It's not the season for this song but it's certainly the right day for it:
Summer's the Worst, a ballad about love and idiocy that's melancholy, clever, and (ahem) really quite lovely.
posted by Rory Marinich
on Feb 14, 2013 -
2 comments
The singer Pink's recent
performance at the Grammy's evoked
this reaction from comedian Joe Rogan:
Her performance was like Jimi Hendrix doing the star spangled banner while Michael Jackson moon walked and Susan Boyle sang back up. The song, "Glitter in the Air," is from Pink's 2008 album "
Funhouse." Much of that album was Pink's reflections on the breakup of her marriage to
motocross star
Carey Hart. But the story between Pink and Hart doesn't end there...
[more inside]
posted by bguest
on Feb 8, 2010 -
157 comments
Today is Record Store Day!What is it about music? It is Love and Passion channeled through a medium that cuts across and through actual definition straight to your soul whether you love Blues, Reggae, Country, Punk Rock, or Quawwali music, your favorite artists take you places you could otherwise never go - and that place is often a place of love and inspiration. -
Marc Weinstein [more inside]
posted by carsonb
on Apr 19, 2008 -
38 comments
The Red Bull Music Academy is the best in music, past & present, from around the world, under one roof, getting down just for the funk of it. It is an event that travels the world, a yearly celebration of all the journeys and breakthroughs, all the dreams and intricacies that go into the music we love.
Here on the 'tubes the RBMA mainly consists of
lectures,
interactive features, and
documentaries.
[more inside]
posted by carsonb
on Jan 20, 2008 -
21 comments
To Write Love On Her Arms is a story and the response to a story. I first saw the shirt on Switchfoot's
Jon Foreman and thought "Hey that's a cool shirt." Months later I saw an ad and went to look them up. That's when I found
the story. As
their MySpace page points out, they are not a 24-hour helpline, nor are they trained professionals, but they do "hope to serve as
a bridge to help." Its a small organization right now, using a
unique method of achieving recognition and exposure, but it is an important "movement of love, a commitment to begin answering these needs and offering hope to the many who struggle with depression, addiction, suicide, self injury." (from the
FAQ)
posted by allkindsoftime
on Mar 23, 2007 -
14 comments
For all the hoo-ha about Callas first bringing real acting to the operatic stage, one has only to view the footage of Risë Stevens legendary 1952 “Carmen” to see what kind of Method she brought to the Met. Stevens was the definitive gypsy wanton, and her performance has it all— fire, ice, and that impossible balance between elegance and sluttiness. Her technique is superb—licking her fingers before extinguishing the candles in what will be her death chamber, then flicking off the wax; flinging her unwanted lover’s ring at him, spitting out a contemptuous “Tiens!”.
The Metropolitan Opera Guild honors the
Bronx-born singer, now 92. More inside.
posted by matteo
on Feb 9, 2006 -
9 comments
Chet Helms has been
dead for a
few days. He was not mentioned here and I somehow missed all this. He was a player in the music biz in his day and kinda looks like me if I stopped trimming my beard for a week or two. RIP.
posted by arse_hat
on Jul 8, 2005 -
4 comments
While I'm not a huge Hole fan, Courtney Love's
letter to other recording artists makes me look at her a bit differently. The letter is a pretty strong plea for them to organize a union representing their interests. With all of the press that has been genereated over the RIAA/
Napster battle, do you think the timing is right?
Garage Bands of the world, Unite! Move over Rick Trumka
(link via SVN).
posted by trox
on Mar 21, 2001 -
30 comments
