The Occurrence - Category: Music
What We're Digging Right Now - Painted Palms
Melissa Bobbitt 0Simultaneously looking forward and back, Painted Palms' Forever encompasses the best of pop-rock past, present and future. With jangly guitars, whirling synths and the faraway vocals of Christopher Prudhomme, the album lifts the soul and...
Feb 2, 2014Foster the People 'Coming of Age' on New Album
Melissa Bobbitt 1Foster the People aren't much for the wocka wocka wocka when it comes to song subjects. Their big hit, "Pumped Up Kicks," was a commentary on gun violence in schools. But they may have had...
Jan 20, 2014Album Review - Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, 'Wig Out at Jagbags'
Melissa Bobbitt 0Stephen Malkmus and the JicksWig Out at JagbagsMatador Stephen Malkmus is the Loki of alternative rock. Who knows when he's being serious, ironic, scathing, etc.? All we do know is that when he sings, people listen....
Jan 6, 2014Jim Cook Is Chasin' His Dreams
Melissa Bobbitt 0Image by Kate Ryder Full disclosure: This artist is a pal of PhantEye's blogger. Musicians' bios often suffer from delusions of grandeur. PR spin doctors build up tinkering nobodies as though they were the second coming...
Dec 29, 2013Beyonce and the New Era of Music Videos
Melissa Bobbitt 0"Pretty Hurts" still courtesy Melina Matsoukas Where were you at the stroke of midnight EST on Friday, December 13, 2013? For once, us homebodies were rewarded for our introverted ways, gifted by one of the ultimate...
Dec 16, 2013Will Daft Punk 'Get Lucky' at the Grammys?
Melissa Bobbitt 0The nominees for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards were announced Friday, Dec. 6, and it seems Captain Obvious is the presiding judge. Lines were blurred, robots "got lucky" and a teen Kiwi ruled them all....
Dec 9, 2013Best of 2013
Melissa Bobbitt 0Mystical singing space cats. The resurrection of the Thin White Duke. "YOLO" versus "Y.A.L.A." The year in music circa 2013 was a zany one that was forward-thinking (everybody's droppin' the bass these days) and reverent...
Dec 2, 2013Thankful for Music
Melissa Bobbitt 0Photo courtesy Elena Roussakis/Creative Commons Happy Thanksgiving and Chanukah to those who celebrate! This time of year, as we're conjuring up our best-of lists, we remember how much we music fans have to be thankful for....
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