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My Most Favorite Concert
I know it’s only 3 months into the year, but us here at the Music Channel at b5 were talking about our favorite concert this year so far…so here’s mine:
The Magnetic Fields at Town Hall.
Of course, in a few weeks from now I’ll have seen Caribou, Man Man and Yeasayer, Hot Chip, and Paul Simon so who knows how I’ll feel then!
Check out the rest of the Music Channel’s faves: http://www.b5media.com/b5-music-bloggers-recap-top-concerts/… More »
b5Media’s Other Music Channels Weigh In
In case you are bored with New York (I know, not likely), check put what the other music blogs in b5Media’s roster listed as their top 10 songs they are listening to. See them all in one place here…. More »
Top 10 Songs I’m Listening to Right Now
As the headline suggests, here is a list of the top ten songs by New York bands that I’ve been listening to lately:
“Time to Pretend” by MGMT
“2080″ by Yeasayer
“Hands in the Dark” by Chromatics
“Hey! Mr. DJ” by Tiny Masters of Today
“One More Time” by the French Kicks
“California Girls” by the Magnetic Fields
“LES Artistes” by Santogold
“Blind” by Hercules and Love Affair
“Nobody’s Baby” by Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings
“I Can’t Stand It” by the Velvet Underground
What have you guys been listening… More »
Top 30 Albums of 2007
The time has arrived for me to do my Best Albums of 2007 list. I know you have all been waiting with bated breath. Well, here we go:
30. Plague Park, Handsome Furs
29. Liars, Liars
28. Marry Me, St. Vincent
27. Strawberry Jam, Animal Collective
26. Armchair Apocrypha, Andrew Bird
25. Myth Takes, !!!
24. Viuex Farke Toure, Viuex Farke Toure
23. Attack Decay Sustain Release, Simian Mobile Disco
22. †, Justice
21. The Cloud of Unknowing, James Blackshaw
20. The Shepherd’s Dog, Iron and Wine
19. 100 Days, 100… More »
Best NYC Shows of 2007
Okay, I know I just did a list yesterday…but things are slow here around the holidays and lists are all the rage at the end of the year…So, I present my 2007 Top 15 Best Shows in New York (that I saw…which obviously makes this a very biased list:)
Honorable Mention ( It was hard to narrow down!): Rodrigo y Gabriela, Central Park, July 1: A beautiful summer day in a beautiful park, in a beautiful city with two amazing guitarists…. More »
Top 10 Artists/Bands I Wish Were at My Office Party
My office party this year consisted of bad food, limited champagne, and a boring presentation where some people got pins. Imagine if there had been some awesome live music there!! Here are the top ten artists/bands that would have made it AWESOME (but kept it classy–maybe). Maybe next year…
10. Belle & Sebastian
9. Caribou
8. Beirut
7. The Thermals
6. Arcade Fire
5. Battles
4. Jamie Lidell
3. Spoon
2. Justice
1. LCD Soundsystem
… More »
Grammy Nominees Include Amy Winehouse, LCD Soundsystem, and Beastie Boys
The Grammy nominees were announced yesterday and Amy Winehouse cleaned up. She is nominated in seven categories: Best Record, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Producer of the Year (Mark Ronson).
Feist will give her some competition in three categories (Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocalist, and Best Pop Vocal Album).
The Beastie Boys are nominated in two categories (Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Pop… More »
100 songs that you love that make you respect yourself a little less
Musical Guilty Pleasures…
A guilty pleasure is a song or a band you would listen to, but sure as hell wouldn’t wear the t-shirt in public….or tell your friends for that matter.
You’ll listen to the song and belt it out when driving on the highway, but never in the city with your window down.
b5media’s presents…
100 songs that you love that make you respect yourself a little less.
Grow your hair out, dye it blonde, crimp it and check out… More »
Guilty Pleasure’s: 10 songs to listen to…when you’re alone.
Ah…Guilty Pleasures.
