I probably can't write a better review for Casper And The Cookies ( myspace ) new opus than I did with this drunken message board post (slightly edited), which was in response to Pitchfork's review of Modern Silence : "I was somewhat surprised to see the name Matthew Perpetua at the end of this review. Perpetua started/is Fluxblog, one of the first mp3 blogs and one I respect. He loves The Fiery Furnaces, so I can't begin to think what he was talking about with this album being "too long." This [...]
Don't know how I feel about a live boxset that's been talked about for years by AC fans getting this kind of treatment - a limited vinyl-only run of 1000 that sold out as soon as it went for sale. It was inevitable that people with possibly no interest in the band would be able to pick up on the hype and profit - one asshole already wants $1,100!!! - while people who are real fans are barely able to get a chance to purchase it, and the thing that gets me is that this fact was probably [...]
A top listening-while-procrastinatin g choice lately that I must shout from the rooftops about is the brand new live sessions from The Bay Bridged , which is a San Francisco-based indie blog, podcast, thrower of kickass SXSW parties, and now live session studio . To kick things off, their first session is San Fransisco's own beloved Deerhoof. And instead of playing something off "the new album", last year's Offend Maggie , they roar through a track from 1999's Holdypaws , two (!) from 2004's Milk Man , and a soundtrack cover from Greek [...]
Basically this song has three continuous components: a soft electronic pulsating dirge, Panda and Avey doing dreamy call and response vocals that occasionally swirl back into each other and trail off, and the disconcertment of bottles breaking, maybe some chains falling, and the sad hypnotic sound of a bottle cap rolling in circles in the street. I love it, but it may not be everyone's cup of tea. Animal Collective "Bleed" (2009-05-11 Washington DC) [...]
feat: The Shaky Hands, Max Tundra, Crocodiles, Wavves, Explode Into Colors, Pocahaunted, Pete And The Pirates, and Telepathe Sorry (again) for tardiness, it took me longer than expected to process all of the music (on a crappy computer) and whatnot and other real-life things. I can't be bothered to lookup song titles, so if somebody wants to post any setlists or titles in the comments section (or any other comments) it will be appreciated. Eventually I'll get around to posting the two other days of SXSW I recorded, but until then - these recordings from the Wednesday SXSW [...]
So, it's been a bit since the last post, but I promised myself that I'd get something to record with by this SXSW. Well, my Zoom H2 has arrived, and it's pretty awesome. Didn't know what to expect for an all-in-one recorder for 160 bucks, but it delivered. I was naturally worried about spiking, but had read in forums people recommending not to use the built in auto-gain control or limiter and just rely on the Low Mic Gain setting. I was right up front for Pocahaunted, and they were right - no spiking in the waveform! Seriously - recommend [...]
I've been lazy about posting, but it's about the two year anniversary for this little old blog, and the fourth in Pavement's line of reissues has just come out, so the (slacker) stars have aligned. I won't blabber on too much about Pavement or their music, but I will simply say this: they were the coolest, and I was lucky enough to be there to see a good deal of it - from seeing them open for Sonic Youth in '92 to following them on around for all four Texas shows on their last tour in '99 (that's my pic [...]
I've been exploring new Barcelona music by way of El Guincho , the solo project of Barcelona-based Pablo Díaz-Reixa. While his first major (noticed) release was this year's Alegranza (drawing apt Animal Collective-meets tropicalia comparisons), his first LP Folías (more of a Panda Bear solo inspiration compared to AC) didn't draw much notice until after Alegranza had made waves, and especially after Gorilla Vs. Bear posted the album link . Folías was released on one of my new favorite labels, DC/LuvLuv (Discos Compulsivos) [...]
I've been working on this one for a bit. It's got a couple of newer tracks, several 80's tracks (I've been on a kick for finding lost 80's gems I haven't heard), a little "old-school rock-n-roll", and other stuff. It's not too long, about 40 minutes. You're already here, might as well download it - but wait until you can listen to the whole thing at once. And turn it up a little. Download the Brown & Purple Mix
Yesterday NASA's Phoenix ( official UofA page / NASA page ) lander confirmed the existence of water on Mars. They were pretty sure it was there when they saw on camera what appeared to be chunks of ice disappearing, but yesterday the Phoenix was finally able to get a good scoop of soil inside itself, and the TEGA equipment analyzed the samples and "tasted" the water, and confirmed it. Scientists have long concluded where there's water there's life, so it may only be a short time before we have the evidence of the first lifeform discovered outside [...]
