Music Festivals

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23
Jan 09

Q&A Friday: Is It Too Early To Talk About Music Festivals?

Q&A Friday: Is It Too Early To Talk About Music Festivals? mp3

So this week’s question is an easy one: Are you going to Coachella? Or are you saving your money for another festival? I also know that this passed year hasn’t been all too nice to anyone’s wallet. Hopefully I can help out.

This week’s Q&A is sponsored by the Lagerado Music Festival. They are being really cool and giving PMA Two (2) tickets to giveaway to one lucky winner. That’s right, you get to go to Langerado for FREE. All you have to do is get yourself there, get a hotel, buy your booz and drugs and enjoy the cool lineup (Death Cab For Cutie, Snoop Dogg, The Faint, Ryan Adams, Broken Social Scene, Cold War Kids, Chromeo, Girl Talk, Black Kids, The Virgins, Tokyo Police Club, Ra Ra Riot, ah, just check the whole lineup here), oh and you have to answer the question! Continue reading →

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6
Sep 08

New Spoon – Writing To You In Reverse (Live)

Spoon
This new Spoon track was unveiled at the Pitchfork Music Fest, earlier this year. Wasn’t the P4K fest ages ago (late July)? Why did it take THIS long for a live rip to surface? Anyway, it is hard to make a conclusive verdict on low quality, live recordings because many different factors can take away from the experience. But from what I can take in, this recording shows great promise for a new record. If anything, this would be a great Daytrotter session.

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7
Jul 08

Here’s to hoping I won’t have to do THAT again!

Hello everybody!

I think (keyword: think) Pretty Much Amazing is ready to open for business. I have the theme figured out and everything in place. There are a few details that kind of suck (big time). For example, due to technical difficulties — really stupid ones — all posts from April to late June are lost. This is extremely depressing, but it hasn’t brought us down yet.

I do want to make it clear, just in case I already haven’t, that this blog has been temporary shut down, twice now, due to the massive server load we carry out every day. At one point in May and June, the server couldn’t take it anymore and my host had to give me the boot. All these fancy words like server and hosts confuse me just as much as it does you, so it took me quite a while to figure out what my b-plan was. Hopefully I have chosen a stable host that won’t implode with PMA’s traffic load. :)

But enough of the unpleasantnesses, lets move on to the music. I won’t even attempt to catch everyone up on what has been happening in the music world over the last few weeks. I trust that you guys have been scattering around the internet educating yourself… at least a little?

I’ll compromise, I’ll cover what’s been going on over the last few days.

Michael Jackson Akon Hold My Hand

Nothing has been more excited or buzztastic as that new Michael Jackson / Akon collaboration, unsettlingly called “Hold My Hand.”

I really don’t know if this is a Michael Jackson song or an Akon song… I’ve seen it both ways. Clarification? The song isn’t that great, but it’s good enough to deserve the attention it has been getting.

I hope I don’t get into too much trouble:

Michael Jackson & Akon – Hold My Hand

Jay-Z

This is probably equally as “shocking” and way more bad ass than MJ and Akon: Jay-Z covering Oasis’ supermegaultra-famous “Wonderwall” live at Glastonbury.

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What a great way to wrap up the semi (ridic) beef.

He also covered Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab”, catch the mp3s down there.

Jay-Z – Wonderwall (Oasis Cover)/99 Problems – Live @ Glatsonbury
Jay-Z – Rehab (Amy Winehouse cover) – Live @ Glatsonbury

Bloc Party - Mercury

And more recently, Bloc Party unleashes new single and video, “Mercury” to disgruntled fans, or at least one.

After a little pre-release hype, Bloc Party let another electro-inspired single on Zane Lowe’s radio show. “Mercury,” much like “Flux” hints to a massive electronic shift in the band’s upcoming, third album. I think Mr. Frank is spot on when he wrote:

Techno has made quite a resurgence in popularity over the last couple years with the likes of Justice and SMD gaining considerable notoriety from the press and fans alike. It’s kind of a turn off though when a talented British rock band like Bloc Party begins to eschew the natural direction of their music in order to cater to the everchanging trends of the music industry. A move which is usually followed by departure of their core audience, the ones that loved them for their first couple albums, which I thought were both excellent (Silent Alarm more so than Weekend In The City).

Maybe this song leaves more than one fan feeling a bit “disgruntled.” Download the song below, along with some key info about ‘Mercury’’s Aug. 11 release.

