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Artist: The French Semester Title: Summer Face Link Text: Summer Face File Name: The-French-Semester-Summer-Fac e.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
hearsay
Back when I started doing these mixes every month, I saw it as a manageable way to keep recommending music without the effort that it takes to do a researched, singular writeup. It seemed to me that picking out 10 random songs wouldn't be all that hard - I always have new things that I'm listening to, as well as my entire musical upbringing to highlight. A part of the experienced mixtaper in me was never satisfied with these as "mixes." For one, there is only so much you can do in 10 songs... they really seemed more like [...]
Artist: Alsace Lorraine Title: Though I've Never Seen You Link Text: Alsace Lorraine - Though Ive Never Seen You File Name: 17.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2001
Artist: Bachelorette Title: The National Grid Link Text: Bachelorette - The National Grid File Name: 10.mp3 Bitrate: 256 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Bettye LaVette Title: You Killed My Love Link Text: Bettye LaVette - You Killed My Love File Name: 16.mp3 Bitrate: 219 kbps Year: 1963
Artist: Built To Spill Title: Nowhere Nothin' Fuckup Link Text: Built To Spill - Nowhere Nothin Fuckup File Name: 03.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Year: 1993
Artist: Casiotone For The Painfully Alone Title: Love Connection Link Text: Casiotone For The Painfully Alone - Love Connection File Name: 24.mp3 Bitrate: 213 kbps Year: 2006
Artist: Future Islands Title: In The Fall (feat. Katrina Ford) Link Text: Future Islands feat. Katrina Ford - In The Fall File Name: 21.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Jimmie Rodgers Title: Blue Yodel #9 Link Text: Jimmie Rodgers - Blue Yodel #9 File Name: 14.mp3 Bitrate: 133 kbps Year: 1936
Artist: Kase 2 Title: Intro Link Text: Intro File Name: 01.mp3 Bitrate: 190 kbps Year: 1983
Artist: Kenn Starr & Finale Title: Home Comes First (prod. Apollo Brown) Link Text: Kenn Starr Finale - Home Comes First File Name: 18.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Kev Brown Title: Always Link Text: Kev Brown - Always File Name: 08.mp3 Bitrate: 226 kbps Year: 2005
Artist: La Sera Title: Devil's Heart Grows Gold Link Text: La Sera - Devils Heart Grows Gold File Name: 12.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Mean Wind Title: Down For The Count Link Text: Mean Wind - Down For The Count File Name: 06.mp3 Bitrate: 254 kbps Year: 2011
Artist: Monokle & Galun Title: Happy Sun Link Text: Monokle Galun - Happy Sun File Name: 02.mp3 Bitrate: 221 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Papercuts Title: A Peculiar Hallelujah Link Text: Papercuts - A Peculiar Hallelujah File Name: 23.mp3 Bitrate: 250 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Phil Phillips & The Twilights Title: Sea Of Love Link Text: Phil Phillips The Twilights - Sea Of Love File Name: 20.mp3 Bitrate: 133 kbps Year: 1959
Artist: Spencer Wiggins Title: Lonely Man Link Text: Spencer Wiggins - Lonely Man File Name: 07.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 1967
Artist: Starfucker Title: Death As A Fetish Link Text: Starfucker - Death As A Fetish File Name: 15.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Year: 2011
Artist: Syl Johnson Title: I've Got Love Link Text: Syl Johnson - Ive Got Love File Name: 13.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Year: 1960
Artist: The Broken Remotes Title: Cure Me Now Link Text: The Broken Remotes - Cure Me Now File Name: 11.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2004
Artist: The Delta Mirror Title: Going To Town Link Text: The Delta Mirror - Going To Town File Name: 19.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: The French Semester Title: United Nations Link Text: The French Semester - United Nations File Name: 09.mp3 Bitrate: 179 kbps Year: 2008
Artist: The Little Darlings Title: Little Bit O'soul Link Text: The Little Darlings - Little Bit Osoul File Name: 04.mp3 Bitrate: 125 kbps Year: 1965
Artist: The New Year Title: Age Of Conceit Link Text: The New Year - Age Of Conceit File Name: 05.mp3 Bitrate: 224 kbps Year: 2004
Artist: White Hinterland Title: Icarus Link Text: White Hinterland - Icarus File Name: 22.mp3 Bitrate: 216 kbps Year: 2010
Buzz Bands
[It ain't Radiohead — which raised over half a million dollars at its Haiti relief benefit on Sunday night at the Fonda — but here's tonight abbreviated show menu:] It'll be their last SoCal appearance before Coachella — San Francisco quartet Girls [pictured in August at the El Rey Theatre], still getting all kinds of love for their creatively titled debut "Album," play the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa. ... Meanwhile, the January resident bands bid farewell in raucous fashion: Year Long Disaster's stint at Spaceland [...]
