Hangout Festival Announces 2012 Lineup
For just its third year of business, coastal Alabama’s Hangout Festival is looking pretty awesome. While we already reported that Jack White will take one of the headlining slots, the fest just announced much of the rest of its 2012 linup, a pretty indie-rock centric affair. read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch Wilco Face Off With Popeye
Wilco released a video for The Whole Love track “Dawned on Me,” and we’re frankly a bit speechless other than: “it’s adorable.” The clip features the band fully animated in Popeye’s world. The band, Popeye and Olive Oyl dance to the band’s track until frontman Jeff Tweedy’s charm creates a bit of tension between himself and the muscly, spinach-eating sailor. read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch Wilco On Conan
There was a whole lotta love going on last evening when Wilco preformed on Conan. The band played two cuts from their latest album The Whole Love, tracks “Whole Love” and “Dawned On Me.” In the midst of Wilco’s newly released iTunes session, the band’s spot on the late night show provided the extra treat of a web exclusive. Watch last night’s performances below: Web Exclusive “Dawned On Me” “Whole Love” ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWilco Jams with Mavis Staples and Nick Lowe
“Tweeeday,” as veteran soul singer Mavis Staples calls him, has been on a roll the past few months. The Wilco lead singer has gone viral recently from announcing the weather on local Chicago television station WGN-TV and covering The Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling” and “My Humps” at Dan Sinker’s book release party. Today, though, Wilco tweeted a slightly more serious, albeit still outrageously awesome video. Before a show at the Civic Opera House in Chicago last month, Staples and singer-songwriter Nick Lowe joined the guys for a rousing rendition of The Band’s hit “The Weight.” Time for a... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayWatch Jeff Tweedy Forecast the Weather
Wilco recently visited their hometown news station WGN-TV in Chicago. The band performed “Dawned on Me” and “Whole Love” off of their eighth and latest album, this past September’s The Whole Love. The studio appearance would have been awesome enough by itself, but frontman Jeff Tweedy took it up a notch by stumbling out to give a hilariously deadpan and to-the-point weather forecast as “Supplemental Hair” to the Mr. Clean-esque regular forecaster, Paul Konrad. Check it out on WGN-TV’s website.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayThe 50 Best Songs of 2011
Every day between now and New Year’s Eve, we’ll be looking back at the best music and pop culture of 2011. Yesterday we looked at The 50 Best Albums of the Year. Today we narrow that in to particular songs. One thing I noticed filling out my own ballot was that while I tend to shy away from glossier pop, I’m still a sucker for a good hook and a joyful chorus. Looking through the final list, it seems I’m not alone. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 50 Best Albums of 2011
Every day between now and New Year’s Day, we’ll be looking back at the best music and pop culture of 2011. We start with the year’s best albums. We had more than two dozen music critics vote, and 282 different albums showed up on their ballots. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayTen Current Artists Celebrating Bob Moog's Legacy
Last weekend, bands came from all over to pay tribute to a name that is synonymous with most synthesized sounds: Robert Moog. Although Moog died in 2005, his legacy is still carried on in the products he championed starting in the late 1960s. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the Day22 Awesome Break-Up Songs
Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore. Zooey Deschanel and Ben Gibbard. Kim Kardashian and that really tall sports dude. It seems like there's been a slew of celebrity splits lately... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 10 Best Double Albums in the Past 20 Years
In honor of today's release of M83's double album Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, we're counting down our favorite double albums of the past 20 years. read more
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