Heavyweight Mercury 12”:
A. Mercury (12” Version)
B. Mercury (12” Intrumental)

Mercury CD Maxi:
1. Mercury
2. Mercury (Hervé is in disarray Remix)
3. Mercury (CSS Remix)
4. Mercury (Flosstrodamus Remix)

Mercury Heavyweight 7”:
A. Mercury
B. Idea For A Story

Bloc Party – Mercury

And a couple of cool covers thanks to British radio.
The Last Shadow Puppets – S.O.S (Rihanna Cover)
The Kooks – Violet Hill (Coldplay Cover)

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9
Apr 08

Thom York vs Trent Reznor: Chi-Town Take Over

Radiohead vs Nine Inch Nails

Yesterday, Chicago Sun-Times blogger, Jim DeRogatis leaked the entire lineup for what looks like 2008’s best summer music festival, Lollapalooza. The first four artists on the roster get your blood pumping, but two in particular caught my attention. Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails.

Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails have been taking turns giving the music industry the big finger. The Brits made headlines last October for releasingIn Rainbows without the control support of a record label, and Trent Reznor’s Nine Inch Nails followed suit with last month’sGhosts I-IV.

The two bands have also been busy one-upping each other with their innovative promotion strategies. Life was happy having two brilliant bands continuously providing for innovative and buzzworthy ways to distribute digital media, simultaneously help digging record labels’ graves. That is, until Reznor accused Radiohead of ripping their fans off by selling them low-quality files.

Wired has come up with a 10 round face-off between the bands, and looking at the people’s votes, it seems Nine Inch Nails has got Radiohead beat in terms of innovation. Now we pose this question, who will take over Chi-Town this first week of August (Aug 1-3)?

The official lineup is found below

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8
Apr 08

Radiohead Remixed Myspace, Extend Tour

Radiohead Remixed Myspace, Extend Tour interesting reads

I don’t know if this is a joke or not, but Radiohead announced that the name of their social networking site is W.A.S.T.E. Central. My guess is you can either waste your time, or all you’ll find in it is garbage.

Technically speaking, W.A.S.T.E. Central is your typical Social Networking site, like say Myspace or Facebook, with the “regular features of a social network – a main portal, members/fans own private spaces (profiles), blog and message board features and of course the most important ingredient of a true-blue social networking site, especially geared as a fan base -> facility to upload songs, photos and videos.” Says Rotorblog’s Zafra.

It would be unbelievably stupid for any non-Radiohead fan to join, but if they did, they won’t be missing out on anything any other network offers. But, for hardcore Radiohead fans, W.A.S.T.E., is Mecca. Not only will they get to create their own profile and establish their presence within the realm of the most important rock band on earth, but they get access to Radiohead-related clips, up-to-date band tour listings, and who knows later on, some good old’ Radiohead freebies; I’m thinking In Rainbows: The Sequel, no?

Radiohead – Nude (Holy Fuck Remix)

On a related note, Radiohead have just announced (via W.A.S.T.E., no doubt) Los Angeles (!!!) and San Fransisco dates (among other wonderful cities) to their slowly growing tour.

08/01 – Lollapalooza @ Chicago, IL
08/03 – Verizon Wireless Music Center @ Indianapolis, IN
08/04 – Blossom Music Center @ Cleveland, OH
08/06 – Parc Jean Drapeau @ Montreal, QC
08/08 – All Points West Music & Arts Festival/Liberty State Park @ Jersey City, NJ
08/09 – All Points West Music & Arts Festival/Liberty State Park @ Jersey City, NJ
08/12 – Susquehanna Bank Center @ Camden, NJ
08/13 – Tweeter Center For the Performing Arts @ Mansfield, MA
08/15 – Molson Amphitheatre @ Toronto, ON
08/19 – Thunderbird Stadium @ Vancouver, BC
08/20 – White River Amphitheatre @ Auburn, WA
08/22 – Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival @ Golden Gate Park – San Francisco, CA
08/24 – Hollywood Bowl @ Los Angeles, CA
08/25 – Hollywood Bowl @ Los Angeles, CA
08/27 – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre @ Chula Vista, CA
08/28 – Santa Barbara Bowl @ Santa Barbara, CA

Here are some live Radiohead gems for you to keep:
Radiohead – Killer Cars (Live acoustic)
Radiohead – Karma Police (Live at Amnesty Int. Festival)
Radiohead – Talk Show Host (Live at Amnesty Int. Festival)
Radiohead – Bodysnatchers (Live at 93 Feet East, London, 16th Jan 2008)

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31
Mar 08

Coachella? All Points West? Pfft! Screw That!

