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MIXTAPE: St. Patrick's Day
By Jim Shearer on 03/17/2009
Filed under: MIXTAPE
Happy St. Patty's day to ya! As we like to do on every holiday (from Christmas to Halloween to Earth Day), here's a mixtape to play as your soundtrack for all the pub-crawlin' and corned beef and cabbage eatin' you'll be doing on this most Irish of days. Top o' the mornin', afternoon, and evenin' to ya! MORE »
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LISTS: The Great & Potentially Great Rock Star Bands
By Jim Shearer on 03/06/2009
Filed under: LISTS
Rock Stars--if they're not already--should be placed on the endangered species list. In 2009, we speak of them in the past tense. It has been so long since we've had a Rock Star, we don't even know what a real one is anymore. MORE »
What Do These Guys Have In Common?
By Jim Shearer on 02/17/2009
Filed under: HODGEPODGE
What do Taylor Hawkins (Foo Fighters), music video director, Samuel Bayer, Lupe Fiasco, and Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) all have in common? MORE »
LUNCHBOX: Great Moments in Cover Song History
By Jim Shearer on 09/23/2008
Filed under: VIDEO BLOGThis week on Lunchbox, we take a look a Great Moments in Cover Song History, which also includes Glen Campbell's latest album, Meet Glen Campbell. I've interviewed Green Day, Foo Fighters, and Travis before, but I never thought I'd be able to tell you that I interviewed Glen Campbell about covering songs from Green Day, Foo Fighters, and Travis. Life is a wonderful thing! You can read the complete interview HERE, and you can watch our latest Lunchbox episode below: The flash 8 plugin was not detected. var so = new SWFObject("/static/bc/ifc_generic_blog.swf", "glencampbell", "380", "295", "8", "#ffffff"); so.addParam("wmode", "transparent"); //change... MORE »
IFC LIST MONTH: 50 Bands Your Kids Should Know (25-1)
By Jim Shearer on 07/31/2008
Filed under: LISTSâ†Back to Numbers 26 through 50 25. Buddy Holly Though his career didn't last for long, Buddy Holly left an indelible mark on rock music. For starters, he took something rather nerdy--a pair of black-rimmed glasses--and turned them into a legendary rock and roll accessory. You won't hear any arguments from Donnie Iris, Elvis Costello, or Rivers Cuomo. He also was one of the first artists to get experimental in the studio, introducing overdubbing into his recordings (a technique that uses various vocal takes, simultaneously, to add emphasis to certain parts of a song--which is now a staple in... MORE »
Green Day, Oops, Foxboro Hot Tubs
By Jim Shearer on 04/23/2008
Yesterday, Green Day, I mean Foxboro Hot Tubs released their full-length album Stop Drop and Roll!!! (Jingle Town Records). Many of the album's A-sides were previously available on the band's website, but yesterday, the complete album (A-sides and B-sides alike) were made available to purchase for $10.99. If you're only feeling one particular side of the album, you can purchase the A-side for $5.50 and the B-side for one penny less at $5.49. What's it sound like? MORE »
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