Kış gelsin, manyak gündem ve delirtgen havalar azalsın, soğukta kafalar daha iyi çalışsın ve kız bloğu modunda "dünya barışı sağlansın" türü vecizelere sebebiyet vermeden beyin ısısını düşürmesini umduğum şarkılardan bir guble: ...Of Sinking Ships - The Last Signal Under Byen - Batteri Generator Sylvain Chauveau & Ensemble Nocturne - Stripped I Might Be Wrong - Lightning Stripes, Then Rain [...]
Primavera part 1 here for all those latecomers out there. Saturday at Primavera was all about the drummers and then the beats. First waking up on a random sofa of our new Catalunyan buddy after going to bed at like 7am, Marc and miserably gathering some energy together before heading back to the forum. First up was Scout Niblett who just blew me away in the sleepy surroundings of the auditorium. Basically, a plush theatre totally at odds with the Spanish car park chic of the rest of the festival. Sam fucked off to [...]
We're too busy... but I'll share some cool tracks I've found on my mp3 blogs! 1- Jukebox the Ghost - Hold in It I've posted the video clip here. Too cute and cool to sing! 2- Forest Fire - Fortune Teller Beautiful melody and lyrics straight to the right side of the ear. Stuck like gum. 3- Florence & The Machine - Hospital Beds This is a Cold War Kids awesome cover. [...]

Especially if they're not yours. MENOMENA! - Wet and Rusting MENOMENA! - Rotten Hell Myspace
As they continued, thumping bass guitar lines and buzzing synth seemed to take a front seat on the soundboard as they muffled those charming vocals and sly, crisp drumbeats the band seems to structure itself around. read more

So this has been one of the busiest weekends in recent memory 'round these parts, leaving me exhausted, depleted, physically sore. I'm packing up the house I've lived in for three years, heading for hopefully greener pastures closer to downtown and the lovely neighborhood where I work. This entails slogging through a lot of crap, selling off everything that's not bolted down, and getting ready for this stager lady that my realtor provides to come in on Thursday while I am at work and move all my furniture around and decorate in ways unknown to me. So when [...]

postsecret Thank you to everyone who put their name down! I know there were tons of you who decided against it, because I have access to my page view count..hehehe. But to the ones that did: thanks! Anyways, a lot of you I know, a lot of you I don't, but none of the songs were just chosen out of a hat. Feel free to ask why I chose the song I did. Anyways, enjoy! Kirsten Strong The Great Lake Swimmers- I Became Awake [...]
07/24: Bellingham, WA @ Nightlight 07/25: Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party 08/09: Myslowice, Poland @ Off Festival 08/10: Czech Republic @ 007 08/13: Utrecht, Netherlands @ Ekko 08/14: Brussels, Belgium @ Pukkelpop 08/15: Paris, France @ Fleche D'or 08/16: St. Mal, France @ La Route Du Rock 08/18: London, UK @ 93 Feet East 08/22: San Diego, CA @ The House of Blues w/ Broken Social Scene 08/23: Los Angeles, CA @ Sunset Junction 09/06: Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom (Musicfest NW) [...]
[mp3] Lackthereof / Last november Ein Typhon dröhnt, eine dunkle Stimme quengelt und ein einziger Akkordwechsel gaukelt so etwas wie Abwechslung in einem leblosen Stück vor, das, nach diesem dramatischen Aufbegehren, gleich wieder in sich zusammenfällt – nicht mehr kann ich nach dem ersten Durchhören von Last november entdecken. Und das ist schon zu viel! Sollte Danny Seim es wagen, auch auf den restlichen Liedern von Your anchor dieses Niveau halten zu wollen, und weiterhin derart zu quengeln, hätten notorisch böse Kritiker Recht, sollten sie ihn für dieses [...]
Here he is again, for your listening pleasure. That's right, Danny Seim, aka Lackthereof (or the phenomena from Menomena if you're a Rind frequenter) brings his inner self to the table with Your Anchor, out on July 22nd on Barsuk-only days away! The album is full of mellow, folky tunes like "Chest Pass" and "Fire [...]
MTV Music Videos MTV Shows Entertainment News They hit up the right bands - Eat Skull, White Fang, White Rainbow, Menomena, Panther, Honey Owens, Starfucker, Horse Feathers, Southern Belle, M Ward, Thermals, Fist Fite, Malkmus. And yet there is more than just white indie, folk, electronic, alt-rock in Portland. Where were the Lifesavas for instance?

