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Korn at the Detroit Fillmore 2-21-11 (Concert Review & Photos)
Jonathan Davis – Vocals James Shaffer – Guitar Reginald Arvizu – Bass Ray Luzier – Drums http://www.korn.com http://www.myspace.com/korn http://www.facebook.com/korn http://www.twitter.com/korn http://www.youtube.com/user/kornchannel Jonathan Davis of Korn started off the night as “J-Devil” and djayed a set for the crowd. Jonathan had performed at Bert’s Warehouse in Detroit earlier in the year, but the majority of the crowd had never seen this side of him. The sound system was so strong that it blew the Mac laptop right off the table much to the surprise of the Korn frontman. After the laptop was duck-taped down, the show went on. Jonathan’s enthusiasm and love for playing electronic music set the tone for the night. Check…
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Album Review: Fun. “Some Nights” 2-21-12 (Score 100%)
By Alexis Simpson Genre: Rock Members: Nate Ruess Jack Antonoff Andrew Dost http://www.ournameisfun.com http://www.store.ournameisfun.com http://www.myspace.com/fun http://www.twitter.com/ournameisfun http://www.bebo.com/ournameisfun Fun. has grown immensely in popularity due to a heavy touring schedule, word of mouth, and Glee’s cover of “We are Young.” They remind us a lot of the voice of Mika with the theatricalness of Queen. The album is a hodgepodge of different styles smoothly blended together. We loved the drum and percussion sections.”Some Nights” is an exceptional album not without risks. The musicianship, personal and sometimes sad lyrics entwined with the general theme of overcoming obstacles make this album shine. 1. Some Nights-Intro: Intro? Sounds like it could stand on its own.…
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Gossip Girl Promo Song: “Southern Sky” by John Reynolds (Interview)
Early December on Gossip Girl, the CW showed a preview of a future GG episode set to a beautifully haunting clip of a song that captured the attention of Gossip Girl fans everywhere. Viewers frantically searched the Internet to find out the title and artist of the song. We did some research and found out that the clip is “Southern Sky” by John Reynolds, but we wanted to know more. Much to our surprise, John Reynolds found us on the Internet and posted a friendly comment on our “Southern Sky” post. This week, we got the chance to ask him a few questions in order to get to know him…
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Metrotimes Blowout 2012 Line Up and Schedule 2/29-3/3 2012!
THe Schedule is here: http://blowout.metrotimes.com/index.php/schedule
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The Bonnaroo Lineup 2012!!!
Bonnaroo released the lineup via spotify today! Wow, looks pretty good! What do you think? Detroit is represented by Noize favorites Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. and Danny Brown! The festival is June 7-10th. http://open.spotify.com/user/127594937/playlist/7rHgvHVMYXxIoc84Oild36 http://www.bonnaroo.com http://www.twitter.com/bonnaroo RADIOHEAD RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS PHISH BON IVER THE BEACH BOYS THE AVETT BROTHERS THE SHINS FOSTER THE PEOPLE SKRILLEX AZIZ ANSARI DISPATCH FEIST THE ROOTS ALICE COOPER BLACK STAR LUDACRIS BEN FOLDS FIVE FLOGGING MOLLY MAC MILLER CHILDISH GAMBINO MAJOR LAZER, THE PARTYSQUAD TUNE-YARDS AFROCUBISM UMPHREY’S MCGEE LITTLE DRAGON ST. VINCENET CITY AND COLOUR THE CIVIL WARS YOUNG THE GIANT TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB PUNCH BROTHERS NEEDTOBREATHE FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS BAD BRAINS YELAWOLF…
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Black Coffee White Knuckles Tour! Voodoo Glow Skulls, Authority Zero, Skyfox and S.N.A.F.U. @ Blind Pig 2/6/12 (Review)
S.N.A.F.U. = https://www.facebook.com/#!/SNAFUPUNKS?sk=info Skyfox = http://www.skyfoxmusic.com/ Authority Zero = http://authorityzero.com/ Voodoo Glow Skulls = http://www.voodooglowskulls.com/ S.N.A.F.U., out of Ypsilanti, was a good opener to liven up a Monday night. They’re a hardcore–thrash-metal band who play powerful beats and melodies that make it sound like the end of the world is near. Their primal energy was infectious and easily got the crowd to jostle about and participate in circle pits. S.N.A.F.U. was on par with one another, playing as a brute force with a strong bass, thrashing guitar, screaming vocals and battering drums. Their set included songs, “Graves” (menacing, heavy tunes) and “W.D.G.A.F.” (fast and dark with plenty of attitude). Towards the end of their…
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Remembering Whitney Houston…(Videos)
My favorite Whitney Houston songs are from the movie The Preacher’s Wife. One time in college, my roommate and I performed a drunken rendition of the soundtrack while jumping on our beds like two-year olds, much to the chagrin of our other roommates.
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Photos of the Moment: The Static Jacks! (Photos)
Genre=Drunken Garage Party Punk Home Tweets by thestaticjacks http://youtube.com/thestaticjacks http://facebook.com/thestaticjacks This past Halloween weekend during The Wombats performance at Voodoo Festival, I asked a group of guys if I could take a picture of their cool costumes. Little did I know that they were The Static Jacks! Their new album, If You’re Young, was released on Fearless Records and they are currently touring in Europe. Check them out!
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The Boogie Woogie Kid! @ Howell Opera House 1/27/12
The Boogie Woogie Kid! If you don’t know what boogie woogie music sounds like, think of an evil villain with a ridiculous mustache tying a damsel in distress to railroad tracks. The music in the background is played on the piano usually with a jaunty, upbeat, melody and elements of dooming suspense. Or, as Matthew Ball aka The Boogie Woogie Kid! describes it, “happy blues.” Howell’s Opera House swelled in numbers on Friday, January 27th. Set in a dimly lit room of icicle lights, Matthew Ball on piano and Victor Pruner accompanying on drums, took the crowd back to the early 20th century, when boogie woogie was in its prime.…
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Ann Arbor Folk Festival 1/28/11 (Photos & Review of Night One)
This month the 35th annual Ann Arbor Folk Festival returned with two nights of a wide range of talented performers. The festival serves as a fundraiser for The Ark, Ann Arbor’s non-profit organization that supports folk, roots, and ethnic music. The 35th Ann Arbor Folk Festival Lineup Friday, January 27: RYAN ADAMS DEVOTCHKA DAWES CARBON LEAF ELEPHANT REVIVAL SUNNY WAR DAVID WAX MUSEUM HEYWOOD BANKS, MC Saturday, January 28: EMMYLOU HARRIS GLEN CAMPBELL NANCI GRIFFITH JOE HENRY SARAH JAROSZ CARAVAN OF THIEVES SETH GLIER HEYWOOD BANKS, MC Ryan Adams http://www.losthighwayrecords.com/ryanadams www.paxamrecords.com Throughout the evening Ryan Adams poked fun at his own music for revolving around slow-paced ballads. His performance…
