I previously have never seen this ad, possibly cause I was only 1 at the time. This is the 1984 Apple Macintosh commercial that was first shown during the SuperBowl. I watche it today at our training day for reps...which was super informational and I actually enjoyed it. There was a DE from Seattle named Kurt, whoop for the Northwest. Does the narrarators voice in this commercial sound very familiar? "For everything else theres Mastercard"...I think it's that guy. [...]
Some of my recent favorites from about the internets, Bridges and Powerlines - Driving American Post-Punk, the sort of stuff you've probably heard loads of in the past few years, but worth a listen nonetheless. Fellow New Yorkers Interpol and Last Burning Embers are obvious reference points. All In Mumbles The Apples in Stereo - Energy Three and half minutes of crunchy pop perfection. Chromatics - In the City [...]

Today's artwork comes courtesy of a great little site that has been providing me with amazing desktop backgrounds for the last couple of months. Check out Amateur Illustrator for an ever growing collection of quality user-submitted artwork, it's the epitome of a niche social network and I hope it goes on to become really popular. (Pic courtesy of Si Clark ). On the music side, there's a load of new stuff and no content to merit a gig guide. Casting my lazy eye over the list of albums due in 2007, it's impossible not [...]
Occasionally, the people who bring you your daily diet of indie rock find themselves in strange, unexpected company. Sometimes it goes no further than having someone really famous show up at one of your shows, like David Byrne playing with the Arcade Fire. But sometimes it's a little more involved than having a celebrity just walk onto your stage; Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein once found herself doing commercial work for Priceline, backing up the one and only William Shatner on guitar. And just a couple of weeks ago, Apples in Stereo guitarist Robert Schneider found himself in front of possibly the [...]

Finally, I've put together another mixtape for you. 24 tracks, - 77 minutes and 7 seconds of pure pop. As always, the mixtape will fit perfectly on an 80 minute CD-R. This time, all the songs come in the category "sweet, melodic indiepop". All shiny and jangly, and of course, lots of new artists and hopefully some new and great discoveries for you too. I've included an old favorite of mine here too: the classic and super-bittersweet "I'm in love with a girl who doesn't know I exist" originally released on the great Sarah [...]

This year's Sundance Film Festival focuses their lens on a topic near and dear to my heart: the role of music in film. To that end, there's all kind of events tying the two art forms together - panels, roundtable discussions, a contest and all sorts of live performances. The first of these performances I'd like to profile is (appropriately enough) the Film.com launch party, January 21st at the Star Bar, featuring The Apples in Stereo and West Indian Girl . Playlist: Music at Sundance 2007 [...]

Chromatics - In the City (callmemickey.blogspot.com) LCD Soundsystem - North American Scum (callmemickey.blogspot.com) Irma Thomas - I Need Your Love So Bad (moistworks.com) Menomena - Evil Bee (ampcamp.com) Natural Self - Olufeme (bennloxo.com) The Apples in Stereo - Energy (youaintnopicasso.com) Rich Boy - Throw Some D's (Them Jeans Spinto Band Blend) (still-listen.com) The Arcade Fire - Black Wave/Bad [...]
אוף, כמה שהעונג החדש עמוס בכל טוב. שירים חדשים מאפלז אין סטריאו, ארקייד פייר, מודסט מאוס, פרויקט מיוחד משלל אמנים אירים, ג'וש ראוס שר עם החברה, הקליפים הטובים של השנה, אלבום חינמי מטאליב קוולי ומאדליב, מאותגרי סולסיק עמוס כל טוב, קומיקס בריטפופ,

Moving on with more albums you should have in 2007.... APPLES IN STEREO - New Magnetic Wonder February 6 Poor Apples In Stereo have gone through a lot of lineup changes recently. New drummer, new keyboard player ... and the new album hasn`t even come out yet..It will be interesting to see how the band does on their new label Simian Records (run and founded by [...]
Yes, it's true: E6ers The Apples In Stereo invented a friggin' scale (the "Non-Pythagorian Music Scale") for their first release with Yep Roc and Elijah Wood's Simian Records. But don't be scared! Let this, the first single from New Magnetic...
One of the best things about the Apples in Stereo is that nearly every one of their albums is considered their best by a considerably large group of their fans (except Velocity of Sound -- sorry, buddy!). For me, it's Discovery of a World Inside the Moone. Well, actually it ...
And so when you're down I'll lift you up, I'll be the one who's always sure of where you are and all the things you need to know and when you're tired and think the moon forgot to shine on New Year's Eve just wait for me to show you ( The Apples in stereo - Sunndal Song) (Già la mia canzone del 2007, da New magnetic wonder , in uscita il 7 Febbraio e già mio probabile disco del 2007) The Apples in stereo - Sunndal song [...]
Well, we're in the last few days of 2006 and many are already beginning to look forward to next year in music. What's in store for 2007 you may ask? I've made a schedule of sorts of albums that are being released in 2007 (or are being projected to be released) that I'm looking forward to. It's a understatement to say that it looks like it's going to be a great year for music. If I have a single/demo/live song from the album I've included it as an MP3 download. I'm going on a cruise this week [...]

* Apples In Stereo-Holyday Mood * Kristoffer Rangstam-Merry Christmas Baby * Martha Wainwright-Merry Christmas & Happy New Year * Aberdeen City-Just Like Christmas * Pansy Division-Homo Christmas * Martin Sexton-Holly Jolly Christmas * Aimee Mann-God Rest Ye Marry Gentlemen * The Knife-Christmas Reindeer * Casiotone for the Painfullly Alone-Cold White Christmas

Last night, "Rock and Awe: The Countdown to Guitarmageddon" went down on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report , where Stephen Colbert met (and subsequently ducked) the challenge from The Decemberists in a guitar solo duel. It was a night that saw Morley Safer of 60 Minutes , Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick , New York governor-elect Eliot Spitzer, Robert Schneider of The Apples in Stereo , Peter Frampton , and none other then Henry Kissinger, who beckoned Colbert to shred with a call to "crank it up." ( View the [...]

Many thanks to AmpCamp for making these available. Sloan - Never Hear the End of It - Can't You Figure It Out? mp3 The Apples [...]

Download : Animal Collective Pride and Fight Download : Cassettes Won't Listen To Have a Crush [ buy ] Download : Explosions in the Sky Welcome, Ghosts Download : Peter Bjorn and John Far Away, By My Side [ buy ] Download : Deerhoof +81 Download [...]
This first mp3 is from Beirut's new EP, Lon Gisland. I hadn't been completely taken with Zach Condon and his music, but this new release is grabbing me. Especially this song... beirut scenic world Download this artist at eMusic . Find more mp3s here number 1, i love you kissalil' bit there's no room for light Download this artist at [...]

Do I ever sleep? You may be wondering.... hell, I'm beginning to wonder! Last night I DJed a beautiful & fun wedding reception at the Brooklyn Ethical Society. The venue was pretty perfect for a winter wedding; the bride & groom are the kind of couple most aspire to be I think. I was very happy to be a part of it. Yesterday's Sandy Acres Sound Lab was POPTASTIC! Go give it a listen -- & of course, subscribe to the podcast if you dig it. [...]