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Welcome Nicole Atkins, Singer-Songwriter Extraordinaire, To MOG!
Nicole Atkins, the uber-talented, New Jersey-based singer-songwriter with the beautiful album Neptune City, is now a Mogger. Nicole just did her first post at MOG and expects to post more soon. Mogger indiepixie tells us that on July 4, the two of them are going to hang out at the O2 Wireless Festival in London where Nicole is performing alongside Morrissey, the National and Beck.
Stop by Nicole's MOG here:
...And you might want to check out indiepixie's MOG on July 5 or so to find out what happened.
New! Video Interview: Everclear's Art Alexakis On How The Pixies Changed His Life
Mogger Jenny Tatone sat down with Art Alexakis at painter Chris Haberman's Portland live/work space and they talked about music Art digs, the mixtapes he makes for his girlfriend and the group's latest album, The Vegas Years. Four cool inteview clips over at MOGtv.
Watch the clips here!
http://mog.com/mogtv/everclear1
News
Amy Winehouse's Glastonbury Performance Video
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/170019 ;
Jay-Z Headlined Glastonbury; And The Verdict Is....
http://mog.com/Sturgell/blog_post/170157
Tom Waits Invites Tricky To Collaborate With Him In SF
http://mog.com/mollifire/blog_post/169849
Bjork Joins Sigur Ros On Stage at Nattura Concert
http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog_post/170246
Clipse's Re-Up Gang Compilation Album Due in August
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/170249
Radiohead Releasing In Rainbows Basement Tape Footage
http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog_post/169418
Madonna Headed for Divorce Court
http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog_post/169551
Kanye Posts Angry Bonnaroo Blog ... Read It Here
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/169318
Man Who Leaked GnR's Chinese Democracy In Hot Water With The Feds
http://mog.com/Sturgell/blog_post/169463
DJ Scratch Splits from EPMD
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/169784
Dr. Dre's Detox Is Finally Finished!!
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/169473
Kanye, UGK Biggest BET Award Winners (Performance Vids Here)
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/169439
RZA Says The Wu-Tang Clan Is Pretty Much Dead
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/169611
The Verve's New Album Dubbed Four; Listen To New Single "Love Is Noise"
http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog_post/169198
Kings Of Leon New Album News; Check Out Two New Songs!
http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog_post/169113
Phish Keyboardist Adds More Fuel To The Fire, Comments On Reunion Rumors
http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog_post/169769
Album Reviews
Artist: Spiritualized
Album: Songs in
Augusts1: "Jason Pierce is maddening. His live performance at the
Coachella Festival last April was underwhelming. Immobile other than strumming an acoustic guitar, sitting sideways to the audience whilst barely acknowledging them and wearing mirrored sunglasses, you could say Pierce was the antithesis of enthusiasm and energy."
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http://mog.com/Augusts1/blog_post/169373
Artist: G-Unit
Album: Terminate on Sight
MrFrost: "G-Unit's been in the news all year, and sadly the vast majority of their headlines had absolutely nothing to do with music. Whether it was Tony Yayo's assault case, 50 Cent's mansion being burned to the ground, or Young Buck being kicked out of the group, G-Unit has been more of a soap opera than legitimate rap crew. However, if you look a bit under the surface you'll find some of the hardest working musicians in the game."
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http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/170214
Artist: Aimee Mann
Album: @#%&*! Smilers
Kronski: "The very nature of this record, its essence, the spaces where the edges of songs come together, demands the listener to question their own expectations of pop music. That is whether or not it is the job of pop music in general to provide a catchy melody with which to sing along in the car or should it shine a light on man's deepest desires and faults?"
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http://mog.com/Kronski/blog_post/169566
Artist: Adele
Album: 19
John Madden: "It can't be easy when you're hailed as the new someone-who's-still-around. It bugs me as a listener - The View were the new Kooks who were the new Arctic Monkeys, all before the Monkeys had a second album out. And is 'the new Winehouse' really a compliment?"
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http://mog.com/John_Madden/blog_post/169282
Artist: Fleet Foxes
Album: Fleet Foxes
Chalky: "Entering the UK album chart at number 11 this week, new comers Fleet Foxes are giving a "whatsup wave" to the industry biggies just ahead of them such as Coldplay, Duffy, Neil Diamond, Paul Weller and The Fratelis. This is all the more impressive when you notice that L.A. rockers Weezer charted at only number 21 this week with their new album. Either Fleet Foxes are being majorly hyped (not really – just the same old Duffy and Lil Wayne posters everywhere in London), they've been given a load of great reviews to encourage something new and different into the music world or they are actually pretty good."
