Yet another Swede here on KR, Sidechild, the moniker for a guy named Pontus, comes to us in all his downtempo glory. If you're looking to get your grind on, well, let's just say it's not happening with Sidechild in the background. Unless, of course, you listen to Elliott Smith to party. Yeah, not happening. Sidechild has toured with The Magic Numbers, and is currently working on a debut album to be released sometime this year. Enjoy his Paul Duncan-ish music with a healthy dose of soul. Sidechild - [...]
I also love the smell of sushi in the morning. Although, in the interests of being truthful, it's more like I love the taste of sushi in the afternoon. It's really a little too much for the morning. While you salivate over the sushi, wrap your ears around these: Malcolm Middleton and The Hold Steady teaming up to cover Bryan Adams? Why the hell not? Run To You (Bryan Adams Cover) - Malcolm Middleton & The Hold Steady [...]
MUSIC NEWS - Yellow Bird Project, a non-profit organization founded in Montreal, announced the release of its latest philanthropic venture, The Indie Rock Coloring Book . The collection includes coloring and activity pages by acclaimed artist/graphic designer Andy J. Miller, inspired by some of today's most vital and visual indie rock artists and will be published in September by Chronicle Books (in Canada by Raincoast Books) in September. Each page in Indie Rock Coloring Book [...]
This is the big debate about the nature of time travel going into the LOST season 6 finale. I'd like to know what side you are on, because if you're like me you'll spend most of the day anticipating / speculating on the finale. Here's some background on both sides of the debate. "What Happened Happened" (The Constant) This is the prevalent time traveling theory on LOST. It's what Daniel Faraday told us from the beginning was true and what Miles and Hurley spent a whole episode (which was called [...]
Rollo & Grady are proud to work with The Yellow Bird Project on a t-shirt giveaway for their organization. The Yellow Bird Project is a Montreal-based, non-profit initiative that commissions some of the bigger names in the indie music world to design t-shirts for them. YBP then sells the t-shirts on their site , with all proceeds going to a charity that each individual artist chooses. They have an impressive list of artists including Broken Social Scene, The National, Rilo Kiley, Devendra Banhart, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Bon Iver, to name a few. [...]
I've got another quick post for everyone tonight before I head out to watch the Flames ravage the Canucks. Mornings Eleven comes from the English indie-rock band The Magic Numbers . The song is the opening track from the band's self-titled debut album, released in 2005. The album would go on to be nominated for the Mercury Prize in the same year, eventually losing out to Antony and the Johnsons . On top of the nomination, the album would also produce 4 singles that cracked the top 25 on the UK Singles Chart [...]
In the marketplace of shared music on the millions of music blogs, cover songs are the fastest growing franchise. Former denizens of grainy bootlegs and B-sides, the number of cover songs has exponentially grown in a fracturing music industry. With a little more time than to record the track, any artist or wannabee can digitally send that cover around the globe. If the artist is big enough, the release becomes an EVENT. If you don't even have [...]
Fresh from Friday night purgatory, the oddball procedural drama Life tried out their new timeslot last night, and while Damian Lewis is still electric in the role of Detective Charlie Crews, the series still hasn't shown the magic that it ended with last season. Lewis might very well be the only thing keeping the series from being just another procedural drama -- well, Lewis and the often inspired music choices. Normally, this would be the point where I'd dissect the lyrics or history of a song and relate [...]
[POST FROM OCTOBER 02] Super to discover Cougar Microbes was added to hypem.com this week! In fact, it is highly likely that many of the people reading this blog right now have come directly from there. I will happily admit that when I started this project one of the aims I set out was to be [...]
I was delighted to discover Cougar Microbes was added to hypem.com this week! In fact, it is highly likely that many of the people reading this blog right now have come directly from there. I will happily admit that when I started this project one of the aims I set out was to be added on The [...]
Greetings! Been a couple of weeks so I suppose I should post again huh????????? Thanks to anyone who has taken the time to have a look at this here site, seems a few people do check in regularly which is nice, please feel free to say hi some time, or to call me a cunt or whatever you like really-it would be good to get a bit of interaction going on. Last weekend I spent two nights at the South
Seattle's best music venues reopens after nearly a year of inactivity The Crocodile Cafe was always my favorite music venue in Seattle. Serving the city for over 15 years, the Croc abruptly closed its doors in December of 2007 - almost without warning. I first heard the news through a rumor from a friend... the next casualty of gentrification sweeping through Belltown. These rumors were later confirmed when KEXP reported that Robin Pecknold, J. Tillman, and David Bazan had played the last show at the Crocodile. Ever since the Crocodile [...]
If you're looking to be a hip indie rocker this Labor Day Weekend , perhaps its time you get reacquainted with our half work-related Labor Day theme and half just plain ol' good music. This list isn't too far over the edge when it comes to getting to know who's been around, left the scene or lingering and possibly coming back for more. Nevertheless, this crowd is a prime list when it comes to just you and the just music. We don't recommend this for a cookout, but possibly [...]
The Sweet Serenades Genre: Rock / Powerpop / Indie From: Stockholm, Sweden If you're a fan of thoughtful uplifting uncomplicated pop with ear grabbing hooks that sounds like it was hewn from the headstone of Mama Cass then look no further than Sweden's The Sweet Serenades. Although frontmen Martin Nordvall (vocals/rhythm guitar) and Mathias Näslund (lead guitar) first met in 1991 they started The Sweet Serenades over 11 years later in 2002, since when they've been [...]
Truck Festival - Photo: Gina Policelli 2008 marked the eleventh Truck Festival in the normally sleepy Oxfordshire village of Steventon. Not to be mistaken for an event celebrating all things of the vehicular variety, Truck represents one of the precious few independent music festivals still going strong in the UK and has grown in fame and prestige over the last decade. No corporate slogans for this event; rather you can expect to see the local vicar pouring pints as the Didcot Rotary Club serve you up a burger and chips. [...]
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Tell my you've changed full to the game, I'm not the one you want. It's like my heart aches with each knock that you make, I was born to love alone. watcha think? Watch Music Videos: Undecided Forever Lost Take A Chance Download: Undecided Forever Lost Mornings [...]
1 an de musique éclectique et bisouteuse allant de l'electro à la folk en passant par le hip hop ; nous nous sommes efforcé de varier les plaisirs ! 1 an de musique pour rythmer votre semaine : "Le bisou du mercredi" pour se donner un coup de boost bisouteux pour la semaine, "Comme un dimanche matin ", pour se réveiller en douceur en fin de week end. Sans oublier les interview Kiss Kool où nous vous faisions découvrir de petits artistes prometteurs. 1 an de musique avec la série des "World [...]
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