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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Opinion / Pete Stuart / News iPod down
Posted By Pete Stuart on Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 2:33 PM
I’m a simple dude. T-shirts and flip-flops. No video games or HBO. Haven’t changed the filter in the Brita since 2007.
Not many assets, either. I’m a renter with a thrift-store living room. Got a mattress with no headboard. Admittedly, other than the truck, the most valuable possessions in my name might just be a fifth generation iPod classic and its Bose docking station.
For a guy with secondhand sofas, you can imagine the extent to which my world was flipped when the iPod suffered a ‘hardware issue’ late this summer. Hell, give me a completely empty house, high quality stereo sound and shuffle mode (and maybe a beer) and I’m content. So this was bad news.
News Live Nation offers one-price passport
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 2:26 PM
Live Nation is offering a passport to get into any show for the rest of the year at venues such as The Fillmore Charlotte.
For $49.99, and no additional fees, the holder can go on to LiveNation.com and get tickets — even if a show is sold out. The Passport holder will go online on Mondays to see what participating shows are happening in their city and reserve their ticket.
After that, you just bring your Live Nation Passport number and ID to the box office and get in to the show.
Seems like a great deal if you have a diverse taste in music.
Participating shows for The Fillmore, at this time, are:
Fri, 09/18/09 — Indigo Girls with Maia Sharp
Sun, 09/27/09 — The Disco Biscuits
Mon, 10/12/09 — BET's 106 & Park Tour Featuring Trey Songz & Mario
Tue, 10/13/09 — Pitbull with David Rush
Thu, 10/15/09 — Blues Traveler
Tue, 10/20/09 — Queensryche
Wed, 10/21/09 — Glamour Kills Tour: All Time Low with We The Kings, Hey Monday, Friday Night Boys
Mon, 10/26/09 — Hollywood Undead & Atreyu
Wed, 10/28/09 — KMFDM with Angelspit
Wed, 11/04/09 — Metalocalypse: Dethklok and Mastodon
Wed, 11/11/09 — Matisyahu
Sun, 11/15/09 — Train w/ Uncle Kracker
Sun, 12/06/09 — David Allan Coe
It looks like the shows that are missing are the Black Crowes, Lenny Kravitz, Silversun Pickups, B.B. King, Blue October, Wolfmother, Stephen Lynch, Brand New, Honor Society, Megadeth, Roger Daltry.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
CD Reviews / Mike McCray / News CD Review: Kid Cudi
Posted By Mike McCray on Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 3:10 PM
Kid Cudi
Man on the Moon: The End of Day
Motown; Release date: Aug. 25, 2009
The Deal: The "emo guy" from hip-hop's freshmen class drops his long awaited debut.
Opinion / Jason Younger / News Panthers' pity party playlist (aka the poo poo platter)
Posted By Jason Younger on Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 10:07 AM
Wait, I’ve seen this movie before. Yeah, it’s called Groundhog Day, but this version isn’t funny. It’s actually pretty damn sad. Yes, I am referring to our hometown NFLers, the Carolina Panthers. And yes, you can add me to the list of fans that are none-to-happy and a little (see: LOT) ticked. In case last year’s season finale - in the playoffs, at home no less - wasn’t bad enough, we had to endure the Week 1 shellacking that felt eerily like a scene from The Bad News Bears Try Football.
Watching quarterback Jake Delhomme (that’s pronounced Go-Home!) forget which team he plays for - four separate times - was about as depressing as watching Kayne make an idiot of himself on national television.
But enough about all that — you watched, you don’t need a reminder. So instead, I thought I’d give you a glimpse at what the Panther’s players might be rockin’ out to on their iPods this week. You know, in order to get their minds off Week 1 and onto Week 2 – which might soon be known as The Replacements Pt 2. If you’d like, you can make your own playlist. Just title it the Poo Poo Platter Playlist – keep it easy to find.
Coach John Fox – "The Heat is On" by Glenn Fry – The man who continues to back the wrong horse has to know that if Jake goes, he goes. To the unemployment line.
Jake Delhomme - "Here Comes the Rain Again" by Eurhythmics – A number of songs work here for Jake – "Hit the "Road Jake," "Color Blind" (Counting Crows), "That Smell" (Lynyrd Skynyrd).
Owner Jerry Richardson - "This Old Heart of Mine" by Rod Stewart – Poor Jerry’s new heart doesn’t deserve this treatment.
Steve Smith & DeAngelo Williams – "Wasting My Time" by Default – The two best players on the team might be wasting one of the few pro bowl years of their career.
Julius Peppers – "Take the Money and Run" by Steve Miller Band – Because the team owes Peppers $19 million this year, they couldn’t afford anyone else in the off-season – so he shouldn’t go blameless. Oh, and he’ll be gone within a week of free agency at season’s end.
The Entire Defense – "Workin’ Overtime" by Diana Ross – Most will earn their paychecks this year (see: Peppers).
The Fans – "Think I’ll Just Sit Here and Drink" by Merle Haggard – If the seasons continues down this road, there’ll be lots of empty seats at BofA Stadium and lots of full barstools at the local watering holes.
Did I miss any? And look on the bright side – the Bobcat’s season kicks off in just two short months... oh wait, nervermind.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Photos / Live Reviews / setlist / News Live review: Motorhead, Rev. Horton Heat
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 12:04 PM
Motorhead with Reverend Horton Heat, Nashville Pussy
The Fillmore Charlotte
Sept. 11, 2009
The Deal: Motorhead, Reverend Horton Heat, Nashville Pussy and a whole lot of speakers hit the Queen City.