Coachella? All Points West? Pfft! Screw That! mp3

JP’s Blog has a great and informative post of all the hot action going down in the UK Festival scene. A nice change. I was getting tired of reading about All Points West or SXSW…

Zoo Thousand And Eight Festival:
First there is the Zoo Thousand And Eight Festival which has The Cribs, British Sea Power, The Young Knives and The Rascals playing. Others playing at the festival include Lethal Bizzle, MSTRKRFT, Hadouken!, Friendly Fires, Does It Offend You Yeah? and The Rumble Strips. It will take place between July 4-6 at the Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in the Kent countryside. For the rest of the line-up go here.

The Great Escape Festival:
There is also the Great Escape Festival which will take place in Brighton, England May 15-17. It will have over 25 venues with hundreds of bands. Some acts confirmed include: Hold Steady, Vampire Weekend, Black Lips, No Age, Okkervil River, Iron & Wine, Black Mountain, Sunset Rubdown, Yeasayer, the Twilight Sad, Bon Iver, Times New Viking, Fujiya & Miyagi, Crystal Castles, Saul Williams, the Futureheads, and more. For the rest of this line-up you can go here.

Underage Festival:
For some of you that are underaged there is the Underage Festival in which you need to be 14-19 years old to be able to purchase tickets. It will take place in London’s Victoria Park on August 8. Band playing at the festival include: Foals, Gallows and The Horrors, The Teenagers, Bombay Bicycle Club, Ipso Facto and more. To see the rest of the acts annouced so far go here.

Field Day 2008
In it’s second year Field Day 2008 will take place on Saturday 9 August 2008 in Victoria Park Hackney London E9. It’s line up faetures: Of Montreal, Foals, Lightspeed Champion, Mystery Jets, Simian Mobile Disco and other. Other confirmed acts can be seen here.

Vampire Weekend – Ladies of Cambridge: Download | Link 2 | Link 3
of Montreal – Jimmy (M.I.A. cover): Download | Link 2 | Link 3
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26
Mar 08

Outside Lands Festival in San Fran

Outside Land music Festival

The lineup for San Francisco’s first annual Outside Lands Festival was announced today. The event will will take place August 22-24 at Golden Gate Park and will sets by Radiohead, Tom Petty and co., Jack Johnson, Beck, Wilco, Ben Harper, and many others. Three day passes for Outside Lands are $225 and go on sale March 30th. Check the official website for the full scoop. Here’s a list of all the artists that have been announced so far. Subject to change, naturally.

Radiohead
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Jack Johnson
Beck
Wilco
Manu Chao
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals
Widespread Panic
Primus
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Steve Winwood
Café Tacvba
Broken Social Scene
Regina Spektor
Devendra Banhart
Cold War Kids
Galactic’s Crescent City Soul Krewe
Lyrics Born
Andrew Bird
Steel Pulse
Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings
M. Ward
Drive-By Truckers
ALO
Matt Nathanson
The Cool Kids
Two Gallants
Dredg
Little Brother
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
Donavon Frankenreiter
The Mother Hips
Black Mountain
Sidestepper
Nellie McKay
The Coup
Goapele
Bon Iver
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk
Sean Hayes
The Felice Brothers
Rupa & the April Fishes
Back Door Slam
K’NAAN

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21
Mar 08

Coachella 2008: Hype Mix I

Coachells 2008 Poster

Coachella is coming up. Hype it up. HYPE! IT! UP!

Coachella 2008: Hype Mix I
Jack Johnson – If I Had Eyes MP3
Fatboy Slim – Brimful Of Asha (Cornershop FBS Remix)  MP3
The Raconteurs – Steady as she Goes MP3
Tegan & Sara – Nineteen MP3
The Breeders – Bang On MP3
The National – Around The Bend MP3
Battles – Dance MP3
Spank Rock – Put That Pussy On Me (Josh Console NOT RNB remix) MP3
Stars – Elevator Love Letter MP3
Does It Offend You? Yeah – We Are Rockstars MP3

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12
Mar 08

Pitchfork Music Festival 2008

Pitchfork Music Festival 2008 mp3

Gather ’round, lovers of live music, summertime, the great outdoors, the Windy City, and certain festive occasions where all these things come together. The time has come to announce that annual rite of indie passage, the Pitchfork Music Festival!

