Archive for January, 2009

T.V. isn’t the only thing on Flight Of The Conchords’ mind…

By on January 14th, 2009

With the season two premiere of Flight of the Conchords a mere four days away, it’s incredible to think that the television/musical duo of Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie have much time to think about much else these days. But as we discovered in a recent article appearing on Billboard.com, the New Zealand natives will [...]

Rock History 101: Leonard Cohen – “The Partisan”

By on January 14th, 2009

The French get a bad rap in our military history books. Especially in the wake of anti-French sentiment in America during the early stages of the war on Iraq (remember Freedom Fries?), Americans are more apt to remember Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo than his success at Giza. France comes off, to many, as a country [...]

“The future is wide open” for Blink 182

By on January 14th, 2009

Nevermind all of those Pavement reunion rumors, because the real deal is here. That’s right, every undergrad’s favorite punksters are talking more about that reunion former bassist Mark Hoppus first hinted at last November, and it’s lookin’ good…well as good as a Blink 182 reunion could be. After former Blink drummer Travis Barker survived a [...]

List ‘Em Carefully: Top Ten Albums of 2001

By on January 13th, 2009

With all of last month’s end-of-year fun still very much in our minds, we decided to take a look back at some of our favorite albums from year’s past. You know, before 2007, or when CoS was officially up and running.Thus, we tapped Chris DeSalvo to takle a look at the Top 10 Albums of [...]

Where We Live: The Jersey Shore Sound

By on January 13th, 2009

With Where We Live, we usually like to give our readers information on a favorite concert venue, record store, or some other well kept geographical secret of the musical world. But sometimes a diamond in the ruff shines past the walls of a bar or a music hall, seeping into the mindsets of concertgoers and [...]

The obligatory “The Wrens are back!” news…

By on January 13th, 2009

Outside of the Coachella extravaganza, the other big piece of news currently filling the headlines is the supposed return of The Wrens. You know, The Wrens, that New Jersey based four-piece outfit who have captured the minds and teased the hearts of indie lovers everywhere with three stellar studio albums over a nine year span, [...]

Watch: Morrissey’s “I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris”

By on January 13th, 2009

When Morrissey unveiled his new track “I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris” last summer, we expected it to be followed up by a stunning video or well, at least something engaging. Instead, as we learned today, the video is extremely low key and mostly features Morrissey and Co. performing in front of a white background. [...]

TNK Spotlight: The Republic Tigers

By on January 13th, 2009

In the days leading up to the CoS sponsored Tomorrow Never Knows Music Festival, we’ll be spotlighting some of the acts scheduled to bring the music and the fun to Schubas Tavern in Chicago between January 14-18… At first glance, the city of Kansas City, Missouri clearly sounds like a definitive Midwestern baseball city, thanks [...]

The Great “Confirmation” Extravaganza

By on January 13th, 2009

As it turns out, it wasn’t until yesterday that the rest of the music blogosphere realized the 10th annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is a mere four months away, and with its lineup announcement imminent, it’s about time to start discussing all the current rumors relating to the California based event. At least, [...]

Pavement shares reunion plans, looks toward Coachella?

By on January 13th, 2009

After a two week hiatus, the reunion machine is again rolling at full steam, as evident by today’s news relating to the possible return of Pavement. Yes, if you believe the comments made by former guitarist Scott Kannberg in a recent interview with Loud and Quiet, the legendary lo-fiers could soon be coming to a [...]