Enjoy last night's rendition of 'Give It 2 Me' (at Roseland Ballroom) below.
MP3: Madonna - The Power Of Goodbye
MP3: Madonna - The Power Of Goodbye
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Kaiser Chiefs & The Walkmen @ Roseland: Powered Up Pac-Men
So, it seems like just yesterday that I was explaining how I haven't stepped foot into Roseland since college - oh wait, it was! As luck would have it, I wound up at Roseland yet again last night for the NME-curated Annuals-Walkmen-Kaiser Chiefs triple bill. There was also a very loud rumor (a la Ticketbastard's purchase page) about Editors making an appearance at the show as well. Sadly, this was not a reality (see below).
Not to fret, I thought. Even though I arrived late and missed Annuals, I entered the ballroom just in time to catch my beloved Walkmen. I think last night served as my 9th or 10th time seeing the guys and sadly, it was positively the worst.
I'm not sure if it was the extraordinarily poor sound, the short set, or the multitude of new tracks/lack of crowd-pleasers but something was very off. Perhaps it was a combination of all those factors. Frontman Hamilton was not his usual alluring self, the band seemed stiff and the crowd has no qualms talking right over them. Yikes. I guess after all the amazing sets they've given me, I was bound for one disaster. Last night was surely the catastrophe amongst the bunch.
MP3: The Walkmen - Revenge Wears No Wristwatch (via Free Indie)
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However, the night wasn't a total washout. Headlining Kaiser Chiefs hopped on stage around 9:40 to an overzealous room of fans (which by the way was - shockingly - quite evenly split amongst Brits and non-Brits).
Their set opened with two of my favorites from their debut, Employment, 'Saturday Night' & 'Everyday I Love You Less & Less'. Despite my previous ambivalence towards Kaiser Chiefs (love the first album, very indifferent towards the follow-up), I must admit that they put on a highly entertaining show. 'Ruby' saw 3000 arms in the air and mouths agape singing along. By the time the band got to the track that put them on the radar, 'I Predict A Riot', the crowd was totally mesmorized. That said, the highlight for me would have to be the encore-closing, 'Oh My God'. The quintessential way to end the evening - with one of their strongest tracks/biggest singles to date. Well done, Kaisers. Well done, indeed.
Setlist: Saturday Night/Everyday I Love You Less & Less/Heat Dies Down/Ruby/Everything Is Average Nowadays/Na Na Na Na Naa/Born To Be A Dancer/Modern Way/Try Your Best/Thank You Very Much/I Predict A Riot/Take My Temperature/Retirement//The Angry Mob/Oh My God
MP3: Kaiser Chiefs - Saturday Night
Not to fret, I thought. Even though I arrived late and missed Annuals, I entered the ballroom just in time to catch my beloved Walkmen. I think last night served as my 9th or 10th time seeing the guys and sadly, it was positively the worst.
I'm not sure if it was the extraordinarily poor sound, the short set, or the multitude of new tracks/lack of crowd-pleasers but something was very off. Perhaps it was a combination of all those factors. Frontman Hamilton was not his usual alluring self, the band seemed stiff and the crowd has no qualms talking right over them. Yikes. I guess after all the amazing sets they've given me, I was bound for one disaster. Last night was surely the catastrophe amongst the bunch.MP3: The Walkmen - Revenge Wears No Wristwatch (via Free Indie)
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However, the night wasn't a total washout. Headlining Kaiser Chiefs hopped on stage around 9:40 to an overzealous room of fans (which by the way was - shockingly - quite evenly split amongst Brits and non-Brits).
Their set opened with two of my favorites from their debut, Employment, 'Saturday Night' & 'Everyday I Love You Less & Less'. Despite my previous ambivalence towards Kaiser Chiefs (love the first album, very indifferent towards the follow-up), I must admit that they put on a highly entertaining show. 'Ruby' saw 3000 arms in the air and mouths agape singing along. By the time the band got to the track that put them on the radar, 'I Predict A Riot', the crowd was totally mesmorized. That said, the highlight for me would have to be the encore-closing, 'Oh My God'. The quintessential way to end the evening - with one of their strongest tracks/biggest singles to date. Well done, Kaisers. Well done, indeed.
