One day in 1981 David Bowie and Queen found themselves in a recording studio somewhere in Switzerland. The intent was to lay down vocals for “Cool Cat,” but Bowie got bored with the task at hand and suggested writing a new song from scratch instead. According to Freddie Mercury biographer Mark Blake, the iconic musicans […]
Drumpf Silver Lining
OK, i think i found one silver lining to this national nightmare – The Clash and The Psychedelic Furs haven’t been this relevant in years. #PunksNotDead! Think I’m reaching? Listen for yourself: Anyone hearing this for the first time today would never guess it was written 30 years ago instead of for the Breitbart administration.
This Impossible Year
Panic! at the Disco took the words right outta my mouth with this track from their latest album, Death of a Bachelor. 2016 summed up perfectly. The band doesn’t seem to be suffering creatively with just one founding member remaining – in fact, this is the first zeitgeist-defining track I can think of from […]
True Love Waits // Then + Now
The live 1995 Debut of True Love Waits in Belgium immediately followed by the live LA performance of the same song from 2016’s Moon Shaped Pool release. What a difference 21 years makes…
David Bowie’s ★ on InstaMiniSeries
David Bowie may have taken his leave of this world to return home just over a month ago, but he is still actively changing it. DavidBowie.com just announced a 16-part, 4-minute mini series set for imminent release over Instagram’s InstaMiniSeries. “Unbound: A ★ InstaMiniSeries,” marks the fourth offering in original content from the selfie-sharing service. […]
Our Love: Upside Down & Inside Out
Mirhi had never heard of my favorite happy artists until I told him he was going with me to see them at a Twilight Concert on the Santa Monica pier in 2014. I made us a gourmet freaking picnic but he got a migraine, and missed it. As fate would have it this was the […]
Watch: Space Weird Thing
Wow, when my luck finally breaks, gang, it breaks WIDE OPEN. Ever since I joined this team, everything is coming up Ses. How else do you explain my good fortune at tripping over the release of this video on my first day on the job post-Thunderdome – I was only here 2 days before T-Dome started so […]
OKGo: Happy Artists <3
=>true confession: sometimes, i ♥ OKGO so much that it actually hurts. What do you mean, WHY? Cuz i can have nothing but pure adulation for, & massive appreciation of their being unabashedly happy artists, thus making it OK for me to be an artist without having to try and suffer and/or self-destruct as part […]
Teen Wolf: Video Post-Script (Season 1)
Awwww!! Love them. Season 2 cannot come soon enough. BTW How the eff adorable is Dylan?!!??
Best Side Story
Well, my fellow Teen Wolf Fans, until next season we will have this one small comfort: the extended (10 minutes long!) version of the Drew Barrymore directed supervideo for Best Coast‘s “Our Deal” starring Tyler Posey, Chloe Moretz with a cameo by Miranda Cosgrove in an homage to West Side Story that so ingeniously illustrates […]
ECC’s Fan Collaboration Video WIN
Today ECC released their just-completed fan photo video for a cover of beloved Pixies anthem “Where Is My Mind.” Yep, Your Pics + Our Cover = Great Video. Please watch and share with your friends. I love everything about this video, and not just because Pixies or the song choice or the fact that i […]
Bad Romancing the Stone
Yer girl in music is just so smitten with the tequila-tinged voice of folk-rock singer-songwriter Lissie Maurus. Though her debut effort, last years Catching a Tiger, has no trouble standing on its own merit, the sizeable collection of famous fans hasn’t done her any harm either. How many up-and-coming songstresses can say Lenny Kravitz invited […]
Sheenis Envy
Part of the Song a Day project: What: Singer/songwriter Jonathan Mann goes Jon Brion and creates a jangly and highly entertaining guitar pop tune solely from the treasure chest of recently unhinged Charlie Sheen quotes. Bonus Points for writing a song more melodic and catchy than 95% of the genre. No points deducted — […]
My Funny or Die debut with Mandy Moore (kinda)
Today, Funny or Die premiered this video, shot a few weeks ago at the agency where I work. Wouldn’t you know it, my desk features prominently in the shot when Mandy’s Red-Bull Energy Douched up character comes zipping around the corner. I was at my desk, and DAMN I looked fab that day, but sadly, […]