We are not even a week into the new year and it's already shaping up to be an interesting one musically speaking (not to take anything away from the White House warming party that's less than two weeks away.)
I'm incredibly pumped for the new Animal Collective record which has gotten amazing reviews and drops Jan 20.
The Beastie Boys are reissuing their second album (and all-around masterpiece), "Paul's Boutique," sometime this year. It's the 20th anniversary for the record which means several things. The Beastie Boys created an album that indeed stood the test of time. I'm getting old considering I used to listen to that album everyday as a High School senior. The Boys themselves are still doing their thing and doing it quite well. And most importantly, one of my favorite albums ever - and one of the thinest sounding - will be getting remastered which will hopefully do it sonic justice. It was a watershed moment for sampling in the music industry and remains a brilliantly executed, career-defining record for Ad Rock, MCA, and Mike D. I can't wait to get my hands on it again for the first time.
Led Zeppelin is seriously considering touring without Robert Plant. Hey boys, don't forget to wipe after you take a shit on the band's legacy. Seriously...this is wrong.
New U2 and Springsteen records in the first quarter of 09. I predict four Rolling Stone covers for each this year.
Finally, it appears that both Eminem and Dr. Dre will release their respective, long-awaited records this year. If Guns N Roses can release Chinese Democracy, anything can happen. Unfortunately the hype will probably outweigh the goods.
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