</embed> Grimes has some new video for a song called "Night Music." The song is not one of her best, and the video is just Grimes being Grimes . Bleep Bloops. Weird images. Arm waving in an effort to give the illusion of 'mystique.' Her knowing that she is 'interesting to look at', like some sort of sexy forest creature. We get it. Grimes being Grimes . Then there is some naked dude. People in the forest, running around. It's basically a snuff film without the climax/killing/sex. I [...]
"Punk is nothing more than Chuck Berry with a different hairdo. It's just really fast rock n roll." Welcome to Alabama Shakes . A band that doesn't fit in anywhere, and doesn't want to. Founded in 2009 from a local community of musicians from Athens, Alabama, USA, in the last year they have everyone from Conan O'Brien, the BBC, and Jack White singing their praises. With the most eclectic of influences, the one thing they have in common is a soulful collaberation of sound. 2012 is set to be a big year for them, [...]
Back On The Map LP by Antagonist Dragonspit There's really no gimmick here. It's just raw lyricism from the gut. It's not just putting together a bunch of words that rhyme. It's an effort to spread a message of progress to counterbalance the ignorance that dominates the airwaves. With that said, I beseech each and everyone of you to share this album on your social networks, rock it in ya ipods and media players, etc. Hopefully you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed creating it. PEACE! [...]
The St. Louis Symphony has announced a handful of new shows for its 2011-2012 Live at Powell series. They are unapologetically pop-centric, which is nothing new for this series or indeed for symph... Continue reading "Can You Tell Real St. Louis Symphony Pops Concert Gimmicks From Fakes?" >
Tha Lepht - Introducing Tha Lepht - Headtrips (Remix) Emcees Menacin Johnson, Tha E.M.S., and Emcee/Producer N/A are Tha Lepht Field (formerly known as Tha Lepht.) The Los Angeles based trio presents the "Do The Right Thing" EP, featuring songs that have been recorded over the years, some of which were released on a limited basis. While "Do The Right Thing" is not intended to be based on the Spike Lee joint, the Hip Hop music of that time, commonly referred to as "The Golden Era", [...]
If nothing else, the last year has been validation for the Def Jukies that resented the post-2004 media misrepresentation that they were nothing more than arrhythmic spaceship rappers with a Thesaurus. Between Can Ox and Camu Tao, they held down the cool black nerd template throughout most of the last decade, despite most critics treating them with the respect that a cop killer deserved. There is no other way to explain Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire , he of the drunk crane rap style and BK heritage. Inspirations include Camu Tao and Def Jux, evident in his Tweet yesterday that "I [...]
Link: http://teganandsara.com/news/a -call-for-change/ Tegan and Sara are two little indie pixies, and I have never been able to really tell if they are sisters, lovers, or if they come from some place where the entire population is alt elves. Anyways, they are the first band to publicly come out and say, "yall know what... the shit that Tyler the Creator is pooping out of his mouth is not very cool at all. In fact, he is saying some rlly dangerous stuff, and it doesn't matter if ppl want [...]
Thanks to the potentially overwhelming super-saturation of artists and venues at The Great Escape , it's pretty easy for a performance to be forgotten in the melee. After all, "four young men playing guitars" is hardly a unique selling proposition in Brighton, a city not known for shyness when it comes to providing same. With this in mind, here's a handy rundown of the best tricks, ruses and scams adopted by the more resourceful acts at this year's festival – from fighter pilot helmets and billowing dry ice to formation disco moves and [...]
Gimmicks - Bermuda Inn They don't make 'em like this anymore; in fact, they never made them like this. Produced by Leif Carlqvist.
This is seriously the biggest pile of pox I've come across in a long time. Gimmick, much? Fucksake. Nobody Listens To Silence - Ryan Adams (image via Autobuffet ) Filed under: Leftovers Tagged: bullshit , gimmick , mp3 , Music , rubbish , Ryan Adams
Taiwanese singer Lin Yu-shun, also known as the kid who sounds just like Whitney Houston in her golden days, has signed a record deal with Sony Music. The young singer said "I still can't believe this is real. You don't have to be a good-looking man or woman to succeed. Just be yourself and try your best." Lin became an overnight sensation when he appeared on the talent show 'Avenue to Stardom' and performed the diva's hit 'I Will Always Love You' and will now release an album of both Chinese and English songs set to hit shelves in July. [...]
Opium Magazine has a nine-word story printed on the cover that will take 1,000 years to read . The cover is printed in a double layer of standard black ink, with an incrementally screened overlay masking the nine words. Exposed over time to ultraviolet light, the words will be appear at different rates, supposedly one per century. I can't decide if I find this charming or just stupid. If you get a UV source stronger than the Sun, then you can blast off that overlay. Gimmicks aside, that short story better [...]
Some of the bands we have on A New Band A Day appear, brightly, like a shooting star - fleeting, brilliant, then vanishing forever. This makes us a bit sad , and yet happy that they made lovely music in the first place. Some go on to bigger, more exciting things. This makes us happy, but also brings out the unbearable music snob in us, and, disappointed now that everyone else likes them, spends hours yapping on about how we liked them before they were famous, yeah ? [...]
THE EXCITING ALL-NEW A.N.B.A.D. RE-LAUNCH WEEK! A New Band A Day has changed! Not by a huge, terrifying amount, but enough to make everything look and work better. It's been a long time since our old friends, The Alibies , were the first band on A New Band A Day, and as the writing got better, the website was still its clunky old self. It was time for a clean broom, and everything (if you understand the word 'everything' to mean 'a few bits and pieces here and there') is sparkling and new! [...]
GIMMICKS! Here at A New Band A Day , we love them - to the point that we aren't afraid of using cheap, near-moronic devices ourselves in an attempt to crowbar some variety into our shallow lives. Anything like that in the world of rock 'n' pop is worth a go, I suppose, and if it works and raises the profile of a good band, all the better. So: Today's New Band, The Very Most , are giving away a free custom song with every purchase of their new album until the [...]
Tonight its Leeds oddities ¡Forward, Russia! with their artful industrial rock and interesting line in typography. We miss the interestingly named 'Cats and cats and cats' but catch the end of 'Johnny Foreigner' who are an intriguing three-piece, two lads, one girl from Birmingham. They produce one hell of a noise with their fast and loud, scuzzy guitars. They consist of a slightly mental guitarist (male), lots of whaling and screaming, together with his slightly calmer sidekick on bass (female). Between them they enjoy quite a bit of boy-girl vocal interplay, well mainly shouting. It's actually quite [...]
First I planned to post some Christmas songs. Then I changed my mind and decided to go for actors singing badly. And then the third track listed below hit my shuffle play and I became obsessed with posting covers of hits from the Britpop heyday. These tracks represent the first installment of such, as I couldn't narrow it down to fewer than 20. And that was without finding any covers of Echobelly or Sleeper songs. Know of any? Help a sister out. The Gimmicks "Girl from [...]
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The Passion of the Weiss
The Line Of Best Fit
Art Decade
It All Started With Carbon Monoxide
My News Booth
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Fit For Moshing
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American Idol Finalists: where are they now?
