So there were four bands opening for Peelander-Z, and I sort of skipped out on numbers two and three. But the fourth band, TsuShiMaMiRe , were pretty great. They play a mix of cutesy j-rock and metal, switching from 50's surf guitar and whispersoft voices to deathcore guitars every other verse, which blew the crowd away every single time it happened. (check out Tea Time Ska on their myspace, or this video from their Thursday show in Florida) [...]
Welcome to part one of You Sound Like A Robot 's feature on the bands of the upcoming Dragon*Con 2008 , held in Atlanta, GA from August 29 to September 1. Peelander-Z is a very interesting band. One that has to be seen to be believed. The Japanese band, based in New York City, borrows it's sound heavily from the punk genre. They are self-dubbed as "Japanese Action Comic Punk band hailing from the Z area of Planet Peelander". Their live shows are not to be missed, check out this show review [...]
We first introduced you to Computer Club not too long ago, when we posted our favorite electro 80's cover songs . His cover of New Order 's " Bizarre Love Triangle " is arguably the best 80's cover I've heard in a long time, which got me thinking, what has Mike (aka 1/3 of Evol Intent aka Computer Club) been up to lately. After a few back and forths on myspace he was nice enough to send us over some of his latest tracks and even take the time to do a short interview [...]
PEELANDER-Z myspace [mp3] Me Gusta Lucha Libre http://audio.sxsw.com/2008/mp3 /Peelander-Z-Me_Gusta_Lucha_Li bre.mp3 SHE & HIM myspace [mp3] Why Do You Let Me Stay Here? Off the new album, Volume One by wonder team Zooey Deschanel and M.Ward. DESTROYER myspace [mp3] The State From New Pornographer Dan [...]
Photo by Frank Yang The Jealous Girlfriends (Brooklyn, NY) Photos: The Jealous Girlfriends @ Club DeVille - March 15, 2008 MP3: The Jealous Girlfriends - "Something In The Water" MP3: The Jealous Girlfriends - "Machines" Video: The Jealous Girlfriends - "How Now" MySpace: The Jealous Girlfriends The Acorn (Ottawa, ON) [...]
This post is long, and overdue, but I wanted to be thorough and include all the bands I saw. I missed most of Wednesday due to work, but packed in enough free shows Thurs.-Sun. to more than make up for it, although I am getting kind of old and took it easy in the evenings for the most part. I've finally gone through hundreds of pics (click on pictures below for larger image), and will include mp3s from each band below and hopefully a link to some of their live SXSW sets, since they did almost all give me free [...]
Yesterday's Hot Freaks opening day went very well. In the words of my wife , "I didn't hate any of the bands." High praise, indeed... Stop by today for the free festivities at the Mohawk and Club DeVille in Austin. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads of artists playing the Hot Freaks SXSW day party today (Saturday): The Mohawk (outside) 12:00PM - Bad Veins : "Gold And Warm" [mp3] 1:00PM - [...]
Yes folks, it's almost that time of year again; one marked by BBQ, tex mex, margaritas, ice cold, Lone Star tall boys, and oh yes, music. SXSW. With thousands of bands descending upon Austin, March 12th through the 16th, it's helpful that the festival's official website offers up, along with the artist's bio, an [...]
Photo by Kristen Lidell Okay, that's not entirely accurate - we knew exactly where Hot Freaks 2 was . And the first one . And that's where part the third will be as well - next month, coincidentally running at the same time as a certain music festival in Austin, Texas that shall not be named for we have no affiliation with that event whatsoever, at Club DeVille and The Mohawk (aka "the best bar in America" ) on March 14 and 15 from noon till 6PM, across two venues and [...]
H ere's Episode 90 of Festival City Radio ! S ome of the new releases for October 23: Holy Fuck - "Lovely Allen" (0) Babyshambles - " Delivery " (5:00) West Indian Girl - " To Die in LA " (10:35) The Besnard Lakes - "Thomasina" (15:15) Warlocks - " Baby Blue [...]
"During this tour our drummer Jonas got a toothache and had to get it pulled in San Fran (true story). It costed him 1400 dollars. But what could he do? He was miserable and getting weird on pain killers (he got from strangers at clubs) trying to hold off the procedure. He was always kind of drunk on whiskey too, bumpin' around in stairwells and stuff. It's because he doesn't have health care. None of The Teeth have health care so as far as we know we're perfectly healthy. We can't afford checkups so [...]
S.T.E.A.K. – Peelander Z Recently I trekked across blog land, collecting over 60 mp3s, in the hope of finding something good. After listening through them all, I emerged with just one usable track. It was absolutely worth it. Medium rare!!!!! Easier - Grizzly Bear It took my while to get into Grizzly Bear's critically acclaimed Yellow House. In fact I didn't even give it a listen until recently because I had found their previous album rather boring. Thankfully however, I got there eventually and was able to experience [...]
This could not have been more perfect. I ran across this photo while browsing Flickr and immediately looked up Peelander-Z on Youtube. Thank God they're as amazing as their name. They're a Japanese punk band based in NYC with a wickedly weird take on the genre. MP3: Peelander Z - S.T.E.A.K. MP3: ...
Peelander Z is playing TONIGHT ! Downloadables: "Rocket Gold Star" (mp3) "S.T.E.A.K." (mp3) "Panda Punk" (mp3) Myspace page is here . Unrelated BONUS links: - G Vs. B (Gorilla not Gerard ) has a post about Copy ... here . - The Pforkers have posted some Chikita Violenta ... here . - Helium -Nostalgic?? Fear not. New Mary Timony on YANP ... here . - The Smudge [...]
Rock Star Photography has been updated with all sorts of new stuff. I finally got motivated and transferred a bunch of pictures from the digital over to the computer and got galleries made. New pix of Peelander-Z, Los Craptaculares, the Clorox Girls, Iron Guts Kelly, and KTP. They look sharp, especially ...
Second part of SXSW 2007 punk list. This one has fare more gothic metal feel to it. Not my usual flavor, but the dark gothic is really pleasant, in romantic sort of way. (Femur and Los Llamarada) I hope you enjoy this rather long punk list. I don't mind using this for drinking soundtrack. " SXSW 2007. Shiny Punk with Late Night Sweet " 01. El Jesus de Magico : New Moses (Columbus, OH) 02. Carbonas : Phone Booth (Atlanta, GA) 03. CPC Gangbangs [...]
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