Monday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed.
Monday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed.
• The Huffington Post got a chance to pick Common’s brain regarding both his music and budding acting career.
• Gapers Block went to the Neon Marshmallow Festival and reported in on each day of the festival – Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4.
• Billboard got the scoop from the members of Cheap Trick about possible new material from the band.
• Windy City Rock chatted with the members of Big Science to get some background and to take a look at what lies ahead.
• Time Out Chicago has an excellent gallery of images from the David Gray and Ray LaMontagne show at Pritzker Pavilion.
Welcome to the Editor’s Open Thread (E.O.T.)! This Open Thread is designed for feedback from YOU a.k.a. the reader. We’ll pose a question and then we’ll post views/opinions from our editors/contributors for you to read, dissect and agree/disagree with by commenting on the story. The idea is to create some interesting musical dialogue.
First up we ask, What was the best album from June 2009? Now, the editor/contributor picks for best album from June 2009…
Cheap Trick posted a video for “Transformers: The Fallen Remix” which will apear on the soundtrack to this summer’s blockbuster sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. The album drops on June 23, which is one day before the film hits theaters nationwide.
Here’s a full track list for the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen soundtrack:
1. “New Divide” -- Linkin Park
2. “21 Guns” - Green Day
3. “Let It Go” -- Cavo
4. “Capital M-E” -- Taking Back Sunday
5. “Never Say Never” -- The Fray
6. “Burn It To The Ground” -- Nickelback
7. “Burning Down The House” -- The Used
8. “Not Meant To Be” -- Theory Of A Deadman
9. “Real World” -- The All-American Rejects
10. “Don’t Think I Love You” -- Hoobastank
11. “This Is It” - Staind
12. “Almost Easy” -- Avenged Sevenfold
13. “Transformers: The Fallen Remix” -- Cheap Trick
Catch Cheap Trick July 17 at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre along with hair band nostalgia acts Def Leppard and Poison! For tickets, click here.
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Plagued by notoriously controlling record companies (see: the 80′s/early 90′s) and labels going belly up just weeks after a release (see: their highly under appreciated return to form from 1997) it’s no wonder Cheap Trick have taken matters into their own hands and are self-releasing their latest called, well, The Latest on June 23.
Apparently the band is in no rush to get their new album out there. Amazon.com has exclusive rights for the first month with fans given the opportunity to pre-order via Cheap Trick’s site. After that the album will be available on vinyl and 8-track. Yes, 8-track.
Given their recent track record – the a fore mentioned Cheap Trick ’97, the surprisingly eclectic and dense pop of 2003′s Special One, and the straight forward power of 2006′s Rockford – there is no reason to believe that The Latest will be anything but good ol’ Cheap Trick doing what Cheap Trick does best.
Speaking of what Cheap Trick does, you can catch them opening up for washed up wannabes Def Leppard and Poison on July 17th at the First Midwest Bank Amphitheater, or better yet, hope that they headline some shows in their home town later this year.
The popular Taste of Randolph Street summertime extravaganza announced the top acts for the three-day event.
Philly based Dr. Dog will take the stage to close out the performances on Friday June 19. Tinted Windows, the eclectic quartet featuring former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha, singer Taylor Hanson of Hanson, Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger, and Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick will play Saturday, June 20. The festival will be capped off Sunday, June 21 with a set from Brooklyn based The Hold Steady. Many more acts will be announced in the coming weeks.
