The origins of The Cargo Culte lay in a collection of mixes that BaddBob and I began sharing in the late fall and winter of 2008. A few scant months after the banking meltdown I found myself back in Los Angeles after eight years of wandering, living off of unemployment. BaddBob a behind the scenes [...]
Music blogs can be pretty ruthless. Once a band has been posted about, hyped a bit, released an eponymous EP/LP people move on, keen for that next wave, and that next NEW THING. On one hand this is a (vaguely) noble pursuit: bringing music that you love to faceless internet users who share a similar passion to you - and for free. Yet this can turn into churning out posts about bands you don't really know about and are just looking to join the hype-wagon. So here is [...]
A bit of a blast from the past, this one. I saw the latest Batman film the other day and it was, after all the hype, a film about a man who dresses up as a bat , but nonetheless very good for all that. It also reminded me that I'd not listened to this gem from The Mae Shi in ages. Written, recorded, and released in the twenty-four hours after the audio from Christian Bale's well-publicized wig-out was made available, R U Professional is half piss-take, half tribute. It certainly sounds like it was written in [...]
If you like swirling shrieking digital punk rock, you should get psyched for Jon Gray's post- Mae Shi project Signals . Gray's first full EP is located on one side of a 123 split with The Zookeepers . The EP is entitled ...And Those Times, Too . The Signals side features former Mae Shi-ers Bill Gray and Jacob Cooper along with Brad Breeck handling the production. Cellar Hits is set to release the 123 on June 18th. The digital release will be handled by their previous labels [...]
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First Monday of a new month, and you know what that means: new residencies. But first: ► Youngblood Hawke , Lady Danville and Useless Keys team up for a Pablove Foundation benefit at the Satellite, whose February residents, Milo Greene, don't get started until next Monday. Above is the video for Youngblood Hawke's "Burning Down" (as remixed by London producer Meck), featuring actress Angela Trimbur. ► Good stuff at It's a School Night at Bardot: LA Font headlines, the New Division and [...]
Download: Fair Fjola - "Summer Song" If you are making a mixtape I dare you to find a better side-one track-one than "Summer Song!" I heard Fair Fjola's "No One Gets Any" for the first time early Monday morning and it's pretty much all I've listened to since. As a matter of fact it's so [...]
I'm a sucker for a good horror movie (an even bigger sucker for a horrible horror movie), a few friends, and doing scary things like wander up to a cemetery at midnight ( esp. Stepp Cemetary) or exploring an abandoned house in the middle of nowhere. Indy even has an abandoned asylum and an abandoned [...]
Mom by Chris Payne The 2nd annual Folktale Fest, and the triumphant return of Sean Carnage Monday nights at Pehrspace after a very brief hiatus, made for a packed crowd on a warm summer night. As I entered I found Sacramento performance artist/musician Mom dancing away, half-clothed and squeaking in a cutesy pitch-modified falsetto to novelty type music in a classic Mouseketeer hat. Surrounded by streamers and balloons and dim red lighting the whole experience was very surreal. Mom has a reputation for being quite messy (think blood, urine, and [...]
Although a few of his fellow band members may have left to form Signals, the Mae Shi's Brad Breeck has been keeping busy and he hasn't turned down the volume since the release of the ambitiously convulsive "HLLLYH." Now performing and releasing new music under the moniker Skull Tape , Breeck is still a flowing fountain of punk aesthetics. Recruiting a few familiar faces such as Daniel DeBlanke (Robotanists), Vice Cooler (Hawnay Troof, Xbxrx), Kyle Mabson (Xbxrx) and Dalton Blanco, Skull Tape is a full band that taps into spaz-rock with melodies reminding us of the Mae [...]
Dirty Laundry: Physical Forms from Dirty Laundry on Vimeo . Our friends at Dirty Laundry TV have posted their latest episode with LA supergroup, PHYSICAL FORMS . This collection of artists consists of Busdriver & former members of The Mae Shi, The Little Ones and Bad Dudes, the interview expands....
Karrie K hosts this week's edition of Dirty Laundry and she gets the scoop from LA-based indie super group Physical Forms. The band features rapper Busdriver & former members of The Mae Shi, The Little Ones and Bad Dudes and in this episode, the group talks Krush Groove, homemade instruments, love-making music and even directed a very funny Dirty Laundry intro of their own. Check out the latest episode "after the jump" On Krush Groove, home-made instruments [...]
Skull Tape (Brad Breeck and Co.) covers Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair."
It's time again to look back, reflect, and contemplate... what were we listening to one year ago? Listen to the January 2010 Mix and find out. Downloadables: Neon Noose (mp3) by Golden Triangle I Do (mp3) by Screaming Females Jail La La (mp3) by Dum Dum Girls Nuke Duke 'Em (mp3) by Dinowalrus Acid King [...]
It's time again to look back and reflect. What were we listening to one year ago? Listen to the November 2009 Mix to find out... Downloadables: West Coast (mp3) by Junk Culture The Pause Tape Trainer (mp3) by Diego Bernal Tryouts (mp3) by Javelin Nuke Duke 'Em ( Mae Shi Remix) (mp3) by Dinowalrus [...]
So, you all know Busdriver a/k/a Regan Farquhar has a new band featuring members of Mae Shi , Division Day , Silver Daggers , Hiking , The Little Ones , and Bad Dudes , right? Right. Physical Forms . Yes. Coming out today on lovely yellow vinyl via Polyvinyl Records is the Physical Forms split 73 with the Busdriver / Deerhoof collab which has branded Hoofdriver . If you missed it earlier, here is the mp3 of the Physical Forms [...]
We don't usually do themed mixes, but Halloween is different. So many great songs lend themselves to a night of ghoulish wrongdoing and sorcery. So to get you in the mood, download a marvellous combination of folk, punk, psych-rock, paisley jangle, experimental, indie, and straight up rock 'n' roll. Fifteen great songs, all treats and no tricks. Download The Dream Syndicate - Halloween mp3 (from The Days Of Wine And Roses) Download The Cave Singers - Dancing On Our Graves mp3 (from Invitation Songs) Download The [...]
This week we posted some 'scary' good tunes like "Ghosttown" (First Aid Kit), "Radioactive" and "Pyro" (Kings of Leon), "Sixteen Shades of Black and Blue" (Fujayi & Miyagi), and "Sun Demon" (Stereolab) as a 'dead-on' giveway we were posting our annual Halloween mix. Yep, there's some 'killer' indie music here and played loud enough it's sure to make your ears bleed. So, find a favorite haunt, invite your best ghouls and goons, and get 'ur freak on. Happy Halloween! - Ed Blinking Pigs - [...]
As we recently mentioned, we've got a lot of songs we just haven't posted, so we're trying to catch up. (It's not gonna happen, but fondly may we dream.) For this post we drop down to the chronological end of our queue. Frankly, we're not exactly sure when we found these, but it appears it was in late 2008. Try not to settle into any particular mood, for this lot is all over the lot.The Charade -
The Cargo Culte
A Pocket Full Of Seeds
the Eaten by Monsters blog
GIMME TINNITUS
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owl and bear
Buzz Bands
Heycoolkid!
L.A. RECORD
Future Sounds
Radio Exile
Cover Me
Mad Mackerel's Blog
Wake Up and Smell The Music
Powerpopulist
James Blake- A Case of You (Joni Mitchell cover)
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Tanning Mom Releases The Worst Dance Music Video Of 2013
