Radio Personality & Philanthropist Robin Quivers & 15 Foundation Give Gift Of $75K Towards Nutrition Education & $22K Towards Music Education Programs For Children (New York, NY - December 12, 2011) - Just in time for the holidays, radio personality and philanthropist Robin Quivers and her 15 Foundation presented a gift of $75,000.00 to two formidable youth charities in California: The Edible Schoolyard Project and The Connolly Ranch in Napa Valley. Both organizations are dedicated to teaching children about proper food nutrition and establishing proper eating habits early in life to help set [...]

Good Evening, I have some news that will delight you. Apart from partially disappearing from the face of the Earth due to many many computer mishaps, I've been living in a world almost completely En Español . But, with the winter approaching, I'm beginning to settle down on my feet again. You know, I'm not sayin' I'm about to forget how to have fun, but coming back to Earth and really focusing on your work a few times each year is necessary . To celebrate this [...]

Last time we covered Dad Rocks! , or Danish/Icelandic singer, guitarist, trumpeteer, father, and general all round good guy Snævar Njáll Albertsson, it was in restless anticipation of the imminent release of his debut full length Mount Modern . We have to wait until November 8th for that particular pleasure, but until then, it's worth heading over to Dad Rocks!' bandcamp , and getting your hands on his Big Scary Covers EP, which features four lovingly-crafted covers of some of the best acts [...]
When he's talking to his friends, Dad Rocks! goes by the name of Snævar Njáll Albertsson , and he's also likely to be found playing guitar, trumpet and singing in incredible Danish band Mimas , who sound something like Do Make Say Think would if they dropped all the austerity and starting smiling more. Snævar will be releasing his full length debut as Dad Rocks! on November 8th via Big Scary Monsters in the UK, Paper Garden Records in the US, and Kimi [...]

Lifejackets is the 2nd album from Aarhus, Denmark based band MIMAS. According to the group, the first one was about worries in life, and the newest is about Lifejackets; the lifejackets that keep over water, the relationships that keep you from worrying. The new album was released at the end of last year through Big Scary Monsters (UK) and Pad & Pen Records (Scandinavia). Lifejackets was mixed by the Addi 800 (Blur, Sigur Rós, Björk) from Iceland and mastered by Grammy-nominee Chris Tsangarides (Depeche Mode, Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy). WEBSITE | SOUNDCLOUD [...]
Generally, I'm not a fan of remixes. For whatever reason, I just can't find the appeal of them -- even if they are good. I guess it's a matter of disinterest in someone else's reinterpretation of another artist's work. I am a fan of cover songs, but, let's face it, covers are an entirely different story. As for mash-ups, I am a fan of those, as well. Over time, my dislike of remixes has subsided a fair amount, if only because over the past year or two I've become increasingly attracted to electronic music (electropop, electronica, DJ duos, [...]
Photography: Laurence Tarquin Von Thomas Call this whatever you want, I'll go with 'a gem'. Mimas - Vader In Burgos (La Boum Fatale Remix) Mimas | La Boum Fatale | Buy

Petit article consacré au label Ekler'o'Shock ! Pour 2 raisons, la 1e étant que je suis allé voir le « nouveau » live de Danger la semaine dernière, 1e fois que je le voyais, bon visuellement à part son thème de potard sur mesure assez stylé, le reste est vraiment inutile, les vidéos de forêt avec filtre rouge ... mouais, sinon, musicalement j'ai pris une claque, je dois le dire ! ( Mondkopf bien cool aussi malgré des transitions bien crades et Koudlam est juste un truc que je ne pigerais jamais ... [...]

This weeks Freebies is pretty sparse I am afraid, mainly because I haven't come across that much, that and I am having to write this up on a Wednesday night as I was/will be out the Pensioner album launch on Thursday/last night. Here's some wee treats for you to enjoy anyway... Twilight Sad Their new album might is not due out until later in the year, but Kilsyth's finest sons haven't forgotten about us. They've very kindly made an Acoustic EP available for free download to keep us all going. You can nab yourself [...]

