Starting Monday May 21 st , WLFY will be implementing a new posting schedule, as well as some new content guidelines. To be blunt, Hank and I are done playing the "blog game" that concerns itself with trying to post tracks, videos, news, etc. as quickly as possible and in doing so compromises the quality of the content. Starting Monday, WLFY will stick to a strict one post a day schedule. The hope in making this change is the realization that quality can come from limitations. Only being able to do one post a day [...]
Soundcast is back! On episode nine we have Alex Young , CEO of Consequence of Sound . We talked musical influences, the future of music, random albums, and other music related topics. The point of the show is to capture an hour of unscripted banter and highlight some of the more interesting people in the music/blog community. <p><a href=" http://soundowl.com/track/1ow6 /wlfy-009">Download WLFY Soundcast #009</a></p> If you want to hear more WLFY banter check out the SOUNDCAST page.
When we started We Listen For You, Hank and I had has little direction or idea what it would become. We're both very content with WLFY, but understand there is much to be learned and improvements to be made. Our main goal is to share the music we love and be an open book with our thoughts. We really do appreciate anyone who visits our site, be it once or once a day. What we would really like is for you to be part of our conversation. Feel free to agree, disagree, yell, praise, or say [...]
Hank (center) with High Life/ Me (right) on the Korg (2004 Santa Barbara) I had just settled into the daily routine and newfoundfreedom of my first year at college when I read a Pitchfork review that wouldchange my life. Waking up early,definitely for an early class and not by choice, I turned on my computer,checked my e-mail, and as I have for 12 years now, read Pitchfork. I clicked on a colorful album coverthumbnail with a cloud, rainbow, and lightning bolt and [...]
BEST ALBUMS 1.) The Antlers - "Burst Apart" 2.) Mountain Goats - "All Eternals Deck" 3.) Mother Mother - "Eureka" 4.) Radiohead - "The King Of Limbs" 5.) Other Lives - "Tamer Animals" BEST TRACKS [...]
10.) Beach Fossils @ SXSW With seeing over sixty live performances, it's hard to stand out as the clear favorite of such a large music festival. I caught Beach Fossils twice and left stunned both times. Having seen Beach Fossils several times before SXSW, I was blown away by how much they had grown as a live band and taken their calm, driving guitar songs and transformed them into an unforgettable live experience. [...]
This is my least favorite day of the year. Here are our predictions: BEST PICTURE: Who will win: The King's Speech Who should win: Winter's Bone DIRECTING: Who will win: David Fincher, The Social Network Who Should Win: None of them. ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE: Who will win: Colin Firth, The King's Speech Who should win: None of them ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE: [...]
HANK ALTOGETHER: I met Ferraby Lionheart once at the Brown Derby in LA. A friend had taken me to see his band play. We had dinner beforehand while Ferraby and co. tested out a prospective manager. It was one of those moments where you see someone act so cool and professional that you know that later on you'll be saying/typing -- "I met ... once at ..." --well, Ferraby, this is my time to do that. Later on the band played the Derby with what felt like late 50s/early 60s tunes. They weren't [...]
ZACH THAT: Podcast where we ramble on about Altered Zones, Pitchfork, Chris Weingarten , Ryan Schreiber , and more: Altered Zones Podcast
My brother over at We Listen For You has a new Green Building Session out today and it is perhaps my favorite yet. Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore stopped in with Cheyenne Mize ( did you see our post about her new album today? ) and percussionist, Dan Dorff . They played the title track from their new album, Dear Companion ( the song that stole the show at their ear x-tacy in-store [...]
My brother, who runs WE LISTEN FOR YOU , is hosting the third annual March Music Madness. It is exactly what you think it is. He pits bands head-to-head in a 64 band bracket. You vote to decide who moves on. Bonnie "Prince" Billy is on there, so show love for Louisville. Details below... MARCH MUSIC MADNESS 2010 (FIRST ROUND VOTING NOW OPEN) Via WLFY : [...]
ZACH THAT: I wanted to share my thoughts on my favorite band of the decade, The Fiery Furnaces, in a special way. After tinkering with various ways to examine each of their nine releases from 2003-2010, I decided to do an audio session for each album with examination mixed in with clips from the music itself. I hope you enjoy: Gallowsbird's Bark [...]
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