Setlist: Saturday Night/Everyday I Love You Less & Less/Heat Dies Down/Ruby/Everything Is Average Nowadays/Na Na Na Na Naa/Born To Be A Dancer/Modern Way/Try Your Best/Thank You Very Much/I Predict A Riot/Take My Temperature/Retirement//The Angry Mob/Oh My GodMP3: Kaiser Chiefs - Saturday Night
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Placebo @ Roseland: You Shower Me With Lullabyes
It takes a lot for me to travel to the much-dreaded Roseland Ballroom. In fact, before last night, I haven't even stepped foot in the 3200-capacity venue in close to five years. However, in spite of some stiff competition last night including but not limited to Lily Allen @ Fillmore, Junior Boys @ Bowery, James Morrison @ Knitting Factory and Rosie Thomas @ Southpaw, I ventured to midtown, once again, to check out one of the few bands that made it through the mid-90s Britpop whirlwind - Placebo.
Though the setlist was nearly identical to the last time I saw the trio, back in November at Nokia Theater, the energy of last night's show had escalated at least a notch or two. 'Every You Every Me' was glorious, 'The Bitter End' was dazzling and the encore-opening Kate Bush cover was the best I've ever heard the song performed - by anyone. I'm unsure how many more decent albums we can still expect to see from Placebo, now 13 years into their career, but if last night was any indication - the gems they've already given us (five full-lengths for those counting at home) are more than enough, already.
Setlist: Infra-Red/Meds/Because I Want You/Drag/Space Monkey/Sleeping With Ghosts/I Know/Song To Say Goodbye/Follow The Cops Back Home/Every You Every Me/Special Needs/One Of A Kind/Without You I'm Nothing/Bionic/Blind/Special K/The Bitter End//Running Up That Hill/Taste In Men/Twenty Years
MP3: Placebo - Special Needs
Though the setlist was nearly identical to the last time I saw the trio, back in November at Nokia Theater, the energy of last night's show had escalated at least a notch or two. 'Every You Every Me' was glorious, 'The Bitter End' was dazzling and the encore-opening Kate Bush cover was the best I've ever heard the song performed - by anyone. I'm unsure how many more decent albums we can still expect to see from Placebo, now 13 years into their career, but if last night was any indication - the gems they've already given us (five full-lengths for those counting at home) are more than enough, already.
Setlist: Infra-Red/Meds/Because I Want You/Drag/Space Monkey/Sleeping With Ghosts/I Know/Song To Say Goodbye/Follow The Cops Back Home/Every You Every Me/Special Needs/One Of A Kind/Without You I'm Nothing/Bionic/Blind/Special K/The Bitter End//Running Up That Hill/Taste In Men/Twenty Years
MP3: Placebo - Special Needs
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Arctic Monkeys and We Are Scientists @ Roseland 6/14: Fight Night
Last Wednesday's Arctic Monkeys/We Are Scientists show continued my string of concerts where the audience members were made up of a shocking amount of youngsters. My curiosity got the better of me when a group of kids moved in front of my friends before Arctic Monkeys hit the stage, so I tapped one on the shoulder:
"Hey, I was wondering how old you guys are?"
"13". "14!" piped one of them.
"Wow, you guys are young to be into such good music. I certainly wasn't listening to this kind of stuff when I was your age (cue 'I saw the sign' by Ace of Base). How did you get into them?"
"Oh, I've been into them for ages." the leader tells me. "I've been getting NME since I was 11 and my mom is really cool."
"Awesome, thanks. Enjoy the show."
Only in NYC, where Grups abound, would an 11 year old subscribe to NME (not Spin, not Rolling Stone) and be taken, with all of his friends, to a sold out Arctic Monkeys concert. What a strange and wonderful city this is.
The opening act was New York's favourite sons, and The Music Slut's, We Are Scientists. Every WAS show I've seen, the audience has been really into the music- singing all the words and dancing. Not at Roseland however. I'm not even sure if anybody there knew who WAS were, but perhaps that was just my section. I chalk it up to all the kids and bridge and tunnel people present.
