After hearing that the recent Kimya Dawson show at the Black Cat didn't quite sell out, we thought maybe the Juno soundtrack phenomena had come and gone. Amazingly, the soundtrack is still holding its own among indie rock's stalwarts. At least at Adams Morgan's Crooked Beat. Here's the store's top ten sellers from March:
1. Stephen [...]
Postie Tom Sietsema, in a Sunday magazine feature, vents about the decibel levels at various restaurants. Early on, he checks his handy decibel counter and sees that the noise level is equal to a lawn mower. I have to say the piece resonated with me.
I am no fan of the loud restaurant. A few [...]
WPFW (89.3) launched a new programming schedule yesterday. (Here's a handy PDF you can print out). With just one day under their belt, Program Director Bobby Hill says things are going well. Sunday audiences got a taste with a huge bump in Latin music from 6 p.m. to midnight. Hill says the "phones were lit [...]
Eric Alterman has an article in the New Yorker this week about the state of the newspaper industry. He makes some great points, but also makes a statement that is more a wail of liberal anguish than a prediction that can be supported by history: the newspaper is in its death throes. (If that were [...]
Yesterday, we learned that the Apes' Amanda Kleinman broke her ankle. A quick scan of the Apes' tour blog reveals more. The blog item appears to be written by Kleinman:
"Minneapolis
We had our first great show in MN. After the show, we met Lori B., the drummer from Babes in Toyland. She took us home [...]
Orpheus Records in Arlington is still open despite staff predictions that the store would be closed by now.
According to store owner Rick Carlisle, "it seems likely" that the bricks-and-mortar version of Orpheus will now stay open through the end of April.
In case you haven't been following this story, here's the original news item from Black [...]
Boston is not the kind of band that gets hung up on their singer dying. No, when life gives Boston lemonade, Boston just picks itself up, dusts itself off, and calls...the dude from Stryper? Yes, that's correct, Michael Sweet, the man who taught bazillions of Christian kids to shout at the devil and tease their [...]
A friend just sent me a link to a PopMatters post about the demise of Silver Spring's Harp Magazine. I asked a colleague who would know and I was told that it is indeed true.
Looks like the issue with Dain Bramage's Dave Grohl on the cover might be the magazine's swan song.
Overheard yesterday at Orpheus Records in Arlington: the store might be closing within the next week. They have yet to hear from the landlord about an extension and they need time to pack up thousands of LPs and CDs (not to mention furniture and stereo gear).
Got some great deals yesterday on Mahavishnu Orchestra, Miles Davis, [...]
Wouldn't Ramiele Malubay and David Archuleta make, like, the nicest couple ever? I think the two of them together might be able to achieve world peace.
