A dude could be kinda defeated and detached about AIDS, as prevention is continually undermined by ignorance (cough religion) and poverty, and a cynic might imagine a potential cure getting suppressed or likewise manipulated for profit. After all, eviler shit has happened before. But Faith No More/Imperial Teen superstud Roddy Bottum does not share your [...]
Last Friday at newly opened Seattle venue Barboza, the members of Imperial Teen strolled on stage looking like a million bucks, with sly grins and playful banter. It was the first Seattle performance by the Merge Records artists in over four years, and the crowd made it clear that it had been far too long. After a couple of hilarious starts and stops between songs and adjusting the stage lights to an acceptable mood, the band proceeded to power through cuts spanning all of their albums, including their excellent new LP, Feel the Sound . [...]
★★★★ Imperial Teen is an indie pop group that's been active since 1996. Imperial Teen's newest album, Feel the Sound , is a throwback to earlier times of alternative, indie-rock. The fifteen-year old band delivers precisely what its fans expect and exactly what the album title reveals; a thumping, poppy sound. Just like their pretty obvious album title, they deliver just what was expected and just what they have always delivered, a steady beat from the 1990s. Feel the Sound is evidence that Imperial Teen hasn't swayed with the numerous changes in indie rock trends [...]
The only thing missing at the Satellite on Saturday night was a huge banner that read "Welcome Class of 1996." Imperial Teen's show behind their first album since 2007, "Feel the Sound," felt like a class reunion where all the cool kids convened to revisit the old days and show off their new luxury automobiles, minus any of pettiness or backbiting that you might find around the punchbowl. There were wry jokes, impish smiles and knowing winks from the foursome of Roddy Bottum, Will Schwartz, Lynn Truell and Jone Stebbins, and, best of all, an [...]
Click here to download a ZIP file with all tracks & cover art; if you like a song, consider supporting the artist by purchasing music or checking out a live show! Magnolia Shoals – 01 I Will Roam Again (from Life Danced in the Flesh ) A Place to Bury Strangers – 02 So Far Away (from Onwards to the Wall ) Black Marble – 03 Pretender (from Weight Against the Door ) Alice and Michi – 04 [...]
Great Saturday ahead: ► Here's a show that comes with all the fixings — the Burger Records mini-festival Burgerama goes off at the Observatory in Santa Ana, featuring OFF! (pictured at Coachella last year), Wavves, Ty Segall, the Strange Boys, FIDLAR, White Fence, King Tuff, the Lovely Bad Things, Dirt Dress, Audacity, Pangea, Feeding People, Tomorrow's Tulips, the Abigails, the Tyde and the Cosmonauts. ► Resurgent indie-poppers Imperial Teen bring the party to the Satellite, supported by Radiation City and the Breakups. ► Soul phenom Allen Stone [...]
Henk was dik. Heel dik. Maar hij was ook altijd heel gezellig. Henk paste niet in veel dingen, maar deze stereotype beschrijving zat hem als gegoten. Als kind kwam ik dan ook vaak bij hem over de vloer. Het was in de huiskamer van Henk waar ik voor het eerst een biertje dronk. Ik was [...]
photo by Brittney Bollay After presenting 15 exclusive sessions at Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop in Austin during SXSW, we're now back in Seattle furiously sorting through and editing the incredible amount of amazing footage to share with you. Here's a first glimpse at these electrifying performances, featuring the rich textures of Montreal's The Barr Brothers , the retro-rock of Minneapolis' Howler , the insanely catchy pop of San Francisco's Imperial Teen , and the intensely dramatic emotion of Austin favorites Shearwater . Look for more soon!
