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New Aliens Video - Setting Sun

Feb 6, 2007, 5:55am Song, by Toad
The Aliens 'Setting Sun'
The Aliens have never quite sounded how I expect them to sound and no matter how many times I realise my mistake, I still make it all over again the next time I hear one of their songs. I think the reasons for this are mostly the associations I attach to them consistently overwhelming my actual experience of their music. Firstly, there's the Beta Band connection - slightly morose, very atmospheric, experimental indie. Second, there's the fact that lead singer Gordon Anderson, also known as Lone Pigeon , is the brother of Kenny Anderson, [...]
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Artist:King Creosote
Title:Twin Tub Twin
Link Text:King Creosote - Twin Tub Twin
File Name:KingCreosote-TwinTubTwin.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:2005
Artist:The Aliens
Title:Only Waiting
Link Text:The Aliens - Only Waiting
File Name:TheAliens-OnlyWaiting.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:The Aliens
Title:The Happy Song (Full Length Version)
Link Text:The Aliens - Happy Song
File Name:TheAliens-TheHappySong.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:2006
Artist:The Beta Band
Title:Dry The Rain
Link Text:Beta Band - Dry the Rain
File Name:TheBetaBand-DryTheRain.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:2000

Are You Kidding Me?

Dec 17, 2006, 8:58pm That's F#@king Dynamite!
Are You Kidding Me? No text
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Artist:Air
Title:Dead Bodies
Link Text:Air - Dead Bodies
File Name:Dead Bodies.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Artist:Blur
Title:Sing
Link Text:Blur - Sing
File Name:Sing.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:1996
Artist:Radiohead
Title:Punch Drunk Love Song
Link Text:Radiohead - Punchdrunk Lovesick Singalong
File Name:Punch Drunk Lovesick Singalong.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:The Beta Band
Title:Dry The Rain
Link Text:The Beta Band - Dry The Rain
File Name:Dry The Rain.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2000

Scales #1: We Love 21st Century British Alt-Pop

Dec 4, 2006, 12:00am Wolf Notes
A few weeks ago, the song "Pace" by little-known San Diego dream pop outfit Sophia had us thinking about how much we enjoy England-more specifically, the alternative/ambient pop music that seems to eminate therefrom-and so we started working on a compilation of things from the last five years that reminded us of that sound-songs that were recorded either atop a cloud or at the bottom of a hollowed-out swimming pool and nowhere else in between. Below is that compilation, and it features a cut from electronic-oriented indie pop duo Air , a group that is decidedly [...]
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Artist:Air
Title:Cherry Blossom Girl
Link Text:Air: Cherry Blossom Girl
File Name:air-cherry_blossom_girl.mp3
Year:2004
Artist:Blur
Title:Good Song
Link Text:Blur: Good Song
File Name:blur-good_song.mp3
Year:2003
Artist:Clearlake
Title:The Mind Is Evil
Link Text:Clearlake: The Mind Is Evil
File Name:clearlake-the_mind_is_evil.mp3
Year:2003
Artist:Doves
Title:Words
Link Text:Doves: Words
File Name:doves-words.mp3
Bitrate:226 kbps
Year:2002
Artist:Elbow
Title:Fugitive Motel
Link Text:Elbow: Fugitive Motel
File Name:elbow-fugitive_motel.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Genre:Rock/Pop
Year:2003
Artist:Mystery Jets
Title:Zootime
Link Text:Mystery Jets: Zootime
File Name:mystery_jets-zootime.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:2006
Artist:New Order
Title:Waiting For The Siren's Call
Link Text:New Order: Waiting For The Sirens Call
File Name:new_order-waiting_for_the_sire ns_call.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:2005
Artist:The Aliens
Title:Hey Leanne
Link Text:The Aliens: Hey Leanne
File Name:the_aliens-hey_leanne.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:2006
Artist:The Beta Band
Title:Assessment
Link Text:The Beta Band: Assessment
File Name:the_beta_band-assessment.mp3
Bitrate:281 kbps
Genre:Other
Year:2004
Artist:The Electric Soft Parade
Title:Silent To The Dark
Link Text:The Electric Soft Parade: Silent To The Dark
File Name:the_electric_soft_parade-silen t_to_the_dark.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:2002

give me a reason to love you

Nov 20, 2006, 11:03am music is art
give me a reason to love you "i joke all the time," she confesses, "to stop feeling the sadness." unbeknownst to one another, britpop artists portishead & tricky both sampled music from isaac hayes 1970's track "ike's rap ii". back in 1995, there was a silly controversy over the belief of trip-hop plagiarism and a game of who sampled first. when it came down to it, tricky's "hell is around the corner" was physically recorded before anyone had the chance to hear portishead's original written creation of "glory [...]
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Link Text:ike's rap ii
File Name:ike.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Gunter Kallman Choir
Title:Daydream
Link Text:daydream
File Name:gunter.mp3
Bitrate:124 kbps
Genre:Other
Year:2002
Artist:I Monster
Title:Daydream In Blue
Link Text:daydream in blue
File Name:imonster.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Ambient Electronica
Year:2003
Artist:Portishead
Title:Glory Box
Link Text:glory box
File Name:Portishead - Glory Box.mp3
Bitrate:209 kbps
Genre:Trip-Hop
Year:1994
Artist:The Beta Band
Title:Squares
Link Text:squares
File Name:square.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Tricky
Title:Hell Is Around the Corner
Link Text:hell is around the corner
File Name:Tricky - Hell Is Around the Corner - Maxinquaye.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Genre:Electronica

