download On paper, a Madonna song roughed up and mumbled through by Giant Drag's marble mouthed Annie Hardy sounds like a dream. But even her considerable charms can't save "Oh Father," which was easily the worst single lifted from 1987's immortal Like a Prayer. Acclaimed for its supposed inside glimpse into the troubled Ciccone household, the original slid by on personal intrigue and heart tugging strings. The cover, soon to be included on the indie tribute album Through the Wilderness and posted by Stereogum yesterday, is hard to take seriously from the girl who wrote "You Fuck Like [...]
Today's the street date for Joni Mitchell's first LP in ten years, Shine , a song she says lyrically is "reminiscent of that old Sunday School song about letting your light shine." There's a minute of spacious grooved synth-plinks before we even get there, but Joni Mitchell never lied; this tune's about being all you can be through the vagaries and rubbish of modern life. James Taylor makes an appearance via some subtle guitar work (Joni asked him to "playing short figures like a saxophone"). There's a behind-the-beat, Blue vibe going, and aside from a little clunky [...]
So while many people are still being a bit silly about Klaxons winning the Mercury Music Prize (c'mon guys, M People even won it!), I will be forging on with my new blogger feature. John Sheil //London//[ Beneath The Dutts ] John is into a lot of the same music I am and if you go to his blog, you'll find him veering between cynicism and enthusiasm, whereas I always remain somewhere in between. John says he created the Beneath The Dutts "because I really liked finding new music from all [...]
More covers? Alright. Female vocals? You got it. First up (and pictured) are Giant Drag , an absolutely amazing band hailing from California. The band is basically just lead singer Annie Hardy and a cast of revolving musicians (think Bright Eyes with more "adult" lyrics ) but her voice is sweet enough to keep listening. I'm a big fan of Giant Drag and in this instance they cover a Beach Boys tune God Only Knows . Next for your pleasure is the great Amy Millan covering Death Cab for Cutie 's I [...]
Anyone remember Giant Drag , they where one of the more charasmatic bands that I saw last year at Reading when you could actually get Saturday tickets without them being stolen by rich middle class toffs with nothing better to do than tout tickets out of their ebay shop based in their Eton common rooms between extra Latin and lacrosse practise. Anyway I don't know what triggered it. But I suddenly dug up their debut album and listened to that instead of the never ending playlist of mp3's and podcasts. Its friggin boss. Some of their video's are [...]
In the spirit of valentines day, me and Brent decided to put together a couple mixes to serve as a soundtrack to everyone's favorite Hallmark Holiday. Quite simply, my mix is Pro-Love, while Brent's is Anti-Love. Depending on your mood/situation either of these mixes can help make tomorrow a bit easier to digest. Feel free to intermingle the mixes as this is usually how ones life goes anyways: fawning over someone --> giddy with love --> heartbroken --> jealous --> yearning for love again (repeat). You can either download each song individually in MP3 format, or each mix [...]
I have decided to use the weekend to share songs that I probably wouldn't post about Monday-Friday. Most likely these tracks will be a little older, but I love them nonetheless. Hope you enjoy them too! We all know who Modest Mouse is. Their new album is out sometime early this year. Modest Mouse - The Waydown [...]
אוף, כמה שהעונג החדש עמוס בכל טוב. שירים חדשים מאפלז אין סטריאו, ארקייד פייר, מודסט מאוס, פרויקט מיוחד משלל אמנים אירים, ג'וש ראוס שר עם החברה, הקליפים הטובים של השנה, אלבום חינמי מטאליב קוולי ומאדליב, מאותגרי סולסיק עמוס כל טוב, קומיקס בריטפופ,
AUTOLUX ROCK INSIDER RESERVOIR SERIES VOL. 1 [MP3] Autolux - Future Perfect [MP3] Giant Drag - YFLMD [MP3] Silversun Pickups - Lazy Eye [MP3] Earlimart - Susan's Husband's Gunshop [MP3] Let's Go Sailing - Sideways [...]
There's some confusion over Giant Drag 's status right now: although there doesn't seem to have been any official announcement, it sort-of-looks like Micah has quit the band, which leaves only Annie. And one person isn't quite a band. We'll keep you posted. Meanwhile, here's the way they were, as a slice of Sunday night YouTube goodness: The Kevin Is Gay promo Wicked Game live at Reading, 2006 This Isn't It promo Cordial Invitation live in Glasgow [...]
I love this junk shop glam rock discotheque... We will really miss our regular gig at the Chain Drive -- including our ability to play everything from Herb Alpert to The Stranglers to Luxxury to Marlene Dietrich and whatever else strikes our fancy. Strike this item off that list of things to do before we die: We had a dj residency at a leather bar. And I think they loved us -- we sure loved them. Thanks, guys! Here's the setlists, complete with links to songs we may have written about/posted in the past. Because we're nice like that. [...]
FUCK YEAH FEST III IN ECHO PARK THIS WEEKEND I would be remiss not to inform you of the mayhem about to be unearthed in my backyard this weeked. FUCK YEAH FEST IS FUCKING BACK MALL TRUCKERS!!! Now in its 3rd incarnation, the music, art, and culture festival curated by Keith Morris (Black Flag, Circle Jerks) will bring the best of the best of the eastside/downtown art punk scene under three
Now, I posted this show back when rbally was unknown to most folks, but in the spirit of benefits and all, I thought it be worth digging this set out of storage. And, you all should know that Bethanne is one of Giant Drag's biggest fans, so I don't think she'll mind . . . . Anyway, Giant Drag played at the Rock 'n' Roe Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project . . . the show was January
We would like to introduce you to Giant Drag . When we kicked back, threw on the headphones, and listened to this artist we thought "The day the girl next door wants to take you out to the woods to make out." What did you think? Use a tag or comment to share your thoughts with everyone. Enjoy. Genre: Rock-Pop-Folk Label: Kickball Records Source: [...]
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