Aarhus, Denmark "Manflu" Mimas on MySpace Mimas on The Hype Machine

Okay. So you've discovered Mimas , probably through an existing affiliation through a Big Scary Monsters band/blogger/similar artist/whatever, and you probably have some sort of idea of what to expect: danceable, mathy, experimental-indie-art-rock, or something along those lines. And, to and extent, you'd probably be right. Mimas are a quirky Danish quartet who, on their MySpace page, describe themselves as "a furry kitten: restless, picking fights and still lazy and patient at times." If you too are struggling to imagine a restless-yet-lazy-yet-patient furry kitten, you're not alone. But this description has more truth and depth to it [...]

Meridene This Eau Claire Wisconsin band gives the midwest pop scene something to be proud of. Their new album Something Like Blood doesn't challenge the tried and tested sound the group has established with their previous two releases (one album one EP) but it does give it a little spit a polish; as a result, there is some undeniable new sparkle in the music. The warm instrumentals don't fall prey to excessively sparse, dry guitars or moody percussive outbreaks instead favoring solid arrangements [...]
Sometimes, out of all the press releases that find their way into my inbox one or two will yeild a reward. Dad Rocks! was a bit of a hard sell, what with the cheeky name and all. The man behind the band is Snævar Njáll Albertsson, lead singer for the Danish band Mimas. I was ready to pass the song by...it's got a charming enough single take video that ends in a bunch of kids dancing (call me a grump...points off for that), but the moment the loose drumbeat and horn snuck in my heart melted a [...]

Voilà donc, après le top collectif, mon top personnel des meilleurs albums de l'année 2009. Avec une description de deux mots, je reviendrai sur certains de ces disques plus tard. 01 Fuck Buttons - Tarot Sport Futur de l'humanité 01 Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavillon Le monde à leur pieds 03 Crystal Antlers - Tentacles [...]
Over the last 12 months we've interviewed some of the biggest names in Music & Art and we thought we'd share with you our top ten! Stanley Donwood : The mastermind behind Radiohead's artwork spoke to us about his record label and his work with Radiohead. Lucas Leigh: We caught up with Lucas Leigh from the elusive 'Budweiser Band' to discuss the awesome advert he was a part of. Aaron Crawford: Mr Crawford was nice enough to discuss his artwork with us. [...]

Dans la mythologie grecque, Mimas est un géant, fils de Gaia (la terre) et d'Ouranos (le ciel), il aurait été enseveli par Hepahïstos sous une masse de fer en fusion (le Vésuve). C'est cette légende qui a donné son nom à un petit satellite de saturne, bien connu pour son cratère nommé Herschel, plus grand que le Canada ou l'Europe, et qui donne à cette lune une ressemblance incroyable avec l'étoile noire de "La guerre des étoiles". Mimas , c'est également le nom d'un groupe danois signé sur [...]
Her på Frekvens får vi en masse albums tilsendt til anmeldelser, nogen dukker bare op, og andre gange er kunstnere og pladeselskaber så flinke at give os lov til at vælge hvilke cd'er vi gerne vil have. På den konto har jeg i hvert fald fået skrabet en pæn portion albums sammen, og dem er jeg selvfølgelig rigtig glade for. Derfor har det også igennem længere tid plaget mig at kigge over i cd reolen, for der kan man finde en mindre bunke af cd'er som jeg aldrig har fået anmeldt – men det slutter nu, nedenfor vil man kunne [...]
In an effort to diversify content between the actual site and the Taking Tiger Mountain Twitter , I tend post links to whatever random free music links I find while trolling the web. This helps keeping the twitter from being just the occational rant and "OH HAI BLOG UPDATE LINK." For those who aren't yet subscribed (wink, wink) enjoy a recap of the past week's free mp3's and videos links! [MP3] Black Dice - 'Glazin' Motel Motel - [...]
In an effort to diversify content between the actual site and the Taking Tiger Mountain Twitter , I tend post links to whatever random free music links I find while trolling the web. This helps keeping the twitter from being just the occational rant and "OH HAI BLOG UPDATE LINK." For those who aren't yet subscribed (wink, wink) enjoy a recap of the past week's free mp3's and videos links! [MP3] Black Dice - 'Glazin' Motel Motel - [...]
Kinky - Hasta Quemarnos (mp3) *** Catchy rock from Latin Grammy nominated band. From their album Barracuda , which will be released on February 24th. Buy @ Amazon My Brightest Diamond - Tainted Love (mp3) Shara Worden covering Soft Cell, from the Guilt By Association Vol. 2 compilation. I reviewed Vol 1 two years ago . Buy @ Amazon Michael Hurtt [...]