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Midweek Music News Roundup 11.18.09: Unplugged
(11.18.2009)
New music from Beck, Tom Waits, The Magnetic Fields, new media about the lives of Robert Johnson and Fela Kuti, indie rockers in jeopardy (but just a few, and it's rather specific), new tours from Oasis minus Noel and The Magnetic Fields (again), and a look into MTV Unplugged. Catch it here on the Midweek Music News Roundup. |
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Midweek Music News Roundup 11.11.09: If You're Not Down With Who I Am, Look At Them Now, They're All in My Hands
(11.11.2009)
Pixies offer up a new release, The Magnetic Fields offer up a new album, Yoko, Sean and Julian Lennon offer up an old release, Sufjan Stevens offers up a retraction, Tom Waits tweets, AC/DC fans fight back, Sublime legally break up, Aerosmith technically break up, and a whole bunch of musicians act less than pleasant. Read all about it. |
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BEAK> - BEAK> Review
(11.10.2009)
Geoff Barrow of Portishead uses his time off to form a band. Does it live up to his former work? Is it at least somewhat worth your time? |
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Midweek Music News Roundup 11.4.09: All This Energy Calling Me, Back Where It Comes From
(11.04.2009)
Hulk Hogan: Bassist For Hire, Norah Jones gets remixed, Steve Conte releases a new album, the Faces tour is in doubt, the Stooges tour is not, Beck and Charlotte Gainsbourg make new music, Elton John gets sick, a musical Halloween costume notice, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame celebrates an anniversary. Perform your rock music fan civic duty and complain about this with me! |
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Midweek Music News Roundup 10.28.09: I Don't Know What I'm To Say, But I'll Say It Anyway
(10.28.2009)
A-Ha get offended, the Songwriters Hall of Fame expands, new music from Ted Leo and Black Francis, maybe new music from the artists formerly known as Oasis, Kanye West explains some information about his video, Hall & Oates & Rachael Ray, Justin Timberlake is stalked by the ghost of Axl Rose's relevance and a look at word of mouth fanaticism and what it means from different people. |
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Midweek Music News Roundup 10.21.09: But I No Longer Hear The Music
(10.21.2009)
Thurston Moore and Iggy Pop team up for Jemina Pearl, Carly Simon is mad at Starbucks, The Flaming Lips cover Pink Floyd, Madonna is loud, Jon Bon Jovi is all over NBC, Pixies hit the road, Kanye hits the smallest screen (then bounces off it), Guns n Roses love children, we take a look at why some artists refuse to acknowledge their most beloved music, along with perhaps the most important music news the world has ever seen...a-Ha...broke up! Read all about it in the Midweek Music News Roundup! |
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Midweek Music News Roundup 10.14.09: What's Your Name? Who's Your Daddy? Is He A Musician Like Me?
(10.14.2009)
Sonic Youth appear on Gossip Girl, Bob Dylan will appear on NCIS, Oasis is done, Radiohead isn't, MCA is recovering, Brian Wilson updates Gershwin and Disney, Public Enemy needs your help, Tom Waits has fun on stage, Philles records get reissued and we take a look at the pros and cons of a strong musical lineage. Interested? Read all about it in the Midweek Music News Roundup! |
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Midweek Music News Roundup 10.07.09: The Art of Separating Artists From...The Art
(10.07.2009)
Method Man arrested, Jay Reatard's band quits, Jay-Z wants Liam Gallagher, the Daniel Johnston video game, Joey Ramone's brother and Stewart Copeland hit the books (movies?), Fatboy Slim and Rufus Wainwright prep albums, Paul McCartney gets live and a look at the concept of separating artists personal lives from their works. All that and more, summed up in the Midweek Music News Roundup! |
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Midweek Music News Roundup 9.30.09: Scary Monsters (And Super Groups)
(09.30.2009)
New music from Paul Westerberg and Portishead, Dan Deacon learns about public relations, the 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees are in, Warner Brothers allow their legal department to relax, Thom Yorke thinks about getting super, and a long history of the super group. Stop by and learn about it all in the Midweek Music News Roundup. |
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Midweek Music News Roundup 09.23.09: Woman Is the WHAT of the World?
