Most people rush into these top album lists mid-December, but I've decided to chill out and really think hard about my top 10 favourite albums from the year that once was. Okay, I lie, I just haven't got around to it yet. But here it is anyways. :( So, 2008. It was a toughy, and apparently not so many solid albums were released throughout its economically crashing months. Despite the drought, I've still managed to find a good deal of great new artists and albums, a few of which made my overall favorite albums of all times! So [...]
I Was A Cub Scout - Pink Squares Film School - Compare Viva Voce - We Do Not Fuck Around John Vanderslice - Trance Manual They Might Be Giants - Am I Awake? [...]
Photo: Richard Burbridge The night I came I danced a circle and was not afraid. The Whitest Boy Alive - Keep a Secret Rules (Bubbles / 2009) French Kicks - Also Ran Two Thousand (Vagrant / 2006) Violens - Already Over * Violens Ep (Cantora / 2008) Mike Bones - [...]
A moment of silence for the ones that didn't make it this year. We salute you, mostly. Fear Of Music Elle Milano Battle I Was A Cub Scout The Long Blondes Be Your Own Pet Kubichek! Dirty Pretty Things Help She Can't Swim The Dead 60s Mumm-Ra Jakobinarina The Departure Vincent Vincent And The Villains [...]
I'm a little late with my annual Pink Christmas post this year, but better late than never. Each December I bring back this zany song by Sweden's Envelopes along with a collection of other pink songs. Envelopes have recently released a second album, but it is not yet available in the U.S. Envelopes: Pink Christmas - from It's Not Like Christmas (2006) MySpace | Website | Label: Brille Music Ltd Buy at Amazon Pink Nasty: Hot Pink House from [...]
52. Kaiser Chiefs ‘Off With Their Heads’ (B-Unique) – Treads on new ground but just a tad inconsistent. 51. The Pigeon Detectives ‘Emergency’ (Dance To The Radio) – They have an ear for the ol’ great catchy hook but it aint always obvious. 49. Late Of The Pier ‘Fantasy Black Channel’ (Parlophone ) – And the future of music is saved. Daringly awesome. 48. Tokyo Police Club ‘Elephant Shell’ (Memphis Industries) – Another band who chucked all their best work on the before EP. [...]
A few months back we featured I Was A Cub Scout and then announced their demise. It wasn't pretty. I fell in love with the band just in time to be crushed by their break-up. Thankfully, both members of the band are still making music, albeit under different titles. The closest to the Cub Scout ne0-Cure aesthetic is Omes. It's bouncy and vocally a little rough (although, he is rumored to have
Jul 20, 2008, 10:00am
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O The Cure está com material novo, como muitos devem saber. Mas, eu não vou falar do The Cure, mas de uma dupla que fez um ótimo cover deles, o I Was a Cub Scout. William Bowerman e Todd Marriott são de Nottinghamshire, Inglaterra, e fazem um excelente indie rock com referências do synthpop. O curioso dessa dupla é que, mal acabaram de lançar um álbum, o "I Want You To Know That There Is Always Hope", eles anunciaram o rompimento. Não se pronunciaram muito a respeito, só disseram que havia muitos problemas e que era uma decisão [...]
Updated the muxtape... current favorites (vol. 2) : Greenskeepers — Bloodclots Hercules and Love Affair — Blind Boy Crisis — Dressed To Digress The Postelles — 123 Stop The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra — In A Dream Vancougar — Obvious The Secret Life of Sofia — Outside Earlimart — Before It Gets Better [...]
So...I kind of missed the weekend with erm, last weeks Ten Tracks You Need . Because of that, think of this post as a pre-4th of July Ten Tracks You Need which will be followed by another Ten Tracks You Need on Friday. Break out your calendar, I-phone, pda or whatever and make note of that. Damn, I'm good to you people. And for those of you who, to quote a phrase, just can't get enough, I'll have more posts leading up to Friday. So check back during the week. [...]
