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A Magical Rainbow Of Album Covers

The above photo of the new line of iPod Nanos brought out this comment from Maura: "This is what happens when you're the type of person who arranges your CDs by color." I wondered if I could do any better, especially because the Calvin Harris selection was a particular affront. More »

3:00 PM on Tue Sep 9 2008
By Dan Gibson
740 views, 17 comments

festival overload is officially upon us

Even Nostalgia Couldn't Save The Download Festival


Seems the hodgepodge lineup presented at the Download Festival's Sunday stop in Los Angeles provided air-conditioned entertainment to only a few thousand people, even though it was filled with retro-ish acts that usually drive people to these things, like the Jesus and Mary Chain and Gang of Four. Will these somewhat inexpensive, multibrand-supported shows be permanently replaced with free shows promoting one brand exclusively? Even I might be convinced to sit through Yeasayer to hear my emo faves Brand New (above). [LA Times]

3:00 PM on Tue Jul 22 2008
By Dan Gibson
165 views, 6 comments

Latest by HuckNPluck: Brand New had two good records but "The Devil..." was rubbish. The linked song above is a decent track, but this party is over. They should go the way of their non-amigos from LI, Taking Back Sunday, and more »

i love a festival with air conditioning

(Somewhat Cool) Old Guys Added To Download Festival

The lineup for the American versions of the Brit's Download Festival were a bit underwhelming. The Brits get KISS, Judas Priest, and Motorhead tonight, and the three dates stateside have Ghostland Observatory and Mute Math? This week, the San Francisco and Los Angeles dates were improved slightly with the addition of the Jesus and Mary Chain and Gang of Four (the Shrinkwrapped version), to go along with the totally underrated Brand New and a bunch of bloggo faves like Yeasayer. The LA date is even indoors. Tough break, Philly — you guys still have the Killers. [Download Festival]

12:15 PM on Fri Jun 13 2008
By Dan Gibson
94 views, 3 comments

Latest by TheRunningboard7: @sicksteanein: @2ironic4u: I do really like Brand New. Devil and God (etc.) was an album I really liked, but in all of their albums, I am hard pressed to find irony, and I worry they really take themselves that more »

what we all didn't want

Gang Of Four Loses Its Rhythm Section Again

Bassist Dave Allen and drummer Hugo Burnham have left Gang Of Four, once again transforming the band that recorded 1979's Entertainment! and 1981's Solid Gold into the band that recorded 1991's Mall and 1995's Shrinkwrapped. The split sound amicable enough (Burnham had already skipped out on the band's 2007 live shows and studio work), but anyone who saw one of their searing live shows following the 2005 reunion knows what a bummer this is. More »

9:30 AM on Wed May 7 2008
By Anthony Miccio
319 views, 7 comments

Holy crap, demos of new material by the Gang Of Four! And while I want to hold back on the lame, 60-second snap judgements about one of my favorite bands of all time, based on demos no less, they seem a little... "funky." And Andy Gill's guitar is just way too clean. [Brooklyn Vegan]

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