Let's add another list: Amazon's staff Top 30 for 2007
If we're looking for the mainstream USA "Best of 2007", here it is: the Amazon.com staff list!Enjoy!1. Feist: The Reminder2. LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver3.…
Feist in session
Yesterday afternoon Feist played a four song session at Mississippi Studios in Portland for around 60 people who had contributed to KNRK's "My Perfect Playlist"…
Let the Halloween video parade begin: Sonic Youth, Smoosh, Beck, Arcade Fire unite!
Halloween is nearly upon us. Many could argue that it actually starts tonight with tomorrow being the BIG night (appropriately full with Halloween theme'd dress…
Kanye vs. 50 Cent: It's a KO for Kanye
Well, I'm a little behind schedule with my Billboard Album Chart update thanks to spending the last 3 days looking at auriferous gravels in the…
Adult Contempo takes over!
Well, if non-mainstream rock bands had their day earlier this year, we can now safely say the adult contemporary is having its day. Likely helped…
The Reminder
Despite having already touring North America as guitarist for By Divine Right (opening for The Tragically Hip) and releasing very decent solo record (1999’s Monarch…
As Seen On TV: PB & J, Bob Barker, Modest Mouse, M. Ward, Lily Allen, and more!
Wow -- Wednesday night seems to be the big night for cool folks to appear on TV. I'm especially excited that Bob Barker is making…
The Ephemeral Nature of Success
Back in the day, before Billboard introduced the Soundscan method to making charts (meaning every time you buy an album, the sale is uploaded into…
New releases for the week, from Easy Street Records
My mother always said "if you don't have anything nice to say, then don'tsay anything at all!" So... I will refrain from anything more than…
Let It Die
Amongst my circle of friends, Leslie Feist seems to illicit two types of responses, either "Oh my word, I love Feist and want to be…