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Re: [Hype Hype Hooray] Radio Killed the Blogosphere Star?

nereagp — Sun, 06 May 2012 18:25:26 -0000

The net is the future and so will be for radio. It has to become social. Some college stations are now joining RadioFlag as way for listener-dj interaction and a great platform to create a sense of college radio community and reach larger audiences. The Radio Star Awards are also helping to save the radio stars and local bands in this new radio era:
http://www.radioflag.com/award...

Re: M.I.A. releases “Bedroom To The Hallway To The Road To The World” to continue to make some kind of point?

Ihuzizzle — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:38:02 -0000

Don't let them hype you. You're awesome girl.

Re: [Abby's Road] My humble apology

Eaw5067 — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:36:07 -0000

Hey Abby it's Erik from Johnstown. I need to commend you on bringing previously unknown European music to these American ears

Re: [Abby's Road] Disclaimer

Jcroom_74 — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:07:49 -0000

WOW!! I now have an obsessive need to hear that God Machine album again. I love that record and cannot figure out why it's not still in my collection.

Re: M.I.A. releases “Bedroom To The Hallway To The Road To The World” to continue to make some kind of point?

acaroselli2216 — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 08:24:38 -0000

MIA sucks.... so fake.

Re: [Abby's Road] Disclaimer

Abbyross4 — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:33:26 -0000

Yes, I understand that Mogwai was a huge supporter in the late 90s. What I took the time to listen to was from tne (almost) mid-2000s. The end of "Desert Song #2" was incredible and indicative of the post-rock loveliness I roost upon. Everything else (on said record) and the following "Technology Won't Save Us" (2006) was pretty meh. I will give them some more time though...thanks to your prod. Be well!

Re: [Abby's Road] Disclaimer

W. — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:37:27 -0000

Adam still plays with Sophia!
Funny that you mention Mogwai. They're all major Sophia & God Machine fans.
Maybe you should give the albums a few more spins? The best albums are usually those which need a few plays to sink in.

Re: [Hype Hype Hooray] When I Passed Out at an Of Montreal Show

Kilian — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:45:20 -0000

that was a fun read :D

Re: San Cisco

Georgeunlimited16 — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:39:58 -0000

i am an aspiring musician and really dig your dedication to music/ indie music. keep up the great posts. IStillGotMyGuitar

Re: Elise Vatsvaag

james lagrosas — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 03:16:04 -0000

Elise Vatsvaag has a great voice. I really admire her voice. Listening to her music right at this moment live.

Re: Knowing the Orphan spoiler is more fun than seeing the actual movie

Sanhamuk — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 12:25:09 -0000

Crystina: It' is wrong, you mean "it's", so you get a dictionary for yourself before complaining about someone who may just have hit the wrong button. Oh, and at the end of a sentence, please use a full stop. If you don't know what one is use your spell check!

Re: Knowing the Orphan spoiler is more fun than seeing the actual movie

Sanhamuk — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 12:20:39 -0000

No one said 33 was old.

Re: Knowing the Orphan spoiler is more fun than seeing the actual movie

Sanhamuk — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 12:19:46 -0000

"You're old", not YOUR old.

Re: [Hype Hype Hooray] How 9/11 Changed Rock ‘n’ Roll, Part 1

Dan Hood — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 18:04:20 -0000

This is so well written I am suprised it's just sitting on your blog. You go into the depths of culture in relation to music and then explain in simple terms what the fuck was actually happening in music during the early 00's. Thanks so much for this piece. You should really consider publishing some articles! Best of luck.

Re: [Hype Hype Hooray] How 9/11 Changed Rock ‘n’ Roll, Part 2

indiemusicpromo — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:07:10 -0000

Awesome, I'll keep checking then.

Re: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros announce new North American tour dates

Btalbers — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 14:06:17 -0000

No Chicago date?

Re: [Hype Hype Hooray] How 9/11 Changed Rock ‘n’ Roll, Part 2

Jamie Hale — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 10:53:50 -0000

Ah! And of course that is one of the biggest criticisms. It's an unspoken reason in this piece about why critics don't respect these bands. I largely feel that way on a critical level, but it's interesting to listen to a Nickleback fan talk about the band (I had the pleasure with one drunken fan in Idaho last summer).

