Archive for June, 2009

Album Review: Chickenfoot – Chickenfoot

By on June 15th, 2009

★★★★☆

The quartet signifies the best of what happens when four talented musicians, who have nothing to prove, come together, leaving their egos at the door to simply create an album that satisfies them.

Watch: Depeche Mode soldiers on in “Peace”

By on June 15th, 2009

Back in February, the first single from Depeche Mode‘s latest full-length, Sounds of the Universe, wowed viewers with an outstanding, cinematic music video. “Wrong“, directed by frequent Feist collaborator, Patrick Daughters, is a sinister and panicked ride as a man, bound, gagged, and eerily masked, struggles to free himself from a moving car. Needless to [...]

Watch: Green Day lets loose on MySpace’s The List

By on June 15th, 2009

Here’s something that’s probably true: One of the most talked about releases of 2009 came in the form of Green Day‘s latest foray into concept albums, 21st Century Breakdown. Here’s something else that’s probably true: The pop-punk masters have no bigger following than that of the MySpace community. So perhaps it should come as little [...]

U2 webslings to Broadway

By on June 15th, 2009

Bono’s a big comic book dork? Where does he find the time?

Willie Nelson keeps it Classic

By on June 15th, 2009

Whether you’re a long-haired country boy on the road again or an old-fashioned outlaw still kicking it out West, there’s no doubt within your hearts that the legend that is Willie Nelson makes his way into your life with nothing but a song and a guitar. If this sounds like your type of lifestyle, then [...]

Album Review: Mandy Moore – Amanda Leigh

By on June 15th, 2009

★☆☆☆☆

Mandy Moore may have pulled herself out of the malls, but she’s yet to get the mall out of the girl.

The news that was not Bonnaroo…

By on June 15th, 2009

Yeah, so, believe it or not, but other stuff does actually happen while Bonnaroo goes down. Don’t ask us why…

Farewell, Bonaroo 2009!

By on June 15th, 2009

After four days of torrential downpours, grueling heat, and some of the most mind-numbing music ever heard by man, the 2009 edition of the Bonnaroo Music Festival has come to an end. Soon, we’ll present you an extensive recap of all that was this year’s festivals, reviewed and photographed by the Consequence of Sound staff. [...]

Broken Records prep U.S. debut

By on June 14th, 2009

Can’t say we’re at all surprised with this one. After all, way back in February of 2008, we wrote the following: “It’s getting to the point, where there are just too many talented, young bands in Europe these days and it’s beginning to get quite hard to keep up. Fortunately for Scottish natives Broken Records, [...]

Interview: Izza Kizza

By on June 14th, 2009

Recently, Cap Blackard sat down with rapper Izza Kizza to discuss everything from the way music’s released nowadays to current video game trends.