Author Archives: robert duffy

Desperate Need for New Hip Hop

Come on, seriously. We’re playing our J5 and Deltron 3030 CDs to death. There’s gotta be something new that’s great.

Please, please, someone, anyone, tell us about some new good hip hop that we should listen to.

You’re our only hope.

White Stripes Breaking Up?

No no no no no. Calm down. It was a misquote.

OH YEAH: Don’t forget you can catch the Stripes on Conan O’Brien for the next four evenings.

donewaiting/Chicago: Lost in Guyville Update

Tankboy has returned with column number three in his donewaiting.com blog, Lost in Guyville. He talks about his new job, some local bands to love, and that Wilco EP that we may never see via “legitimate” means. Please, make with the clicky.

The Weekend That Never Ended

I made good on my promise.

  • Wednesday: Orchestraville, Manda and the Marbles, 84 Nash @ Skully’s
  • Thursday: Tim Easton @ Treehouse
  • Friday: Brandon Whightsel (Charlie Tokyo) @ St James; Miranda Sound @ Skully’s
  • Saturday: 84 Nash @ Newport; The Stepford Five @ High Beck.

    4 days, 6 shows.

    It’s weird when you consider Wednesday part of your weekend. I’ll do full write ups in OH Columbus! soon, I promise. But until then, know this: The Stepford Five’s new t-shirt is the coolest shirt in Columbus right now.

  • White Stripes in NYC Saturday

    Melody Nelson has a review of Saturday’s White Stripes concert. Seems like a good one. Read.

    I’ve seen the White Stripes twice. The first time was @ the Fillmore and the second was last summer in Detroit with The Strokes. Both shows were great, but I left both of them wishing they were better.

    I’m pretty sure the next time I see them, when they play their new material, I will love them so much that my heart will break.

    Feel the Music

    Happy Easter, y’all. Hippity hop hop, and all that. Anyway, check out this new vibrating device:

    Audi-Oh is a revolution in stimulation technology for men or women. Sound is converted into infinitely variable pulses of pleasure. Audi-Oh* can use ambient sound, like the music in your favorite club, or direct audio input from devices such as portable CD players, MP3 players, your PC or home audio and video systems. You’ll find a million ways to use Audi-Oh! (read on)

    Perhaps if you take a look at this photo you’ll start to understand better:

    Remember, works for men and women.

    [found innocently enough via boingboing]
    [i wonder if i will now finally be outlawed by netnanny after this?]

    Return to Interpol

    Every two months I like to return to the debut album from Interpol and give it another listen and see if maybe, just maybe, this time I’ll like it.

    Sorry to say, once again, I still think it sucks.

    Richard Thompson Has a New Album?

    Well good golly miss molly, he sure does. Hits the stores May 6. Pre-order here.

    Liz Phair Tourdates; MP3s

    Liz Phair is returning to the ideaspace with a string of acoustic dates opening up for Flaming Lips:

    May 23: Portland, Ore. (Crystal Ballroom)
    May 24: George, Wash. (Sasquatch Festival)
    May 25: Vancouver (Plaza of Nations)
    May 28: San Francisco (Warfield Theater)
    May 30: San Diego (4th & B)
    May 31: Los Angeles (Palladium)
    June 3: Denver (Ogden Theater)
    June 7: Long Island, N.Y. (Field Day Festival)

    You can also listen to some new MP3s by Ms. Phair here.

    84 Nash, Manda and the Marbles

    Here is my short and sweet account of Wednesday’s Alive concert featuring Manda and the Marbles and 84 Nash in Columbus OH.