There have been plenty of movies about teachers that are incredible, inspiring individuals. Teachers making the world a better place - one student at a time - through their caring and creative teaching methods. Half Nelson is not one of these movies. Half Nelson is the story of Dan, an inner-city middle school history played by Ryan Gosling (yes, the dude from The Notebook ). On the outside, Dan seems like he's completely got it together. He's young, well liked, successful in his classroom, and the coach of his school's girls basketball team. [...]
How could one not love a band that refers to themselves as the 'Jon The Baptist of cunnilingus' ? San Diego five-piece Cuckoo Chaos stopped by our friends at Break Thru Radio's studio and performed 4 new songs from their upcoming album. As you can see in the video Jackson Milgaten, Scott Wheeler, Dave Mead, Jeremy Scott and Craig Barclift truly own their sound, from delightfully catchy indie pop to afrobeat and even elements of ethiopian jazz (!!!). It's like if 311 didn't have just one good song. Equal parts Talking Heads [...]
How could one not love a band that refers to themselves as the 'Jon The Baptist of cunnilingus' ? San Diego five-piece Cuckoo Chaos stopped by our friends at Break Thru Radio's studio and performed 4 new songs from their upcoming album. As you can see in the video Jackson Milgaten, Scott Wheeler, Dave Mead, Jeremy Scott and Craig Barclift truly own their sound, from delightfully catchy indie pop to afrobeat and even elements of ethiopian jazz (!!!). It's like if 311 didn't have just one good song. Equal parts Talking Heads [...]
Richard Jankovich A.K.A. Pocket has been busy working on original singles with vocalists from Menomenae, Asobi Seksu, The Church, The Chameleons, and more. I had a chance to speak with him about those collaborations and where he sees Pocket going in the future. 1. You've been doing Pocket remixes for a while, what prompted you to expand the project to collaborate with other artists on original songs? The plan all along was to use remixes to cut my teeth and use those experiences to make me a better producer. [...]
Vessels release free download. A 17 minute demo version of 'Wave Those Arms, Airmen' from last year's debut album White Fields and Open Devices is available for free download on the band's site. The track is named 'Somnambulance' Mp3: Vessels - Somnambulance
I always thought I'd make a great continuity person on a film or television show. I'm the kind of person who notices whether the glass of wine is filled to the same level when shown from different angles or if the time on the clock is wrong or never changes. Little things like that jump out at me. Like did you ever notice in The Wizard of Oz , when Dorothy is dancing around with the Scarecrow right after they meet, that her hair changes from shot to shot? Turns out they'd [...]
THE SOMNAMBULANTS myspace [mp3] Radio Pop Music [mp3] Water Colors ------------------------------ --------------- PLEASE NOTE: The MP3s listed here will not be available indefinitely. So if a file is missing, it's most likely because the source hosting the file has removed it. Bands - email mp3 links here . Send review CDs to Mobtown Shank, 3620 Falls Rd., Baltimore, MD 21211
It was recently Michael Jackson's birthday. Rumor is, he was fifty. 50!! Christ, I'm getting old. Lots of these are mashups/remixes, because MJ makes dance music, so that's appropriate. Whatever controversy surrounds him, you can't deny Michael's skills. Happy birthday! And no zip this time, because I just can't be bothered with it. A is for ABC Easy Like ABC (blend)-Jackson 5, Tittsworth, and Green Velvet B is for beatboxing on a Billie Jean jam (Michael Jackson)-Spearhead. C is [...]
Wesley is one suave automaton. Here are some songs that I've been enjoying lately. LCD Soundsystem - Big Ideas The Faint - I Disappear The Raveonettes - Hallucinations Feist - I Feel It All (Britt from Spoon Remix) The Secret Machines - Lights On Dandy Warhols - Horse Pills Hot Chip - Shake a Fist [...]
It's Thanksgiving, so that means I am going to do a little extra today by posting my radio show track by track, including my custom little promotional advertisements, which I enjoy way too much. Keep an ear out for next week, there's going to be even more ridiculous promos, which are my favorite thing ever right now. AZLTRON Station ID #1 Truck - The Octopus Project Almost Ready - Dinosaur Jr. Scientist - The Dandy Warhols [...]
