Por Juan Pablo Lima Que el negocio de la música está atravesando una crisis, eso ya lo sabemos todos. El viejo modelo focalizado en la comercialización del disco en formato físico -el cual hizo prosperar la industria durante gran parte del siglo pasado- hoy es insostenible con el advenimiento de la revolución digital y los canales alternativos (y en muchos casos ilegales) de distribución de archivos musicales a través de internet. Sin embargo, siempre hay excepciones que desafían toda lógica, que triunfan en contextos hostiles, y que exigen un estudio minucioso para tratar de comprender la [...]
Frank Yang NYC Popfest is wonderful for many reasons, not least of which is a built-in excuse to jet off to New York for the May long weekend. I did so back in 2009 when The Radio Dept. as headliners were enough to get me out to two nights , and while I was already planning on being in town this year regardless, the opportunity to see Allo Darlin' - who were skipping Toronto on their tour in support of Europe [...]
by Bill Pearis Comet Gain Here's the second part of the NYC Popfest 2012 preview. For info on tonight's show at Knitting Factory can read part one here . SATURDAY, MAY 19 Outerhope There's a free show at Spike Hill with Sweden's rough-and-tumble Lisa Bouvier , the gentle sounds of Philippine band Outerhope [...]
Het is derde kerstdag. Na twee gezellige kerstdagen met lekker eten en samenzijn met vrienden en familie is de rust wedergekeerd. Geen kerstliedjes meer op de achtergrond maar terug naar de 'gewone' muziek. Clutching Stems van The Ladybug Transistor past...
As 2011 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors. The Ladybug Transistor formed in Brooklyn in 1995, and frontman Gary Olson has been the band's sole constant member. Clutching Stems (Merge) is the group's seventh album and the first [...]
2011 was a real chicken-and-egg kind of year in music. Was there really less amazing music or did everything sound a little duller because it was a difficult year for me personally? Was there less sonically interesting music in 2011 or was it because I cut way back on listening to music with headphones? Was there less originality or is it because we're so bombarded with music all the time that it just takes so much more to cut through the sheer volume? While it may have been for personal reasons, it did seem as though 2011 was [...]
Avec Nature Nature , et après Only Air et The Parlance , Jennifer Baron, résidant à Pittsburgh, égraine pour la troisième fois un extrait mis en image de son récent album, Melody Elder , paru sous le patronyme de The Garment District via Night People . La vidéo de Nature-Narture est une collaboration avec le cinéaste expérimental Keith Tassick , qui a collecté et retravaillé plus de sept-cent images de journal télévisé nocturne prises par Jennifer - et exposées par ici via un blog dédié - selon [...]
Gary Olson claims to have been on stage as headliner or guest eight times over the three days, Kyle Forrester seems to perform as a member of every other band, and former Lucksmith Mark Monnone appears at least three times on stage although, being an Australian, he’s probably serving behind the bar between sets. These familiar faces are marking the 15th birthday of the wonderful Fortuna Pop! label, celebrated over three nights at the Scala. It’s a bit of a school reunion, with bands associated for Fortuna Pop for various degrees of time [...]
Dopo pochi giorni col mare sotto la finestra mi sono viziato, credevo di poter afferrare l’orizzonte con la mano e tenerlo lì a mio piacimento. Alla fine, tornato in città, mi sembrava che lo spicchio di panorama in lontananza, gentilmente offerto dal mio balcone, fosse lì per ricordarmi quanta distanza ci sia tra me e certe cose che amo. Bisognava quindi riempire le particelle d’aria con la musica giusta per un immediato riscatto e ci ho provato con i The Ladybug Transistor , che ricordavo essere un piacevole e colorato giardino pop in territori alt-country. [...]
From September 7th to 11th, music obsessives in Portland, OR trekked between 21 venues to see nearly 200 bands, fighting dehydration, worn heels, and sticky wristbands, all for the glory of Musicfest NW (MFNW). What were the highlights? Every person will give you a different answer. Was it Seattle radio station KEXP’s free day shows at the Doug Fir including the Horrors, Sebadoh and the Antlers? Watching the sun set with Band of Horses, Iron & Wine, or Explosions in the Sky outdoors at Pioneer Square? The Thermals stagediving and blowing out their amp at the EMP Backstage? Legendary [...]
