How High Is Your Indie-Rock and Pop Music IQ?

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Continuing our series on concert fan contests, here’s news about how Pitchfork Media and DonQ Rum have teamed up to test your indie-rock and pop music knowledge, and see how well you can write a concert review, all for a chance to win spirits and stuff! Digg Digg

A Cultural Piss-Understanding: MGMT Takes Live Urine Test During Concert

Watching how fans behave at concerts is one of our favorite things to do here at Live Fix. And when I heard about MGMT getting “piss” thrown on them at a recent show in England, it was time to see what exactly happened and wonder about all those crazy culture cues that artists struggle with.

RIP Jay Reatard: A Special Note For Live Music Fans

I have some sad news to share with you. As Pitchfork reports, garage-punk rocker Jay Reatard died in his sleep early Wednesday morning due to unknown causes. Whenever a musician dies I always feel weird writing about or calling attention to it.  I’m reluctant to blog about it because it makes other deaths seems less important or significant in some way.

Best (and Worst) Concert Moments of 2009

Hold on there for a second all you eager concertgoers! I’m excited to get started on a new year of shows too, but before we head full steam in to 2010 let’s check a few things first. Let’s see what remains as tops in our hearts and minds after we spent so much time, money and energy going shows in 2009.  [...]

How Fans Feel The Pain of Falling On Stage

Why do we take pleasure in someone else’s pain? Have you ever laughed,  or giggled, under your breath when you’ve seen someone trip and then kiss the pavement? I’ll be honest with you.  I have.  Many times. Ever since I can remember, when I see someone trip or fall, I usually laugh when it happens.  Not because I’m a heartless [...]

2009 Grammys: Giving Birth To Firsts

Now this could be really something special…or really odd…or really beautiful… Either way, as mentioned in this Pitchfork article, this year’s Grammys might actually be worth watching and not just because Radiohead will be performing for the first time, but M.I.A. is scheduled to perform on Sunday which also happens to be her due date [...]

Pitchfork Says TechNo!, DJs Chime In

Hi there, I would like to share an article with you. I was intrigued and encouraged by several of the responses received by Pitchfork writer Philip Sherburne who for his This Month In: Techno article inquired of 100+ DJs/Producers about the current state of dance music. I bring it up here at Live Exhaust because [...]