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The More Things Change: Of Montreal Concert Review

May we never go go mental, may we always stay stay, gentle. Of Montreal’s flamboyant front man, Kevin Barnes, undoubtedly relishes in the irony of these lyrics as he performs what he dubs the “sissy dance” and shares the stage with four people in black, body-hugging one-pieces, and alien masks. For the next song, the actors peel themselves out of their extra-terrestrial leotards and put on tuxes and huge animal heads. They bumble around on […]

By Joelle Renstrom|May 4th, 2009|People, Reviews|289 Comments

Maroon 5 Gets the Cut & Paste Treatment on “Call & Response”

Remember, like, 20 years ago, when remix albums were cool? Starting with Madonna’s You Can Dance in 1987, just about every major pop artist put out an album of dance remixes of their biggest hits. There was Phil Collins’ 12″ers, Bobby Brown’s Dance…Ya Know It!, Paula Abdul’s Shut Up and…OK, I think you get the picture.

While most of the aforementioned albums are listenable, there’s not much in the way of lasting value. However, Maroon 5 […]

By Money Mike|December 12th, 2008|Reviews|18 Comments

The New Music Files 10/21/08: Featuring AC/DC, Kenny Chesney, HSM3 and More!!

I figured it was time to change the title of the column into something a little less…you know, boring. Anyhow, here’s what you should be expecting to see on store shelves and in your trusty little iTunes browser this week:

AC/DC: Black Ice:

Those rascally Aussies have pretty much made the exact same album for thirty + years now, but damn if people don’t go out and buy tons of it each time. Black Ice is their first album of new material in almost a decade, and it’s receiving a little extra notice not only because they’re crisscrossing the globe in support of it, but because, much like The Eagles album from last year, this album is being released exclusively at Wal-Mart and walmart.com (actually, the album went on sale yesterday, but who’s counting). If you’re anywhere near rock radio or VH-1, I’m sure you’ve already heard the first single “Rock & Roll Train”.

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By Money Mike|October 21st, 2008|News, People, Releases|308 Comments