Aight, as you regulars have noticed, this bitch is folding fast. But before it does, had to share these little nuggets. If you don't yet have the latest from The Bamboos, 4 , you should probably get on that. Wanted to post the whole damn thing, but shit... just buy it . The Bamboos — Got To Get It Over The Bamboos — The Ghost
Jimi's work in progress at the time of his death was shaping up to be a triple LP. Instead, Hendrix goes and saturates himself to death with red wine and all we got was a measly single LP, released posthumously as First Rays of the New Rising Sun . I mean, we'll take it. It's nasty. But if the entire project was going to sound this good, well then that just sucks, doesn't it. Jimi Hendrix — My Friend Jimi Hendrix — [...]
Some things Katie thinks you should hear: Miniature Tigers — The Wolf Xoxo, Panda — Sleepy Tigers The Format — Snails The Dodos — Undeclared Blind Pilot — Oviedo The Morning Benders — Lovefool (The Cardigans) Jason Isbell — Coda
Friday dirt: The Meters — It Ain't No Use
Two new obsessions this week thanks to Last.fm 's recommendation algorithms. Not sure why I wasn't already hip to Starlight Mints or Bishop Allen , but both have quickly made the jump to my varsity squad. We'll see about their stamina. [...]
Looking forward to a couple good gigs at the Troubador this week. Thursday night it's Sondre Lerche whoring his brand-new Heartbeat Radio , which finds the Norwegian singer-songwriter again reinventing himself, just as he did with each of the previous four full-lengths (not including his most recent "release," the soundtrack to that old 2007 blockbuster, Dan In Real Life , which simply embedded existing Lerche tracks alongside a few fresh helpings of film-score acoustic work). [...]
Saint Motel and The 88 are enjoying a Monday and Tuesday residency, respectively, at Spaceland in Silver Lake this month. Angelenos: Make it a date. All others: Hop on the bandwagons. Plenty of room...for now: Saint Motel — Butch Saint Motel — To My Enemies <-- Buy it [...]
As you've no doubt learned from any imaginable media outlet over the last several days, today is National Beatles Remasters Day. Yep, 9/9/09 marks the release of the re-massaged material , and although the new CDs were already on display in the checkout line of my local grocery store yesterday afternoon, record shops everywhere are parlaying today's official street date with in-store Beatles galas. Take Amoeba , which is gearing up for a day of Beatles trivia, look-alike contents, auctions, giveaways and DJ sets across its three California locations. Get down to your local [...]
College FB broadcasting line of the day goes to ESPN play-by-play man Brad Nessler. Quoth Nessler after Oklahoma freshman kicker Tress Way came up short (and wide) on a potential clutch 54-yard game winner : "I think [BYU QB] Max Hall just said 'Oh my gosh...or whatever it is they say in Provo.'" Beautiful. He wasn't done: "One of the 36 married players on the BYU team, Max Hall, can go home to wife [...]
Some sights and sounds from the downplayed and overlooked day three of Outside Lands. The hell with Pearl Jam and Dave Matthews — Nino Moschella>Betty Lavette>Atmosphere>The Dead Weather>Heartless Bastards>Ween>Tenacious D made for a pretty damn good Sunday. Frankly, The Dead Weather's set alone was worth the price of admission. THE DEAD WEATHER A snippet from "Cut Like A Buffalo": [...]
Just got my hands on a soundboard bootleg of an old Meters show from '75. You know, back when they were really good at doing drugs. Sounds like a good time. The Meters - Right Place, Wrong Time The Meters - People Say The Meters - Stand By Me>Cupid>Don't Play That Song>He Don't Love You>Stand By Me
Rain. Then scorching sweatbox. Then humid cloud cover. No doubt, Lollapalooza 2009 brought its notorious weekend of shitty weather to the Windy City. That's the only thing the annual summer soundfest can't seem to get right. Lineup-wise, 2009 was no 2008 . But how the hell do you top a headliner core of Radiohead, RATM, NIN, Wilco and The Raconteurs? They came close this year, with the likes of Kings of Leon, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tool and Jane's Addiction at the top of the bill...not to mention [...]
Man, I've been digging on this chick for a few weeks now and it keeps getting better. Stop being so good, Diane. You're threatening my manhood. Also, I like your eyes. Nice work. Beautiful songwriting, lush melodies and a tight band. Starting to sound like Norah Jones with some indie grit. Dig it: Nothing But a Miracle buy it
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Michael Jackson has died of cardiac arrest at the age of 50. A moment of silence. And a fond look back at the good stuff... Dancing Machine Mama's Pearl Never Can Say Goodbye And Speak Low's dirty, [...]
OK, I take it back. The new Wilco is alright. Those who have streamed it will agree that Wilco (The Album) sounds a hell of a lot better as a package than what the individual leaked tracks had suggested. That said, a couple more á la carte items: Wilco - You And I (with Leslie Feist) Everlasting -- On to the new Rhett Miller. Rolling Stone gave his [...]
Haven't heard the whole thing yet...holding out for the real thing. Of the three tunes I've heard, though, I'm not going to say I don't LIKE it...but I can't say I love it. But I've had that first impression with other Tweedy records (let's face it: it's Tweedy, not Wilco) that turned out to be fantastic. So we'll see what happens. Anyway, to single out a couple studio tracks...why the hell is everyone so horny on "Wilco (the song)"? I'll throw on AM if I want to hear [...]
Just in time for season two of Flight of the Conchords , dig German DJ Flula Borg 's three-man rendition of "Hiphopopotamus vs. Rhymenoceros": That's Flula's submission to the Flight of the Conchords Lip Dub contest . The vid will air on HBO if he takes the cake. So, if you're into it , pass this shit along to your peeps and make for Flula some very friendly ratings and commentings . He's currently hovering atop the leader board, so your bump may actually [...]
...or so the Super Mash Bros. describe their sound. Couldn't have said it better myself. I've been waiting for something to pry me out of blog hibernation. Does the fact that it was a mash-up novelty act discredit me? Yes. But whatever, these guys are sick. New album in the works for a late-February release, according to their site . In the meantime, I doubt I'll tire of their debut, Fuck Bitches. Get Euros. Fiddy, M.J., Tenacious D, [...]
As we sit in painful anticipation of Street Sweeper , Stanton Moore dropped us some waiting-room muzak a couple months ago.
As we sit in painful anticipation of Street Sweeper , Stanton Moore dropped us some waiting-room muzak a couple months ago. Actually it's pretty damn good, even if Emphasis! (on Parenthesis)*— much like his past solo effort—does sound a bit like a Robert Walter record. But the hard-hitting drummer found himself a fitting formula on [...]
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