Archive for March, 2010
“Sound Advice with Allison Hagendorf” on www.MAXIM.com
This week’s column comes from Sin City. Yep, I’m talking VEGAS, baby! I’m hosting an event and discussion with Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz (pictured below) about his role as an entrepreneur, businessman and brand. Although we talked about his many endeavors—from his book, clothing and merch company Clandestine, to his comic book mini-series Fall Out Toy Works—I made sure to get the scoop on his favorite Vegas bands, Vegas stories and, of course, his SOUND ADVICE.
Alllison: What’s the best Sound Advice anyone’s given you?
Pete: Jay-Z [said to me] before we played the Garden, “There’s a lot of people out there, don’t fuck it up.”
Allison: What’s some Sound Advice you’ve give to bands first starting their careers?
Pete: Don’t be afraid of failure. Most of us fail hundreds of times before we succeed.
Allison: Who are your favorite bands from Vegas?
Pete: Panic! At the Disco, The Cab, The Killers, Wayne Newton.
Allison: What is your craziest Vegas story?
Pete: It started with absinthe. I don’t remember the rest.
Allison: What are your Top 5 Vegas-inspired songs?
Pete: “Luck Be a Lady” — Frank Sinatra
“Vegas Two Times” — Stereophonics
“Las Vegas Dealer” — Gomez
“Viva Las Vegas” — Elvis Presley
“Straight to the Top (Vegas)” — Tom Waits
BONUS PICK: Dean Martin’s Vegas Medley “Drink to Me Only”
“SOUND ADVICE from Allison Hagendorf” on MAXIM.com
I’m Allison Hagendorf and I love meat. I could probably eat more wings than you and I would wrestle you to the ground over the last one. Now all’s fair in wings and war, and at the end of our carnivorous competition, I’d make sure to at least buy you a beer. Then I’d crank up AC/DC’s “Have a Drink On Me,” because that’s what I do and that’s why I’m here. I’m a soundtrack sorceress who will be giving MAXIM men, “SOUND ADVICE.”
After eight years of globe-trotting, scouting unsigned bands, making Grammy-nominated records for Sony, and interviewing artists such as One Republic, Sean Kingston, and Judas Priest’s Rob Halford as Fuse’s newest host, I’ll be recommending songs and soundtracks that are good for you. Sort of like a sound doctor giving you a tune-up…and speaking of tune-ups, I’m starting off by prescribing that you put on Motley Crue’s “Dr. Feelgood”, and text me in the morning. Or maybe not. Let’s take things slow.
Sound Advice #1 - “Happiness is a warm beach”
I’m writing from Miami where I’m attending the SOBE Wine & Food Festival. If you haven’t learned already, I love food just as much as I love my music, I actually follow national food events like a band on the run. Over the next few days, I’ll be wining and dining with Food Network personalities, chefs, and fellow food fans, but of course I’ll be making time to bask on the beach. So while most of you are shoveling yourselves out from the blizzards of 2010, I’ll be diggin’ my feet into the warm sands of Miami Beach.
Here are 17 songs to help you defrost.
Beach Chair – Jay-Z Feat. Chris Martin
My Wave – Soundgarden – A great grunge rock jam that screams “F-You!”
The Ocean – Led Zeppelin
Cherry Waves – Deftones
Into The Ocean – Blue October
The Ocean – Sunny Day Real Estate
Oceans of Glass – The Bronx
Umbrella Beach – Owl City
Fistful of Sand – The Bravery
