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(02/15/07 6:00am)
It's not that big a deal, I didn't get my arm cut off""just a
little bit of blood and a bruise""and six stitches""and a visit to
the hospital,"" shared Taking Back Sunday bassist Matt Rubano in
response to being knocked unconscious by a flying microphone
onstage two years ago. In addition to singer Adam Lazarra's
dangerous mic-lasso, Rubano is no stranger to unexpected popcorn
showers, a.m. water bucket drenchings and Lazarra's notorious Kama
Sutra abilities. And apparently the band wants more energy this
time around.
(02/11/07 6:00am)
As you return inside from the bitter cold you hope your
adventure out for Fall Out Boy's Infinity on High will be well
worth the walk in freezing temperatures. For some fans, your heart
might stop when you hear rap star Jay-Z's voice at the start of the
first track Thriller."" Worry not, there is no attempt at a
punk-rock rap""the band stays true to their hard-hitting lyrics and
energetic beats. There is only a guest appearance from Jay-Z as the
CEO of Def Jam, which owns Island, Fall Out Boy's label.
(02/05/07 6:00am)
During the final lines muttered on Bloc Party's 2005 release,
Silent Alarm, lead singer Kele Okereke states: ""What are we coming
to / What are we gonna do?"" While Silent Alarm flirted with a
plethora of different themes ranging from aggressive bass driven
post-punk masterpieces to electrifying house tracks, Bloc Party
never entirely delved into any single expression.
(12/14/06 6:00am)
1TV on the Radio, Return to Cookie Mountain
(12/11/06 6:00am)
The monk approaches the front of the room. His followers sit in
a Zen-like trance as he takes to the makeshift stage. He launches
into his first hymn:
(12/10/06 6:00am)
When we were first introduced to Brand New in 2001 with Your
Favorite Weapon, we heard a band with raw skills, pop-punk riffs
and lyrics full of teenage angst. After building a fan base by
touring relentlessly, Brand New went back to the studio to record
2003's Deja Entendu. Drastically different from YFW, it once again
showed extreme potential (they actually learned to play their
instruments), but many knew there was much more on the way.
(11/29/06 6:00am)
Poetry and music have a symbiotic relationship. Like oxpeckers
and large mammals in the African bush, these two genres of art have
a long-standing, mutual relationship of elitism. Musicians today
and even more commonly in the past often work in homage to their
favorite poets.
(11/26/06 6:00am)
The Daily Cardinal recently talked with Patrick Carney""drummer
of garage rock/blues duo the Black Keys""on how they harness their
low-fi warmth, the relevance of modern blues and Steely Dan's
influence on post-punk. The Black Keys are from Akron, Ohio, the
Rubber Capital of the World"" as well as the land of Alcoholics
Anonymous and the hometown of underground New Wavers Devo. The
Black Keys recently signed with the major label subsidiary Nonesuch
and are touring in support of their fourth release, Magic Potion.
They will play tonight at Club Majestic.
(11/14/06 6:00am)
Video Stores are cryptic places. You walk in and it's cold.
That's usually the case unless you're in Family Video, and then the
temperature is unknown and dependant upon an anonymous factor
you'll never in your life figure out. Sometimes you have something
in mind, and sometimes you don't.
(11/06/06 6:00am)
Well, it's Election Day. I know you've been pestered by people
on State Street, on Library Mall; you've probably gotten phone
calls and pamphlets and stickers and every opinion column in ever
newspaper has been urging you to go out and vote, cast your ballot,
etc. And, no surprise, I'm wholeheartedly encouraging you too.
Madison tends to be a fairly civic-minded city, so I don't worry
about the majority of us, which means I'm basically preaching to
the choir here. But, as Aaron Sorkin pointed out, that's how you
get them to sing. So go sing.
(11/01/06 6:00am)
For almost 20 years, Frank Black has been one of alternative
rock's weirdest and most original figures. As the frontman for the
Pixies in the late '80s and early '90s, he helped set the course
for practically any underground band to follow in the Pixies' wake.
