Top Shelf 2007
Happy New Year! It's our annual wrap up of everything that moved us over the previous year. Share your own lists, too.
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Glorious Noise January 2008« December 2007 | Archives | February 2008 » Wye Oak - WarningMP3: Wye Oak - "Warning" from If Children, due April 8 on Merge. Nice noisy girl-vocals anglopop by way of Baltimore. ... The Mountain Goats - Sax Rohmer #1MP3: The Mountain Goats - "Sax Rohmer #1" from Heretic Pride, out February 19 on 4AD. "And I am coming home to you with my own blood in my mouth / And I am coming home to you if it's... Shocker: Music Sales Down in 2007Billboard reports that music sales, especially CD sales, were down a lot in 2007, but digital sales are helping: But album sales, including digital albums, finished at 500 million units -- a 14.9% decline from the 542.4 million copies scanned... Advertisement
Twilight Hotel: Ten Questions We Ask Everyone
Saul Williams Update: The Numbers
New Death Cab Due in MayBillboard claims Death Cab Throwing A 'Curve Ball' On New Album. From the article: • The band "opted to record live to analog tape with as few overdubs as possible," which led, according to bassist Nick Harmer, to "a sampling... Insound Bought by WarnerADA (the Alternative Distribution Alliance), which distributes lots of indie labels (such as Merge, Sub Pop, Saddle Creek...) and is owned by the Warner Music Group, has acquired Insound.com: While it marks the first time that ADA or the Warner... Parvenus Only
Year End Radio ChartsTop Alternative Songs 1 WHAT I'VE DONE Linkin Park (Warner Bros.) 52,172 plays 2 PARALYZER Finger Eleven (Wind-up) 50,803 3 FOREVER Papa Roach (El Tonal/Geffen) 46,853 4 BREATH Breaking Benjamin (Hollywood) 44,255 5 ICKY THUMP The White Stripes (Third Man/Warner... Ian Rogers Talks to the Music BizIan Rogers, who helped found Nullsoft, creators of Winamp, and moved on to Grand Royal, where he shepherded the Beastie Boys onto the internet, is now General Manager of Yahoo Music. He was invited to talk to the music industry... The Hermit: Ten Questions We Ask Everyone
Jack Penate - Second, Minute or HourMP3: Jack Peñate - "Second, Minute or Hour" from his album, Matinee, out January 22 on XL. He's (according to the press release) a "big star" in the UK, which isn't saying much, but this song is very catchy guitar... Jeff Mangum, Astra Taylor Married
Post Admits It Fucked Up RIAA Story
Silos Bass Player Dead at 45Drew Glackin, instrumentalist and bassist for Bloodshot Recording artists, The Silos, passed away suddenly on Saturday, January 5th. According to Bloodshot and his band, he was unaware of an overactive thyroid condition that led to severe heart damage. A press... 1987 Mix Tape from Dr. DreMic Check has uploaded a Dr Dre mixtape from 1987 that "mixes over 300 bits and pieces of songs into a 60 minute mega mix." The tape was "exclusively sold at The Roadium Swap Meet" by Steve Yano. Via Idolator.... Saul Williams Is OptimisticUnlike Trent Reznor, Saul Williams isn't disheartened: I had people at Sony take me into the office and tell me, 'But that's not hip-hop. Your album isn't hip-hop.' To me that's what this is really about. By releasing it online... Rhymefest vs. Michael Jackson
Ridley Bent: Ten Questions We Ask Everyone
Best Music Scribing 2007PopMatters is now publishing Jason Gross' annual collection of Quality Scribing about music. Previously: 2005, 2004, and 2003 (when GLONO got a nod). ... New Rivers Cuomo video: Blast OffYahoo! Music: Rivers Cuomo - "Blast Off!" Great 'stache, homie! ... Sage Francis Fucks with SpammerThis is good. When Rhode Island rapper Sage Francis was solicited on MySpace by a company calling itself "Want More Plays" instead of ignoring the spammer, he played along. Artists Can Pay To Increase MySpace Play Stats: well it's kind... Attempted Distribution?Last week, we talked about how the Washington Post fucked up its RIAA story about a case where a dude ripped his CD into his Shared Folder for Kazaa. The RIAA says that just making the files available equals infringement... The Best Legal MP3s of 2007
