There is every other music festival and then there is Coachella, the California-desert weekend that, in many ways, set the template for all that followed. The first U.S. festival to boast big-ticket reunions and all-over-the-map booking, Coachella continues to maintain its distinctive, idiosyncratic personality. Needless to say, navigating such a wide array of music can be tricky. We've picked 25 acts worth making time for. more »
Some artists take a while to find their mature voice, and few have taken quite as long as Pulp. Founded by singer Jarvis Cocker in 1978 as a spirited if unfocused post-punk band, they spent their first 16 years or so experimenting with styles and attitudes, releasing a slow trickle of increasingly accomplished, witty and thoughtful singles and albums that eventually came to treat desire and frustration as their prime subjects. Then, in the mid… more »
When it rains it pours, and this month has been a veritable flood. There are more new, great albums than I know what to do with. I need about 15 extra hours each day to listen to them all. Chances are you will, too. HERE WE GO.
Sleigh Bells, Reign of Terror: This is probably where we have the discussion about how bands almost never sound good on Saturday Night Live. Artists we know are great… more »
“My Legendary Girlfriend” is the first single to gain Pulp a significant amount of attention and it’s easy to see why — it’s their best song of the ’80s. Featuring a solid house underpinning and a strong, melodic hook, the single is a sly, infectious and cleverly constructed song that gets better with repeated listens. That’s not necessarily the case with the two B-sides, “Is This House?” and “This House is Condemned” which are both interesting but unsucessful attempts at full-fledged house anthems. – Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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05.09.12
Our friend Richard Hawley's wonderful new album "Standing at the Sky's Edge" was released on Monday! http://t.co/upgb9nqw
04.25.12
Thank you Mexico City - An amazing audience to end this short tour & our longest concert ever ! Next stop Spain for http://t.co/QCw19DiQ xx
04.06.12
Tune in to Pulp as they make their only US TV appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, this Monday, 9 April 2012.
03.05.12
It Happens At Pomona: Music at the Edge of Los Angeles. Pulp at the Fox Theater, 19 April 2012. http://t.co/OjbrSt1M
03.02.12
At last - a Pulp concert in Italy! Fiera della Musica, near Pordenone. Friday 13 July 2012. http://t.co/HPmMZJJz
02.28.12
Head North. Pulp will headline Ruisrock in Turku, Finland on Friday 6 July 2012. http://t.co/yg9w8O1O
02.27.12
Pulp in Romania at B'estfest, Bucharest. 8 July 2012. http://t.co/XwzM8Qw5
02.27.12
If you didn't get lucky with Pulp @TeenageCancer tickets, please consider making a donation. http://t.co/t5IXauXC
02.21.12
Pulp are pleased to announce an extra show at NYC Radio City, 10 April 2012. Tickets about to go on sale. x http://t.co/IM58Vy5l
02.20.12
Join Pulp & support Teenage Cancer Trust. Live concert at London Royal Albert Hall, 31 March 2012. Presale 9am Weds at http://t.co/0wycPaaK
02.07.12
The truth will out. Pulp's first time in Mexico City. Palacio de los Deportes, 23 April 2012. x
01.28.12
Is everybody in? SF sold out in 8 mins, NYC a couple of hours. Live on. x
