Visceral reactions and valentines
Kevin Bronson on
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[Happy-hour nuggets as you head into your weekend …]
‣ “Chinese Democracy.” Sigh. You can compare the reviews by Chuck Klosterman and Ann Powers and draw your own conclusions. I will go listen for myself, maybe even record the stream, but I won’t set foot in a Best Buy. There’ll be a used copy at Amoeba soon enough.
‣ Speaking of the stream: MySpace is flexing its muscle. The megasite has exclusive streams on the aforementioned Guns N’ Roses tome, on the new Kanye West album, three new Radiohead videos (“Weird Fishes” today, then two more Nov. 25 and 28), the new album by the Fireman (the collaboration between Paul McCartney and Youth) and, beginning Saturday, the new album by the Killers.
‣ Aquarium Drunkard is the latest in a line of websites to do in-studio recording sessions with artists — here’s Earlimart performing on its home turf, the Ship studio.
‣ And finally: In the mood for a little mindless destructive behavior this weekend? Here’s the new video for “Scotty Doesn’t Know,” by L.A.’s Lustra.
Any word on the Jane’s El Cid show??
Bo —
The Jane’s show went off without major hassles. I didn’t attend this one, but Charlie Amter of the L.A. Times made it in and blogged about it here:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2008/11/thank-you-boys.html
Thanks Kevin!! The video off that link is great too.