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CMJ Day Four: Idolator Goes Back To Spain, Gets Carded

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 »

Too tired for Dungen?

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The “Times” Stays Classy In Madrid

jazzmadrid.jpgIf 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 »

Haha, great clip. And I believe the taller drag queen played the woman in the lip syncing sequence in Que he hecho yo para merecer esto. Though I could be mistaken.

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Part 2: Singalongs, Puppy-Filled Dreams, And “Passionate Kisses”

spainflag.png 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 »

@Kate Richardson: Let me check in with the GF and get back to you - I can never remember names and address, but she grew up there, and has a better memory for this stuff... But don't pass up the Spanish pop sections of FNAC and Corte Ingles on Gran Via - you can find some serious hillarity there (and really good major-label stuff that doesn't make it to the States, too).

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Leak Of The Day, Part III: Guns N’ Roses Gets Emo

axleyessss.jpgOne 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 »

Who would've thought that the production on Chinese Democracy would be most influenced by...Oasis's Be Here Now??? It's got that same kind of layer-upon-layer, everything-and-the-kitchen-sink, solo-after-solo approach, doesn't it?

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