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 Photos from Glastonbury 2009 Like any proper music festival, Glastonbury 2009 was marked by rain and lightening, mud and musicians. The Boston Globe posted a compilation of images from Glastonbury, which ran from June 24 to 28 in the England countryside. The pictures are much better than simple YouTube footage. The still images of muddy revelers and musicians galore do a wonderful job of placing you at the open-air event, even if you can’t hear a note. See the pictures here. As usual, the festival featured the biggest names in music. Headliners included the old (Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young), the young (Lady Gaga, Seattle's own Fleet Foxes) and the restless (a reunited Blur). The festival is owned and operated by a dairy farmer, Michael Eavis, who uses his property to host what has become one of the year's biggest shows. The festival is such a huge deal that Time magazine named Eavis one of 2009’s most influential people, with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin writing the piece. ... [Read More] E-mail | Print | Comment NEW!
Videos: Michael Jackson through the years Michael Jackson was rushed to the hospital this afternoon after an apparent heart attack, with TMZ.com reporting the King of Pop has died. Unsurprisingly, embedding is disabled on many of Jackson's videos. The singer was one of the first superstars to embrace the music video form. His videos for “Thriller,” “Smooth Criminal,” “Black or White,” and “Scream” became classics of the medium. They’re all on his YouTube channel, and worth seeing again. Here instead is a short round-up of a few of his live performances, the ones that put him into millions of households, year after year. Medley with the Jackson 5 — Live in 1983 at the Motown 25th Anniversary Celebration "Man in the Mirror" — Live at the 1988 Grammys Medley — Live at the Superbowl XXVII in 1993 ... [Read More]
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Concerts: ‘80s revival with Def Leppard, the Pogues, Psychedelic Furs Everything has a price, including nostalgia. Several big name bands are proving that right now, as they hit the road for summer tours that will take them to the Seattle area. Def Leppard and Poison have reunited for a double bill that commands as much as $100 a seat. And the Pogues, those lovable drunks, are charging $50 a pop for their show at the Showbox SoDo. Granted, not everyone is charging a high price. The reunion of Sunny Day Real Estate’s has the indie rock set excited. Tickets to the group’s hometown show at the Paramount are $28. And tickets to the Pscyhedelic Furs are an equally affordable $29.50. Other acts are also hitting the road, including acoustic guitar masters Rodrigo y Gabriela and “Grey’s Anatomy” faves Snow Patrol. Grab presale passwords for those shows and more below. E-mail | Print | Comment NEW!
Weekend reading: Andrew WK on Cartoon Network, “Total Eclipse of the Heart”... Andrew WK is so crazy. The pop metal singer who wrote “Party Hard,” “It’s Time to Party” and “Party til You Puke,” is now hosting a kids show for the Cartoon Network. The show focuses on explosions. Seriously. The Wall Street Journal gave that odd bit of news its usual business spin, saying the singer has reinvented himself again — he’s also done motivational speaking and popped up on MTV2 shows like “Your Friend, Andrew WK.” Read about Andrew WK’s latest career move and more below. E-mail | Print | Comment NEW!
Videos: Blur reunite; the Gossip dance; Fiona Apple covers Elvis Costello For a long time, Blur seemed long gone. Lead guitarist Graham Coxon had left the Britpop group in 2002 to release middling solo albums. The remaining three members put out one more Blur album, "Think Tank," but it quickly faded from memory. Then Blur frontman Damon Albarn launched a massively successful sideproject, Gorillaz, which became a bigger phenomenon in the U.S. than the Blur ever was. The idea of a reunion, at best, seemed faint. So when Blur announced it was actually getting back together — “It just felt it was right again,” Albarn told NME — fans went on pins and needles. Now that the group has started playing live, fans have all the reason they'll ever need to shout, “Whoo-hoo.” Blur — “Country House” — Live Anyone who doesn’t already own Blur’s “Best of” — genuinely full of great hits — now has another reason to buy it, with the reunion official. Here’s a clip from the group’s small reunion show, which found the once-fractious band happily bouncing about. The video quality is great, but the sound is lacking. Still, you can make out the song’s best line: “I’m a professional cynic, but my heart’s not in it.” The Gossip—“Heavy Crosses”—Video Rick Rubin has had an eye on turning the Gossip into big-deal rock stars for years. The super-producer may accomplish that goal with the band’s new album, “Music for Men.” For the album’s first single, frontwoman Beth Ditto belts it out over a disco-ready beat and stabs of guitar. Fiona Apple — “I Want You” — Live Elvis Costello cover I interviewed OK Go when I was in college, and the group’s frontman mentioned the song “I Want You.” At the time, I knew nothing about Costello, but I picked up the album, and was happier for it. Flash forward to a week ago, when Rolling Stone plugged this cover. Again, I hadn’t heard it, and again, I was very pleased to do so. ... [Read More] E-mail | Print | Comment NEW!