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http://mog.com/Chalky/blog_post/169405
Artist: Emmylou Harris
Album: All I Intended to Be
ted baylis: "Imagine a lake, calm and flat, shimmering through the changing light of day. There's nothing going on, not much happening. Now, add a few guitars, a mandolin and country legends like Dolly Parton, Vince Gill and the McGarrigle sisters. Surprise, surprise…there's still not much happening, but it's such a nice place to be."
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http://mog.com/ted_baylis/blog_post/169323
Artist: Walter Becker
Album: Circus Money
Spencer Owen: "Maybe for good, maybe not, but right now I'm done listening to Circus Money by Walter Becker. I've given it a few spins, had my laughs with its perverse lyrics (real example: "Mind meld... a permanent picture of your pussyprint in cement") and smarmy charms, enjoyed its middle-aged white guy skankin' rhythms as much as that's possible (the three reggae songs are the three best songs: "Downtown Canon," "Bob Is Not Your Uncle Anymore," and "Do You Remember the Name"), indulged my Steely Dan fandom ("that's classic Becker," I would have thought to myself at times, were I not under the illusion of retaining some youthful dignity), and now I'm done."
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http://mog.com/Spencer_Owen/blog_post/169795
Videos
Check Out Glastonbury '08 Performances From Duffy, Hot Chip, MGMT & More
http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog_post/170231
Amy Winehouse at Glastonbury
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/170019
Jay Z "Wonderwall" (Live at Glastonbury)
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/170007
Vampire Weekend "Oxford Comma"
http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog_post/169759
Talib Kweli "Eat to Live"
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/169579
Jennifer Hudson "Spotlight"
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/169428
Brighton Port Authority "Toe Jam"
http://mog.com/IZIZOZ/blog_post/169158
Stream
Artist: Duffy
Album: Rockferry
Track:
http://mog.com/Michael_Goldberg/blog_post/170260
Artist: Emmylou
Album: All I Intended to Be
Track: Hold On
http://mog.com/Michael_Goldberg/blog_post/169853
Artist: Foals
Album: Antidotes
Track: Balloons
http://mog.com/Michael_Goldberg/blog_post/169560
Artist: Lacktherof
Album: Christian the Christian
Track: Tongues O' Fire!
http://mog.com/Michael_Goldberg/blog_post/169255
Mogger of the Week
Say hello to carmensandiego!
One conversation with carmensandiego is all it takes to realize how hooked on music she is. "I just love music, all kinds. I won't even discount modern country." Music was constantly around her as a child. She recalls one of her earlier musical memories to be "my mom driving me to school in the first grade and the Beach Boys' 'Barbara Ann' came on the radio. It was only half over by the time we got to school, and I refused to get out of the car until it was over."
Her father, a multi-talented "music nut," also influenced carmensandiego's taste and devotion to music. "He made damn sure his kid liked music. He's a classic rock and blues kind of guy, so some of that rubbed off on me," she says. "One of my favorite things is when I turn him on to some of my music. So far he likes Ryan Adams and The Cure. He's worked out 'Just Like Heaven' on his guitar and he plays it whenever I visit."
"I go to concerts all the time, ever since my dad took me to see the Rolling Stones when I was eight." If dear dad didn't influence her love of concert-going, then perhaps carmensandiego never would've hitchhiked to Depeche Mode (one of her favorite bands, more specifically "anything from 1983 to 1993, aka the Alan Wilder years."
"I lived in Jacksonville, FL, and the show was in Orlando, which is about a three-hour trek. So, when I was at a Barnes & Noble one day, in the magazine section, I noticed a guy checking out a DM article and I started a polite conversation - which is better, Violator or Black Celebration? - that led to the following lie: 'Hey, I have a ticket to the Orlando show, but my ride bailed on me.' He offered to drive me, so we exchanged numbers, I begged my dad to take me to the nearest TicketMaster outlet, and the next day I was in a car full of Philipino boys rocking out to very loud but very good reggae. Then we went to the show, which was AWESOME by the way. I never saw them again. I don't even remember their names."
Her teen years were spent hanging out at Einstein A-Go-Go, an all-ages club. "They played goth, punk, techno, indie, R&B, one-hit wonders, 80s, metal, all the stuff the popular kids probably didn't listen to. We prided ourselves on that." carmensandiego was introduced to lesser known music there and was able to see Luna, Mike Watt and the Geraldine Fibbers play the club. She also remembers, "I actually saw Shannon Wright there in 1995 when she was a part of Crowsdell. I found out 'who she is' last year, and it blew my mind. I watched this lady perform 13 years ago, when no one knew who she was, and now she's so successful. It's so great to see a hometown girl really make it legitimately."
Aside from seeing great live shows, carmensandiego can be found reading about music, be it "alt-country," Brit rock, or anything 60s. "I can always be counted on for a recommendation if you need one."
