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Blog Entries by Jon Chattman from 09/2011

Feist On Making Metals and Feeling It All

| Posted 09.09.2011

On a recent, rather warm August evening, I met the acclaimed Canadian singer/songwriter Feist at a cozy antique hotel in the East Village. Sitting in the courtyard, I found her to be as authentic as the words she puts to music.

If They Left... and Came Back: OMD Returns With '80s Pop Synth Intact

| Posted 09.13.2011

The music. The movies. The hair. The...lack of fashion. Anyone who came of age in the 1980s likely regrets taking part in certain fads but deep down wishes they could go back

A-Sides With Jon Chattman: The Horrible Crowes Find "Cherry Blossoms" in NYC

| Posted 09.14.2011

Gaslight Anthem front man Brian Fallon's new project, The Horrible Crowes, is a vastly different "band." 2011-09-14-horriblecrowes.jpg

A-Sides With Jon Chattman: The Kickdrums and The Last Royals' Push Play

| Posted 09.20.2011

Throughout music history, there have been many duos who have broken out larger than your next door neighbor's prepubescent kid. The Kickdrums and The Last Royals may very well be the next pairs to pop.

That's What He Said: No-Emmy Love for Michael Scott; Predicting Next Year's Winners Now

| Posted 09.23.2011

Rosh Hashanah may be around the corner, but it felt more like Passover nearly a week ago when The Office's Carell was overlooked in his last chance to take home the gold.

Nick Mason: Pink Floyd Ready to Empty the Vaults

| Posted 09.26.2011

Pink Floyd fans are about to shine on like crazy diamonds. The iconic English psyh rock group is about to empty the vaults on rare and live tracks as part of a massive campaign their music company EMI are about to launch.

A-Sides With Jon Chattman: Michelle Branch Plays Two From "West Coast Time" on the East Coast

| Posted 09.28.2011

Later this fall, Michelle Branch will return to her rock roots with "West Coast Time," her first full-length solo album since 2003's "Hotel Paper."