>> The Hush Now 's fidelity to tradition persists, a small but beautiful thing we've come to count on, a little consistency in a crazy world. Like morning frosts and 4PM sunsets, the Boston-based dream-pop quintet returns, here with a third annual Halloween-themed treat in hand, this one titled "The Flapper." The jaunty song reinforces our long-held belief that singer and founder Noel Kelly and his merry men could easily be raking in dough on the side writing pop gems for Disney soundtracks. "The Flapper" rests upon a winking guitar lick and a sturdy beat, both of which provide [...]
Frank Lenz: Vacation - Saying Frank Lenz has a love of drumming is an understatement. Beginning his career as a studio drummer at the young age of 13, Frank has never looked back. Playing in bands including The Weepies , Everest , The Lassie Foundation , Starflyer 59 , and countless others, he is also accredited with producing and recording an excess of other music. They do not come more legitimate than Frank Lenz, and that only becomes more apparent on his latest release, the EP entitled Vacation . [...]
Velvet Blue Music has been a constant in the indie rock community for over 16 years. How have they manged to stay afloat all this time even as the music industry has dramatically fluctuated? VBM's founder, Jeff Cloud attributes it partially to sustaining an unwavering commitment to music he loves and a tremendous amount of hard work. I recently caught up with Jeff during an after-party for a secret T-Pain show in Hollywood... Violent Success: What were your goals/aspirations when you started Velvet Blue Music in 1996? [...]
Frank Lenz: Holy Rollers Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Frank Lenz is a multi-instrumentalist on Velvet Blue Music . You may not know his name, but Frank Lenz has had a hand in many of the bands you know and love. Everyone from Pedro The Lion , Richard Swift , The Weepies , Starflyer 59 , Headphones , Everest and The Lassie Foundation have all enjoyed his company at one time or another. Leading an eclectic life musically has also carried over into his personal life [...]
Since Maraqopa came out yesterday, I thought this would be a good opportunity to plug the interviews I did with Damien Jurado and Richard Swift for my "day job." (That's in quotes because it's actually a nighttime gig...irony, right?) During the FPK After Dark conversations , a number of topics were discussed. We talked about everything from Swift's time in Starflyer 59 to Jurado's love for the Grateful Dead . And [...]
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2011 fue un año libre de Candy Claws, digo, al menos en lo personal ya tenia rato que no escuchaba nada nuevo de ellos desde que lanzaron su album "Hidden Land" hace ya como dos años pero claro, si alguno de ustedes por ahi afuera siente que me estoy perdiendo de algo, sientanse con toda la libertad de pasarme el dato. Pero bueno, en un par de dias mas Flannelgraph Records estara poniendo a la venta un pequeño split en 10" entre Candy Claws y Mike Adams at His Honest Weight en el cual estaran apareciendo algunos covers [...]
It was another great year in music. Again, like last year, I can't understand those who insists that 'nothing good happened in 20102, annoying hipsters. It was such a diverse year, full of brilliant gems. I won't go into charts and numbering, but here's a rough overview of the stuff I liked this year. Some of the [...]
Sonar from December 15th. Download 1 XTC - Frivolous tonight 2 Secret Colours - Redemption 3 RIZ ORTOLANI - Traccia 12 4 Guano Padano - Guano Padano 5 Bert Jansch - Just a Dream 6 Ben Reynolds - All Gone Wrong Blues 7 Big Blood - Low Gravity Blues 8 the black heart procession - witching stone 9 Starflyer 59 - I Had A Song [...]
After going out Christmas shopping this past weekend, I'm in the Christmas spirit about as much as can be expected; for me, it's not particularly much. (My girlfriend would undoubtedly tell you that I'm kind of a Grinch.) But I do like decorating and listening to A Charlie Brown Christmas like my family did when...
More Christmas songs, yippee! Local meteorologists are predicting at least a few inches of snow to fall overnight so I've (tentatively) made plans to take my girls sledding it the weather cooperates. Until then, we'll just listen to some Christmas music. There's more, so here are the links to Day 1 and Day 2 , Day 3 of the series. MP3: Slaraffenland - Little Drummer Boy The Swimmers - The Christmas Sound The Dismemberment Plan - This Christmas [...]
Husband&Wife have a new album out, called Proud Flesh , and it's quite easily their strongest album yet. Husband&Wife began planning Proud Flesh several years ago, while they were working on Dark Dark Woods . Wanting to release a downbeat rock album first, they recorded Dark Dark Woods , and kept the upbeat songs for their follow-up. As a result, these songs are seasoned and well thought out. Last night Husband&Wife celebrated their [...]
[Audio] STR Mixtape - That Smile Of Yours (Right Click+Save As to download) Title Artist Starting Time Under The Table With Her Sparks 00:00 Time The Royal Family & The Poor 02:19 Come Sing Me a Happy Song to Prove We Can All Get Along The Lumpy Bumpy Road Bert Jansch 05:54 Queen St. Gang Arzachel 07:50 Meagen's Gypsy Eyes Blood Sweat And Tears 12:06 Floorshow Baxter Dury 15:22 Troubling Visions The Fresh & Onlys 18:58 The Narrow Gate Tripsichord 21:28 [...]
[Audio] STR Mixtape - Point Of Departure [Tracklist] Title Artist Start Time Fun Is Fun Starflyer 59 00:00 All Is Falling - Part 6 James Blackshaw 02:45 Blues From Lebanon Robbie Basho 05:20 Madre Jesus Figueroa 07:34 Moon Beam Bela Tarr 12:03 Vessel In Vein Smog 15:50 It's The New Dark Ages Dan Malchior Broke Revue 19:44 Camera'd Rollerball 22:50 Tomorrow Never Knows Secret Colors 27:09 Down Under Navajo Bixby 32:49 Jerry The Clientele [...]
For a small, intensely devoted few, Tooth & Nail Records was in the 90s a sacred entity on par with Dischord, Epitaph, Sub Pop and the like. The label, in these cases, was something to behold in and of itself, educating its sycophants on emerging underground genres while the artists themselves, though indispensable, were players in the broader aesthetic story. Somewhat ironically, though, the affect these players have on our lives often outlives that of the label itself. This is the case with California's Starflyer 59 , often the one-man show of Jason Martin, whose covered everything from shoegaze, [...]
Album trailer for Starflyer 592s new album "The Changing Of The Guard" available in stores and online August 10th on Tooth & Nail Records. Featuring the song "Truckers Son." Trailer by Online Revolution Design. Subscribe to the comments for this post? Share this on del.icio.us...
On the fifth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, five golden rings... and a whole bunch of Christmas MP3's. Are you overwhelmed yet? I sure am. I love love love The Firebird Band's "Gift" and even though it really isn't a Christmas song (i.e. not on a Christmas specific album) I've still included it here. It's my comp3ilation so I can do what I want, including making up words that combine letters and numbers. Bah humbug! MP3: Brand New - O Holy Night [...]
Back when it was first conceived, Tooth & Nail was my musical savior. They were a little more punk oriented as I got older, but the fact that I could purchase their wares at my local Christian themed bookstore made them acceptable in my parents’ house. And while a lot ...
Candy Claws Genre : Experimental // Newgaze From: Fort Collins, Colorado United States Colorado's foremost practitioners of psychtronica Candy Claws have taken some time out from perfecting their whisper quiet electro pop to and promoting their current album 'In The Dream Of The Sea Of Life' to provide a unique insight into what makes them tick. In the musical equivalent of expensive psycho analysis, the Devil's interview the [...]
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