July 2010
4 posts
seanfennessey:
Katy Perry: “Teenage Dream”
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Go to Pitchfork Now
Unless you’re actually in Chicago right now, just do it. The normal Pitchfork site. They’re live streaming video and audio of the festival and Robyn’s on. Go. You already missed “Fembot.” She’s singing “Cry When You Get Older” now. The crowd is into it. For the benefit of your Friday night, it’s the best decision you could make.
the new santana album has the 'least essential...
maura:
the working track listing for GUITAR HEAVEN: THE GREATEST GUITAR CLASSICS OF ALL TIME, out this fall:
“Whole Lotta Love” featuring Chris Cornell (Led Zeppelin) “Sunshine Of Your Love” featuring Rob Thomas (Cream) “Can’t You Hear Me Knockin’” featuring Scott Weiland (The Rolling Stones) “Dance the Night Away” featuring Pat Monahan (Van Halen) “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” featuring...
Concert Promoting, the Voodoo Art →
Here’s a story I just wrote for NPR about how Live Nation, the word’s biggest promoter, books artists it manages (via Front Line) into venues it owns, and how the company’s devotion to synergy might actually prevent it from making money, despite the fact that it now also owns Ticketmaster, which means it gets all those fees you pay for the convenience of printing your own...