Spaceboy Records: See You (Later) In September

Aug 28, 2006, 1:49pm BadmintonStamps
And here you thought corporate mega retailers like Tower Records were the only ones stepping in fiscal dog doo. Turns out that local establishment Spaceboy Records will be closing it's doors for good toward the end of next month. From the horse's e-mail: "After about a decade of life on Philadelphia's South Street, Spaceboy Music has decided to retire and close its doors late-September. We will miss the excitement when bands like Notwist, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Sigur Ros, Belle and Sebastian, Espers, RJD2, Sunn)), Jack Rose and Radiohead were new and we could bring them to you. [...]
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Link Text:Slowdive - "Souvlaki Space Station"
File Name:slowdive-souvlaki.mp3
Link Text:Stereolab - "Space Moment"
File Name:stereolab-spacemoment.mp3
Artist:The Beta Band
Title:Space
Link Text:The Beta Band - "Space"
File Name:betaband-space.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2004

Let em riot. We're Sonic-fuckin'-Death Monkey.

Aug 23, 2006, 5:32pm Metro Distortion
[ Photo Credit ] I don't know how many people out there check out The Crutch but I, for one, love how they roll. I am currently enjoying the educational experience that is The Movement That Never Was , a great little series of posts that The Crutch put up in July, but this post grabbed my attention today. First off, take a look at the fucking calendar. Neutral Milk Hotel, Whiskeytown, and Elliott Smith in the course of a month in 1997. Tight. Second, dig on those tracks...some unbelievable bands and artists, [...]
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Artist:Ben Harper
Title:Pleasure And Pain
Link Text:Ben Harper - "Pleasure and Pain"
File Name:Ben Harper - Pleasure And Pain.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Genre:Alternative & Punk
Year:1993
Artist:Elliott Smith
Title:A Distorted Reality Is Now A Necessity To Be Free
Link Text:Elliott Smith - "A Distorted Reality Is Now A Necessity To Be Free"
File Name:Elliott Smith - A Distorted Reality Is Now A Necessity To Be Free.mp3
Year:2004
Artist:Jack Black
Title:Let's Get It On
Link Text:Jack Black - "Let's Get It On"
File Name:Jack Black - Let*27s Get It On.mp3
Year:2000
Artist:Neutral Milk Hotel
Title:Two-Headed Boy
Link Text:Neutral Milk Hotel - "Two-Headed Boy"
File Name:Neutral Milk Hotel - Two-Headed Boy.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Genre:Alternative & Punk
Year:1998
Artist:The Beta Band
Title:Dry The Rain
Link Text:The Beta Band - "Dry the Rain"
File Name:The Beta Band - Dry The Rain.mp3
Year:1998

