Louisville, KY quintet People Noise is on a mission. Just like in the days before the Interwebs when the only way for a band to build a fan base was consistent touring, the band led by former VHS or Beta guitarist Zeke Buck set out on a seemingly endless tour last April with dates stretching into late September this year. ...And the tour itinerary keeps stretching onward. "There's so much lost time to cover," says Buck in a recent interview with The Louisville Eccentric Observer 's Mat Herron. "Basically, I'm trying to [...]
Although you're more likely to see Gillis strip down to his skivvies at a Girl Talk show, half a million people saw Gillis exposed in June's "Man of The Year" issue of Playgirl Magazine . When discussing what he likes to do in his free time, Gillis says, "I enjoy swimming, playing basketball, lighting off fireworks, snacking it out, and bro'n down." About the issue, Gillis says, "I didn't know it was out, and a friend actually spotted it in a women's restroom at this pretty dive-y bar in Pittsburgh. She didn't know I was in it, [...]
San Francisco's Jim Greer is a man with so much going on in his professional life that he could easily fill a book -- or at least your headphones. The man who comprises one half of the production team and music makers, The Rondo Brothers , has plenty to keep him busy behind the boards, as well as a new Rondos record out now called Seven Minutes To Midnight . This is, of course, in addition to Big Bad Beautiful Dreams , his latest solo record as Diamond Jim , one third of "The [...]
"The lovely Theremin lead, like Florian Schneider's processed flute on the second side of Kraftwerk 's Autobahn , suggests that technology just might save us after all. – Pitchfork on 'I Saw The Bright Shinies' ( MP3 ) from the upcoming album by The Octopus Project . Coming off of such recent successes as playing Coachella, several sold-out nationwide tours, an incredible showing at the Austin Music Awards (Best Instrumental Band, Best Indie Band, Best Miscellaneous Instrument -- Yvonne Lambert on Theremin! -- and top ten placement in nine other categories!), and a proclamation by [...]
"A lot of neo-psych bands get the trippiness right, but can't find that magical mix of tunefulness and sonic invention that makes listeners want to take their trip more than once. On Black Moth Super Rainbow 's third album, Dandelion Gum , the mysterious Pennsylvania combo builds songs out of scratched fragments of roller-disco, sunshine-pop, and what sounds like intercepted interstellar broadcasts. Songs like 'Jump Into My Mouth And Breathe The Stardust' are dense and fuzzy, with layers of vocoder, shrill synthesizers, and twangy guitar, but they also maintain a basic structural integrity. Even though Dandelion Gum opens [...]
"…an album which deftly proves that rock has at least 35 more minutes to live, and moreover, it is alive and kicking." – Lostatsea.net "It all makes for what is sure to be one of the best power pop albums of the year." – Popmatters "Austin indie-rock revivalist act Peel is a throwback to the heady post-Pavement days of the mid-'90s… The band's debut album, Peel (Peek-A-Boo), would've been a standout then, with catchy oddities like 'Oxford' and '1949' sounding simultaneously vintage and immediate." – The Onion [...]
"Kicking off with their trademark electric crackle, it's clear that with their third album 65daysofstatic have resisted the urge to tone down their quite frankly mental tsunami of noise and make a play for the mainstream sales potential of an ever scene-conscious world. Instead, they have done what they've always done -- thrown the rulebook out the window and grown organically. With such clinical conviction 65DOS are utterly peerless in their chosen field of post-rock." -- Razio Rauf, Kerrang Magazine "65daysofstatic have made their masterpiece, or something close to it; three albums in, [...]
"Kicking off with their trademark electric crackle, it's clear that with their third album 65daysofstatic have resisted the urge to tone down their quite frankly mental tsunami of noise and make a play for the mainstream sales potential of an ever scene-conscious world. Instead, they have done what they've always done -- thrown the rulebook out the window and grown organically. With such clinical conviction 65DOS are utterly peerless in their chosen field of post-rock." -- Razio Rauf, Kerrang Magazine "65daysofstatic have made their masterpiece, or something close to it; three albums in, [...]
In anticipation of Taxi Taxi ' s performance tonight at Union Pool with Denmark's EPO-555 , Fanatic is proud to make available a third MP3 from the band's amazing new record Maps & Legends . "Family Doctor" ( MP3 ) is the lead off track from the record. Download it now! SEE! Taxi Taxi LIVE! Tonight, June 25th at 9:30PM at Union Pool (702 Union St., Brooklyn, NY.) Maps & Legends can now be purchased via iTunes HERE . [...]
" The Clutters are Nashville's answer to The Ramones . Their anthems, power-chord punchy and usually dispatched in three minutes or less, are similarly full of choruses memorable if only for their simplicity. Take, for instance, Don't Believe a Word 's "Rockaway"—both its title and its 'Hey, hey' refrain can't help but evoke you-know-who; meanwhile, The Clutters' evident distaste for segues and slow songs, a bias first flaunted on their 2005 debut T&C , is Ramones-ian to the core. One major difference, though: This particular quartet features two females, one on big-beat, cymbal-heavy drums and the [...]