"I've met many wonderful people through Mog, several of whom helped pull me through a rough spell last year (They all know who they are, and I thank them all from the bottom of my heart)."
Currently a freelancer writer "languishing in public relations hell," carmensandiego can be found recording her musings on MOG, or appreciating the older music. "George Harrison, Van Morrison, Sam Cooke, Neil Young, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, they are all currently enjoying a renaissance in my stereo thanks to Mog."
She adds, "Something I would like, though, is to learn more about hip hop and jazz. So if any Moggers have suggestions as to 'the good stuff,' I'd love to hear it." and "Any Asheville Moggers, contact me!"
Stop by and say hello to carmensandiego!
Word of MOG
Nicole Atkins & The Sea - Live at Socrates Sculpture Park - June 17, 2008
DaveCromwell: "When I saw that Nicole Atkins & The Sea were doing a free outdoor concert at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens, NY on the 17th of June - I just had to go - right? I mean - come on! This was a Nicole Atkins show. And the Sea. She (and they) are amazing and I try never to miss any shows she does in New York, if at all possible."
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http://mog.com/DaveCromwell/blog_post/169935
Before the
Rawkkiddoh: "As I was driving home today I began to wonder how I used to find out about new music before the wonderful internet invaded my life. I am talking a good ten years back when the only constant exposure you had to music was the radio. I guess you could include MTV as exposure, but when I was a kid I did not have the luxury of cable television growing up."
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http://mog.com/Rawkkiddoh/blog_post/169886
Tell Mollifire What Music Magazines You Enjoy
mollifire: "While I was away from the internet for a whole week, I thought I would try getting my music "fix" from magazines. I've always loved magazines with their glossy pages and slick layouts, but in the last year I've only read a few random copies of things here and there. So I was excited to go to the store and stock up on a few for the long car ride to and from our camping destination."
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http://mog.com/mollifire/blog_post/170201
Live Albums Kill Live Music
Anna: "While cleaning up my MacBook (= deleting useless stuff), I found myself deleting the few live albums I have in the process, without any remorse, whatsoever. Truth is, I don't like live albums."
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http://mog.com/Anna/blog_post/169753
Reassessing Santogold
gijibae03: "There's been an internal debate about Santogold for me. I came across the gold-laden mistress from a very brief and very vague review describing her as the new M.I.A. I thought that to be a very tall stature to live up to, given that Maya has an original sound that's easy to mimic but hard replicate, at least in terms of energy and sincerity. And with this chipped shoulder, I tossed back the golden pill and shrugged my
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http://mog.com/gijibae03/blog_post/169270
Chris Martins' Head
msquared64: "For what you are about to read, let me first preface by saying that I mean no offense to any fan of Coldplay's, and especially no offense to anybody who is religious on any level. This is strictly in jest to the artists across the pond that are rapidly cascading downwards on my list of likable artists."
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http://mog.com/msquared64/blog_post/169154
Remembrance of Things Past: June 20th 2008: The Cure Brings 'Goth' To Madison Square Garden
indiepixie: "1) Wake up to "Six Different Ways" set on my alarm, 2) Doodle Robert Smith on a spare scrap of the NY Post, 3) Re-read all his infamous interviews from Rollingstone looking for inspiration, 4) Think about how guilty all those major labels that first rejected the skinny kids from London's Crawley suburbs back in the day. Think about how many bands I know currently in the same predicament and surviving off ramen, 5) Smirk at Bob's quote to Rollingstone per Disintegration "I realized at this time that, despite my best efforts, we had actually become everything that I didn't want us to become: a stadium rock band [laughs]." And thank god they became a stadium rock band still touring to this day."
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http://mog.com/indiepixie/blog_post/169293
Death Cab for Cutie Concert Review
caliscrnwrtr: "This week I was lucky enough to see Ben Gibbard, Chris Walla, Jason McGerr, and Nicholas Harmer twice in one week – Saturday 6/21 at The Greek Theatre in Berkeley and Monday 6/23 at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, and both concerts seemed to mirror their surroundings. Both were as different as they were alike. Berkeley's felt very "Bay Area" while the Nokia felt very "LA, if you know what I
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What’s Hot on MOG
Music News
Phish Reuniting in Studio with Steve Lillywhite?