Buzz Bands
Stellar songstresses back-to-back tonight at the Hotel Cafe — first it's Azure Ray's Maria Taylor [pictured], abetted by Brandon Walters, followed by Jesca Hoop . ... There's a full plate of residencies — Year Long Disaster (with It's Casual) at Spaceland, the Northstar Session (with David George) at the Bootleg Theater, the French Semester (with the Monolators, Manhattan Murder Mystery and Asbury) at the Echo, the Steelwells (with the Romany Rye) at the Silverlake Lounge and Semi Sweet at the Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa. ... Also: [...]
Rollo & Grady
The Stevenson Ranch Davidians Recommended Los Angeles Shows – January 4th – January 9th Monday, January 4th The French Semester @ Echo (Free) Tuesday, January 5th Olin and The Moon @ Echo Whispering Pines / Old Toy Trains / Space Waves @ Spaceland Woodsman / Young Prisms / Bipolar Bear / Pearl Harbor @ L'Keg Gallery The Happy Hollows @ Mint [...]
Artist: Atlas Sound Title: Criminals Link Text: Atlas Sound - Criminals File Name: 04-criminals.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Brazzaville Title: LAX Link Text: Brazzaville - LAX File Name: 01-lax.mp3 Year: 2008
Artist: Olin & The Moon Title: Tiny Steps Link Text: Olin The Moon - Tiny Steps File Name: 08-tiny-steps.mp3 Year: 2007
Artist: Sonic Youth Title: Calming the Snake Link Text: Sonic Youth - Calming the Snake File Name: 06-calming-the-snake.mp3 Year: 2009
Artist: Tan Dollar Title: The Turning Point Link Text: Tan Dollar - The Turning Point File Name: 11-the-turning-point.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: The French Semester Title: Clinically Speaking Link Text: The French Semester - Clinically Speaking File Name: 10-clinically-speaking.mp3 Year: 2009
Artist: The Stevenson Ranch Davidians Title: Better Day Link Text: The Stevenson Ranch Davidians - Better Day File Name: 05-better-day.mp3 Year: 2006
Artist: Tom Rush Title: Drift Away Link Text: Tom Rush - Drift Away File Name: 15-drift-away.mp3 Year: 2009
Artist: Whispering Pines Title: Grapevine Blues Link Text: Whispering Pines - Grapevine Blues File Name: 05-grapevine-blues.mp3 Year: 2009
Buzz Bands
Just 10 months after the release of its sophomore album "Good Friends Only I Can See," L.A. five-piece the French Semester returned in December with a new EP, "Forces Afield." That makes two EPs and two full-lengths in two years, so give them points for productivity, anyway. The quintet's understated but engaging folk-pop seems to be reaching for the urbane bite of the Go-Betweens (or the whimsy of '90s U.K. act Hefner; anybody remember them?). And while too often the French Semester settles for less, singer-guitarist Riaz Tejani at least carries on a dialogue without coming off as [...]
Link Text: Whats in the Bag? File Name: 02_whats_in_the_bag.mp3 Bitrate: 80 kbps
Buzz Bands
[Happy new year, everybody. Buzz Bands was away on some vocab rehab for a couple of weeks, but now we return to help you lurch — did I say lurch? I meant ease — into a new decade. I hope to have some changes in the coming weeks; for now, get your year off to a good start by supporting some local folks:] News item: Few people on the Eastside would admit it, but the best lineup of shows this week comes at the Viper Room, which is [...]
Pop Tarts Suck Toasted
Harlem - "Friendly Ghost" ; At this point we can't get by on "South of France" alone, we need more of the catchy, lo-fi punk Harlem is cranking out and thankfully they give us an almost equally addictive track as the lead single from their upcoming album Hippies . This tune bursts into your brain with that addictive little guitar riff and the shout-a-long chorus. Before long you will be singing this without even realizing it, and the people on the subway will be slowly inching away from you as you do. Grade : [...]
