WHILE YOU WERE OUT…
Jan 04, 2012
In which we let you know some of what's been happening around here and in the music world - news, features, MP3s, videos - over Christmas and New Year's.
BY THEE EDITORS
So - how were your holidays, Katy Perry and Russell Brand? Or Sinead O'Connor and... hmm, can't remember what her soon-to-be ex-husband's name is? Or all you BLURT readers? We'll tell you how ours were - exciting! No, that's not true; they were kinda dull, as there wasn't a whole heck of a lot going on (although we did get staff iPads for Christmas, which was pretty neat, and we're hard at work on a Blurt app already). But we stayed open for business just the same, as there were a few ripples here and there in the music biz that seemed worth documenting. Lots we missed, or were just too lazy to write about too. Since a good number of you were away from your desks over last couple of weeks - as evidenced by a lot of vacation responses we got back from emails, as well as a marked decline in Twitter activity (not at the BLURT Twitter account, though) and more than a handful of seemingly inactive blogs - we thought now would be a good time to offer up a reprise of some of what did happen. See below, and welcome to 2012....
Features:
2011 IN REVIEW: The Blurt Top 50 Albums
2011 IN REVIEW: Our Writers Pick the Best and Worst of 2011
2011 IN REVIEW: Artist Of The Year - tUnE-yArDs
FAREWELL Music World Passings of 2011
TUNE IN TO YOUR OWN SPIRIT: Remembering Joe Strummer
BLURT PRESENTS THE GOODS: Christmas Gift Card ‘n' Exchange Guide
THE SINGLES SCENE II: Indie 45s Round-Up
News You Can't (But Might, or possibly Should) Lose:
Most Repulsive Website of 2011: Is Anyone Up?
Phone App to Locate Indie Record Stores Released
Iggy Pop Action Figure (Anatomically Correct?) Released
Mothers of Invention's Motorhead Sherman Passes Away
Arcade Fire & Decemberists Place New Songs on Hunger Games Soundtrack
Captain Beefheart's Unreleased Bat Chain Puller Album Gets Release Date
Howe Gelb Talks Vic Chesnutt, Rainer & More
Watch a 3 Hour Video of Guns N' Roses Live Last Month in L.A.
Genesis P-Orridge Documentary Trailer Offered for Download
Radio Birdman Box Set & Reissues in the Works
New Elvis Presley Museum Opens
Kevn Kinney Teams With Golden Palominos' Fier for New Album
Rock's Back Pages Salutes Artists Over 50 in their 2011 Poll
Something about Hall & Oates..... zzzz....
Something about Paul McCartney and a standards album... zzz...
MP3 & Video Postings:
Cat Power - "King Rides By" (new version; video)
ESG, LCD Soundsystem & Peaches do Franz Ferdinand covers videos
Stephaniesid - "Multiply" video (premiere)
Cuddle Magic - "Moby Dickless" MP3 (premiere)
Lykke Li - Lost Sessions EP MP3s
Diplo - Express Yourself EP teaser
Pontiak - "Lions of Least" MP3
The xx - "Open Eyes" Video/MP3
Ting Tings - "Hang It Up" video
Brian Wilson/Beach Boys - "Little Saint Nick" MP3
Tom Maxwell - Occupy-Themed "Jacob Marley" video
Yuck's Daniel Blumberg, as Oupa - "It's Rough" (Smog cover) MP3
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - "He Said I Can" live video
Panda Bear - "You Can Count On Me" video
Thievery Corporation/Mr. Lif - Occupy-Themed "United Tribes" video
Joni Mitchell, James Blake, Rebecca Hall video?
Key Reviews:
CD
Joe Grushecky and the Houserockes - We're Not Dead Yet
Crooked Still - Friends of Fall EP
Freestyle Fellowship - The Promise
Luke Roberts - Big Bells and Dime Songs
Morgan Agren, Henry Kaiser & Trey Gunn - Invisible Rays
Ralfe Band - Bunny and the Bull
Concert
Iggy & the Stooges - San Francisco 12-4
Matthew Sweet - San Francisco 12-27
Scratch Acid & Dinosaur Jr - Portland 12-16
23rd Annual Warren Haynes Christmas Jam - Asheville 12-10
Paul Simon - Hollywood, FL 12-6
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