Results tagged “nataliemaines”

The New York Times seems to think so. We can confirm that among the 800 or so who paid $2,300 a head to rub elbows with Barack Obama for a minute or two at the Beverly Hilton were: Jennifer Aniston, Burt Bacharach, Mario van Peebles, Stephen Spielberg, Arianna Huffington, Ben Stiller, Morgan Freeman, Zach Braff, Eddie Murphy, Ron Howard, Taye Diggs, Norman Lear, JJ Abrams, Paul Reiser, Christine Lahti, Jackson Browne, and Natalie Maines....

Bedroom Walls All Good Dreamers Pass This Way (Baria Records) – The All Music Guide gives this local band a 4.5/5 and says: “"If Elliott Smith were still alive and decided to get together and jam with Neutral Milk Hotel, the results might sound a lot like this self-described ‘romanticore’ quintet.” That’s very high praise indeed. They’re appearing live at the Troubadour on 5/30. Download a demo of “In Anticipation of Your Suicide”

LAist doesn't listen to a lot of country music (because like Donny we're a little bit rock & roll). But we wanted to applaud the Dixie Chicks and the big country station here in LA -- KZLA 93.9 -- for playing their new single, "Not Ready to Make Nice." It's pissing off a lot of people, uh like, their core fanbase. It's very subversive, kind of like the Sex Pistols thumbing their noses at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (Now did you ever think you'd see a Dixie Chicks-Sex Pistols comparison? We didn't either.)