The Winner!: Win A Spectacle: Elvis Costello With… Prize Pack!!!

13 January, 2010 Brian Mc 18 Comments

CONTEST HAS ENDED

Congrats to Dana White! Dana won season 1 of Spectacle on DVD as well as the Sundance Channel prize pack!

Thank you to all who entered! More contests coming soon!!!

It’s my great pleasure to announce the first BHP contest of 2010.

Thanks to the good folk at The Sundance Channel brokenheadphones.com is giving away a Spectacle: Elvis Costello With… prize pack including a copy of season one of Spectacle on DVD!!!

To enter all you have to do is post a comment on this post and one random winner will be chosen.

Currently on it’s second season Spectacle is a talk show mixed with a concert featuring host Elvis Costello and special guests. Viewers not only can expect a Q&A between the musicians from different eras but also are treated with a rare intimate performance by the host and guests. The show has been getting a lot of praise by music fans young and old.

In the first season Elvis Costello sat down with everyone from Elton John to She & Him and even had Bill Clinton on an episode where they chatted about the former president’s aspirations as a jazz saxophonist as well as the importance of music education.

The second season, currently in progress, has already featured Bono and The Edge from U2 and future guests include Bruce Springsteen (in a two part episode)as well as Sheryl Crow. If you have not seen Spectacle yet head over to The Sundance Channel website for the show’s listings as well as previously shown episode information.

One winner will receive season one of Spectacle on DVD as well as a Sundance Channel prize pack including the following:

Visit http://www.sundancechannel.com/spectacle/ for more information about the show including other clips from past episodes of Spectacle: Elvis Costello With…

How To Win:
-Just leave a comment on this post and make sure you provide a valid email.
-Post as many comments as you like but there will only be one winner.
-The winner will be chosen at random after the contest ends and will be emailed by BHP to obtain further information.
-Contest begins 01/13/2010 and ends on 01/31/2010.
-This contest is open to US residents only.

Death, Indie, Music, Music News, Music Video, Punk, Rock, The Suck

RIP – Jay Reatard (1980 – 2010)

13 January, 2010 Brian Mc 1 Comment

Sad news in the punk / rock / indie music world. According to The Commercial Appeal garage rocker Jay Reatard was found dead in his home today. He was 29 years old.

Matador Records had this to say:

We are devastated by the death of Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., aka Jay Reatard. Jay was as full of life as anyone we’ve ever met, and responsible for so many memorable moments as a person and artist. We’re honored to have known and worked with him, and we will miss him terribly.

Death & Taxes Magazine confirmed with:

Jay Reatard, Memphis rocker and current cover feature of Death + Taxes Magazine, has been reported dead. He was found at approximately 3:30 a.m. in his bed this morning. This statement has been posted on the website of Goner Records: “It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our good friend Jay Reatard. Jay died in his sleep last night. We will pass along information about funeral arrangements when they are made public.”

Rest in Peace, Jay. Thank you for the insane memories and incredible music; we’ll miss you, and we’re very grateful for having had the chance to speak with you.

This is one of my favorite songs by Jay Reatard…

RIP Jay.

Cleveland, Live Shows, Music, Music News, Music Video, Punk

Pittsburgh Punkers Anti-Flag Post A New Video Today

12 January, 2010 Brian Mc 2 Comments

Pittsburgh punkers Anti-Flag just released a new video today for their song “The Economy Is Suffering…Let It Die” that appears on their 2009 album entitled The People Or The Gun. Not a bad song although I find it a little heavy on the pop punk side. Overall it is a good jam and these boys still have not changed their political views on the US one bit.

On Saturday January 30th Anti-Flag will be playing the Beachland Ballroom (in conjunction with the Grog Shop) with special guests Aiden, The Cancer Bats, Star F*cking Hipsters, and The Devildolls Rock-n-Roll Street Gang. The show is scheduled to start at 7:30pm so make sure you get there in time for a punk rock fulfilled evening.

Breaking Up, Music, Music News, Music Video, Post-Hardcore

These Arms Are Snakes Announce Break-Up

12 January, 2010 Brian Mc Leave a comment

These Arms Are Snakes announced their depature as a band today…

Direct from the band:

It’s with a heavy heart we tell you that These Arms Are Snakes is no more. It’s been a great run and we’d like to send out a very hearty “Thank You” to everyone that we’ve worked with or anyone that we’ve toured with; anyone that lent us a floor, towed our van and / or trailer, lent a van, given us a listen, downloaded our records prior to their coming out, bought our shit, or asked us where our band name came from; everyone who cooked us food, made habanero-infused tequila, had a safety meeting with us, let Steve gyrate all over you, had to live with any of us, made us pay shitloads of money to get off your punk label, got us into LOST, found Steve drunkenly wandering the streets of Tokyo alone, played Madlibs in the van (plural nouns), lost money promoting one of our shows, took Chris to the hospital, put up with our drunken sorry asses, got into a fight with us, etc. etc.

This band could not have been possible without all of you. We sincerely thank you.

Much love,

TAAS 2002 – 2009

Akron, Electronic, Experimental, Live Shows, Music, Music Video, New Release, Pop Rock, Punk

The Awesome: Japan’s Polysics

11 January, 2010 Brian Mc Leave a comment

I am sitting here trying to think of something clever to say about the experimental pop act Polysics but my mind is blank.

It would be all too easy to say they are the modern day Japanese version of Devo…just look at their outfits. Truth is they are Devo but mixed with some Daft Punk and even some of the more experimental Kraftwerk.

The Japanese new wave, electronic, punk rock act has actually been around since 1997 and started “in the spirit of Devo” according to Hyroyuki Hayashi, the band’s vocalist / guitarist. They even wear Devo-like jump suits with the letter “P” on them. The foursome recently released their tenth album entitled Absolute Polysics on MySpace Records (US Release).

I have only heard a sample of songs but I can tell you that they are a ton of fun and an absolute riot to listen to even if I can not understand all of their lyrics. For you people who like your music weird and of the wall, this is the band for you. To support my statement, both Wayne Coyne of The Flaming Lips and Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo have raved about Absolute Polysics. That right there proves there is something special about this band.

Next month (Feb 12th) Polysics are making a stop at Musica in Akron, OH and I think it is safe to say that it will be a show not to miss. I myself plan on being there and you should too!

Polysics – Young OH! OH!

POLYSICS | MySpace Music Videos

This music blog could have a driver's license by now…