Everyone has those songs that they secretly dig. You wail them when you’re driving on the highway, but quickly skip to the next track when you’re in the city driving with the windows down.
Here are the Guilty Pleasures of the writers at Big Apple Music Scene.
(Yes, we know that some of these artists are not from New York)
Tom Cochran – Life is a Highway
This song owned a good solid year of my life growing up…right around the time… More »
Nirvana Unplugged DVD…7 days away
The Nirvana Unplugged DVD will be released in 7 days – nearly 14 years to the day is was originally recorded and filmed.
What a performance. One of the best of all time.
Nirvana’s Unplugged in New York was filmed on November 18, 1993 at Sony Music Studios.
The DVD will feature Nirvana’s entire unedited performance, five previously unreleased rehearsal performances and MTV News interviews with the band and audience members.
This is going to be juicy. Look for a tribute and review post… More »
LCD Soundsystem
Pat at Pop Tarts Suck Toasted had a great answer to the previous post. So good in fact that I’m posting it here. Pat has solid music taste and has his finger on the pulse of the city. Check out his blog. Cheers Pat.
“This is a simple question with a simple answer; LCD Soundsystem is the single most influential, popular, and talented “group” of our generation. They could be the very definition of our generation, they are digital, they rhythmic… More »
New York’s best band of our generation…
What generation? Yours and Mine.
This post will be written by all of you. Who is the best band of your generation to come out of this great city? Or, who is you favorite?
Throw me answers people…. More »
Natalie Portman’s iTunes Mix
Natalie Portman has compiled a collection of her favorite tracks for iTunes.
Proceeds from the collection, titled Big Change: Songs for FINCA, will benefit FINCA International, a charity organization that provides financial services to the world’s lowest-income entrepreneurs, for which Portman acts as a Ambassador of Hope.
Natalie Portman has a killer taste in music, so you know this mix will be alright – she’s a big Yeah Yeah Yeahs fan.
Here is is the tracklisting:
1. “Be Good” – Tokyo Police Club
2. “My… More »
Top 10 New York bands you should discover…
This list isn’t focused on only new bands….it’s New York bands you should discover or re-discover.
Here we go folks…
10. Walkmen
This is a great band to start the list because they are simply a great rock band. They give you what you expect…acknowledgment that New York City Rock and Roll is alive and well…with a little experimentation.
Standout track: Little House of Savages
9. Velvet Underground
Yes, I know you’ve heard of them. Yes, I know they are one… More »
Rilo Kiley on Conan
Well, Rilo Kiley is on Conan tonight. But other than that it’s a slow week for music on Letterman and Conan.
Here are two good reasons to watch late night TV this week…
Conan hosts Rilo Kiley on Monday and Bjork on Thursday.
Enjoy…. More »
Hot Hot Heat @ Webster Hall
Victoria British Columbia’s Hot Hot Heat will be screeching through New York in less than a month. This is a band that will make you take notice, regardless of how hard you try to ignore them. This band had a very similar impact on me after seeing them live as the Libertines did. I liked their albums, but the live show made me hit their trail for weeks (and months afterward). Webster Hall is a venue that suits the style… More »
New York’s Top 50 Bands….
Back to that list I was rambling about.
The Top 50 bands to have ever called New York home. Quick recap: Velvet was number 1…agreeable.
Miles, the man who delivered Cool to the world came in at number 4. It’s crazy to think that Miles Davis may have been a spark to the tinder for New York’s encompassing and forever ‘coolness’. Could New York’s present swagger date back to a few sessions from 1949 and 1950? That’s a… More »
New York’s Top 50 Bands
Today is a ‘Pleasant Surprise Sunday’.
In a bit of a haze today, I turned to the Internet to present me with some comfort and entertainment. I had no idea what I was looking for – concert announcements, album reviews, news on Pete Doherty (his life fascinates me – not the drug problem or the entire circus act, but just the fact that I personally think it’s impossible to get arrested for possession this many times in one year. I’m… More »