[Here's Claudine V. with our look ahead to next week's shows, along with the video for "Calling Me Names" by Good Old War, playing next Sunday at the Avalon:] Incoming: The Temper Trap, Nada Surf, Sharon Van Etten, Of Montreal, the Naked and Famous, Lucero, the Magnetic Fields, the Ting Tings, the Lumineers, Y La Bamba, the Strange Boys, Allen Stone, Imperial Teen and more. Our staff picks of the week: ► @KRBronson recommends: The [...]
photos by Brittney Bollay At this point, Imperial Teen should be a household name. They've been carving out a name for themselves in the indie rock scene since the mid-1990s and have opened up for Hole and Marilyn Manson. Their mix of post-grunge alternative and new wave earned them SPIN's 4th best album of the year with 19962s Seasick , and their sound is without a doubt a huge influence on bands like Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Broken Social Scene. This year, they released the heavily acclaimed Feel The Sound [...]
photo by Jim Bennett Once again, KEXP will return to Austin, Texas March 14-16 for 20122s rendition of the South by Southwest Music Conference. Every year, SXSW features dozens upon dozens of up-and-coming bands and artists that are blowing up on the scene (the lineup this year is absolutely spectacular). And for the second year in a row, KEXP will broadcast live from Mellow Johnny's Bike Shop and host 15 amazing bands including some up-and-comers like Howler and Of Monsters and Men , some old favorites like The [...]
Date : Friday, February 24th Number of Noise Pop Shows : 10 shows, 38 bands Already Sold-Out : Despite the fact that Two Gallants are playing two nights at Edinburgh Castle , both are sold out, as is Wye Oak , Bob Mould, and Jolie Holland. The return of Bay Area indie-pop band Imperial Teen this year has been met with lots of excitement, as their Cafe du Nord show will also be out of reach, [...]
Género: indie pop. Runaway es la canción con la que arranca Feel the Sound , el quinto largo del cuarteto de San Francisco Imperial Teen . Roddy Bottum el teclista de Faith no More (guitar, keyboards, drums, vocals) encabeza este más que proyecto paralelo junto a Lynn Perko (drums, bass, vocals, percussion), Jone Stebbins (bass, guitar, vocals) y Will Schwartz (guitar, vocals, keyboards), y conciben la música como un ejercicio vitalista y optimista desde hace ya unos cuantos años. Formados en 1995, no [...]
Imperial Teen 's fifth studio album, Feel The Sound , came out just a week ago, and they've dropped this video for the lead single, "Runaway." Hurry over to Merge Records' website to stream the whole album (for a limited time) and get yourself pumped for (or console yourself for not getting tickets to) the sold-out Noise Pop show Imperial Teen is playing at Cafe Du Nord on Friday, Feb 24 with 20 Minute Loop . Related Posts: [...]
Mixtape: Twenty Bands at Noise Pop 20 (Podcast #271) Noise Pop 20 is just weeks away. From February 21st through the 26th, over one hundred bands will take over SF's venues for six days celebrating independent music. True to form, this year's Noise Pop Festival includes an eclectic mix of veterans and emerging artists, and you'd be wise to buy your tickets soon, because many shows are starting to sell out. To get familiar with many of the bands performing at Noise Pop this year, here's [...]
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Thanks to Imperial Teen for guest editing our website all week. Be sure to check out its new album, Feel The Sound (Merge). Here's a live video for "Million Dollar Man" that was recorded at XX Merge.
Shabazz Palaces - "Are You ... Can You ... Were You? (Felt) Directed by Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes. M.I.A. - "Bad Girls" Directed by Romain Gavras. Miike Snow - "Paddling Out" Directed by Andreas Nilsson. We Have Band - "Where Are Your People?" Directed by Alex Turvey. Epic Ditch - "Unexploded Ordnance" Directed by Elvis Wilson. Imperial Teen - "Runaway" Directed by Andrew G. Mueller. Nada Surf - [...]
Imperial Teen has been around for longer than you think; roughly 15 years to be exact. Wielding its own distinct brand of pop/rock, the quartet has since crafted a solid niche for itself on the indie scene, particularly thanks to the experience of seasoned pros Will Schwartz, Roddy Bottum, Jone Stebbins and Lynn Truell. Known [...]
Most of the new releases for this week dropped on the last day of last month, making January a pretty rad month for new releases after a relatively slow start (which is typical right after the holidays), and a great way to kick-off the 2012 music calendar. In case you missed any of IRC's Best [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
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