As a new running feature, we're debuting Late To The Party to spotlight an artist that is already fairly well-known that we either previously refused to like or simply didn't know. I've made this joke before: when it comes to this band, this isn't like being late to a party. It's like showing up for a June wedding in November. It's not just that this band is already sort-of-famous in the UK - they actually don't exist anymore. On June 6, it was announced that I Was A Cub Scout will cease [...]
2008 - The Year of the Split? words: Jamie Milton Two weeks or so ago, Nottingham's I Was A Cub Scout announced their slightly unexpected split. One would usually expect a two-piece band to last their time, to stick things out and wait and see if the sun shines brighter, to attend every practice, to avoid getting on eachother's nerves. But they, like many other bands in recent weeks, announced their split in a brief myspace post, thanking their fans but not getting into the gory detail of why they [...]
I've generally avoided writing about I Was A Cub Scout , mainly because they're such an obvious choice for a Lincoln focused music blog. But when this little gem dropped into my inbox this afternoon, I couldn't contain my excitement. It's a gorgeously bouncy cover of the classic Cure track, prefect for long lazy summer days. Harnessing the same semi-frantic power-pop drumming as their debut album and layering Todd's ever-distinct vocals over the top, IWACS have managed to create something fun and playful, yet ever their own. Totally delicious. [MP3] I Was A Cub [...]
We arrive nice and early at Rock City to catch the support band but find the stage already having lots of Wombats signs draped around it and furry creatures arranged on top of the amps. Not all of which look like Wombats, in fact one looks like the Loch Ness Monster. Anyhow, disappointingly it appears we've missed seeing Nottingham's own synth-pop duo 'I was a cub scout' (or is that 'Iwasacubscout', I'm never sure). The earliest I can recall a main band hitting the stage at Rock City is 9pm; tonight at round 8.50pm the background music [...]
Oh don't pretend I'm the only one with allergies. Tons of us are sniffling, sneezing, watery eyes people right now. Anywho. In between the sneezing I shuffled some songs around and this is what you're getting for the moment. Listen: Tilly & the Wall - " Cacophony " (mp3) Barlow Girl - " Porcelain Heart " (mp3) SR-71 - " In Your Eyes " (mp3) I Was A Cub Scout - " Pink Squares " (mp3) Adam Green - [...]
Wolf Parade - Call It A Ritual ( mp3 ) Unwed Sailor - Little Wars ( mp3 ) The Black Angels - Doves ( mp3 ) No Age - Eraser ( mp3 ) My Brightest Diamond - Inside A Boy ( mp3 ) Annuals - Sore ( mp3 ) The Dears - Lost In The Plot ( mp3 ) I Was A Cub Scout - Pink Squares ( mp3 ) The Courteeners - What Took You So Long (mp3) The Kooks - Always Where I Need To Be ( mp3 ) [...]
Trouble In Dreams , el nuevo disco de Destroyer , la banda de Daniel Bejar, es el disco de la semana en Planeta Pop . Además, entre las novedades, la nueva música de Death Cab For Cutie, Peter Morén, The Long Blondes, The B-52's, Mystery Jets, The Sound Of Arrows, Sr. Chinarro, Tachenko, French Kicks, The LK, The Dodos, Neva Dinova, I Was A Cub Scout, Northern Portrait, The Electric Pop Group o Los Punsetes. Consulta la playlist completa y escúchanos en el 87.6 de la Fm de Madrid, en directo en Internet, en [...]
Even with a few hours of Smash Brothers with Emily and her brother (via Nintendo Wi-Fi, natch), the show must go on! Let's get back in it with... Io Echo (Los Angeles, CA) I'm fully expecting this to be either Metal, Prog, Prog-Metal, Metal-Prog, or Experimental ambient crap...Or, you know angular, Franz Ferdinand (with a female vocalist) guitar rock, whatever. The lead singer sounds like that chick from Nouvelle Vague or maybe Shirley Manson, especially with the sometimes spooky synth lines. Like the soundtrack to the hippest, trendiest haunted house evar. [...]
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