Hiatus! +Mix

Jul 21, 2006, 11:05am Bon Ton
Bon Ton, alas, must go on hiatus for 2 weeks. I will return, the week of August 7th, with more adorably witty comments and indie-flavored songs. Oh yes, you can't escape me. Meanwhile, since I will be traveling, I present a mix: I call it "Way Over In A Bucket Seat; the Driving Thru the Desert Mix," even though I'm not going to be driving through the desert. At least, not much. So! Music! Music to drive by! Or at least take to the gym. Let me make [...]
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Link Text:Aqua - Dum Di Da Di Da (megamix)
File Name:Aqua - Dum Di Da Di Da *28Megamix*29.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Link Text:Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl
File Name:Dead Milkmen - Punk Rock Girl.mp3
Artist:Boy Eats Drum Machine
Title:I'm An Angel Telling Lies
Link Text:Boy Eats Drum Machine - Im An Angel Telling Lies
File Name:Boy Eats Drum Machine - I*27m An Angel Telling Lies.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Indie
Artist:DJ Dangermouse/Suzanne Vega
Title:Tom's Diner (DJ Dangermouse Mix)
Link Text:Suzanne Vega - Toms Diner (DJ Dangermouse remix)
File Name:Suzanne Vega - Tom*27s Diner *28DJ Dangermouse Remix*29.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Dance
Year:2004
Artist:DJ Riko
Title:Burning Down Your Soul (Freeland vs Talking Heads vs Who)
Link Text:DJ Riko - Burning Down Your Soul (Freeland Vs. Talking Heads vs. The Who)
File Name:DJ Riko - Burning Down Your Soul *28Freeland vs Talking Heads vs The Who*29.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Booty Bass
Artist:Frou Frou
Title:Let Go
Link Text:Frou Frou - Let Go
File Name:Frou Frou - Let Go.mp3
Bitrate:185 kbps
Genre:Dance-Pop
Year:2004
Artist:Goldfrapp
Title:Ooh La La
Link Text:Goldfrapp - Ooh La La
File Name:Goldfrapp - Ooh La La.mp3
Year:2005
Artist:Jewel
Title:Serve the Ego (Gabriel Dresden Club Remix)
Link Text:Jewel - Serve the Ego (Gabriel Dresden club mix)
File Name:Jewel - Serve the Ego *28Gabriel Dresden Club Mix*29.mp3
Artist:Kanye West
Title:Heard 'Em Say (Feat. Adam Levine)
Link Text:Kanye West feat. Adam Levine - Heard em Say
File Name:Kanye West feat. Adam Levine - heard em say.mp3
Year:2005
Artist:Max Raabe & Das Palast Orchester
Title:Oops, I Did It Again
Link Text:Max Raabe  das Palast Orchester - Oops, I Did It Again
File Name:Max Raabe and Das Palast Orchester - Oops*2C I Did It Again.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Covers
Year:2000
Artist:Rock Kills Kid
Title:Paralyzed
Link Text:Rock Kills Kid - Paralyzed
File Name:Rock Kills Kid - Paralyzed.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Genre:Rock
Artist:Saint Ken
Title:Die Another Day In London (Xaylor Megamix)
Link Text:Saint Ken - Die Another Day In London (Madonna vs. Pet Shop Boys)
File Name:Saint Ken - Die Another Day In London.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Genre:Mashup
Artist:Stars
Title:Heart
Link Text:Stars - Heart
File Name:Stars - Heart.mp3
Year:2004
Artist:Teddybears Stockholm
Title:Yours to Keep
Link Text:Teddybears Stockholm - Yours To Keep
File Name:Teddybears Stockholm - yours to keep.mp3
Bitrate:224 kbps
Genre:Rock
Year:2000
Artist:The Beta Band
Title:Dry The Rain
Link Text:The Beta Band - Dry the Rain
File Name:The Beta Band - Dry The Rain.mp3
Year:1999
Artist:The Buggles
Title:Video Killed the Radio Star
Link Text:The Buggles - Video Killed the Radio Star
File Name:Video Killed the Radio Star.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Genre:80s
Artist:The Cure
Title:Let's Go To Bed (Milk Mix)
Link Text:The Cure - Lets Go To Bed (Milk Mix)
File Name:The Cure - Let*27s Go To Bed *28Milk Mix*29.mp3
Artist:The Format
Title:Tune Out
Link Text:The Format - Tune Out
File Name:05 Tune Out.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Genre:Alternative & Punk
Year:2003
Artist:The Get Up Kids
Title:Mass Pike
Link Text:The Get Up Kids - Mass Pike
File Name:Get Up Kids*2C The - Mass Pike.MP3
Bitrate:96 kbps
Genre:Alternative & Punk
Artist:Weird Al Yankovic
Title:Angry White Boy Polka
Link Text:Weird Al Yankovic - Angry White Boy Polka
File Name:Weird Al Yankovic - Angry White Boy Polka.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Genre:Unclassifiable
Year:2003

i got the longest throwback

Jul 21, 2006, 10:10am disco-not-disco
i got the longest throwback while we're all eagerly awaiting the new plastic little album ( she's mature , drops sept 1st), liz got me a copy of their original thug paradise 2.1 record as a quitting smoking present. the great thing about a crew being comprised of art school grads is that not only do you get silly ass clever rhymes, but the cd also came with a whole bunch of rad stickers. hell yeah. plastic little - miller time plastic little - lovely [...]
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Link Text:the rentals - waiting
File Name:Waiting.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:Plastic Little
Title:Lovely Lady Type Song
Link Text:plastic little - lovely lady type song
File Name:04 Lovely Lady Type Song.mp3
Year:2004
Artist:Plastic Little
Title:Miller Time
Link Text:plastic little - miller time
File Name:09 Miller Time.mp3
Year:2004
Artist:Sonic Youth
Title:Bull In The Heather
Link Text:sonic youth - bull in the heather
File Name:02 Bull In The Heather.mp3
Year:1994
Artist:The Beta Band
Title:Dry The Rain
Link Text:the beta band - dry the rain
File Name:01 Dry The Rain.mp3
Artist:The Rentals
Title:My Summer Girl
Link Text:the rentals - my summer girl
File Name:My Summer Girl.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Genre:Indie Pop

I seen the Demons but they didn’t make a sound

Jun 7, 2006, 7:41pm nialler9
I seen the Demons but they didn’t make a sound The world of music was left without another bunch of heroes when the Beta Band called it quits in 2004. They were another band who set off on their own path and were much admired by their peers and critics alike. From the ramshackle, bizarre and sometimes wobbly debut album, the solid but less experimental "Three EPs" to the excellent "Hot Shots II" and the refined aural pleasure of "Heroes to Zeros" , listening to a Beta Band album is nothing if not engaging. I managed to catch the Beta Band at [...]
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