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More Radiohead "Collectors Edition" releases
By Brandon Kim on 08/24/2009
Filed under: Revolutions Per Minute
Capitol/EMI is releasing double disc expanded reissues of "Kid A," "Amnesiac," and "Hail To The Thief'" tomorrow in a follow up to the reissues of the first three albums in March. Let's be frank, it's a cash-in on the catalog by the huge band's former label. Hardcore Radiohead fans are as likely to boycott the release as they are to pirate it later off the series of tubes. ("Thom and Jonny and Drew in Ondes." From Radiohead.) But it ain't all bad is it? Whatever you think about record labels and this one in particular, the idea that people may... MORE »
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MIXTAPE: Tax Day
By Jim Shearer on 04/15/2009
Filed under: MIXTAPE
I know I've been going crazy with these mixtapes lately, but I couldn't resist dropping one on Tax Day. If you're franticly rushing around trying to finish your tax return, let this playlist of songs bring down your stress levels (take a deep breath, everything's gonna be okay): MORE »
MIXTAPE: Easter
By Jim Shearer on 04/10/2009
Filed under: MIXTAPE
Two Indie Ear mixtapes in one week? You must be thinking this is Christmas, right? Close (especially if you're gauging in terms of Christian holidays with religious significance). MORE »
Goodies Galore for Pearl Jam and Radiohead Fans
By Jim Shearer on 03/24/2009
Filed under: NEWSMusic fans of the 1990's have a major reason to celebrate today. Two of the biggest (and most respected names of the decade) have released goodies that everyone can enjoy. MORE »
MUSIC FLICKS: Meeting People Is Easy.
By Jim Shearer on 03/02/2009
Filed under: Music Flicks
This weekend I decided to revisit Radiohead's stylized 1997-98 tour documentary, Meeting People Is Easy--or as the DVD's packaging reads: A film by grant gee about radiohead. MORE »
IT'S LIKE THAT: Grammy's Highs & Lows
By Jim Shearer on 02/09/2009
Filed under: IT'S LIKE THAT
Alrighty, so the 51st Grammy Awards are in the books, and fittingly--because it seems like the veterans always get a little extra love at the Grammys--Robert Plant and Alison Kraus took home the crown jewel award of the evening, Album of The Year, for Raising Sand. MORE »
10RW: You Should Watch The Grammys
By Jim Shearer on 02/06/2009
Filed under: 10RW (10 Reasons Why)This Sunday night marks the 51st edition of The Grammy Awards. If the last few years are any indication, the organizers will attempt to woo all demographics by pairing together older musicians with younger ones, and even pair together an unknown with a Grammy nominee. Does this yearly spectacle truly honor the best of the best in music? That's a debate for another day, but I can give you at least 10 Reasons Why you should watch the Grammy's this Sunday: (left: A lot of these will be handed out on Sunday night.) #10. C'mon Now It's winter, it's... MORE »
LIKE IT? LOVE IT? HATE IT?
By Jim Shearer on 01/07/2009
Filed under: LIKE IT? LOVE IT? HATE IT?Jaydiohead. The mash-up of Jay-Z and, of course, Radiohead. You down? Or are you Jay-Z mashed-up out? (left: I've got 99 problems and a fake plastic tree ain't one!) MORE »
I Like To Make Drawings
By Jim Shearer on 11/19/2008
Filed under: HODGEPODGEOn Wednesdays I volunteer at a nearby elementary school and attempt to teach kids how to draw. Today, I dropped some Radiohead knowledge and had them sketch Thom Yorke. Are the sketches great? No. But, take a look at them, they're not too far off from the stick drawings Radiohead use in their album artwork and promotional materials. (below: Grade school drawings of Thom Yorke.) 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 »
SUMMER FEST UPDATE '08: Lollapalooza Wrap-Up
By James Ziegenfus on 08/06/2008
It is really difficult to accurately recap a destination summer music festival with 120+ acts over 3 days. Something is always going to be missed. Schedules may be released with enough time for any festivalgoer to make careful decisions about where they want to be at any given time, but plans change. A band sounds terrible, so you walk a quarter-mile to another stage where your second choice is playing. You get a text message that something absolutely cannot be missed. Or maybe you just feel like being in the shade instead of the scorching sun with thousands of... 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 »
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 All Points West Going To Be All That?
