http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/default.aspxenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20917.1142)Phoenix Media Communications GroupBoston,Music,Rock,Rap,Remix,Download,Metal,Punk,Review,Photos,Video,Indie,Cambridge,Somerville,Mp3,Album,Song,BostonPhoenix,WFNXMusiconthedownload@phx.comOn The DownloadOn The DownloadnoBoston,Music,Rock,Rap,Remix,Download,Metal,Punk,Review,Photos,Video,Indie,Cambridge,Somerville,Mp3,Album,Song,BostonPhoenix,WFNXYour new favorite Boston bandsBreaking bands, new songs first, old faves you forgot about: Boston Phoenix music snobs bring you songs, album leaks, mp3s, remixes, and video. Updated daily.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~3/Jt-G3cRW6ZA/review-thao-nguyen-and-the-get-down-stay-down-at-middle-east.aspxWed, 04 Nov 2009 21:40:00 GMTad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:596245onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download)0http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=596245http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/11/04/review-thao-nguyen-and-the-get-down-stay-down-at-middle-east.aspx#commentsvenue:Middle East UpstairsKnow Better Learn Fasterartist:The Get Down Stay Downartist:Thao Nguyendate:11-03-2009Photo: David Brusie On her new Kill Rock Stars release, Know Better Learn Faster, Thao Nguyen starts the song &quot;Easy&quot; with this line, spoken matter-of-factly: &quot;Sad people dance...<br/> <br/> Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?a=Jt-G3cRW6ZA:2uSLXehKSJs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~4/Jt-G3cRW6ZA" height="1" width="1"/>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/11/04/review-thao-nguyen-and-the-get-down-stay-down-at-middle-east.aspxhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~3/c1CuUvNs_pA/say-anything-at-the-house-of-blues-october-30.aspxTue, 03 Nov 2009 21:29:00 GMTad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:595151onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download)1http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=595151http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/11/03/say-anything-at-the-house-of-blues-october-30.aspx#commentshed:outvenue:House of Bluesdate:10-30-2009artist:Moving Mountainsartist:Say Anythingartist:Moneenartist:Eisleyno Click here for the full Say Anything slideshow (photo by Jerome Eno) It&#39;s not entirely clear whether or not indie-punkers Say Anything named their band after the classic &#39;80s flick (though as children of that generation, it seems pretty likely) bOn The Download Click here for the full Say Anything slideshow (photo by Jerome Eno) It&#39;s not entirely clear whether or not indie-punkers Say Anything named their band after the classic &#39;80s flick (though as children of that generation, it seems pretty likely) but Max Bemis, frontman of the six-man band, seems to have at least one thing in common with Cusack&#39;s Lloyd Dobler: unabashed earnestness. Throughout Say Anything&#39;s roughly hour-long set, Bemis repeatedly, and fervently, thanked the audience for showing up. Every third song or so, Bemis would take a moment to marvel aloud over the crowd they&#39;d managed to draw to the House of Blues. So not punk rock. However, with two fairly successful albums under their belts and a new self-titled record that dropped just today to considerable fan hype, I actually found their bald enthusiasm sort of refreshing. &nbsp; &quot;There are so freaking many of you guys,&quot; Bemis informed the crowd, who rewarded his observation with a roar of approval. That&#39;s because, despite treating their fan base like the hot chick in high school they just can&#39;t believe agreed to go out with them, these guys really know how to put on a show. The packed crowd at the HoB fairly seethed with anticipation, as they waited out the opening acts Moneen, Moving Mountains, and Eisley. A side note: Eisely is a family act for which Bemis&#39;s pixie-like wife, Sherri DuPree, plays guitar. While one might suspect some indie nepotism is solely responsible for their spot in Say Anything&#39;s tour, the female-fronted band is actually remarkably talented. The lead singer sounds a bit like Rilo Kiley&#39;s Jenny Lewis, with just a tad more angst. &nbsp; When Eisley relinquished the stage to the main act, Say Anything&#39;s fans were more than ready. As the sound of a ringing phone filled the venue, signaling the beginning of &quot;Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too,&quot; the crowd went -- forgive me this pun -- orgasmic. Decked out in matching short-sleeved white dress shirts and slacks, Say Anything&#39;s members looked like they had just escaped from a high school glee club rehearsal ... or maybe from the set of Office Space. Questionable attire notwithstanding, however, I genuinely like this band ... and thought they pulled off a pretty tight show. &nbsp; The set list struck a nice balance between a lot of fan favorites and some tracks off their latest album. Bemis warmed up the crowd with some old standbys, including his offbeat tribute to the Holocaust, &quot;Alive With the Glory of Love&quot; and &quot;Shiksa.