Nigel Godrich discusses the impetus for his celebrated performance series, From the Basement, in a new clip tied to the arrival of the show on the Coda Collection. Curated episodes will hit the streaming platform each week, starting today, July 23rd, with Radiohead’s 2011 appearance in support of The King of Limbs.
The clip comes from a new interview Godrich did with the Coda Collection’s editorial director Greg Kot. Godrich explained that the show’s creation was linked to advances in technology, like the proliferation of high-definition television (shooting...
The clip comes from a new interview Godrich did with the Coda Collection’s editorial director Greg Kot. Godrich explained that the show’s creation was linked to advances in technology, like the proliferation of high-definition television (shooting...
- 7/23/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Pervis Staples, a co-founding member of the legendary gospel group the Staple Singers, died May 6th at his home in Dolton, Illinois. He was 85.
Staples’ death was announced May 12th, with Adam Ayers, a member of Mavis Staples’ management team, confirming his death. A cause was not given. Funeral services will be held on May 17th in Chicago.
Mavis Staples said in a statement, “Pervis was one of a kind — comical and downright fly. He would want to be remembered as an upright man, always willing to help and encourage others.
Staples’ death was announced May 12th, with Adam Ayers, a member of Mavis Staples’ management team, confirming his death. A cause was not given. Funeral services will be held on May 17th in Chicago.
Mavis Staples said in a statement, “Pervis was one of a kind — comical and downright fly. He would want to be remembered as an upright man, always willing to help and encourage others.
- 5/12/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Amazon Prime Video serves as the exclusive host of a newly launched channel, the Coda Collection, that focuses on concert films, music documentaries, and rare archival performances.
Starting Thursday, the Coda Collection boasts the streaming premieres of Music, Money, Madness…Jimi Hendrix in Maui, The Rolling Stones on the Air, Johnny Cash at San Quentin, Miranda Lambert: Revolution Live By Candlelight, and more. Also on the docket of 150 titles are Bob Dylan’s Trouble No More, Dead & Company performances, and the upcoming authorized Dave Grohl documentary.
The Coda Collection was founded by CEO Jim Spinello,...
Starting Thursday, the Coda Collection boasts the streaming premieres of Music, Money, Madness…Jimi Hendrix in Maui, The Rolling Stones on the Air, Johnny Cash at San Quentin, Miranda Lambert: Revolution Live By Candlelight, and more. Also on the docket of 150 titles are Bob Dylan’s Trouble No More, Dead & Company performances, and the upcoming authorized Dave Grohl documentary.
The Coda Collection was founded by CEO Jim Spinello,...
- 2/18/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Yoko Ono and Janie Hendrix are among the principals behind new music channel, the Coda Collection, which will stream exclusively via Amazon Prime Video. The channel is named after the new multimedia company Ono and Hendrix cofounded with CEO Jim Spinello, director/producer John McDermott, and veteran entertainment lawyer Jonas Herbsman. Sony Music Entertainment is an equity partner. The channel launches on February 18th.
“John [Lennon] was always on the cutting edge of music and culture,” Ono said in a statement about the new venture. “The Coda Collection will be a...
“John [Lennon] was always on the cutting edge of music and culture,” Ono said in a statement about the new venture. “The Coda Collection will be a...
- 1/28/2021
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
The Grammys and the Oscars are in the rear-view mirror, and South by Southwest is still a month away. That means the music industry gets to take a deep breath and contemplate the more important things in life, like whether a song is any good. One of the oldest axioms of the music business is, “It all starts with a song.” That was proved true this week with the reaction caused by the release of a new film’s theme, which caused people to immediately take sides.
This week in music:
Billie Eilish Bond Song – The theme for the forthcoming James Bond film, No Time To Die, has been released by pop music’s newest superstar and her producer brother. So far, it’s spawned more debate than that meme over gold dress versus blue dress. Those used to the soaring anthems spawned by Shirley Bassey thru Adele may not...
This week in music:
Billie Eilish Bond Song – The theme for the forthcoming James Bond film, No Time To Die, has been released by pop music’s newest superstar and her producer brother. So far, it’s spawned more debate than that meme over gold dress versus blue dress. Those used to the soaring anthems spawned by Shirley Bassey thru Adele may not...
- 2/15/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Chance the Rapper said he would be releasing an album before Saturday, when he performs at the Special Olympics concert in his hometown of Chicago, but then rescinded it via tweet. Instead, late Wednesday he offered up about an Ep’s worth of tracks.
Earlier in the week, the rapper teased a follow-up to 2016’s excellent Coloring Book. “I’m excited for everybody to get that. It’s going to come out just in time for the Special Olympics,” he told Greg Kot in an interview with Chicago Tribune. However,...
Earlier in the week, the rapper teased a follow-up to 2016’s excellent Coloring Book. “I’m excited for everybody to get that. It’s going to come out just in time for the Special Olympics,” he told Greg Kot in an interview with Chicago Tribune. However,...
- 7/19/2018
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Update: Chance the Rapper tweeted late Tuesday morning that contrary to what was initially reported based on his quotes in the Chicago Tribune, he will not be releasing a new album this week.
Sorry no album this week, def been in the stu tho.
