
So... I have a new photo blog . One photo a day, all of them taken by me. Images from my house, my hometown, places in Australia further afield and from my trip overseas. All of the photos were taken with a basic Pentax point and shoot, but I wouldn't mind owning one of these one day. I'll still be posting some of my photos here too of course, but I like having a blog where the photos are the focus and not so much the commentary or the music. That, [...]

Toronto's Dinosaur Bones are currently in the studio with producer Jon Drew(Tokyo Police Club, the Arkells) on dual projects: their long-anticipated debut LP and 7" being released February 1. If this body of work is half as good as their debut album in 2008, it should be something special. My Divider (from 2008's Dinosaur Bones EP) Dinosaur Bones: MySpace • Facebook Dinosaur [...]

Photo credit: Miles Aldridge Lately, in the morning hours, you'll sometimes find me playing the shit out of these songs: Beach House - Used to Be Beat Circus - Boy From Black Mountain Mitchell Museum - Take the Tongue Out * Owen Pallett - Keep the Dog Quiet But that's not all I do. I've also been obsessed with researching the [...]

Photo credit: Miles Aldridge Lately, in the morning hours, you'll sometimes find me playing the shit out of these songs: Beach House - Used to Be Beat Circus - Boy From Black Mountain Colour - Over the Moon * Owen Pallett - Keep the Dog Quiet But that's not all I do. I've also been obsessed with researching the etymology [...]
Frank Yang Who: B For Butterfly What: English duo apparently not given to divulging much information about themselves, but prefer to let the music speak for them. And the two songs they've offered up say volumes; haunting and spare, rooted in folk and versed in rock and rich with melancholic melody and soaring harmony. If everything that showed up in my inbox was half as beautiful, it'd be a better world. MP3: B For Butterfly - "Photograph" [...]

Very little is known about B for Butterfly, except that they're a male/female duo from the UK. 2 songs are available to stream on their MySpace , and they sent us both, but "Photograph" is the one that my ears have taken to and displays a fair amount of potential. The harmonies are obviously the B For Butterfly's strong suit, with Matt May's sharp baritone ( Matt Berninger , anyone?) as a nice contrast to Emily May's atmospheric falsetto. "Photograph" is the definition of simple pop, but really, do we need anything more? It's pleasant, drifting, and highly listenable. [...]