I made a mix for some peeps and thought I might as well share it here, a few songs from previous FP posts, but who really notices... it's a nice 'un: DOWNLOAD
Say that you're Bradford Cox [ myspace ] . You've already released one of the albums in the year with solo project Atlas Sound 's debut full-length Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel , your band Deerhunter 's newest Microcastle (another triumph) is in the can and now you're asked to open up for your musical heroes Animal Collective in Europe. So, what does the prolific frontman do? Take it easy and play the new Atlas Sound album with the new band he got together [...]
While tearing through the UK, the Black Kids stopped by Jo Whiley's BBC radio show earlier today and performed this cover of English R&B star Estelle: Black Kids "No Substitute Love" (Estelle)
(The best quality versions of) Two brand new songs, and an all-round excellent quality AC boot, courtesy Dime user stutter . Get an account at Dime (check white bittorrent how-to link on sidebar if you're unfamiliar with torrenting) to listen to this entire concert in its full flac lossless slendor - one of the nicest AC boots I've ever heard, thank you, stutter. And thanks to Redheadwalking for the Panda photo from May 19, 2008, in Dublin. [...]
Jonathan Richman has a new record out, Because Her Beauty Is Raw And Wild , and there's no other way to put it: he's grown up (and that's not a bad thing). I guess you can only keep playing "Ice Cream Man" for so long, and Richman clearly doesn't want to rest on his laurels or trademark bubblegum-folk sound. He hasn't lost his simplicity entirely, but his newer music is more sophisticated than even many long-time fans expected. There's a few deeper themes than he usually writes about here, especially the last track, "As My Mother Lay Lying", but [...]
Dan Friel , electronic twiddler extraordinaire of Parts & Labor , has a new solo record out. On his previous solo album there were some remnants of Parts & Labor, most noticeably the guitar, and though his usually high-pitched warble tweaking does have a recognizable sound found on everything he does, here he's clearly trying to stretch it out even further into his own realm of DIY futuristic explorations. And cognizant of the fact that not everything in a post-apocalyptic soundtrack should rock, he includes some slower numbers that paint an eeire Mad Max picture of slow swirling dust [...]
White Denim certainly don't need any hype from me - the British and European press are doing a pretty good job piling on the praise, if the review snippets on the Full Time Hobby (Hold Steady, Viva Voce) site are any measure, but I'll still wholeheartedly congratulate the local boys done good. According to this profile from Austin it-bookers Transmission Entertainment, White Denim's first proper US LP release, titled Exposion , should be out by the end of July 2008 (and it says a second album's worth of material has already been recorded!), just [...]
White Denim certainly don't need any hype from me - the British and European press are doing a pretty good job piling on the praise, if the review snippets on the Full Time Hobby (Hold Steady, Viva Voce) site are any measure, but I'll still wholeheartedly congratulate the local boys done good. According to this profile from Austin it-bookers Transmission Entertainment, White Denim's first proper US LP release, titled Exposion , should be out by the end of July 2008 (and it says a second album's worth of material has already been recorded!), just [...]
" By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth. " -George Carlin To everybody wishing George Carlin "rest in peace": go fuck yourself. Just today the BBC reported a new Pew poll which showed 92% of Americans still believe in the imaginary man in the sky Carlin made a career of mocking. Is it selective memory to forget how passionately he skewered your entire false belief system? " Religion is just mind control," he said. How can religious people listen to Carlin without feeling the [...]
So I've said, many times, my favorite group right now is The Joggers . And as I'm sure the rest of their tiny group of fans can attest, you can't listen to them for long without thinking, "Why the fuck aren't these guys more well-known?" When I bought my tickets to see them opening up for Stephen Malkmus a couple of months ago at Waterloo Records, THE independent music store in Austin, nobody there had heard of them. Yet in terms of sheer talent, there is not a more capable band in modern rock today. In terms of pushing [...]
Funeral Pudding
The Kills on Letterman (Video)
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Lana Del Rey - Without You (Kill Paris Remix) [Dubstep]
