Click Track: August 29, 2010 - September 4, 2010
Coda: Rock the Bells' rough afternoon; double-dose of Dirty Projectors; local hip-hop mixtape overload
A Tribe Called Quest were one of the highlights of Rock the Bells. (Kyle Gustafson/FTWP) We began the week recovering a looooong day with many delays at the hip-hop mega-festival Rock the Bells. A Tribe Called Quest and Wu-Tang Clan...
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| September 3, 2010; 6:40 PM ET |
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B-sides: Mavis Staples talks Prince, Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan and President Obama
Staples has worked with a bard and a Prince -- and she's been imitated by a king. (Marvin Joseph/TWP) By Chris Richards There's one colossal figure that looms largest in the life of gospel icon Mavis Staples: Her late father...
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| September 3, 2010; 4:20 PM ET |
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For indie rockers, 'jam band' increasingly no longer a shameful term
More and more indie rockers are saying it's OK to like Trey. (Kyle Gustafson/FTWP) By Aaron Leitko On Saturday, Vampire Weekend will headline at Merriweather Post Pavilion. It will be the New York-based indie-rock quartet's first gig at the Maryland...
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| September 3, 2010; 3:45 PM ET |
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Mavis Staple teams with Wilco frontman for album 'You Are Not Alone'
Mavis Staples collaborates with Jeff Tweedy on her new album, "You Are Not Alone." (Marvin Joseph, TWP) By Chris Richards Mavis Staples is just a kid, plopped cross-legged on the living room floor. Her father, Roebuck "Pops" Staples, is strumming...
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| September 3, 2010; 3:08 PM ET |
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Lists: A highly selective list of awesome things Lady Gaga has worn on her head
This Lady Gaga headgear didn't even make the top five. (Suzanne Plunkett) By Allison Stewart With a world tour lasting through at least next April and a new album likely after that, Lady Gaga, like the poor, will always be...
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| September 3, 2010; 12:30 PM ET |
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Poll: Who will play 9:30 Club first: Kele or La Roux?
Will either performer take the 9:30 Club stage before the year is over? (Kele photo: Sarah L Voisin/TWP, La Roux photo: Courtesy of the artist.) By Chris Richards They're like two British electro-pop unicorns racing into oblivion: London duo La...
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| September 3, 2010; 11:45 AM ET |
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Chris Brown comeback continues; I.M.P. sues Montgomery County; Radiohead approves of fan-made live DVD
By David Malitz - The legal wrangling over the the new Silver Spring music hall continues. I.M.P. - the local concert promotion company that owns the 9:30 Club - is suing Montgomery County, Maryland over illegal funding of the...
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| September 3, 2010; 8:55 AM ET |
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Clicky shuffle: Random songs for Friday morning
By Chris Richards "Cold Gettin' Dumb" might be my favorite Mantronix-produced non-Mantronix track, and "G-Spot" might be my favorite Prince-penned non-Prince track. - Just Ice, "Cold Gettin' Dumb" - Jill Jones, "G-Spot" - Faith No More, "Midlife Crisis" -...
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| September 3, 2010; 8:30 AM ET |
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FreeFest updates: No Die Antwoord, no word on T.I.
No South African hip-hop at this year's FreeFest -- Die Antwoord has bailed (Photo courtesy of the artist.) By Chris Richards We're fixated on Virgin Mobile FreeFest today and have two new updates about the line-up for the Sept. 25...
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| September 2, 2010; 2:15 PM ET |
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News: T.I. arrested on drug charges
T.I. is in trouble with the law. Again. By Chris Richards Just moments ago, Click Track asked who's missing from this year's Virgin Mobile FreeFest line-up. Now, an act currently booked for the mega-fest may or may not be showing...
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| September 2, 2010; 12:20 PM ET |
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Taking sides: Who's missing from FreeFest?
Why isn't this woman performing at FreeFest? (Kyle Gustafson/FTWP) On Wednesday morning, promoters added three more acts to the already sprawling line-up at this year's Virgin Mobile FreeFest. Could this thing possibly get any bigger? Oh, definitely. In this week's...
