so i've done two volumes of this "songs featuring felines" thing, but i've never actually had a feline of any sort. well... tomorrow that will change. we're getting a kitten! i wasn't too keen on the idea at first, but i guess i'm starting to come around. i don't know what we're gonna call it yet, though i've got plenty of great (unappreciated) ideas. so i figured i should make a playlist to welcome the kitten home. unlike past volumes, several of these songs really don't feature felines too much at all... they are [...]
What do you get when you merge These United States with The Scourge of The Sea? Englishman , of course. In any other context that logic would ring absurdly false, but if you're talking about the two Lexington, Kentucky-based bands, what's produced in the merger is a surprising, pastoral EP entitled Taxidermy . Englishman, composed of The Scourge of The Sea's Andrew English and These United States' Justin Craig and Matthew Duncan, will no doubt appeal to those who love finger-picked guitar, gentle vocal harmonies, piano arpeggios, and lots of subtle bell tones for color. In addition, the [...]
Confused? As was I upon seeing the artist name ( Englishman ) and location (Lexington, Kentucky). But then I read a bit and realized these guys are playing a clever little word game with us - the lead singer's name is Andrew English. English. Get it? His last name is English. Ok, neverMIND, everyone's obviously too shallow to understand what's going on here. Besides me, duh. (...I feel like I'm one of the idiots from Rescue Me - Garrity maybe?) On to the music. Englishman is a Supergroup trio made [...]
Chemic and Chico Fellini will be sharing the stage tomorrow night at the Pour Haus (with The Instruction ), but today we've got some questions that Chemic frontman Scott Kirkpatrick asked Chico guitarist/producer extraordinaire Duane Lundy about the band, recording, tennis and - most importantly - haberdashery Scott Kirkpatrick: Just to get some details out of the way, how did Chico Fellini come about and how long have you all been together? Duane Lundy: [...]
I was waiting for the right time to post this second Scourge of the Sea song. I figure today's really as good as any. If nothing else, it makes two posts in a row where I talk about Lexington friends - first the RNC photographers' arrests and now Lexington's Scourge of the Sea. MP3: Scourge [...]
I'm going to Ocean Breeze Funpark today, getting a harsh white-boy burn/tan, and soaking myself in various bodies of water that may or may not contain human urine. I'll be dreaming of you and my next music post, to come tomorrow, which may or may not contain new Calexico, old Apollo Sunshine, or an proper listening assignment for this week (monday's was an assignment mixtape). I saw Journey to the Center of the Earth in 3-D Monday. Don't see it in 2-D unless you enjoy activities related to shredding money. 3-D, however, has come [...]
There haven't been many posts here for a couple of reasons, or more, but the one which actually saddens me is the fact that I haven't heard anything new which has remotely excited me. I've even found myself listening to songs from bands that roamed the earth years ago, decades ago . This isn't typical of me at all, I'm always seeking something new, a new favourite song, or artist, and when I find something which I like I often share it with Sixeyes readers, hoping against hope that that one little post by little old me will start [...]
Hello everyone, So I have a few things I would like to quickly bring up. The first thing is irrelevant to most of you, the second is a favor I need to ask of you. The third is "the best of Indie Muse"-Mp3's that hopefully you will like. Indiemuse.com has been here for a while, but some of you are newcomers. For those of you who don't have time to go through all of my first band posts, I want to aggregate some of the Mp3's so you can have a listen. If they are on this [...]
I just have to say it again: I love Last.fm ! I've found so many great bands through recommendations from this web service, and I've "met" so many great people with the same taste in music as me through the site. Why do I have to tell you this again? Well, - it could be because I just found another fine band through a recommendation from my last.fm-friends. I haven't heard much from the band yet, and most of what I'm saying is based on just a couple of songs, - but what I've heard so far sound brilliant. [...]
