We may remember Malcolm McLaren, who passed away yesterday at the age of 64, as the manager of the Sex Pistols and New York Dolls, but he was also a musician and experimenter. Hell, he even created the song used in British Airways advertising for over fifteen years. His music…
The Point! is a weird album. Is it a story? Is it an album? It’s the type of thing I would have loved as a kid, and it’s a bit strange I never heard it until I was an adult. That said, I didn’t even know the album existed until…
Chalk this one up to a case of celebrity cash-in: It looks like Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer has an iPhone app now. And this probably isn’t going to come as any surprise, but it it absolutely blows. The ap, Joey Kramer: Hit Hard, only held our attention for about three…
This weekend in New York City, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth is evidently slated to give a lecture to kids between the ages of eight and twelve titled “A Dissertation on White Noise.” This news got us to thinking: What other musicians would we like to see teaching our children?…
If you’re in a band here in Denver, you’ve likely gone through the motions of recording your own record at some point. Getting that thing cut to vinyl, however, is a completely different story. There isn’t exactly an abundance of resources out there to advise you on who to turn…
We’re all pretty well aware that the iPad launches tomorrow, and while your standing in line at the Cherry Creek Mall waiting for yours, we’ll be busy banging drum sticks on a stone tablet wishing we were you. Just because we’re not getting one, however, hasn’t stopped us from drooling…
Just to be perfectly clear from the get-go: I’d heard of Showbiz and A.G. before finding this record, but had always had a difficult time tracking down their albums, which I’ll attribute the fact the majority of their catalog has been in and out of print for a long time…
It’s been three years since Radiohead blew everyone’s minds with the pay-what-you-want model of music distribution, and since then many small sites have been looking to cash in on the idea. Noisetrade is one of these, and although the site has been around for a couple of years, it has…
Every once and a while we pretend like we want to learn things and watch documentaries, but only if they’re available for free somewhere. Luckily, we just found a new one to watch, and this one involves a band we’ve never heard of (One-Eyed Doll), doing things we never figured…
“Bruce Springsteen is the guy that sings that song on Independence Day right? He’s the dude that old men are really into? He’s like, a patriot or some shit. I’m not into that.” The above quote was my younger self, being a particularly concise and utterly annoying dickwad, weighing in…
There are rumors floating around that the Tom Hanks owned Playtone production company may be discussing the possibilities of turning Green Day’s American Idiot (the musical) into a movie. This is, without a doubt, the worst possible news we could feasibly imagine. We’re picturing a kind of Garden State meets…
You might not recognize former Denverite Duncan Barlow (d.biddle), with his baby face in the video above, but the d.biddle frontman was once a young, restless, youthful guitarist in the rather remarkable hardcore group called Endpoint. The band broke up in 1994, and Duncan moved to Denver sometime after. Despite…
The recent verbal missteps made by John Mayer and his subsequent radio silence got us thinking about a number of other people who’ve been vomiting in our ears lately, that would do well to take a cue from him, and STFU. Look, we understand that being a celebrity is probably…
Last week we looked at how to find or build a place to practice with your new band. This week, we’re going to look at how to record a cheap demo to take around to promoters and venues so you can get your first show. Keep in mind, we’re really…
Yesterday Universal announced that it’s cutting the its base CD prices from the average $12-$16 to an astonishingly low $6-$10. It’s good news for those of you still buying CDs regularly, but what exactly does it mean for the rest of us and why are they even bothering at this…
I’ve never been a fan of the Talking Heads — and I mean that in the most endearing way possible. Even as a kid I figured David Byrne was a pretentious turd, hell-bent on proving something. Which, at the time I wasn’t particularly fond of. That said, as a pretentious…
Social networking + Geeks + Internet. Not sure how no one has done that math until now, but the void has been filled. Oh has it been filled. Meet the newest social networking site on the block, backed by “Rocket Man” singer and all around rad dude William Shatner. It’s…
With South by Southwest in full swing and our spotlight yesterday on Suburban Home’s new label offerings, we figured it was high time to start offering a bit of help to local bands trying to get a head start on next years festivities. Being in a band isn’t as simple…
Sometimes we have to wonder if folks that program for Apple’s App Store are hell-bent on wasting people’s time. We spent an evening with as many artist-specific iPhone apps we could get our hands on and found a few amazing things, a few interesting things and a plethora of pure…
I’m sorry, but the time has come for me to admit I love Abba. I know, it’s Abba, but you know what? Abba is great, and I was an idiot for ignoring this fact for too long. If I had any sense I would have given the gigantic Swedish pop…
In case the heated debate between music games being viewed as a teaching tool or as a hindrance wasn’t convoluted enough, a new guitar related peripheral is attempting to make its way into the already crowded and slightly confusing market. Meet Seven 45 Studios’ Power Gig: Rise of the Six…
Now that Lil Wayne is for real, finally, absolutely, behind bars with no possibility to escape for at least eight months, we figured we’d send him a few choice clips to help him pass the time. We can’t imagine going nearly a year without his trademark hair (will he have…