Artist: Gigi Title: The Old Graveyard (Karl Blau) Link Text: Gigi (feat. Karl Blau) - "The Old Graveyard" File Name: 09 The Old Graveyard (Karl Blau).mp3 Bitrate: 278 kbps
Artist: Harlem Title: Friendly Ghost Link Text: Harlem - "Friendly Ghost" File Name: 02 Friendly Ghost.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: My Education Title: Oars File Name: oars.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
Artist: Pantha du Prince Title: Stick To My Side (Feat. Panda Bear) Link Text: Pantha Du Prince (feat. Panda Bear) - "Stick To My Side" File Name: 04 Stick To My Side (Feat. Panda Bea.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps Year: 2010
Artist: Pantha Du Prince Title: The Splendour Link Text: Pantha Du Prince - "The Splendour" File Name: 01 The Splendour.mp3 Bitrate: 96 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Standard Fare Title: Tinsel Politics Link Text: Standard Fare - "Tinsel Politics" File Name: 10 Tinsel Politics.mp3 Bitrate: 256 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: The Elves of Heaven featuring Martin Clancy Title: This Christmas File Name: 01 This Christmas.mp3 Bitrate: 126 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: The Field Title: Sequenced (Rainbow Arabia's Dark & Dumb Version) Link Text: The Field - "Sequenced (Rainbow Arabia's Dark & Dumb Version)" File Name: Sequenced (Rainbow Arabia's Dark & D.mp3
Artist: The French Semester Title: What's In The Bag Link Text: The French Semester - "What's In The Bag" File Name: 02 What's In The Bag.mp3 Bitrate: 256 kbps Year: 2004
Artist: The Soft Pack Title: C'mon Link Text: The Soft Pack - "C'mon" File Name: C'mon.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps
Artist: Wild Harem Title: Brainbow Link Text: Wild Harem - "Brainbow" File Name: 11 Brainbow.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
Artist: Young Jeezy feat. Lil Wayne Title: Scared Money Link Text: Young Jeezy (feat. Lil' Wayne) - "Scared Money" File Name: Scared Money.mp3 Bitrate: 256 kbps Year: 2009
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Artist: Meursault Title: William Henry Miller Pt.1 (Sin Link Text: "William Henry Miller Pt. 1 (7" version)" File Name: Meursault-WilliamHenryMillerPt 1.mp3 Year: 2009
Artist: Pantha Du Prince Title: The Splendour Link Text: "The Splendour" File Name: fbg4dfgTheSplendour.mp3 Bitrate: 96 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: ShellShag Title: Resiliant Bastard Link Text: "Resilient Bastard" File Name: shellshag_resiliant-bastard.mp 3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
Artist: The French Semester Title: What's In The Bag Link Text: "What's in the Bag" File Name: 02_whats_in_the_bag.mp3 Bitrate: 256 kbps Year: 2004
Artist: The Paparazzi Title: The Rococo Tape Link Text: "The Rococo Tape" File Name: 02_The_Rococo_Tape.mp3
Artist: The Two Man Gentlemen Band Title: Me, I Get High on Reefer Link Text: "Me, I Get High on Reefer" File Name: 09 Me, I Get High on Reefer.mp3 Year: 2010
Artist: We All Have Hooks For Hands Title: Jumpin' Jean-Luc Link Text: "Jumpin' Jean-Luc" File Name: 02-jumpin-jean-luc.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Year: 2007
Artist: We Are The City Title: There Are Very Tiny Beasts In The Ground Link Text: "There Are Very Tiny Beasts in the Ground" File Name: we_are_the_city-there_are_very _tiny_beasts_in_the_ground.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
Buzz Bands
[Things I noticed while wondering why Willie Nelson's show tonight at Club Nokia isn't sold out ...] 'Tis the season for benefit shows and Christmas music. But first, a word from two SoCal bands who are releasing new EPs in time for the holidays. Parade of Lights celebrates its self-titled debut with a show at Spaceland featuring Army Navy , Evan Voytas and White Arrows . And the French Semester has a new EP titled "Forces Afield," and the L.A. [...]
Buzz Bands
[Hey, the Internet tells me it's Teddy Geiger's 21st birthday today. If he's around town, I would surely buy him that first legal drink ...] A gorgeous night for music under the stars? Looks like it. The Killers play to a sold-out Hollywood Bowl, while the Greek Theatre bill has pop fans salivating — Phoenix [pictured], behind its new album "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix," headlines, with Metric popping back through town to to remind us how good "Fantasies" is and the Soft [...]
Rollo & Grady
Dead Confederate Monday, September 14th The Icarus Line @ Silverlake Lounge Tuesday, September 15th Arctic Monkeys @ Hollywood Palladium Vieux Farka Touré @ Echoplex Fanfarlo @ Troubadour Ed Helms @ The Coronet at Largo Wednesday, September 16th Phoenix with Metric and The Soft Pack @ Greek Theatre The French Semester @ Silverlake Lounge Growlers @ Bootleg Esperanza Spalding with John West @ [...]