Also, who knew that Roseland was such a bridge and tunnel magnet? Perhaps it's the proximity to the midtown tunnel and path train. It left me yearning for my downtown venues and after the show, my crew and I quickly fled for the quieter streets of SoHo. The odd crowd also made for some uncomfortable confrontations. On my left, a rather large, biker type gentleman screamed "YEAH MOTHERFUCKER!" and "NEW JERSEY!" over and over inbetween sidling up to the NME boys in front of me and making rude jokes in their ear. Whilst on my left, the couple my friend and I were with got into an argument with two teenage girls who insisted on elbowing their way into our already maxed out space. Somewhere in there, I also found myself with arms open, trying to protect the NME boys from some old drunken fools who were winding their way through our section to the middle. It was all very distracting.
In any case, WAS put on a great set. Towards the end, Monkey Alex and Monkey Matt came on to show their tour mates some support and got a huge reaction from the crowd. Apparently from the back, the site of Matt and Scientist Michael dual drumming was a really cool sight.
Despite all the huge, and often sickening, hype around the Arctic Monkeys, they do put on a great show. That being said, however, their set Wednesday didn't start off very strong. During a pause in the middle, my friend whispered in my ear that he hoped that the second act would be better than the first. And then like make magic, it suddenly was. I don't have their setlist, but here's the Phoenix one. From what I recall, it was pretty similar:
So what have we learned today?
1. Avoid Roseland at all costs, unless you get to be in the photography pit or the VIP balcony.
2. Screaming "NEW JERSEY!" at boys from Britain will get you nowhere.
3. 13 year olds are a lot cooler than they were in my day...laddy.
4. If you get all up in my grill at a concert, I will fuck you up.
Watch We Are Scientists as they video diary their tour here.
Also, according to the Arctic Monkey's site (via TheModernAge), bassist Andy is now permanently out of the group and relief bassist, Nick, is in for the rest of the tour. I approve. Nick is cute. I was asked during the show, why I thought Andy wasn't there. I said fatigue my ass, he's probably fighting with the rest of the group. A Modern Age commenter though makes the accusation that he has a crack problem. But since when did that get you kicked out of a rock group?
"Hey, I was wondering how old you guys are?"
"13". "14!" piped one of them.
"Wow, you guys are young to be into such good music. I certainly wasn't listening to this kind of stuff when I was your age (cue 'I saw the sign' by Ace of Base). How did you get into them?"
"Oh, I've been into them for ages." the leader tells me. "I've been getting NME since I was 11 and my mom is really cool."
"Awesome, thanks. Enjoy the show."
Only in NYC, where Grups abound, would an 11 year old subscribe to NME (not Spin, not Rolling Stone) and be taken, with all of his friends, to a sold out Arctic Monkeys concert. What a strange and wonderful city this is.
The opening act was New York's favourite sons, and The Music Slut's, We Are Scientists. Every WAS show I've seen, the audience has been really into the music- singing all the words and dancing. Not at Roseland however. I'm not even sure if anybody there knew who WAS were, but perhaps that was just my section. I chalk it up to all the kids and bridge and tunnel people present.
Also, who knew that Roseland was such a bridge and tunnel magnet? Perhaps it's the proximity to the midtown tunnel and path train. It left me yearning for my downtown venues and after the show, my crew and I quickly fled for the quieter streets of SoHo. The odd crowd also made for some uncomfortable confrontations. On my left, a rather large, biker type gentleman screamed "YEAH MOTHERFUCKER!" and "NEW JERSEY!" over and over inbetween sidling up to the NME boys in front of me and making rude jokes in their ear. Whilst on my left, the couple my friend and I were with got into an argument with two teenage girls who insisted on elbowing their way into our already maxed out space. Somewhere in there, I also found myself with arms open, trying to protect the NME boys from some old drunken fools who were winding their way through our section to the middle. It was all very distracting.
In any case, WAS put on a great set. Towards the end, Monkey Alex and Monkey Matt came on to show their tour mates some support and got a huge reaction from the crowd. Apparently from the back, the site of Matt and Scientist Michael dual drumming was a really cool sight.
Despite all the huge, and often sickening, hype around the Arctic Monkeys, they do put on a great show. That being said, however, their set Wednesday didn't start off very strong. During a pause in the middle, my friend whispered in my ear that he hoped that the second act would be better than the first. And then like make magic, it suddenly was. I don't have their setlist, but here's the Phoenix one. From what I recall, it was pretty similar:
- Riot Van
- The View From the Afternoon
- Still Take You Home
- You Probably Couldn't See the Lights But You Were Looking Straight at Me
- Cigarette Smoker Fiona
- Perhaps Vampires is a But Strong But ...
