Labor Day weekend, folks. Party it up, you've earned it. Here in New York, we've recently weathered earthquakes and minor hurricanes and other inconveniences. So fire up the grill, put a cold beverage in your hand and turn up the mildly twee indie pop jams on this week's mix. Cover art photo was taken by Kate Bryant at the Friends With You inflatable sculpture park which is at the upper end of the Highline park. While Labor Day is seen as the end of summer, Summer Fridays mixes will continue to the Autumn Equinox... so you get two [...]
Brian Jonestown Massacre’s singles have been re-mastered from the original vinyl and are now available on one compilation for the first time. This double CD features 14 tracks that have never before been available on CD and all tracks are completely different from versions previously found on any full length Brian Jonestown Massacre album. The albums also feature two exclusive tracks from the
The latest - and last - album from Glen Campbell tops the list of new releases this week. And I'm not just saying that because he covered a Guided By Voices song...but that doesn't hurt, either. Other stuff worthy of your time includes the Brian Jonestown Massacre singles collection, as well as the new Male Bonding , Beirut and Hella . I'm also intrigued by the Cymbals Eat Guitars , Icarus Line and Tommy Keene records, but I haven't spent much time with [...]
The Brian Jonestown Massacre - The Singles Collection 1992-2011 By Kenny McMurtrie Too often these days, as more and more musical product is made available in a greater number of forms than at anytime in history, the fatuous question of “When’s the new sound coming?” (or words to that effect) gets bandied about on a regular basis. Screw the new sound; it’ll arrive in its own good time if at all but who’s to say it’ll be likeable? Better to concentrate on who is or isn’t making a go of [...]
Having listened to The Church ’s Steve Kilbey for 30 years, the prospect of seeing him live at one of Sydney’s renowned dinner/music restaurants was something not to be missed. Tucked away up a small flight of stairs, the venue is a music lover’s dream. Small and intimate, with lounges down back and candlelit tables up front, the room was filled with not only music memorabilia but also roughly 100 middle-aged rockers ready for a night of wining, dining and being entertained by 2010 Australian Aria Hall of Fame Inductee Kilbey, along with Ricky Maymi [...]
Having listened to The Church ’s Steve Kilbey for 30 years, the prospect of seeing him live at one of Sydney’s renowned dinner/music restaurants was something not to be missed. Tucked away up a small flight of stairs, the venue is a music lover’s dream. Small and intimate, with lounges down back and candlelit tables up front, the room was filled with not only music memorabilia but also roughly 100 middle-aged rockers ready for a night of wining, dining and being entertained by 2010 Australian Aria Hall of Fame Inductee Kilbey, along with Ricky Maymi [...]
Bobby Beausoleil - "Beacon" MP3/download Bobby Beausoleil is a rare find these days. He not only meets the hype, but eclipses it, his long-forgotten recordings given new life over the last few years, culminating in a lush reissue of Lucifer ... Continue reading
Bon Iver has announced more dates on its current summer/fall tour, and on September 6, the band will release “Holocene” (Jagjaguwar), the second 12-inch single from its self-titled album. Bon Iver is also set to co-headline and curate the first annual Pitchfork Music Festival in Paris in October … After an agonizing four years, fans [...]
La legendaria banda de rock neopsicodélico The Brian Jonestown Massacre se dispone a celebrar sus 20 años de carrera con el lanzamiento de un disco doble titulado The Singles Collection (1992-2011) . La obra recoge 22 canciones remasterizadas entre ellas Convertible , Their Majesties 2nd Request (Enrique's Dream) , y las canciones de su sencillo mas reciente - Illuminomi y There's A War Going On - antes solo disponible [...]
Obsessive vinyl fiends, there is a respite on the horizon for your fiendish, almost possessed searching. On August 30th, neo-psychedelic rockers Brian Jonestown Massacre will celebrate 19 wonderful, wacky years with The Singles Collection (1992-2011) , a collection of tracks only previously available as 73 singles via A Records. Said offerings include "Convertible", “Their Majesties 2nd Request (Enrique's Dream)”, and cuts from their most recent vinyl release in "There's A War Going On". In addition, there are a couple of songs (“Thoughts of You” and “Never Ever”) the band recorded in 1993 under their Acid [...]
The Brian Jonestown Massacre will release the double CD, The Singles Collection (1992-2011) via Records/Redeye Distribution on August 30th. Remastered from the vinyl originals this release includes 14 tracks never available on CD before with a 24-page booklet showcasing the front and backs of the entire original cover art. The Singles Collection (1992-2011) features tracks only previously available on seven inch singles including “Convertible,” “Their Majesties 2nd Request (Enrique's Dream)” and also the most recent 2011 vinyl single release “Illuminomi” and “There’s A War Going On.” The collection also features “Thoughts of You” and “Never Ever”, recorded [...]
Iluminomi I was disappointed by the Who Killed Sgt Pepper? album. I understood the need for experimentation but thought that the band's overall direction was backwards. But I was clearly wrong as the new single is absolutely brilliant, re-showing all the doubters (like me) what Anton Alfred Newcombe is capable of. ‘Iluminomi’ kicks this layered pop song into overdrive, sounding compelling without erasing the strong sense of melody lurking within. To add to [...]
Originally posted: June 12/2009 Continuing with the theme of obsessive adoration, today's treat is none other than Brian Jonestown Massacre. Named in tribute to the legendary Rolling Stones guitarist and his influence in introducing Eastern culture and music into the world of Western rock and roll, the Brian Jonestown Massacre formed in San Francisco, California in 1990. Some 40 different members passed through the group's ranks over the years, but throughout their focal point remained singer/guitarist Anton Newcombe, bassist Matt Hollywood, guitarist Dean Taylor, organist Mara Keagal, accordionist Dawn Thomas, [...]
Story and photos by Matt Draper In 1983, after his fanzine and club night had culminated, a Scot named Alan McGee formed an imprint he called Creation to release records from like-minded friends. "73 in 833, a single from art-rock band The Legend! became the label’s first release after McGee secured a £1,000 loan. Though I can bet you’ve probably never heard of this particular group (they sound like the Normal meets Gang of Four), the label’s next releases proved massive and beyond anything its founder could have imagined. On a shoestring [...]
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The Brian Jonestown Massacre will be releasing a double CD collection of singles. According to numerous websites, the collection will feature 14 tracks that have never before been available on CD and all tracks are completely different from versions previously found on any full length albums. The CD's also feature two exclusive tracks recorded in 1993 that were previously available only on the original 7" format. The collection will include a 24 page booklet of the art work from the original covers. It is set for release on August 29th. Check out the video for the remastered If Love [...]
So yeah, I guess Cults have sort of "blown up" since I first blogged about them. The power of the internets to take their song "Go Outside" to be first posted on their BandCamp and then later less than a year later released by Columbia Records is really something. Since then, the track has gone [...]
BJM Brian Jonestown Massacre have a best of The Singles Collection (1992-2011) out on A Records label on August 29th. A 2 x CD comp of tracks, re-mastered from the original vinyl and available on one compilation for the first time. The albums also feature two exclusive tracks from the band’s alter ego Acid - Convertible and Their Majesties 2nd Request (Enrique's Dream) recorded in 1993 and only available on this CD and the [...]
Converge - "The Broken Vow" MP3/download (classic track from Jane Doe) As with a lot of great bands (Three Mile Pilot, The Melvins, The Make-Up, Hella, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Dolphins Into The Future, Thee Oh Sees, Mogwai, Pink Priest, ... Continue reading
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