&quot; (Did I mention the prevalent Jewish undertones they&#39;ve got going on?) Bemis has a very particular vocal style: screaming, half-talking, and often lisping his way through the songs -- and somehow, it all works, especially on tracks like &quot;Admit It,&quot; in which Bemis (methinks ironically) calls out all the poser-hipster-anti-establishment wannabes plaguing his industry.&nbsp; &nbsp; All six members maintained an admirable level of pep throughout what turned out to be a pretty short set. The boys stomped, jumped, and generally rocked out with unflagging energy from start to finish, and their amped-up audience followed suit. When the band played their newest single, &quot;Hate Everyone,&quot; (a sentiment apparently not felt at Friday&#39;s show) the crowd already knew every word. At the end of the show, Bemis struck a bargain with the house: They&#39;d end with a track off their first album, &quot;Is a Real Boy&quot;, if the audience would agree to sing along to two new ones like they were already old favorites. All readily complied. A not-quite-comprehensive set list for Say Anything&#39;s October 30 Boston show Say Anything set list 2009 Boston,Music,Rock,Rap,Remix,Download,Metal,Punk,Review,Photos,Video,Indie,Cambridge,Somerville,Mp3,Album,Song,BostonPhoenix,WFNXClick here for the full Say Anything slideshow (photo by Jerome Eno) It&#39;s not entirely clear whether or not indie-punkers Say Anything named their band after the classic &#39;80s flick (though...<br/> <br/> Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?a=c1CuUvNs_pA:3hgG2BRirNk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~4/c1CuUvNs_pA" height="1" width="1"/>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/11/03/say-anything-at-the-house-of-blues-october-30.aspxhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~3/Hj8iz6XNBEY/recap-snoop-dogg-devin-the-dude-and-redman-and-method-man-at-the-house-of-blues.aspxTue, 03 Nov 2009 01:17:00 GMTad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:594031onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download)1http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=594031http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/11/02/recap-snoop-dogg-devin-the-dude-and-redman-and-method-man-at-the-house-of-blues.aspx#commentsHouse of Blues BostonDJ SlimKuruptMethod ManLady of RageDazDevin the DudeRedmanSnoop DoggBefore leaving my apartment last evening - following a weekend of Halloween hysteria and anticipating what’s sure to be a debauchery-packed Election Day - I was hardly psyched about reviewing Redman,...<br/> <br/> Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?a=Hj8iz6XNBEY:9jSaln4U4Ec:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~4/Hj8iz6XNBEY" height="1" width="1"/>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/11/02/recap-snoop-dogg-devin-the-dude-and-redman-and-method-man-at-the-house-of-blues.aspxhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~3/PiroYIFdAUo/bands-you-ve-never-heard-of-dressing-up-as-bands-you-love.aspxThu, 29 Oct 2009 18:02:00 GMTad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:590264onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download)2http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=590264http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/29/bands-you-ve-never-heard-of-dressing-up-as-bands-you-love.aspx#commentsdate:10-29-2009Halloween 2009date:10-31-2009date:10-30-2009Shammstein, at P.A.&#39;s on Friday Halloween weekend is the only time of year during which you can choose between two -- yes, two -- Poison cover shows. Check out the local rock fare this...<br/> <br/> Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?a=PiroYIFdAUo:B-h8k68iUZw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~4/PiroYIFdAUo" height="1" width="1"/>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/29/bands-you-ve-never-heard-of-dressing-up-as-bands-you-love.aspxhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~3/aNeTFeEtxIc/a-chat-with-temper-trap-lead-singer-dougy-mandagi.aspxThu, 29 Oct 2009 15:24:00 GMTad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:590155onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download)1http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=590155http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/29/a-chat-with-temper-trap-lead-singer-dougy-mandagi.aspx#commentsvenue:Great Scottdate:10-29-2009eventid:53273artist:Temper Trapno Talking to Dougy Mandagi over a crackling connection between our office and his cell as he ambles along the streets of lower Manhattan, one might easily mistake him for just another 20-something Australian hipster-kid. He&#39;s definitely not. He&#39;s tOn The Download Talking to Dougy Mandagi over a crackling connection between our office and his cell as he ambles along the streets of lower Manhattan, one might easily mistake him for just