- Dancing Shoes
- Who the F--- are Arctic Monkeys
- Bet You look Good on the Dancefloor
- Red Light Indicates the Doors are Secure
- From the Ritz to the Rubble
- Leave Before the Lights Come On
- Mardy Bum
- When the Sun Goes Down
- Fake Tails of San Francisco
- Certain Romance
So what have we learned today?
1. Avoid Roseland at all costs, unless you get to be in the photography pit or the VIP balcony.
2. Screaming "NEW JERSEY!" at boys from Britain will get you nowhere.
3. 13 year olds are a lot cooler than they were in my day...laddy.
4. If you get all up in my grill at a concert, I will fuck you up.
Watch We Are Scientists as they video diary their tour here.
Also, according to the Arctic Monkey's site (via TheModernAge), bassist Andy is now permanently out of the group and relief bassist, Nick, is in for the rest of the tour. I approve. Nick is cute. I was asked during the show, why I thought Andy wasn't there. I said fatigue my ass, he's probably fighting with the rest of the group. A Modern Age commenter though makes the accusation that he has a crack problem. But since when did that get you kicked out of a rock group?
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Arctic Monkeys and We Are Scientists @ Roseland 6/14: Fight Night
Last Wednesday's Arctic Monkeys/We Are Scientists show continued my string of concerts where the audience members were made up of a shocking amount of youngsters. My curiosity got the better of me when a group of kids moved in front of my friends before Arctic Monkeys hit the stage, so I tapped one on the shoulder:
"Hey, I was wondering how old you guys are?"
"13". "14!" piped one of them.
"Wow, you guys are young to be into such good music. I certainly wasn't listening to this kind of stuff when I was your age (cue 'I saw the sign' by Ace of Base). How did you get into them?"
"Oh, I've been into them for ages." the leader tells me. "I've been getting NME since I was 11 and my mom is really cool."
"Awesome, thanks. Enjoy the show."
Only in NYC, where Grups abound, would an 11 year old subscribe to NME (not Spin, not Rolling Stone) and be taken, with all of his friends, to a sold out Arctic Monkeys concert. What a strange and wonderful city this is.
The opening act was New York's favourite sons, and The Music Slut's, We Are Scientists. Every WAS show I've seen, the audience has been really into the music- singing all the words and dancing. Not at Roseland however. I'm not even sure if anybody there knew who WAS were, but perhaps that was just my section. I chalk it up to all the kids and bridge and tunnel people present.
Also, who knew that Roseland was such a bridge and tunnel magnet? Perhaps it's the proximity to the midtown tunnel and path train. It left me yearning for my downtown venues and after the show, my crew and I quickly fled for the quieter streets of SoHo. The odd crowd also made for some uncomfortable confrontations. On my left, a rather large, biker type gentleman screamed "YEAH MOTHERFUCKER!" and "NEW JERSEY!" over and over inbetween sidling up to the NME boys in front of me and making rude jokes in their ear. Whilst on my left, the couple my friend and I were with got into an argument with two teenage girls who insisted on elbowing their way into our already maxed out space. Somewhere in there, I also found myself with arms open, trying to protect the NME boys from some old drunken fools who were winding their way through our section to the middle. It was all very distracting.
In any case, WAS put on a great set. Towards the end, Monkey Alex and Monkey Matt came on to show their tour mates some support and got a huge reaction from the crowd. Apparently from the back, the site of Matt and Scientist Michael dual drumming was a really cool sight.
Despite all the huge, and often sickening, hype around the Arctic Monkeys, they do put on a great show. That being said, however, their set Wednesday didn't start off very strong. During a pause in the middle, my friend whispered in my ear that he hoped that the second act would be better than the first. And then like make magic, it suddenly was. I don't have their setlist, but here's the Phoenix one. From what I recall, it was pretty similar:
So what have we learned today?
1. Avoid Roseland at all costs, unless you get to be in the photography pit or the VIP balcony.
2. Screaming "NEW JERSEY!" at boys from Britain will get you nowhere.
3. 13 year olds are a lot cooler than they were in my day...laddy.
