We are very excited here at GIMME TINNITUS world headquarters as we premiere the first official (non-demo/non-cover) Magnetic Island track. On this track, Magnetic Island core members Lisa Liu and SMV are playing with Nikkie McLeod of Telenovela Star on percussion and TJ Richards of Calves a/k/a The Boy With The Ice Cream Face on guitar. The song is entitled Subterfuge and finds Magnetic Island shying away from the ( Helium -esque) noise rock side of things and into a dark indie pop region. They also [...]
Let's throw this bad boy into reverse and Flashion Backward through UI's archives to see what the boys and girls were saying, playing and wearing in yesteryear. It's like stumbling onto a time capsule! Today, we've discovered reruns from Telenovela star. The ladies of TS –the adorably named Hanna, Maggie and Nikkie, aaaaaw–came together through a Craigslist ad in 2004. Apparently, it was love at first sound ; the second they sat down to play they knew it was kismet. And yes, their music sounds like they look. The uber-customer for [...]
If you're a regular follower of this blog, then you know that Uncensored Interview totally has a thing for Telenovela Star , and it's not just because they were one of our first interviews , or because Maggie works as our photo editor (and my personal Guitar Hero III cheerleader), or even because of their star turn several months ago on As The World Turns : No, we love Telenovela Star for so many other reasons, some [...]
Here's this week's mix. It's continuing on last week's semi-theme of being a little on the darker side. Last night was cold and windy and it was nice to lay in bed with a book and the Bows album, which I only just discovered. The mix is also a little bit eighties, what with the Thompson Twins, Falco, my all-time favorite Tom Waits song, and, um-well, maybe it's not so eighties besides that, unless you count New Order side project Monaco, who came out in 1997. The Remi Nicole song comes from the soundtrack to [...]
Just so you all know, today and tomorrow will feature the final regular post and podcast of the year. Fear not though, it's not all quite over. All of next week will be dedicated to what I enjoyed most in 2007. Then I'm going on break until at least the new year. Also, on a completely unrelated note, I'm seeing Walk Hard tonight. It should be fun. Anyhow, let's end the week with a dash of spunky indie rock by the New York-based, all lady trio known as Telenovela Star, who had an album [...]
There's a page up on the Beg Yr Pardon site now with photos (by me) and audio from the second show we did, with Takka Takka , Telenovela Star , Planes for Spaces , and Higgins on June 20th. Audio links (recorded live @ BYP2): Telenovela Star - A Plum Telenovela Star - Sucker Takka Takka - We Feel Safer at Night The next Beg Yr Pardon (BYP4) is at the [...]
photos by Devon Banks , and myself. Tuesday night saw the second installment of the newly founded Beg Yr Pardon concert series at the Delancey. As promised, a good time was had by all. Lifted from just concert bill to home-y get together status by upstairs burgers and downstairs baked goods, and decked out with junior high streamers and balloons, the atmosphere was decidedly more relaxed than your average NYC show. With the dog days of summer fast approaching, a night in a cool basement, surrounded by nice folk and coping [...]
This is the last time I go for the easy vowel omission headline. Promise. You know the score. Bands. Brownies. If you hang in there long enough, you will be rewarded with free beer. MP3's for the fencesitters over at the Beg Yr. Pardon website . Look for me, I'll be the guy you've never met. Tags: Beg Yr Pardon , the Delancey , [...]
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