Did you know that most music bloggers these days are inundated with emails and/or promo packages in the mail? When I started sixeyes, and for about a year and a half, I never got either of those. And back in those days I'd literally scour the web for new music and found one helluva of a lot of it, much of it quite good. I don't spend as much time jumping from indie labels to artist's pages and back again in search of music, but this selection of musicians who have already appeared here at sixeyes, were for the most [...]
For you Louisville (and surrounding cities) readers...This year's Forecastle Fest , an all-ages event, will be be headlined by De La Soul. The festival is Friday, July 27th and Saturday, July 28th at The Belvedere. This should be pretty great as it's in this newly beautified area of town and right on the river. I'm looking forward to it. Other great bands that will be playing are Girl Talk, Wax Fang, Odawas, Early Day Miners, The Old Ceremony, The Features, De Novo Dahl, The Impossible Shapes, Scourge Of The Sea, [...]
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, fortunately, had no clue that David Bowie wanted Satan out of his swimming pool, Iggy Pop ate nothing but German sausages for about a year or that Ozzy Osbourne reportedly went directly from rehab to a local pub. Breyer flunked the "pop" quiz on a weekend appearance on NPR. Hopefully, he still knows a bit about "separation of powers" and the "checks and balances" inherent in our system of government that some seem to have forgotten. Tori Amos has a new record coming out. BuzzSugar has a new tune up that [...]
I almost let March slide by without posting our monthly windfall of totally legal and usually super-hip mp3 downloads. Have at 'em: CocoRosie - "Rainbowarriors" mp3 buy Celestial - "Dream On" mp3 buy Dinosaur Jr. - "Almost Ready" mp3 buy Dappled Cities - "Fire, Fire, Fire (DFA Remix)" mp3 buy Kaiser Chiefs - "Ruby" [...]
Don't forget to head over to The Comet tonight in the Northside area of Cincinnati to catch one of the best bands out of Lexington, The Scourge of The Sea. The band is still busy touring their album, "Make Me Armored", which is an excellent disc. So head on out to the Comet tonight for a free show that is very much worth your time. Here is the session they did at WOXY last fall..... The Scourge Of The Sea - Live On WOXY [...]
The Scourge Of The Sea will tour January, making it the second leg of their US tour in support of their Alias Records debut, Make Me Armored . *Sixeyes (or, I mean me) really enjoyed this record after I pulled it from my mailbox, and I really got into it after bothering to open it and put it in my CD player. Read the *Sixeyes review here . This is their Alias [...]
The Scourge of the Sea performed live in the WOXY lounge this past Thurs Nov 30. Download the mp3 Track Listing: Goodbye, Darkness Smitten Kitten - interview - Water Wings Chocolate Chips I've been listening to their album, Make Me Armored , a ton since getting my hands on it a few days ago. Some hints of [...]
Kentucky. Tief aus dem Nichts oder dem Herzen von Lexington tauchen The Scourge of the sea mit ihren verträumten Melodien auf. Reichlich monoton klingen die Gitarren dazu schon. Tja, jedes glückliche Gefühl birgt in sich halt auch Dunkelheit. mp3: The Scourge of the Sea / Smitten kitten Das französische netlabel Autres directions hortet einige Schätze auf ihrer Seite, die ich Euch nicht vorenthalten kann. 'Depth Affect' sind nur ein Beispiel. Ihr zweites Album 'John Cassettes EP' haben sich mal ein paar DJ's vorgeknöpft. Der unglaublich talentierte 'D_Rradio' verwandelt [...]
The cast of the forthcoming film For Your Consideration is on the cover of the December/January issue of Paste Magazine . A sampling of the mag's CD marks the end to the tyranny (and/or "peace and quiet", depending on your viewpoint) of No Music Day. I'm leaving bright and early for my Thanksgiving trip. I will likely be able to post a few songs a day, but there's a chance I won't. So I'll say Happy Thanksgiving now. I hope everyone reading this will be able to spend the day with the people they [...]
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