another 20-something Australian hipster-kid. He&#39;s definitely not. He&#39;s the lead singer of latest It-band the Temper Trap, and Mandagi&#39;s distinctive vocals are arguably the band’s strongest asset. If you ask him, he&#39;s got no qualms about the fact that Temper Trap broke onto the U.S. music scene via this summer&#39;s indie rom-com 500 Days of Summer. Their insta-hit &quot;Sweet Disposition&quot; was featured prominently in both the film&#39;s trailer and score, netting the Aussies some serious media attention before their debut album, Conditions, had even been released in the States. In response to any naysayers who might think the band &quot;sold out&quot; early on, Mandagi is coolly zen. &quot;Can&#39;t please everyone,&quot; he says. Lucky for them, they seem to be pleasing quite a few people right now. Mandagi tells me how the band was enjoying their last couple of days in the Big Apple when we spoke on Monday, as cabs blared in the background. They just finished playing the CMJ Music Marathon, where they headlined the Bowery Ballroom and the Williamsburg Music Hall (a venue Mandagi touts as is his favorite in NY). The band&#39;s been busy promoting Conditions coast-to-coast over the past few weeks. They popped their US television cherry last Thursday, performing &quot;Sweet Disposition&quot; live on Jimmy Kimmel, an experience Mandagi describes as incredible, if incredibly nerve-wracking. Since the October release of the album, the Aussie foursome has been compared to the likes of U2 and Coldplay, thanks to their penchant for sweeping atmospheric anthems. Mandagi&#39;s versatile voice, which he can lift to almost falsetto-like proportions, has been likened to that of the late indie-darling Jeff Buckley -- a nod that Mandagi rightly embraces. &quot;We&#39;re in good company,&quot; he says in response to all these comparisons. Indeed, he cites U2 as one of the band&#39;s major influences, admitting that the Edge&#39;s guitar stylings in particular have had a significant impact on their own sound. TV on the Radio, Radiohead, and Massive Attack also made that cut. The Temper Trap, formerly called Temper Temper (apparently a band in Wisconsin already claims that name) won&#39;t have time to take much of a breather after their whirlwind US tour. Their last stateside stop will be right here in Boston, after which the guys will embark on a jaunt through Europe -- they&#39;ve already sold out nearly all their shows in the UK, which they now call home. So it would appear they&#39;ve got something good going, even if Mandagi laments the amendment of their name. Still, he reasons, &quot;I&#39;m sure the Beatles didn&#39;t really like their name, either.&quot; What&#39;s next? Mandagi claims he wouldn&#39;t mind dropping off the radar and &quot;disappearing off the face of the earth&quot; for a little while. With the way the band&#39;s star seems to be ascending, however, we&#39;re not sure that&#39;s going to be an option. --Alexandra Cavallo The Temper Trap play Great Scott tonight | 9 pm | $10 adv/$12 day of | www.thetempertrap.net Boston,Music,Rock,Rap,Remix,Download,Metal,Punk,Review,Photos,Video,Indie,Cambridge,Somerville,Mp3,Album,Song,BostonPhoenix,WFNXTalking to Dougy Mandagi over a crackling connection between our office and his cell as he ambles along the streets of lower Manhattan, one might easily mistake him for just another 20-something...<br/> <br/> Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?a=aNeTFeEtxIc:jIlPdetkQTw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~4/aNeTFeEtxIc" height="1" width="1"/>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/29/a-chat-with-temper-trap-lead-singer-dougy-mandagi.aspxhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~3/zLt9tR3A_V4/insane-clown-posse-at-the-palladium.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 15:36:00 GMTad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:588879onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download)0http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=588879http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/28/insane-clown-posse-at-the-palladium.aspx#commentshed:outartist:Insane Clown Posseartist:(hed)p.evenue:PalladiumRock &amp; Shockjuggalosbang pow boomfaygodate:10-18-2009no From WFNX: Begley Becomes A Juggalo Considering that Chris Faraone has already plumbed the horrorcore depths in the Phoenix this week, and that the definitive case study of Juggalodom has already been written, I could keep this Insane Clown Posse show reOn The Download From WFNX: Begley Becomes A Juggalo Considering that Chris Faraone has already plumbed the horrorcore depths in the Phoenix this week, and that the definitive case study of Juggalodom has already been written, I could keep this Insane Clown Posse show review brief: It&#39;s exactly what you&#39;d expect. But that wouldn&#39;t be any fun, so here&#39;s the gory details: Capping off a glorious Rock &amp; Shock weekend in Worcester, the Sunday-night show starring the interweb&#39;s most polarizing clown-rap