Though they're clearly still going strong, ten years ago yesterday Oklahoma's favorite sons released their ninth and generally speaking most beloved album The Soft Bulletin. It was the Flaming Lips' moody, poppy, deeply atmospheric followup to 1997's quadruple turntable adventure... CONTINUE READING THE SOFT BULLETIN TURNS 10»
Posted on May 18, 2009 in , (35 comments)
Tags: Ben Folds | Iron And Wine | Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey | Neil Hammon | Nobody | The Bad Plus | The Flaming Lips | The Postal Service
The longtime jazz trio Bad Plus (no, not Bad Pus) are releasing a new album For All I Care in a couple months. It includes the trio's first recordings with a vocalist: Wendy Lewis adds her voice to the bass,... CONTINUE READING BAD PLUS COVER THE FLAMING LIPS»
Posted on November 19, 2008 in (4 comments)
Tags: The Bad Plus | The Flaming Lips | Truckasaurus
When we posted Bad Plus's tenacious original cut "Physical Cities" from Prog, we promised a listen of their killer cover of Rush's "Tom Sawyer." And truly, they pulverize the prog epic, starting true to the tune's head before delving into... CONTINUE READING THE BAD PLUS COVER RUSH»
Posted on April 12, 2007 in (11 comments)
Tags: The Bad Plus
Piano trio The Bad Plus have garnered glowing accolades with imaginative, jazzy renditions of Aphex Twin, Blondie, and Radiohead cuts -- and while their forthcoming record Prog caters to the cover lovers (including "Everybody Wants To Rule The World," "Life... CONTINUE READING NEW BAD PLUS - "PHYSICAL CITIES"»
Posted on March 22, 2007 in (3 comments)
Tags: The Bad Plus
One Geddy Lee sighting is an anomaly, two is a coincidence, but three –- that’s a trend. The Rush frontman has been a little bit of everywhere these days, taking his daughter to the set of Gilmore Girls (where Sebastian... CONTINUE READING GIDDY ABOUT GEDDY»
Posted on March 15, 2007 in (10 comments)
Tags: Geddy Lee | Rush | The Bad Plus
