tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200438979171018072011-11-27T15:50:03.708-08:00where you can sit down and get yourself back in order . . .jdm7http://www.blogger.com/profile/10704602256669755754noreply@blogger.comBlogger291100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320043897917101807.post-87994141103802425882008-01-21T21:33:00.000-08:002008-01-21T22:20:39.146-08:00

Okay kids—start saving your penny's!As reported by Pitchfork, this years Coachella line-up is out of the bag and is shaping up to be one of the most impressive festivals to date.See for yourself (bold for artist we're excited about):Friday April 25—Jack Johnson, The Verve, Raconteurs, The Breeders, Fatboy Slim, Tegan and Sara, Madness, The Swell Seasom, The National, Animal Collective, Slightly

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Finally had the opportunity to see The Bravery tonight with members of "Team Sea Wolf 2.0" and friends.Show was opened by English up-and-comers, Switches.For a band that is over a month away from their first proper release—these guys played a solid set with plenty of confidence and charisma to boot.The best part of Switches was their manner in which they played. It was clean but raw—and you could

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After missing their original date last year due to van problems, Sea Wolf made their way back to SLC with an appearance in support of their release Leaves in the River at Kilby Court.While the support bands didn't offer too much of a warm up (except for Emme Packer who was brilliant)—Sea Wolf played a fantastic set.From the first note, you knew you were in the presence of real talent.Sea Wolf,

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As reported this evening by Pitchfork, one of the greatest bands of the 90's, Portishead has announced dates for their upcoming spring tour with a promise of more to come.If you are anywhere near these shows, make sure you cue up early for tickets.2008 is quickly shaping up to be an amazing year for music!

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We went to sleep and just woke up to find out that its a new year!Merry Christmas; Happy New Year!Best albums of the year were: M.I.A., The Perishers, Sea Wolf (thanks Singer), Arcade Fire, Interpol, Editors, Bat For Lashes, Blonde Redhead, Low, The Thermals, and of course, Sigur Rós & Radiohead. It was a good year for music.So whats on the horizon?Outside of Portishead and Morrissey—We'll see.

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Tonight's screening of the Sigur Rós film Heima at the Tower Theatre was a huge success.With well over 200 in attendance, the night went off very well. Everyone enjoyed the film and appreciated having the screening in Salt Lake City.The film, as reviewed in previous posts, was amazing. We are so glad we had the opportunity to see and hear it on the big screen.As stated in our introduction, a copy

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After a few weeks of email exchanges between the label and organizers in the area, The BGLC is proud to announce that a screening of the Sigur Rós film Heima will take place next week at the Tower Theatre.Details:WHEN: December 4th, 7:00pmWHERE: Tower Theatre (near corner of 9th & 9th)Admission will be $2.00 per person.Learn more about the film here.For more information on the screening, contact

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On the heals of announcing new tour dates and plans for two releases in 2008, Morrissey continues to churn the promotion machine with a defamation lawsuit over construed comments in a recent NME interview.As reported by Pitchfork, in his interview with the NME, Morrissey was asked if he would return to live in England. What followed was his view of England's lost identity as opposed to other

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We've been away for a few weeks and have way too many things to post. So, here's a overview of the many things we would have posted had we been around to do so.• Led Zeppelin release another "new" compilation and sell out tickets to a one off reunion show.• Morrissey cancels his last date of his tour in Florida, signs a new record deal and announces new tour dates in France and the UK. A new

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Several youtube postings from last week's webcast are fueling the likelihood that Radiohead is close to announcing their upcoming tour.Check out the videos below:And our favorite from the session—a Smiths cover:

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We at The BGLC have had several Memorable Music Moments over the years. Now, when we say Memorable Music Moment, we are specifically talking about the first time we listened to something knowing that it had changed us forever.A few examples:X - Under The Big Black Sun (1982)Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain (1983)Cocteau Twins - Sunburst and Snowblind (1983)The Smiths - What Difference Does It

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Well, its been a few weeks since Radiohead stunned us all with the "pay what you want" release of In Rainbows. If you are like us, you've been playing it quite frequently. Maybe too frequently?To give the album tracks a fresh feel, maybe you'd like to hear them played live?Thanks to The Rawking Refuses To Stop, you have the opportunity to do just that.The fine folks at the Los Angeles-based MP3

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Let this be a lesson to everyone . . .When Morrissey is on tour, make sure you check www.morrissey-solo.com EVERYDAY!Kristeen Young, who has been opening for Morrissey for most of the shows supporting Ringleader of the Tormentors, has confirmed on morrissey-solo that she has been asked to leave the Morrissey tour.During Tuesday's show in New York, Ms. Young made a statement (or series of

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Long time punk/folk/social issue artist Billy Bragg was awarded the 2007 Classic Songwriter award this month at Britain’s biggest and most respected music event, the Q Awards.As reported on the superb music blog, Parasites and Sycophants,Bragg attended a gala performance at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The Queen was there to preside over the re-opening of the newly refurbished arts center,

