Tuesday, August 31, 2010 4:50PM - By Sasha Patpatia
What do California hardcore rockers Papa Roach and the children’s television program Yo Gabba Gabba! have in common?
‘Absolutely nothing’, I thought, as I gave their new albums a spin. On August 31st, Papa Roach released Time For Annihilation… On the Record, and On the Road, which builds on the hard rock sound they developed on their 2009 album Metamorphosis. The track “Burn” is a perfect example of the band’s progression from typical punk rock into a more experimental fusion sound. The verse starts with an atypical drum beat leading to a grungy chorus that ends with a harmony that Kurt Cobain would have been proud of.
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Monday, June 15, 2009 7:30AM - By Anet Hovhanesian
Some things you might have missed this weekend:
- English Alternative rock band, Blur performed together for the first time in ten years at East Anglian Railway Museum. The group that formed in London in 1988 performed 28 songs at the scene where the band had its first ever public performance 20 years earlier. Full details about the event are available. (NME)
- Highlights from the Download Festival: Def Leppard get emotional; Papa Roach performed new music along with old favorites; Icons the Journey got the crowd to sing along to their music; rock band Whitesnake’s treat the crowd to a guitar battle. (NME)
- Britain’s Got Talent’s 2nd place winner, Susan Boyle demands a lot of money for someone who didn’t even win. She is asking for $190,000 for 12 minutes of singing according to PopEater.com. Does she deserve that much money so soon after being discovered? (PopEater)
- Dave Matthews Band’s album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, was number 1 this week on the Billboard 200. This marks the bands fifth studio album to debut at the top spot. They bump Eminem’s Relapse into the second spot in its third week. (THR)
Friday, January 9, 2009 12:00PM - By Lindsey Darden
There’s no better way to end the first full work week of 2009 than with a choice boatload of eclectic shows. Try your senses at these:
- Gram Rabbit | Friday, January 9 | 8:00 pm | $10-$12 | Troubador, Los Angeles, CA – Map | The not-quite-fledgling Joshua Tree-based band (whose frontwoman’s name is Jesika von Rabbit – cute stage name… or were her parents inspired by Who Framed Roger Rabbit?) boasted or warned listeners via their debut album with the title Music to Start a Cult to. They’ve released two albums since then, so they can’t be all that dastardly influential, right? So far they have proved themeselves as a fun listen. We’re intrigued. Click here for tickets.
- Mos Def | Friday, January 9 | 9:00 pm | $40-$45 | Highline Ballroom, New York, NY – Map | The famed rapper and actor has made some time in his busy filming schedule to put on a show in which he will be promoting his to-be-released album, The Ecstatic. For tickets, call (212) 414-5994.
- Forro in the Dark | Friday, January 9 | 11:30pm | $15 | Joe’s Pub, New York, NY – Map | The New York-based band takes the best parts of music in relation to the Brazilian dance of forró and modern themes to create their highly-charged percussion-dense sound. Click here for tickets. For more info,c all (212) 967-7555.
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