http://mog.com/sonical/blog_post/169078
Amy Winehouse Diagnosed with Emphysema
http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog_post/169034
Lil Wayne Sells 1 Million Albums In The First Week
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/168142
Pharrell Williams One Step Closer To Producing The Strokes’ Next Album
http://mog.com/Sturgell/blog_post/168506
Three New Tracks From GNR's Chinese Democracy Leaked
http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog_post/168428
Radiohead, Rage, Raconteurs, Cat Power To Play Lollapalooza
http://mog.com/Sturgell/blog_post/168091
Conor Oberst Announces World Tour
http://mog.com/Sturgell/blog_post/168121
Coldplay Pulling An Avril Lavigne Left & Right
http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog_post/168622
QOTSA's Josh Homme Apologizes For Using The Other F-Word
http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog_post/168610
Video Recap: Watch Pearl Jam, Metallica, MMJ, Chris Rock & More Highlights From Bonnaroo 2008
http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog_post/168007
Ludacris Talks New Album, Movies, & Website
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/168268
Phonte Of Little Brother Discusses Upcoming '80s Project
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/168454
Jay-Z Fires Back At Glastonbury Criticism
http://mog.com/Sturgell/blog_post/168670
Ted Nugent To Celebrate The 6,000th Gig; Praises Detroit Music
http://mog.com/Sturgell/blog_post/168492
Girl Talk Uses Radiohead's "In Rainbows" Prototype For New Album Release
http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog_post/168438
Album Reviews
Artist: Wolf Parade
Album: At Mount Zoomer
sageturk: "Dark, Challenging, Appealing and Repulsive, Wolf Parade stand upon the mountain of their own side projects and declare themselves the Kings of Indy Rock. This is a two-person review by Ethan E. and Sage T."
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http://mog.com/sageturk/blog_post/168813
Artist: Coldplay
Album: Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends
John Madden: "The biggest problem with Coldplay is that nobody seems able to accurately judge how good or bad they are. Put ‘Coldplay+boring’ or ‘Coldplay+brilliant’ into Google and you get almost the same (at least on the scale of the internet) number of results. For every review proclaiming them as ‘the next U2’ (and there are many- do a Google search for this, too - I’m trying to convince myself Gwyneth Paltrow didn’t write any of them), there’s a Chuck Klosterman piece calling them ‘a mediocre photocopy of Travis’ (who sound like a mediocre photocopy of Radiohead)."
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http://mog.com/John_Madden/blog_post/168061
Artist: Albert Hammond Jr.
Album: ¿Cómo Te Llama?
Joxley: "If The Strokes were heralded from the start as the sound of modern NYC, then guitarist Albert Hammond jr.’s (not to be confused with his Gibraltar born father) was an altogether more upstate affair. Rejecting some of the grit and bite of the garage rock mother-band, Yours To Keep was more sedate, at times even whimsical, yet twinned with an unmistakable bite. Hammond now returns to similar territory with the release of his second solo record, ¿Cómo Te Llama?"
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http://mog.com/Joxley/blog_post/168065
Artist: Jonathan Richman
Album: Because Her Beauty is Raw and Wild
Spencer Owen: "On "Monologue About Bermuda," from one of Jonathan Richman's 18 albums (Having a Party with Jonathan Richman, 1991), he tells a story to a live audience about his band from back in 1973, the Modern Lovers, and the sea change he went through that caused him to leave the band and move in a new direction."
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http://mog.com/Spencer_Owen/blog_post/168659
Artist: Wiley
Album: Grime Wave
mollifire: "Grime Wave isn't Wiley's forthcoming new album, Race Against Time (coming in September '08). Rather, it's a compilation of b-sides and collaborations released on Wiley's indie label, Eskibeat Recordings. If you've only heard the tunes on 2007's Playtime Is Over, then Grime Wave rounds out Eskiboy's life story."
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http://mog.com/mollifire/blog_post/167909
Artist: Tilly and the Wall
Album: O
incurablyerin: "In 2004 when Tilly and the Wall released their debut album Wild Like Children, I recall it garnering a lot of media attention for a group virtually unheard of at the time. Most of the buzz was likely due to its release on touted Saddle Creek artist Conor Oberst’s independent label Team Love. I also remember thinking that the album did a pretty good job of living up to that hype."
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http://mog.com/incurablyerin/blog_post/167928
Artist: Girl Talk
Album: Feed the Animal
watchbatteries: "Giving away things for free is awesome, especially when you yourself make your music for free. Such is the case for Pittsburgh's very own Greg Gillis, who's better known to the world as Girl Talk. Gillis is the name when it comes to mash-ups in the modern era. With Feed the Animals, his fourth full-length on Illegal Art, his marketing seems more important."
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http://mog.com/watchbatteries/blog_post/168556
Artist: Martha Wainwright
Album: I Know You’re Married But I’ve Got Feelings Too
Ben Heller: "In a recent interview with BBC radio, one could almost hear the audible sigh as Martha fielded the inevitable family lineage questions that seem to haunt her very appearance in a room full of hacks. Unlike any of the Wainwright’s, the 32 year old singer/songwriter has the burden of association, and no ‘brush off’ or diversionary tactics can avoid the ‘What was Louden like?’ or ‘What about your brother’s view on…?’ questions."