"...easily stands up to other noted producer discs of late, like Prefuse 73 's and RJD2 's. – Time Out Chicago "...the Roc's golden boy [ Kanye West ] has all the accolades, the Grammys, the sales and the buzz. But there's another beatsmith in the Windy City that hip hop fans should be looking out for..." – Elemental "Rookie Chicago beatmaker Copperpot puts more bounce in the step of underground rap than it has seen in many a moon. [Four Stars]." – Remix [...]
"'Grand Eclipse'... is just a glimpse into Coyote Bones ' atmospheric state-of-mind. Fans of Death Cab For Cutie 's epic moments... will soak up Coyote Bones' earnest simplicity." – Spin.com "The low-fidelity Gentleman On The Rocks sounds like something Sebadoh 's Lou Barlow would have released in the early '90s, but that's not to say that its songs feel out of date... the tracks add up to an ideal and addictive mix tape — the kind that never gets old or goes out of style." – National Public Radio [...]
"Bryan Scary's debut album rocks the candy shop, pillaging it for as many audio confections as possible. It's adventurous, fully fleshed, and catchy as hell." – Pitchfork "Do yourself a favor and give this a listen." – Filter "One of our favorite tracks is the grand "Desdemona's Leaving", a rocking yet hyper romantical tune with ohhhs and ahhhhhs." – PerezHilton.com The -- ahem -- Scaryville, USA based quintet, Bryan Scary and The Shredding Tears , is currently in the midst of a full-scale nationwide [...]
"Absolutely an artist to watch out for in 2007." – Aquarium Drunkard " Lullaby For The Passersby is going to remind you of a lot of great bands but never borrows a single lick. Frankel's songwriting holds its ground because there are so many quirky bits stapled to the melodies without ruining the feel. For an album that is so refreshing, I'm dumbfounded that a city 'buzzing' with multitudes of forgettable indie-pop-folk bands hasn't discovered Frankel's obvious musical talent." – Little Radio Frankel's first full length Lullaby For [...]
What does a Frank Black type of esoteric backwoods - New-Wave songwriter, a Jim O'Rourke - meets - Daniel Lanois producer / songwriter and a Bay Area Sufjan Stevens - meets - Bill Hicks musician have in common? The three disparate artists, who are also longtime friends and collaborators, comprise The Bedroom Trio . The Bedroom Trio is not a band. It's a group of solo artists collectively spearheading its own genre called "bedroom music" -- the sound of home recording fanatics, songwriters working casually at home [...]
The Berg Sans Nipple has been drawing quite a bit of attention from the press lately in conjunction with its current tour with Saddle Creek electro-rockers The Faint . The Parisian based duo – it's name translates to "a mountain without a top," released its most recent record Along The Quai on Conor Oberst's Team Love label back in January. Critics have been coming up with interesting ways to try to put a finger on The Berg Sans Nipple's unique blend of electronica and afro-beat drumming. In a recent Wired.com "Listening Post" [...]
The Rondo Brothers spoke to BPM Magazine recently for an article in the magazine's upcoming "Green" issue about how the duo contributes to environmental consciousness. "We just filmed a video of us driving all around San Francisco in our electric golf cart. It's incredibly easy to park, fun to drive and just kicks ass," Jim Greer, one-half of the San Francisco-based production team, tells BPM. "We want to lead the charge in converting every American urban area to small electric cars only," he continues. "You wouldn't pour oil on your roses, or have an air [...]
My God is going to kick your God's ass!!! ...that's how Socalled 's new record Ghettoblaster begins. A call to arms – or really – a call away from arms, to set the tone for this thoughtful, yet ridiculous album. Religious systems are fair game, as are crazy combinations like 92-year-old lounge lizard Irving Fields (Google "Bikinis and Bongos") and underground MC C-Rayz Walz , or James Brown trombonist Fred Wesley and a choir of Hasidic children. So what better a way to kick [...]
"As the best releases usually are, Storyteller & The Gossip Columnist is inspired by a whole bunch of different genres and artists. Imagine shoegaze at it's finest, made more orchestral but at the same time a bit folky, and then steered in a traditional pop song direction and fleshed out quite a bit, and you're close to the sound of Southerly . The sound itself is painted a bit dark and introverted, but at times it explodes and delivers a surprisingly upbeat, almost happy song... All of this makes for a very interesting album, one that makes [...]
As it turns out, The Loose Salute is not an amazing Mojave3 side-project, but just an amazing project in itself. According to a statement by The Loose Salute founder and Mojave3 drummer Ian McCutcheon, "There are no plans what-so-ever to record another Mojave3 record." McCutcheon went on to assert that his main concern and only musical concern presently is The Loose Salute. The Loose Salute is essentially a pop group, with both folk and country overtones that draws songwriting influences from the likes of The Byrds , The Beach Boys , [...]
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