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 17, 2018
However, the Mc did say that the album, the follow up to 2016’s Grammy-winning “Coloring Book,” will be out “in a few days.” Chance talked about the album — as well as a separate forthcoming album in collaboration with Kanye West — in a wide-ranging interview with Greg Kot at the Chicago Tribune in which he discussed his many charitable efforts, including the Special Olympics 50th Anniversary concert he’s headlining Saturday in the city with Usher, Jason Mraz and Smokey Robinson, among others.
“It has been difficult for me to release music with artists who work with the major [labels],” he said. “A...
Sorry no album this week, def been in the stu tho.
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 17, 2018
However, the Mc did say that the album, the follow up to 2016’s Grammy-winning “Coloring Book,” will be out “in a few days.” Chance talked about the album — as well as a separate forthcoming album in collaboration with Kanye West — in a wide-ranging interview with Greg Kot at the Chicago Tribune in which he discussed his many charitable efforts, including the Special Olympics 50th Anniversary concert he’s headlining Saturday in the city with Usher, Jason Mraz and Smokey Robinson, among others.
“It has been difficult for me to release music with artists who work with the major [labels],” he said. “A...
- 7/17/2018
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Puff Daddy’s remix to the 1998 Smashing Pumpkins single “Ava Adore,” is finally seeing release after 16 years. The track appears on the fourth disc of the six-cd, one-dvd Adore “super deluxe edition,” a reissue of the band’s fourth album that’s scheduled for a September 23rd release on Virgin/UMe.
“Puffy has lent his Midas touch to ‘Ava Adore’ and ‘Perfect,’ both of which turn up in their original form on the Pumpkins latest effort, Adore,” MTV News reported in 1998. “There’s no word yet on when the Puffy-flavored Pumpkins tracks might surface,...
“Puffy has lent his Midas touch to ‘Ava Adore’ and ‘Perfect,’ both of which turn up in their original form on the Pumpkins latest effort, Adore,” MTV News reported in 1998. “There’s no word yet on when the Puffy-flavored Pumpkins tracks might surface,...
- 8/28/2014
- by Nick Murray
- Rollingstone.com
Enimem, Kings of Leon, Skrillex and Arctic Monkeys will headline Lollapalooza, according to The Chicago Tribune. The paper’s music critic, Greg Kot, relying on sources, revealed the line-up a week before Lollapalooza will officially announce next week. All four acts have played the Chicago festival before: Eminem, Skrillex, and Arctic Monkeys most recently in 2011, and Kings of Leon in 2009 (Skrillex also played in 2013 with a side project). There are six total headlining slots. Lollapalooza, which takes place Aug. 1-3 in Chicago’s Grant Park, celebrates its 10th anniversary as a static festival this years. It previously served as a touring festival before eventually anchoring itself in Chicago in 2005. The festival, which attracted 300,000 people last year, will feature around 100 acts during the weekend. Last year’s headliners included Mumford & Sons, The Killers, and The Cure. Tickets go on sale May 25. For more information, go to lollpalooza.com...
- 3/18/2014
- Hitfix
The second day of Lollapalooza threw a mix of weird -- lineup shuffles, claustrophobic crowds -- and wonderful -- awesome weather, wheelchair crowd surfing! -- into Chicago's Grant Park Saturday.
Beginning with the weird, the day got off to a strange start when rumors tricked out that scheduled Saturday performers Death Grips pulled a no-show at their official after party performance the night prior. The no-show was confirmed and Lolla released a terse message that the band "chose not to appear" before announcing their set cancellation.
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Crowds reportedly packed the park shortly after the gates opened at 11 a.m., morphing Grant Park into a claustrophobe's nightmare. According to Tribune music critic Greg Kot, festival officials were officially reporting 100,000 attendees per day, surpassing the cap of 75,000 set several years ago.
Moving from the Red Bull Stage at the southernmost end to the Bud Light stage to the north took some 20 minutes,...
Beginning with the weird, the day got off to a strange start when rumors tricked out that scheduled Saturday performers Death Grips pulled a no-show at their official after party performance the night prior. The no-show was confirmed and Lolla released a terse message that the band "chose not to appear" before announcing their set cancellation.
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Crowds reportedly packed the park shortly after the gates opened at 11 a.m., morphing Grant Park into a claustrophobe's nightmare. According to Tribune music critic Greg Kot, festival officials were officially reporting 100,000 attendees per day, surpassing the cap of 75,000 set several years ago.
Moving from the Red Bull Stage at the southernmost end to the Bud Light stage to the north took some 20 minutes,...
- 8/4/2013
- by Kim Bellware
- Huffington Post
With the Congress Theater still out of commission until at least October, Logan Square and Wicker Park residents can instead look to the area's newest venue, Concord Music Hall, for their live music-listening needs.
Opening Aug. 1 with a show headlined by Adam Ant, Concord will be taking over the space currently occupied by the club VLive at 2047 N. Milwaukee Ave. (just spitting distance from the embattled Congress). Other acts coming soon include Jimmy Cliff, The Misfits and Less Than Jake.
According to the venue's website, Concord is the collective efforts of the Chicago promoters behind Riot Fest, Silver Wrapper, and React Presents, otherwise known as the minds behind North Coast Music Festival, Spring Awakening Fest and the hotly-anticipated Riot Fest.
