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Name That CD
By Jim Shearer on 03/30/2009
Filed under: HODGEPODGE
With CD's inevitably going the way of the dinosaur, 8-tracks, cassette tapes, Blender Magazine and Crystal Clear Pepsi; CD artwork isn't too far behind. Yes, album covers will always exist--even if they're just reduced to being a piece of clip art on your iPod screen--but what about artwork on the CD itself? 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 »
LUNCHBOX: Songs That Double as Christmas Carols
By Jim Shearer on 12/16/2008
Filed under: VIDEO BLOGSick of hearing Christmas carols? I've got a remedy that should fill everyone with the joy of the holiday season... The flash 8 plugin was not detected. var so = new SWFObject("/static/bc/ifc_generic_blog.swf", "carols", "380", "295", "8", "#ffffff"); so.addParam("wmode", "transparent"); //change player width so.addVariable("pwidth", 380); //change player height so.addVariable("pheight", 285); //distinguish between different videos so.addVariable("s_movieID", "carols"); //insert brightcove title id here so.addVariable("bctid", 4691273001); so.write("carols"); MORE »
Muse Fight Cancer With B-Side Bootleg
By Jim Shearer on 10/20/2008
Filed under: HODGEPODGEOn Muse's website, a bootleg performance of the B-side, "Fury," was recently posted and made available for download. The songs is just a taste of their one-off show (held earlier this year) at Royal Albert Hall, benefiting the Teenage Cancer Trust. There are rumors swirling of a full-length unofficial DVD getting released, with the proceeds going towards the Teenage Cancer Trust. My hunch? Seems pretty plausible, considering the performance of "Fury" is soundboard quality, and the video obviously wasn't shot with a cell-phone camera. Kid Meevin is also digging the set-list for the Royal Albert Hall show, more so... MORE »
Anyone Good With Interpreting Dreams?
By Jim Shearer on 10/15/2008
Filed under: HODGEPODGETwo nights ago I had a--I wouldn't call it a bizarre, but maybe more of a random--dream. This doesn't come close to some of the doozies I've had in the past. My friend Bob (a frequent commenter on this very blog) has been immortalized in couple of my weirdest dreams ever--one involving a grandma in a muumuu and another starring James Earl Jones in an airport bathroom (let's save those for another day though). (left: Why were Matt Bellamy, Thom Yorke, and Chris Martin sitting together at a hockey game?) So a couple nights ago while I was sleeping--from... MORE »
Muse and The Streets Channel Their Rage
By Jim Shearer on 08/05/2008
Filed under: HODGEPODGEIn a recent late-night jam session Muse channel their inner Rage Against the Machine and rock out with fellow Englishman, The Streets. "Who Knows Who?" Muse & The Streets Thanks to Kid Meevin for the heads-up. MORE »
Better Spaghetti Western Theme Song?
By Jim Shearer on 07/13/2008
Filed under: HODGEPODGEThe idea for this blog posting came to me after watching 3:10 to Yuma for the first time this weekend. What song do you think would make for a better theme in a spaghetti western movie: "The Age of the Understatement" or "Knights of Cydonia"? "The Age of the Understatement," The Last Shadow Puppets VS. "Knights of Cydonia," Muse MORE »
SUPER TUESDAY: New Album Releases (April 1)
By Jim Shearer on 04/01/2008
Filed under: SUPER TUESDAYR.E.M., Accelerate (left) The critics are sayin' R.E.M. has returned to R.E.M. form. It's time to give it a listen and see what you think. Moby, Last Night Follow Moby's musical journey of the Lower East Side in NYC. The Black Keys, Attack and Release I heard that a dangerous mouse snuck in the studio for this one. Anti-Flag, The Bright Lights of America Another consistent offering from the Pittsburgh political punk rockers. MORE »
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