duo struck me more a room-clearer than a crown jewel (disclaimer: I&#39;ve owned at least one ICP album in my lifetime and could probably recite the lyrics to &quot;The Neden Game&quot; under duress). But Insane Clown Posse turn out to be the biggest draw of the fest. On Main Street, we know we&#39;re in the right place when we spot the pickup truck with a Hatchetman logo on the rear window and a guy in a grubby Santa suit at the wheel. At the door, the Palladium staff greeted us with thousand-yard stares, the kind usually reserved for field nurses who&#39;ve done multiple tours in Vietnam. Inside, the venue is wall-to-wall bodies -- bodies slathered in clown makeup, dubious tattoos, and every imaginable permutation of Psychopathic Records gear: ICP hockey jerseys, “Wicked Clownz” prison jumpsuits, even a John Deere hat with the Hatchet Man on it. The place smells like a combination of sweat, weed, and Steak-umms. We watch ICP opener Hed PE -- purveyors of nu-metal reggae-rap -- from the nosebleed section, standing beside two older fellows who both look like Cliff from Cheers. Cliff #1 is here for ICP, while Cliff #2 is here with his genial, disabled 20-something son, who produces an enormous blunt and starts puffing as dad white-knuckles his wheelchair. Below us, the scene plays out something like a Boy Scout jamboree as envisioned by Clive Barker, the Hed PE frontman leading a deafening call-and-response (“When I say ‘Bitch,’ you say ‘Get the fuck out!’ ”) and rambling about pyramids on Mars. The walls shake with Juggalo war cries of “Woot! Woot!” When ICP&#39;s Dark Carnival appears, the stage scenery resembles the facade of a county-fair funhouse, topped with a spinning hatchet windmill. We&#39;re told to give it up for cage-dancing sideshow attractions &quot;Ape Boy,&quot; &quot;Many Faces,&quot; and DJ Clay. Then out come Violent J (a massive slab of clownflesh who looks pretty capable of delivering a mean scoop slam piledriver) and his wiry cohort Shaggy 2 Dope. From the first song, they’re already busting out a many-flavored arsenal of Faygo -- the Michigan soda brand and ultimate Juggalo sacrament -- and spraying it into the crowd. For the next hour or so, they plow through more than 20 songs in a set that includes new stuff off latest album Bang! Pow! Boom! and older joints from The Great Milenko days, when ICP was signed to the Disney-owned Island Records. Amazingly, they can go from a song about &quot;finding dead bodies all over the street&quot; to &quot;Juggalo Island,&quot; a peppy ditty about sandy beaches, volleyball, and mermaids who give great head -- truly, this is next-level subversiveness. But considering that they&#39;re managed to wedge quasi-Christian themes in a catalog that also contains &quot;Bugz on My Nutz,&quot; the Amazing Jeckel Brothers know how to juggle dissonance. They&#39;re big on spectacle, too. Between songs, bucket brigades of demonic clowns slop Faygo into the pit, and a flock of Michael Jackson impersonators attempt to moonwalk. &quot;Speaking of pedophiles ... &quot; Violent J cracks, before launching into &quot;To Catch a Predator.&quot; The theatrical money shot of the evening, the live rendition is basically a skit starring a nebbishy little kiddie-toucher who lusts after schoolgirls and a wrestler who exacts Juggalo justice by (I shit you not) throwing the pedo off a ladder onto a card table. The grand finale is &quot;Bang! Pow! Boom!&quot;, a cheery hey-ho-let&#39;s-go anthem Boston,Music,Rock,Rap,Remix,Download,Metal,Punk,Review,Photos,Video,Indie,Cambridge,Somerville,Mp3,Album,Song,BostonPhoenix,WFNXFrom WFNX: Begley Becomes A Juggalo Considering that Chris Faraone has already plumbed the horrorcore depths in the Phoenix this week, and that the definitive case study of Juggalodom has already...<br/> <br/> Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?a=zLt9tR3A_V4:gceTyPd6si0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~4/zLt9tR3A_V4" height="1" width="1"/>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/28/insane-clown-posse-at-the-palladium.aspxhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~3/5yVPCryJSpg/ticket-on-sale-alert-weezer-mighty-mighty-bosstones-mission-of-burma-and-more.aspxTue, 27 Oct 2009 22:12:00 GMTad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:588706onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download)0http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=588706http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/27/ticket-on-sale-alert-weezer-mighty-mighty-bosstones-mission-of-burma-and-more.aspx#commentshed:hottix&nbsp; The nerdy, boy-next-door types who have enough money to purchace and immolate everything you&#39;ve ever loved, just for the sheer bleeding hell of it. Weezer + Jack&#39;s Mannequin +...