After much begging, pleading, questioning of press credentials, and discussion of karma, the doorman at The Annex mercifully let me–and my hands, each of which was decorated with a massive “X”–into Friday’s “Sounds of Spain” showcase. I went in expecting to find mostly mediocre psychedelia and mumbly alt-rock (Spain’s genres of choice), and came out pleasantly surprised. I’d like to dedicate this post to that reluctant but accommodating door man; he was the only one to let me in anywhere on Friday. Join me after the jump for hot Spanish dudes and the unfortunate experience of being an actual 20-year-old college student at CMJ. MORE »
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Idolator Goes To Spain
CMJ Day Four: Idolator Goes Back To Spain, Gets Carded
Idolator Goes To Spain
The “Times” Stays Classy In Madrid
If you’re planning a trip to Madrid and feel as if my “box of wine* and a half-assed Google search” approach to the city’s music scene just isn’t cutting it, The New York Times has a nice writeup of Madrid’s jazz/funk/fusion scene that provides a more well-rounded (and better-funded) report. MORE »
Idolator Goes To Spain
Part 2: Singalongs, Puppy-Filled Dreams, And “Passionate Kisses”
It’s been a minute since last I filed a music report from Madrid. I’d like to claim that it’s because I’ve been busy, but to be honest I’ve just been lazy and negligent, and for that I apologize. I still have a few albums waiting in my listening queue, but until I get around to them (soon! I swear!), here are a few miscellaneous bits of the Spanish music scene I’ve picked up by various means, most of which involving lots of cerveza and the wee hours of the night. MORE »
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Leak Of The Day, Part III: Guns N’ Roses Gets Emo
One more track from this weekend’s Chinese Democracy deluge: “There Was A Time,” a mid-tempo piano ballad that’s not exactly lacking in production “flourishes,” and which some observers are already billing as “TWAT.”
Guns N’ Roses - There Was A Time [MP3, link expired; via metalsucks.net]
And so, as the CD mystery continues to unravel, we have to ask: Just how did these leaks get out? MORE »
