
In the spirit of giving and giving, we have another fun giveaway for all you waveriders out there. And what better disc to hand off to your happy little hands right before Christmas, than one from a big elf? That's right, we have two copies left of the massively maniacal Bigelf platter, Cheat the Gallows . And to make it even better, one is signed by each member of the band! Now if you haven't heard this slab of insanity, you've been doing your ears a grave disservice. [...]

Sometimes, perseverance pays off . That certainly sums up my experience with the rock and roll carnival of doom known as Bigelf . I've never quite had this strong of a reaction to an album before. Upon my first listen to Cheat the Gallows , I didn't like it. On second listen, I just didn't get it. On third listen, I became interested. On fourth listen, I was fascinated. By the fifth listen, I was addicted and now I can't imagine you ever [...]

Sometimes perseverance pays off. That certainly sums up my experience with the rock and roll carnival of doom known as Bigelf . I've never quite had this strong of a reaction to an album before. Upon my first listen to Cheat the Gallows , I gotta admit, I didn't like it. On second listen, I just didn't get it. On third listen, I became interested. On fourth listen, I was fascinated. by the fifth listen, I was addicted and [...]

ARTIST: After the Gold Rush.009 free mp3s from Bloc Party, Of Montreal, Parts and Labor, The Faint, Mercury Rev and more! DATE: 08-18-08 WRITER: Mark Ziemke PHOTO: Old-Timer McGee Holy hell it's been a long time since I posted one of these. I can't exactly tell you why, but at least I have been collecting mp3s during my absence. And I've actually found some pretty nice gems mixed in with the songs that have been clogging the blogs as of late. Songs like Kristoffer Ranstam's [...]
:: Anne McCue , East of Electric (Messenger) :: Ben Weaver , The Axe In the Oak (Bloodshot) :: Bigelf , Cheat the Gallows (Custard) :: Billy Childish , Thatcher's Children (Damaged Goods) :: The Bug , London Zoo (Ninja Tune) :: Clutch , Full Fathom Five (Weathermaker) [...]

This week features Bark, Hide and Horn , a folk rock band out of Portland Oregon, who's songs are based upon National Geographic articles. We urge you check their album out, National Road . If you're a 7" collector, The Gutter Twins , a SubPop product released their " God's Children " single from their Saturnalia album set loose back in March. If you're looking for something on the harder, but more psychadellic side, check out Bigelf [...]

Los Angeles based band Bigelf, described as being "A mixture of Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, The Beatles and other progressive late-60's/early 70's innovators… bombastic." by Revolver Magazine and "Psychedelic cult-metal" by MTV News, have a brand new album, 'Cheat The Gallows' the followup to their critically acclaimed 'Hex', due out on August 12th on Linda Perry's Custard Records label via Atlantic. And you can download a full preview track, "Money, It's Pure Evil" from the album legally at no charge by going to this location: http://www.action-pr.com/uploa ds/audio/1066/Moneyitspureevil .mp3 Led by frontman Damon Fox's [...]
EAR FARM's Three for Free: three EF approved, free and legal MP3s posted whenever the mood strike us. This time around we've got three songs that have recently found their way to us via email. The new track from Nas features a return to his trademark lyrical perfection coupled with moody pianos and is the opening track to his upcoming record, Bigelf is a bit Pink Floyd + Queen, and the Eagle Winged Palace song is like an extra never-before-heard track from the Nightmare Before Christmas soundtrack. Lovely. Click on the artist/band name to go to their [...]
WOO HOO, new music from Jason Collett this week! Jason Collett - "Out of Time" ( MP3 ), "Charlyn, Angel of Kensington" ( MP3 ) Why? - "The Hollows" ( MP3 ) Bigelf -"Bats in the Belfry II" ( MP3 ) Wussy - "Rigor Mortis" ( MP3 ) Love in October - "Circa 19893 ( MP3 ), "I Dream of Marie Antoinette" ( MP3 ) Brad Laner - "Outcold" ( MP3 ) Aloha - "Body Buzz" ( [...]

After drawing some acclaim for their collaboration with Licorice Pizza guilty pleasure Christina Aguilera, the band Bigelf is ready to break in the U.S. The four-piece band drew kudos for their backing of Aguilera on her version of John Lennon's "Mother" for the Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur album. Now, Bigelf is set to release their 2003 album Hex for the first time in the U.S. It is due to hit stores Oct. 30, from Custard Records. The album charted in the Scandinavian Top 10, [...]