Yearly Archives: 2004

Just about everyone is flipping out over the new Rilo Kiley album. I think I need to get it.

But in this time of Rilo mania, I’d like to remind you of the brilliant album that came out earlier this year by The Elected, featuring 2 of the Rilo Kiley bandmembers. Seriously, you need that record.

REM has posted up a song from their upcoming album, “Around the Sun.” The name of the song is “Leaving New York” and you can listen to it right here. If that link doesn’t work, go to go here.

The song sounds great.. REM was the second concert I’d ever been to. Madison Square Garden, summr of 1995 for their Monster tour. I’d just graduated high schoo, and it was the first time my parents let me go into the city without them serving as chaperone.

Donewaiting UK representative Steve Miller tells us about the new album from musician Nouvelle Vague. Read his report here. Hint: he loves the record bunches and bunches.

Sadly, we have no photos of the meat sizzlin’, so you’ll have to deal with photos of the bands instead.

A highlight via The Whiles:

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See all the photos here. Kim rules.

Webnymph.com is a website that aggregates content from blogs and groups them together in sections such as music, television, adult, etc. Check out the music section for some good links.

David A. Cobb interviews 70s Irish punk legends Stiff Little Fingers in his Houston Calling column. I swear, David is going to interview every band ever.

I just drove by the Newport Music Hall in Columbus OH today. In front of the music venue was a long line of people (some who slept overnight) for a Hanson concert. That’s right, MMMM BOP Hanson.

In 2004, how does this happen?

Ted Leo posted up a demo version of “Me and Mia” on his website a few months back, but Lookout Records now has the final version. Download it from this page.

The song is great, the album is great. Talking to other people who have heard it, the reaction is generally the same: they loved “Hearts of Oak,” but they LOOOOVE the new record, “Shake the Streets.”

I think a lot of times music sites (including donewaiting.com) take for granted what people might and might not know. Sometimes we take for granted that you might not know what an mp3 with digital rights management is, or why Wilco is better than Radiohead. For that, I’m sorry.

A standard rallying cry on many sites is that Clear Channel is terrible. And we’re right! But why? Well, believe it or not, Rolling Stone has a pretty good article that covers the basics as to how Clear Channel came into power, and the evils that they do. It’s a good starting point.

Here’s a highlight:

Clear Channel controls roughly 1,200 radio stations and about seventy percent of all live events that are promoted in the United States. The company also is reportedly considering the launch or purchase of a record label. In less than a decade, Clear Channel has become a music company on steroids — and a company that’s increasingly under fire. Critics contend that Clear Channel uses its size to crush the competition while force-feeding audiences the same playlists no matter where they live. Bands, managers and music-industry executives argue that Clear Channel has ruined the concert business. (full story)

For more information on Clear Channel, check out:ClearChannelSucks.org

But more importantly, do your own research and arm yourself.

Great performance, although I could have done without Bob Costas and Katie talking over the whole song.