Good Things

How to Write a "Vinyl is Back!" Story

By Nick Greene Fri., Apr. 26 2013 at 3:15 AM
Categories: Good Things

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Last Saturday marked Record Store Day, a global celebration that encourages folks to head down to their local record store and buy some vinyl. Pleasantly, the initiative has done wonders for local businesses. Besides boosting sales, Record Store Day also offers an invaluable service to writers: It presents us with a peg to hang our "Vinyl is Back!" stories.

See also: Why I Gave Up On Record Store Day

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Lynyrd Skynyrd - Beacon Theatre - 1/15/13

By Katherine Turman Wed., Jan. 16 2013 at 9:00 AM
Categories: Good Things, Nostalgia

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Better Than: Hearing a drunk crowd shout "Freebird" at a concert where the annoyed band onstage did not write and will not perform said timeless classic by that name.

It would have been Ronnie Van Zant's 65th birthday had he not perished--with other members of Skynyrd and their entourage--at the age of 29 in a 1977 plane crash. But kid brother Johnny has been doing him proud since 1987, and at the Beacon Theatre last night, the sometimes-stoic singer was engagingly animated, commanding the stage and leading the band through a quite-amazing amount of classic rock radio standards.


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Ten Things We Hope To See During My Morning Jacket's Three Day Port Chester Run

By Ryan Leas Thu., Dec. 27 2012 at 12:16 PM
Categories: Cover Songs, Good Things, My Morning Jacket, Previews

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Ryan Mastro
When My Morning Jacket play live, they tend to come off as an elemental force. They play three hours, paradoxically leaving you wanting more and leaving you absolutely spent. MMJ gives everything live, but also requires a lot of you, pulling you through blissed-out calms into twisting, peaking jams and one epically emotive chorus after another. They're live shows become a religious experience, where fans track recordings of each concert, or make pilgrimages cross-country to see MMJ's marathon sets at Bonnaroo, or at Madison Square Garden, or both. A rare feat.

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Your Handy En Vogue Refresher

By Chaz Kangas Thu., Nov. 15 2012 at 2:45 AM
Categories: Good Things

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En Vogue
This Friday, one of the '90s most prominent r & b groups, En Vogue, returns to B.B. King Blues Club for a night of some of this generation's most satisfying soul music. While it was originally scheduled to be a 20th anniversary reunion tour, disputes this year within the group have left En Vogue as a trio of original members Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron and frequent fill-in Rhona Bennett. While the line-up may change, the music and memories they've created in the group's two-decade span are truly timeless. Here's our reminder why En Vogue is among our all-time favorites.

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En Vogue, Muppets, Set It Off
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The Most Bizarre Music-Based Halloween Costumes of 2012

By Chaz Kangas Mon., Oct. 29 2012 at 4:00 AM
Categories: Good Things

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A Kurt Cobain knock-off called "Grunge Wig"

It's the Halloween season once again, and weather permitting (guess what ... IT'S NOT PERMITTING) soon the streets will be flooded with people of all ages in costumes, ready to party. This year, there's a surprising number of costume options for the discerning music fan, so we decided to investigate every pop-up Halloween store we could find to track down all of the Music-Based Halloween costumes 2012 had to offer! Be advised, things quickly got weird.

See Also:
- The 25 Creepiest Heavy Metal Album Covers
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Costumes, Elvis, Halloween, Madonna, Michael Jackson
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Cake Shop's Successful Fundraising Campaign: "For Now, That Was The Piece We Needed"

By Eric Davidson Wed., Aug. 8 2012 at 1:00 PM
Categories: Cake Shop, Eric Davidson, Good Things

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The Lower East Side venue Cake Shop has been on a desperate mission to keep its doors open. Staring into the pending end of their original 10-year lease, and owing back rent, higher-than-expected taxes, and other fines, the cafe-slash-rock club started up a fundraising drive on PlegeMusic.com in May. The drive ended on Monday, August 6, and the club successfully reached its goal, raising more than $22,000.

"We would've liked to have made 250% of that, to be able to really pay off everything and move forward," says co-owner Nick Bodor. "But for now, that was the piece we needed, some leverage to go into the negotiations with the landlord on the new lease." They still owe their landlord about $20,000 in addition to other expenses, but the fundraiser gave them the hope and incentive—not to metnion the straight-up cash—to stay open.

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Five Cover Songs To Take You Into Your Weekend

By Maura Johnston Fri., Jan. 27 2012 at 5:00 PM
Categories: Dillinger Escape Plan, Good Things, Greg Dulli, Justin Timberlake, Katy B, Kelly Clarkson, Leonard Cohen, Lists, Mike Patton, Robin S, Shyvonne, The Arctic Monkeys

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Greg Dulli covers Leonard Cohen. (I know!!!)
Antony's heartwrenching take on "Crazy In Love" last night capped off a week where cover songs were seemingly dropping into my lap on a daily basis. Why not take time out of your schedule to enjoy them now?

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Listen To Charli XCX Ride The New Wave Chill With "Nuclear Seasons"

By Maura Johnston Tue., Nov. 1 2011 at 2:00 PM
Categories: Charli XCX, Good Things

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My favorite single of 2011 so far is Charli XCX's "Stay Away," a downer powerhouse with cavernous drums, lyrics that straddle the gap between brokenhearted and surly, and a storming chorus. Last month the British singer released the followup to "Stay," and it's a fine match for the first day of November and the temperature dips that are imminent; called "Nuclear Seasons," it has similarly grand ambitions, a blown-out FM radio speaker feel, some pretty excellent usage of synchronized "ahhh"-ing, and a pre-chorus that pays a very direct homage to Talk Talk's "It's My Life." Listen below.

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