
Discovered by Whack When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish. - Laozi (c. 4th century B.C.) This week, every track deserves a * Santogold - " You'll Find A Way " (Switch & Graeme Sinden Remix) Chromeo - " Fancy Footwork " (Thomas Barford Remix) Le Castle Vania - " Tigertron " (Toxic Avenger Remix) Gwen Stefani - [...]

I hope that one-day layoff from South by Southwest bands wasn't panic-inducing for you. Breathe easily and indulge. Oh, and do please say "hello" (or "goodbye") to Au Revoir Simone (pic). Au Revoir Simone – Fallen Snow mp3 Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly – The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager (Part One) mp3 moi Caprice [...]

Herbie H. Fat Mama Herbie Hancock Fat Albert Rotunda Warner Bros. : 1969 [ Listen ] [ Buy ] Home is Where the Hatred Is Esther Phillips From a Whisper to a Scream Kudu : 1971 [ Listen ] [ Buy ] Nature Springs The Good, The Bad and The Queen The Good, The Bad and The Queen EMI/Parlophone : 2007 [ Listen ] [ Buy ] [...]

Okay, I'm a bit skitterish about this one, so please bear with me. Back in early December, I went group-by-group, song-by-song through a long list of artists I found at the 2006 South-by-Southwest festival website . I sampled every song I didn't already know and prepared my own list of the ones I liked best, old friends and new. For various reasons totally uninteresting even to myself I've just never posted a big bloc of the songs, some of which are by some of my favorite current artists. Soooooo, I'm simply [...]
I tend to do most of my posting at work, and recently it has been so busy, I’ve ended up with a few half written posts that never got completed. So, here’s a little catchup. If you didn't get a chance to go to the Sufjan Stevens concert at the Town Hall in NY, fret not - a complete live recording here . The Bluetones are out with a new album this month â€" treading a similar vein to previous albums, the self-titled release sees the Hounslow group delivering their [...]
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly I enjoy randomly listening to albums without knowing a single thing going in. Most times it ends up being something I cringe at, fight through 30 seconds of each song to give it a chance, and immediately delete. But I never regret doing it. Yesterday I came across the one man band called Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. That was too clever of a name for me to pass up, so I listened to it. It's got all the [...]
Earlier today I was completely set on doing a review of something from the new Ken album, but then I stumbled across the enchanting Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. The eponymous EP was released back in 2005, but if you've never heard something before, it's new whenever you hear it, right? Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. is probably the snazziest "band" name I've heard all year, even if it is just one guy. Sam Duckworth is the heart and soul of this project. The music, rich with acoustic strumming and layered vocals, catchy riffs and hummable lyrics, [...]
The South By Southwest Music Conference featured over a thousand bands and artists last month. Some of the band names are cool, some are funny and some are just completely outrageous...each name is linked to their website. Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Get Cape, Wear Cape, Fly Hurts to Purr [...]