With a capacity that can range from 700 to 1,600 (depending on whether balconies are open), Time Out Chicago reports the space's 20,000 square feet include two levels and five bars.
The Tribune's Greg Kot,...
Opening Aug. 1 with a show headlined by Adam Ant, Concord will be taking over the space currently occupied by the club VLive at 2047 N. Milwaukee Ave. (just spitting distance from the embattled Congress). Other acts coming soon include Jimmy Cliff, The Misfits and Less Than Jake.
According to the venue's website, Concord is the collective efforts of the Chicago promoters behind Riot Fest, Silver Wrapper, and React Presents, otherwise known as the minds behind North Coast Music Festival, Spring Awakening Fest and the hotly-anticipated Riot Fest.
With a capacity that can range from 700 to 1,600 (depending on whether balconies are open), Time Out Chicago reports the space's 20,000 square feet include two levels and five bars.
The Tribune's Greg Kot,...
- 7/25/2013
- by Kim Bellware
- Huffington Post
The hugely anticipated Pearl Jam show at Wrigley Field in Chicago was stalled for nearly two-and-a-half hours Friday night after threats of severe weather drove fans into dugouts, inside the stadium and into nearby bars.
(Read a review of the full Pearl Jam show at Consequence of Sound.)
During the wait, which started just before 9 p.m., concert-goer and freelance photographer Dwane Lindsey of suburban Arlington Heights snapped this gem from the 200-level seats:
Lighting hits near #PJWrigley @MarkSuppelsa @JimCantore @MikeHamernik @DZederman @jerrytaft @BrantMillerNBC pic.twitter.com/cdzjJmfI9P
— Dwane Lindsey (@drlphoto) July 20, 2013
Lindsey later told HuffPost Chicago via email that Pearl Jam played "Elderly Women Behind the Counter In a Small Town" before announcing the hour-long break to let the storm pass.
"The stadium lights came on and the people on the field started to file out for safety," Lindsey wrote, noting he's long loved weather photos but normally shoots "sports and wildlife" professionally.
(Read a review of the full Pearl Jam show at Consequence of Sound.)
During the wait, which started just before 9 p.m., concert-goer and freelance photographer Dwane Lindsey of suburban Arlington Heights snapped this gem from the 200-level seats:
Lighting hits near #PJWrigley @MarkSuppelsa @JimCantore @MikeHamernik @DZederman @jerrytaft @BrantMillerNBC pic.twitter.com/cdzjJmfI9P
— Dwane Lindsey (@drlphoto) July 20, 2013
Lindsey later told HuffPost Chicago via email that Pearl Jam played "Elderly Women Behind the Counter In a Small Town" before announcing the hour-long break to let the storm pass.
"The stadium lights came on and the people on the field started to file out for safety," Lindsey wrote, noting he's long loved weather photos but normally shoots "sports and wildlife" professionally.
- 7/20/2013
- by Kim Bellware
- Huffington Post
The Rolling Stones took to the United Center in Chicago Tuesday night to kick off the first of three shows in the city whose blues music served as an early inspiration for the now-legendary band.
The set was a solid two and an half hours, and according to Sun-Times music critic Thomas Connor, "The Stones are a bit worn and predictable, but they should absolutely rock until they drop."
Not bad for a band whose collective age is 274.
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Praise for the band's first night in the Windy City has been overwhelmingly positive, though plenty balked at the sky-high ticket prices and blamed the lofty price tag as the reason for a few patchy spots in the United Center Tuesday.
Tap Milwaukee, whose writer ventured south to check out the show, calculated the $600 ticket price (at the highest end) worked out to about $4.20 per minute for the 2-hour and 23-minutes-long concert.
The set was a solid two and an half hours, and according to Sun-Times music critic Thomas Connor, "The Stones are a bit worn and predictable, but they should absolutely rock until they drop."
Not bad for a band whose collective age is 274.
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Praise for the band's first night in the Windy City has been overwhelmingly positive, though plenty balked at the sky-high ticket prices and blamed the lofty price tag as the reason for a few patchy spots in the United Center Tuesday.
Tap Milwaukee, whose writer ventured south to check out the show, calculated the $600 ticket price (at the highest end) worked out to about $4.20 per minute for the 2-hour and 23-minutes-long concert.
- 5/29/2013
- by Kim Bellware
- Huffington Post
Legendary punk provocateur Patti Smith returned on Monday to her birthplace to play a sold-out gig at the Vic Theatre.
Smith, 66, has perhaps never been more prolific than she is today. Her 2010 memoir "Just Kids" won just about every award for which it was eligible and the poet-artist-singer-songwriter continues to release new musical material and play regular live shows.
In her set at the Vic, Smith played two hours worth of songs new and old and also offered a spirited "Free Pussy Riot!" tribute, according to the Chicago Tribune's Greg Kot.
Photographer and friend of HuffPost Joshua Mellin was also on hand at the show and caught some great shots of Smith, shared below.
Tickets are reportedly still available for Smith's Tuesday night show at the Vic.
Smith, 66, has perhaps never been more prolific than she is today. Her 2010 memoir "Just Kids" won just about every award for which it was eligible and the poet-artist-singer-songwriter continues to release new musical material and play regular live shows.
In her set at the Vic, Smith played two hours worth of songs new and old and also offered a spirited "Free Pussy Riot!" tribute, according to the Chicago Tribune's Greg Kot.