<br/> <br/> Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?a=5yVPCryJSpg:t1vkiBLddm8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~4/5yVPCryJSpg" height="1" width="1"/>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/27/ticket-on-sale-alert-weezer-mighty-mighty-bosstones-mission-of-burma-and-more.aspxhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~3/s9FDIkSf1dg/photos-youtube-goes-quot-u2ube-quot-for-its-first-ever-live-concert-broadcast-u2webcast.aspxMon, 26 Oct 2009 04:35:00 GMTad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:587690onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download)3http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=587690http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/26/photos-youtube-goes-quot-u2ube-quot-for-its-first-ever-live-concert-broadcast-u2webcast.aspx#commentsVideoyoutubeartist:U2&nbsp; No secret here: Google and YouTube, arguably the two most powerful entities on the web, are way, way behind in the live-streaming video space. While they&#39;ve lagged, UStream and...<br/> <br/> Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?a=s9FDIkSf1dg:cnScwwGuZWE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~4/s9FDIkSf1dg" height="1" width="1"/>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/26/photos-youtube-goes-quot-u2ube-quot-for-its-first-ever-live-concert-broadcast-u2webcast.aspxhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~3/fCQhPqI81Ns/rock-amp-shock-2009-misfits-type-o-negative-at-the-palladium.aspxFri, 23 Oct 2009 18:17:00 GMTad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:586208onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download)0http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=586208http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/23/rock-amp-shock-2009-misfits-type-o-negative-at-the-palladium.aspx#commentshed:outartist:Misfitsartist:Type O Negativevenue:PalladiumHalloweenartist:Saint VitusPeter SteeleRock &amp; Shockdate:10-17-2009Jerry Onlyno Misfits, &quot;Saturday Night&quot; So far, October has been a great month for me to live out my adolescent fantasies: In the span of one weekend, I not only got to shake Leatherface&#39;s hand, but also to see Type O Negative singing &quot;Love You to DOn The Download Misfits, &quot;Saturday Night&quot; So far, October has been a great month for me to live out my adolescent fantasies: In the span of one weekend, I not only got to shake Leatherface&#39;s hand, but also to see Type O Negative singing &quot;Love You to Death&quot; from five feet away. (Thank you, Rock &amp; Shock all-access press pass.) When we waltz into the Palladium on Saturday night, we arrive just in time for the tail end of Saint Vitus&#39;s set, which has an Anvil-ish whiff to it: &quot;Those of you who remember us, you are why we are here,&quot; the frontman tells us. &quot;Those of you who are seeing us for the first time, don&#39;t be too pissed off. Just go home, drop some acid, and listen to our records.&quot; The suggestion of mellowness isn&#39;t working so well: a burly guy suddenly lunges at top-hatted fellow perched on a ledge in front of us, trying to drag him off. Crazybrains is swiftly spirited away by a bouncer -- but not everyone will go down that easy tonight. When it&#39;s time for the Misfits, we wade through a sea of girls wearing T-shirts emblazoned with tit-cupping skeleton hands (signature Misfits merch). A clutch of teen boys have painted their faces up like Fiend skulls, infectiously stoked to see a band that&#39;s been around roughly 15 years longer than they&#39;ve been alive. We set up camp right next to the stage, under a sign that declares: &quot;No crowd-punching, head-walking, or fighting.&quot; The stage setup is impressive: flanked by two gigantic Fiend heads, a rib cage and an upthrust skeleton arm adorn one mic stand; in the center sits a drum set sprouting huge spikes, skulls impaled on every cymbal head. These guys really know how to work a theme. When frontman Jerry Only -- looking supernaturally jacked in his cutoff spiked jacket and black rubber tourniquets cinched around his arm, his oily devilock dripping down his face -- and the band launch into &quot;Teenagers from Mars,&quot; my face is right beside a speaker well. The sonic blast makes my chest palpitate. Their set mows us down in a machine-gun-style blur, with ratatat bursts of face-melting sludge. In a rare pause between songs, Only soaks us with water and barks: &quot;Are you ready to sing? Or are you ready to go the fuck home?&quot; The crowd erupts into a paroxysm of moshing. For me, the Misfits highlight of the night is &quot;Descending Angel,&quot; as the crowd howls the &quot;Oh-wah-oh&quot; chorus in unison. For the finale, Only rips all the strings off his bass. &quot;One more song!&quot; fans chant. Only good-naturedly responds: &quot;Aw, go fuck yourself.