Valentines Day is upon us once again. Screaming at us with its chocolate scented breath. Pink sticky fingers poking. James Blunt is in our TVs, maniacally grinning. Hedgehogs are suddenly regarded the epitome of cute. Roses are chopped and wrapped. Reservations made. Tables booked. Teddy bears purchased. Which is just dandy. But what about when things don't work out? We've all been there. Or at least every serious music lover has. You've lost your [...]
Hidden Shoal Recordings today announced the release of ' Hot Afternoon In The Bulls' Square ' by Italian instrumental band HC-B , the first single to be taken from their forthcoming debut album for Hidden Shoal Soundcheck For A Missing Movie . Lurching forward from a spray of electric noise, the cantering rhythms that underpin 'Hot Afternoon In The Bulls' Square' propel the song with irresistible momentum. Free jazz horns squabble and blare like a swarm of bees before the main theme shines through like an exultant fanfare, supported by a thundering bassline. This triumphant single [...]
SHELLAC myspace.com/shellacofnorthamer ica Mais um pedido repetido dos anos anteriores. Nunca cá vieram, o que até parece mal. Alguém que traga o Steve Albini a comer bacalhau com todos. (E também vem ao ATP.)
While listening to albums is one of the great joys in my life, my true passion is live music. These were the 10 best moments of my year: St. Vincent - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn While I may have recently praised the looks and skill of Ms. Stern, Ms. Clark is my one true love. Slinky green dress, piercing eyes, a collection of fuzz pedals. Her red lips matched her red airliner guitar. With a live band perfectly capable of re imagining the songs on 2007's Marry Me , I [...]
Today I have another minimix inspired by the Contrast Podcast ... The Job Flavored Minimix "A&R Job" (box.net mp3) by The Oranges Band "Rush Job" (box.net mp3) by Shellac "Loosen This Job" (box.net mp3) by No Age "Hatchet Job" (box.net mp3) by Hot Snakes "We Drink On The Job" (box.net mp3) by Earlimart Be sure to check out the latest Contrast [...]
Two more Motico H4 recordings have appeared on the interweb. If you don't know the duo's brand of SKINNG GRRR postpunk, then you need to listen to the mp3 below. Downloadables: "A Career Open to Talent" (box.net mp3) "Floss Picks Dix" (box.net mp3) Editor's Note: I went with the Big Black reference above. But now I (kinda) think that I should have said... "I refer to Motico as Motico Of North America when I am feeling pompous." If you got the Big Black [...]
Hidden Shoal Recordings is proud to announce the signing of Italian widescreen instrumental rock band HC-B to it's roster. Named after the great French photojournalist Henri Cartier-Bresson, Sicilian quintet HC-B are masters of a similarly evocative art. Their expansive sound, rich with detail, is a clear reflection of a band at the height of their creative powers. Effortlessly shifting focus and timbre with each movement of their epic song-suites, HC-B channel their formidable talents into some of the most thrilling, symphonic instrumental rock you will hear. "From krautrock to the Canterbury school, from science-fiction [...]
Yeah! I know that Rinjo flipped everyone's lids with his last post. It definitely threw me for a loop as well. Btw Rinjo, nice pic of the Moz! I know that I'm a few days late with this one but you know what they say . . . better late than dead. I hope that everyone who was fortunate enough to indulge in a lavish Thanksgiving feast, gorged themselves into pavo olvido. Song: Gave Up Artist: NIN Album: Broken ep Comments: Easily one of the greatest NIN songs ever produced. I was blown away 2 [...]
Controversially named Rapeman was an extremely short-lived band formed in the late 80s by Steve Albini's after the break-up of Big Black. Their name was based on a character from Japanese comic book that Albini once came across and band was often a target of protesters who claimed that the band glorified rape/violence against women. [...]
I thought I'd try a bit of interaction today. Inspired by ATP vs The Fans . But first, some background. Running since 1999, All Tomorrow's Parties isn't like your average festival. There's no sponsorship. No camp site. And no chance of any furore over Jay Z headlining. What you get instead is a great atmosphere, a chalet to sleep, wash and cook in and a line-up with a difference. And that, is the crucial part. Because there's a real cohesiveness to the line-up. Rather than being a hodge-podge of randomly chosen acts, ATP [...]