Ticketmaster Buys Big ScalperAccording to the Wall Street Journal, "Ticketmaster has agreed to pay about $265 million for TicketsNow Inc., the country's second-largest Web site for reselling tickets to concerts and sports events." The largest online ticket broker is StubHub, which is owned... T.Rex: Born to Boogie (DVD)
New Heavy Trash video: Way OutYouTube: Heavy Trash - "Way Out" You've gotta love Jon Spencer. And astronauts. ... "New" Beatles Star Club Recordings
Elvis Designer Dead at 76The man who created Elvis Presley’s iconic stage suits in the late 60s and 70s has died in Palm Springs. Costume designer Bill Belew created the bad ass leather outfit Elvis wore in his ’68 Comeback Special and many of... SLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAAAYER!!!!!!Oh yes... Slayer From the genius that is Metal Inquisition.... Freddy and the Four Gone Conclusions videos
Joplin Childhood Home Gets MarkerA house in Port Arthur, Texas that once housed a young Janis Joplin received a historical marker on Saturday, which marked the singer’s 65 birthday. According to the AP story, Joplin was 4 when her family moved into the house... Various Artists - Heavy Metal Box
Full Album Streams: Biirdie, Drive-By Truckers, etc.These free, full album streams are available from AOL through Sunday, January 27, so listen while you can. Try before you buy. •Biirdie, 'Catherine Avenue' (MP3s: "Him" and "Estelle") • Drive-By Truckers, 'Brighter Than Creation's Dark' • Jack Penate, 'Matinee'... Ringo Tells Regis to Cram ItI love Ringo. I mean, he’s the most underrated member of the most revered band in rock and roll history and he’s not taking any shit from nobody. According to the AP, the 67 year old (!!!) Ringo walked off... Kevin Ayers - The Unfairground
Juno: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Creem Magazine's Legacy: 70s vs. 80s
No Neil Young Archives on CDOh, for the love of God: Young insists that his "Archives" project, delayed more than a half-dozen times, will be released this year on Blu-ray Disc and DVD (but not CD) "now that technology has caught up to how we... New Mountain Goats video: Sax Rohmer #1AOL's Spinner has the new Mountain Goats video for "Sax Rohmer #1", the first single off the new album, Heretic Pride, due February 19 on 4AD. Directed by Ace Norton. MP3: The Mountain Goats - "Sax Rohmer #1" Via tmg.... Oregon Challenges RIAA TacticsThe Oregon state Attorney General’s office has submitted a brief questioning the data mining tactics and subpoena practices employed by the RIAA. The gist is that the AG is asking how the RIAA identified 17 University of Oregon students accused... Morrissey's roadie tells allI was Morrissey's roadie (for one day) by Andrew Winters. "Be careful, Andrew," someone warns me. "Moz hates people who are boring . . . but then, he also hates people being too pushy around him. Establishing common ground quickly... Avenged Sevenfold - Avenged Sevenfold
Simon Napier-Bell on the music industryThe former manager of the Yardbirds and Wham, Simon Napier-Bell, writes 5,000 words about the music industry for Observer Music Monthly: In 1966 I came into a business that was alive with excitement and optimism. I was one of a... The Whigs on LettermanThe Athens trio tears it up on Letterman. Too bad the clip is slightly marred by the same shitty sound most of these TV shows have for live music because I imagine this was monster in person. Why can't they... To Sleep, Perchance to Dream of NKOTB
New Gnarls Barkley - RunThe new Gnarls Barkley song, "Run," has hit the web. What do you think? Will it be the "Crazy" of 2008? Will Gnarls Barkley save the music industry? ... Of Montreal Covers CollectionYou Ain't No Picasso has assembled over 50 cover songs that Of Montreal has done over the years. It's a diverse collection, ranging from the obvious (Beatles, Kinks, Bowie) to the kooky (Sugarhill Gang, Boston, Spinal Tap). And, of course,... Del - Bubble PopMP3: Del The Funky Homosapien - "Bubble Pop" from The 11th Hour, due March 11 on Def Jux. It's Del's first solo release since 2000 when he unleashed both Deltron 3030 and Both Sides of the Brain. If you don't... |
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