So despite what you may think, we here at Knox Road are real people with real lives that exist outside the confines of www.KnoxRoad.com (shocking, no?). As a real human, with real emotions and real dreams and real aspirations, I am taking a very real adventure of a lifetime. No, I’m not taking a note… Continue reading I’m leaving and I’m not coming back (for about a month)
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Phenomenal Video Saturday: LCD Soundsystem
Seeing LCD Soundsystem open for Arcade Fire in New Jersey years ago is still probably one of the best shows I’ve seen (also on the lineup that day? Les Savy Fav and Blonde Redhead). James Murphy brings so much energy to his songs, and makes even the most repetitive structures seem exciting. The fact that… Continue reading Phenomenal Video Saturday: LCD Soundsystem
Phenomenal Video Saturday: Modest Mouse
Can you imagine that it was five years ago when this was recorded? I feel so old. And I’m not so old, which makes it weirder that I feel that way. Whatever. This is a live performance of Modest Mouse’s “The World At Large” that seems to have aired on PBS in 2005. It’s a… Continue reading Phenomenal Video Saturday: Modest Mouse
Phenomenal Video Saturday: A band covers Guided By Voices
Hey, anyone out there a fan of Guided By Voices? They’re pretty cool. They have a cool song, too, called “The Goldheart Mountaintop Queen Directory” from 1994’s Bee Thousand. You should listen to it sometime. Aaaaand how about now? For this week’s PVS we have a surprisingly decent quality video of a band called Anathema… Continue reading Phenomenal Video Saturday: A band covers Guided By Voices
Monday is Memorial Day mix (Part 2)
This is the second installment of my Memorial Day mix, which will happen every, um, Memorial Day. Take a look back at last year’s mix here (sorry, the mp3s no longer work…can’t just leave them up forever!). We Knox Roadians hope you’re all having fantastic Memorial Day weekends. Last year I started off the Memorial… Continue reading Monday is Memorial Day mix (Part 2)
Phenomenal Video Saturday: Scott Stapp wills the Marlins to WIN
Scott Stapp sits down on the plush chair in the corner of the living room — the one with the flowers — and takes a sip of his Monster energy drink. A few feet away, a microphone stand has just come to rest. Gobs of spittle drip from the microphone’s casing onto the carpet. Sitting… Continue reading Phenomenal Video Saturday: Scott Stapp wills the Marlins to WIN
Phenomenal Video Saturday: Feist has friends
I’m admittedly not much of a fan of Feist, and the fact that “1234” was played to DEATH EVERYWHERE doesn’t help my appreciation of the song. But her performance on Letterman from a while back is not only awesome, it features a choir of every cool person ever. By that, of course, I mean members… Continue reading Phenomenal Video Saturday: Feist has friends
Phenomenal Video Saturday: The National. On Letterman. Thursday.
Being the news-craving, mile-a-minute journalist I am, I just need to be on the cutting edge of everything going on in the world. So I know that there’s, like, an oil spill or whatever, and a bomb in Times Square, or something, and OMGZ THE NATIONAL ON LETTERMAN! I don’t know about you guys, but… Continue reading Phenomenal Video Saturday: The National. On Letterman. Thursday.
Ticket giveaway and interview with Greg Laswell
Greg Laswell is playing at the Rock & Roll Hotel in DC on May 24 on his first full band headlining tour. We have TWO free tickets to give away to a lucky winner — Email us at knoxroadblog@gmail.com and title your subject “Greg Laswell Ticket Participant: [your name]”. We will choose the winner at… Continue reading Ticket giveaway and interview with Greg Laswell
Phenomenal Video Saturday: The Mountain Goats
For this week’s Phenomenal Video Saturday I scoured the depths of YouTube (read: I remembered seeing this video a few months back. Don’t tell anyone) and came across this particularly invigorating clip of The Mountain Goats tearing through the angry “No Children.” I’ve personally never seen John Darnielle and co. live, but after watching this… Continue reading Phenomenal Video Saturday: The Mountain Goats