Deadly Tango commented on Bye-Bye "Indie," Hello Again "Alternative", at 3:04 PM on Aug 27 Wow, only one year ago, in an equally slow news week, we had almost the same discussion! Neither "indie" nor "alternative" should mean ANYTHING in defining a (sub)genre of music. more »

Deadly Tango commented on Pandora May Turn Off Its Streams: Do You Care?, at 7:10 PM on Aug 18 I couldn't ever get a properly chaotic mix out of Pandora -- it would get hung up on one or two outliers in my selectios and not come back to my intended effect despite using all my skips. But the issues being raised here are more complex than one company running out of cash. more »

Deadly Tango commented on Which Radio DJ Saved Your Musical Life?, at 11:31 PM on Aug 15 Once I learned about the "left of the dial" growing up in Boston in the late 80s, it was a combination of folks at WMBR and WHRB and WZBC depending on the time of day. more »

Deadly Tango commented on While The Sox Are Away, Neil Diamond Will Take The Field At Fenway Park, at 10:57 AM on Apr 9 [sorry for the double post...] more »

Deadly Tango commented on While The Sox Are Away, Neil Diamond Will Take The Field At Fenway Park, at 10:57 AM on Apr 9 YUCK. more »

Deadly Tango commented on While The Sox Are Away, Neil Diamond Will Take The Field At Fenway Park, at 10:55 AM on Apr 9 YUCK. more »

Deadly Tango commented on Music Writing Job Opportunities: Yes, There May Be Some (Or At Least One) Out There, at 2:53 PM on Mar 24 I just want to know where you found the awesome Sesame Street graphic. more »

Deadly Tango commented on Adventures In Imagination: The $5 Download Fee, at 3:48 PM on Mar 17 Actually, this idea is being taken very seriously, by folks in the industry who have been circling these issues for about 10 years. more »

Deadly Tango commented on Those of you who are bemoaning, at 8:09 PM on Feb 15 The Exclusive Company is more of a regional chain than a neighborhood store -- they have shops all over Wisconsin. more »

Deadly Tango commented on Fugazi Gets A Gleeful Remake, at 8:27 PM on Jan 25 @SilentSid: I think it's pretty easy -- "Waiting Room" has one of the greatest bass lines and opening riffs in all of recorded music and is instantly recognizable. more »

Deadly Tango commented on Rising Cost Of Rehearsal Space Finally Gives New York Hipsters Opportunity To Complain About Something, at 9:21 PM on Jan 23 THE PARTY'S OVER. Which makes it difficult to plan on celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Tompkins Square Park riot this summer... more »

Deadly Tango commented on From the Portishead Web site,, at 9:15 PM on Jan 23 The Bristol "All Tomorrows Parties" set (from this past December) featured five new songs -- all quite good from the recording I heard. more »

Deadly Tango commented on Is This Year's UK Christmas No. 1 Going To Come From 1970s New Orleans?, at 10:30 PM on Dec 7, 2007 Speaking of the UK #1 for Christmas, Last.FM is taking a shot of its own at the top of the charts. more »

Deadly Tango commented on We're Just As Surprised That The Pipettes Are Big In Hello Kitty's Homeland As You Are, at 3:23 PM on Dec 6, 2007 @therichgirlsareweeping: My DC experience was at a small room (Rock and Roll Hotel, maybe 100), while the Philly show was part of the "Making Time" dance nights and was a larger room (200+). more »

Deadly Tango commented on We're Just As Surprised That The Pipettes Are Big In Hello Kitty's Homeland As You Are, at 9:45 PM on Dec 5, 2007 @therichgirlsareweeping: Hang on a second... more »

Deadly Tango commented on Big Black Deep-Fries Its Turducken In Some Kerosene, at 2:00 PM on Nov 21, 2007 Skipping around the "related" YouTube clips, it's clear that they played "Passing Complexion" early in the show, and "Kerosene" and "Jordan, Minnesota" later, because that lovely Die Kreuzen shirt obviously has a bad experience with a bottle of grape juice (or pyrotechnic materials, or blood) somewhere during the set. more »

Deadly Tango commented on The Bestest Song Ever? (Well, It Could Be.), at 12:14 PM on Nov 3, 2007 @Lucas Jensen: Agreed -- "Age of Consent" is the best New Order song. more »

Deadly Tango commented on Live Nation has launched a, at 7:36 PM on Oct 3, 2007 Um, when exactly did "The Fillmore" become a brand name worthy of replicating throughout the country? more »