To the fans of this music (and there are A LOT of them), the songs come with very real emotions. It's odd, because what sounds corny and fake to critics somehow sounds raw and powerful to them. The rock industry has done a fantastic job catering to this particular audience and spoon-feeding them exactly what they want.

I don't want to say too much, because this is pretty much where I'll be going with Part 3, so come back and check it out in two weeks.

Re: [Hype Hype Hooray] How 9/11 Changed Rock ‘n’ Roll, Part 2

indiemusicpromo — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 18:34:29 -0000

Really liked this piece, Jamie. Myself, I have a slightly different take. I'd say a lot of the bands you mentioned, and some you didn't (Korn) don't really have "authentic" emotions of any kind in their music, but rather aim for a demographic that wants a certain type of mindless jam or frequency. It's just commercial music, plain and simple. Like with any underground movement, the original "grunge" acts, at least most of them, had some real emotion and grit in their music.

With Nickelback, I think it's all business. Let's sell units. The people who got swept up by Default, Nickelback, Puddle of Mudd, etc are probably the same folks who get swept up by Justin Bieber today. To me, it's not just the mood but whether the mood is real or not. For example, Radiohead and Opeth play very dark, depressing music, but it's excellent for their genres. I think the main gripe here is the heavy promotion and force-feeding of "faux" emotions. We know something's off when we hear it - it sounds like it wants to be true but it's so far from it. Bottom line - more people are getting sick of music that's not honest.

Re: [Hype Hype Hooray] How 9/11 Changed Rock ‘n’ Roll, Part 2

Jamie Hale — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:51:40 -0000

Ohhhh man, well bear in mind I was in the midst of my teenage angst years while this was going down, and this was also the time before satellite radio. I heard mainstream rock radio on the bus to school, in friends' parents' cars and in my dad's truck whenever Led Zeppelin or Queen came on the classic rock station (which was a lot).

That said, I was avidly against this scene from the start. Back in '99 I was all about Smash Mouth and the Offspring and Green Day—I liked my music to mostly be enjoyable. So despite my constant exposure to these bands, I opted for groups like The Hives, The White Stripes and The Strokes, rock bands that made good music.

One could say that mainstream rock's turn for the depressing forced me into the indie scene for solace. I think that's true for a lot of people, actually.

Re: [Hype Hype Hooray] How 9/11 Changed Rock ‘n’ Roll, Part 2

Abbyross4 — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:56:08 -0000

Hmm. This is a great look at the evolution of popular music, Jamie. I must say that I can't immediately recall any of the songs you mentioned as busting up the charts post-9/11. Largely because I never listened to the radio at that point and avoided MTV. Of course, I know the names of the bands and I would know the songs if I heard them surely, but titles...erm, not so much. Guess I was concentrating on too much Interpol and ...Trail of Dead roundabout that time. Question: were you listening to mainstream radio regularly at that point in your life? If so, when did you switch gears? Super curious. Nice work.

Re: The Lumineers

Lee Levin — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:39:20 -0000

this reminds me of the one-take hey rosetta! video: http://knoxroad.tumblr.com/pos...

Re: Coasts

Adam — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:46:26 -0000

This is a great track.

Re: Coasts

Insia — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:50:52 -0000

Hey! Absolutely love this song. Where can I get it?

Re: Knox Road Live Blogs the Grammys (With a One-Hour Delay)!

Lydia — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:30:19 -0000

If by "it's been seven years since 'Big Me'," you mean "almost seventeen," then that's an accurate statement.
<3 always,
Lydia, your jerk copy editor friend

P.S. Chris Brown deserves every bit of hatred that humanity can spare.

Re: Adorable Youtube Animals: Sonya the Slow Loris is back for more!

Dendi — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:25:12 -0000

Unfortunately this and other videos of the slow loris doing cute things are the result of illegal trafficking and cruelty. The slow loris is endangered. To be sold as a pet or to get a slow loris to behave in the ways they do in these videos it must have its teeth pulled, which can lead to infection or death by malnutrition.

They are beautiful animals, but if we love them we must condemn the makers of these videos and request their removal from websites so as not to encourage the production of more.