Sober - Katie the Pest This band was infuriatingly too small. Oh wait, they've reformed. Still too small. Anyway, earlier last decade, while playing catch up with all that Slumberland and similar stuff from earlier the decade before, i stumbled on to Katie the Pest, they then becoming THE synchronal band for me in my time of all that type of music. Their album, This Giant Will Kill You , was exactly what i was looking to immerse myself in and call my [...]
From top, left to right: Edward Sharpe, HolidayHoliday, The Sun, Moses Campbell, Voice On Tape, Katie The Pest, Robot Koch, BOAT, Mr. Dream What defines this edition of "Hear, Here" is a vaguely roadtrippy California aura. Perhaps each song marks a particular leg on a trip [that I'll never go on because I live in New York]. Many of these bands hail from California, and if not California, the West Coast, and if not the West Coast, fine, Germany. The sounds range from lounge-y tech house [...]
Song 15 of 19 in the ...One Last Kiss retread , otherwise known as After the Last Kiss... Named after an early Primal Scream song, Velocity Girl originally started out with Bridget Cross as their singer. When Cross left to join Unrest , Sarah Shannon joined the band as the new singer. Soon after that they recorded their seminal classic Forgotten Favorite. I don't think they ever surpassed it's sublime noisy beauty. The Washington, DC band [...]
We're trying to recuperate from the insanity of the past week and this heat isn't helping. Señor Summer Solstice is not so sexy right now. Thank you so much to those who came out last night and enjoyed a good time with old friends and new friends. Special thanks to all the bands, CGT, Eagle Rock Bowling & Drinking Club, and All Star Lanes for making such a fun night possible. And special
Katie The Pest (Long Beach, CA/Sun Valley, CA) I think this is the month for new music introductions. There is a lot of music from Los Angeles that I have been listening to lately that never makes it up on this site. Not because I don't like the tunes - but because I'm so self-conscious about over hyping an act that I absolutely love. One such act is Long Beach, CA's Katie The Pest . I have been meaning to feature them for MONTHS. They have been my [...]
Every once in a blue moon, we notice a pattern developing with the artists featured on MML and make an attempt to organize somewhat of a quick reference guide for those who may have just stumbled upon our little music blog. In May 2007, we presented the Shoe(gaze) Cupboard which was a compilation of artists who create music from a particular genre we love. Following the internet(s) attention
Adding Machine
Lizzyville
the finest kiss
la-underground: los angeles loves you
Rock Insider
Milk Milk Lemonade
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Skrillex Uses Satanic and Homosexual Influence to Win Grammys
Warm Brew – Creep (TLC Remix)
THROWBACK: Sam Cooke - Cupid
