- Doctor, doctor... cuando era soltera tuve que abortar seis veces, pero ahora que estoy casada no consigo quedarme embarazada. - Evidentemente, usted no se reproduce en cautiverio. Doctor, mi hija no se encuentra bien. - Dígame... ¿su hija esputa y excrementa? - Mi hija es puta, pero no escarmienta. Mark Ronson - Valerie Ft. Amy Winehouse Clap [...]
For their first festival , the Onion 's A.V. Club has unleashed an impressive lineup with performances by the reformed Archers of Loaf, The Thermals, Tokyo Police Club, Telekinesis, and Eef Barzelay of Clem Snide Plays the Music of Journey. And if an amazing group of acts weren't enough, they've also dropped a bombshell: there will be no tickets to the festival. As the whole thing goes down on public streets, organizers can only ask for a $10 per day donation for the Rock For Kids charity. So if you're a terrible person, that [...]
They’ve been giving us exclusive and unexpected covers (like this one , that one , and this other one ) for two years now, and now the gang over at The Onion ’s A.V. Club are throwing their hat into the festival circuit by announcing the A.V. Fest . The festival will be held on September 10th and 11th outside the Hideout on West Wabansia in Chicago. Self-proclaimed as a “seat of our pants” kind of endeavor, the festival will feature 12 bands over the two days. Thus far [...]
The Raincast is so called because we have had three days of sporadic, but at times absolutely torrential rain here in Edinburgh this week. The leak in our ceiling has sprung back into action with some vigour, although this time it manifested itself in a manner which didn't ruin all sorts of my vinyl, which was generous of it. We really must get that looked at before the whole bloody ceiling comes crashing down. The rest of my day will be spent sticking things into envelopes to publicise the Lach release, which is really, really soon, as well [...]
News International (I do not need to tell you) is one of the most repellent organisations in the world, but this whole business might just end up working out to their advantage, in a twist of supremely Machiavellian achievement. NI decided to close the News of the World a long time ago, as you can see from this Guardian article detailing the plans being set in place to deal with its disappearance, dating from weeks ago. The sunonsunday.com URL was registered before any of this even kicked off. As much of a [...]
I compared last year's Tom Thumb to Clem Snide , and the same could be said for this year's EP, "Creatures to Feed." But not this year's "Faux Romantic." Tom Thumb has dropped two EPs that could have easily been an A-side and B-side of an album: Side one, Creatures to Feed, is a gentle collection of acoustic songs about faith and love. Acoustic guitar, a little piano and vocals. Faux Romantic sounds a lot like it's name: It's also gentle, but it's all keyboard, and it's got overdubs and echo and all kindsa studio [...]
Eef Barzelay's voice is whiny and pinched, more like Daniel Johnston than anyone else on the circuit, though without the atonality and lack of rhythmic sense which so characterizes the man he often covers in concert. His on-again off-again band, Clem Snide , which he reformed in 2009 after a pair of Barzelay-only solo records, lists themselves as a kind of alt-countrified indie rock, and tends to perform in a slightly nerdy, postmodern grunge vein, resulting in a sparse deadpan sensibility reminiscent of their namesake, a character who appears in several novels by William S. Burroughs. [...]
Clem Snide : Beautiful (Christina Aguilera cover) [ purchase ] For me, the song chain challenge is no challenge at all, but rather the way my mind works anyway. I am, after all, the product of the very last vinyl-to-tape generation - and so, letting the mind open to the possibility of the next natural song is merely an echo of an earlier era, spent on the floor at my father's vast and varied record collection, where - in order to ensure that no silence interrupted a good evening of [...]
It is a very, very fine Spring day indeed, this morning in Edinburgh, and so needless to say I am going to spend it in my office talking to imaginary people on the internet. This week we are simply going to have a bit of a trawl through my inbox. As I mention halfway through the podcast, I now have unlistened albums totalling a mighty one day, eighteen hours and thirty-four minutes worth of music. So if you are wondering why I haven't reviewed this that or the other, then that probably has something to do with it. [...]
