How do you take a venue that’s already not all that appealing in the first place and make it even less so? How about hanging a handle on it that fans can’t say (or even think about, really) without spitting out their soda? If you haven’t heard yet, word came…
For reasons we can’t figure, 3 Kings hosted jazz and burlesque on Monday night. Photographer Coleen Whitfield was there. See her photos on the slideshow page…
Okay, so the fame and fortune part is a stretch. But that certainly shouldn’t stop our glorious local bands from showing the world their songwriting and recording prowess in the Fifth Annual RPM Challenge. The premise for this thing is simple enough: musicians have 28 days, from the beginning of…
Not familiar with the intricacies of this process — mainly because we’re not well heeled enough to actually, you know, own one of these things — but this seems pretty badass. Evidently, there’s an iPhone ap called Four Track that allows you to record sweet, sweet pop music from the…
Fucking A. Ask and ye shall receive, eh? (Well, it’s not Denver, but close enough.) Just glimpsed the lineup for this year’s Coachella. As far as headliners go, you’ve got your Jay-Z and your LCD Soundsystem and, uh, let’s see here, Thom Yorke and … yada, yada, yada. Whatever, dude…
It’s not everyday you’re struck with eternal truth while watching a sitcom, but it does happen. And while watching a rerun of 30 Rock the other day, it happened to me when one character offered to make another a mixtape and asked, “You like Phil Collins?” and was answered, “I…
Paging Neil Young: Saw what you did with “Pants on the Ground” last week on, ahem, Jimmy Fallon. Good times. Call us crazy, but this one has your name written all over it. No? We’re of course talking about this gem from Chargers star running back LaDainian Tomlinson. Considering that…
It’s almost time for the Winter Olympics, which means we all get to pretend like we care about a bunch of sports that normally only get “televised” on places like icenetwork.com. Men’s figure skating, for example, which features one Johnny Weir. His reality show debuted last night on the Sundance…
Been listening to Spoon’s about-to-be released seventh studio album Transference (slated for release tomorrow) pretty much non-stop for the past four days, thanks to NPR’s Exclusive First Listen, and have to say, we’re newly reconverted to the Spoon fold. We fell out of love (although not out of like) after…
This was not a good year for the “Best Original Song” category at the Golden Globe’s. In fact, it’s arguably one of the worst in recent memory. We’re not certain what this means, if it means anything at all, but it’s clear the film industry tossed original music to the…
Alan Alda, Accordion Crimes and I Sank Molly Brown Friday, January 15th, 2010 hi-dive Opening the show was I Sank Molly Brown. When I had seen the band on previous occasions, I was never impressed. So it came as something of a surprise when the song that began Molly Brown’s…
John Common & Blinding Flashes of Light, Achille Lauro, Danielle Ate the Sandwich Casselman’s Bar & Venue Saturday, January 16, 2010 Better Than: Martinis and Red Wine John Common is too old for the slog of rock and roll. In this week’s feature, he talked about giving it up before…
Today, AEG kicked off its Early Bird Ticket program where folks can save some bucks by buying the concert tickets the weekend they go on sale. The deals are being offered for select shows at the Bluebird Theater and Ogden Theatre, and there are no service fees for cash purchases…
We would hate for you to miss out on all the awesome that happens every weekend in our fair city, so we’ve decided to run down three of the best shows in one easy-to-swallow post, with video and audio. Tell us — and the rest of the world — what…
It was sad news when we found out Teddy Pendergrass had died on Wednesday of colon cancer. As others began collecting the best of his songs into comprehensive and downright exhaustive lists, we started thinking about who had used his sultry baritone or music for other ends. His songs have…
Well, have you ever dreamed of owning your own club? Here’s a chance to put your money where your mouth is. Taking a cue from Wisconsin’s fan-owned NFL franchise, Shalonda and Dave Cantrell, current owners of the Rocket Room in Colorado Springs, have come up with a rather innovative idea…
Update: This morning, Pitchfork, NME and several other outlets are reporting that Reatard’s death is now being treated as a homicide, citing a seemingly erroneous report filed by MyFox Memphis stating as much. The original piece has since been inexplicably removed from the site, raising reasonable doubts regarding the validity…
“You can either use negative comments to get you down, or you can use them to excite you and to energize your process of making a better pizza. We did the latter.” Patrick Doyle, the president of Domino’s Pizza and the man responsible for the above quote, is either a…
In case you’re as sick of hearing about Avatar as we are, this weekend’s Festivus Film Festival should offer some cinematic solace. Forget IMAX and goofy yellow glasses because Festivus is bringing some of the most awkward, horrifying, confusing and riveting films independent filmmakers have to offer. Must see list…
Videodrome: If you’re a fan of alt-rockers What About Pluto?, or maybe just a fan of people being goofy on camera (and aren’t we all fans of that, really?), then the band’s recent foray into video blogging should be of some interest. Last week the outfit kicked off the affair…
Already more than a dozen albums and slightly fewer years into his insanely prolific career in the Memphis scene, the major labels came calling for Jay Reatard. They told him they’d make him the next Kurt Cobain and that he was going to kill emo. Neither seemed out of his…
I was so sick of electric guitar,” declares John Common. “I remember being on stage at the Oriental, and I was literally in the middle of a solo, packed house, great show — this is supposed to be why we play music, right? — and I was so bored, I…
