http://consequenceofsound.net Think Fast, Listen Slowly Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:51:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For our American readers, a happy Fourth of July to you! For everyone else, a happy weekend to you! And like the awesomely awesome online music publication that we are, we got a treat for all of you. Ok, so it's not on the Foo Fighters playing for Barack level ... http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/07/03/mp3-remix-friday-mixtape-lxii/ April Smith, with her band, The Great Picture Show, is just inches away from hitting the mainstream beat. Some might say centimeters. She's that close. Already her music's found its way onto feature-length films, such as the Rob Schneider-led Wild Cherry, in addition to popular television shows like MTV’s The ... http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/07/03/listen-april-smith-and-the-great-picture-show/ This week, Clutch, that stoner-rock band that refuses to sell out, will embark on yet another U.S. tour. Of course, given their yearly average of 100 shows, it's more newsworthy when they aren't on tour than when they are. And as we recently learned, we won't have to worry about ... http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/07/03/clutch-answers-fans-with-more-tour-dates/ When not hanging with The Cave Singers -- though, as you'll see, that's a rare occurrence -- and getting down and dirty with their main outfit, Black Mountain, Amber Webber and Joshua Wells keep busy with quite the elaborate side project. I speak of Lightning Dust of course. And in case ... http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/07/03/lightning-dust-shines-infinite-light-everywhere/ Probably not, especially given that 50% of the legendary Swedish foursome, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, have long expressed their desire NOT to reunite, but ABBA is indeed rumored to be among the replacements being considered to fill the 50-date void now present in the schedule of London's O2 Arena. ... http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/07/03/could-abba-reunion-serve-as-o2s-replacment-for-michael-jackson/ Another day, another revelation relating to Michael Jackson. As the dust begins to settle and more and more details begin to surface, we're learning more about the most recent on goings of the pop icon, specifically that he was working on two new studio album at the time of his ... http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/07/03/reports-michael-jackson-was-back-to-being-a-music-making-machine/ La Roux is swimming against the current. At first, it appears a solo act, but look a little closer and you will find that alongside talented androgynous singer Elly Jackson sits Ben Langmaid, an equally able producer. They are a balanced duo, aping past influences Pet Shop Boys and Eurythmics. ... http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/07/03/album-review-la-roux-la-roux/ Still very much all about being wild and free, Akron/Family has announced another leg of North American tour dates in support of their latest studio effort. Beginning later this month, the New York City-based outfit will kick off three months of engagements, consisting of both a slew of festival appearances ... http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/07/02/akronfamily-set-%e2%80%98em-wild-set-%e2%80%98em-free-for-another-few-months/ Eerie? Certainly. Fascinating? Without a doubt. CNN has obtained footage of Michael Jackson rehearsing for his "This is it" London residency just two days before his death. The clip, which sees Jackson performing "They Don't Care About Us", appears to add some validity to the belief that the iconic pop ... http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/07/02/watch-michael-jacksons-final-rehearsals/ What is there to say about Mike Judge's magnum opus, Beavis and Butt-head?  Everything has been thrown at these two obnoxious yet addictive animated metal heads. Spawned from MTV's prime-time cartoon sludge fest Liquid Television (of Aeon Flux and Milton fame), characters Beavis and Butt-head were pegged as controversial by ... http://consequenceofsound.net/2009/07/02/cinema-sounds-beavis-butt-head-do-america-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/