&quot; Then the Misfits banner falls, and Type O Negative&#39;s rises. A roadie brings out a coffin-shaped music stand with lyric sheets for lead singer Peter Steele, who soon emerges onto the darkened stage with the rest of the Drab Four (though tonight, keyboardist Scott Warren&nbsp; is standing in for Josh Silver, who&#39;s &quot;in school working towards certification as a paramedic&quot;). For Rasputin-inspired opener &quot;Dead Again,&quot; guitarist Kenny Hickey is wielding his guitar like a ray gun, blasting squall into the audience, while the vibrations from Johnny Kelly&#39;s jackhammer drumbeats rattle my legs through the floor. But by song #2 -- &quot;In Praise of Bacchus&quot; -- it&#39;s clear this set will be the dark, sanguine/mossy yin to the Misfits&#39; blistering yang: we&#39;ve hopped from 2-minute-long horrorpunk bursts to more languid 8-minute goth-rock ballads about chloroform living (&quot;Anesthesia&quot;) and werewolf women on the rag (&quot;Wolf Moon&quot;). But the moshing is still in full effect -- maybe a little too full. During heavy number &quot;The Profits of Doom,&quot; the bouncers drag a thicknecked dude (who&#39;s most like been crowd-punching, head-walking, or fighting) out of the heaving pit. He&#39;s kicking and spitting, and it takes three massive security guards to subdue him before they drag him out the door. &quot;HowBoston,Music,Rock,Rap,Remix,Download,Metal,Punk,Review,Photos,Video,Indie,Cambridge,Somerville,Mp3,Album,Song,BostonPhoenix,WFNXMisfits, &quot;Saturday Night&quot; So far, October has been a great month for me to live out my adolescent fantasies: In the span of one weekend, I not only got to shake Leatherface&#39;s hand,...<br/> <br/> Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?a=fCQhPqI81Ns:X9b7Vi90jG8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~4/fCQhPqI81Ns" height="1" width="1"/>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/23/rock-amp-shock-2009-misfits-type-o-negative-at-the-palladium.aspxhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~3/TmPs8gaA45k/juliana-hatfield-announces-new-album-sings-about-evan-dando-appoints-a-new-phoenix-music-editor.aspxThu, 22 Oct 2009 20:48:00 GMTad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:585688onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download)1http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=585688http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/22/juliana-hatfield-announces-new-album-sings-about-evan-dando-appoints-a-new-phoenix-music-editor.aspx#commentsartist:Evan Dandoartist:Juliana Hatfield&nbsp; We were surprised to learn that JULIANA HATFIELD has completed a new album called Peace and Love, which she produced, performed and recorded entirely on her own on an eight-track in her...<br/> <br/> Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?a=TmPs8gaA45k:i8foO-V7GFA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~4/TmPs8gaA45k" height="1" width="1"/>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/22/juliana-hatfield-announces-new-album-sings-about-evan-dando-appoints-a-new-phoenix-music-editor.aspxhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~3/PPFz8GHqvMw/review-dominique-eade-quartet-lake-street-dive-at-scullers-on-october-21.aspxThu, 22 Oct 2009 19:19:00 GMTad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:585639onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download)0http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=585639http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/22/review-dominique-eade-quartet-lake-street-dive-at-scullers-on-october-21.aspx#commentsvenue:ScullersGeneration Jazzdate:10-21-2009artist:Rachel PriceNew England Conservatoryartist:Lake Street Diveartist:Dominque Eade Quartet&nbsp; Lake Street Dive It&#39;s hard to say what in particular cast such a giddy glow over New England Conservatory&#39;s &quot;Generations of Jazz&quot; show at Scullers on Wednesday night. Maybe...<br/> <br/> Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?a=PPFz8GHqvMw:js1LfP3HHrA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~4/PPFz8GHqvMw" height="1" width="1"/>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/22/review-dominique-eade-quartet-lake-street-dive-at-scullers-on-october-21.aspxhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~3/dF-jupkghso/homework-assignment-2-pretty-and-nice.aspxThu, 22 Oct 2009 13:08:00 GMTad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:585433onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download)2http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=585433http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/22/homework-assignment-2-pretty-and-nice.aspx#commentshed:mp3otwhomeworkartist:D-Tensionno VIDEO: The honorable D-Tension presents, &quot;Can You Dig It&quot; 1. HOMEWORK For our second installment of Homework -- our still-shiny-new monthly series of brand new songs by local artists, produced under unreasonable deadlines and irrational guideliOn The Download VIDEO: The honorable D-Tension presents, &quot;Can You Dig It&quot; 1. HOMEWORK For our second installment of Homework -- our still-shiny-new monthly series of brand new songs by local artists, produced under unreasonable deadlines and irrational guidelines -- we looked to October itself for inspiration, and tapped the wuvable Lowell-rap phenom D-Tension for the goods.