Click Track: April 11, 2010 - April 17, 2010
B-sides: Stacy Lattisaw on growing up as a child star
Lattisaw with Michael Jackson, many years ago. (Courtesy A. Smith & Co.) By Jesse Serwer The Post recently published a story about "Unsung," the excellent music biography series currently airing on the TV One network. The show has spotlighted...
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April 17, 2010; 12:00 PM ET |
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Coda: 9:30 memories, looking for the Mothership
9:30 club celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Two big stories bookended our week. J. Freedom du Lac's 9:30 club oral history that runs in Sunday's magazine is a great read and the online version - with photos, interviews, performance...
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April 16, 2010; 5:30 PM ET |
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Nick Cave, Beck, Underworld: Six memorable shows at the new 9:30 club
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: For one night in 1996, no doubt the blues was No. 1. (Ashkan Sahihi) By David Malitz In the previous blog post, Patrick Foster recounted his favorite memories of the old 9:30 club. Here are some...
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April 16, 2010; 2:50 PM ET |
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Butthole Surfers, My Bloody Valentine and more: Five memorable shows at the old 9:30 club
There was no forgetting a Butthole Surfers gig back in the day. (Courtesy of the Agency Group.) In Sunday's magazine our old buddy J. Freedom du Lac has a great oral history of the 9:30 club, the landmark local venue...
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April 16, 2010; 2:00 PM ET |
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In concert: Music from the Crooked Road: Mountain Music of Virginia at Reston Center Stage
The rich musical heritage of Virginia was well represented at Reston Center Stage Thursday night. (All photos by Evy Mages) By Scott Galupo To some Northern Virginia residents, "Lee Highway Blues" might refer to the mental toll of the morning...
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April 16, 2010; 12:15 PM ET |
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Jay-Z sues Red Sox slugger; Bone Thugs rapper denies assault charges; Peter Steele dies
99 problems for 40/40: Jay-Z is suing David Ortiz for giving his nightclub the same name as Jay-Z's nightclub. (Photos: Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Reuters/Adam Hunger) By Ally Schweitzer - Jay-Z is suing Red Sox star David Ortiz, claiming that the...
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April 16, 2010; 8:45 AM ET |
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Clicky shuffle: Random songs for Friday morning
By Joe Heim My iPod must miss Alex Chilton too. Today's shuffle kicks off with classic Big Star. Leave your shuffle in the comments. Big Star, "When My Baby's Beside Me" The Hold Steady, "Stuck Between Stations" Louis Armstrong, "Potato...
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April 16, 2010; 8:30 AM ET |
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Did President Obama find the Mothership?
POTUS and the Mothership? (REUTERS/Jim Young) By Chris Richards On Monday, we reported on the search for Parliament-Funkadelic's lost Mothership. From the looks of today's washingtonpost.com homepage, the Mothership appears to have been discovered by President Obama! (Or not)....
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April 15, 2010; 5:55 PM ET |
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Iceland volcano puts damper on Coachella, Culture Shock festivals
Iceland volcano: Best Sunn O))) visual effects ever. Also, bad news for U.K. bands trying to get flights to California. (AP Photo/Jon Gustafsson) By Ally Schweitzer Numerous European bands are canceling upcoming shows in the United States due to a...
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April 15, 2010; 4:15 PM ET |
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Taking sides: If "selling-out" is obsolete, why do the Black Eyed Peas still offend us?
Will the Black Eyed Peas perform with a man wearing a bird outfit? Yes. (REUTERS/Ross D. Franklin) Prophetic words from the Beastie Boys circa 1992: "Everybody's rapping like it's a commercial, acting like life is a big commercial." Today, that...
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April 15, 2010; 2:15 PM ET |
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Be specific: Amber Collins of No Speed Limit on the future of young bluegrass
Amber Collins and No Speed Limit are breathing new life into bluegrass. (Photo courtesy of the artist) By Chris Richards Bluegrass ain't dead. Not according to No Speed Limit, a young progressive bluegrass troupe from Southwest Virginia. A majority of...
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April 15, 2010; 1:15 PM ET |
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"How to Rap" and grading hip-hop's professors
Big Daddy Kane could have a future is a hip-hop professor. (Scott Gries/Getty Images) By Sarah Godfrey As a companion to his excellent book “How to Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC,” author Paul Edwards has...
