Monday, March 14, 2011 PART 1 You're probably wondering what the hell all those letters mean. For my coverage of South By Southwest, I offer a massive mix for a massive fest - the People To Get Excited About If You're Going To SXSW But Would Like Anyway Even If You Weren't Going Mix. The product of me quickly skimming through the list of artists and jotting down names that had me getting all giddy, the PTGEAIYGTSBWLAEIYWG mix doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of [...]
Cover Me looks at five lesser-known renditions of the Killer's 2004 mega-hit "Mr. Brightside."
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"My parachute didn't open, and when my back-up failed, the pixie dust prevailed and I woke up next to you. All I wanted was to hold you." These days, the man behind PlayRadioPlay is better known through his new guise, Analog Rebellion. The fact that this band goes by a different name these days ought to reveal how long I've left this one on my backburner. It's been back there so long, it turned into something new. Analog Rebellion, however, represents a different sound from Daniel Hunter's earlier musical days as PlayRadioPlay. The one I really [...]
Happy is when I see cute kitties lounging in toilet bowls. I just love four day work weeks right after Spring Break - it just brings out the 'happy' in people. Here now is your lyric of the day recap - "Summer love is a scam. But I can't help dreaming of summer romance." Summer's The Worst by Michael Leviton "I can see why you'd pick them over me. [...]
In this week's edition of Fresh from the Post, we sample a bit of Manila electropop with Techy Romantics . We caught up with the Techy Romantic's Dondi Virrey and asked him a few things about his group's brand of music... Just to give us a background about the band - how and when did the Techy Romantics start? Techy Romantics...the name came from an invite I saw in the Internet. It captured the concept of the kind [...]
Kansas City's synth-wielding duo, Audiovox , recently released their self-titled debut Audiovox . Audiov ox , a simple, but aptly named album is exactly how the name makes it sound: some audio samples mixed with that characteristic vocal sound of many electronica albums that give vocals a bit of a metallic twang. The album is a clean, well-mixed album filled with electric pop ditties. The main word that pops into my head is "cute." An obvious comparison would be [...]
I'm sure every person on the East Coast has twittered, changed their facebook status, and blogged about this crazy (in a good way) heat, but if you are reading this post, you shouldn't be (and I shouldn't be writing it, wtf?) Unless it's to get some music for your iPod to be outside in the first shorts weather (at least NYC wise) of the year. WOOOOOOOOOOO. I love it. When the weather is better, life is better, simple as that. Enjoy these tunes, with the only theme being that I enjoy them very much. You may have heard most, but [...]
Tidings to everyone. Still trying to figure things out with this blog as I've been increasingly swamped. However, here's a little mixtape to hold you over for the time being. It's a bit of a journey through life, love, and more from the perspective of Francis, an outsider sent to observe human interaction in order to better understand the human experience. Yes. Zip File 01. Tyler James - Don't Leave 02. Air Traffic [...]
BANDS: Lydia and PlayRadioPlay! VENUE: Rubber GlovesTIME: 10:30pm After prying myself away from Billy Roy's One Man Show on the Square, I grabbed a bite to eat. Then off to Rubber Gloves it was. A... Continue reading "Yesterday at NX35: Lydia and PlayRadioPlay! at Rubber Gloves" >
Maybe you're like me (God help you). Maybe you heard some of PlayRadioPlay's stuff in the past and thought, "Hey, this is interesting stuff, especially condsidering it's coming from some kid fro... Continue reading "Major Changes In Store For PlayRadioPlay?" >
One of the best things that I like about the internet is that it's so easy to make your work accessible to a lot of people. Not only that, with a truckload of software applications being made to help produce your work of art, you'll require less time, effort and manpower. The offshoot are digital tracks strewn across the web: some weird and quirky, while others, unique gems. What I love most about these do-it-yourself home-made tracks is that, a bunch of them are electronic (to the 80's child, it's the music of choice!) and it's also in [...]
Mona deserves a break, so Bethany 's taking over Under Cover this week to bring you Under Cover: The Killers edition . Rumor has it that the next release from The Killers will be an album entirely of covers. It isn't confirmed yet, but drummer Ronnie Vannucci has said that the band has been talking about putting together a collection where each member chooses three songs to cover. Now, the Killers have already done some really great covers like their renditions of Joy Division 's "Shadowplay" [...]
...that we mentioned just one post ago. There's something very interesting about this list: It's based on a pretty loose definition of "faith-inspired". Like very loose. Like, enough so that bands lik... Continue reading "Speaking Of That "Faith-Inspired" Year-End List..." >
Kinda a slow weekend coming up around the D this time around. Maybe everyone's just gearing up for Amateur Night New Year's Eve? Dunno.I do know that we only hipped you to two weekend shows this week ... Continue reading "Good Friday: The Post-Xmas Hangover Edition" >
#19 Good An album named after my home state...a 19 year old kid who not only writes his own songs, but records them as well....are just a few reasons why I enjoyed Texas this year. Its one of those albums that I would give to my friends knowing that I would hear a positive response... Disapointing The best [...]
I like to think of myself as a well-rounded, mature music listener who never discriminates based on genre alone, but alas, everyone has their own biases. I for one, if I'm honest, have a definite acoustic* lilt to my tastes, and I am often caught giving second chances to records on account of their instrumental makeup. For example, I'll spend more time trying to "absorb" music by a band that includes a cello and an accordion than I really ought to, even if they're obviously rubbish, whereas I'm likely to dismiss a D'n'B band without giving them the time and [...]
Yeah. So I've got tons of records piled up around my house and on my computer (but those take up infinitely less space) and I feel like I need to write something about all of 'em. By tons I mean approximately 356 records. Trust me, I listen to everything, but finding the time to write coherent and at least partially researched reviews takes time and I don't have a lot of free time. When I do, it usually means nights that are way too late and the subsequent (every time I write or say [...]
Musical and media figures say the darnedest things, especially when it comes to politics. Do their words of wisdom inspire you to vote, or should they just go back to dying their hair? You decide. Dan from PlayRadioPlay! stumbles upon a supposed flaw in the electoral college process. While this has been known for quite some time, he blogs it with the surprised zeal of someone who finds out that, say, America isn't a pure democracy. Good for him, though I think he goes a bit overboard: [...]
Don't know if he's going to be keeping this up all season long, but thus far into the NFL season, Fort Worth resident Daniel Hunter (aka PlayRadioPlay ) has been keeping up a pretty cool tradition, offering his Myspace friends a new, free download on his page as a mini-celebration each time the Cowboys win a game this season. With the 'boys looking as good as they have been this year, Hunter could end up giving away a lot of songs--well, assuming he keeps this thing going the whole season. I guess [...]
:: Stereophonics will debut their new track, "You're My Star" on BBC1 at 8:30am tomorrow morning. Check it out here . :: A new PlayRadioPlay track is available for download on the band's Myspace page . :: A Pre-order for the upcoming Thursday / Envy split has been set up. :: Check out the new video for Cold War Kids' "Something Is Not Right With Me" here . :: Best Buy has purchased [...]
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Cover Me
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The Indie Music Database
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Knox Road
AM Music Blog
DC9 At Night
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Can You See the Sunset
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The Killers Reveal Details Of Fourth Album
