Pop will take a backseat in 2012 With heavy hitters Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Bruno Mars, and other regulars on the Billboard charts putting out albums this past year, they’ll be touring quite heavily for at least the first half of the year. Top seller Adele has also been inactive due to throat...
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This year, there have been many achievements in the music industry: Adele set a record for most digital albums sold in a year with 21 and had her two hits playing virtually everywhere, Katy Perry tied Michael Jackson for most #1 singles from an album, and indie has finally been represented in the major...
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Release Date: December 6, 2011 The Black Keys are in a groove. Fresh off their newfound relevance with their 2010 album, Brothers, and its subsequent tour, Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach decided to go into the recording studio this year with nothing written and nothing planned, besides having the same producer (Danger Mouse). While...
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  For the first album in eight years, alternative rock legends Jane’s Addiction begin exactly where they left off. Despite the original line-up playing one-off shows around the world, the band hasn’t had the chance to record, until now. With TV on the Radio’s bassist, Dave Sitek, replacing the departed Eric Avery, the band...
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Artists: Various Artists Release Date: June 28, 2011 On February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly died in a tragic plane crash, at the young age of 22. Half a century later, his presence is still felt with the release of a compilation of covers of the young pop star’s catalog featuring some of the biggest...
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  Friday night, the Pawling Towne Crier hosted local favorite, Dan Lavoie, as well as accomplished singer/songwriter Chris Trapper. The attendance was low, but the people who did attend were in for a treat. “I’m actually speechless,” Lavoie began. “So, instead of trying to explain, I’ll just show you how I feel.” At that...
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Release Date: June 7, 2011 Rating: 3 stars (out of 5)   Suck It and See is interesting, from its name to the music within. The Arctic Monkeys have never sounded this sarcastically sweet in their five-year career. The songs fall neither towards the dark, resounding tones of Humbug nor towards the punk-rock wittiness...
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  Album: Codes and Keys Artist: Death Cab for Cutie Release Date: May 31, 2011 Rating: 3 and a half (out of 5)   What I find most impressive about Death Cab for Cutie is that over the course of their 14-year career, every single one of their albums has a sort of consistency...
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