Download: Clem Snide - Faithfully (Journey Cover)
Rumor is, that the reason there's that cryptic smile is that the person who posed for the picture has a penis. And no, I'm not talking about Puff Daddy. P Diddy Dis-Jay Z. Bad Boy for Life-Clem Snide (P Diddy cover) Cream Puff War (grateful dead)-Oneida
[My overall Top 20 albums in a year informed by a mountain of good music and an avalanche of trying times, based purely on how much they resonated with me. I was lucky this year to have seen all but 4 of these artists live. With my 4-word reviews:] 1. Arcade Fire , "The Suburbs." Sonically and thematically sprawling. [...]
(All week we're counting down the top songs of 2010. For previous entries on the list, click here or simply scroll down. We hope you enjoy the music.) 30. The Soft Pack - "Answer To Yourself" The Soft Pack could have a tight, lo-fi rock song on their hands that represents an excellent effort to channel The Strokes, or they could be an overachieving bar band with good luck. The guitar riffs and tight drums drive the anti-poetic lyrics (variations on “do [...]
Editor's Note: There's really no excuse for what you're about to read and the tracks you're about to endure. But if you can't laugh at the fact that the Jonas Brothers are currently all up on Radio Free Chicago, alongside Timber Timbre and Cursive, then... Well... Personally, I laugh to keep from crying. This is what happens when I say "Of course you can make a mix for RFC, Heidi!" Brace yourselves. Okay, so being the roommate of the infamous Amber Valentine, there is never a dull moment, be it deciding to run out [...]
Eef Barzelay - Jews for Jesus Blues (live) "So, do you go to church in Seattle?" she asked. I smirked. I knew what she meant. She meant, "Where do you go to church in Seattle?" I was crashing a family dinner of a friend of a friend in the suburbs. Like usual, I had spent most of the evening refilling my wine glass and flirting with the mother. Thus far, she had been duly charmed. I fingered my glass of White Zinfandel and glanced out the window. Across [...]
Apparently we're supposed to inform you that Frank Smith is actually a real band, not just the name of the singer, who is actually Aaron Sinclair. What's more important is that you realized that there's a powerful sound behind the Americana-ish group, with a little bit more melodrama than your usual. It sort of has the sound of a more fleshed out Clem Snide , but with expressive lyrics. The group has worked hard on their new album, Nineteen , which you can get [...]
The simplicity and, dare I say, perfection of Clem Snide frontman Eef Barzelay always ambushes me. Eef recently stopped by the NPR Tiny Desk offices to perform four songs, and I find myself cueing it up on repeat today. The NPR intro completely nails what makes Clem Snide special: "As a general rule, Barzelay doesn't get enough credit: He may be the most underrated songwriter in the business today, with a sneakily firm grasp on poignancy and humor, and his live performances convey a kind of awkwardly fidgety fearlessness. He's a [...]
Above photo is from an awesome film called Brick School is starting back up in the next couple weeks and since we're big on education here at Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good, (I am married to a first grade teacher) I've made a back-to-school mix inspired by some of my favorite songs from school films. Whether it's Cat Steven's exuberant "Here Comes My Baby" playing while Max Fischer makes a go of it at Grover Cleveland, Air's evocative "Highschool Lover" providing the backdrop to tale of the mysterious Lisbon sisters, or [...]
SIDE A 1. Julian Lynch - Sedan Delivery (Neil Young Cover) 2. Arcade Fire - Born On A Train (Magnetic Fields Cover) 3. Dirty Projectors - Dark Eyes (Bob Dylan Cover) 4. My Morning Jacket - It Makes No Difference (The Band Cover) 5. Calexico - Ocean Of Noise (Arcade Fire Cover) 6. She & Him - Bring It On Home To Me (Sam Cooke Cover) 7. Clem Snide - Faithfully (Journey [...]
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