ARTIST: The SWAG Report 125 with freebie downloads for mp3s by Criminal Hygiene, First Rate People, La Big Vic, Junior High, Low, The Bronx, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down and more! So much more! DATE: 01-10-13 WRITER: Don Loder Top o' the mornin' to ya junky! How's tricks in yer corna? Me? I'm doin' great – everythin's comin' up Donnie today. Things're lookin' good fer youse too – lookin' at 'is new bag [view more]
der sommer ist vorbei. was ich nicht akzeptieren will und so ziehe ich mir die kurzen hosen an, laufe ohne strümpfe los und glaube fest daran, wen auch immer zu bezwingen. vielleicht das nahen von kälte und regen und all dem käse, der zu den miesepetrigen jahreszeiten dazugehört. im südstadt, ich sehe mich auf dem rechten pfad, herrschen denn auch tropische temperaturen. der laden mit den sympathischsten bedienungen der stadt (stets freundlich und zuvorkommend, bei wechselnden gesichtern!) ist gut gefüllt, die rotte setzt auf transpiration. eben verschlungenes bier entweicht über weit geöffnete poren. das dämmerlicht wirft schatten, unter anderem von [...]
Josh Ottum - Having You Around (Ryan Richter Remix) Josh Ottum - Like Ourselves (Tonfang Remix) Josh Ottum - Its Alright (Richard Swift Remix) Josh Ottum has been coasting off of his debut album, originally released in 2006, for almost 5 years now. It was first released in Europe in 2006, then here in the States in 2009. More recently, a remix collection was released featuring the above fine remixed melodies. I especially like the Richard Swift mix [...]
The Tractor Tavern in Ballard was the perfect setting to spend a Thursday evening: nothing fancy, just good beer and good music. There were just enough people there to have fun on the dance floor without feeling crowded. Local musician Shane Tutmarc (now solo after old band Doulor) made for a great opening act. He had a strong stage presence with just an acoustic guitar. His eccentric style came through in both his style of clothing and his genre-bending song writing. Traces of folk, blues, and country all came through on his guitar [...]
Dolour's Final Show at The Crocodile Cafe 2007 ::: photo by Abbey Simmons For the first time since 2007, Shane Tutmarc will be performing songs from the expansive Dolour catalogue. This Thursday (tomorrow) night at The Tractor to support his friend and former Dolour contributor, guitarist Josh Ottum's cd release, Shane will be performing an entire set [...]
You know the drill, free music you need to hear (and legal too, for whoever it was that filed a complaint against my blog ;). Themselves & Why? - Canada (MP3) Two Anticon heavyweights combine for this stunning track that you probably should have picked up by now (Pitchfork was on top of this song this morning, of course). Like the first single, "This Blackest Purse," from the upcoming WHY? album, "Canada" is mellow, but no less beguiling or strange than anything either band has provided [...]
It wasn't intentional... we swear! It just kind of happened that this weekend's Friday Mixtape turned out to be perhaps our best one ever. As always, we have sought to cap off your week with a stellar mix of the week’s best new singles, remixes, and covers, along with mp3s from some up-and-comers you just might want to check out. However, this particular one is just a little more special... and jam-packed. Just take a look for yourself... "Retreat! Retreat!" (Live at Radio City Music Hall) by 65daysofstatic [...]
I’m two years old as a blogger today. It’s my Blogday. My Bloggiversary*. Whatever you want to call it. A Thursday in midwinter. For me, one of the most tedious type of post is the navel gazing 'blogging about blogging' variety. But it is my party and I'll be narcissistic and self-indulgent if I want to. Truth be told, I don’t even like the word – blog. Sounds lumpy and clumsy and trivial. While certainly trivial, I don't think the genre necessarily deserves a moniker that sounds a bit like a bodily function. Still and all, better than [...]
shelflife records lockt mit dieser band, deren name geläufig, aber längst nicht vertraut ist, cd + 7" "actical pop! for coffee cadets" im angebot: Socialist Leisure Party - Head in the Hay labrador lässt weiterhin tief auf das mitte juni erscheinende album "over and over" blicken, zunächst mit dieser vorab single: the legends - always the same [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Cause Co-Motion! : "You Lose" [mp3] from Because Because Because other Cause Co-Motion! posts at Largehearted Boy The Cubists : "She's Got Blood" [mp3] from other Cubists posts at Largehearted Boy David Mead : "Last Train Home" [mp3] from Almost [...]
Seattle band The Republic combine Pedro the Lion intricate songwriting and Death Cab rocky sweetness to craft power poppy songs like "Rock Out" (above in video form) and the soft whispery songs "One Last Mistake" (MySpace). On Thursday, April 30th, The Republic will take the Tractor stage with fellow Seattle-ites Josh Ottum and Aqueduct and we're pleased as punch that The Republic gave us a pair of tickets to the show to give to one lucky imaginary reader. To enter, email us at tig @ three imaginary girls.com with your name and the subject line "FananaRepublic" [...]
In case you've not noticed: SquirrelFood got an upgrade this week! It's not complete, there are bits here and there that need tweeks, but I like it better than the old brown, don't you? I've also added the SquirrelFood twitter feed ( follow me here ) to the sidebar- you might find extra downloads, links, and stories there. I'm stoked about the new BTE in this week's mix, as well as DMB and Streets. Yeah, looks like Mike Skinner 's fed up with labels and albums, and is just giving away stuff he creates via his twitter [...]
indie-pop // experimental Josh Ottum, a Seattle-based musician and songwriter, has been making his tiny-bedroom-music for 4 years before composing his debut album Like The Season (2007). To put it in his own words, Like The Season is a twelve song journey into the hallways, bedrooms, dining rooms and garages of popular music. Josh's "The Easy Way Out" evolves from sweet, coherent and easy-on-the-ears harmonies to a rhythmically driven complex production. With layered arrangements of multiple drums, repetitive piano, catchy horn lines and quirky phrasing Josh builds "The Easy Way Out" [...]
RT and pal, Josh Ottum , will appear at: 4/14 Hamburg, Germany: Knust 4/15 Munster, Germany: Gleis 22 4/17 Ludwigsburg, Germany: Das Haus 4/18 Dornbirn, Austria: Spielboden 4/19 Zurich, Switzerland: El Lokal 4/20 Kaserne, Switzerland: Basel 4/21 Salzburg, Austria: Rockhouse 4/22 Frankfurt, Germany: Das Bett 4/25 Magdeburg, Germany: Oli Lichtspiele 4/26 Berlin, Germany: Maschinenhaus Visit Rosie on MySpace. MP3: Josh Ottum - Freedom
Nov 7, 2006, 2:30pm
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Josh Ottum's "The Easy Way Out" reminds me of the old joke about the weather in Michigan — if you don't like it, wait a minute. I lost track of the abrupt tempo changes after about 45 seconds and just let the song play on, digging the cute pop (think Ben Kweller) vibe. The remaining tracks available for free download aren't quite so schizophrenic, and for me they're actually more enjoyable. "Who Left the Lights On?" has a great groove, nice simple hooks and a thick sound, while "Freedom" sounds like a synth-ed out video game love [...]
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