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As reported by Pitchfork, Johnny Marr has been named Visiting Professor at the University of Salford in Manchester. According to the University website, Professor Marr "will be delivering a series of workshops and masterclasses to students on the BA (Hons) Popular Music and Recording degree at Salford."This won't be the first time Johnny Marr has "taught" pop music hopefuls how its done. Without

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The first time we saw and heard M.I.A. was on the now defunct MTV program Subterranean in March of '05. At first, we were more intrigued then impressed. As popular music artists go, her background is fairly unique.The daughter of a Tamil militant, M.I.A. (real name, Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam) spent the first part of her life on the move. At 6 months, her family left London for Sri Lanka. As

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This day in music history:• The Beatles recorded "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (1963), and finished guitar and vocal parts for their single ‘Hello Goodbye’ at Abbey Road studios. (1967)• The soundtrack to The Sound Of Music was at No.1 on the UK album chart, spending its 132 week on the chart. The Beatles were at No.2 with 'Sgt Pepper's' and Scott Walker was at No.3 with 'Scott.' The Soundtrack to

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While in New York for a screening of their stupidly beautiful '06 Iceland tour documentary/concert film Heima, Sigur Rós were interviewed on an NPR show. Although they claim that they, "love the band Sigur Ros" in their post, its clear that The Bryant Park Project are occasional listeners at best.All involved probably "love" U2, Sting, Enya, Kanye West, Madonna and the collective hodge podge of

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When we first found out that Morrissey would be playing at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, UT (approximately 30 miles south of Salt Lake City) we knew this would be a rare opportunity to see a musical icon. To date, we had never been to a Morrissey show (beside the Zephyr show in '02—which was probably the best Morrissey show we've attended) in a venue that held less than a few thousand people.

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Three days after our post entitled The RIAA, Jammie Thomas & Radiohead, CNN (yeah, the news agency) posted this article in their "entertainment" section.Entitled "Are record labels dead?", the article touches on a few items that seem almost TOO coincidental to the points made in our posting.We're not claiming that we are the only people out there writing on how record labels are evil or how bands

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From Geoff Barrow on the Portishead blog:"as to the new album , we met the label the other day which was good , i dont think we scared them too much..well mabey a little. going to london to have a listen in a proper studio soon but until then were just mixing the stumps ,stems.whatever. ---------thinking about names ---------films looking really good"Meeting with the label reps, thinking of names

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According to Pitchfork, Radiohead's In Rainbows had over 1.2 Million downloads on it's first day of release. While actual sales figures have yet to be released (if they'll be released at all) we feel its safe to say that they have a hit CD on their hands . . . again.A full review of the album is currently in the works. Until then, we can let you know that the album "Kicks A"!If you haven't gotten

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There are a lot of items and topics that we at The BGL centre intend on discussing in the future: Favorite albums, favorite live shows, how we were introduced to a song/artist, where our blog name comes from, opinions, reviews and news.Basically—we intend on discussing everything music.If its not clear as of yet, this is a music based blog. Today, we want to pay hommage to the best music news

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Last week The Recording Industry Association of America (or RIAA) won a "key victory" in its fight against copyrighted song sharing.Jammie Thomas, a 30-yr-old Brainnard, Minnesota mother of 2, was ordered to pay $222,000 ($9,250 for each of the 24 songs focused on in the case) in damages to the six record companies named in the suit.The suit claimed Thomas had broken copyright laws by sharing

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We've been trying to write a review for the latest Perishers' release for some time now. For some reason, we keep going in circles and we just can't get it right.So, before another week passes by, here's the skinny:The new Nettwerk Records' release is titled Victorious. The 13 track album logs in just under 44 minutes.If you like the previous two Perishers' releases, you'll like this album.If you

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As reported by The Vancouver Sun and Pitchfork, a 20-year-old man from British Columbia died Monday, September 24 at the Smashing Pumpkins show in Vancouver.What the crap?!What's worse—this isn't the first time a fan has died at a Pumpkins show. In May of 1996, a 17-year-old girl from Shanagarry, County Cork was crushed to death at a Smashing Pumpkins concert at the Point Theatre in Dublin. It's

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Due to good fortune, we were able to secure tickets to a free, corporate sponsored show for They Might Be Giants. While the headlining act was good, the most impressive part of the night was the opening band: Oppenheimer.The duo consisting of Rocky O'Reilly & Shaun Robinson, both hailing from Belfast, Northern Ireland, brought an honest energy to the night that, frankly, wasn't matched at any

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Dear Mr. Vedder,We'd like to preface this by saying, we think you are an amazing artist. Undoubtedly, you have reached the heights of stardom so many struggling artists can only dream of attaining. Dare we say, you are a legend.With that said . . . please stop releasing albums.It's not you, it's us—you just don't do "it" for us anymore.Take for instance your recent release, Into the Wild (Music

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Felt it appropriate to start with some Smiths related news for the first official post.Tonight in Tijuana, Mexico, Morrissey kicked off a pretty ambitious tour with a very impressive set.Intro: JerusalemBilly BuddLondonYou Have Killed MeAll You Need Is MeStop Me If You Think You Heard This One BeforeIn the Future When All Is WellNational Front DiscoStretch Out and WaitWhy Don’t You Find Out For

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