Jonas Brothers: Why not?By
David
As a rebuttal to Jane’s very sensible, topical post, I give you this question: what should 11 year old girls be listening to and watching? Sure, in an ideal world every gaggle of kids would have at their disposal a Jack Black-like figure to School of Rock them, but for 99.9% of people, mass-media [...] The Roots… a record label’s worst nightmareBy
David
Attending a show by The Roots this week, I was reminded of something rather significant. There is music, and then there are songs. The Roots, I’ll just put it on the table, couldn’t write a hit song to save their lives. If someone said to them, “if you don’t get a song [...]  Lil Wayne actually bigBy
David
In the face of complete and utter gloom & doom in the recorded music business, how does an album manage to sell more than 1 million copies in a single week? Lil Wayne’s “Tha Carter III” managed to pull off this rather astounding feat by something rather old fashioned… being good. Acclaimed by [...] An Open Letter to Chris CornellBy
David
Chris, For those about to rock… head to Wal-MartBy
David
The acclaimed British band Supergrass released an album called “In It For The Money” some years ago. AC/DC may want to borrow the same title for their new album due later this year… in Wal-Mart exclusively. When the distribution method of your music gets more attention than the songs, as Paul McCartney achieved [...] And the crankiest rockstars are…By
David
When you get right down to it, besides the legions of fans, tight pants, homes with rooms they haven’t seen, rockstars are simply people. They have their good days, their bad days and their rockin’ days. But today I was alerted to an interview which Lou Reed conducted with New York Magazine where [...]  My Morning JukeboxBy
David
The excellent band My Morning Jacket, which one could argue is Radiohead gone country (and not just because both bands have utilized the same producer for albums in their discography), is employing an interesting strategy in getting their new album heard by people without actually giving it away. Remember something called a jukebox?  Usher stands hereBy
David
Usher, who in my opinion is missing a consonant somewhere in his name, debuted today at the top of the Billboard album chart with 433,000 copies sold of his Here I Stand album. While that is the second highest debut of the year (Mariah Carey’s ironically titled E=MC2 holds the first spot there), it does [...] |
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