Tonight!
Represent, bitches.
Furthering our Clap Your Hands Say Meh™ discussion from yesterday (somebody called me a dork and thought I would be insulted!), DCeiver has a very, very good read on the role of blogs, the hype machine in NYC that they have created and feed and asks if it's actually a good thing for a band to be so abuzz after a month long residency at Piano's and the like. Bloggers in NYC everywhere should do themselves a favor to read it. This was a topic of debate on the night of the Clap Your Hands Say Meh™ show and I have to say I agree. You want to make it big? Get your ass out on tour and see how the crowds react. Preaching to the converted week in and week out in NYC might get you signed (hey, $8 a CD - or whatever it is - is hella good, so respect for that) but ultimately you're going to have to get in the van and show and prove. And if you can't, then expect people to call you on it. I especially liked Jason's point about the Strokes. I think it's dead on.
And yes, I'm aware that I tend to gush over bands I love, but I'm just as likely to take them to task whenever they make a mis-step (see: Oasis for the last 4 years, Cartel's name change, etc.)
And while I'm giving my propers to local bloggers, let me mention Sommer's awesome beatdown of WAMU's pledge drive.
"Let There Be Love" wil be the next Oasis single.
So pissed that Spoon isn't returning to DC on this tour. They have a day off in between Brooklyn and Athens. Boo!
Pitchfork says Depeche Mode's new album is pretty okay.
Yay! New Mogwai!
Josh Homme, soon to be decorating a room at the W Hotel near you?
New G5's and Powerbooks over at Apple. Man, they are cranking out the new products over there.
Not sure what to make of this.
Another great blog bites the dust. Respect.
Oh yeah. There's a whole site dedicated to that kind of stuff- I always check behind paintings. especially in Vegas!
http://www.secretwalltattoos.com/index.php
i have to say, the band clap yr hands sounds to me a lot like david byrne in front of a few college kids getting used to their instruments. that's not to say they're bad and i won't listen to them, but the overall impression is a little underwhelming considering the hype they've been getting.
Your link on the Spoon entry goes to the page for Dale Sv...whatshisname. Oh, and I was at a party a few years ago where Britt Daniel was so drunk he threw up outside the bathroom, slipped in it, landed on the floor and shit his pants. Oh yeah!