Every year I present some new Christmas songs in a post, and this year's no exception. If you'd like to check out the songs from earlier years you can check them out here: 2008 , 2009 and 2010 . Have a wonderful Christmas! First up is ad dios . They have produced Christmas songs every year since a few years back, and now finally they have made a collection of these, together with new ones, on the album "Season of Tranquillity". Here's the opening track: In [...]
Photography by Julia Davis ... HAHA! I LOVE it!!! Our little community of music freaks & geeks is joining in the old school fun! First Ari brought the DCFC heat yesterday , looks like Dorice has somethin' brewing for you, and now I get the pleasure to present a mixtape from Penguin ??? Love it!!! This time, it's a bunch of genuinely awesomely awesome oldies, but better to let Penguin describe [...]
I don't love (or like) Coldplay, but Chris Martin came off like a decent guy last night on 60 Minutes . Their songs are catchy but a little too easy and don't fire me up the way early U2 did back in the 80s. Anyway it's time to get back into the groove at Slave to Shuffle and Chris Martin inspired me to do that... BTW, didn't the duet with Jay-Z just suck donkey dick! Song: Slip Artist: Quicksand Album: Slip Comments: I remember getting the Quicksand 7 Inch [...]
The Higher Elevations sound a bit like a gang of cowboys playing psychedelic pop rock. It's pleasant stuff, just like eating baked beans around a campfire can be, but not life changing (as long as the beans aren't poisoned, this applies to the metaphor too). At times I find them a bit annoying, as if the novelty takes over and it becomes hard not to giggle at how serious and clichéd the singer can sound at places. Certain songs on the album are also a bit repetitive and I got very tired of them quickly. The highlight of the [...]
Swedish power-pop act The Higher Elevations will be playing the Indra Club in Hamburg, Germany on Friday, July 18, but just in case you can't make it, you can also watch the gig online: http://indramusikclub.com/
The Higher Elevations have released their new single called "Breaking The News". This song has a slight 60's garage sound but also brings to mind the grandeur of the euro-rock of The Chameleons and The Stranglers. The album from which it comes, The Protestant Work Ethic , is out digitally on But is it Art? and physically on Time For Action . Breaking The News
I've got an extra copy of The Bell 's excellent debut album "Make some quiet" sitting here on my desk, so I'm gonna give it away. Simply email your name and address to bell.contest@itsatrap.com to enter! I'll announce the winner on Monday. Listen to The Bell here: http://www.myspace.com/thebell theband
you guys getting sick of christmas music yet?...well, here's our final mix of the season, featuring some pretty good tracks from leon russell, thad cockrell & roman candle, brook benton, t. rex & a killer version of "auld lang syne" from forgotten seattle funk band, black on white affair...i hope you've all enjoyed the abundance of leather canary xmas mixes over the past month, & if you haven't checked out the first six, there are links at the bottom of the post...i'm out of here until the new year, have a happy holiday & thanks for stopping by. [...]
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The Higher Elevations record for one of my favorite labels, the German indie/twee label Little Teddy. It seems like they've also been picked up by But Is It Art?. The new Christmas single is released by But Is It Art? . All These Winter Nights ---------------- [...]
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