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http://mog.com/Ben_Heller/blog_post/168535
Videos
LL Cool J "Rockin’ Wit Da G.O.A.T."
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/168668
The Last Shadow Puppets "Standing Next to Me"
http://mog.com/mollifire/blog_post/167888
Mr. Vegas Teaches "Daggering" Dance Moves
http://mog.com/mollifire/blog_post/167884
Independent hip hop from Poems - "Love"
http://mog.com/mollifire/blog_post/167943
NYOIL "Y’all Should All Get Lynched"
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/168325
Stream
Artist: A3
Album: Hits & Exit Wounds
Track: Woke Up This Morning (Sopranos Mix)
http://mog.com/Michael_Goldberg/blog_post/168997
Artist: The Hold Steady
Album: Stay Positive
Track: Sequestered in Memphis
http://mog.com/Michael_Goldberg/blog_post/168108
Artist: Herman
Album: Song of Samuel
Track: Song of Samuel
http://mog.com/Michael_Goldberg/blog_post/168097
Artist: Spoon
Album: Daytrotter Session
Track: I Can See the Dude
http://mog.com/Michael_Goldberg/blog_post/168440
Mogger of the Week
Say hello to scotfree!
"I got the music bug when my first rock band S.A.L.T. toured the local Ohio schools, dances, and festivals back in '73," says scotfree, a self-described "International Operations Expert by day, musical spelunker by the light of the moon." At the time the unique approaches to rock in the early ’70s (Big Star, Roxy Music, Alice Cooper, Flash, David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Mott the Hopple), as well as early new wave (Elvis Costello, Graham Parker, The Clash and Big Audio Dynamite), "and all the great bands that poured out of NYC at the time," is what made the biggest impression on scotfree.
His favorite album New Nation by Roderick Falconer also comes out of the same era. "It's a very visual recording that electrifies the seedy and romantic side of ’30s to ’50s Americana. Each song is almost like a movie. The guy was billed as Appalachia's answer to Bowie, and after a short music career he went on to scriptwriting," scotfree shares. His obsession with music isn’t confined to just listening. Currently a tuba-less tuba player, scotfree has a small recording studio in his basement full of drums, guitars, and keyboards ("Yeah, I can kinda play them all," he says). scotfree connects to music through various means, as he recalls a favorite memory of "getting to know BAD II guitarist Nick Hawkins through the BAD message boards and doing some promo work for new projects with him after BAD broke up."
Through MOG scotfree has found an incredible list of artists to enjoy, among them British Sea Power, Asian Dub Foundation, Jose Gonzalez, Dengue Fever, Pinback, The Sugar Oaks, and "all the great reggae, African and other ethnic tunes that never cease to amaze. Needless to say, Moggers bring the best stuff!"
"I have made some of the best friends here at MOG. It's frequently a humbling and gratifying experience to hear new music and read the passionate, contemplative, sarcastic, and funny commentary that accompanies them. Thanks for bringing MOG to us!!"
Stop by say hi to scotfree!
Word of MOG
What’s So Great About The Pixies!
Sageturk: "With the June 24th release of the groundbreaking Pixies album "Doolittle" on Rock Band, a little internet stir has arisen. Some are understandably stoked, others perplexed (how does one exactly sing along to Tame?), and some, the most vocal internet majority no doubt, antagonist. Sigh. Kids-These-Days....am I right? But then I think back and realize I was one of those kids and had to have my own mini come-to-pixies discussion with one far wiser than myself. Just like any band that redefines music and spawns a million interpreters, it's hard to know what was so thrilling when it's all been done since then - ad nauseaum. So, without further ado - and because there's never been a better time for it - a primer on the Pixies."
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http://mog.com/sageturk/blog_post/168283
Notes from Bonnaroo: Day 1, Thursday
allenblakecassady: "So we made it to Bonnaroo after a 16 hour drive from New Jersey. "We" being my friend Omar and me after three stops for gas guzzling almost $120 for a tank and a half and a pretty rotten experience with a Virginia Waffle House (My body rejected it after ten minutes) we rolled into the campgrounds at 1 a.m. on Thursday morning. After sleeping haphazardly for 2-3 hours the festivities began."
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http://mog.com/allenblakecassady/blog_post/168136
MOG History 101: Let’s Review
Cody B: "One constant of MOG is that there are always new folks coming aboard. Except for the charter members from '06, we arrived here newbies and found the music world we were looking for. We found folks scarily (and inticingly) informed, witty and all about the music. Once you decided to start posting and commenting though, this place became a lot more than music. Live friendships have been made from the words and music in these posts."
