Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 14, 2009, 12:00 pm
It’s that time of year again, where people take a look back at events/songs/movies/events that have happened in the past year and I will be no exception. Here is the first installment: The top three...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 13, 2009, 6:38 am
For more photos of Metallica from last night's show, check out myflickr photostream!
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 11, 2009, 3:00 pm
1. Alcoholic Faith Mission - "We All Have Our Shortcomings"2. Casper Bang - "The Other Half"3. Emanuel and the Fear - "The Rain Becomes the Cloud"4. The Swimmers - "A Hundred Hearts"5. Findlay Brown -...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 11, 2009, 2:00 pm
Written by: Brian CampbellSlayer - World Painted Blood Just hearing the title World Painted Blood should tell you most everything you need to know about it. The record is proof that Tom Araya, Kerry K...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 11, 2009, 1:00 pm
We are thrilled to share with you the first round of artists confirmed for Lilith 2010. A Fine FrenzyAnn AtomicAsh KoleyBrandi CarlileButterfly BoucherChairliftChantal KreviazukColbie CaillatCorinne B...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 11, 2009, 12:00 pm
William Fitzsimmons' "Covered in Snow" (now available on iTunes) filmed in Brussels, Belgium.When asked to comment on the song’s meaning to him, William said it was a reflection on his father wh...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 11, 2009, 11:00 am
The Phenomenal Handclap Band brings the party to Bowery Ballroom, in their last NYC concert of the year. This eclectic conglomeration of NYC DJs and musicians create a 60's psychadelic rock meets ...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 9, 2009, 7:00 pm
Written by Matthew Mendoza There’s a lot of expectation for the daughter of a legend. People will always have high standards for the new musicians of an icon’s bloodline. For Billy Joel’s daug...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 8, 2009, 11:32 pm
Shock Value 2 - Timbaland This week, Timbaland releases his second album with the "Shock Value" label. With the initial Shock Value, released in 2007, Timbaland had huge international commercial su...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 8, 2009, 12:00 pm
LIVE!The frustrating part of explaining Elvis Perkins and the Dearland album to strangers is that you set out excited about the songwriting ("he tells these great stories, better than Dylan almost"), ...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 7, 2009, 2:00 pm
Take a first listen to Green Day’s theatrical rendition of "21 Guns" (available for download later this month). On this track The Green Day is joined by the Berkley Repertory. This recording instan...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 7, 2009, 1:00 pm
This is a wonderfully quirky duo from the U.K. called Patrick & Eugene.This MP3, their cover of Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out Of My Head":http://download.themusebox.net/mp3/patrick_and_eu...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 7, 2009, 12:00 pm
30 Seconds to Mars - This Is War Perhaps it’s just a case of too much too soon, too popular too fast when it comes to 30 Seconds to Mars, because the band has been in a steady decline since the rele...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 4, 2009, 1:00 pm
1. Hollands - "Air Conditioned Heart"2. Awesome New Republic - "Dark Water"3. Why? 0- "Against Me"4. The Silent League - "Here's a Star"5. Sam Billen - "Different Lives"6. Kid Koala - "It's Al...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 4, 2009, 10:42 am
New York's Bowery Ballroom plays host to Elvis Perkins and band tonight.Perkins is touring in support of his second album, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, recorded with a band--after the scrutiny level...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 3, 2009, 12:00 pm
Adam Lambert - For Your Entertainment There’s no question that Adam Lambert is vocally talented. Anyone who followed this past season of American Idol will know this. And to anyone who didn’t foll...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 2, 2009, 8:26 pm
Percussion has never sounded so good. Erik Gundel, guitarist for Motel Motel, creates an amazingly unique, instrumentally rich style of music. Gundel’s music is as multi-instrumentally diverse as...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 2, 2009, 3:44 pm
For this week's music, we have Allison Iraheta, R. Kelly, and Juvenile. Just Like You - Allison Iraheta Just after American Idol,  Iraheta started working on her debut album. The 17-year-ol...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 2, 2009, 3:00 pm
American Idol Alum, Katharine McPhee is being featured as the iTunes Discovery Download for her cover of the holiday classic, “I’ll Be Home For Christmas.” You can download the song for free on ...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 2, 2009, 2:00 pm
CAST VERSIONS OF “JUMP” AND “SMILE”AMONG SONGS FEATURED IN “GLEE” WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, ON FOX GLEE SINGLES SURPASS THE 3 MILLION MARK Columbia Records and Twentieth Century Fox Televisi...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 2, 2009, 1:00 pm
You probably have heard that Michael Buble’s new album “Crazy Love” continues to sell like hotcakes – after hitting #1 on the Top 200 album chart its first two weeks out, his album continues t...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 2, 2009, 12:00 pm
After two years away, Editors are returning to the US for a long-awaited headlining North American tour this February in support of their highly anticipated new album In This Light And On This Evening...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 2, 2009, 11:00 am
Evan Rachel Wood guest stars in the video opposite Reeve Carney, Broadway’s next Spiderman. She is also starring in the upcoming Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark Broadway Production (directed by Julie T...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Dec 1, 2009, 11:00 am
Watch more AOL Music videos on AOL VideoThe Bravery is set to release their latest album, Stir The Blood, on December 1st. The band released a new video for their song, “Slow Poison”... what do y...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 30, 2009, 7:03 pm
