Perhaps because of the fact that it's drawn controversy from The Christian Coalition and Focus on the Family already, it's worth noting this particular new Christmas anthem that has been served up by the UK band Babybird with a familiar cameo. Continue Reading...
One of the two or three best acts I got to see at Bonnaroo 2011 was an early-in-the-day performance from the disarmingly wonderful and completely understated Sharon Van Etten. Continue Reading...
New York City is pretty much already the definition of sensory overload, all by itself, on a random Tuesday, in the middle of nothing, when half of the city calls in sick. So when it's time for the annual cluster-you-know-what known as the CMJ Music Marathon? If I were Johnny-Five, my circuits would have shorted. Lucky for you, I just eeked by in the "living to tell about it" category, so I here I am, living. And telling you about it! In no particular order, I present to you: my favorite finds from CMJ 2011.
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Just when you finally managed to say your goodbyes, a new LCD Soundsystem track surfaces -- this time, a cover of "Live Alone" by Franz Ferdinand. Continue Reading...
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