La maladie de Patrick donne droit à deux heures de musique gratuite! Qui sont les gangnants? VOUS! Voici donc, sans plus tarder, la playlist de l'émission du 5 novembre. On se revoit jeudi vers 17h15 pour la chronique Branche ton iPod à Change de disque sur les ondes de CKRL ! Elk City - Cherries In The Snow Demander - Revelle [...]
Last year's Half Nelson soundtrack featured the title track of synth pop extraodinaires The Somnambulants last album. The group make picturesque episodic electronic pop that seems born in another world and certainly lends a new perspective to the genre. They released their third album Paper Trail at the end of last August. Check out “Radio Pop Music” which is an unreleased song recorded for Paper Trail , which utilizes samples from the infamous “Living With Michael Jackson” documentary by journalist Martin Bashir, originally broadcast by the BBC. * [...]
El Hueso y la Carne , el nuevo álbum de Tarik y la Fábrica de Colores , es el disco de la semana en Planeta Pop . Tras Sequentialee , Álvaro Muñoz regresa con un excelente conjunto de canciones de pop clásico, directo y sin desperdicio. Grabado en Granada y producido por el propio Muñoz, el disco cuenta con la colaboración de Eric y Banin de Los Planetas. Además, en esta edición del programa, escucharemos las nuevas canciones de The Raveonettes, Mark Olson, Todd Fancey, Magnet, House Of Brothers, Nacho Vegas y Cristina Rosenvinge, Ladyhawke, Cut Off [...]
The Somnambulants are a, let's say indie/electro-pop, duo from San Francisco who have been making a name for themselves in the music world over the past few years, touring with groups like Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Tracy & The Plastics . Their sound is primarily electronic but has definite indie rock, pop, and blues influences, and I think they would appeal to fans of bands like Ladytron, Hot Chip, New Order, My Bloody Valentine, Broadcast and other similar artists. Their newest album, Paper Trail , is available in stores now, and [...]
Was haben Michael Jackson und die Somnambulisten aus LA gemeinsam? Sie sehen alle super aus? Nein! Also, ich meine damit natürlich Michael. Machen guten Indie Electropop? Nein, auf jeden Fall nicht Michael. Sampeln sich gegenseitig? Ja! Auf jeden Fall die Somnambulisten Michael. Umgekehrt glaube ich eher nicht dran, auch wenn das eine interessante Vorstellung wäre. Was will ich sagen? Die stylishen Synthieschlafwandler aus LA bieten hier einen unveröffentlichen Track zum Download an, und der basiert auf einem Mitschnitt der vom Meister höchstpersönlich acapella gesungen Bassline von Billy Jean. Zu finden ist das Orginal bei 5:40 min auf dem Youtube [...]
My inbox is taking on the form of an infinite repository for partially-useful information. Here is some of the best of that which doesn’t pertain to pharmaceuticals, overly generous ladies and relations of deposed figures of African authority. Labels, publishers, promoters, distributors, artists, thank you; I will have more on some of these once it is all properly digested. Listen: Zookeeper – Snow in Berlin Copperpot – [...]
The Somnambulants Genre: Electro / Pop / Indie From: San Francisco, California, United States Don't be fooled by the name, unlike Ronseal, this band don't do exactly what it says on the tin. They are anything but sleepy. The Somnambulants, who took their name from the somnambulist character – Cesare - in the 1920 German film The Cabinet of Dr Caligari , have been honing their uber cool yet energetic teutonic tinged indie/electro-pop [...]
San Francisco, CA "Take It On" The Somnambulants on MySpace The Somnambulants on The Hype Machine
This blurb will be even more laconic than usual. Our roadrunner joined the coyote at the bottom of the cliff and has been down most of the night. I'm going to post quickly while the fowl's afoot and I have the means. Hence we hasten. . . Centro-Matic - Most Everyone Will Find mp3 - For as long as I'm still functioning I'll be grateful to the dear friend who introduced me to these Texans through
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Noteworthy (Stream): Kanye West – Black Skinhead (SNL Performance)
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Video: Kanye West Performs New Songs “Black Skinhead” And “New Slaves” On Saturday Night Live Finale