Last Thursday at the Hemlock, Elephant Sixers the Ladybug Transistor made magic and even helped to reunite some long lost family members. Oxnard’s finest, Sea Lions , and San Diego’s experimental tropicalists Red Pony Clock realized that evening some of their members were, in fact, cousins. “The Mexicans of indie rock,” Gabe Saucedo of RPC joked, “it’s just us and them.” [...]
Post-holiday weekend fun: ► Only a year after releasing the double-disc retrospective "Your Hear Me," veteran power-pop maestro Tommy Keene returned last month with a new album of crisp guitar rock, "Behind the Parade." Tonight, Keene visits the Silverlake Lounge, with Exploding Flowers and Risers opening. That's Keene's video for "Deep Six Saturday," above. ► The Ladybug Transistor headlines the Satellite behind their June release "Clutching Stems," their seventh album. Red Pony Clock and Sea Lions support. ► And the Dead Ships kick off [...]
Live This Month: September 2011 (Podcast #256) In Live This Month , we sample some of the great local and out-of-town bands performing in the coming month in the San Francisco Bay Area. Two big local-focused events top this month's calendar. First, we're pleased to be co-producing the free, all ages 2011 Rock Make Street Festival , taking place on September 17th at Treat Avenue and 18th Street in the Mission District. Additionally, the Mission Creek Music Festival returns to SF and Oakland for its [...]
(artist - song - album + purchase link :: extra info) Spectrals - Big Baby - Big Baby 73 & Bad Penny :: out October 25 Sunbeam - Bulldogs - Sunbeam and the Lonely Ghost The Ladybug Transistor - Clutching Stems - Clutching Stems Brilliant Colors - How Much Younger - Again and Again Holcombe Waller - Into the Dark Unknown (The Marriage Song) - Into the Dark Unknown [...]
Thanks to the Ladybug Transistor for guest editing our website all week. Be sure to check out the band's latest release, Clutching Stems. Watch the video trailer for the album below.
The Ladybug Transistor formed in Brooklyn in 1995, and frontman Gary Olson has been the band's sole constant member. Clutching Stems (Merge) is the group's seventh album and the first to be made following the 2007 asthma-related death of drummer San Fadyl. Since, the band's lineup has solidified behind Olson, featuring Kyle Forester, Julia Rydholm, [...]
The Ladybug Transistor formed in Brooklyn in 1995, and frontman Gary Olson has been the band's sole constant member. Clutching Stems (Merge) is the group's seventh album and the first to be made following the 2007 asthma-related death of drummer San Fadyl. Since, the band's lineup has solidified behind Olson, featuring Kyle Forester, Julia Rydholm, [...]
The Ladybug Transistor formed in Brooklyn in 1995, and frontman Gary Olson has been the band's sole constant member. Clutching Stems (Merge) is the group's seventh album and the first to be made following the 2007 asthma-related death of drummer San Fadyl. Since, the band's lineup has solidified behind Olson, featuring Kyle Forester, Julia Rydholm, [...]
Jul 30, 2011, 6:00pm
2+2=5
» PLAYLIST « rubrica vagamente illegale i never wanted to change you / i only wanted to share [ GOMEZ - options ] 01 » The Brights - London Belongs to Me (MP3) album: A Trivial Pursuit (2011) 02 » Freedom or Death - Don't Stop the Dance (MP3) album: Brian Ferry Covers (2011) 03 » When Saints Go Machine - Add Ends (MP3) album: Konkylie (2011) 04 » [...]
Jul 30, 2011, 6:00pm 2+2=5
» PLAYLIST « rubrica vagamente illegale i never wanted to change you / i only wanted to share [ GOMEZ - options ] 01 » The Brights - London Belongs to Me (MP3) album: A Trivial Pursuit (2011) 02 » Freedom or Death - Don't Stop the Dance (MP3) album: Brian Ferry Covers (2011) 03 » When Saints Go Machine - Add Ends (MP3) album: Konkylie (2011) 04 » [...]
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