Blog: Alternapop

Chris Walla of Death Cab For Cutie

Chris Walla of Death Cab For Cutie I don't pretend to be the first one to link to these. They've been up since late '06... but perhaps someone will benefit. free mp3 of "London Favourite Son" free mp3 of "Distortions" free mp3 of "Connection & C" free mp3 of "Tiny Spoons" free mp3 of "New Candles" many more are available here

Chris Walla of Death Cab For Cutie

Chris Walla of Death Cab For Cutie I don't pretend to be the first one to link to these. They've been up since late '06... but perhaps someone will benefit. free mp3 of "London Favourite Son" free mp3 of "Distortions" free mp3 of "Connection & C" free mp3 of "Tiny Spoons" free mp3 of "New Candles" many more are available here
Title:DISTORTIONS
Link Text:free mp3 of Distortions
File Name:DISTORTIONS.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Christopher Walla
Title:Connection & C
Link Text:free mp3 of Connection  C
File Name:Connection_C.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Christopher Walla
Title:London's Favourite Son
Link Text:free mp3 of London Favourite Son
File Name:LONDON.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Christopher Walla
Title:New Candles [acoustic]
Link Text:free mp3 of New Candles
File Name:New_Candles.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Christopher Walla
Title:Tiny Spoons
Link Text:free mp3 of Tiny Spoons
File Name:Tiny_Spoons.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps

new Black Rebel Motorcycle Club single

new Black Rebel Motorcycle Club single - EDIT: the dingdongs at BRMC have taken down the samples... my guess is because of the numerous blog sites linking to them. i guess they don't want word to get out. (???) - As promised, the new Black Rebel Motorcycle Club single, "Weapon Of Choice" and album track, "666 Conducer" are available to listen to on the official web-site and linked below. Both songs are taken from the new album, "Baby 813, due April 30 UK and Europe on Island Records and May 1, US and Canada on RCA. [...]

new Black Rebel Motorcycle Club single

new Black Rebel Motorcycle Club single As promised, the new Black Rebel Motorcycle Club single, "Weapon Of Choice" and album track, "666 Conducer" are available to listen to on the official web-site and linked below. Both songs are taken from the new album, "Baby 813, due April 30 UK and Europe on Island Records and May 1, US and Canada on RCA. The tracklist is as follows: 1. Took Out a Loan 2. Berlin 3. Weapon of Choice 4. Window 5. Cold Wind 6. Not What You Wanted 7. [...]
Artist:Rubber Baby2
Title:Track 03
Link Text:Weapon of Choice
File Name:woc.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Artist:Rubber Baby2
Title:Track 07
Link Text:666 Conducer
File Name:666.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps

new Black Rebel Motorcycle Club single

As promised, the new Black Rebel Motorcycle Club single, "Weapon Of Choice" and album track, "666 Conducer" are available to listen to on the official web-site . Both songs are taken from the new album, "Baby 813, due April 30 UK and Europe on Island Records and May 1, US and Canada on RCA. The tracklist is as follows: 1. Took Out a Loan 2. Berlin 3. Weapon of Choice 4. Window 5. Cold Wind 6. Not What You Wanted 7. 666 Conducer 8. All [...]

new dinosaur jr album

new dinosaur jr album new album out May 1, 2007 free mp3 of the new song, Been There All The Time In celebration of the forthcoming Dinosaur Jr album entitled Beyond, two tracks from the album, Almost Ready and Been There All The Time have been made available for your listening pleasure here on MySpace. The album releases May 1 in the US and Canada on Fat Possum Records and will be available in Japan on April 18, Germany on April 26 and Europe and the UK on April 30th through PIAS. Beyond will be available [...]
Artist:Dinosaur Jr
Title:Been There All The Time
Link Text:free mp3 of the new song, Been There All The Time
File Name:dinosaur-jr-been-there-all-the -time.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2007