Tomorrow, pop punk veterans, The Bouncing Souls will be releasing their last single of 2009. 2009 marks their 20th year as a band and to celebrate they have been releasing an mp3 single on the first o...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 30, 2009, 12:00 pm
The cast of Fox’s critically acclaimed new comedy Glee are ushering in the season with their own unique take on Wham’s classic holiday heartbreaker “Last Christmas,” available exclusively on i...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 25, 2009, 4:28 pm
Scott Seskind may very well be the undiscovered Bob Dylan. The independent folk musician carries a reservoir of talent and amazing songs that have gone unnoticed for some time. Seskind creates a power...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 24, 2009, 9:39 pm
For Your Entertainment - Adam Lambert Following American Idol, Adam Lambert had been working on his studio album. Lambert has been working with Ryan Tedder (OneRepublic), Greg Wells, Linda Perry, D...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 23, 2009, 4:13 pm
Through a press release blurb and a few songs posted online, I recently discovered local Westchester punk band, The Jukebox Romantics. They cited their influences as the Bouncing Souls, Rancid, and NO...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 20, 2009, 1:00 pm
0. Sia - "You've Changed"1. Seaspin - "Reverser" 2. Sherwood - "Maybe This Time" (mediafire)3. Dragon Turtle - "Moon Fallout"4. Windmill cover The National - "Big Boom" (Gentleman Losers Remix)5. ...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 20, 2009, 12:00 pm
OneRepublic - Waking Up - Interscope Records Let’s get this out of the way right from the start – sophomore slump? OneRepublic? Uh, no. It doesn’t take but a few minutes of their latest, Waking ...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 20, 2009, 11:00 am
Following their recent Stateside sojourn, where they appeared on The Letterman Show, as well as a trio of shows in New York and Los Angeles, The Cribs are pleased to announce a quick return across the...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 19, 2009, 1:00 pm
Happy depression, electronic doom painted over with shimmering vocal layers and symphonic guitar tones - this is Brim Liski. Complexly self-described as electrogaze dreamhop, painted over with shimme...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 19, 2009, 12:00 pm
So uncool, and so delightful. Walking into a party where there's barely a line, with a ticket that's free with RSVP, to dance for an hour until a band best-known in American for soundtracking ...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 19, 2009, 11:00 am
Somebody To LoveLeighton Meester | MySpace Music VideosMore info on Leighton Meester...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 18, 2009, 2:00 pm
Written by: Vanessa Machir and Stephanie GortonAt famed Joe’s Pub in New York, something strange and wonderful happens once a month: the Happy Ending Music and Reading Series. Curated by novelist ...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 18, 2009, 1:00 pm
How to make a variety show for adults? When you're tired of half-baked cabarets that take you back to bad college theater, Radio Happy Hour is a giant boon. Sam Osterhout and the team behind this ...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 18, 2009, 12:00 pm
Ukulele has long been an underappreciated instrument in contemporary music. Sprouting from the Hawaiian Islands, ukulele is finding it’s way into modern music, and is making a great contribution. Ne...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 18, 2009, 11:00 am
New music this week from Glee this week includes Bill Withers' "Lean On Me". All other tracks are availble on Glee: The Music, Volume 1 - on sale now everywhere!Pre-order for Volume 2 on iTunes s...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 17, 2009, 7:36 pm
With our 80th week of bringing you new music, we've got a great line up. So let's get started. Waking Up - OneRepublic With their globally popular and commercial successful first single,...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 16, 2009, 2:52 pm
I won’t be able to attend this event but I wanted to pass along the word incase any of you can… Punk legend, Ian MacKaye will be speaking at Franklin and Marshal College in Lancaster, Pennsylvani...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 13, 2009, 3:00 pm
1. The Bravery - "Spectator"2. The Wooden Sky - "Something Hiding For Us in the Night"3. Animal Kingdom - "Tin Man"4. Julie Peel - "Unfold"5. Cage the Elephant - "Back Against the Wall"6. Brim Liski -...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 13, 2009, 2:00 pm
This just makes me want to visit Japan! It looks kinda awesome.
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 13, 2009, 1:00 pm
Written by: Dallas MeckThe Swedes have done it again. El Perro Del Mar, along side fellow Swedish indie group Peter, Bjorn and John, filled Webster hall with the twee pop sound Sweden is been more rec...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 13, 2009, 12:00 pm
More info on "Glee"!!! Love that it's doing so well...GLEE’S MUSIC TOPS CHARTS DEBUT SOUNDTRACK IS #4 BEST SELLING ALBUM GLEE: THE MUSIC, VOLUME 2 IN STORES DECEMBER 8 (New York, NY: Columbia Re...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 13, 2009, 11:00 am
Written by: Dallas MeckAlways vulgar, always bumping, and always entertaining Peaches should be sure to bring the beats this Saturday the 14th at Terminal 5. She released her latest album in May calle...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 12, 2009, 1:58 pm
We have another new column for you on MCMB. Instead of "Folked-Up Friday", we now have Martin Baggs writing a new column called "NashVegas Stripped". This column will feature all the dirty details int...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 12, 2009, 11:00 am
Yael Meyer, who we covered a few weeks ago, has released a music video for her song "Heartbeat". Check it out!
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 11, 2009, 3:00 pm
Courtney Kaiser and Benjamin Cartel met after being placed on the same bill at the Knitting Factory, and out of this serendipitous meeting came KaiserCartel. The Brooklyn-based duo will perform at the...
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Spencer W. posted an article on My Crazy Music Blog - Nov 11, 2009, 2:17 pm
Indie Pop has always been a British dominated music genre. From as early as The Housemartins to as recent as Los Campesinos!, British musicians have been the ones to pave the road for new talent in In...
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