For Spring Dancing, Unless Your A Fruity Northern Hemispherian Hey Guys, sorry about the prolonged hiatus, apparently theres this thing called University, it's kind of a drag, and theres work involved. Haven't stopped listening to music though and I thought I'd compile the best of what i've heard while I was away. Some New, Some Not So. Make it into a cd, give it to your Mum. 1. Beck [...]
Welcome to the Culture Bully: Choose Your Own Album Giveaway! This is a unique contest which will see a winner once a day, every day in September! What's the catch? There is no catch. All you have to do is choose your own album! The Format "Dog Problems" The Format "Time Bomb" NOFX "Wolves [...]
Well, school started for me this week, and it's kind of sad. Summer is ending, and soon it will get cold and all that jazz... Luckily we still have summery music. So, here it is, a marvellously hand-picked, hand-ordered mix of some summery music to keep y'all going. Some are indie blog concensus picks, like Beirut's "Postcards from Italy." Others are from upcoming releases, like the selections from the Rapture , Decemberists , and Hold Steady . Mr. Loco's "Religious Man" was the theme song to Nacho Libre , and "Noah's Arkestra" [...]
Yaye. I'm going to go join hundreds of teen girls and boys with swooping haircuts tonight to see the Format and Anathallo. Definitley excited to see The Format play off of both Dog Problems and Interventions and Lulabies. Grrr, well it should be a good time. I should have a review up in the near future as well. But to hold you over, I'll give you some Format tracks you may not have already gotten
The Format es un banda de Arizona liderada por Sam Means y Nate Ruess. En su segundo álbum, Dog Problems , han contado con Steve MacDonald de Red Kross como productor y con los arreglos de Roger Manning de Jellyfish, además de la colaboración de grandes músicos como Tom Rothrock o Anna Waronker. The Compromise es una de las canciones del disco. * The Format-The Compromise (mp3) * The Format-The Compromise (vÃdeo)
This is going to be a quick post because I am in between classes. But I just wanted to tell you all(by that, I mean our 3 or 4 occassional readers) that The Format just debuted their video for "The Compromise" on their myspace page this morning. The video has loads of paper mache bobbleheads and creatures, along with giant robots in the desert. Oh ya, its a real good song too. -mp3- The Format - The Compromise [...]
I saw The Format last night in Denver as a birthday present from my sis, and what a present it was . Even though Kristy and I questioned that we somehow exceeded an unspoken age limit among the other patrons (which seemed to be about 15? 16?), I was absolutely blown away by these guys and am still smiling the next day. Background: I have both of The Format's full-length albums ( Interventions + Lullabies and Dog Problems ), as well [...]
The Format is one of those bands you just can’t help but like. They offer melodious, high-energy rock and roll with a little bit of craziness thrown in for good measure. The Arizona-based band wants nothing more than you to “clap your hands and stomp your feet†to their catchy beats and thoughtful lyrics. The boys released “Interventions & Lullabies†in 2003 to a moderate success. The infectious first single, aptly titled “The First Single,†has been featured in various TV shows. Thanks to that, as well as touring with such acts as Yellowcard, and Jimmy Eat [...]
Random Mix Thursday! That sounds pretty terrible I think, as I will never do anything like that again. Not so much a mix though, but rather a lot of songs that i've been listening to the past few weeks. Every so often I'll hear a song somewhere and i'll end up having it play continuously throughout the day. It's kinda terrible as I'd end up listening to one song upwards of 15-20 times, in hopes i'll get sick of it and move on to something else. A lot of the bands [...]
Quick question for you, dear readers: Are you a young lady, aged 14-21 who's a fan of The Format ? If so, I'd possibly like to interview you for a feature article that will appear on our soon-to-be launched sister site, Four Inches From The Cuff. Email elegantfaker AT gmail DOT com with your five favorite bands, a rough percentage of how much new music you've heard about soley from the internet, your age and location, and let me know if you have a Livejournal or use some other personal blog service [...]
"Dog Problems" The Vanity Label; 2006 5/10 If you just broke up with someone and you want to continue feeling miserable, listen to Bright Eyes. If you’d rather dance it off than sit in the corner and slit your wrists, listen to The Format’s “Dog Problems†and put away the razor. Simply put, this album is catchy as hell. All the songs are wordy, but they’re executed with such great meter and rhythm that the vocals never sound crowded. It’s the poppy-est angst I’ve ever heard, filled with [...]
I've always hated The Format , and I still probably do, but it would be a bold lie for me to deny that this song isn't one of the catchiest things I've heard in a while. What do you guys think? [MP3]: The Format :: Time Bomb (Recommended A lot) I had avoided their new album completely, but a few people had told me that Time Bomb was one of the best songs of the year so I [...]
Yes, I know it's not Thursday, but yesterday I set my iPod to shuffle for the drive to work, and what popped up was a perfectly mellow little 5-song playlist. Nada Surf - " Do It Again " Guillemots - " Cats Eyes " The Format - " Snails " The Bees - " We'll Go Walking " Doves - " Sky Starts Falling " It was an excellent way to start [...]
Untitled Document I like a lot of music, but there is certain music that I find distracting, either because its so good I cant concentrate on anything else or its super loud or noisy and I just get frustrated. When I am working on something I like to have music thats melodic and unobtrusive. [...]
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 [...]
So today is exciting news day - I also get to announce a contest! Thanks to Filter, I have two tickets to give away to see The Format this Sunday at Exit/In !!! If you win, you also get a t-shirt and a copy of the band's excellent new album, Dog Problems , which was the featured album on last night's show. I caught The Format last time they were in town at the End and they put on a great show , so I'm definitely looking forward to [...]
It’s summer, which means BBQs, beer, and the need for fun, upbeat music. This summer, people should get on board with the Format . The new album, Dog Problems is an eclectic mix of catchy songs that hasn’t left my computer at work for a few days straight. As the demos started surfacing on the NET, people where whispering about a sophomore slump for this twice dropped outfit. Instead, they delivered a record rich in instrumentation and enough catchy tracks to fill up summer mix tapes. [...]
I feel like I really ought to say something profound and interesting. But, having gorged on an entire bag of TJ's chocolate pretzels, my brain can only say, "BZZZZZZZZ." So! I was at the gym the other day, and listening to the Mountain Goats while watching an insanely thin girl doing her workout. The super duper thing about gyms in L.A. is that there is a very high percentage of Beautiful People, doing their crunches and whatnot while you sweat through your workout, grind your teeth, and hate them. Therefore, I present our [...]
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