The 2008 edition of our yearly sonic bonanza returns to Chicago’s Union Park on Friday, July 18, Saturday, July 19, and Sunday, July 20. We’ll spare you our usual bombast and bad puns and take you straight to the initial lineup:

Friday, July 18:

Pitchfork Music Festival and All Tomorrow’s Parties present “Don’t Look Back” Public Enemy performing It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
+ more, to be announced

Saturday, July 19:

Animal Collective
!!!
Vampire Weekend
Dizzee Rascal
No Age
Atlas Sound
Fleet Foxes
+ many more!

Sunday, July 20:

Spiritualized
M. Ward
Boris
Extra Golden
El Guincho
+ many more!

Of course, that’s just the beginning, so look for further lineup announcements to grace these pages in the near future.

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!!! – Is This Thing On? – Rub N Tug Remix
Vampire Weekend – Campus

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11
Mar 08

Filter Picks at SXSW

Filter Picks at SXSW mp3

This is Filter Mag’s top picks of who to go see at this year’s South by Southwest Festival. I think their selection is pretty great, really. Here ya go.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 12th

@ Antone’s (213 W 5th St)
Simian Mobile Disco - 8:00 p.m.
Lightspeed Champion – 10:00 p.m.
Sons & Daughters – 11:00 p.m.
The Kills – 12:00 a.m.

@ Austin Music Hall (208 Nueces St)
Okkervil River feat. Roky Erickson – 11:00 p.m.

@ Bourbon Rocks Patio (508 E 6th St)
Eastern Conference Champions – 11:00 p.m.
The Black Angels – 12:00 a.m.

@ Buffalo Billiards (201 E 6th St)
Jesca Hoop – 8:00 p.m.
Division Day – 11:00 p.m.
The Ting Tings – 12:00 a.m.
The Duke Spirit – 1:00 a.m.

@ Club de Ville (900 Red River St)
Martha Wainwright – 12:00 a.m.

@ Emo’s Annex (600 Red River St)
The Von Bondies – 11:00 p.m.
Grand Ole Party – 12:00 a.m.
The Lemonheads – 1:00 a.m.

@ Emo’s IV Lounge (601 Red River St)
Kimya Dawson – 12:00 a.m.
The Blow – 1:00 a.m.

@ Emo’s Main Room (603 Red River St)
Be Your Own Pet – 10:50 p.m.
The Black Keys – 1:00 a.m.

@ Maggie Mae’s Rooftop (323 E 6th St)
Frightened Rabbit – 12:00 a.m.
Bon Iver – 1:00 a.m.

@ Mohawk Patio (912 Red River St)
The Big Sleep – 1:00 a.m.

@ SESAC Day Stage Cafe Austin Convention Center (500 E Cesar Chavez St)
Akron/Family – 4:30 p.m.
Ra Ra Riot – 5:00 p.m.

@ Stubb’s (801 Red River St)
Johnathan Rice – 9:00 p.m.
R.E.M. – 12:00 a.m.

Check out the best spots for Thursday, Friday and Saturday after the jump!

THURSDAY MARCH 13th

@ Auditorium Shores Stage (Riverside Dr & S 1st St)
Spoon – 8:00 p.m.

@ Austin Music Hall (208 Nueces St)
Yo La Tengo – 9:30 p.m.
My Morning Jacket – 11:00 p.m.

@ BD Riley’s (204 E 6th St)
Darker My Love – 1:00 a.m.

@ Buffalo Billiards (201 E 6th St)
Pigeon John – 10:00 p.m.
Money Mark – 10:45 p.m.

@ Cedar Street Courtyard (208 W 4th St)
Islands – 8:00 p.m.
Man Man – 10:00 p.m.
DeVotchKa – 12:00 a.m.

@ Dirty Dog Bar (505 E 6th St)
The Hourly Radio – 9:00 p.m.

@ Emo’s IV Lounge (601 Red River St)
Yeasayer – 1:00 a.m.

@ Maggie Mae’s Rooftop (323 E 6th St)
The Wombats – 1:00 a.m.

@ Mohawk Patio (912 Red River St.)
Bon Iver – 11:00 p.m.
Jens Lekman – 12:00 a.m.
Black Mountain – 1:00 a.m.

@ The Parish (214B E 6th St)
Kate Havnevik – 8:00 p.m
Priscilla Ahn – 9:00 p.m
Rocco Deluca and the Burden – 10:00 p.m
Ingrid Michaelson – 12:00 a.m.

@ The Rio (301 San Jacinto Blvd)
MGMT – 10:45 p.m.

@ Vice (302 E 6th St)
The Raveonettes – 12:30 a.m.

