My Morning Jacket: They may be from Kentucky, but don’t call ‘em Southern rock Posted on February 22, 2012 by dangrunebaum “I feel like the internet should be a free and open place. We can see how the music industry has been impacted by people stealing music on the internet, but there’s a larger issue about the fact that a lot of my friends can’t afford health care. Until we get that figured out, if my friends can’t afford healthcare I welcome them stealing music on the internet all day long.” – Jim James, My Morning Jacket Metropolis, Feb 22, 2012 Advertisement
Yokoso Kyogen: Manzo Nomura and Thane Camus bring “mad words” to the barbarians Posted on February 17, 2012 by dangrunebaum “The previous generation overcame war and disaster to preserve traditions, but we need to evolve.” Kyogen master Manzo Nomura IX Metropolis, Feb 15, 2012
Africaemo: Shouty raps, slashing beats—and a bottle of wine Posted on February 8, 2012 by dangrunebaum “Just to do Afrobeat would be boring, so we thought to bring in a completely different genre like emo rock would be an interesting clash of concepts,” explains keyboardist Yuki Abe. Metropolis, Feb 3, 2012
Anna Calvi: The English-Italian diva pens torch songs for the new millennium Posted on February 4, 2012 by dangrunebaum Are people around her concerned about her coming to Japan? “Concerned? About what?” she asks. Seems like Fukushima may have fallen off the international radar. “It’s my first time to Japan,” she says, brushing off the gloom-and-doom. “I’m really excited because I’ve always wanted to go there. It should be cool.” Metropolis, February 1, 2012
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