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http://mog.com/Cody_B/blog_post/168236
"What the Hell is a Ladytron?" & Other Summer Stories
Jules09: Hey, it's Jackie. What are you doing tonight? Um, well...I was just thinking that I haven't been to any shows lately, and it's really been bothering me. I don't think you really like them, but do you want to go see Ladytron and Datarock tonight?"
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http://mog.com/Jules09/blog_post/168192
My Favorite Rock Photo and Ambient Album (The Bill Drummond Connection)
FluxCapacitor: "Do you have a favorite rock'n'roll photo? The image here is a digital photo I took of the original, which I’d cut from a magazine years before. The original’s got folds because I kept it in my wallet to show people, usually when drunk in the pub. It never failed to elicit a laugh, especially from me. I've never quite tired of it to this day."
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http://mog.com/FluxCapacitor/blog_post/168421
R.E.M + Modest Mouse + The National at Madison Square Garden 6.19.08 = The Ultimate Set
indiepixie: "R.E.M. is "pretty much a great live band," Michael Stipe once said (i.e. in our SXSW interview earlier this year). Said words echoed in my head, high expectations pulsed in my veins, as I traipsed in to Madison Square Garden this Thursday."
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http://mog.com/indiepixie/blog_post/168940
Somewhere Between Tom Waits and The Cure
mochalouder: "So - yeah - it's been fairly busy around here - and that's just the day job. but i did manage to fit in a couple of very interesting concerts between work, band practice, and a trip to Boston... first off was the Cure at the Hollywood Bowl."
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http://mog.com/mocha_louder/blog_post/168654
It Was A Weekend Full of Meets!
SunshineDaydream: "Hey my favorite music lovin' friends! I've been pretty damn busy lately and I miss you all. It feels like I'm a little one without my favorite blanket or Cabbage Patch Kid "Samantha". Things should lighten up soon and I'll get to see what you all've been up to round here. I DID just have a fantastic week though and I wanted to stop by quick to tell. You guys read about quite a few MOG-tiply meets the weekend before last and I've been meaning to share mine!"
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What’s Hot at MOG
New MOG Features and Site Enhancements!
david hyman writes: Believe your eyes! A fresh homepage is just the beginning of what's new at MOG. We've got lyrics to millions of your favorite songs, exclusive interviews, amazing new posting and commenting tools, and much more!!! Click here for the detailed list of what's new at your favorite music site. MOG on!
http://mog.com/david_hyman/blog_post/167044
From First to Last Contest Winner Announced!
As the lucky winner, musiclover21 will not only get to see From First to Last play the Warped Tour nearest her hometown, but she’ll also get to meet and hang out with the band. Congratulations, musiclover21!
Bonnaroo Posts With Cool Photos: M.I.A., Metallica & More
Mogger Charley Rogulewski was at Bonnaroo this past weekend, checking out sets by M.I.A., My Morning Jacket, Kanye West, and loads more. Check it out.
Bonnaoo Day One
http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog_post/167513
Bonnaroo Day Two
http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog_post/167690
MOG Debuts New Video Interviews Section: Black Kids, Joseph Arthur
Check out the new MOG Video Interviews Section with cool video interviews with Black Kids and Joseph Arthur, plus R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, Rage’s Tom Morello, Lou Reed and more.
News
R. Kelly Jury Reaches Verdict
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/167361
QOTSA's Josh Homme Assaults Fan During Concert (Video)
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/167833
Cover & Tracklist For New Beck Album - "Modern Guilt"
http://mog.com/mollifire/blog_post/167149
New Big Boi Album Almost Done; Awaiting Andre 3K
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/167339
Go To A Pearl Jam Show, Download The Bootleg Later
http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog_post/166879
Missy Elliott To Release Fan-Titled "Fanomenal" Promo Album
http://mog.com/mollifire/blog_post/167000
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Reunite with All Five Members
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/167820
Listen To New Santogold, Julian Casablancas and Pharrell Mash-Up
http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog_post/166650
Listen To "Toe Jam": New Tune From Fatboy Slim, David Byrne & Dizzee Rascal!
