Archive for November, 2007

Pumpkins not quite ‘smashing’

When Billy Corgan announced that the Smashing Pumpkins would be getting back together after their break up in 2000, I responded with immediate chagrin. I knew from the get-go that James Iha would never return to the band and that D’arcy Wretzky had disappeared into the ‘90s rock ‘n’ roll abyss...

November 29th, 2007 | A&E | Read More

Mute Math: Catch ‘em live

Mute Math is one of those bands that I just have never paid much attention to. I listened to their album a couple of times when it came out earlier this year but quickly tossed it aside for bigger and better things. It’s not that I thought that their self-titled debut was bad, but I didn’t hear anything...

November 8th, 2007 | A&E | Read More

Feist at the Ryman

There’s something to be said about having your song featured on one of the omnipresent iPod commercials. Apple has a knack for finding the most infectious songs being ignored by the general public and turning them into money in the bank. Before “1234” by Feist was tossed into the national spotlight...