Yearly Archives: 2003

Maybe you’re like me. You have a song, or band, or album that really defined your summer of 2004. For me, that album would be Spoon‘s “Kill the Moonlight.”

I was really late coming into the Spoon game. I didn’t know anything about the band until this year, jumping on the bandwagon long after everyone else. But that’s okay. Since then I’ve grown to love the band, seeing them live once and starting to collect their entire back catalog.

This summer I spent countless hours replaying Kill the Moonlight at work, in the car, at home, wherever. The album came with us when we were vacationing in San Francisco, it came with us to New York City and NJ. It was everywhere. It’s such an amazing record, I hope you own it, too. In fact, Time Magazine just declared Spoon “your new favorite band”.

But that’s my summer record. What about you? Was there one band that you played nonstop althrough the warm summer months? Was Beyonce’s “Crazy In Love” the song you played to death? I want to know. Please, share us your pick in the message board.

Say what? Tastes Like Chicken went and interviewed me and Tankboy about our big three day donewaiting.com tour, Field Studies.

Read the article here. Woot!

From Reuters:

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Billboard) – The Recording Industry Assn. of America plans to announce an amnesty program this week that will let individual online copyright infringers off the hook if they change their ways, sources say.

The amnesty program would apply only to alleged infringers who have not been sued by the music industry trade group or identified by Internet service providers as a result of the trade group’s subpoena process. Alleged commercial pirates will not receive amnesty.

According to sources, the RIAA will not pursue legal action if infringers delete all unauthorized music files from their computers, destroy all copies (including CD-Rs) and promise not to upload such material in the future. Each infringing household member will have to send a completed, notarized amnesty form to the RIAA, with a copy of a photo ID. Those who renege on their promise will be subject to charges of willful copyright infringement.

The amnesty program will be revealed at about the same time the RIAA is expected to announce the filing of “several hundred” infringement suits.

The RIAA had no comment.

Reuters/Billbord

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Yahoo News reports about a German Disco Rocked by 80-Year-Old Party Girl:

“The disco told police there was an old lady drinking cola and schnapps at the bar who seemed a bit confused,” said a spokesman in the western town of Oberhausen. “She was apparently shaking her hips and rocking out a bit on the dance floor too.”

I like this.

In a move that could lower music CD prices across the board, Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s largest music company, will cut the suggested retail price for its top-line CDs to $12.98 from the current $16.98 to $18.98, effective Sept. 29. (full story)

My initial thought is that this is Good News. It’s something a lot of us have been saying for a long time: cut your prices and the people will buy more music. It’s so obvious that it shouldn’t be said, but unfortunately it’s not that easy.

Now I can finally go out and buy 10 copies of that 50 Cent album.

[Thanks, Kiesha!]

Tankboy, our Chicago man with the plan, broke his heart writing this review for us.

The first time I saw Liz Phair I was trying to put the moves on her. I had no idea the young lady I was so pitifully macking on even was Liz Phair until after she politely turned me down and left. And then the bartender wouldn’t stop making fun of me for being such a dork. (full review)

For those keeping score at home, here’s a shortlist of other taken rock stars Tankboy has hit on in his career:

I love how companies throw around the word exclusive like a cheap whore.

While Real Network’s Rhapsody music service still crows about its exclusive distribution deal with the Rolling Stones, Apple’s iTunes Music Store has just added 18 Stones albums to their catalog. As any pregnant, hot 20-year-old Italian model will attest, Infidelity, thy name is Mick Jagger. (full story)

Keep up the good work, Bryce.

This is a really amazing and in-depth interview with The Roots’ ?uestlove. Everything is discussed, no punches are pulled.

The Believer: So you have a theory that black people make better music when Republicans are in office. Explain the theory and how it’s playing out now, in the midst of this regime ? I mean, administration.

Ahmir Thompson: My theory is that nine times out of ten, if there’s a depression, more a social depression than anything, it brings out the best art in black people. The best example is, Reagan and Bush gave us the best years of hiphop. I think had Carter and then Mondale won, or if Jesse [Jackson] were President from ’84 to ’88, hiphop wouldn’t have been the same. Hiphop wouldn’t have existed. I think you would have more black Tom Waitses. Marsalis would be goin double platinum. There would be more black Joni Mitchells. [Gets impish grin.] The Roots would sell ten million. (full interview)

We’re calling this a must read.

[found via rocktober]

I know New York City was sad when 84 Nash played so far away in Los Angeles. “Where is our love, 84 Nash?” NYC said in an AOL instant message.

The love is here, New York. Our good friends 84 Nash are playing the Mercury Lounge tomorrow. They go on a bit early, somewhere between 7:30pm and 8:00pm.

If you get there, be sure to say hello to lead singer Kevin Elliot, and then kick him in the nuts. For whatever reason, he loves that.

Good luck 84 Nash, good luck New York City.

Some of the best bands Columbus and Indianapolis have to offer will be performing at the NEMO Music Conference in Boston this weekend. Time to do your duty:

Friday night in Cambridge:
Mrs Children (Columbus) at the Middle East – 9 PM
Loretta (Indy) at the Lizard Lounge – 10 PM
Miranda Sound (Cbus) at the Lizard Lounge – Midnight

Make it happen. Aerosmith and Evan Dando approved!