Archive for December, 2009

Super Bowl 2010 Halftime Show

28th December 2009 by Em

Super bowl 2010 halftime

Good news everyone, the Who, will be rocking the Super Bowl 2010 half-time show, releasing a new studio album, and have live performances in the near future.

The two surviving band members of the Who, Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey, will be performing on Dec. 7th, at the Miami Dolphin’s stadium. With over 100 million viewers, the Super Bowl will be sure to give the band a huge commercial boost.

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Pandora Radio Review

17th December 2009 by Em

For those of you who don’t know much about Pandora.com, here is a quick Pandora radio review.

Pandora Radio is a music discovery service that allows you to discover new music online, while listening to music you already love. Pandora is powered by the “Music Genome Project”: a comprehensive analysis of music that sought to match you up with similar musical sounds and styles based on what you say you already like.

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Indie-Music Books

16th December 2009 by Em

Looking for  a present for the family member or friend who loves indie music? We’ve got some awesome indie-music books lined up for you with something for everybody. We have everything from an indie-cook book, to enjoyable fiction, to an indie-music encyclopedia. Take a look:

*Every book is available on Amazon.com with new and used copies.

Nothing Feels Good
1. Nothing Feels Good: Punk, Teenagers, and Emo
By: Andy Greenwald
“While shallow celebrities dominate the headlines, pundits bemoan the death of the music industry, and the government decries teenagers for their morals (or lack thereof) earnest, heartfelt bands like Dashboard Confessional, Jimmy Eat World, and Thursday are quietly selling hundreds of thousands of albums through dedication, relentless touring and respect for their fans. This relationship – between young people and the empathetic music that sets them off down a road of self-discovery and self-definition – is emo, a much-maligned, mocked, and misunderstood term that has existed for nearly two decades, but has flourished only recently. In Nothing Feels Good, Andy Greenwald makes the case for emo as more than a genre – it’s an essential rite of teenagehood. From the ’80s to the ’00s, from the basement to the stadium, from tour buses to chat rooms, and from the diary to the computer screen, Nothing Feels Good narrates the story of emo from the inside out and explores the way this movement is taking shape in real time and with real hearts on the line. “
show i'll never forget
2. The Show I’ll Never Forget: 50 Writers Relive Their Most Memorable Concertgoing Experience
By: Sean Manning
“In this uneven but engaging collection of essays, 50 writers recall their most memorable concert experience, spanning about 50 years of popular music history. Manning does a great job of collecting a diverse range of writers and musicians for this project, and his sequencing has the intuitive logic of a well considered set list. Though the book is chronological, the parallel movements of different musical eras are allowed to bump up against each other in fascinating ways. The pieces in this collection are most successful when they combine personal anecdotes with specific and original recollections of the band being profiled.” – Publisher’s Weekly
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