my favorite albums of 2006

Silversun Pickups Carnavas released July 26, 2006 free mp3 of 'Lazy Eye' If the idea of basement tapes made by Billy Corgan and Doug Martsch appeals to you, say hello to your new favorite band. Silversun Pickups are fairly early adopters of the 1990s revival, but they're not grunge dorks or anything, and they're from L.A. [...]
Link Text:free mp3 of Keep It Amazed
File Name:05 Keep It Amazed.mp3
Link Text:free mp3 of Last Ride Together
File Name:21 Last Ride Together.mp3
Bitrate:32 kbps
Artist:Band of Horses
Title:for wicked gil
Link Text:free mp3 of Wicked Gil
File Name:wicked.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Artist:Horses
Title:Funeral
Link Text:free mp3 of The Funeral
File Name:Funeral.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Artist:Silversun Pickups
Title:Kissing Families
Link Text:free mp3 of Lazy Eye
File Name:Silversun_Pickups-Kissing_Fami lies.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Artist:The Black Angels
Title:The First Vietnamese War
Link Text:free mp3 of The First Vietnamese War
File Name:02-Passover-The_First_Vietname se_War.mp3
Bitrate:139 kbps
Year:2006

Alternapop.com's favorite albums of 2006

Silversun Pickups Carnavas released July 26, 2006 free mp3 of 'Lazy Eye' I think the first time I saw these guys was back in November 11, 2005. They opened for Brendon Benson. We went to see them. Since then I've probably seen them another 4 times. At the Rickshaw Stop, Popscene, at [...]
Artist:French Kicks
Title:Keep It Amazed
Link Text:free mp3 of Keep It Amazed
File Name:FrenchKicks-KeepItAmazed.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2006

Display mp3 tag info within the Mac "get info" window.

Display mp3 tag info within the Mac "get info" window. Display MP3 metadata - like artist and album right inside Finder with the MP3-Info CMM add-on. With the Contextual Menu Module (CMM) installed, choose Get Info from an MP3's Ctrl-click menu in Finder to view its metadata. The MP3-Info CMM module is a free download, Mac 10.2 and greater only. http://www.cdfinder.de/mp3info /

Display mp3 tag info within the Mac “get info” window.

Display mp3 tag info within the Mac “get info” window. Display MP3 metadata - like artist and album right inside Finder with the MP3-Info CMM add-on. With the Contextual Menu Module (CMM) installed, choose Get Info from an MP3's Ctrl-click menu in Finder to view its metadata. The MP3-Info CMM module is a free download, Mac 10.2 and greater only. http://www.cdfinder.de/mp3info /

mystery machine's "10 Speed"

A 1996 release from Canada's alternative label Nettwork Records, this gem I wouldn't have discovered if it weren't for Napster and a lenient job in the summer of 1999. listen to some tracks at myspace recommended if you like: interpol the strokes catherine wheel swervedriver bob mould dinosaur jr

mystery machine’s “10 Speed”

A 1996 release from Canada's alternative label Nettwork Records, this gem I wouldn't have discovered if it weren't for Napster and a lenient job in the summer of 1999. listen to some tracks at myspace: http://myspace.com/mysterymach inevancouver

pleated denim???

pleated denim??? i'm speechless. anything i think of to write here would make me sound like a pompous jerk. just don't ever wear these things. while i'm thinking of it, no man, ever, should wear denim shorts of any style/variety.

Division Day and Birdmonster at The Bottom of the Hill

Division Day and Birdmonster at The Bottom of the Hill bagelradio pictures of the event Division Day - Colorguard mp3 Birdmonster - Balcony mp3
Artist:Birdmonster
Title:Balcony
Link Text:Birdmonster - Balcony mp3
File Name:balcony.mp3
Year:2006
Artist:Division Day
Title:Colorguard
Link Text:Division Day - Colorguard mp3
File Name:Colorguard.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:2006

The Catherine Wheel

The Catherine Wheel The Catherine Wheel are one of the most under appreciated bands of the 90s. Their album 'Chrome' is up there with Radiohead's 'The Bends' as far as "must haves" for any fan of Alternative/Indie rock. Why didn't they become as popular is anyone's guess. Marketing, label problems or even the band's name can be to blame. ----- http://www.thestar.com/artsent ertainment/article/176393 from an interview with The Catherine Wheel's singer, rob dickinson, regarding feedback while touring for his solo album: "It was a [...]
Link Text:Black Metallic
File Name:07*2BBlack*2BMetallic.mp3
Link Text:Catherine Wheel - I Want To Touch You
File Name:02 I Want To Touch You.mp3
Link Text:Crank
File Name:02*2BCrank.mp3
Link Text:God Inside My Head
File Name:01*2BGod*2BInside*2BMy*2BHead. mp3
Link Text:Heal
File Name:04*2BHeal.mp3
Link Text:I Want To Touch You
File Name:05*2BI*2BWant*2BTo*2BTouch*2BY ou.mp3
Link Text:Judy Staring At The Sun
File Name:03*2BJudy*2BStaring*2BAt*2BThe *2BSun.mp3
Link Text:Way Down
File Name:06*2BWaydown.mp3
Artist:Catherine Wheel
Title:Black Metallic
Link Text:Catherine Wheel - Black Metallic (one of the greatest alternative rock songs ever!)
File Name:Catherine Wheel - Black Metallic.mp3
Bitrate:192 kbps
Year:1992
Artist:Catherine Wheel
Title:Crank
Link Text:Catherine Wheel - Crank
File Name:pv4m69lf66.mp3
Year:1993

