Ben Barnett, an amazing musician formerly of the band Kind of Like Spitting, is now back with an awesome new band, Blunt Mechanic . Upon hearing their stuff, I'm reminded of all the raw sounds and catchy hooks that I've come to love in a rock band. Blunt Mechanic will be playing on Tuesday, Sept. 21. They were originally supposed to play at Exit 76, but the show has been moved to Gallery 5. Andrew Jackson Jihad , Pedals on Our Pirate Ships and Sundials are also on the bill. [...]
MP3: Blunt Mechanic - "Less Beat" One of the many talented artists on Barsuk Records, Blunt Mechanic , is heading out on tour this week. Headed up by Ben Barnett, Music Director of Seattle's Paul Green School of Rock, the band will be hitting up dates all over the United States; check out the full schedule after the jump. Blunt Mechanic tour dates: 08.31.10 - Seattle, WA @ the Baltic Room 09.01.10 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios 09.02.10 - Sacramento, CA [...]
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Pulled out Blunt Mechanic's debut long player, World Record , over the weekend. The combo of catchy song and riffage lifted me from my Saturday morning mood of mild aggravation as result of lack of inspiration. Played it a couple of times in a row, then the rain came and I played it again. Featured below for your deliberation are "Less Beat" and "Our First Brains" from the album. Less Beat Our First [...]
erinnerung an die aktuellen lps auf barsuk records , nehmt es als freudige botschaft und beschäftigt Euch eingehend mit folgenden künstlern nebst werken: blunt mechanic - aluminum and light (from: "world records") pearly gate music - big escape (from: single, demnächst) maps & atlases - solid ground (from: "perch patchwork", 29.06.) die junge dame stammt aus san francisco und begegnet uns mit ihrem selfrelease debutalbum namens "paper diamond", daraus der gleichnamige [...]
It's that time of year again: Time for tacos, sunburns, deafness and lots of beers they don't sell back home. That's right, it's SXSW, America's zaniest music festival! And your WW music staff—Casey Jarman and Michael Mannheimer—are right in the shit-storm middle of it, trying to find time to blog between the free drinks and loud bands. Boo-hoo, we know. So without further ado, here's what we've been up to in Austin thus far. WEDNESDAY Best band Casey saw: Sleepy Sun Best band Michael saw: Princeton [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , Exclusive For more than a decade, Ben Barnett made music as part of Kind of Like Spitting. During the mid-'90s, Barnett weathered intense personal storms, regrouping as the music director for Seattle's Paul Green School of Rock. With his life back in order, Barnett is rocking once more, under the moniker Blunt Mechanic. Spinner caught up with Barnett on the eve of this year's SXSW. Describe your sound in your own words. [...]
Ben Barnett is a musician who has, all his life, documented experiences through song. After releasing eight albums, six singles and five splits as Kind of Like Spitting over the course of a decade, retiring the moniker and reinventing himself as Music Director of Seattle's Paul Green School of Rock, Barnett has now emerged triumphant with a new band, Blunt Mechanic , and said band's debut full-length, World Record. Both band and album tip heavy on the riffaged hooks and light on the darkness; big on the thumbs up--no time for the thumbs down. It [...]
Blunt Mechanic "World Record" out Jan 12th next year Blunt Mechanic ’s debut full-length " World Record " is slated for a January 12th, 2010 release date via Barsuk Records .
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