Cage the Elephant’s Singer Arrested in NYCMatt Shultz, the lead singer of the American alternative rock band Cage the Elephant was arrested this week in NYC on gun charges.Apparently, someone narced on him while he was staying in a hotel in the city.Police arrested the singer after finding 2 loaded and unlicensed firearms in his hotel room and he was booked for felony criminal possession of a gun.I remember when their first hit “Aint No Rest For The Wicked” came out in 2008 and I thought it was pretty catchy and well done for a radio rock hit.I haven’t really followed the band since but that hasn’t hurt their success because the band from Kentucky has won 2 Grammy awards for Best Rock Album, once in 2017 and again in 2020.Even though Shultz is in Trouble and he seems to have his Back Against The Wall at the moment and I’m sure he is Ready To Let Go of this bad Cigarette Daydream. He shouldn’t let a plea deal go In One Ear if he is Ready To Let Go of his Cold Cold Cold jail cell he should Take It or Leave it before the Broken Boy is Skin and Bones.Those are all Cage the Elephant songs. You are welcome.The Smile’s Tiny Desk ConcertThe Smile, the side project of Radiohead members Thom Yorke and Johnny Greenwood and jazz drummer Tom Skinner, performed a Tiny Desk Concert for NPR music this last week.The band played 3 songs off of their debut album A Light For Attracting Attention in a stripped-down, live format.The band was accompanied by Robert Stillman on saxophone which complemented Yorke’s piano and bass and Greenwood’s guitar style nicely.I would definitely recommend listening to this concert with headphones or through nice speakers because it's mixed beautifully and the interesting and subtle low-end elements will be lost with a phone or computer speakers.Johnny Greenwood shows off his amazing guitar prowess especially on the last track of the set, Skirting On the Surface, while Yorke provides the perfect counterpoint on his bass line. All while crooning in his signature style.This side project came out of the pandemic and their music is produced by longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godric, who has produced all of their albums since OK Computer back in 1997.The band put out a live album back in Dec of 2022 called Live at Montreux Jazz Festival, July 2022 and I would recommend checking out all their releases if you are a fan of Radiohead.Jeremiah Green’s Tragic PassingOn to sadder news, founding member and drummer for Modest Mouse, Jeremiah Green, passed away on New Years' Eve 2022.Earlier that month, the band put out a statement on Green’s diagnosis of stage IV cancer and ongoing treatment. Sadly Green passed away peacefully in his sleep.He will be remembered as one of Indie Rock’s best drummers with his unique style and he made Stylus Magazine’s 50 Best Rock Drummers list, coming in at number 37 back in 2007.Green played on all of Modest Mouse’s albums except for their biggest hit 2004’sGood News For People Who Love Bad News.Green quit the band due to some mental health issues in 2003 and he rejoined the band in May of 2004 the rest is history.RIP to a great drummer and I look forward to hearing new music from Modest Mouse.The legendary guitarist of The Smiths and fellow Modest Mouse bandmate Johnny Marr posted on his Instagram quote “The Great Jeremiah Green. My friend, bandmate, and the most creative musician I ever met.”The band had been on tour in 2022 and frontman Isaac Brock and Johnny Marr announced that they were writing new songs together and a new 9-song EP has been hinted to be in the post.News broke last night that the band’s management has confirmed they will play the Qunicy, Massachusetts In Between Day’s Festival in August of this year. Festival organizers say quote “Out of respect for the band, any other messages or statements regarding personnel or specifics will come from the band itself at a later date. In Between Days has made a donation to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in memory of Jeremiah Green.”New Music RecommendationsOur adoring fans have spoken and the badger listens, you guys want more music recommendations.Murs' Guide to World’s Greatest CitiesThe new year so far has seen some decent new releases including some that just popped up on streaming services this weekend.American rapper Murs released an EP titled Guide to World’s Greatest Cities. I had been sleeping on Murs for a while even tho he has been active since 1992 but he has been releasing some sold material over the last couple of years.As the titles suggest this EP is geographically influenced with songs called NYC (Gold Apple), Oakland (Luv), T- O-K-Y-O (Bullet Train Backflip), and the highlight for me Ethiopia. Let's hear a little of that (Cue Ethiopia)In this song, Murs pays homage to the African country which brought us coffee and Halle Selassie (Jah Rastafari), and as Murs says it's the only African country to never be colonized.Murs is known for his activism ...
