The beloved NYC trio crushed much ass last night, a supremely difficult task in a venue as expansive and lacking in intimacy as Radio City. Their stage show featured giant eyeballs, shimmering Y’s, shooting confetti, a flurry of costume changes, and most importantly, the captivating performance of Brian Chase (drums), Nick Zinner (guitar), and the [...]
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Radio City Music Hall – 9/23/09
Posted in Music, tagged concerts, yeah yeah yeahs on 09/24/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Michael Jackson Kills The Internet
Posted in Internet, Music, tagged Internet, Michael Jackson, smooth criminals, Twitter doesn't deserve to live on 06/26/2009 | Leave a Comment »
The news of Michael Jackson’s cardiac arrest-coma-resuscitation-death-resurrection-posthumous album featuring 2Pac caused such a flurry of Internet activity yesterday, heavily-trafficked websites such as CNN, LA Times, Twitter, and TMZ were crushed in a shitstorm of Google monsters searching for updates on Jackson’s condition. Har har. [Tech Crunch] Meanwhile, Jackson’s music is crushing ass on Itunes, occupying [...]
Peter Bjorn and John – Webster Hall 4/29/09
Posted in Music, tagged bands, Peter Bjorn and John on 04/30/2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Swedish trio had a go at the assembled collection of NYU kids, and people who hate NYU kids, last night; and it was good. Proceeded on stage by an opening act calling themselves “The Craigslist Killuhz” (okay I made that part up; we purposely missed the opening acts), PBJ brought a swirl of festive [...]
Obama Holds His 100 Days Press Conference Tonight, And We Will Be Watching!
Posted in Music, tagged bands, Peter Bjorn and John, things to do on 04/29/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Of course this is not the case. We will not watch a minute of it. We will instead be at Webster Hall, treating ourselves to the musical stylings of the Peter Bjorn and John, the slackers seen above. They are a fun-loving Swedish indie band of some regard, and they are good. So come on [...]
The Walkmen, Webster Hall, 4/16/09
Posted in Music, tagged bands, Reccs, The Walkmen on 04/17/2009 | 1 Comment »
Last night, your Editor A G and I went to see one of our favorite bands, The Walkmen, for probably the fifth time in the last three years. We will see them anytime anywhere forever, because they are just that damn good. Performing songs from their latest critically acclaimed 2008 release You & Me, a [...]
