http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/yrockonxpn Just another Xponentialmusic.org weblog Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:26:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am bad at writing show reviews, especially when they are this good.  But briefly here are some thoughts about last night's Radiohead show in Camden: Awesome.  2nd Row Tickets. Lots of lights.  Where did they put those cameras? Loud. Soft. Civilized crowd. LOTS OF SONGS FROM THE BENDS!!!!!! and just ... http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/yrockonxpn/2008/08/13/radiohead-susquehana-bank-center-81208/ Coldplay put on a very entertaining, but slightly brief, show on Friday night at the Wachovia Center here in Philadelphia. We arrived in time for Philly's own Santogold, whose outstanding album sounded fun in a live setting, but would have played much better at the TLA or Troc instead of ... http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/yrockonxpn/2008/07/27/but-that-was-when-i-ruled-the-world/ Hello Y-Rockers,  Wow, we've had this blog for quite some time, and this is my inaugural post.  I can't believe what a slacker I am.  Ehh actually I can. I've decided to get off my bum to share a picture with you.  A friend of mine recently took a trip to Israel, ... http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/yrockonxpn/2008/07/07/y-rockin-israel/ All of a sudden there's a market glut of great indie-dance coming not out of the U.S., Britain, or France... but Australia, of all places. This might have something to do with a cool little New South Wales label called Modular that most of these acts call home, but hey, ... http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/yrockonxpn/2008/06/28/the-thunder-from-down-under/ Setlists! Video! Eddie Vedder and Johnny Marr! (Sorry, I missed the National's set, and I'm not sure where to find the setlist online...) R.E.M. set list (with some commentary): These Days Living Well is the Best Revenge What's the Frequency, Kenneth? Wolves, Lower (second time played on this tour...the band has been mixing in 4 of the 5 ... http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/yrockonxpn/2008/06/19/remmodest-mousethe-national-the-mann-center-61808/ Gizmodo has a terrifying video up this morning - a cover of Radiohead's "Nude", created by a gentleman named James Houston. Mr. Houston assembled his robot chorus out of an old scanner, a dot matrix printer, and an array of hard-drive speakers to give you an idea of what music ... http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/yrockonxpn/2008/06/06/beep-boop-beep-radioheads-nude-as-performed-by-your-old-middle-school-computer-lab/ Besides the awesome J.U.S.T.I.C.E. and Daft Punk, I like to YELLE!!!!  Yrock Internacional - Saturdays - 5-7pm http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/yrockonxpn/2008/05/29/what-is-going-on-in-le-france/ We all have worked quite a few shows promoting Y-Rock on XPN over the years. Concerts, movies, street festivals, you name it. However, my day on Saturday at Festival Pier for the annual Jammn' on The River was by far one of the craziest experiences I've ever had. ... http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/yrockonxpn/2008/05/26/jammn-on-the-river-and-dancing-as-iron-man/ Just had a good chuckle over Weezer's new video for Pork and Beans. As if Rivers' cowboy mustache wasn't enough, the video features =w= teaming up with a whole bunch of internet sensations including my fav...TAY ZONDAY! UPDATE: Now we find out if the new Weezer CD will blend... http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/yrockonxpn/2008/05/23/weezer-meets-the-internet-stars/ XPN's Artist To Watch for May is an old friend of the Y-Rock world: Santogold aka Santi White. I've been a fan of her work for a long time. Back in 2003, Y100 ran a local band contest to pick a group to play the side stage at Lollapalooza. White's ... http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/yrockonxpn/2008/05/06/thrill-is-to-make-it-up/