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April 15, 2010; 12:15 PM ET |
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Video: Congressmen sing, Garth Brooks listens
By David Malitz As our buddies over at the Reliable Source report, Garth Brooks was in town Wednesday and enjoyed a special serenade from members of Congress. With some help from O.A.R.'s Marc Roberge (local kid done good, Wootton...
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April 15, 2010; 11:27 AM ET |
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Coachella guests shaping up, Bieber back on top, new videos from Maxwell, Flaming Lips and Best Coast
Gorillaz will be joined by two former members of the Clash at Coachella this weekend. By David Malitz - Coachella kicks off festival season in the California desert on Friday but there's plenty of news on the eve of the...
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April 15, 2010; 8:45 AM ET |
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By David Malitz If you think Nick Lowe is an overlooked late-'70s U.K. artist, the Homosexuals take that to the next level. Glad to see Pulitzer Prize winner Hank Williams in there, as well. And now I will return to...
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April 15, 2010; 8:20 AM ET |
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Local News: Prayer vigil for TCB talker Polo
By Sarah Godfrey Go-go band TCB announced this morning, via its blog, that a prayer vigil for the group's lead talker, Reggie "Polo" Burwell will take place this evening at Northeast Washington's Douglas Memorial United Methodist Church. Burwell has...
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April 14, 2010; 2:00 PM ET |
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In concert: Nickelback at Verizon Center
Nickelback: The song remains the same, and Chad Kroeger and his bandmates are just fine with that. (All photos by Jahi Chikwendiu/TWP) By Dave McKenna Military vehicles and all sorts of fatigue clad personnel were stationed throughout the city Tuesday...
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April 14, 2010; 1:30 PM ET |
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Mi Ami on why Bob Marley is on its album cover (Hint: It's not a tribute)
Don't count Mi Ami's Daniel Martin-McCormick (left) among Bob Marley's many admirers. (Photo By Ben Rayner) By David Malitz One of 2010's best records to date is Mi Ami's "Steal Your Face," an awesomely chaotic mix of punk, funk, dub...
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April 14, 2010; 12:00 PM ET |
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HFStival returns, jazz drummer Steve Reid dies, Steve Martin prepares for new album
Billy Idol headlines the newly returned HFStival this fall. (Photo by ShowBizIreland/Getty Images) By Ally Schweitzer - The 90s are back, featuring special guest, the 80s! This autumn the HFStival returns to the DC area with headliner Billy Idol. The...
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April 14, 2010; 8:47 AM ET |
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In concert: George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic at 9:30 club
George Clinton brought the funk to 9:30 club on Monday. Eventually. (All photos by Kyle Gustafson/FTWP) By Sarah Godfrey Homemade band T-shirts and poster board signs are things one would typically see at a concert helmed by a 16-year-old, not...
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April 13, 2010; 1:25 PM ET |
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Album review: MGMT, "Congratulations"
MGMT's followup to "Oracle Spectacular" is plenty confusing. (Photo courtesy Columbia Records) By Allison Stewart "I hope I die before I get sold," sings MGMT on its solid, if befuddling, new disc, "Congratulations," though the band must realize it's much...
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April 13, 2010; 10:30 AM ET |
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Singles file: LCD Soundsystem, DJ Premier, Thurston Moore
James Murphy's vocals are up-front on the latest LCD Soundsystem song. (Courtesy of Nasty Little Man) By Allison Stewart A weekly playlist for the listener with a one-track mind... LCD Soundsystem: "Change" James Murphy's almost-unadorned vocals are placed uncharacteristically...
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April 13, 2010; 10:15 AM ET |
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Album review: Gucci Mane, "The Burrrprint 2 HD"
By Sarah Godfrey The cover art for "The Burrrprint 2 HD," the new official mix tape from incarcerated Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane, is an opulent prison tableau: Gucci is sitting in a cell, wearing an orange jumpsuit, surrounded by...
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April 13, 2010; 9:30 AM ET |
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Album review: Tallest Man on Earth, "Wild Hunt"
By Patrick Foster Understand: Anyone singing their own songs while playing acoustic guitar still owes Bob Dylan. Meaning artistic classification is often down to which Zimmy period you're paying your debt to - and where you take it from...
