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Thursday, May 21, 2009
On TV / Awards / Opinion / News The ad gurus
Posted By Pete Stuart on Thu, May 21, 2009 at 11:34 AM
If you're a hockey fan and have been following the 2009 NHL playoffs, you've probably seen the Versus ads featuring the music of Explosions in the Sky, the Austin-based instrumental rock quartet. If you're like most, you probably didn't know who the band was but simply thought "man, that was a kick ass commercial."
The inspirational spot features the voice of some old, weathered coach contrasting the theories of evolution and competition over a spectacular video montage of sports highlights. Check out the full, unedited version below. The sampled track is "First Breath After Coma," off Explosions' 2003 release, The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place.
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Rarely does a commercial give me chills, but this one does every time.
On TV / Awards / Opinion / News Kris Allen wins 'Idol'
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Thu, May 21, 2009 at 11:12 AM
First off, let me thank whoever the woman was on the radio this morning that spoiled the finale of "American Idol" for me. Actually, it's not that big of a deal, and kind of humorous.
My alarm went off this morning and it was timed perfectly to the morning's headlines. As she rambled through the usual murder, politics and weather it was one line that caught my ear — "Kris Allen won 'American Idol' last night." Gee, thanks. I was going to fast forward through the two-hour show during breakfast to see the reactions for myself and find out who won, but the lady spoiled it for me. Oh well...
So, how did Allen beat Adam Lambert? I'm guessing there were a handful of people that voted for Adam to lose more than for Kris to win. I'm guessing people who were fans of Danny Gokey pulled for Allen. I'm guessing, like me, people just had enough of "Screech Glambert."
New Releases / News Why is he a celebrity?
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Thu, May 21, 2009 at 10:39 AM
Please, stop paying attention to Spencer Pratt... he's a talentless hack. He shouldn't have a song or any kind of fame. And have his wife removed from the public eye while you're at it.
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
News Pop Life tonight!
Posted By Carlton Hargro on Wed, May 20, 2009 at 3:08 PM
Once again, Creative Loafing and The Sol Kitchen present Pop Life tonight — this week we feature music by the renowned DJ D.R.(that's the dude in the pic), and we'll be showcasing the latest CD by Busta Rhymes. Plus, cool people, drink specials and more. Bring your a$$. Apostrophe Lounge, 1440 S. Tryon, 6 p.m.-until.
And, yes, it's FREE!
Concert Announcement / News Concert announcement — Amos' Southend
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Wed, May 20, 2009 at 10:37 AM
According to pollstar.com, The Cult will perform at Amos' Southend on Sept. 7.
CD Reviews / Opinion / News A 'Dark Night' for Danger Mouse
Posted By Beth Gilstrap-Barnes on Wed, May 20, 2009 at 9:56 AM
Danger Mouse’s latest project with Sparklehorse may well be the best album of the year with its dark, ethereal tone and brilliant contributions by guest vocalists as diverse as The Flaming Lips, Iggy Pop and Suzanne Vega, but an official release may never happen due to an undisclosed legal dispute with EMI.
Right now, Dark Night of the Soul is scheduled to be released as a blank CD-R packaged with a book of photographs by the eccentric filmmaker, David Lynch (Blue Velvet, Fire Walk with Me). Danger Mouse’s representative said the CD-R will be labeled, “For legal reasons, CD-R contains no music. Use it as you will.”
On Tour / News The Stellas in Qatar
Posted By The Stellas on Wed, May 20, 2009 at 9:50 AM
Qatar:
Both shows were really cool and we got presented plaques by the base commander. It was the first day that we got to hang out, do laundry, take naps, go out to eat and stuff like that. Then we gave out a ton of CDs and signed a bunch of them.
When we went to customs we were told it was really strict so people were ripping pages out of their books and deleting movies off their phones and stuff. It was really funny.
That's pretty much it. Now, we are headed to UAE and Dubai.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
On TV / Awards / News Blink-182 on Leno
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Tue, May 19, 2009 at 3:18 PM
Blink-182 made its first TV appearance since announcing their reunion last night on The Tonight Show. They'll be on again tonight.
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New Releases / News This week's new releases (5/19/2009)
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Tue, May 19, 2009 at 10:29 AM
Here's a quick rundown of some of the new albums hitting store shelves today:
Tori Amos Abnormally Attracted to Sin
Kenny Chesney Greatest Hits II
CKY Carver City
Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood Live from Madison Square Garden
Eminem Relapse
Iron & Wine Around the Well
Busta Rhymes Back on my B S
Kate Voegele A Fine Mess
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Hey, pothead! Want two tickets to see Crobot?
Dude, you know what we should invent...?
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Reverb Fest, Snug 600 announce lineups 1
Plus, Rolling Stones announce gig in Raleigh.
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Live review: Foo Fighters, The Fillmore (9/6/2012) 2
Band rifles through 36 songs during DNC week performance - Grohl and company's longest show ever.