After embarking upon a solo career mixing hard rock and post-punk,
he recently turned to Nashville for inspiration. His most recent
effort, the double-disc Fast Man Raider Man, is a sprawling,
charming collection of roots-rock, country and Americana augmented
with his trademark wit and weirdness. Before he plays the High Noon
Saloon tonight, Frank Black spoke with The Daily Cardinal.
(10/29/06 6:00am)
The third album from the pop-punk group My Chemical Romance, The
Black Parade, marks an ambitious progression for the band as they
experiment with old-school pop and transcend the idea of mere
""punk."" This New Jersey group surpasses 2004's Three Cheers for
Sweet Revenge with a new, edgier, theatrical sound. MCR have shown
a mature side that was not as apparent in their last three albums.
Fans and new listeners of MCR will not be disappointed with the
variety of incredible songs.
(10/25/06 6:00am)
After releasing two albums and giving us this decade's best
dance-punk-New Wave mash-up—""Danger! High Voltage""—years before
those kinds of songs became trendy, Electric Six are back with
their stellar new album, Switzerland. Dick Valentine spoke with The
Daily Cardinal recently in anticipation of the Electric Six's show
tonight at the Annex.
(10/23/06 6:00am)
When X released Wild Gift in 1981, they essentially dropped the
definitely statement on crumbling love to an unsuspecting world.
Combining John Doe's smarmy croon with Exene Cervenka's tuneless
growl, X's punk music was brash, energetic and desperate.
(10/16/06 6:00am)
A lot of things seem to be coming to an end right now. Maybe
it's the season. First is the downfall of legendary mega-sized CD
chain Tower Records. I guess alongside Yankees pitchers' planes,
school shootings and a congressional pedophilia scandal, a company
bankruptcy isn't all that sexy, but it's a big deal for the music
industry and signals, as Dylan said, that the times they are
a-changin'.
(09/26/06 6:00am)
Though the effect seems lessened three years into the current
glut of post-punk and new wave-revivalists, when the Rapture
debuted with the fantastic Echoes in 2003, their angular, spacious
dance-punk seemed, if not entirely unprecedented, at least very far
off the beaten path. In subsequent years, no other band has come
close to duplicating Echoes' abrasive edge or its weird, manic sex
appeal. Consequently, fans rabidly awaiting a follow-up have had
their hopes resting squarely on the band's shoulders for a long
time.
(09/21/06 6:00am)
TV on the Radio's latest album, Return To Cookie Mountain, is
the kind of gem music fans wait all year for. Brilliantly blending
avant-garde art rock, electronica and Beach Boys-inspired
harmonies—all threaded together with Eno-esque atmospheric
textures—the Brooklyn quintet have proven themselves to be on the
cutting edge while sonically maturing from their astonishingly
refreshing 2004 debut Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes.
(09/14/06 6:00am)
With mainstream music in such a sad condition, it takes a lot of
guts to be in a band like the Mars Volta. Their self-indulgent
psycho-psychedelic-salsa-laced-modern-progressive sound doesn't go
over well with your average Fergie fan, but The Mars Volta's
founding members—guitar virtuoso Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and vocalist
Cedric Bixler-Zavala—really do not give a damn.
(06/01/06 6:00am)
Sometimes, the only way to move forward is to take a step back.
For the Red Hot Chili Peppers, that means abandoning the direction
of 2002's extremely subdued, harshly reviewed By the Way and
returning to the grand alterna-funk glory with which they dominated
the '90s. Stadium Arcadium is a remarkably elucidatory title: The
Peppers are back to making commanding, stadium-deserving rock, and
they sound as comfortable there as in an Arcadian paradise.
(05/02/06 6:00am)
Summer means a lot of things to a lot of people. It's true, just
ask one. This summer promises awesome releases from high-profile
stars and talented underground hellraisers. The Cardinal takes a
look at which bands promise to be worthy of your iPod shuffle when
you're catching waves, soaking rays or sitting in your dark, dank
basement playing Grand Theft Auto\ and looking for a motorcycle to
steal.
