The Production Side

Once again I refuse to socialize and am left out of another list by fellow b5er’s. But, I’m still gonna join the fun.
This time everyone thought it would be a great idea to open up and share their guilty pleasures. Check out what they had to list here.
So, here are my top ten guilty pleasures. Now I will seclude myself in a very dark room to hide from the shame.
10. Matthew Sweet – “Girlfriend”: I actually like Matthew Sweet, but this is pop rock at it’s best. You can’t help but feel a little silly when rocking out to this.
9. Jewel …read more

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We always need some sort of Cranberries to go with Turkey Day next week.

The Cranberries are all from outside Limerick, Ireland.
The band formed in 1990, after Noel Hogan (guitar), Mike Hogan (bass) and Fergal Lawlor met singer Dolores O’Riordon through mutual friends.
The boys original name for the band was Cranberry Saw Us.
“Linger” was the first song written by the band.
Nothing Left At All was the band’s 6 track demo tape in late 1990.
In 1991 The Cranberries inked a deal with Island Records; which is also the home of another Irish band called U2.
The band’s debut single, “Uncertain”, was met with …read more

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This past Monday, November 12, I checked out Bright Eyes at the Grand Opera House in Wilmington, DE.
It was a pretty awesome show. The Grand Opera House is just a splendid venue. I would love to catch another show there in the future.
The main man in the band, Conor Oberst, kept reminding the crowd that this was the band’s first time in Delaware and that if they played Hawaii, then they would have played all fifty states in this “beautiful, but sick country”.
If you ever have a chance to check out Bright Eyes you should. The band sounded great live …read more

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What a kick ass song!
“Volcano Girls” was on Veruca Salt’s 1997 album Eight Arms to Hold You and would also be used as the opening track for the 1999 flick Jawbreaker.
So, why does this song kick so much ass?
How about awesome vocals by Nina Gordon, some killer guitar work by Louise Post, a reference to the Beatles’ tune “Glass Onion” and the fact that Nina Gordon and Louise Post are hot.
And, let’s not forget the video…

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AIC released this essential EP back on January 25, 1994.
A lot of people mention 1992’s Dirt as the band’s most definitive album; but Jar of Flies showed us how talented and wonderful AIC were. All seven tracks are so perfectly written and performed, that it left us screaming for more.
That’s why it was no shocker that Jar of Flies hit the number one spot on the Billboard U.S. Chart. The public knew how good this music was.
If you don’t have a copy of Jar of Flies then you’re doing yourself a huge disservice. Seriously, go out or online and snag a copy; you …read more

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I just read on NME, that the release date for Radiohead’s In Rainbows will be on New Year’s Day here in the States. Last week it was announced that the album’s physical release date would be on December 31, which I assume now meant that was just the international date.
I guess some of us will now have to shack off that hangover and make a trip to the record store on 1/1/08.
As expected the band will be releasing the album through Dave Matthews’ label ATO. “Jigsaw Falling Into Place” is already rumored to be the first single and “Bodysnatchers” is …read more

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There will be a handful of birthday tribute concerts for Jeff Buckley this week.
One of the bigger tribute shows will take place in L.A. at the Key Club on November 15. The show will be hosted by Jack Osbourne (I have no clue why though, ugh) and will feature over 30 acts!
Other cities hosting tribute shows for Jeff Buckley include Chicago, Paris and Austin.
For more info on all the shows going on check out jeffbuckley.com.

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Let’s celebrate the release of Lord Don’t Slow Me Down with an FYI on the feuding brothers Gallagher and their band Oasis.

The band was formed by schoolmates Liam Gallagher, Paul (Bonehead) Arthurs on guitar, Paul McGuigan on bass and Tony McCaroll on drums.
Noel Gallagher joined the band after being a guitar roadie for the Inspriral Carpets.
The band apparently cornered the co-owner of Creation Records, Alan McGee, and forced him to listen to their demo; which worked and the band was signed.
“Supersonic” was the band’s first single, released in the spring of 1994.
The band’s third single, “Live Forever”, would hit #10 …read more

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This makes sense, right?
I mean how can you have a film about a musician and not have their music in the film?
Anyways, Universal Studios has purchased the rights to the Charles Cross biography “Heavier Than Heaven” (which is a really good read) and the rights to Nirvana’s music. Of course Courtney Love is involved in this deal and she is also apparently going to be executive producer of the flick.
 I have mixed feelings on this film. If they’re done right, these biopics can be really good, like Ray or Walk The Line; and Nirvana was the band that got me …read more

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Radiohead will be releasing In Rainbows on cd and vinyl on December 31. The band will also release “Jigsaw Falling Into Place” as a single on January 14.
The band recently inked a deal with XL Recordings, a British indie label, to release In Rainbows internationally. It is heavily rumoured that the Dave Matthews founded ATO Records will release the album here in the States.
In related news, ComScore, an Internet tracking firm, reported that 62% of people who downloaded In Rainbows paid nothing for it. The band has stated that this is inaccurate and they will release sales figures by the …read more

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