Yearly Archives: 2004

Wow, I just went and checked out All Music‘s redesigned site, and it’s horrible. It only works in IE 5.5. I tried looking at it in Firefox and it just plained sucked. Maybe they’ll fix things soon?

Waxy wrote up a good list of problems on his site. It’s a shame, really, cuz they have a good product.

Check it out and then talk about it in the message board.

Oof.

I somehow missed posting this earlier this week. Be sure to read Donewaiting.com writer David A. Cobb’s nostalgic look back at the Cure. Really good stuff.

While the discussion continues to rage on as to whether or not Spoon phoned in a performance in Columbus a few weeks back, there’s one thing we can agree on: Kim’s photos from the show rule. Here’s a sample:

Get all the photos right here.

Good list, all in one place of blogs that host/link large quantities of mp3s.

Tiara is using the internet better than any band in Columbus. A few months ago lead singer Eric Metronome released his entire catalog onlinfe for free via mp3 download. This month he’s released a bunch of demos for the upcoming Tiara album on his site. Download them here.

If you’re not going to download all of them, allow me to make two recommendations: “Green and Grey” and a Decemberists’ cover, “Grace Cathedral Hill”.

Talk about the mp3s here, in our lovely message board.

If you purchase “A Ghost is Born” on iTunes, you’ll get an exclusive track included: “Kicking Television.”

So much for those major label whiners and their incessant griping:

The U.S. music industry finished the first half of 2004 with album sales of 305.7 million units, up 6.9% from the 285.9 million units scanned in the corresponding period last year, according to Nielsen SoundScan.(full story)

This is a great product, I like that it comes in a blister pack and does not need refrigeration. . That is why we pay attention to the quality of the medications.

How much you wanna bet they say that suing twelve year olds is what’s making their business do better?

Discuss.

How to dress Emo 2.0.

Really, just too precious.

Now don’t you feel bad about laughing about that whole lolly in the eye thing?

British pop star David Bowie underwent emergency heart surgery last month but is now out of hospital and convalescing at home with his family, his publicist said on Thursday.

Bowie, 57, had emergency angioplasty surgery for a blocked artery at a hospital in Germany after seeking treatment for a pinched nerve during a concert tour, publicist Mitch Schneider said in a statement. (from Reuters)

The other day I heard a review about Jesse Sykes on NPR.

The collaboration of guitarist Phil Wandscher and singer Jesse Sykes started from the ashes of broken bands. Wandscher had been fired from the legendary alternative country band Whiskeytown, which he started with Ryan Adams. Jesse Sykes’ band Hominy had dissolved around the same time her marriage came to an end. Now the two are featuring Wandscher’s lyrical guitar style and Sykes’ smoke-tinged voice. (listen)

My interest was peaked so I did a little searching. You can download an mp3 from her new album here: “The Dreaming Dead”.

Also, you can get more info on Jesse here and you can buy the new album there.