Photographer and friend of HuffPost Joshua Mellin was also on hand at the show and caught some great shots of Smith, shared below.
Tickets are reportedly still available for Smith's Tuesday night show at the Vic.
- 5/7/2013
- by Joseph Erbentraut
- Huffington Post
As the Tribune's Greg Kot puts it, "the Jay-z and Beyonce of the '70s" hit Chicago on Saturday for a sold-out show at the United Center.
Led by Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, Fleetwood Mac played their first of two shows in the Chicago area this year with a set that relied largely on hits from some of the band's most iconic, decades-old albums: "Rumours," "Tusk" and their self-titled 1975 album.
Photographer Joshua Mellin was on hand for the show and shared some great shots with HuffPost.
Ahead of the show, a number of Chicago musicians spoke with Time Out Chicago about their favorite songs from the hugely influential band.
Fleetwood Mac return to the Chicago area on June 14 for a show at Allstate Arena.
Led by Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, Fleetwood Mac played their first of two shows in the Chicago area this year with a set that relied largely on hits from some of the band's most iconic, decades-old albums: "Rumours," "Tusk" and their self-titled 1975 album.
Photographer Joshua Mellin was on hand for the show and shared some great shots with HuffPost.
Ahead of the show, a number of Chicago musicians spoke with Time Out Chicago about their favorite songs from the hugely influential band.
Fleetwood Mac return to the Chicago area on June 14 for a show at Allstate Arena.
- 4/15/2013
- by Joseph Erbentraut
- Huffington Post
The official Lollapalooza lineup will drop in less than two weeks, but there may not be any surprises left come the April 9 announcement.
(See bands confirmed for Lollapalooza 2013 below.)
Wednesday night, a photo of what like a very legitimate Lollapalooza lineup — an apparent magazine ad for the festival — surfaced:
Here's yet another picture of the Lollapalooza lineup as an ad in a magazine. #lolla #lollapalooza @lollapalooza twitter.com/FestivalSnob/s…
— Festival Snob (@FestivalSnob) March 28, 2013
On Thursday afternoon, Andrew Barber of Chicago's influential Fake Shore Drive site confirmed the lineup's legitimacy:
The Lolla list is the real deal. Confirmed.
— Andrew Barber (@fakeshoredrive) March 28, 2013
The Chicago Tribune's Greg Kot (and Sound Opinions co-host) on Thursday confirmed that Nine Inch Nails and The Cure will both be playing he Aug. 2-4 festival in Grant Park. Kot had previously confirmed several of the festival's headliners, revealing that Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend and the...
(See bands confirmed for Lollapalooza 2013 below.)
Wednesday night, a photo of what like a very legitimate Lollapalooza lineup — an apparent magazine ad for the festival — surfaced:
Here's yet another picture of the Lollapalooza lineup as an ad in a magazine. #lolla #lollapalooza @lollapalooza twitter.com/FestivalSnob/s…
— Festival Snob (@FestivalSnob) March 28, 2013
On Thursday afternoon, Andrew Barber of Chicago's influential Fake Shore Drive site confirmed the lineup's legitimacy:
The Lolla list is the real deal. Confirmed.
— Andrew Barber (@fakeshoredrive) March 28, 2013
The Chicago Tribune's Greg Kot (and Sound Opinions co-host) on Thursday confirmed that Nine Inch Nails and The Cure will both be playing he Aug. 2-4 festival in Grant Park. Kot had previously confirmed several of the festival's headliners, revealing that Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend and the...
- 3/28/2013
- by Kim Bellware
- Huffington Post
Lollapalooza’s 2013 headliners wll be Mumford & Sons, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend and the Killers, according to the Chicago Tribunes Greg Kot. Kot, who has covered the Chicago festival for years, says he confirmed the headliners, but does not cite his sources. He also writes that the National and the Postal Service will also be on the Grant Park bill for the Aug. 2-4 festival. Meanwhile, Billboard has reported that Nine Inch Nails is confirmed for the fest. As far as when the line-up will be officially announced, promoter C3 Presents says it will happen next month.
- 3/20/2013
- Hitfix
Drumming up a bit of excitement for the pending lineup reveal, Lollapalooza officials announced special discount passes will soon hit the web on Tuesday, the same day reports of new lineup confirmations surfaced.
Via an e-mail blast to subscribers, officials said the $200 Early Bird Passes will go on sale at 10 a.m. Central on Tues., March 26, while deeply discounted $75 "souvenir" passes will be available in a secret sale "some time this week."
No details were provided on the secret sale, but as in years past, following the fest's social media accounts and signing up for the e-mail alerts is the way to get the scoop.
Waiting to rely on a friend's re-tweet of the news could leave eager fest-goers out cold: Last year, the secret sale tickets hit the web on March 20 and according to NBC Chicago, the 750 tickets sold out in less than a minute.
Regular three-day passes for...
Via an e-mail blast to subscribers, officials said the $200 Early Bird Passes will go on sale at 10 a.m. Central on Tues., March 26, while deeply discounted $75 "souvenir" passes will be available in a secret sale "some time this week."
No details were provided on the secret sale, but as in years past, following the fest's social media accounts and signing up for the e-mail alerts is the way to get the scoop.
