Author: Dakin Hardwick

Live Blogging With The Devil: Carly Rae Jepsen “Kiss” vs Corin Tucker Band “Kill My Blues”

 

Tuesday, September 18th. The last record release date of the Summer. This is a special one, too! Two women from the Pacific Northwest have released two highly anticipated sophomore albums. Carly Rae Jepsen is the voice behind the ubiquitous hit “Call Me Maybe.” Corin Tucker is 1/3 of the legendary riot grrl super group Sleater-Kinney. Tonight, I will be listening to both of these records, beginning to end, for the first time. Both records are 12 tracks, so I will be giving my thoughts about 24 different songs as I listen to them. I will alternate between Carly and Corin. For those that wish to follow along at home, I have made a playlist in rdio.com! Keep refreshing, because I will update as I go…

Now, without further adieu, here is “Live Blogging With The Devil: Carly Rae Jepsen vs Corin Tucker”:

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 9/13/12-9/19/12

Opening for The Avengers.

Another SpinningPlatters Contest this week! One lucky reader and a guest will get to see The B’z at The Warfield on Monday, September 17th! All you need to do is fill out this form to enter! Deadline for entry is Friday, September 14th at noon, and the winner will be notified via email.  That being said, here are several shows that you need to go to:

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 9/6/12 – 9/12/12

Appearing Thursday at The Independent!

The legendary “Rocktober” seems to be starting early this year… September’s show schedule is already full of conflicts and killer shows. Please, read on!

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 8/23/12 – 8/29/12

 

Getting the band back together for a show at The Regency Ballroom this Wednesday Night!

It’s time for another beautiful week of rock & roll! LA’s FYF Fest is bringing a bunch of really special gigs to SF, starting this week Desaparecido’s first ever show in SF! It’s going to be a good Late Summer.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 8/16/12 – 8/22/12

Bay Area Legend Jello is playing Oakland Metro Operahouse

I am amazed by the amount of the amount of dust that I’m still finding in places after Outside Lands this year… Yes, it was good fun, but it’s time to enjoy some music indoors, over concrete. And, well, we’ve got a wonderful week of excellent music on our docket.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 8/9/12 – 8/15/12

Enter to win tickets to see two moldy peaches!

Since Outside Lands sold out for the first time ever this year, I bet you are looking for options! Well, there is an amazing double header at Hella Jelly Warehouse in Oakland on Saturday, August 11th! The great Kimya Dawson and her former Moldy Peach associate Only Son will be tickling your ears, and SpinningPlatters wants to send you there! Enter here before noon on Friday, August 10th. Winner will be informed by email!

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Our Guide to the 2012 Outside Lands Music Festival

Poor guys… Gonna have to find someplace else to play Polo next weekend.

Every year, every festival in America claims to have the “best line up ever!” Well, San Francisco’s Outside Lands Music Festival has made to its 5th year, and they really are going to have a seriously difficult time topping this year’s event. Of course, this means that there are conflicts galore! You’ve got six stages of entertainment to try to decide between at any time of day.

The schedule can be awfully intimidating. Which is why I’m here to help guide you through the complex maze that is the Outside Lands schedule. Without further ado, here is SpinningPlatters’ Official Guide to Outside Lands 2012.

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10 Quick Questions with Scott Aukerman

Scott Aukerman first came onto the national radar as a writer and occasional performer on Mr Show. In the year’s since Mr Show’s cancellation, he’s probably most famous for his Comedy Death Ray show, which later evolved into the excellent podcast Comedy Bang Bang. He also has created his own network of podcasts under the banner Earwolf.com. Recently, IFC has opted to pick up Comedy Bang Bang as a TV show. He is also bringing Comedy Bang Bang on the road, and he will be doing the show with guests Paul F Thomkins, James Adomian, and opener Kurt Braunohler at The Herbst Theater in San Francisco on August 3rd. Tickets are available here!

SpinningPlatters had the opportunity to ask Mr Aukerman a few questions about his career, his future, and learning that he might not remember every minute bit of every sketch he’s ever written. Continue reading “10 Quick Questions with Scott Aukerman”

Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 8/2/12 – 8/8/12

Coming to Shoreline Amphitheater on August 3rd

The final week before Outside Lands, and we have a whole lot on our docket. We’ve got no less than 8 bona fide rock legends coming to town, as well as 3 of SpinningPlatters’ all time favorite acts. Consider this your warm up for Golden Gate Park.

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Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 7/26/12 – 7/31/12

Coming to Brick & Mortar!

This week is heavy on the world music… Maybe it’s time that you took a leap and tried something completely new? It will be quite good for you.

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