Killing Strangers by Marilyn Manson (As Featured in JOHN WICK)

The 1st track on Marilyn Manson's latest album The Pale Emperor (released 1/15/15) is entitled Killing Strangers & was featured in the film John Wick which I just saw for the 1st time last night. Both the song & John Wick are pretty badass. If you like Keanu & you also dig super violent movies, John Wick's for you! A sequel is apparently already in the works.

Jack White Performs That Black Bat Licorice on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - 2/5/15

As expected, Jack White just delivered THE most phenomenal performance of That Black Bat Licorice as the closing act for the last of this week's Los Angeles tapings of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon!!!!! I didn't think it was possible but I'm now even MORE excited for Jack's headlining set at Coachella in 2 months!!!!

And, just because it's 1 of my most beloved concert-going memories, check out my video of Jack performing 1 of THE best White Stripes song Ball & A Biscuit at Sasquatch 2012:

4th and Roebling by The Districts

When La Blogothèque shared A Take Away Show featuring The Districts last week, I had never even heard of the 4-man band from the tiny town of Lititz, Pennsylvania. I now am smitten with the following track entitled 4th and Roebling & am seriously considering purchasing tickets to see The Districts at Troubadour in West Hollywood on March 7th. They're also playing Sasquatch! Music Festival over Memorial Day weekend so that's just 1 more reason Sasquatch! 2015 is gonna be rocktastic!

The Sasquatch! Music Festival 2015 Lineup Announcement!

The manner in which Sasquatch! Music Festival announced their whopping 4-day, 2015 Memorial Day weekend lineup last night makes me wish more than I ever that I was currently gainfully employed so I could justify splurging on another unforgettable journey to The Gorge Amphitheatre in Washington!! The lineup is radical!

Sasquatch! Music Festival 2015 Lineup Announcement from Sasquatch Festival on Vimeo.

I attended Sasquatch from 2010-2013 but, last year, when the festival attempted to expand to 2 separate weekends (Memorial Day & 4th of July) with completely different lineups each weekend, I decided to take a year off & see how the double-fest attempt turned out. The 2nd fest ended up being canceled in late March because the fans were not "embracing" the 2nd weekend addition aka ticket sales were unexpectedly low. 

At that point, I'd already decided I wasn't going to Sasquatch! 2014 but, since then, I've hoped to be able to make Sasquatch! 2015 happen. Now it's February 4th, I've had ZERO income since Thanksgiving (someone please give me a new paying job in music ASAP!!!) &, in order to be a responsible adult, I have to skip another Sasquatch! Music Festival :( 

For those of you who ARE able to make Sasquatch! happen, I urge you to do so. As much as I love Coachella year after year, Sasquatch remains my most beloved music festival of all-time. See the wallpaper on this page to catch a glimpse of the wondrous beauty that is The Gorge. It's the most GORGEous live music venue imaginable!!

Two Neil Youngs Perform Old Man on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - 2/3/15

Can someone PLEASE bring me to 1 of the remaining 3 Los Angeles tapings of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon​?! I was stalking the Tonight Show's Twitter & Facebook pages for weeks eagerly awaiting the announcement of when LA tickets would go on sale &, still, I somehow ended up missing the 2-minute window when tix were available on January 20th. It makes me so sad :'(

Monday night's episode alone was beyond epic with the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air opening credits parody, the new Brian Williams Snoop Dogg rap, the Chris Pratt/Chris Evans/Jimmy Fallon Super Bowl XLIX photobombing prank AND Kid Theater with Michael Keaton!!

Then, tonight, Jimmy Fallon topped all his previous Neil Young impersonation performances thus far by performing Old Man WITH THE man himself, Neil Young!!! Up until now, Fallon's "Neil Young" performance of the Iggy Azalea hit Fancy featuring Crosby, Stills & Nash had been my favorite & it's still fantastic but double Neil Youngs took things to a whole new level!

I've said it before & I'll say it again: Jimmy Fallon is 1 talented & hilarious dude. He & The Roots are DESTROYING IT on The Tonight Show & putting The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to shame! Leno should have retired sooner!



For comparison's sake, check out footage of Neil Young performing Old Man in 1971 (44 years ago!):

Reconfiguration by Other Lives

I've been impatiently awaiting new music from Other Lives for a while now so this morning's release of the 1st single off their upcoming album Rituals (due out May 5th) was everything I hoped it'd be & more! 

I've been a fan of Other Lives since I first saw them perform at Sasquatch in May 2011. I then proceeded to see them again at The Satellite in July 2011 AND El Rey Theatre in November 2012. Wayne Coyne was front & center watching their mid-afternoon Sasquatch set only a few feet away from me & Danger Mouse was standing 3 people to my right during their entire set at The Satellite. I already knew I loved Other Lives but it was validating to see Wayne & Danger Mouse diggin' them as well :) 

I can't wait to see Other Lives LIVE again!

Pre-order Rituals Now!
Official Store: http://smarturl.it/OtherLivesOfficial
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Iron Rose by Cannibal Ox Featuring MF DOOM

When in doubt, add a guest MF Doom verse to your new track & you'll most certainly end up with a hit! That's what Harlem-based hip hop duo Cannibal Ox did with this 1st single off their upcoming sophomore album Blade of the Ronin which is set for release on March 3rd via IGC Records / iHipHop Distribution. Blade is the follow-up to Cannibal Ox's 2001 debut album The Cold Vein so, for diehard Can Ox fans, it's been a long time coming!