2008 is almost upon us and what better way to celebrate than by getting excited for the year’s album releases? Stereogum has done the herculean task of compiling a huge list of the upcoming releases so instead of making one myself, I’ll just direct you here to check it out. Get psyched!
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Myopenbar.com is throwing a little New Year’s Eve shindig:
Complimentary Bass Pale Ale and vodka bar all night with live performances by:
11:25pm: Shilpa Ray of Beat The Devil
12:20am: Yeasayer
3:00am: Shellshag
DJs Michael Leviton (La Laque), rekLES and seanMFNRoberts
It’s at Shangri-La in Brooklyn
21+, $15 with RSVP, $20 without. RSVP here.
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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 […]
On their website DeadAirSpace, Thom Yorke has announced that Radiohead “will be broadcasting a pre-recording of some songs and other bits on New Years Eve…this is a wee celebration of the release of the physical manifestation of ‘in rainbows.’” You can view it at radiohead.tv at midnight UK time, which is perfect for us New […]
Drom, a new music venue, opened earlier this month. According to their website, “Drom is a voyage - a fascinating journey on the road across cultures and countries, across many varieties of music, cuisine, liquors and other forms of fine art. In fact, it is a voyage of discovery across international cultures and their artistic […]
Merry Christmas! To get you in the holiday spirit, I have some good news: Ben Gibbard and Co. will be releasing a new album in May 2008! Check out this trailer on their website.
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Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed will be the keynote speaker at South by Southwest in Austin, TX (March 12-16, 2008). According to SXSW:
The South By Southwest Music Conference and Film Festival are pleased to announce that Lou Reed will be the keynote speaker for 2008. Reed’s keynote will be held in conjunction with a screening […]
I’m posting this because I know I have at least one reader who thought their show this summer should have been on my list of top shows of 2007 ( I was away that weekend:(). The Japanese drum-loving band The Boredoms will be at Terminal 5 on March 30. Tickets are on sale now.
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According to the New York Sun and Billboard, the Virgin Megastore in Union Square is being offered for availability in 2009 by real estate broker Winick Realty. The two-story, 58,000 sq. ft. space is being offered in total. It is unclear whether Virgin will move the store to another location or close it permanently. No […]
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 […]
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