Yes, we live in a world where “The Biggest Loser” inspires musicians to write songs. We also live in a world where the frog from those ringtone commercials has an album of “hits”, and Aaron Carter can release a greatest hits album at the age of 20. And they say there’s no such thing as Armageddon.
It’s never too early to start planning, and local cool kids and friends of AustinistSuper!Alright! have just unveiled their new work space. The design team over there is just astounding, I was so impressed with the video they made for our ACL Local Music party, and the rest of their stuff is really impressive as well.
They’ve got this amazing new space and it’s going to be available for rent during SxSW, fully staffed. Holla!
It’s the day after Christmas, I thought it might be appropriate to acknowledge the fear that some intellectuals (and regular people, too) have, the fear that the propagation of “irrational faith” will eventually totally undermine science.
Preview of Daniel Ekeroth’s SWEDISH DEATH METAL book The ultimate blow-by-blow account of Sweden’s legendary death metal underground, based on exclusive interviews with members of Nihilist/ Entombed, In Flames, At the Gates, Dismember, Grave ...
Man Saves Drowning Bear Afraid the bear would drown, Warwick kept one arm underneath the animal, grabbed the scruff of his neck and dragged him to shore, where he was put in the bucket of a tractor and later released in Osceola National Forest.
Mats Gustafsson & Cor Fuhler Split LP While the explorations of these two musicians take them to very different musical and emotional terrain, the unrelenting sense of experiment is what connects them on this LP.
Lexington | The politics of hip-hop Mr McWhorter, a fellow of the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think-tank, is a hip-hop fan. He likens the group OutKast to Stravinsky.
The AV Club has compiled a list of the least essential albums of 2006, hilarity ensues. Though I’m partial to anything pointing out how retarded Rachel Ray is, I’m leaning towards an official backing of Various artists, The Biggest Loser: Music Featured In And Inspired By The NBC Series as my top pick. 