Opinion / Mike McCray / News Mr. Me Too is killing the music
Posted By Mike McCray on Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 11:29 AM
It's no secret that the glory days of hearing more than just a catchy hook and cookie-cutter, flavor-of-the-month beat on the radio have passed.
But what's really ruining hip-hop isn't the South or one teenage rapper who is named far too much, it's the attitude of many of the genre's future one hit wonders.
See they didn't start rapping because they had something to say or any particular passion for the music. They started rapping because they saw someone else who was getting cars, clothes and money by manipulating the game and said to themselves, "Fuck that, if he can do it, I can do it!"
And thus launches the seemingly endless cycle of new rappers who weren't scribbling lyrics down and daydreaming of hip-hop glory in high school or even freestyling where ever they could find a challenge. These guys were like you and me — they listened to the radio and instead of bashing their heads against the windshield when they heard, "Becky" for the fourth time in two hours, they decided they'd do that too.
New Releases / News This week's new releases (9/15/2009)
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 11:22 AM
Here's a quick rundown of some of this week's new releases:
Anvil This is Thirteen
Every Time I Die New Junk Aesthetic
Ace Frehley Anomaly
G-Unit Return of the Body Snatchers
Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers Levitate
Kid Cudi Man on the Moon
Kittie In the Black
Mark Knopfler Get Lucky
Megadeth Endgame
Muse The Resistance
Porcupine Tree The Incident
Q-Tip Kamaal the Abstract
Monday, September 14, 2009
News / Mike McCray Wale + UCB's introduction to the mainstream
Posted By Mike McCray on Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 2:15 PM
Somewhere between Russell Brand's babbling, Lady Gaga's bleeding and Kanye West embarrassing the shit out of Taylor Swift, you may have noticed DC-area rapper Wale and popular Go-Go group, UCB, serving as the MTV VMA house band.
2009 has seen Wale's celebrity rise tremendously. With his single, "Chillin" (featuring Lady Gaga), getting major network airplay and what's sure to be Asher Roth-like hype for his upcoming album, Attention Deficit, you may have overlooked his Twitter fame and mixtape, Back To The Feature, which was produced by North Carolina hip-hop icon, 9th Wonder and released this summer.
But for UCB (short for UnCalled 4 Band), backing up Kid Cudi, Jay-Z, 3Oh3 and others during the VMA's, it was viewed as a huge step for national exposure for a genre of music I outright detested when I heard for the first time.
My first exposure was actually my first day of college. Having two suite mates from Maryland, I learned early that what I grew up on listening to WPEG was a whole 'nother world from what WPGC plays up there. I called remember calling it "boopity boop, bullshit" (yes, I said boopity boop) and literally throwing a temper tantrum like a 6-year old when my suite mate would "crank it" every morning before class.
Long story short, by the time I graduated I was bumping go-go tracks in my iPod. The music really grows on you once you see the music in action, whether that's the club or a party, you kind of understand what they're getting at.
We've heard the Go-Go sound before. If you're a little older, you may be familiar with Chuck Brown's music or remember Junkyard Band's "Overnight Scenario," EU's "Doin The Butt" in School Daze. More recently Amerie's "One Thing" but in terms of groups like UCB, BYB (Backyard Band) and others getting exposure outside of the DC Metro Area and places where large populations of DMV (DC-Maryland-Virginia) kids land for college, it was huge.
I don't know if everyone enjoyed the glimpses of them performing coming in and out of commercial breaks but if they did, I think the mainstream music world will get a huge dose of good, live, party music and actual bands and underrated instrumentation.
On TV / Awards / Opinion / Jeff Hahne / News ...and Kanye West gets what he wanted...
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 10:18 AM
I was all set to post some thoughts about last night's Video Music Awards, but I can't do that until I voice my opinion on Kanye West's antics of last night.
First off, it's sad that Kanye is getting exactly what he wanted and everyone is talking about him. I'm glad that it's all negative towards him though. One person said, "He was just stating his opinion." That's great, but hijacking the acceptance speech of a young woman (Taylor Swift) who had just won her first award was not the time or place to do it.
Kanye should have posted it on his blog or Twitter feed so that only the people who give a shit about this arrogant asshole would have cared what his opinion is. I don't care if Kanye West loves bacon sandwiches, thinks Eminem is fantastic or wants to share his opinion that Beyonce had the best video. This isn't the Kanye West Awards.
Swift was apparently backstage hysterically crying after the incident. Well done, Mr. West. May your next album and concert be a flop.
Put simply — Kanye West has no class. The question is, for how long are people going to continue to put up with this crap? It should be noted — there are some people defending West and saying he just made a mistake — "it's not like he killed someone" — but it's also not the first time he's hijacked a show. Remember "George Bush doesn't like black people"?
If only he stood
And kudos for Beyonce for giving her spotlight back to Swift who was allowed to give her acceptance speech.
Concert Announcement / News Concert announcement: Megadeth
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 10:03 AM
Megadeth will perform at The Fillmore Charlotte on Nov. 23 with Machine Head, Suicide Silence and Arcanium.
Tickets go on sale on Sept. 18.
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