Category Archives: Concerts

How LMFAO Are Like Teletubbies For Adults

LMFAO

LMFAO

Contrary to popular belief, we aren’t entirely no-fun cynical haters of populist music. In fact, the Risky Fuel homestead welcomed the music of party rockers LMFAO into our household a few months back and it’s been a non-stop danceathon ever since.

Sarah, in particular, has been so smitten by the antics of the technicolor duo that she went to see the band perform recently at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre. Sarah found the brilliant spectacle to be pretty much the equivalent of watching the Teletubbies — except for adults. You can read more about this theory in the live review she wrote for the National Post by clicking here.

Relatedly, here’s the most popular LMFAO song in our household right now:

 

 

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Boots Electric Hated Amy Winehouse Hangers-On

Boots Electric + Amy Winehouse

Boots Electric + Amy Winehouse

UPDATE: Because Spinner is RIP this story can now be found in full here.

Boots Electric, better known as Jesse Hughes, the lead singer for Eagles Of Death Metal, has been letting the world know about his new funk rock solo album Honkey Kong. He’s also been talking about his live show, which includes covers of songs by Amy Winehouse and Olivia Newton-John.

Boots recently told Aaron about how he dug Amy, but the people around her were “vipers and sharks.” You can read the whole conversation over at AOL Spinner by clicking here.

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Sigur Ros Spy Cam Movie Is Making Film Nerds Nutty

Sigur Ros

Sigur Ros

There’s a new Sigur Ros concert film called INNI that’s been making all the hipster film nerds crazy with its grainy black-and-white footage, its intimate up-nose camera shots and other goodness.

Sarah spoke to director Vincent Morriset about the film for Spinner Canada. You can read about it by clicking here.

 

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Feist’s Star-Studded Return Show

Feist

Feist

UPDATE: Because Spinner is RIP, this story has now been unearthed here.

On Saturday Feist played a special “return” show in honour of her new album Metals at CBC’s Glen Gould Studio in Toronto.

There were all kinds of special guest stars like that guy from Wilco, that guy from Grizzly Bear, that other guy from The Hidden Cameras, and a bunch of others.

Aaron wrote about it for Spinner Canada. You can read about it by clicking here.

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Kyuss Lives! And The Sword Play Toronto

Kyuss Lives!

Kyuss Lives!

Another welcome addition to the ever-growing list of places Team Risky Fuel can be consumed has now arrived with Aaron’s recent concert review of the stoner rock band Kyuss Lives! for The National Post.

If you fancy yourself a true rocker you might want to click here to find out what you missed.

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