http://mog.com/mollifire/blog_post/167236
Game's 'L.A.X' Album Cover + 4th Album Details
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/167016
Coldplay Are Sorry But They Gotta Postpone U.S. Tour
http://mog.com/Charley_Rogulewski/blog_post/166871
Video
Snoop Dogg "My Medicine"
http://mog.com/MrFrost/blog_post/167538
Goldfrapp "Caravan Girl"
http://mog.com/mollifire/blog_post/167437
Nas "Be A Ni**er Too"
http://mog.com/brittanybf/blog_post/166556
The Offspring "Hammerhead" http://mog.com/Pyro/blog_post/166848
Ghislain Poirier - "Hit & Red"
http://mog.com/mollifire/blog_post/167138
Stream
Artist: Wolf Parade
Album: At Mount Zoomer
Track: Language City
http://mog.com/Michael_Goldberg/blog_post/167335
Artist: Lady Gaga
Album: Just Dance
Track: Just Dance
http://mog.com/Michael_Goldberg/blog_post/167818
Artist: Alejandro Escovedo's
Album: Real Animal
Track: Chelsea Hotel '78
http://mog.com/Michael_Goldberg/blog_post/167072
Artist: Ne-Yo
Album: Closer Remix EP
Track: Closer
http://mog.com/Michael_Goldberg/blog_post/166833
Artist: Sigur
Album: með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
Track: Gobbledigook
http://mog.com/Michael_Goldberg/blog_post/166661
Artist: The Who
Album: View From A Backstage Pass
Track: We’re Not Going to Take It (Swansea, Wales, 1976)
http://mog.com/Michael_Goldberg/blog_post/166654
Mogger Album Reviews
Artist: John Hiatt
Album: Same Old Man
ted baylis: "I have to admit that I approached this CD not knowing much about John Hiatt except that he had written tunes for the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Eric Clapton, Roseanne Cash and Three Dog Night. In my own closed-minded musical world, sandwiched somewhere in between Dylan and the Beatles, I had always considered him to be just another singer/songwriter. But that’s not quite the story. Hiatt’s music rocks when it should, and picks and strums in all the right places, but if anything sets it and him apart, it’s the stories he tells."
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http://mog.com/ted_baylis/blog_post/167462
Artist: Ellen Allien
Album: Sool
mollifire: "I listened to this album three times before I could think of a single word to say about it. How does one review minimal techno that is built around the spaces between notes? How does one describe music that is created to emphasize silence?"
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http://mog.com/mollifire/blog_post/167728
Artist: Lykke Li
Album: Youth Novels
Joxley: "The term "Scandinavian invasion" conjures up images of hirsute men in horned helmets, setting off in their longboats to rape and pillage – yet the latest crop of north European invaders are very different from their Viking forbears. From the feisty Ida Maria to the twee Those Dancing Days, the axe wielding berserkers have given way to indie pop temptresses. Yet it is the demure Lykke Li that has formed the vanguard of this assault, with her debut EP Little Bit gaining press and penetration on both sides of the Atlantic, now followed by album Youth Novels which aims to capitalise on this success, developing and refining this first taste which so whet the world’s appetite."
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http://mog.com/Joxley/blog_post/166906
Artist: Robyn
Album: Robyn
zarkazstic: "In a world full of music royalty titles being flung around like a middle school lunch fight, I’ve decided to throw my metaphoric tater-tot into the air and declare that if pop has a princess, Robyn is the (not necessarily ugly) wicked step-sister who happens to make better music. Musically and lyrically, she’s the best parts of Daria and Janeane Garafalo’s wit, Lisa Loeb’s honesty, and Peaches or Lady Sovereign’s in-yo-facedness."
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http://mog.com/zarkazstic/blog_post/167742
Artist: The Ruby Suns
Album: Sea Lion
Kronski: "There are bands and when you hear them, there are people that come to mind and just thinking about it puts you off of it. ‘That band sounds so weird, its like they’re trying to be weird,’ you can hear yourself say the first time you put the record on. It's the kind of record where if you put it on, people are going to roll their eyes and now you are one of those guys, who listens to cooler than cool music, obscure music for the love of being obscure."
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http://mog.com/Kronski/blog_post/166553
Artist: Madonna
Album: Hard Candy
FluxCapacitor: "It’s Help The Aged day on Home Taping. I finally get around to discussing Madonna’s latest disc with Mog outsider, the Girlfriend (a.k.a Jill)."
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http://mog.com/FluxCapacitor/blog_post/167272
Mogger of the Week
Say hello to ReadyToGo! http://mog.com/ReadyToGo
ReadyToGo hails from Panama, "the country, not the beach," she clarifies. Living in a small town a half hour from the city, she describes it as looking a lot like "those scenes in Hollywood movies of Tijuana or something."
"Panamenians are extremely warm and friendly," she says. "They will take you out, let you stay in their place, anything to make you feel good. And we/they party a lot for every single thing, even when we lose the football games!" However, in describing the city, she notes, "People here can have really fancy lives, while others just nothing at all […]. A lot of things need to grow, including our musicians […]. We don't have Hip Hop here, and that sucks cuz that's been growing on me lately."
"We do have an ‘underground’ scene, but the thing is Panama is such a small place, with less than 3 million habitants, so for people in bands it’s kinda hard, cuz you will get the same people in all your ‘shows,’ and it won't be more than 200 [people]. It gets kinda dull [for the bands] after 5 or 6 yrs playing."