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| September 2, 2010; 12:15 PM ET |
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Be Specific: Dirty Projectors frontman Dave Longstreth talks Kanye, MJ and Merle
Sometimes the man in plaid feels like Mighty Merle. (Photo by Tom Hines.) By Allison Stewart In part one of Click Track's conversation with Dirty Projectors' frontperson Dave Longstreth, we talked about multi-lingual groupies and the DP's (mostly) unexpected success....
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| September 2, 2010; 12:00 PM ET |
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Farewell, Paste Magazine -- Founder and editor Josh Jackson suspends print publication
By Aaron Leitko Paste has called it quits, at least as far as the print product goes. In a meeting held Tuesday afternoon the Georgia-based magazine--which covered music, film, and the softer side of indie-rock--made an announcement to its...
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| September 2, 2010; 9:30 AM ET |
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Katy Perry tops Billboard; Goodbye Paste Magazine; Hello soon-to-be-re-opened Howard Theatre
With the No. 1 album in America, Katy Perry is walking on sunshine. Or cotton candy. Or fiberglass insulation. Or whatever that stuff is. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid) By Chris Richards - Katy Perry has the highest selling album on Billboard with...
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| September 2, 2010; 9:15 AM ET |
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Clicky shuffle: Random songs for Thursday morning
By Erin Williams As the season unofficially draws to a close with the onset of Labor Day, let's all say "bye bye bye" to summertime with Sly and the Family Stone. Sly and the Family Stone, "Hot Fun in...
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| September 2, 2010; 9:00 AM ET |
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Be Specific: Dirty Projectors frontman reflects on spoils of success, super-niceness of Solange
Well-educated Dirty Projectors groupies may find this man staying at a high-altitude hotel on the outskirts of town. (Photo: Mia Ferm) By Allison Stewart It only took seven albums, but Brooklyn band Dirty Projectors became an overnight sensation with the...
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| September 1, 2010; 2:00 PM ET |
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In concert: Avenged Sevenfold at Jiffy Lube Live
Avenged Sevenfold schlocked out at Jiffy Lube Live, Tuesday. (All photos by Kyle Gustafson/FTWP) By Dave McKenna Avenged Sevenfold loves the quaint gimmicks. As the California shock metallurgists opened Tuesday's loud and fun set at Jiffy Lube Live, a stagehand...
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| September 1, 2010; 12:00 PM ET |
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Miranda Lambert leads CMA nominees; Big G to stay at WKYS; More acts added to FreeFest
Gimme five: Miranda Lambert leads this year's CMA nominees. (AP Photo/Josh Anderson) By Chris Richards and Aaron Leitko - Miranda Lambert leads this year's CMA nominations with five. (Does that make her the Lady Gaga of Nashville?) This year's awards...
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| September 1, 2010; 9:00 AM ET |
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Clicky shuffle: Random songs for Wednesday morning
By Chris Richards Songs written while living in exile are definitely the saddest. Caetano Veloso, "Maria Bethania" Eightball and MJG, "Daylight" The Flirts, "Passion" Prince Royce, "Corazon Sin Cara" Mariah Carey, "We Belong Together"...
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| September 1, 2010; 8:45 AM ET |
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Local news: New mixtapes from RAtheMC, Kingpen Slim, Black Cobain and Fat Trel
RAtheMC and Fat Trel were two of four local rappers to release new mixtapes today. By David Malitz Clear out some room on your iPod because local rappers have decided that Aug. 31 is the day to inundate you with...
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| August 31, 2010; 4:00 PM ET |
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Be specific: Unnatural Helpers on short songs and short-lived lineups
By David Malitz Unnatural Helpers get to the point and then get out. The Seattle band's new album, "Cracked Love and Other Drugs," is 15 songs and clocks in at well under half an hour, so don't expect a...
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| August 31, 2010; 3:30 PM ET |
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In concert: Jim Avett at Iota
Jim Avett is enjoying his moment in the mini-spotlight. (All photos by Josh Sisk/FTWP)ji By Dave McKenna Family ties are plentiful in the music business, but there aren't many careers launched like Jim Avett's. He's given up the day job...
