*** NEW MUSIC - Canadian Zeus are releasing their second album 'Busting Visions' on March 27th. 'Are You Gonna Waste My Time?' - Sydney's Deep Sea Arcade will release their long-awaited debut album...
Oh boy. I just wrapped shooting a two-hour interview for a documentary about men and relationships. A friend is working on the project and asked to shoot some friends and I answering the director's questions, which ranged from "Why are men afraid of commitment" to "How would you help a man learn to be more [...]

We don't post much dubstep on this here blog but when one of our praised local producers comes out with something awesome we just have to share it. Juan Basshead and Bats (Ryan Daniel) just released a dubbed out remix of one of my favorite freestyle ladies- Shannon. It doesn't get more Miami than this. Make sure to keep up with Basshead music here . Shannon - Let The Music Play (Bats & Juan BassHead Remix)
esto no pretende ser una lista de "lo mejor de 2011". necesitaría tres vidas para escuchar todo lo que se ha publicado este año, así que seguro me pierdo auténticas joyas. son cincuenta canciones presentadas en orden alfabético, escogidas de entre las que más me han gustado este año y que, como ocurre con las del resto del blog, están disponibles en la red en descarga legal y gratuita. pueden bajarse individualmente, pero yo recomiendo pillar las dos carpetas y escucharlas del tirón. ojalá las disfrutéis [...]
i was/still am a fan of the bats a band from new zealand whose earliest records on flying nun sound as good today as when they were released back in the 802s. well, the bats are back with a new album called free all the monsters and the band sounds as glorious as always on the new album. now, all i need is for the chills to release a new record and i will be set. below, check out the video for [...]
Dec 6, 2011, 3:40pm
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Fledermäusen als Namensgeber zum Trotz liefert Fruit Bats eine Riesenportion sonnigen Folk mit melancholischem Gesang und sanften Gitarren. 78s verlost 2 x 2 Ticket für das Konzert am Freitag im X-tra Podium. Der Nordwesten Amerikas und das Sup-Pop-Label sind das Epizentrum der Folkbewegung. Spätestens seit den Fleet Foxes schwelgt die breite Masse mit Geschmack im schmucken Klang von mehrstimmigen Gesang und sanften Melodien. Fruit Bats sind im Vergleich zu den Trend-Füchsen alte Hasen. Seit knapp einem Jahrzehnt existiert die Band, "Tripper" ist ihr fünftes Album. Der Leitwolf der Gruppe ist [...]

I had no idea the Proper Ornaments had a new five song EP out until reading about it over at the Austin Town Hall blog . Their 73 from last year was good, but this new EP is pretty near brilliant. The band who take their name from a Free Design song share a member in James Hoare with Veronica Falls. Veronica Falls have an affection for the jangly side of the seminal Flying Nun label from New Zealand Flying Nun label. Proper Ornaments do too, but tend toward [...]

I had no idea the Proper Ornaments had a new five song EP out until reading about it over at the Austin Town Hall blog . Their 73 from last year was good, but this new EP is pretty near brilliant. The band who take their name from a Free Design song share a member in James Hoare with Veronica Falls. Veronica Falls have an affection for the jangly side of the seminal Flying Nun label from New Zealand Flying Nun label. Proper Ornaments do too, but tend toward [...]
Nee, een mening over de nieuwe plaat van Tom Waits heb ik nog niet. En ik moet de nieuwe CD's van Real Estate en Wilco ook nog 'ns goed luisteren om te weten wat ik er van moet vinden. Ik luister al een tijdje bijna constant naar Free All The Monsters van The Bats en kom gewoon nauwelijks aan andere muziek toe. Alles wat The Bats zo'n heerlijke band maakt valt op zijn plek op Free All The Monsters-de perfecte 'jangle', de heerlijke vocalen van Robert Scott en Kaye Woodward. Het album staat vol met licht psychedelische en [...]
Squarehead and Patrick Kelleher reconvene for an episode of the fake behind-the-music documentary series Class Albums to discuss the recording process of their 2011 split 73 - 'Just a Tragedy/Attention to Detail'. Choice quote (there are many): "If I had to compare my bass tone to an animal it would be some sort of exotic cat." "We were the first Irish artist to use the word "breast" in a song. Of course, this was 2011 so it caused a lot of controversy at the time." "I've got [...]

For Miami based DJ/producer, Ryan Daniel, aka Bats , music isn't just a game, or a thing to do to pass the time. Its not a ploy to make a lot of money, its a language that speaks to him on a level unlike any other. Music makes sense when all other things don't. Much like the masked crusader credited with his name-sake, Bats seeks to find redemption through his work. His signature brand of dark, throbbing bass is as well thought out and intelligent in its approach as Mr. Bruce Wayne's is when he dons the bat suit. [...]

New Zealand has long been home to some of the greatest pop music created, and The Bats have been around for a great bit of that, with their career coming up close on 30 years of brilliant LPs, EPs and singles. Now, the band is soon to release Free All the Monsters , which you can find on Flying Nun Records . On the title track you'll find bright guitars, and even a little male/female vocal performance; it's a simple study in basic indie [...]
Cancer Bats performed a second set at Sonisphere Festival 2011 as Bat Sabbath where they played 6 Black Sabbath songs. Watch 'Iron Man' via Invade.tv.

The weather on the East Coast is now in the '60s, the leaves are changing and Fall's official start date is Wednesday. Might I suggest Veronica Falls ' debut album as the perfect soundtrack to the Autumn? Minor chords are strummed at a fierce jangle, dark romance sung at close harmonies, and production that sounds alive and full of space. The album was mostly recorded live over a three day period by producer Guy Fixen, which gives the songs a real immediacy, and shows off the bands chops. And as I said before, there's [...]
yeah, this new song from The Bats sounds classic and gorgeous and just soars. it's from a new album on flying nun records due in october. right below it, check out the song "holiday" that they originally released as a 7-inch in august '10 on social music records . heck yeah, new bats!