&nbsp; 2. THE RULES In honor of the great and often spooky month of October, please record one (1) song that: employs a catchy eight-note hook includes at least five (5) uses of the prefix octo- [e.g.: Octomom, octopus, octagon -- all good]includes ten (10) uses of boo -- used however you like [e.g.: My boo, That&#39;s boo-shit, boo-yah, etc. includes at least one Vincent Price sample is rad 3. GRADING Ooooh, we get little shivers right from the get-go with &quot;Can You Dig It&quot; -- and not just because Vincent Price plays D&#39;s hype man, but because hey wait a minute: isn&#39;t that eerie little melody from that episode of The Brady Bunch where they go to Hawaii and Greg eats shit while surfing because of Bobby&#39;s cursed little tiki thing? If it&#39;s not scary enough that you remember that, &quot;Can You Dig It&quot; is full of all sorts of (rule-satisfying) bits of terror. There&#39;s a flesh-eating nursing home assistant, a brief flash of the &quot;Octomom octopussy&quot; (which honestly made me jump a little in my chair) and plenty of left-field boo! drops (Boo Radleys, Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., Siouxsie&#39;s &quot;Peek-a-boo&quot;). Oh and D ends up getting his face eaten and liking it. Rad, indeed. Final Grade: A 4. THE SONGEnjoy. Throw it on a flash drive and give it to trick-or-treaters. It&#39;s scary good. DOWNLOAD: D-Tension, &quot;Can You Dig It&quot; [mp3]Boston,Music,Rock,Rap,Remix,Download,Metal,Punk,Review,Photos,Video,Indie,Cambridge,Somerville,Mp3,Album,Song,BostonPhoenix,WFNXVIDEO: The honorable D-Tension presents, &quot;Can You Dig It&quot; 1. HOMEWORK For our second installment of Homework -- our still-shiny-new monthly series of brand new songs by local artists,...<br/> <br/> Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?a=dF-jupkghso:WB4vaPZZOQk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~4/dF-jupkghso" height="1" width="1"/>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/22/homework-assignment-2-pretty-and-nice.aspxhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~3/z4n0VkrYzsQ/the-pains-of-being-the-pains-of-being-pure-at-heart.aspxWed, 21 Oct 2009 14:43:00 GMTad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:588433onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download)0http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=588433http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/21/the-pains-of-being-the-pains-of-being-pure-at-heart.aspx#commentshed:outdate:10-16-2009artists:Here We Go Magicvenue:Artists for Humanityartists:Pains of Being Pure at Heartartists:Cymbals Eat Guitarsartists:White Rabbitsno The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, at the Middle East in September 2009 Bad luck for indie-pop band the Pains of Being Pure at Heart: they drove up from New York for a concert in Southie on Sunday night, only to be greeted by a lackluster turnout, most liOn The Download The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, at the Middle East in September 2009 Bad luck for indie-pop band the Pains of Being Pure at Heart: they drove up from New York for a concert in Southie on Sunday night, only to be greeted by a lackluster turnout, most likely due to the wet snow that soaked a city still moaning about how it didn’t get a summer. The performance space at the Artists for Humanity building was only about a quarter full -- that’s 30 to 40 people, tops. But singer and guitarist Kip Berman remained unperturbed backstage before their show started. As his bandmates lounged on a brown leather sofa and played on their Macbooks, he talked about how pleased he was to be back in Boston. “We were here this past month, and it was a lot of fun,” Berman said, referencing his early September show at the Middle East downstairs. When Berman spent a summer in Boston when he was 19, he used to obsessively attend shows at the Middle East and T.T. the Bear’s. “It’s a thrill to come back and be on the other side,” he said. “It’s a joy to come back and be part of something I love.” Pains’ concert was part of the Kia Soul Collective, a 10-city tour that brought free music, art, and design to South Boston on October 16-18. Bands including White Rabbits, Cymbals Eat Guitars, and Here We Go Magic gave free performances all weekend in the Artists for Humanity building, where wall-mounted TV screens flashed cartoons and black-and-white drawings. But free stuff usually comes with a catch, and Soul Collective’s was that the entire performance space was decked out as a shrine to Kia. Perhaps most alarming was a 20-foot cardboard robot looming in the corner, sporadically shooting green laser beams out of its eyes. (I tried not to look directly at it, fearing that I’d be seized with the inexplicable urge to ditch my ’98 Volvo and purchase one of the two shiny Kias parked in the back of the room.) In fact, the only way to get tickets to this Pains show was to test-drive a Kia. The good news for Pains is that the people who did show up were enthusiastic. Clumps of twenty-something hipsters clustered around the railing, bobbing their heads energetically to Pains’ sweet, jangly