Waiting to rely on a friend's re-tweet of the news could leave eager fest-goers out cold: Last year, the secret sale tickets hit the web on March 20 and according to NBC Chicago, the 750 tickets sold out in less than a minute.
Regular three-day passes for...
- 3/20/2013
- by Kim Bellware
- Huffington Post
On paper, Nashville is a show about "love, power, money, family and music." In actuality, it's a show about people who used to fuck almost fucking again. Last night, Rayna almost fucked Deacon, Scarlett almost fucked Gunnar, Teddy totally fucked Peggy and Avery stopped fucking Marilyn. But it wasn't all blue balls and blue walls. In between all that tension and temptation, Music City's tortured gang of sexy star-crossed singers, suits and sidemen dealt with divorce, risk-taking and threats of eviction.
For the third week in a row we meet up with Rayna,...
For the third week in a row we meet up with Rayna,...
- 2/7/2013
- Rollingstone.com
Fiona Apple's back with her first album in seven years, and the critics are eating it up. The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do (breathe) is "the most distilled Fiona Apple album yet," according to Pitchfork.
That site gave it a 9.0 rating, praising tracks like "Left Alone" as "nothing short of a vocal masterclass." "She's able to convey more with a quick, original turn of phrase -- "my woes are granular," for one -- or an in-the-moment scrunch of the face than many pop stars are able to muster with 100-foot screens and volcano pyrotechnics," Ryan Dombal writes.
Entertainment Weekly was similarly impressed, slapping an A rating on the disc. "Like Apple herself," writes Melissa Maerz, "it's highly confessional and creative and temperamental, and will probably make you fall crazy in love."
"You...
That site gave it a 9.0 rating, praising tracks like "Left Alone" as "nothing short of a vocal masterclass." "She's able to convey more with a quick, original turn of phrase -- "my woes are granular," for one -- or an in-the-moment scrunch of the face than many pop stars are able to muster with 100-foot screens and volcano pyrotechnics," Ryan Dombal writes.
Entertainment Weekly was similarly impressed, slapping an A rating on the disc. "Like Apple herself," writes Melissa Maerz, "it's highly confessional and creative and temperamental, and will probably make you fall crazy in love."
"You...
- 6/19/2012
- by Kia Makarechi
- Huffington Post
Despite all the hype and controversy, critics are pretty impressed by Del Rey's atmospheric music.
By Gil Kaufman
Lana Del Rey's "Born To Die" video
Photo: Interscope
The now-infamous "Saturday Night Live" performance fail. All the hype about her looks, her path to the spotlight and the obligatory album leak a week before her debut dropped.
Lana Del Rey survived a lifetime's worth of slings and arrows before her major-label debut, Born to Die, was even released. But now that it's officially out, critics have had a chance to listen to the atmospheric tracks she's put together, and for the most part, they're pretty impressed.
The Chicago Tribune gave it two out of four stars and said the finished product is not always as interesting as the run-up to its release. "[The album] positions itself as a knowing retro commentary. It borrows heavily from B movies starring various second- and third-level...
By Gil Kaufman
Lana Del Rey's "Born To Die" video
Photo: Interscope
The now-infamous "Saturday Night Live" performance fail. All the hype about her looks, her path to the spotlight and the obligatory album leak a week before her debut dropped.
Lana Del Rey survived a lifetime's worth of slings and arrows before her major-label debut, Born to Die, was even released. But now that it's officially out, critics have had a chance to listen to the atmospheric tracks she's put together, and for the most part, they're pretty impressed.
The Chicago Tribune gave it two out of four stars and said the finished product is not always as interesting as the run-up to its release. "[The album] positions itself as a knowing retro commentary. It borrows heavily from B movies starring various second- and third-level...
- 1/27/2012
- MTV Music News
Coldplay drops their fifth studio album Tuesday (Oct. 24), titled "Mylo Xyloto" (pronounced My-loe Zy-loe-toe) and the reviews so far are mostly positive.
Jerry Shriver of USA Today says, "Thematically and musically, 'Mylo Xyloto' does come across as a medium-weight and up-to-date blend of middle-period U2, the Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds' and Coldplay's last three albums."
The Huffington Post's Judah Joseph writes, "Certainly a new sound from Coldplay, 'Mylo Xyloto' manages to simultaneously draw in a new crowd and not alienate Coldplay's loyal fans ... the best things in life are ripened with age, and Coldplay's fifth studio album is testament to that. From masterfully cutting musical interludes from club-bangers and making them into their own tracks to toying with no-gap playback (to have songs feed directly into one another seamlessly), Coldplay has risen to the challenge of surpassing your previous album's success."
Josh Eells of Rolling Stone says, "On 'Mylo Xyloto,...
Jerry Shriver of USA Today says, "Thematically and musically, 'Mylo Xyloto' does come across as a medium-weight and up-to-date blend of middle-period U2, the Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds' and Coldplay's last three albums."
The Huffington Post's Judah Joseph writes, "Certainly a new sound from Coldplay, 'Mylo Xyloto' manages to simultaneously draw in a new crowd and not alienate Coldplay's loyal fans ... the best things in life are ripened with age, and Coldplay's fifth studio album is testament to that. From masterfully cutting musical interludes from club-bangers and making them into their own tracks to toying with no-gap playback (to have songs feed directly into one another seamlessly), Coldplay has risen to the challenge of surpassing your previous album's success."
