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THE WEEK THAT WAS (AND STILL IS)
The Week That Was (and Still Is), Feb. 1-8
By Jim Shearer on 02/06/2009
Filed under: THE WEEK THAT WAS (AND STILL IS)Sunday Like they did for Super Bowl XL (2006), the Pittsburgh Steelers take the field to the sounds of Fatboy Slim's "Right Here Right Now" at Super Bowl XLIII. Must be a good luck charm, cause they won again. Bruce Springsteen also manages to squeeze three hours of energy into a 12-minute, 4-song Super Bowl halftime set. (left: The Cramps' Lux Interior passed away on Wednesday.) Monday Groudhog Phil sees his shadow, six more weeks of winter (sigh). The Beastie Boys announce they'll be playing Bonnaroo this year and make available free track-by-track commentary for the 20th Anniversary re-issue... MORE »
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The Week That Was (and Still Is), Jan. 11-18
By Jim Shearer on 01/16/2009
Filed under: THE WEEK THAT WAS (AND STILL IS)Slumdog Millionaire takes home top honors at the Golden Globe Awards (and if you haven't seen the film yet, which is a feel-good-roller-coaster-ride of a movie, what the heck are you waiting for?!), four NFL teams are left standing, temperatures dip into single digits, and George Bush spends his last full week in the White House. Here's what else happened this week: Wednesday Mettalica and Run-DMC are named as inductees to the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Class of 2009. Jeff Beck, Little Anthony & The Imperials, Boby Womack, and Wanda Jackson also get the nod. One has... MORE »
The Week That Was (and Still Is), May 11-17
By Jim Shearer on 05/16/2008
Filed under: THE WEEK THAT WAS (AND STILL IS)I guess I could have made the following post into several little blogs, but sometimes the "monster" blog is more my speed: Weather-wise it's been an up-and-down week in NYC. Cold, warm, cold, rainy. I want my sunshine, damn it! Don't know why I'm talking about the weather, I guess I looked outside, saw dreariness, and needed to vent. Anyhow, let's talk about the week that was... (left: Built To Spill made a special announcement this week, see below.) MORE »
The Week That Was (and Still Is), May 4-10
By Jim Shearer on 05/09/2008
Filed under: THE WEEK THAT WAS (AND STILL IS)The week began with another big festival, Bamboozle, which took place outside Giants Stadium's parking lot in New Jersey. My sister-in-law's brother, Ben, and his friend, Paul, were in town for the concert festivities, so on Friday night I picked their brains. I was glad to get the Bamboozle update, surprised to find out that Snoop Dogg would be headlining one of the nights, but honestly, I don't think I could have swung the festival. Two days of predominantly emo-driven music in a football stadium parking lot is an endurance test that I don't think I'm in shape for... MORE »
The Week That Was (and Still Is), April 6-12
By Jim Shearer on 04/11/2008
Filed under: THE WEEK THAT WAS (AND STILL IS)This week marked the 14th Anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death. The world still awaits the "next" Nirvana. ("Spring is here again, Reproductive glands") Lollapalooza (Aug. 1-3) announced its line-up this week with a trio of headliners that are reminiscent of the fesitval's glory years in the 90's--Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails. This week the organizers of Coachella announced that Prince will be headlining the final day of the festival, which will be taking place April 25-27. The Breeders are back with a new album and tour. Gotta love the recent productivity of Kim Deal! This Saturday... MORE »
The Week That Was (and Still Is), March 2-8
By Jim Shearer on 03/06/2008
Filed under: THE WEEK THAT WAS (AND STILL IS)Since Saturday Night Live's musical acts don't take the stage until after midnight, indie veterans Wilco officially began our week of music (Wilco's Jeff Tweedy pictured left). The show was also hosted by Ellen Page (Juno), and as we all know the film's soundtrack gave lots of love to various independent recording artists (ahem, Kimya Dawson). What am I trying to say here? SNL threw the indie folk a bone this week! On Monday, Nine Inch Nails released their brand new 36 track album (whoa). No lyrics though--it's all instrumental. You can buy the whole thing here for $5.... MORE »
The Week That Was (and Still Is), Feb. 24-Mar. 1
By Jim Shearer on 02/29/2008
Filed under: THE WEEK THAT WAS (AND STILL IS)The week started off with the Academy Awards. I had Juno in my Oscar poll for Best Picture, but damn it, No Country For Old Men, swooped in and took home the award. I was one of the many people who thought the first three-fourths of the film was phenomenal, but found the last quarter a bit confusing. I zoned out when Tommy Lee Jones was giving his little speech at the dinner table, cause I thought it was just a set up scene for a big shoot-em-up grand-finale. I didn't realize that was going to be the end... MORE »
The Week That Was (and Still Is), Feb. 17-23
By Jim Shearer on 02/22/2008
Filed under: THE WEEK THAT WAS (AND STILL IS)Ah man, President's Day on Monday was crazy! I dressed up like Grover Cleveland and went couch shopping. Nothing like a President's Day Sale to start off the week! On Tuesday, we were blessed with new releases from Mike Doughty, The Raveonettes, The Mountain Goats, and Morceeba. Later that day, IFC.com re-launched, yey! One of the brand new features is this blog that you're reading right now. My favorite album of the week was Hot Chip's Made in the Dark. You got to blast this out of a decent stereo though. Your tinny-sounding laptop speakers will not do it... MORE »
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