MUSIC THREAD

The White Stripes have split.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/02/red-white-and-blue-the-white-stripes-break-up/

Considering all of Jack White's side projects, I guess this isn't surprising. Still very sorry to hear the news ... the Stripes are one of my favorite bands of the past decade or so.

 

I just wanted to say I heart Sleigh Bells. Seriously can't get enough of them.

 

Anybody been to Magnetic Hill in Moncton, New Brunswick?
U2 360 Tour finale there, June 30. Oh, and by the way, there's a certain crew from Montreal (plus two from Texas) on the undercard...

 

Maybe Insane Clown Posse can open. Surely they'd think the venue was a miracle.

 

Special guest MC: Ass Dan!

 

Agree on the greatness of the Stripes. They'll be missed.

And while Meg White wasn't the greatest drummer in the world ...

 

I've been listening to the Smith Westerns a lot lately. Good album.

Then again, I've been listening to ABBA a lot too, so yeah ...

 

Heard a sneak preview of the Drive-by Truckers' new album "Go-Go Boots" (out the 15th) online yesterday. Some dark subject matter, but the music itself is more laid-back. Really, not a single rocker in the bunch. "Used to be a Cop" is the closest. A little disappointed with Patterson's stuff on first listen, but I'll give it some time to grow on me. Cooley has a couple good songs that are essentially traditional country tunes (one's a cover) that, to me, evoke Townes Van Zandt. Even Shonna has a song that, for a change, doesn't suck. Good cover of Eddie Hinton's "Everybody Needs Love," too.

 

Gaga's single "Born This Way" is a trainwreck. I don't think anyone was expecting the second coming of the Thriller album out of her, but I think there was an expectation that she would progress creatively. Instead, she chose this lazily written generic gay rights club anthem as the first single on a much anticipated album.

 

New Radiohead drops on Saturday:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2011/02/radiohead-to-release-new-newspaper-album-king-limbs-saturday.html

 

You can almost smell the desperation.

Do us all a favor, Radiohead. For the transparent gimmick on your next album, make it be "all songs written and performed by Liars." That way we'd actually get a good album!

 

Bonnaroo lineup announced yesterday. This is damn strong:

Eminem
Arcade Fire
Widespread Panic
The Black Keys
Buffalo Springfield feat Richie Furay, Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Rick Rosas, Joe Vitale
My Morning Jacket
Lil Wayne
String Cheese Incident
Robert Plant & Band of Joy
Mumford & Sons
The Strokes
The Decemberists
Ray Lamontagne
Bassnectar
Iron & Wine
Girl Talk
Primus
Dr. John and The Original Meters performing Desitively Bonnaroo
Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
Pretty Lights
Florence & the Machine
Superjam ft. Dan Auerbach and Dr. John
Explosions in the Sky
STS9
Gogol Bordello
Beirut
Big Boi
Scissor Sisters
Gregg Allman
Ratatat
Global Gypsy Punk Revue curated by Eugene Hütz
Robyn
Warren Haynes Band
Deerhunter
Opeth
Atmosphere
Old Crow Medicine Show
Bootsy Collins & the Funk University
Wiz Khalifa
Matt & Kim
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
The Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Mavis Staples
Béla Fleck & the Flecktones
Chiddy Bang
Jovanotti
Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers
Loretta Lynn
Cold War Kids
The Walkmen
Devotchka
Wanda Jackson
Neon Trees
Portugal. The Man
Sleigh Bells
Amos Lee
Best Coast
Dãm-Funk
The Sword
The Drums
The Black Angels
School of Seven Bells
J. Cole
Nicole Atkins & the Black Sea Wavves
!!!
Junip
Freelance Whales
Justin Townes Earle
Ryan Bingham
Deer Tick
Band of Skulls
Sharon Van Etten
Abigail Washburn
Omar Souleyman
Twin Shadow
Kylesa
Man Man
The Low Anthem
Alberta Cross
Railroad Earth
Jessica Lea Mayfield
Smith Westerns
The Head and the Heart
Karen Elson
Beats Antique
22-20s
Phosphorescent
Clare MaGuire
Hayes Carll