Josh Eells of Rolling Stone says, "On 'Mylo Xyloto,...
- 10/24/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
"Twenty years ago," blogs the New Yorker's Sasha Frere-Jones today, "I spent an afternoon shuffling around Rocks In Your Head, a record store that once did business on Prince Street. (It closed in 2006.) My friend Jim worked the counter, and we were listening to a new album, over and over: Nirvana's Nevermind. At some point, Vernon Reid — the guitar player and founder of Living Colour — came in. He listened to four songs, nodded approvingly, and approached the counter. 'Metallica plus R.E.M. That's really smart.' He bought a copy and left."
Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills, who formally announced the amicable dissolution of R.E.M. yesterday, will surely be hoping their band will be remembered as more than half the formula for another band ten years their junior (and, for what it's worth, I personally believe they will be), but if this anecdote is the first...
Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills, who formally announced the amicable dissolution of R.E.M. yesterday, will surely be hoping their band will be remembered as more than half the formula for another band ten years their junior (and, for what it's worth, I personally believe they will be), but if this anecdote is the first...
- 9/22/2011
- MUBI
Is joint album worth its weight in gold-plated packaging?
By Rob Markman
Jay-z and Kanye West
Photo: Johnny Nunez/ WireImage
Jay-z and Kanye West are no strangers to high-profile releases. As soloists, the two hip-hop titans have their fair shares of #1 LPs, smash singles, Grammys and gold and platinum plaques. So when it was time to drop their collaborative Watch the Throne, expectations were no doubt high.
From the first time fans heard the Lex Luger-produced "H.A.M." in January to the release of the Throne's current single "Otis" just a few weeks ago, the Watch the Throne hype machine has been in overdrive. As the clock ticked from Sunday night to Monday morning on the East Coast, the time for speculation was laid to rest. The album was finally released, the music devoured and critiques formed. Some complained of the album's layered sound and omnipresent money talk...
By Rob Markman
Jay-z and Kanye West
Photo: Johnny Nunez/ WireImage
Jay-z and Kanye West are no strangers to high-profile releases. As soloists, the two hip-hop titans have their fair shares of #1 LPs, smash singles, Grammys and gold and platinum plaques. So when it was time to drop their collaborative Watch the Throne, expectations were no doubt high.
From the first time fans heard the Lex Luger-produced "H.A.M." in January to the release of the Throne's current single "Otis" just a few weeks ago, the Watch the Throne hype machine has been in overdrive. As the clock ticked from Sunday night to Monday morning on the East Coast, the time for speculation was laid to rest. The album was finally released, the music devoured and critiques formed. Some complained of the album's layered sound and omnipresent money talk...
- 8/9/2011
- MTV Music News
Updated through 5/25.
"In his nonmusical writing, the teasing, puzzling, half-nonsensical 'novel' Tarantula pales in strangeness next to the matter-of-factly autobiographical Chronicles," Ao Scott wrote last week in the New York Times. "And, similarly, while cinematically inclined Dylanophiles might want to sample the eccentricities of Renaldo and Clara or Masked and Anonymous — or the brilliantly elusive kaleidoscope of Todd Haynes's I'm Not There — the full mystery of Bob Dylan is better grasped in documentary form." That piece ran as Film Forum's double Dylan doc feature opened and, as Dylan turns 70 today, there's one night, tonight, left to catch it: Da Pennebaker's Don't Look Now (1967) — at Alt Screen, Brynn White gathers critical takes and a clip — and Murray Lerner's The Other Side of the Mirror, a "compendium of Newport Folk Festival concert footage from the early 1960s."
Don't Look Back also screens tonight at the Glasgow Film Theatre as part...
"In his nonmusical writing, the teasing, puzzling, half-nonsensical 'novel' Tarantula pales in strangeness next to the matter-of-factly autobiographical Chronicles," Ao Scott wrote last week in the New York Times. "And, similarly, while cinematically inclined Dylanophiles might want to sample the eccentricities of Renaldo and Clara or Masked and Anonymous — or the brilliantly elusive kaleidoscope of Todd Haynes's I'm Not There — the full mystery of Bob Dylan is better grasped in documentary form." That piece ran as Film Forum's double Dylan doc feature opened and, as Dylan turns 70 today, there's one night, tonight, left to catch it: Da Pennebaker's Don't Look Now (1967) — at Alt Screen, Brynn White gathers critical takes and a clip — and Murray Lerner's The Other Side of the Mirror, a "compendium of Newport Folk Festival concert footage from the early 1960s."
Don't Look Back also screens tonight at the Glasgow Film Theatre as part...
- 5/25/2011
- MUBI
This year's Lollapalooza, slated for the first weekend of August in Chicago's Grant Park, is being billed as a celebration of the festival's 20th anniversary, despite a hiatus that lasted the better part of a decade. You might think that, to coronate the close of the fest's second decade, Perry Farrell might be looking to push Lollapalooza again to its formerly conception-shattering status, back when Ministry shared bills with Seaweed, Steve Earle with Wu-Tang Clan. Maybe you even hope that Farrell would stun with a few unexpected alumni and a fleet of artists who are, in 2011, pushing buttons in the ways of their forebears.