songs. The band started off with “This Love Is Fucking Right!” and “Young Adult Friction,” the same two signature tunes that kicked off their Middle East show in September. Unfortunately, the space’s poor acoustics marred some of the catchiness of Pains’ pop; the drums overpowered the vocals and guitars, turning each song into a soupy mess not unlike the rain-soaked streets outside. But as Berman pointed out, the Kia Soul Collective tour is not exactly a typical show for PoBPaH. We can only hope that the next time the band comes to Boston, they&#39;ll find themselves in a venue more suited to their talents. --Emily Cataneo Boston,Music,Rock,Rap,Remix,Download,Metal,Punk,Review,Photos,Video,Indie,Cambridge,Somerville,Mp3,Album,Song,BostonPhoenix,WFNXThe Pains of Being Pure at Heart, at the Middle East in September 2009 Bad luck for indie-pop band the Pains of Being Pure at Heart: they drove up from New York for a concert in Southie on Sunday...<br/> <br/> Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?a=z4n0VkrYzsQ:I-W1cpwmwyg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~4/z4n0VkrYzsQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/21/the-pains-of-being-the-pains-of-being-pure-at-heart.aspxhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~3/LMfub12rnA0/unbelievably-exclusive-interviews-with-edan-and-ricky-powell.aspxWed, 21 Oct 2009 14:14:00 GMTad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:584344onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download)2http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=584344http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/21/unbelievably-exclusive-interviews-with-edan-and-ricky-powell.aspx#commentsRicky PowellTrafficEcho PartyEdanFive Day Weekendno Berklee-schooled Boston rap vet Edan might be second to Doom when it comes to hip-hop reclusivity (new word!). Like Metal Face, he surfaces with infinitely inspired projects whenever the hell he feels like it. A few hundred fans were fortunate enough to On The Download Berklee-schooled Boston rap vet Edan might be second to Doom when it comes to hip-hop reclusivity (new word!). Like Metal Face, he surfaces with infinitely inspired projects whenever the hell he feels like it. A few hundred fans were fortunate enough to dine with Edan this past Thursday at the Good Life, where he previewed his latest project, Echo Party, which drops on Five Day Weekend this November 17. As if free food and that appearance weren&#39;t sweet enough, &quot;The Fourth Beastie Boy&quot; Ricky Powell delivered hearty laughs as usual. The scene was boom bap nerd utopia; for his latest project Edan was commissioned to have his way with the deep Traffic Entertainment Group vaults in Quincy. Blessed with that opportunity, he composed a throwback opus by meticulously massaging in obscure synth strategies, analogue delays, and all sorts of other wondrously nerdy extra-dimensional effects. It wasn&#39;t easy, but we even convinced Edan to discuss his long and clandestine creative process in a video interview (not a very long one, but we&#39;ll take anything we get from this guy). Enjoy, and be sure to echo the word about his new album Boston,Music,Rock,Rap,Remix,Download,Metal,Punk,Review,Photos,Video,Indie,Cambridge,Somerville,Mp3,Album,Song,BostonPhoenix,WFNXBerklee-schooled Boston rap vet Edan might be second to Doom when it comes to hip-hop reclusivity (new word!). Like Metal Face, he surfaces with infinitely inspired projects whenever the hell he...<br/> <br/> Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?a=LMfub12rnA0:rQpxZGcbzlM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~4/LMfub12rnA0" height="1" width="1"/>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/21/unbelievably-exclusive-interviews-with-edan-and-ricky-powell.aspxhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~3/a51z8FeW6Lw/ticket-on-sale-alert-phish-clutch-westbound-train-david-archuleta-and-more.aspxTue, 20 Oct 2009 20:54:00 GMTad053fdd-4c7f-49f6-bf6d-6c53a7e614d5:584398onthedownload@phx.com (On The Download)3http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/rsscomments.aspx?PostID=584398http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/20/ticket-on-sale-alert-phish-clutch-westbound-train-david-archuleta-and-more.aspx#commentshed:hottixIn her affection for facepaint and shiny things, Lady Gaga is often mistaken for a raccoon. On sale Friday, October 23 Super Time Pilot + Ken Reid + Chris Coxen + Mehran + Sarah Heggan |...<br/> <br/> Support indie media! Read the rest at thephoenix.com . . .<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?a=a51z8FeW6Lw:_R5mrHIrGkc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PHXOnTheDownload?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PHXOnTheDownload/~4/a51z8FeW6Lw" height="1" width="1"/>http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2009/10/20/ticket-on-sale-alert-phish-clutch-westbound-train-david-archuleta-and-more.aspxPhoenix Media Communications GroupOn The DownloadnonadultYour new favorite Boston bands