Well, this last week I've been in the emergency room due to a massive infection in my face, which needed IV antibiotics and morphine to kill the pain and the bacteria making a home in my face. So, I don't have anything new to post, but I do have something I meant to post ages ago but am finally getting around to now. The Rentals , after 8 years, are finally back. For those who don't know or forgot, the Rentals are usually known as the band from the guy that left [...]
Depois de oito anos a banda de Matt Sharp (ex-Weezer) The Rentals irá lançar material novo. "The Last Little Life EP" contém três canções inéditas: "Last Romantic Day" , "Little Bit of You in Everything" e "Life Without a Brain" (a primeira palavra de cada canção forma o nome do EP) e "Sweetness and Tenderness" que é uma canção do primeiro álbum do grupo "Return of the Rentals" só que em versão diferente. O novo álbum é prometido para final desse ano ou começo do ano que vem. Recentemente [...]
Songs That Might Otherwise Pass You By Just a reminder: I will not be posting next weekend. I will be in Atlanta, wearing what I hope will pass for a Renaissance-style costume, and possibly stalking Claudia Black. The Lodger, "Let Her Go" (From Audiofile) Pop music is considered trifle in the U.S. by more "learned" people. I will say that I hate most American pop (I.E. manufactured crap), but
The Rentals - credit For those of you looking for your summer pop fix, Matt Sharp's The Rentals will be all over the area this week. They will be joined by Goldenboy and Copeland . You can check them out at the following locales: 8/22/07: Sonar , Baltimore 8/25/07: TLA , Philly 8/26/07: 9:30 Club , DC The Rentals - Little Bit of You In Everything Goldenboy - Summer of The Evening
With their recent in-studio performances at WOXY and Minnesota Public Radio's The Current , and a new EP of scintillating pop songs, The Rentals have made a triumphant and welcome return. The Rentals - Live on Minnesota Public Radio's The Current, August 11, 2007 (mp3s): Last Romantic Day ( stream the video ) Life Without A Brain ( stream the video ) Sweetness & Tenderness The Rentals - Live WOXY Lounge Act, August 17, 2007 (mp3) [...]
Quasimoto from the Japanese Metro Authority Collective!! Tonight we celebrate Butter Team's 100th post and a special performance from Tokyo Police Club and Ra Ra Riot ! Please to enjoy this with a Hot Pocket! Key: 1. raw raw performance by the triple R's (pirate's choice) 3. Tokyo 8. Sangwich 5. Police [...]
Okkervil River "Our Life is Not A Movie or Maybe" This song crossed over the blogs a couple months ago and now has been resurfacing due to the release of Stage names today. I have heard the album and it is great. They are still depressing, but this album has a little more punch and melody over all. Where the last album I could only listen to in the right mood, this album is one I could throw on anytime. And it's because of this song, the album lead in and the first song released, [...]
So many shows, so little time, and never enough money it seems. You won't want to miss any of these if at all possible though. All of these guys are coming through Nashville, for the local readers, but they also happen to all be on national tours, so don;t feel left out. Daniel Johnston tour Dates Ted Leo tour dates The Mooney Suzuki tour dates Peter Bjorn and John tour dates Gillian Welch tour dates Rufus [...]
"You know if you see some DJ dancing ... he's dancing? Not a DJ. He's a guy with a fast Internet connection." -- Tom, preferring the throwback stylings of sore-backed DJ Ted Shred to the laptop chowderheads "He's got that friendly, super-warm, Everyman quality. He doesn't seem like a bullying blowhard at all." -- Tom on endearing Presidential hopeful Fred Thomspon "Is that the one on the horse or in the pool?" -- Tom, asking Mark in Toronto about his country's beloved lacrosse "If you're a giant robot, [...]
I'm not really that tight with "P" anymore, but here's a track from The Rental's new EP The Last Little Life . The Rentals - Life Without a Brain
Goodbye first half of 2007. We truly will miss you... Apparently, this coming month is a special time for us so the networks have asked to treat it like July sweeps. We really don't know what that means but look for a ton of posts as we celebrate being old and recollect on a decade of obscurity. Residencies this month are going to be fun. Eskimohunter should never be playing free shows. Ever.
The Rentals | Photo Gallery After 8 long years, The Rentals ( MySpace ) are finally releasing some new material... Moogtastic! Their new EP ( Last Little Life ) will be released this summer on August 7th, but you can pre-order it now here . The new EP will include 3 new songs ( Last Romantic Day , Little Bit Of You , and Life Without A Brain ), 1 oldie ( Sweetness and Tenderness ), plus a Bonus Feature (?)... still no We Have [...]
So, aye...erm, this post will probably make no sense to anyone apart from me and the handful of students in my cultural history class whom I sincerely hope never, ever find this page. (There was a very, very awkward breath-holding moment when one of the students decided to google my fiance's record label in front of the class.) But low-brow...what's that all about then? Well, apparently , cultural critics think low-brow is still all about coleslaw, mail-order furniture, parlour sculpture, Free Masons, comic books, bourbon, and his 'n hers towels. However, [...]
1) Joy Division - Warsaw from Substance [ Buy it ] 2) Elvis Costello and the Attractions - New Amsterdam from Get Happy!! [ Buy it ] 3) Portugal. The Man. - Chicago from Waiter: "You Vultures!" [ Buy it ] 4) The Rentals - Barcelona from Seven More Minutes [ Buy it ] 5) Michelle Shocked - Anchorage [...]
This is a free crash course in music education from the last 40 years, courtesy of Gregg Gillis, aka Girl Talk . It goes by really, really fast. My blogger pal Bruce (of Some Velvet Blog hotness fame) came up with an idea to do a massive joint post of all the songs from the ADD-inducing, mile-a-minute mashup disc Night Ripper ( previous post ), which uses over a hundred original songs to make the 42 minutes of party goodness on this album. We both [...]
while we're all eagerly awaiting the new plastic little album ( she's mature , drops sept 1st), liz got me a copy of their original thug paradise 2.1 record as a quitting smoking present. the great thing about a crew being comprised of art school grads is that not only do you get silly ass clever rhymes, but the cd also came with a whole bunch of rad stickers. hell yeah. plastic little - miller time plastic little - lovely [...]
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