@ Wave Rooftop (408 E 6th St)
YACHT – 11:00 p.m.
Switches – 12:00 a.m.
Holy Fuck – 1:00 a.m.

FRIDAY MARCH 14th

@ Antone’s (213 W 5th St)
Foreign Born – 10:00 p.m.
Vampire Weekend - 11:00 p.m.
DeVotchKa – 12:00 a.m.

@ Bourbon Rocks Patio (508 E 6th St)
The Ruby Suns – 8:30 p.m.
Handsome Furs – 10:30 p.m.
The Helio Sequence – 11:30 p.m.

@ Buffalo Billiards (201 E 6th St)
The Watson Twins – 9:00 p.m.
Castledoor – 10:00 p.m.
Earlimart – 11:00 p.m.
Joseph Arther – 1:00 a.m.

@ Cedar Door (201 Brazos St)
The Virgins – 8:00 p.m.
The Little Ones – 9:00 p.m.
Rogue Wave – 10:00 p.m.
Dr. Dog – 11:00 p.m.
Tapes ‘n Tapes – 12:00 a.m.
Nada Surf – 1:00 a.m.

@ Central Presbyterian Church (200 E 8th St)
My Brightest Diamond – 12:00 a.m.
Castanets – 1:00 a.m.

@ Club de Ville (900 Red River St.)
White Rabbits – 12:00 a.m.
White Denim – 1:00 a.m.

@ Habana Calle 6 Patio (709 E 6th St)
Tilly and the Wall – 1:00 a.m.

@ Mohawk Patio (912 Red River St)
Be Your Own Pet – 11:00 p.m.
J Mascis – 12:00 a.m.
Thurston Moore w/ Band – 12:45 a.m.

@ Momo’s
The Submarines – 10:00 p.m.

@ Ninety Proof Lounge (333 E 2nd St)
Born Ruffians – 11:00 p.m.

@ The Parish (214B E 6th St)
Shout Out Louds – 11:00 p.m.
She and Him – 12:00 a.m.
Destroyer – 1:00 a.m.

@ Red Eyed Fly (715 Red River St)
The Forms – 9:00 p.m.
Land of Talk – 10:00 p.m.
Say Hi – 11:00 p.m.

@ The Rio (301 San Jacinto Blvd)
Limbeck – 12:30 a.m.

@ Stubb’s (801 Red River St)
The Ting Tings – 8:00 p.m.
MGMT – 10:00 p.m.
The Cribs – 11:00 p.m.
Sia – 12:00 a.m.

@ The Thirsty Nickel (325 E 6th St)
Scissors for Lefty – 1:00 a.m.


SATURDAY MARCH 15th

@ Bourbon Rocks (508 E 6th St)
Film School – 12:25 a.m
Minipop – 1:20 a.m

@ Buffalo Billiards (201 E 6th St)
Oh No! Oh My! – 10:00 p.m.
Sea Wolf – 1:00 a.m.

@ Cedar Street Courtyard (208 W 4th St)
Tiny Masters of Today – 8:00 p.m.
The Deadly Syndrome – 10:00 p.m.
A Place To Bury Strangers – 12:00 a.m.
The Airborne Toxic Event – 1:00 a.m.

@ Dirty Dog Bar (505 E 6th St)
Neva Dinova – 11:00 p.m.
Two Gallants – 12:00 a.m.
Tokyo Police Club – 1:00 a.m.

@ Emo’s Annex (600 Red River St)
Ra Ra Riot- 10:00 p.m.
The Spinto Band – 12:00 a.m.
Dr. Dog – 1:00 a.m.

@ Emo’s Main Room (603 Red River St)
The Raveonettes – 10:00 p.m.

@ Maggie Mae’s (323 E 6th St)
Jaymay – 8:00 p.m.

@ Maggie Mae’s Rooftop (323 E 6th St)
David Bazan – 8:00 p.m.
Jim Noir – 9:00 p.m.
Nada Surf – 10:00 p.m.
British Sea Power – 1:00 a.m.

@ The Parish (214B E 6th St)
Tift Merritt – 8:00 p.m.
Jason Collett – 11:00 p.m.
Los Campesinos! – 12:00 a.m
The Stills – 1:00 a.m.

@ St David’s Church (304 E 7th St)
M. Ward (solo) – 9:00 p.m.
Jim James – 10:00 p.m.

@ Vice (302 E 6th St)
MSTRKRFT – 1:00 a.m.

@ Wave Rooftop (408 E 6th St)
Low vs Diamond – 10:00 p.m.
The Virgins – 1:00 a.m.

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