Hangout Festival: The Photographers Perspective
May 20, 2013
We started the morning ready to give you a traditional review of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Trey Anastasio and Stevie Wonder, but the course of the days events made that impossible. Instead of giving you half baked coverage, I thought we’d take a different
Hangout Fest Review: Tom Petty, Black Crowes, The Roots
May 19, 2013
Review Photos Setlist We enter day two of our Hangout Festival coverage. Yesterday, we had a fantastic first day, highlighting the musical styling of The Shins, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Kings of Leon. On Saturday, the heat we’d heard so much about finally
Review: Kings of Leon, The Shins, Macklemore at Hangout Fest
May 18, 2013
Review Photos Setlist I’m sitting here on a lawn chair in the sand, watching the waves crash against the sand, as Jim James’ psychedelic musings drifted over from the Hangout Stage. Now that’s the way to see a concert. Today we come to you
Perks of Being a Wallflower: The Music Behind the Book
May 18, 2013
There is a rich history of coming-of-age novels that strike a fine balance between universally relatable youth and the time period the plot takes place in. The Catcher in the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Perks of Being a Wallflower all take
Best Grateful Dead Shows on Archive.org
May 17, 2013
Archive.org is a treasure for fans of bootlegged music shows. Their live music archive is one of the most underrated sources for music on the web, featuring free sets of artists ranging from John Mayer to Hank Williams. And then of course there’s one
She’s Married a Billionaire, Islam Convert; Has Janet Jackson Retired From Music?
May 15, 2013
When it was revealed earlier this year that R&B pop idol Janet Jackson had planned on moving to the Middle East full time with new husband, billionaire business tycoon Wissam Al Mana, fans thought one thing: is this the end of her music career?
She & Him ‘Volume 3’ Album Review
May 14, 2013
With Volume 3, the duo of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward return with fourteen more sugary-sweet folk-pop confections. She & Him’s third volume continues to flaunt their authentic replication of sun-drenched ‘60s easy-listening. Deschanel has earned plenty of criticism for her quirky acting portrayals,
Vampire Weekend ‘Modern Vampires of the City’ Album Review
May 14, 2013
On their third album, Vampire Weekend continue to progress from the collegiate prep-friendly Afro-pop revivalism of their 2008 eponymous debut into something more expansive. The Paul Simon influence is still there, but gone is the constant comparing to specific tracks of the Graceland ilk.
The Supergroup That Almost Was: Jimi Hendrix, Paul McCartney, Miles Davis
May 13, 2013
Just read the names in that headline and dream. It has been widely known that Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix had a recording session planned before Hendrix’s death in 1970, but the Associated Press reports that those two also asked Paul McCartney to come
27 Club: Why So Many Promising Musicians Died So Young
May 13, 2013
Alongside the tragic sense of loss felt by the 2011 passing of one of the greatest soul singers of the 21st Century, Amy Winehouse’s death was also notable for the fact that she became the latest high-profile star to join the ’27 Club.’ Named