Engine 88 live at The Bottom Of The Hill

Engine 88 at Bottom of the Hill SF 2006-10-27
While I'm thinking about Engine 88, I should share this link. I managed to stumble into this show at the last minute. I would've been so upset had I missed this random reunion. I'm in the middle raising the beer!

Frightened Rabbit

Frightened Rabbit - The Greys Frightened Rabbit - Go Go Girls Customers who bought items like this also bought: Wincing the Night Away ~ The Shins The Crane Wife ~ The Decemberists Ys ~ Joanna Newsom Yellow House ~ Grizzly Bear Boys and Girls in America ~ The Hold Steady The Good, the Bad & the Queen ~ The Good the Bad & The Queen Songs for Christmas ~ Sufjan Stevens I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass [...]
Artist:Frightened Rabbit
Title:Go Go Girls
Link Text:Frightened Rabbit - Go Go Girls
File Name:07 Go Go Girls.mp3
Bitrate:230 kbps
Artist:Frightened Rabbit
Title:The Greys
Link Text:Frightened Rabbit - The Greys
File Name:01 The Greys.mp3
Bitrate:216 kbps

Adorable - Vendetta

Adorable - Vendetta MP3 Suggested if you like My Bloody Valentine, The Stone Roses, Echo and the Bunnymen, Radiohead, U2, Jesus and Mary Chain "Adorable arrived when the shoegazer scene in England was starting to fade away. Formed in Coventry, England, in late 1990, Adorable was comprised of Piotr Fijalkowski (vocals, guitar), Robert Dillam (guitar), Wil (bass), and Kevin Gritton (drums). The band's wall of shimmering riffs drew comparisons to shoegazer icons such as My Bloody Valentine and Ride; however, their most noticeable influence was Echo & the Bunnymen as Fijalkowski has a harrowed, [...]
Link Text:Adorable - Vendetta MP3
File Name:02 Vendetta.mp3

Engine 88 - free mp3’s

Engine 88's noisy pop recalls Pavement and Fugazi. Two Bay Area bands provided the personnel for the group. Damon Wood (guitar, vocals), David Hawkins (drums) and Eric Knight (bass) previously played in the Smoking Section, a soul-funk band, while Tom Barnes (vocals, guitar) worked with Sordid Humor. The band began their own label (Shut Up and Drive) in 1993 and released their first single, "Funny Car/Drowning." The second single, "Bottle," appeared on No Life. Caroline released their debut album, Clean Your Room, in mid-1995. You can pick up the album "Clean Your Room" at Amazon for [...]
Link Text:All We Could Possibly Want
File Name:03AllWeCouldPossiblyWant.mp3
Link Text:Breakdown
File Name:04Breakdown.mp3
Link Text:Dangerous
File Name:02Dangerous.mp3
Link Text:Fire
File Name:05Fire.mp3
Link Text:Fragment
File Name:07Fragment.mp3
Link Text:Manuel, You Know
File Name:09ManuelYouKnow.mp3
Link Text:Matchbox
File Name:08Matchbox.mp3
Link Text:Temptations
File Name:06Temptations.mp3
Link Text:Ten-Foot Tiger Shark
File Name:01Ten FootTigerShark.mp3

The French Kicks - Two Thousand

Some might say the title of French Kicks' third album, Two Thousand, is an unintentional reference to all the other New York bands that sound exactly like them. And, yes, while the group did at one point have a predisposition for scrappy punk guitars, off-kilter disco rhythms and strained vocals, this release actually sees it distinguishing itself from its neighbors with a more restrained sound and ambitious vision. There is a distinct '80s influence in songs like "Also Ran," "Cloche," and "No Mean Time," all shimmering guitars and motorized beats. On "Knee High," the band even manages to successfully evoke [...]
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