Lux Interior

My friend D, who writes for Black&White in Birmingham, AL, just sent me his article on the passing of The Cramps' Lux Interior. I was not a fan of The Cramps, but D can make me interested in just about any artist he writes about. Enjoy -K

Humility a No-Show at the Brit Awards 2009

Due to a busy week I just got around to watching the Brit Awards last night. More than one artist started their acceptance speech with “Finally!” Hahahaha

With the Grammys fresh on my mind, U2 starting the show singing Get on Your Boots was a bit anti-climatic as was Coldplay’s performance. Is anyone else scared of Bono’s Herman Munster shoes? --J

Living Things Release New Album

Are they listening to judakris??? Regular readers may remember our shambolic trip to the Creepy Crawl for their gig a few summers ago, which in the end remains one of my fave judakris nights out despite their strange behavior. You can read our reviews here and here. The new song isn't bad. The look and sound are very retro. I noticed even though St. Louis is mentioned a number of times in their on-line bio, they don't have a St. Louis gig date scheduled. Probably a good thing. --J

The Killers - Video for Spaceman

Spaceman is my favorite track of the new record and I was hoping for a perfomance video. I just saw the new video and my first impression is that it is one part Velvet Goldmine, one part Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut, and one part American football. --J

The Only Choice for Half-Time Show

As we ride the high from the Inauguration I was pleased to see that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band had been selected as the Half-Time Show performer for the Super Bowl. No so-called "amazing" collaborations were on the schedule. They brought an authentic American stadium rock show to an All-American evening.

We watched it live at 1:00am this morning. That and the amazing Steelers touchdown was worth how tired I feel today. --J