Instead, Farrell announced a lineup Tuesday that reads mostly like an abbreviated, milquetoast Top 40 playlist, surrounded by a passé flock of buzz bands. This year's big expansion is Perry's Place, an all-electronic annex that gathers big name DJs, mash-up dudes, rappers and producers. According to Greg Kot,...
Instead, Farrell announced a lineup Tuesday that reads mostly like an abbreviated, milquetoast Top 40 playlist, surrounded by a passé flock of buzz bands. This year's big expansion is Perry's Place, an all-electronic annex that gathers big name DJs, mash-up dudes, rappers and producers. According to Greg Kot,...
- 4/27/2011
- by Grayson Currin
- ifc.com
If they hung up the spurs today, R.E.M. would be remembered as absolute legends. They are already in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and have crafted some of the most vital albums ever to be put under the umbrella of indie rock (including a stunning four year period that saw the release of Green, Out of Time and Automatic for the People). Ever since the departure of drummer Bill Berry (during which time the band has continued on as a trio), their albums have been interesting but flawed, and though their 2008 album Accelerate was something of a return to form, it still paled in comparison to their greatest work. What do the men from Athens, Georgia have left to prove?
Plenty, actually. Their just-released 15th album Collapse Into Now has really resonated with critics precisely because the band makes a case for its continued relevance. "Collapse Into Now...
Plenty, actually. Their just-released 15th album Collapse Into Now has really resonated with critics precisely because the band makes a case for its continued relevance. "Collapse Into Now...
- 3/8/2011
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
The march toward the release of Lupe Fiasco's L.A.S.E.R.S. has been unique. The Chicago rapper initially started talking about it as his retirement album way back in 2008 (just after the release of his second album The Cool; it was called LupE.N.D. then), but the album got delayed due to other projects and label woes. And now that Lasers is finally hitting stores, Fiasco is lukewarm about the whole experience. "A lot of the songs that are on the album, I'm kinda neutral to," he told Complex. But what do the critics think?
Most of the people reviewing the album seem as ambivalent about it as Fiasco himself. "There's plenty of anger on Lasers, but he is far too nuanced an artist to resort to preaching to the choir," wrote the Los Angeles Times' Todd Martens. "It's a moderate disappointment that Lasers feels...
Most of the people reviewing the album seem as ambivalent about it as Fiasco himself. "There's plenty of anger on Lasers, but he is far too nuanced an artist to resort to preaching to the choir," wrote the Los Angeles Times' Todd Martens. "It's a moderate disappointment that Lasers feels...
- 3/7/2011
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Documentary on indie-rock legends The Replacements set to premiere.
Color Me Obsessed, the first documentary about famed 80.s indie-rock band The Replacements, will have its World Premiere at the 5th annual Gasparilla International Film Festival in Tampa, Florida.Gorman Bechard, the film.s director, took top honors at last year.s Giff with his romantic-comedy Friends (With Benefits).
Told through the eyes of fans, friends, and contemporaries, Color Me Obsessed breaks from the traditional music documentary format of music and performances. Not looking to make a VH1/where-are-they-now style documentary Bechard took a unique approach, .I decided to present the band in a more iconic way,. he explains. .I thought, people believe in God without seeing or hearing him but rather through the passion, faith, and stories of others. After watching Color Me Obsessed, I.m pretty sure music fans will believe in The Replacements in much the same way.
Color Me Obsessed, the first documentary about famed 80.s indie-rock band The Replacements, will have its World Premiere at the 5th annual Gasparilla International Film Festival in Tampa, Florida.Gorman Bechard, the film.s director, took top honors at last year.s Giff with his romantic-comedy Friends (With Benefits).
Told through the eyes of fans, friends, and contemporaries, Color Me Obsessed breaks from the traditional music documentary format of music and performances. Not looking to make a VH1/where-are-they-now style documentary Bechard took a unique approach, .I decided to present the band in a more iconic way,. he explains. .I thought, people believe in God without seeing or hearing him but rather through the passion, faith, and stories of others. After watching Color Me Obsessed, I.m pretty sure music fans will believe in The Replacements in much the same way.
- 3/7/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
At this time two weeks ago, nobody really even knew a new Radiohead album was going to exist, and yet here it is. The band stealthily dropped their new album The King of Limbs (named after a spooky tree in Wiltshire's Savernake Forest) only five days after announcing it (and then released it a day early). The Internet snapped it up and responded to it just as efficiently, with many critics breathlessly posting their reactions only hours after hearing it for the first time. But Radiohead albums are dense affairs, and The King of Limbs is no exception. Slightly warmer and more melodic than their previous effort In Rainbows, the new album is another dark exploration of the line between man and machine (and the limits of the band's electronic gizmos).
But what do the critics say about the album that is certainly going to be discussed for most of...
But what do the critics say about the album that is certainly going to be discussed for most of...