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April 13, 2010; 8:45 AM ET |
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Album review: Clorofila, "Corridos Urbanos"
By Achy Obejas Clorofila, a.k.a. Jorge Verdin, is utterly in love with Mexican traditional sounds, crazy about electronica and, most important, urban beats. "Corridos Urbanos," his first fully realized solo offering, actually does honor the honest-to-God Mexican corrido -...
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April 13, 2010; 8:00 AM ET |
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Roger Waters rebuilds "The Wall"; LCD leaks
Pink Floyd's Roger Waters will tour to Washington this fall. (AP Photo/Remigiusz Sikora) By Chris Richards - To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pink Floyd's beloved double album "The Wall," Roger Waters will be playing the album in its entirety...
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April 13, 2010; 7:35 AM ET |
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Clicky shuffle: Random songs for Tuesday morning
By Chris Richards Shuffling machines appear to like up-and-coming Alabama rapper Yelawolf as much as I do. - Yelawolf, "Pop the Trunk" - Rotary Connection, "I Am the Black Gold of the Sun" - Yelawolf, "I Wish" - Renaissance Man,...
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April 13, 2010; 7:30 AM ET |
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Week ahead: MGMT's second effort, The Specials on TV
Questlove is a huge fan of Tune-Yards. She performs at DC9 on Wednesday. (Chrissy Piper) In concert: Today's Mothership story surely has you pumped to see George Clinton at 9:30 club tonight, right? What's the opposite of Funkadelic? That...
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April 12, 2010; 4:45 PM ET |
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In concert: Rokia Traore at Lisner Auditorium
Rokia Traore has successfully embraced rock-and-roll, as evidenced by her Sunday show at Lisner. (All photos by Kyle Gustafson/FTWP) By Mark Jenkins In her Washington debut eight years ago, Malian singer-songwriter Rokia Traore gently picked an acoustic guitar, accompanied by...
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April 12, 2010; 2:30 PM ET |
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Local News: Go-go band TCB releases official statement on condition of lead talker
By Sarah Godfrey Yesterday, Twitter and Facebook exploded with news and rumor about go-go band TCB's lead talker, Reggie "Polo" Burwell, who was reported to have fallen ill during a Saturday night show at Forestville's CFE Event Center. Information...
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April 12, 2010; 12:54 PM ET |
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In concert: Cham at the Crossroads
Grammy Award-nominated reggae artist Cham was on the screens of fans' camera phones at the Crossroads Club. (All photos Kyle Gustafson For The Washington Post) By Sarah Godfrey Bow Wow will always be called Lil Bow Wow, Jeezy will always...
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April 12, 2010; 11:30 AM ET |
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B-Sides: George Clinton, Bernie Worrell, Garry Shider and others on the search for the Mothership
George Clinton continues to bring the funk, but without the original Mothership. (Ade Johnson-AFP/Getty Images) By Chris Richards For today's Washington Post story about the search for Parliament-Funkadelic's lost Mothership, I called on members of the band to see if...
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April 12, 2010; 6:30 AM ET |
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George Clinton, Parliament-Funkadelic and a missing Mothership
The Mothership was an awe-inspiring stage piece, as seen in 1976 concert footage. (Shout! Factory Photo) By Chris Richards This is a story about a UFO. Not just any UFO. The Mothership. It might be the most awe-inspiring stage prop...
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April 12, 2010; 6:20 AM ET |
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Shakira builds school in Haiti; Willie Nelson's band will probably be sued; Apple latches onto chillwave
Shakira tours a makeshift camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as she prepares to build school for children displaced by the earthquake. ((AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa) By Ally Schweitzer - Colombian pop star Shakira is gearing up to build a school for children...
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April 12, 2010; 6:15 AM ET |
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Clicky shuffle: Random songs for Monday morning
By Sarah Godfrey Welcome to New York City circa 1996. Fortunately, one of the sultrier track's from L.A. electronica/funk/alt/R&B outfit J* Davey shows up to provide a bit of diversity. - Brand Nubian, "Step to the Rear” - Mic Geronimo,...
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April 12, 2010; 6:00 AM ET |
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