Artist: Arctic Monkeys Title: Who The Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys Link Text: Arctic Monkeys - Who The Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys File Name: 05-who-the-fuck-are-arctic-mon keys.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Year: 2006
Artist: Dead Confederate Title: Shadow The Walls Link Text: Dead Confederate - Shadow The Walls File Name: 05-shadow-the-walls.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Year: 2008
Artist: I See Hawks In L.A. Title: Humboldt Link Text: I See Hawks In L.A. - Humboldt File Name: 02-humboldt.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Year: 2004
Artist: Metric Title: Gimme Sympathy (Live) Link Text: Metric - Gimme Sympathy (Live) File Name: gimme-sympathy-live.mp3 Bitrate: 80 kbps
Artist: The French Semester Title: Your Master Plan Link Text: The French Semester - Your Master Plan File Name: 05-your-master-plan.mp3 Year: 2008
Artist: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Title: The Tenure Itch Link Text: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Tenure Itch File Name: 05-the-tenure-itch.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Year: 2009
Artist: Vieux Farka Touré Title: Slow Jam Link Text: Vieux Farka Touré - Slow Jam File Name: 06-slow-jam.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps Year: 2009
Buzz Bands
The 88 have begun work on the follow-up to its third album "Not Only ... But Also," which helped get them picked up by Island Records last year. There are few finer purveyors of power-pop around, and the L.A. quartet this month is doing something of a return to its roots — a Tuesday night residency at Spaceland, starting tonight with Daniel Brummel and the French Semester on the bill. They promise old songs, new song and some surprises. You never know with these guys; currently on their MySpace page, there's a song they recorded [...]
Buzz Bands
[Folks, today is 07/08/09, and maybe a numerologist could explain it to me, but I remember have a distinctly crappy 06/07/08 and 05/06/07. So I might not get out of bed today, even to wish Beck a happy 39th birthday.] The acclaimed Brooklyn avant-pop group Dirty Projectors hit town tonight behind their new release "Bitte Orca," which has an eccentric beauty to go along with its rather stubborn penchant for outsmarting itself. The sextet visits the Troubadour, supported by What's Up [Download: "Harper" ]. ... [...]
Artist: What's Up Title: Harper Link Text: "Harper" File Name: whatsupharper.mp3 Bitrate: 320 kbps Year: 2009
Buzz Bands
[Happy July ... and happy birthday, Debbie Harry.] Dangerbird Records artists Eulogies [pictured] and Bad Veins head up the bill for a night at the Echo that benefits the Pablove Foundation [see yesterday's post]. ... At the Troubadour, Bill Callahan (ex-Smog) is joined by Drag City labelmates Bachelorette . ... Excellent lineup of local indie-pop bands at the Silverlake Lounge, including Go West Young Man , Marvelous Toy and the French Semester . ... Soul merchants Fitz and the Tantrums [...]
Buzz Bands
[It's Kanye West's birthday, and I wonder what you'd get a guy who has his own line of limited-edition glow-in-the-dark sneakers .] Can't think of another album from this year that has been a more slam-dunk mood elevator that Metric's "Fantasies." The Canadian-bred band, who seem to have had more homes that an Army brat (they were even an L.A. "local" band for a while), hit the Wiltern tonight, and I know I've posted two videos already from the album, so I will [...]
New and Used Records - Blog
Jukebox is a feature where we ask our favorite artists, bloggers and DJs their opinions on four songs that are currently generating buzz. Then we ask them for songs that we should be buzzing about. This week, we put quarters in the record machine with Riaz of The French Semester ... A quick preface: our comments here reflect a thinking that 1). lyrics are paramount and 2). subtlety is the root of intensity. This doesn't mean perfect pitch and performance matter so much, it just means heavy thought goes into words and [...]
Title: Track 07 Link Text: Neko Case - "Middle Cyclone" File Name: middlecyclone.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps
Artist: Deer Tick Title: Art Isn't Real (City of Sin) Link Text: Deer Tick - "Art Isn't Real (City of Sin)" File Name: 01_02_Art_Isnt_Real_City_of_Si n.mp3 Bitrate: 205 kbps Year: 2008
Artist: Great Northern Title: Houses Link Text: Great Northern - "Houses" File Name: Houses.mp3 Bitrate: 192 kbps
Artist: The Thermals Title: Now We Can See Link Text: The Thermals - "Now We Can See" File Name: NowWeCanSee.mp3 Bitrate: 160 kbps
New and Used Records - Blog
+ Our pals The French Semester (pictured above) won the Deli LA 's Band of the Month Poll for March. The quartet plays the Knitting Factory in LA tonight! The French Semester have one more LA show scheduled before embarking on an international tour that will taken them to France, Spain and Germany. + Birds and Batteries have a pretty sweet offer for you : "Hey. We're on tour and need music for listening. If you bring us a mix, we'll give you a CD of ours or get [...]
New and Used Records - Blog
Sorry for the late notice, but if you can you should check out The Parson Red Heads , The Spires , and our friends Light FM and The French Semester at The Echo in Los Angeles. It is FREE! MP3 - " Backwards Rolling " - The French Semester
Title: Track 1 Link Text: Backwards Rolling File Name: Backwards Rolling.mp3 Bitrate: 128 kbps
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