The Buffetlibre duo have come up with an impressively unique concept for their PEACE compilation album that is due for release on 1st March - creating a musical atlas of the world with songs from each and every corner (or at least from more than 50 countries). These aren't just unknown artists either, they've got Voxtrot from the USA, Official Secrets Act from the UK, The Hidden Cameras form Canada, The Toxic Avenger form France plus many other less recognisable but no less impressive acts from Lebanon to [...]

por Livio Vilela Quando eu propus para toda equipe do Bloody Pop a idéia fazer essas mixtapes e escrever sobre esses discos da década passada, nunca achei que fosse tão difícil escolher só dois ou três álbuns e, principalmente, só uma dúzia de músicas. Por isso, como sou the boss of this shit , me permito quebrar a regra e fazer uma MIXTAPE DUPLA E COM BONUS TRACK. 12 + 12 + 1 = 25 músicas! AE! E não é uma simples mixtape, é uma Mimimixtape . 24/5 [...]

As promised, here's a recap of all the songs that were featured in the 'Your Indie Music Lyric of the Day' section since I started it a few weeks ago. If everything works out right next week, I'll have this out every Sunday. If not, it would have been because I got caught up watching my husband's ' The Middleman ' marathon ( why oh, why did they cancel that show? ) back to back with Chris O' Dowd in Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel (which was a really great film [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Although they've kept a low profile for the past few years, Voxtrot looked like seasoned pros as they walked onstage at Chicago's Lincoln Hall on Thursday night as part of the Tomorrow Never Knows festival, an annual event that highlights up-and-coming bands. The newly reshuffled quartet -- former keyboardist Jared Van Fleet left the band last spring -- barely acknowledged their absence from the scene, choosing instead to play down their stage banter and focus on delivering a great set. Sticking [...]

Three more reasons to grab a light coat, maybe a hat, and head on over to either Schubas or Lincoln Hall this evening for day 2 of Tomorrow Never Knows 2010: 1. Lincoln Hall is hosting Chicago's very own Maps and Atlases , and they are good. Really good. In a night of electro pop and and dance music, Maps and Atlases provide an added bit of organic instrumentation into the mix. Sandwiched between fellow Chicagoans, the dance-tastic Gemini Club , and Minneapolis's aptly named Solid [...]
Living in Chicago, the choices for live shows in January can be pretty bleak. Which is why it's exciting that Schubas and its new sibling Lincoln Hall are staging a five-day fest, Tomorrow Never Knows, starting Wednesday. Among the headliners: Surfer Blood , Neon Indian, Atlas Sound , Voxtrot, Bowerbirds and Clues. There are strong supporting acts, too, including Bear in Heaven (opening for Surfer Blood at Schubas Thursday) and the Dead Trees (opening for the Cribs Wednesday at Lincoln Hall). At least a couple of the shows are sold [...]
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Welcome to DECADEnce! For this week and this week only, I'm going to step slightly away from 100% music coverage to bring you a little taste of the other aspects of pop culture. Okay, so there'll really be about two days of those "other" aspects, and even then I'm going to try and work some mp3s in for ya. But kicking things off, and I have no plans to do this for the rest of my lists this week so enjoy it while it lasts, I'm naming my Top 25 TV Shows of the 00s. You may or may not [...]
I've missed far too much music in the past year to make a proper best of list, so instead, here's a list of 22 songs that I've loved from 2009. Listed in alphabetical order, not preference. Even though all of them are bloody good. 4 or 5 Magicians - Preaching to the Converted So 2009 didn't turn out to be the year that 4 or 5 Magicians finally "made it". They did manage to put out their first proper album though, and despite a few missteps, it's an excellent start. [...]
30. The Traditionist - "I Know My Ocean"Joey Barro, the brain-child behind The Traditionist, turned out one of our favorite records of the year, the crushing Season to Season. "I Know My Ocean" remained one of the most approachable and re-listenable tracks on the record. Without over reading, it's a road-show, rambling bit of acoustic indie-rock. A harmonica shows up at one point, and a lazy
I am not adding a picture, this is straight business. I found an old Ipod the other day and I thought I would share some of my favorite lost tunes of the 00's. What follows are those tracks which may have slightly fallen under the radar. Just like Goose said, ...