So I went to see that new film about Bobby Sands, Hunger. I have to say the critics -as always - were absolutely right: this was powerful, mesmeric film-making. It didn't half leave me ravenous by the end though. With that in mind, I opted to watch openers Lightning Bolt from my [...]
In Justice as fairness, then, the equal basic liberties are the same for each citizen and the question of how to compensate for a lesser liberty does not arise. But the worth, or usefulness, of liberty is not the same for everyone. As the difference principle permits, some citizens have, for example, greater income and wealth and therefore greater mean of achieving their ends. When this principle is satisfied, however, this lesser worth of liberty is compensated for in this sense: the all-purpose means available to the least advantaged members of society to achieve their ends would be even less [...]
Okay, the Uranus joke may well be the oldest joke in the 3rd grader vocabulary, BUT(T) Shellac's EP Uranus is nothing short of awesometastic. "Why?" you ask? Good question! Uranus is only two songs in length, but they're gripping and visceral enough that they hold their own more than well enough. The first song on the EP is Doris. You can listen here [ lyrics ]. Doris is a fine song, but it's not Wingwalker! Which brings us to song two. I [...]
Tonight the must see band Shellac play the button factory Shellac - The End Of Radio
Gig Of The Week: Release The Bats All Tomorrow Parties host the Hallow'een bash to end them all over two nights at Kentish Town's Forum. Headlined by Steve Albini's blistering Shellac, the undercard provides almost as much interest with Brooklyn's post-punkers Les Savy Fav, noisebastards Lightning Bolt and the excellent Wooden Shjips leading the way. Expect a no-limits party atmosphere, along with some audacious fancy-dressing! Shellac - Ghosts Les Savy Fav - Who Rocks The Party Wooden Shjips - Losin' Time [...]
The brokers stood perfectly thunderstruck for a moment, and then there was a general run to notify the different houses of Wall Street of the failure. The brokers surged out of the Exchange, stumbling pell mell over one another in general confusion and reached their offices in race horse time. The members of the firms who were surprised by this announcement had no time to deliberate. The bear clique was already selling the market down in the Exchange, and prices were declining frightfully. New York and the Panic of 1873 Some [...]
Ten Kens, Ten Kens (Fatcat, 2008) MP3 : "Refined" Despite how awesome it would be if the band Ten Kens was comprised of ten men named Ken, it isn't. But these four guys from Toronto do manage to create the sound of ten guys. Like Broken Social Scene meets Shudder To Think, their debut album is sonic layer over sonic layer of dramatic, fuzzed out guitar-centered indie anthems. Formed five years ago by founding members and songwriters [...]
Today, part two of our ongoing (belated) coverage of the All Tomorrow's Parties festival, which was held in upstate New York this past weekend. Today, Ian discusses the events of Saturday, September 20th. He has provided all applicable photographs, and I have scourged the Internet far and wide to bring you these recordings from throughout the day. I even listened to some of it live on Saturday. Speaking of which, If anyone comes across A Silver Mt. Zion's set, I've been looking for it. They sounded beautiful! Take it away, Ian... ...When I first saw the schedule posted [...]
I promise I'm only going to do one more on ATP after this. That will be an entry with pictures from day three. But now - now, I'm going to tell my tale. Not exactly the Bard's tale, but a tale. It seems like I left home a lifetime ago. September 18th, 1914 or something. I don't know. A really long time ago. The flight, but more importantly the screening process, was trivial and uneventful. I did sit in the same row as an old dude who kept asking bizarre questions of the somewhat elderly flight attendant. [...]
(HI MOM) Steve Albini spoke about half the title there. Well, I mean, all of it but the "All Tomorrow's Parties: Day 23 bit. Shellac was insanely awesome. Les Savy Fav, wow, that was crazy trippy. In a good way, though. Polvo was very neat. I have a lot of pictures to sort through right now, but I'm going to try and upload them before I go to bed. Tomorrow, I'm planning on seeing: Yo La Tengo, Mogwai, Dinosaur Jr., then leave towards the end to catch the Brian Jonestown Massacre and, assuming Anton doesn't kill everyone, of [...]
Letters Have No Arms
Hidden Shoal Recordings
JURAMENTO SEM BANDEIRA
Last Night, I…
GIMME TINNITUS
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I ♥ Noise
to die by your side
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War on Radio
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Stereo Jealousy
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Swan Fungus
Sleeve: “1991″ by Azealia Banks
Loreen - Euphoria
Video: Chromatics – “These Streets Will Never Look the Same”