By Jim Shearer on 07/25/2008
Filed under: IT'S LIKE THATWe have about one more solid month of summer music festivals before this season, the biggest one yet in the U.S., comes to a close. Each town, whether big or small, tries to outdo everyone else with a better festival headliner, a better gimmick, better live web streaming, and even a better logo. Since many of the same acts are playing various festivals, it's becoming more and more difficult to stand out from the rest of the pack. To get the most bang-for-their-buck, festival promoters are also having acts sign "radius clauses" which prevents them from playing in a... 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 »
OK Computer + In Rainbows = ?
By Jim Shearer on 07/01/2008
Filed under: HODGEPODGEI never claimed to be quick on the internet-draw. I just recently found out about the possible connection between Radiohead's OK Computer and In Rainbows. Some have speculated that both albums are connected, with the number 10 being an essential code breaker. Since this story broke almost 10 months ago, I don't feel like an inadequate music blogger for finding out so late, instead, I feel like I'm part of Radiohead's master plan. Puddegum does a good job of breaking down the supposed link to both albums HERE. P.S. I sequenced the OK Computer and In Rainbows songs (as... MORE »
IT'S LIKE THAT: My Own Best of Radiohead
By Jim Shearer on 06/04/2008
Filed under: IT'S LIKE THATYesterday, Radiohead, or I should say Radiohead's former record label, EMI, released a double-disc greatest hits collection simply titled, The Best of Radiohead (Special Edition). Since I'm pretty sure Radiohead had no say in the matter, the label decided to cram a bunch of the group's hits on two discs, which seems like an easy way out. Here's what I decided to do today--piece together a greatest hits compilation like they used to do back in the day, taking only 10 of a group's best songs and putting them all on one disc. In the last few years, it... MORE »
Lollapalooza Announces 2008 Line-Up
By Jim Shearer on 04/07/2008
Filed under: NEWS, SOONLollapalooza, the 3-day concert festival (which used to be a complete summer tour back in the '90s), recently announced its line-up for this year's event, which is taking place on August 1-3 in Chicago, IL (Grant Park). (left: Lollapalooza is takin' it back to its roots in 2008) Fittingly, the big headliners of this year's Lollapalooza are products of the 90's: Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, and NIN (some of you may have even been on hand in 1991 and 1992 when a young NIN and Rage Against the Machine respectively played their first Lollapaloozas). Here's how the rest... MORE »
INDIE EAR MADNESS: Tim Fite Shocks Gnarls Barkley in Sweet-16!
By Jim Shearer on 03/28/2008
EAST REGION 1 Vampire Weekend vs. 4 Nada Surf A battle of New York Indie was on display tonight--uptown vs. downtown, young upstarts vs. rock veterans. Vampire Weekend sounded tight again (as they have in the first two rounds). In the end, youth won out. Vampire Weekend squeaks through into the next round. 11 Tim Fite (left) vs. 2 Gnarls Barkley The clock refuses to strike midnight for the Cinderella-story of the tournament, Tim Fite. Unbelievably he pulled off another upset victory tonight! Gnarls Barkley looked confused throughout the match-up. In the first half, Danger Mouse arrived on stage... MORE »
Ted Leo and Liars are Rollin' With the "Big Dogs"...
By Jim Shearer on 03/25/2008
Filed under: SOONIt almost brings a tear to my eye. Two of our Indie Ear faves, Ted Leo (aka, the nicest man in indie rock) and Liars will be heading out with the "big dogs" this spring/early summer. (left) "Ted, this is Eddie Vedder. I was wondering what you were doing this June?" MORE »
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