Let me tell you a story. In 2007 some notable things happened. I attended the annual music festival SXSW (the image above is of myself and The Lovely Sparrows' Shawn Jones, taken by Abandoned Love Records/Virgin Of The Birds' Jon Rooney), I grew a mustache, and I met a beautiful girl named Andi. She was waiting for her uncle (Eno of Spoon) at the Capitol Hill Block Party. We hit it off and ditched the after-party to get a sprite (her) and coffee (me) at Denny's in Ballard (sadly no longer there) at 1:30am. I [...]

Violens Violent Sensation Descends Violens Already Over I'm a bit late on this, but in case you haven't come across it, or aren't familiar with them, New York's Violens have a free winter mix up for download on their website that includes a number of their own tracks, as well as some edit/cover-fuckery with artists like My Bloody Valentine , The Byrds , Xasthur , [...]

On June 6, 2006, FensePost went live. Since its inception, I've written more than 1,000 album reviews and countless features, track reviews, live reviews, and video reviews. My collection has grown exponentially. I have a room in my house devoted entirely to records. CDs go in the living room and I'm out of shelving space. To say FensePost has become a big part of my life would be an understatement. It's as much a second job as it is a hobby. Above photo of [...]

I dedicate this song to the main man Liger Woods... Is this the end or just the start of something really, really beautiful Wrapped up and disguised as something really really ugly?" I won't go into the subject too much because what Liger does outside of his profession is none of anyones business but I'll just say that there are a lot of societal institutions that seem to limit the way we can express ourselves as the artistic and infinitely creative beings that we are. Everyone has a [...]

Well today is a snow day in my part of Colorado, bringing everything outside to a deadened, frozen, thickly-blanketed crawl. It's gorgeous and quiet, and perfect weather for putting the finishing touches on my annual Christmas mix. I do love Christmas music, as you might remember from past years , but I also have a picky palate and am always amazed when I turn on the radio (as I did last night while we played cards) at how many many Christmas songs should have never been made. If I have to hear "Wonderful Christmastime" again, [...]

2005 opened my eyes to a world of new music. I joined the crew at KZUU over the summer, my first summer back in Pullman working toward my Masters in Business. I'd spend my two-hour show pouring over thousands of obscure albums, looking for anything that might spark my interest. While music had always been a borderline obsession, until now it was just that - borderline. In the days that passed, it became a full-fledged consumption of everything me. There are turning points in all of our lives, and DJing at KZUU was absolutely one [...]

It has come to that time of the year/decade where innumerable lists will come out touting writers knowledge of music by saying what's the best album, songs or artists of the decade/year. Some are interesting reads, others are banal wastes of time & yet others are pretentious attempts at musical superiority while showing you have little knowledge about "real" music. It is this final category that Paste Magazine's 30 best covers of the decade falls into. Covers are a delicate subject with me. A cover song must be at least similar to the original. Otherwise, you're [...]
02.12 - My Brightest Diamond @ Teatro Municipal São Luiz, Lisboa02.12 - The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Franz Ferdinand, The Doups @ Campo Pequeno, Lisboa04.12 - Nouvelle Vague @ Aula Magna, Lisboa04.12 - Kap Bambino, Hercules and Love Affair in Clubbing @ Casa da Música, Porto04.12 - Patrick Watson, Piano Magic, The Invisible in Pop Deluxe @ Teatro Sá da Bandeira, Porto04 e 05.12 - Kap Bambino,
Last year, the Chicago based music venue as Schubas brought the likes of Cursive, Department of Eagles, Bishop Allen, and Bear Hands for its annual five-day winter celebration/music festival, Tomorrow Never Knows . We were there and wrote a lot about it . Anyhow, for its 2010 edition, Schubas, now with their new venue, Lincoln Hall, available to provide some extra space, has taken TNK up a notch. After all, include to take part in this year's festivities, which takes place from January 13-17 at both Schubas and Lincoln Hall, are The Cribs, Voxtrot, Final Fantasy, [...]