Brendan Benson talks “Jack White and his band”

By Alex Young on December 16th, 2009

The Raconteur voices off.

CoS Year-End Report: The Top 100 Albums of ‘09: 75-51

By Michael Roffman on December 15th, 2009

75. Florence Valentin – Spring Ricco

Spring means run in Swedish. Ricco is an allusion to the wealthy 16-year-old Riccardo Campogiani who didn’t survive the injuries caused by kicks to his head from his equally wealthy peers after a party in central Stockholm. If economic independence doesn’t prevent violent and extreme social behavior, then what [...]

Brendan Benson teams up with Cory Chisel for winter wonderland

By Alex Young on October 16th, 2009

Or tour… but we prefer defining it as the former.

Album Review: Brendan Benson – My Old, Familiar Friend

By Chris Coplan on August 20th, 2009

My Old, Familiar Friend is full of the Wings-esque stadium songs, all in the structure of overcomplicated pop songs. These are grandiose declarations of love lost and gained, and the complexities of being a human, far removed from the obscure, often artsy lyrical content and musical construction of his Raconteurs bandmates.

Bonanza of Brendan Benson bulletins!

By Chris Coplan on August 5th, 2009

The only thing that makes us more happy than alliteration is when Brendan Benson, solo artist and one-quarter of the Raconteurs, announces a boatload of music-related news, including an album available for streaming and a few choice tour dates.

Brendan Benson finds a Familiar Friend

By Michael Roffman on June 21st, 2009

Jack White and Jack Lawrence aren’t the only Raconteurs busy these days…

More news that was not Bonnaroo…

By CoS Staff on June 15th, 2009

This past weekend, Consequence of Sound packed our bags and traveled to Manchester, Tennessee to take in the sights and sounds of Bonnaroo ‘09 – more on that to come. We already shared some of the news making headlines while we were gone. Here are some more: