band, Third Day's, brand new album cover for Revelation look a little Radiohead-esque? P.S. Every Tuesday on the Indie Ear blog, we have a Super Tuesday posting, informing the masses on the latest album releases. Since this week's line-up was a little less than stellar, not even worthy of the preface "super," I opted to pull the plug today. System of a Down's Daron Malakian and John Holmayan released their Serj Tankin-less side project called Scars on Broadway, and 80's pop-rocker, Rick Springfield has a new one out called, Venus In Overdrive. The opening track... MORE »
IS IT ME? OR...
By Jim Shearer on 07/16/2008
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR......was Radiohead making better music videos when they were using basic computer animation ("Paranoid Android") and simple, yet powerful story-telling ("Just," "Karma Police")? Here's the synopsis of Radiohead's brand new video for "House of Cards": In Radiohead's new video for "House of Cards", no cameras or lights were used. Instead, 3D plotting technologies collected information about the shapes and relative distances of objects. The video was created entirely with visualizations of that data. MORE »
IS IT ME? OR...
By Jim Shearer on 06/23/2008
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR......did Andrew W.K.--who was off the grid until appearing at a Vampire Weekend concert last Saturday--spend the better part of the year playing basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers, under the alias Sasha Vujacic? MORE »
IS IT ME? OR...
By Jim Shearer on 06/18/2008
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR...Does Shaun Morgan look mighty familiar in Seether's current press photo? (left to right: Seether's Shaun Morgan, Nirvana's Kurt Cobain) MORE »
Is It Me? Or...
By Jim Shearer on 05/30/2008
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR......is it pointless to go to a wedding this weekend, slow dancing to Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" and be-bopping with your uncle's third cousin during the B-52's "Love Shack," when you could just hear both songs live, from their original creators? Cyndi Lauper and the B-52's (both supporting new releases mind you) are currently out on the True Colors tour (Regina Spektor and Tegan and Sara are also playing many dates along the way). MORE »
Is It Me? Or...
By Jim Shearer on 05/15/2008
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR...Is Mastadon guitarist/vocalist, Brent Hinds (left), moonlighting as Philadelphia Flyers' forward Scott Hartnell (right)? I couldn't get a good picture of Hinds ooing, but I'm telling you, he may have himself a night job in the NHL. If that's the case--and for the sake of music--I hope his team loses their playoff game tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins, so he can focus solely on Mastodon. MORE »
Is It Me? Or...
By Jim Shearer on 05/09/2008
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR......could this guy in the latest Asics print ad be Adam Yauch's (inset), long-lost brother? MORE »
Is It Me? Or...
By Jim Shearer on 04/21/2008
Filed under: IS IT ME? OR......does Quentin Delafon from indie-talk-rockers The Teenagers look a lot like Ricky Martin? (left--Quentin Delafon, right--Ricky Martin. Random look-a-likes? Or long-lost brothers?) MORE »