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| August 31, 2010; 1:33 PM ET |
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Singles file: Kanye West f. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver and Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj is the weak link on Kanye West's new track. By Allison Stewart A weekly playlist for the listener with a one-track mind... Kanye West featuring Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver and Nicki Minaj: "Monster" Yeezy goes "True Blood"...
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| August 31, 2010; 11:15 AM ET |
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Album review: Jenny and Johnny, "I'm Having Fun Now"
Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice make a twinkly album together. By Allison Stewart The Johnny in Jenny and Johnny is Johnathan Rice, the underrated Scottish singer-songwriter; the Jenny is Jenny Lewis, the ever-so-slightly overrated Rilo Kiley frontwoman, solo artist and...
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| August 31, 2010; 10:50 AM ET |
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Album review: Kingpen Slim, "The Beam Up 2"
Kingpen Slim is another local rapper worth hearing. (Kyle Gustafson/FTWP) By David Malitz There are generally two basic paths a rapper can take on a mix tape - focus on a specific aesthetic or tackle a wide-ranging group of...
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| August 31, 2010; 10:31 AM ET |
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Album review: Ryan Bingham, "Junky Star"
Ryan Bingham's Oscar nomination hasn't changed his sound. (Brandon Wu/FTWP) By Allison Stewart It was one of the stranger career trajectories in recent memory: Ryan Bingham, a mid-level singer-songwriter with a slim back catalogue, was rescued from folkie purgatory by...
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| August 31, 2010; 9:55 AM ET |
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Guns N’ Roses in concert controversy shocker; Randy Johnson, rock photog; Arcade Fire takes you back home
By David Malitz - Guns N' Roses played mega festivals Reading and Leeds in the U.K. over the weekend and things were predictably disastrous. Late arriving, going past curfew, blasting the promoters from the stage. Pretty much as expected...
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| August 31, 2010; 9:44 AM ET |
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Clicky shuffle: Random songs for Tuesday morning
By David Malitz "LDN" is an appropriate song to pop up on the last day of August, a sort of farewell to summer. Lily Allen, "LDN" Morrissey, "I Like You" Joy Division, "Disorder" The Fresh & Onlys, "Feelings In...
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| August 31, 2010; 8:30 AM ET |
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Week ahead: Trey Songz visitz Constitution Hall; Local rapper Kingpen Slim drops "The Beam Up 2"
The singer will be dreamy and the crowd will be screamy. Trey Songz performs at DAR Constitution Hall, Saturday. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) By Chris Richards If you go to one concert this week, make it: R&B heartthrob Trey Songz when...
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| August 30, 2010; 3:00 PM ET |
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Riffs: My "Ultimate Running Mix"
Who needs a personal trainer when you have Lungfish? (Photo: Jon A. Evans) By Chris Richards Please pardon this extremely self-indulgent autobiographical blog post, but I ran in a ten mile race, yesterday. It wasn't pretty, but I finished the...
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| August 30, 2010; 2:45 PM ET |
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In concert: Rock the Bells f. Snoop Dogg, Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest and Lauryn Hill at Merriweather Post Pavilion
Method Man and GZA helped Wu-Tang Clan turn in the best performance at Rock The Bells Sunday. (All photos by Kyle Gustafson/FTWP) By David Malitz Hip-hop may very well be the definitive American music genre and this year’s edition of...
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| August 30, 2010; 12:52 PM ET |
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Bjork and Ennio Morricone win Polar Music Prize; Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood to host CMAs
Bjork, who is always wearing something awesome, accepted the Sweden's Polar Music Prize, Monday. (Fredric Sandberg/AFP/Getty Images) By Chris Richards - Icelandic singer Bjork and Spaghetti Western film score maestro Ennio Morricone accepted Sweden's Polar Music Prize today. We'd love...
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| August 30, 2010; 11:00 AM ET |
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Clicky shuffle: Random songs for Monday morning
By Erin Williams Get the work week started with a kick from The O'Jays, who know that now matter what, it's never less than four days away. The O'Jays, Livin' For The Weekend Jennifer Lopez, "If You Had My...
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| August 30, 2010; 8:15 AM ET |
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