- 2/22/2011
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Two years ago, British singer/songwriter Adele won both Best New Artist and Female Pop Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards. She also contended for both Song and Record of the Year for "Chasing Pavements." However, her debut disc "19" not earn a coveted Album of the Year nomination. Her new album, "21," which is released stateside Tuesday, is receiving rapturous reviews. Greg Kot (Chicago Tribune) says the disc, "beefs up the rhythmic drive and the drama of the arrangements. A handful of hot-shot producers, including Rick Rubin, Ryan Tedder and Paul Epworth build a more elaborate platform beneath Adele’s aching vocals." For Joey Guerra (Houston Chronicle), "'21' is a more confident record, buoyed by success and a stable of high-wattage producers who do some of their best work in recent memory." And Allison Stewart (Washington Post) says, "this is a breakup album with strings and a vague inclination toward roo.
- 2/22/2011
- Gold Derby
Though the official lineup won't be released until April and none of the official sources have confirmed it, Eminem is rumored to be one of the headliners at this summer's Lollapalooza festival. According to the Chicago Tribune's Greg Kot, Eminem will join Foo Fighters and Muse as three of the six headliners for one of the summer's biggest music festivals, which will again take place in Grant Park in Chicago (this time on August 5-7).
If Slim Shady does indeed play the festival (and again, it has not been confirmed by Em's people nor by the festival's promoters), he will not only continue a recent tradition of having a true crossover megastar as a headliner (taking the spot owned by Lady Gaga in 2010) but also will put another notch in the belt of great hip-hop moments at the festival. Though Lollapalooza is remembered first as an alternative rock festival (reasonable,...
If Slim Shady does indeed play the festival (and again, it has not been confirmed by Em's people nor by the festival's promoters), he will not only continue a recent tradition of having a true crossover megastar as a headliner (taking the spot owned by Lady Gaga in 2010) but also will put another notch in the belt of great hip-hop moments at the festival. Though Lollapalooza is remembered first as an alternative rock festival (reasonable,...
- 2/9/2011
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Following the tepid response to "American Idol" winner Lee DeWyze's debut album Live It Up (which came out a few weeks ago, if you didn't know — and based on the sales numbers, you probably didn't), Crystal Bowersox was bound to have something of an uphill battle on the release of her album Farmer's Daughter (which just hit store shelves today). This past season of "American Idol" was perhaps the most tepid in memory that left the audience with very few memorable performances to hang on to. But then again, Bowersox did have some things working for her, as she always came across as more organic and real on the show, and she always seemed to have legitimate songwriting chops. And those few memorable performances on the show? Most of them belonged to the dreadlocked girl from rural Ohio.
If the reviews are to be believed, there is a lot...
If the reviews are to be believed, there is a lot...
- 12/14/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
There are so many non-music elements attached to Michael, the first posthumous collection of new material from Michael Jackson, that it's almost impossible to review simply as a new piece of music. Plenty of words have already been exchanged about the album's legitimacy (many declared that they were certain that Jackson's voice was not on the single "Breaking News," for example) and about the readiness of these songs (many have pointed out that they were probably never previously released for legitimate reasons). Plus, it's awfully difficult to release much of anything once you've already dropped classics like Thriller and Off the Wall, something that Jackson struggled with for most of the latter part of his career.
Still, taken in a vacuum, Michael appears to be an interesting (if not entirely satisfying) entry in Jackson's long and storied history. Many of the reviews seem to exist in a very neutral place,...
Still, taken in a vacuum, Michael appears to be an interesting (if not entirely satisfying) entry in Jackson's long and storied history. Many of the reviews seem to exist in a very neutral place,...
- 12/14/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
With all the buzz surrounding the big name releases last week from the likes of Kanye West, My Chemical Romance, Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj, it would be easy to overlook the Black Eyed Peas' newest opus The Beginning, which hits store shelves today (November 30). But the Peas, who absolutely ruled the Billboard charts last year with "I Gotta Feeling," "Boom Boom Pow" and "Imma Be" from their 2009 album The E.N.D., are back with a new collection of soon-to-be-massive tracks featuring will.i.am's forward-thinking production style and Fergie's knack for selling a melody.
The reviews are in, and critics seem to be positive about the results of the Peas' sixth album. While many writers seem to think it doesn't quite match the highs of their previous release, it's still a collection you won't be able to escape in the coming months. "The Peas may not have dramatically outdone themselves this time,...
The reviews are in, and critics seem to be positive about the results of the Peas' sixth album. While many writers seem to think it doesn't quite match the highs of their previous release, it's still a collection you won't be able to escape in the coming months. "The Peas may not have dramatically outdone themselves this time,...
- 11/30/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Kings of Leon's new album Come Around Sundown represents a big turning point for the band, as it is their first release since they broke out in gigantic fashion with the single "Use Somebody" (from their 2008 album Only by the Night). Produced by Angelo Petraglia and Jacquire King (the same team behind Only by the Night), the new album continues the trend the band began on their previous effort. It's full of lush production and massive hooks with full-throated choruses and singalong melodies. If you liked Only by the Night, you'll probably love Come Around Sundown.
But what have the critics said about Only by the Night, which will no doubt be one of the most written-about albums of 2010? Last week, MTV News' own James Montgomery weighed in on the record, and he was mostly nonplussed. "Come Around Sundown is the Kings playing it safe, laying up close to the hole and settling for par,...
But what have the critics said about Only by the Night, which will no doubt be one of the most written-about albums of 2010? Last week, MTV News' own James Montgomery weighed in on the record, and he was mostly nonplussed. "Come Around Sundown is the Kings playing it safe, laying up close to the hole and settling for par,...
- 10/19/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
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