Monday, August 30, 2010 8:18PM - By Carl Pocket
Closing out the 2010 version of the Sunset Strip Music Festival was none other than the Chicago group known as The Smashing Pumpkins. With all the hair and dirty rock that came out of the 80s and 90s strip, the Pumpkins was the perfect way to end this 3 day fest. Just like the faces of the strip changing, all the faces of the band (sans the bald headed front man) have been changed with younger, fresher players looking for their time in the lime light. Would the new members be able to replicate the sound many had fallen in love with some twenty years ago? Simply put, yes.
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Monday, August 30, 2010 5:44PM - By Seraphina L.
It’s almost that time of year again. CMJ is just around the corner to swallow New York City whole and spit out the greatest up and coming bands to date. Austin may have SXSW in Spring but CMJ dominates every nook and cranny in NYC during the fall when the festival hits the Big Apple on October 19. It can get a bit chaotic with bands who bring their vans and find out there’s no where to park, but that’s all part of the fun when bands and music fiends all gather together and run around to experience some new sounds.
Not only do we know that it will run from October 19 to October 23 but we also already know who they’ve invited to showcase their talents so far. The initial lineup is just after the jump! See if any of your favorite indie bands made the CMJ cut.
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Monday, August 30, 2010 4:59PM - By Seraphina L.
The time has come to reveal the winner of our FYF Fest Ticket Giveway on BeatCrave! Our winner will get a pair of tickets to see band such as The Rapture, Panda Bear, Dead Man’s Bones, Local Natives and MUCH more at FYF Fest on September 4. We asked our readers to tell us which band he or she were most excited to see at LA’s hottest music festival and why. We got a ton of comments and follows so thanks for playing. We’re just as excited as you are! See who our lucky winner is below… and if you don’t happen to be the winner, there’s some news after the jump that might make you happy as well!
Congratulations to…
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Monday, August 30, 2010 4:25PM - By Seraphina L.
It’s already that time! We need you to vote for your favorite BeatCrave Fav for the month of August!
Each week we put up a poll of our favorite bands and let you vote. Our four top bands ready to go head to head for a chance to win our best of the month spot are…
The Brooklyn-based slinky rock band, The Vandelles (listen here), the sweet folk rock group of the OC, Honeypie (listen here), the young minimal folk duo also from the OC, I Hate You Just Kidding, (listen here) and the ambient acoustic pop rock from San Francisco’s Blackbird Blackbird (listen here).
Don’t forget that the winner of this poll will be offered a feature at the end of the month! Be sure to vote below…
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Monday, August 30, 2010 4:21PM - By Krystal Clark
The band Arcade Fire has released a new music video and it’s not what you think. It’s for the song “We Used to Wait” and it’s directed by Chris Milk, who previously helmed Kanye West’s “All Falls Down” and Gnarls Barkley’s “Gone Daddy Gone.” His latest work is interactive, web-based and forces viewers to step out of their comfort zones…
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Monday, August 30, 2010 12:10PM - By Sasha Patpatia
Wah Do Dem, the independent feature film directed by Sam Fleischner and Ben Chace, has been on a successful streak since winning the Best Feature Film award at last year’s Los Angeles Film Festival. The film, starring musician Sean Bones and (briefly) Norah Jones, has made the rounds at various festivals and collected high praise and awards internationally.
The film is about when Max (Bones) gets dumped by his girlfriend (Jones) right before a Caribbean cruise he won and he decides to embark on a solo vacation to Jamaica (a bit cliched but lets roll with it for now). Once there, a series of mishaps and surprises send Max on the journey of a lifetime (yeap – by the book), as he ventures down the road of self-discovery and cultural differences (Who saw that one coming?! Sigh). Though at times the film seems to fall into typical plot twists, it is entertainingly pleasant as you find yourself falling in love with the characters he meets along the way (well there’s always that).
So why is this movie worth seeing?
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Monday, August 30, 2010 11:56AM - By Travis Woods
As we noted last week, John Lennon fandom and Beatlemania continues to the point that even the oddest Fab Four trinket can be sold for a hefty profit if you find the right (or delusional) buyer. Which is why it kind of makes sense that a Lennon fan would be willing to drop $15,500 for a 40-something-year-old toilet once owned – and used, of course – by John Lennon himself. Yup. A toilet.
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Monday, August 30, 2010 9:00AM - By Carl Pocket
Saturday was the final day for West Hollywood’s Sunset Strip Music Festival and of course, it was the biggest day of the entire event. Closing down a portion of Sunset Boulvevard down where infamous venues such as The Viper Room, The Roxy Theatre, and Whiskey A Go-Go are the day welcomed hundreds into the street festival.
There were two main stages where acts such as Slash and Smashing Pumpkins played on the west end and Common, Kid Cudi played on the east end. However, the smaller venues such as Cat Club, Key Club also openedup their doors for more acts to play well into the night past 1 AM.
Of course, we were there all day to grab as many moments in photos for you. So take a look at our photo gallery below and experience Sunset Strip Music Festival 2010 like you were there – or just to relive it again!
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