I hastily cancelled any plans I had for Tuesday 16th as soon as i found out Why? Were rollong into town yet again. Regular readers of this blog will know the band have been featured on these pages more than a fair few times. The band had been outstanding the first time I saw them back in November [...]
Feb 25, 2010, 1:56am
Fmly
One can become quite cynical after digging into orality and literacy, in the sense that literacy for this generation has never remained static for more than six months. And considering McLuhan's assertion that we are living one-hundred years in a decade, the future isn't looking any more promising. Taking Apple as an example, when the iPod was developed it had an extraordinary amount of flaws, but the dominant manufacturing frustration was that this pricey portable listening device had only been developed to last for eighteen months. In reference to its mechanics, Apple aims to consistently render its old products obsolete [...]
Mon amour débordant pour Yoni Wolf, songwriter de génie, a été martelé sur ces pages noires au rythme de mes doigts sur ce clavier. Why? est le plus grand groupe des années 2000 c'est dit. Pourtant une revue abracadabrante au papier glacé qui ce mois ci m'a averti du projet de Yoni Wolf et de Fog un producteur britannique enregistré en catamini en 2003 , Hymie's Basement est une oeuvre secrète, aux sonorités si avant gardistes d'électro bdouillée et d'un folk hybride. Yoni Wolf étalait déjà son génie incandescant. Il y avait en creux tous les disques de la fin [...]
Oct 31, 2009, 9:42pm Fmly
happy halloween, friends. The Unicorns - Ghost Mountain The Zombies - She's Come Undone Hymie's Basement - Ghost Dream My Bloody Valentine - To Here Knows When Matt & Kim - Good Ol Fashion Nightmare
About a week ago, one of my favorite bands in the world, WHY? came to LA. Hitting up the Echoplex, the show was highly anticipated by many people in the city. Before the show, both Yoni and Josiah were seen wandering up and down the streets, really giving off a humble vibe. The doors opened [...]
Sep 26, 2009, 4:07pm Fmly
"Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol, morphine or idealism." -Carl Jung Hymie's Basement - America Won if you're hitting up the why? celebration tonight at (le) poisson rouge have an awesome time. it's sold out!
awesome song day! is a spontaneous feature, when i am moved by a song's singular awesomeosity and feel the urge to share its awesomeness with all of you. the song below is awesome. hymie's basement - " 21st century pop song " buy their self-titled record from lex . hymie's basement, a collaboration between why? 's yoni wolf and fog 's andrew broder, is pretty awesome. recorded in 2003, this album is a study in [...]
Cougar Microbes
Great Music Today
The Tape
mr. mammoth - sweet sassy molassy
Hot Chip - Night & Day
Sleigh Bells - Demons (Official Music Video)
A-Trak & Dillon Francis - "Money Makin'" (Official Video)
The Rains of Castamere by The National
DIIV "How Long Have You Known?" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
BAND OF HORSES – The Funeral (Sound Remedy Remix)
I’ll Just Leave This Here #161
Angger Dimas – Ribon Dooh (Preview)
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs: Stronger
