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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club- Specter At The Feast (REVIEW)

Comments (0) | Wednesday, March 13, 2013


Robert Levon Been, Peter Hayes, and Leah Shaprio carry on after the loss of Michael Been, who was not only their producer and mentor but Robert’s father and a father figure for the whole band. On their seventh album, Specter At The Feast, you can hear BRMC as they go through the motions of dealing with such a loss.

In tribute, they cover “Let the Day Begin”; a song from Michael Been’s former band, The Call. The addition of Peter Hayes’ signature guitar sound gives the song a fresh modern update.

“Fire Walker” introduces an irresistible, slow burning groove that is an immediate highlight.  “Funny Games” features Been on the verses while Hayes comes in to sing a dramatic chorus, adding the perfect dynamic. Other standouts include 'Hate the Taste' and the magnificent, "Lose Yourself", which is reminiscent of Coldplay's "Fix You" and equally as epic.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club don’t really look to break any new ground, most of these songs could be flawlessly added to any of their previous records. But rather they continue their tradition of quality songwriting.

-Jeff


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Sound City (Review)

Comments (0) | Friday, February 1, 2013


In Sound City director Dave Grohl tells two stories. One of Sound City, the legendary recording studio, and how Sound City effected his life.

Grohl starts the documentary saying, "We were just kids with dreams that we threw into the back of a van".  A statement that nearly all musicians can relate to.  Of course for Grohl a story of much success.

The story really kicks off once Sound City buys the Neve console and the first artist they record with it is Buckingham and Nicks. Which leads to how Buckingham and Nicks ended up joining Fleetmood Mac and how Rumors brought much success to the studio. 

From there Sound City was booking tons of artists along the lines of Neil Young, Tom Petty and the Greatful Dead. From there the documentary touched on things like drum sounds, 80's hair metal, and how a new digital era in recording was killing the studio. 

That is until Nirvana's Nevermind was recorded there. This brought along the second wave of success for Sound City. 

But even with that success, the story of Sound City didn't have a happy ending and the studio closed down and left employees jobless. 

From that point, Grohl becomes the main focus when he buys the Neve console from Sound City. He wants to show off the quality of the Neve console in his studio with many of the artists that recorded on the board previously. He invites Stevie Nicks, Rick Springfield, John Fogarty, and randomly Sir Paul McCartney shows up as well.

The only complaint here is that they probably could've saved some of these sessions for the Director's Cut version. But that's being picky. (Note: We loved seeing BRMC jam with Grohl on the big screen during the ending credits)

This documentary is a true music fan's dream. Covering everything from recording (undoubtedly the best drum sound ever!), to the analog vs. digital debate, and input from some of the greatest artists and studio techs of all time. 

Sound City Rocks!


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New Album: Dawes

Comments (0) | Tuesday, January 15, 2013



Dawes have announced their forthcoming album Stories Don't End. It will be released on April 9th.

Here is the track listing:

Side A
Just Beneath The Surface
From A Window Seat
Just My Luck
Someone Will
Most People
Something In Common

Side B
Hey Lover
Bear Witness
Stories Don't End
From The Right Angle
Side Effects
Just Beneath The Surface (Reprise)

For more information visit their website


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EXCLUSIVE!!: Cory Chisel

Comments (0) | Friday, December 7, 2012

With his soulful style and moving lyrics, Cory Chisel quickly became one of our favorite American musicians in music today. Just before his captivating performance at the Bottom Lounge, we sat down with Cory and band mate Adriel Denae for some exclusive performances of songs from his latest record, Old Believers. Here they are performing "Laura"...




For more information about Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons...
Check out his awesome WEBSITE or follow him on FACEBOOK

And if, for some crazy reason, you don't have his latest record Old Believers, get it HERE! Like now! 


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New Album: BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB

Comments (0) | Thursday, November 15, 2012


11/15/12
FINALLY!
It’s been 2 whole years since the release of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s last studio album Beat The Devil’s Tattoo. Since their last experience in the studio, the band has been restlessly touring the world and  working ever so diligently in the studio creating their latest masterpiece.
The band officially released the news today on their Facebook page that the new album will be dropping in March of next year. With that, they've announced a series of tour dates within California then Europe. The next leg of dates will be released before the end of this year. Oh you guys! Always keeping us on the edge of our seats!

UPDATE 1/9/13
BRMC just announced that the new album, entitled Specter at the Feast, will be released March 19th (March 18th for the UK and Europe). The tracklist is as follows...

1. Fire Walker
2. Let The Day Begin3. Returning4. Lullaby5. Hate The Taste6. Rival7. Teenage Disease8. Some Kind of Ghost9. Sometimes The Light10. Funny Games11. Sell It12. Lose Yourself

 Keep up with BRMC on Facebook for more information including pre-sale opportunities...


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Jack White @ Lollapalooza (8/5/12)

Comments (0) | Monday, August 6, 2012



Setlist:

With Los Buzzardos
Sixteen Saltines 
Black Math (The White Stripes song)
Missing Pieces 
Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground (The White Stripes song)
Wasting My Time (The White Stripes song)
Hypocritical Kiss 
Cannon/ Nitro/ John the Revelator (The White Stripes song)
The Same Boy You've Always Known (The White Stripes song)
Take Me With You When You Go
with The Peacocks
Love Interruption 
Weep Themselves to Sleep 
Hotel Yorba (The White Stripes song)
Top Yourself 
(The Raconteurs song) Blue Blood Blues 
(The Dead Weather song) (Screwdriver intro)
Ball and Biscuit (The White Stripes song)
Encore:
Steady, As She Goes (The Raconteurs song)
The Hardest Button to Button (The White Stripes song)
Freedom At 21 
Seven Nation Army (The White Stripes song)


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The Casserole invades Lollapalooza

Comments (0) | Thursday, August 2, 2012


This weekend The Casserole will be all over Lollapalooza.
Follow us on Facebook or Twitter for all the up to date action. We will be posting a bunch of photos of who we are seeing, what we are doing, and everything in between.
According to the Mayan calendar this could be the last Lollapalooza! Let's celebrate then!
You can contact us on Facebook or Twitter  if you would like to meet up and see some good music with us!

Recommend artists to see:
FRIDAY
Dr. Dog
Dry the River
Metric
Thenewno2
Band of Skulls
The Shins
Dawes (highly recommended!!)
The Black Keys (if you've never seen them before)

SATURDAY
Jeff the Brotherhood
Delta Spirit (highly recommended)
Empires
Fun.
tUnE-yArDs (highly recommended)
Franz Ferdinand
Santigold
Red Hot Chili Peppers

SUNDAY 
White Rabbits
Gary Clark Jr.
Florence + the Machine or At the Drive-In (The most difficult match-up, choose wisely)
Jack White (you know he's recommended)


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