4. If you get all up in my grill at a concert, I will fuck you up.
Watch We Are Scientists as they video diary their tour here.
Also, according to the Arctic Monkey's site (via TheModernAge), bassist Andy is now permanently out of the group and relief bassist, Nick, is in for the rest of the tour. I approve. Nick is cute. I was asked during the show, why I thought Andy wasn't there. I said fatigue my ass, he's probably fighting with the rest of the group. A Modern Age commenter though makes the accusation that he has a crack problem. But since when did that get you kicked out of a rock group?
"Hey, I was wondering how old you guys are?"
"13". "14!" piped one of them.
"Wow, you guys are young to be into such good music. I certainly wasn't listening to this kind of stuff when I was your age (cue 'I saw the sign' by Ace of Base). How did you get into them?"
"Oh, I've been into them for ages." the leader tells me. "I've been getting NME since I was 11 and my mom is really cool."
"Awesome, thanks. Enjoy the show."
Only in NYC, where Grups abound, would an 11 year old subscribe to NME (not Spin, not Rolling Stone) and be taken, with all of his friends, to a sold out Arctic Monkeys concert. What a strange and wonderful city this is.
The opening act was New York's favourite sons, and The Music Slut's, We Are Scientists. Every WAS show I've seen, the audience has been really into the music- singing all the words and dancing. Not at Roseland however. I'm not even sure if anybody there knew who WAS were, but perhaps that was just my section. I chalk it up to all the kids and bridge and tunnel people present.
Also, who knew that Roseland was such a bridge and tunnel magnet? Perhaps it's the proximity to the midtown tunnel and path train. It left me yearning for my downtown venues and after the show, my crew and I quickly fled for the quieter streets of SoHo. The odd crowd also made for some uncomfortable confrontations. On my left, a rather large, biker type gentleman screamed "YEAH MOTHERFUCKER!" and "NEW JERSEY!" over and over inbetween sidling up to the NME boys in front of me and making rude jokes in their ear. Whilst on my left, the couple my friend and I were with got into an argument with two teenage girls who insisted on elbowing their way into our already maxed out space. Somewhere in there, I also found myself with arms open, trying to protect the NME boys from some old drunken fools who were winding their way through our section to the middle. It was all very distracting.
In any case, WAS put on a great set. Towards the end, Monkey Alex and Monkey Matt came on to show their tour mates some support and got a huge reaction from the crowd. Apparently from the back, the site of Matt and Scientist Michael dual drumming was a really cool sight.
Despite all the huge, and often sickening, hype around the Arctic Monkeys, they do put on a great show. That being said, however, their set Wednesday didn't start off very strong. During a pause in the middle, my friend whispered in my ear that he hoped that the second act would be better than the first. And then like make magic, it suddenly was. I don't have their setlist, but here's the Phoenix one. From what I recall, it was pretty similar:
- Riot Van
- The View From the Afternoon
- Still Take You Home
- You Probably Couldn't See the Lights But You Were Looking Straight at Me
- Cigarette Smoker Fiona
- Perhaps Vampires is a But Strong But ...
- Dancing Shoes
- Who the F--- are Arctic Monkeys
- Bet You look Good on the Dancefloor
- Red Light Indicates the Doors are Secure
- From the Ritz to the Rubble
- Leave Before the Lights Come On
- Mardy Bum
- When the Sun Goes Down
- Fake Tails of San Francisco
- Certain Romance
So what have we learned today?
1. Avoid Roseland at all costs, unless you get to be in the photography pit or the VIP balcony.
2. Screaming "NEW JERSEY!" at boys from Britain will get you nowhere.
3. 13 year olds are a lot cooler than they were in my day...laddy.
4. If you get all up in my grill at a concert, I will fuck you up.
Watch We Are Scientists as they video diary their tour here.
Also, according to the Arctic Monkey's site (via TheModernAge), bassist Andy is now permanently out of the group and relief bassist, Nick, is in for the rest of the tour. I approve. Nick is cute. I was asked during the show, why I thought Andy wasn't there. I said fatigue my ass, he's probably fighting with the rest of the group. A Modern Age commenter though makes the accusation that he has a crack problem. But since when did that get you kicked out of a rock group?
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