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Who’s Who at Bonnaroo: Ladytron

By Bill Fanelli on June 4th, 2008

Apparently, Elvis Costello and The Beatles aren’t the only musicians hailing from Liverpool that are worth mentioning. Though it’s members have distinctly different backgrounds, Ladytron, made up of Helen Marnie (lead vocals, keyboards), Mira Aroyo (vocals, guitars, songwriter, keyboards), Daniel Hunt (guitar tracks, songwriter, keyboards) and Reuben Wu (keyboards, [...]

Who’s Who at Bonnaroo: Superdrag

By Bill Fanelli on May 28th, 2008

Being the honest guy that I am, I’d like to state, from the get go, that when I initially saw Superdrag on the Bonnaroo Lineup, I wrote them off. Just as I did 12 years ago, when I finally satiated my craving for their first hit “Sucked Out“, way back in 1996. [...]

Who’s Who at Bonnaroo: Ghostland Observatory

By Bill Fanelli on May 25th, 2008

It’s Sunday, June 15th and it’s 2:15 in the morning…do you know where you are? I know where I am. I’m somewhere between “This Tent”, “That Tent” and “The Other Tent” as I venture from Lupe Fiasco, catching a quick glimpse of Sigur Ros (okay, maybe more) along the way, and making [...]

Who’s Who at Bonnaroo: The Coup

By Bill Fanelli on May 24th, 2008

If you must see the entire four hour set of straight jamming by Phil Lesh & Friends, which will undoubtedly be nothing less than that, fear not…The Coup will be making two appearances at this year’s Bonnaroo Festival. Their first set is up against the “Dead man” and his friends (sure to get the majority) [...]

Who’s Who at Bonnaroo: Back Door Slam

By Bill Fanelli on May 19th, 2008

The well beyond their years, three-piece band from The Isle of Man, Back Door Slam, who derive their name from the Robert Cray song of the same name, is a heavy dose of pure blues and rock, laced with a slight Irish/Celtic undertone. The trio, all in their early twenties, is [...]

Who’s Who at Bonnaroo: Levon Helm and The Ramble On The Road

By Bill Fanelli on May 13th, 2008

Born, Mark Lavon Helm on May 26th 1940 in Marvell Arkansas, Lavon began playing guitar at the tender age of eight years old. It was about six years later when Lavon realized his true musical calling (the drums), while watching D.J. Fontana jam them behind Elvis Presley. Helm joined Ronnie Hawkins [...]

Who’s Who at Bonnaroo: Mason Jennings

By Bill Fanelli on May 11th, 2008

Happy Sunday fellow CoS readers! We’ve got one hell of a treat for you. Up until the very middle of June, Bill Fanelli will chronicle several Bonnaroo artists that he thinks you should see in our new feature, “Who’s Who at Bonnaroo.” Wouldn’t Dr. Seuss be proud? As with last month’s Coachella updates, you can [...]

Album Review: Nine Inch Nails – The Slip

By Bill Fanelli on May 6th, 2008

Just a mere two months after the debut of Ghosts I-IV, Nine Inch Nails releases yet another album. This 10-track album, entitled The Slip, was made available for free digital download, first thing this morning (May 5, 2008) with a physical CD and vinyl release come July. A blurb on the NIN homepage reads, “Click [...]

Justice Served: Tom Morello and friends riot at Park West (5/1)

By Bill Fanelli on May 2nd, 2008

If you were not at Park West last night for the Nightwatchman’s final stop of his seven-city “Justice Tour”, you may have just committed the most unforgivable offense of your life. This is especially if you purchased tickets to the show and chose not to go, but rather to scalp the tickets on Ebay, which [...]

CoS: Coachella Coverage: Final Wrap Up

By Bill Fanelli on April 29th, 2008

Laurie and I wanted to do a wrap up of the events that we either weren’t able to see, thought were worth mentioning, or just failed to acknowledge in our original Coachella coverage of Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3.
One event worth mentioning is the “Coachella Express”, a combined effort of both Coachella and [...]