Okay, when I got the record from Danny from Menomena's solo project, Lackthereof in the mail I wasn't expecting much more than one or two entertaining listens. I was not familiar with his existence as a solo artist and that was clearly pretty stupid because this will easily be one of my favorite records of the year. You know Danny, he is the insanely tall drummer from Menomena, pictured above with the band's manager (yes, really). Danny's songs should be familiar too but Lackthereof is a bit more varied in it's craft [...]
Yacht performing at PDX Pop Now! 2007. Pic Jason Quiqley PDX Pop Now!, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to stimulating and expanding participation in the music of Portland Oregon, has announced the lineup for the 2008 PDX Pop Now! Festival. To celebrate the festival’s fifth anniversary, PDX Pop Now! will be returning to Rotture (formerly Loveland) on [...]
Lackthereof, Danny Seim's side project , doesn't attempt to step outside the Menomena shadow it's been veiled under, and why should it? I've been wanting to hear a new Menomena song for a while, and "Last November" is a great addition to the catalogue. Much like Autolux , Lackthereof / Menomena focuses heavily on setting the mood of a song through droning keys/guitars and crisp, up front percussion. Danny Seim's drum sounds make other drummers weep in shame, and just to prove it's not some studio magic he brings [...]

Lackthereof - Last November Danny Seim of Menomena has had a solo-project going for over ten years now, producing eight eclectic full-length releases. Who knew? Stereogum, evidently. This track is from his forthcoming LP Your Anchor and sounds excitingly Menomena-esque... Official site MySpace Photo by game

Menomena! 's drummer, Danny Seim, is slated to release another Lackthereof album on July 22nd. The album will be titled Your Anchor and will be released via Barsuk Records. While drumming for Menomena! takes up the greater portion of Danny's time, he does have a Lackthereof show scheduled in the near future: July 17th in Portland, OR at Holoscene . Download : Lackthereof - "Last November" Download : Menomena! - "Wet And Rusting" Tag this:
This week's mix is dedicated to myself and my birthday. I was going to make this one hip-hop oriented as I don't get to do that very often, but I couldn't find enough stuff that I thought everyone would like. Therefore, this mix has no real common theme, except that it's a bunch of songs that I never get tired of. Have a great Fourth. The Dandy Warhols - A Loan Tonight The Hood Internet - Pitbull vs El Guincho - Anthemillias Lifesavas - It's Over Sigur and Mob [...]

C'est par là... Te dire qu'il faut aller à Saint Malo les 14, 15 et 16 août parce que sinon ça risque d'être notre dernière Route Du Rock , ne me semble pas très judicieux. Même si c'est vrai... Je ressors du Rock dans tous ses états et, même s'il y avait des bons trucs, même si eux ils programment Tahiti 80 - c'est un truc qui m'a toujours scié... Si un jour on m'avait demandé de parier sur le nom du festival qui [...]
Last night was of course mothers day. So I took my sister and moms out to Julianos raw food in santa monica. Had a nice meal and talked about cities we each would like based upon my travels. I decided my sister would like Portland the most. She's just got a portland vibe... anyways that got me thinking about music from Portland and naturally Menomena came to mind. Muscle N' Flow is such an amazing song. Download here: Menomena - Muscle N' Flow watch them play it live here: [...]

Don't miss this great lineup at Middlebury's annual music extravaganza, put on by the fantastic WRMC 91.1 FM . seh-PAW-muh-nuh 2008 will be featuring: MENOMENA THE RUBY SUNS THE CAPSTAN SHAFTS Specs: 5.2.08 8:30 PM - 2 AM Ross Dining Hall , Middlebury College $8/advance ( here ) $10/at the door Afterparty @ The Bunker hosted by PALMS OUT SOUNDS : ESTAW CHARLES REQUINA DAVID [...]