(09.23.2009)
A look at the worldwide vilification of Yoko Ono, books by Peter Hook, Nick Cave and Thurston Moore, the music fan appeal of the Twilight soundtrack, new Radiohead (by means of solo Thom Yorke and solo Phil Selway), new Smashing Pumpkins, innovative advertising, an update on Leonard Cohen's condition, and, oh yeah. Some band called "Pavement" reunites. I think they had a hit in the 90s or something... |
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The Expressway News Report 09.16.09
(09.16.2009)
With our new date and time, we learn about Sonic Youth rescheduling, the David Bowie spider, Beck's mailing list, the music of Uri Gellar, new Garfunkel and Oates, The Rolling Stones ex post facto release music with B.B. King and the Turner family, Iggy Pop sucks, Barry Manilow is a movie star, Massive Attack tour, and we look at the concept of the musical hiatus. Jump on the Expressway To Yr. Skull and read the news! |
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The Saturday Morning Car-Tune News Report 09.05.09: They're Only Rolling Stones, But I Like Them
(09.05.2009)
Oasis break up, Beck keeps going, Thom Yorke is a busy man, Grizzly Bear are working with a Doobie, Neil Young has another live album on the way, Phil Spector moves prisons, Massive Attack drop a new single and an unusually high number of Rolling Stones stories, this week on the Saturday Morning Car-Tune News! |
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The Saturday Morning Car-Tune News Report 08.29.09: The Story of An Artist
(08.29.2009)
Plenty of new music, including Daniel Johnston, Tegan and Sara, Bob Dylan, Portishead (kind of), Massive Attack, The Who and Scissor Sisters, along with a large mass of new music merchandise, potential films about Jimi Hendrix and Brian Epstein, thoughts on the passing of Ellie Greenwich and a brief essay on the tragedy surrounding artists that just never made it. Read all about it in the Saturday Morning Car-Tune News! |
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The Saturday Morning Car-Tune News Report 08.22.09: How Would A Blue Meanie Respond If Asked Whether Or Not They Wanted a Yellow Submarine Remake?
(08.22.2009)
Yellow Submarine is being remade, that new Radiohead song is actually by Radiohead, Bob Dylan and George Michael have run ins with the law (guess who's was more serious?), Kraftwerk join the box set brigade and more! Read all about it along with a discussion about the critic's defining statement, the rock list, in this week's Saturday Morning Car-Tune News! |
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The Saturday Morning Car-Tune News Report 08.15.09: Maybe I Just Want To Fly
(08.15.2009)
Sonic Youth working with Gossip Girl, David Bowie re-releasing his greatest album, a small punk venue is immortalized, new music from Radiohead (maybe) and Garfunkel and Oates (definitely), Michael Jackson and Hank Williams hit the big screen (though not at the same time), Beck talks to Will Ferrell and we take a look at the growth of independent music. Read all about it in the Saturday Morning Car-Tune News Report! |
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The Saturday Morning Car-Tune News Report 08.08.09: Say A Word For Johnny Hughes
(08.08.2009)
A tribute to the music featured in the films of John Hughes, Raekwon and Jay-Z have album covers, Jarvis Cocker is working with Russell Brand, Bob Dylan's early Christmas, new music from Willie Nelson and Garfunkel and Oates and more! |
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The Saturday Morning Car-Tune News Report 08.01.09: Cool Kids Never Have The Time
(08.01.2009)
A response to angry Smashing Pumpkins fans, new music from Warren G, Simian Mobile Disco, Jay Reatard, Willie Nelson, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah and the Pope, Bob Dylan the painter, Beck keeps updating his website, Charles Manson and Phil Spector make unlikely bedfellows, Peter Hook regroups and more. Check out what we're talking about in the Saturday Morning Car-Tune News Report! |
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The Saturday Morning Car-Tune News Report 07.25.09: Trying To Get Closer, But Still a Million Miles From Bob Dylan
(07.25.2009)
A Beastie Boy has cancer, Trent Reznor is a little girl, the Feelies are back (kind of, in a literal sense), what Thom Yorke has to do with Twilight and Beck is still busy, along with a brief concert review for the Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson show! Read all about it in the Saturday Morning Car-Tune News! |
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The Saturday Morning Car-Tune News Report 07.18.09: Music That's Got Nothing Better To Do Than Get On TV So It Can Advertise Brews
(07.18.2009)
Billy Corgan defending Smashing Pumpkins name use, Lil' Wayne gets sued, The Pixies update, your weekly Beck news, and more! Plus a look into advertising and commercial use of music! It's all in the Saturday Morning Car-Tune News Report! |
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Michael Jackson - Hello World: The Complete Motown Solo Collection Review
(07.15.2009)
Back before he was the king but after he promised he'd be there, Michael Jackson recorded four albums without his brothers that even some of his biggest fans have forgotten about. Finally, they are all available on CD, along with some Motown rarities. But does it live up to his later career? Short answer: no. |
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