Hmmm.... Looks like the most recent returns show Barack Obama with Hilary backed into a corner, and the Clinton's are rearranging the deck chairs... Tonight is the increasingly irrelevant spectacle of the Grammy awards... As if to prove this,... visit for more mp3's & random revelations

ontario trio bedouin soundclash will stop over at the rickshaw on 10 february ( 12$ ) to support their 2007 release street gospels , their third album, an excellent collection of propulsive reggae, rock & soul songs. (the sound, you should know, is much less bland than that description might make out.) attendance at this show, needless to say, is highly recommended - a great, small venue with an open floor plan for, you know, nodding your head up & down - but in case you need some further persuasion to click that ticket link [...]

Yeah we're a day late, so what? Wanna fight about it? Both Sasha and I both made resolutions this year: Sasha pledged to listen to more punk rock, and mine is to be more destructive. Don't ask. Here's wishing you and your family/dog/cat/iguana/fish/oth er pets a safe and happy 2008! Mp3: Thursday - Jet Black New Year The Lawrence Arms - 100 Resolutions Bedouin Soundclash - New Year's Day Buy: Soundclash Larry Arms [...]
Well 2007 came and went, and what a year it was... Graduations, moving, birth of housewives, and more ska CDs than you can shake a stick at. Here are my favorite releases of 2007... Indies, before you start complaining "bullshit list!" I'm sure Sasha is gonna put together a different list of here favorites. Besides, I would love to learn all your favorites, what are your top 7 of '07? 7. The Revenge – Less Talk, More Shots Blistering hardcore punk, the way it was meant to be played. [...]

This week we feature Canadians who have been featured on The Late Greats (and not too many other music blogs ). Hayley Sales ( original post ) Hayley Sales ~ What You Want RIYL: femfolkpop [ website ] Joel Plaskett ( original post ) Joel Plaskett Emergency ~ Fashionable People RIYL: literary party music [ website ] [...]
Okay, we're up to the top fifty. If you'd like to listen along without having to click on the videos, you can hear me count down from #50 to #26 on my radio show . Although, you know, that might kill the suspense of the next two installments of the list. (more...)
Oct 22, 2007, 2:19pm
MVSW
Interesting Shows around Los Angeles This Week: Monday 10/22 The Jesus and Mary Chain, Soulsavers @ House of Blues (Anaheim) The Go! Team @ Amoeba Boys Like Girls @ House of Blues (Sunset) The Fiery Furnaces @ Troubadour Oliver Future @ Spaceland FITC Festival @ Hilton Universal City Tuesday 10/23 The Jesus and Mary Chain, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ Wiltern The Cave Singers @ Echo Tokyo Police Club, White Rabbits @ El Rey Pharoahe Monch @ Knitting [...]

We know the DAM! Fest is going on in DC, but if you are not going to any of those shows, check out some of these: Brooklyn's Grizzly Bear is on tour with Baltimore's Beach House through the area. 10/13: 2640 Saint Paul Church , Baltimore 10/14: First Unitarian Church , Philly Grizzly Bear - Knife Beach House - Master of None Nada Surf go beyond their 90s hit [...]

Bedouin Soundclash are from Toronto. A laid-back Reggae trio that I have blogged about before. I heard a lady on the radio (CBC Radio 3) chatting about this album. She expressed confusion over it's release date. She said something about how Bedouin music is perfect for the summer. For barbeques with friends and ice cold beer. So why release the album on August 21? Because Bedouin is perfect music to wrap up the summer with. Perfect for a back-to-school party. Perfect for a back-at-school party. For that Labor Day party. For [...]

Oh Bedouin Soundclash, why must you make such sweet, sweet music? Reggae and Dub will never be the same after listening to your newest release. Bedouin Soundclash's Street Gospel (out August 21st) blends soulful vocals with crisp rhythmic beats, making Street Gospel arguably, their strongest release (and I really love "Sounding A Mosiac") It usually takes me some time to warm up to new releases, however on the first listen of Street Gospel, I instantly fell in love. I'm just going to go out and say, Street Gospel is the strongest reggae release of 2007. [...]

So far, 2007 has been a stellar year for new music/new releases. And from the looks of it, the last half of the year is gonna bring us some real winner. Below are seven songs from seven upcoming releases sure to please. Jesse Harris ~ Feel (from Feel out 7/10) Smashing Pumpkins ~ Tarantula (live) (from Zeitgeist out 7/10) Okkervil River ~ Our Life Is Not a Movie or Maybe (from Stage Names out 8/7) Grace Potter & The Nocturnals ~ Ah Mary (from [...]

Truth be told, people have been blogging about these guys. But they are from Canada and I can't get enough of their laidback-roots-reggae-soul-ska sound. So there you go. They have a new album dropping in August. Get into them NOW so when it is a hit, you can brag to your hipster friends about how you've been digging these guys for, like, ever. (Sample the album on their website or listen to "Burn" below). Listen: When The Night Feels My Song , 12:59 Lullaby , Until We Burn In The Sun (The Kids [...]

Kingston, Ontario's Bedouin Soundclash made splashes back in 2004 with the pretty hot single, " When the Night Feels My Song ". For a band which went from playing local shows at Queen's University, that one song propelled them into national spotlight. Afterwards, there was some touring and an unfortunate car accident. The band was left out of the public eye, and their follow-up album, scheduled to be released back in early 2006, was placed on indefinite hiatus. Yet, like all good Canadians, the Bedouin Soundclash kept their [...]
My crush this month contains the two most recent examples in my life of what I'll now describe for the first time as the "what the hell was that?" experience. You know, you're watching TV or a film, or a car drives by with its windows open, or perhaps you happen to be walking into a cafe in Franz Joseph, NZ - wherever you may be, you suddenly hear a song that clicks with something deep down and you know you're not even going to have to write anything down, you'll remember those lyrics and that feeling for a [...]
Pearl Jam - People Have The Power (Patty Smith Cover) +Â Bedouin Soundclash - Santa Monica

Ahh, the eternal clash between labor and management. The boots and the suits. The have-nots and have-gots. The card-carrying union workers and the club-clutching union breakers. The greedy and, well, the greedy. Happy Labor Day, everyone! [MP3] Against Me! â€" “Baby, I’m an Anarchist†[MP3] Bedouin Soundclash â€" “Immigrant Workforce†[MP3] The Clash â€" “Career Opportunities (Live)†[MP3] The Clash â€" “Magnificent [...]

Just saw that the Cornerstone RAS crew has released a follow up to last year's "Look At All The Love That We Found" compilation. The original was a tribute to Sublime, one of the most loved and rowdy bands to ever rock a party and no longer with us since May 22nd 1996... The new dealio I just came across on the shelves at Virgin Mega Store is a combination DVD / CD called "Look At All The Love That We Found: Live"... The DVD interviews acts about what they thought was special about [...]