Concerts: The Flaming Lips, Ne-Yo and Slipknot presales Flaming Lips fans can score some exclusive content by buying tickets online for the group’s Aug. 21 show at Concerts at Marymoor. The online tickets cost an extra $4 but include a “digital bundle,” featuring three tracks from the group’s upcoming album, three b-sides hand picked by frontman Wayne Coyne, and a live audio recording of the Marymoor show itself. See below for presale info to the show. And speaking of special promotions: Comcast Arena is still urging locals to vote in Kiss’ fan-routed tour, which features Buckcherry as an opener. The tour is billed as being the first fan-routed tour ever. Basically, the group will play cities where they have a proven fanbase, scheduling concerts in areas based on online votes. Voting ends June 30. Comcast Arena said that after it sent an e-mail blast to its Cyber Club members, the Seattle metro area rose in the standings by 18 spots, and is now holding steady at No. 16. (Note: While Everett votes are lumped into the Seattle metro area category, you can put in an Everett ZIP code, so tour managers know specifically where you’re from.) Click here to go vote. C’mon! Gene Simmons in Everett! That’d be at least a little great, right? Anyway, along with the Flaming Lips show, a few other big-deal concerts are going on sale this week. Here are details: E-mail | Print | Comment NEW!
Weekend reading: Daughtry returns; Bret Michaels breaks his nose Not that long ago, I wrote a teeny item about Taylor Hicks signing some CDs at Wal-Mart, and his fans got wound up, because I mentioned Chris Daughtry. A few posted comments to the item. They were upset that I mentioned Daughtry, who competed against Hicks on "American Idol." Other fans e-mailed the paper. Some excerpts: “What the hell does Chris Daughtry have to do with Taylor Hicks doing a CD signing – other than repeating what is ‘the in thing to say?’ ” "It sounds like sour grapes from the writer that maybe his favorite didn't win American Idol. ... I think the writer ows (sic) an apology to both Mr. Hicks and his fans!" “Who are YOU?? Taylor by FAR outshone Daughtry on AI this year proving once again by a runaway margin why he WAS and STILL IS the winner of Season 5.” Good times. Anyway, I responded to most of these people, noting I don’t have a strong opinion about either singer, and explaining the Daughtry information was meant as context, no more. Now I’m linking to a Daughtry article. Please don’t interpret this an endorsement of the man, or as a knock against that silver-haired god we mortals call Taylor Hicks. That is all. Read on: E-mail | Print | Comment NEW!
Videos: Daft Hands, Camera Obscura, Doves I won’t lie. I was having a bit of trouble finding a clip to toss up today. I thought about posting the new, catchy, Black Eyed Peas party song — Mazel tov! — but the part where Fergie says "Draaank" makes me cringe every time, so scratch that. Instead, I’m jumping in the Way Back Machine to take a quick look at a fan video for one of Daft Punk’s best known songs. Daft Hands—“Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger”—Fan video The fun starts at about the 50-second mark in this single-take, fan-made video for a song famously sampled by Kanye West. Camera Obscura — “Honey in the Sun” — Video This Scottish group is still up-and-coming, but it gets the nostalgic treatment in this clip, a collection of live footage set to the peppy single from its solid new album, “My Maudlin Career.” Doves — “The Outsiders” — Live on “The Late Show” The British band, who last month played the Crocodile before hitting Sasquatch!, popped up in New York City to continue Jimmy Fallon's credible run of music guests. ... [Read More] E-mail | Print | Comment NEW!
Concerts: Cheap tickets for Bumbershoot on sale now Single day tickets are on sale at a discounted price for Bumbershoot 2009, the annual festival running from Sept. 5 to 7 at Seattle Center. The $25 single day tickets are only available while supplies last. The tickets are usually $50, so except these to go fast. Click here to purchase one. Your password is KMTT09. The lineup for the festival has been taking shape during the last couple months, with several big name acts on the bill, including Modest Mouse, Franz Ferdinand, the Black Eyed Peas, Sheryl Crow, Jason Mraz, the All-American Rejects and Katy Perry. Presales are also underway for shows at the Evergreen State Fair from Aug. 28 to Sept. 3. Headlining acts include Bellevue’s own Queensryche. Click here for the full line-up and more info. And on top of all that, tickets to Summer Meltdown are on sale now. The festival in Darrington runs from Aug. 14 to 16 at the Whitehorse Mountain Amphitheater and features some notable local bands, including Flowmotion, the Staxx Brothers and Panda Conspiracy. Get more info by clicking here. Along with those multi-day events, isolated shows go on sale in the next few days. Take a look: E-mail | Print | Comment NEW! |
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