Latin beats, salsa, mergengue and reggaeton are popular, and those who are into rock like bands like Fall Out Boy, says ReadyToGo. "My uncles were always playing Led Zeppelin and that 70's stuff, so I guess it kinda helped create my music taste."
ReadyToGo’s brother plays in a hardcore band. "Last weekend they opened for the Misfits! It was kinda cool for them." Other concert experiences she’s had date back to three years ago when ReadyToGo saw the White Stripes perform. "There were only, like, 400 people in a pretty large venue, What a shame."
She names The Strokes’ "Is This It" as her favorite album, an album that, alongside soungs by Kings of Leon and The Sounds, served as a beer-drinking soundtrack for her and her best friend when they were fifteen. "Even though I'm still young," she says, "I wish I [was] sixteen again."
Stop by and say hello to ReadyToGo!
Word of MOG
Mission of Burma Performing Vs. at the Paradise 06/13/08
madrid spacestation spain: "Wow, what an incredible night, truly awesome in terms of the shows I have been to this year, which regrettably have not been as many as I usually shoot for. But on Friday, Roger Miller, Clint Conley, and Peter Prescott took the stage to a sudden swell of raucous cheers at the Paradise. Tonight was their second night here, the previous show highlighting their Signals, Calls, and Marches EP. For this 2nd bill, they would be showcasing the seminal album Vs. in all of its sonic/textural/immediate glory. This was Mission of Burma."
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http://mog.com/madrid_spacestation_spain/blog_post/167626
Ten Unlikely Hit Songs That Broke the Rules
Jon O: "Few songs that break the rules of pop songwriting ever achieve mainstream success. Deviate from the predictable verse/chorus structure in 4/4 time arranged for a basic grouping of guitar/keyboards, bass and drums, and you can pretty much guarantee being marginalized. During a 20-year period from roughly 1965-1985, however -- a period that witnessed a flowering of musical creativity and widespread openness to experimentation -- it was possible to break the rules and have a hit record. Here are ten unlikely hits from that period."
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http://mog.com/Jon_O/blog_post/167519
Why The Kooks (w. The Morning Benders) Sold Out Their 2 NYC Shows To Close Out Their US Tour?
Indiepixie: "Top 6 reasons The Kooks/The Morning Benders Shows sold out in NYC?"
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http://mog.com/indiepixie/blog_post/167242
Why We MOG
Mike the Knife: "The other day, someone I know – a working actor - asked me if I was on Facebook or MySpace. I said no. When it comes to social networking sites, it’s just MOG for me. He was particularly adamant about a Facebook profile being beneficial to my Hollywood business. "Contacts, man!" he crowed. "It’ll help you get out there." As if I’m not in-your-face enough."
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http://mog.com/Mike_the_Knife/blog_post/166712
Jazzophobia
Bartleby: ""How do I loathe thee? Let me count the ways..." could be the title for all the rambling diatribes against jazz offered by my friend D. whenever our conversations turn to the subject of music that I like. (It so happens that I'm quite fond of the music of Satchmo)."
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http://mog.com/Bartleby/blog_post/166969
Nick Vivid’s Megaplatinum Festival at Trash Bar
DaveCromwell: "My new buddy Nick Vivid runs this Company called Megaplatinum Entertainment and told me about this festival he was having at Trash Bar (one of the coolest rock joints, not only in Brooklyn, but all of New York) […]. So it was Friday night June 6, 2008 that I headed on down to the cool ass Trash Bar to see what all the fuss was about."
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http://mog.com/DaveCromwell/blog_post/166577
Yumpalong Yanson - Money Comes, Money Goes
White and Nerdy: "Yumpalong was yet another Scandinavian-American comic artist that recorded in the early days of the last century. Singing silly songs about everyday life things, like not having enough cash. Yumpalong sings in the signature accent that typified such artists such as himself, Yogi Yorgesson, Stan & Doug and the handful of other artists of that time."
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http://mog.com/White_and_Nerdy/blog_post/166931
A Mini MOG Meet 6/8/08
annieander: "MOG's very own Sarah (http://mog.com/shudd33) and her band The Phantom Jets performed on Sunday June 8th at the Hotel Utah in San Francisco. She sent a post out to all Bay Area Moggers to let us know, and to personally invite us."
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http://mog.com/annieander/blog_post/166547
Basking Under the Big Black Sun
Celia Chavez: "Thanks to last night's last minute posting by fellow MOG'er Robin Danar, I was able to catch the Direct TV broadcast of X in concert at SXSW this year. I haven't seen them in a while, and I was on the edge of my seat the whole time - sometimes I forget that live, they're instrumentally a trio, and yet - they pack so much punch, even all these years after the songs were originally recorded."
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http://mog.com/Celia_Chavez/blog_post/167114
