This is the craziest route of a tour I’ve ever seen and, ZOMG, it comes through DC.
Be Your Own Pet (courtesy of Pitchfork):
03-27 Bristol, England - Thekla
03-29 Stoke-on-Trent, England - The Sugarmill
03-30 Oxford, England - Zodiac
03-31 Brighton, England - Audio
04-01 London, England - Scala
04-03 Nijmegen, Netherlands - Doornroosje
04-05 Gothenburg, Sweden - Sticky Fingers
04-06 Malmö, Sweden [...]
I’m tired of the crowd and nonsense self-hype of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hotel’s bar. How did it attract the need-to-be-seen-and-stupid crowd so fast? It’s now added to my for-suckas-only list. Want some photo-tastic proof? Go here (beer bongs?).
Don’t get me wrong, the bands they get are still great, and I’ll still end up there [...]
Another entry for the Washington City Paper writers who are learning how to drive. Proceed carefully. Find past ones here.
Also tagged driving, JG, lessons, SD, Washington City PaperI have made a bit of noise regarding bands skipping DC, often hitting the area via Baltimore, but I am beginning to think I should keep my mouth shut. The main reason is that DC music fans do not bother showing up for incredible shows. For example, how is it possible Thurston Moore’s show at [...]
Also tagged culture, Music, Rock n Roll Hotel, Thurston MooreI already bought tickets, for $25 which is much less than the $150 LA told me they were later being sold for, for the Friday Terminal 5 MIA show in NYC, but that did not stop me from buying four tickets to the MIA show at 930 Club. Can’t wait!
Also tagged MIA, Music, NYC, Pitchfork MediaFirst, let me take one more opportunity to trash the DC music journalists. Your writing is terrible. Your opinions uninformed. Your tastes reprehensible. Your coverage racist. For good measure, let me throw in a specific critique of your coverage of Sonic Circuits is pathetic, as it consists almost entirely of regurgitating garbage PR releases rather [...]
Also tagged El Possible, Frans de Waard, Music, Rape Ape, reviews, Sonic Circuits, TL0741, Tone GhostingSuperstars make up this list of MIA In DC:
MIA
Spice Girls
Beastie Boys
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Given the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) screaming sensationalism of piracy’s effect on sales, it’s surprising how little noise the latest Neilsen SoundScan sales figures, especially those related to rap/hip-hop, generated. It is also interesting that while rap/hip hop sales are plummeting countrywide, the local scene is growing so strongly.
SoundScan’s year-over-year report revealed a [...]
After a hiatus, MIA In DC is back with some very sad news. Here’s who lacks the backbone to play in DC:
Thurston Moore, too cool for the District
Os Mutantes, too old to make it’s way over here
Matmos, too afraid to leaving NYC
Parts & Labor, none too impressed by their first gig here I guess
Smashing Pumpkins, [...]