I got this email from Mike at Eat Tapes this morning. Hey! I have some unfortunate news in regards to your Panda Bear order. I am no longer able to offer this DVD for free. I explain in great detail why over at http://eattapes.com/Panda/News .html but the short version is this: I had never anticipated this much interest in the project. I was expecting around [...]
A couple of good shows this week that i want to give a heads up about. Tue. 8/14 @ The Mohawk: Jason Isbell (formerly of Drive By Truckers) and Centro-Matic Doors at 8pm Show is at 10pm Tickets available here Jason Isbell - Down In A Hole (from Sirens of the Ditch ) Centro-Matic - [...]
Fun Fun Fun Fest is going to be back for another run this fall at Waterloo Park and while no official announcement of a final band list has happened yet, between the fest's Myspace site and various other news outlets it looks like the festival is going to be great. The fest takes place over two days (last year was one) on either 4 or 5 stages (reports vary) at Waterloo Park. The dates set for the show are November 3rd and 4th. Amongst the latest additions is news of The Murder City Devils reuniting for a [...]
The new Film School album, Hideout , comes out September 11th via Beggar's Banquet. The album continues in the tradition of their last s/t album. It's very atmospheric, the synths and keys are really prominent in the mix which gives the songs a very warm, full sound. I was a big fan of their last album, and after several listening sessions with the new one, I can say I'm an even bigger fan of this one. I also really like the album art. I'm one of those few that still thinks the artwork is [...]
The Minnesota based Schedule Two has a ton of really great live videos of different bands playing at various venues in and around Minneapolis. There is a ton of great free content on their site. They have up 6 videos from Low's CD release show for Drums and Guns at First Avenue that are just phenomenal. Great quality all around on the videos, the sound is just superb. Low videos at Schedule Two Low - Murderer (from Drums and [...]
Here's some links. MMMMM links. Patton Oswalt talks to Pitchfork about what he's into lately. Covert Curiosity links to some Kings of Leon B-sides You Ain't No Picasso went to Lollapalooza and took lots of pictures The Catbirdseat maps out the tangled web Getty Images weaves
Eat Tapes does the types of things that I wish I could get my lazy ass to do. Basically, Eat Tapes is a guy named Mike, who lives in Philly and videotapes shows. I know this sounds simple, but I think it's amazing and I'm glad he does it. His website has lots of info on it and there is always a feature video available to view online. One of Eat Tapes recent projects is a Panda Bear DVD. Panda Bear is Noah Lennox of Animal Collective. The latest Panda bear [...]
The story of how Songs of Green Pheasant got signed to Fat Cat should teach everyone two lessons. Firstly, it is still possible to get signed to a label by just sending them a demo, and lastly, always check your email. The long and the short of the story is this, Duncan Sumpner, an artist and teacher from Sheffield, made a demo, he burned it onto a CD-R and sent it to Fat Cat in 2002. They loved it and after repeat listens, they really loved it. They sent Duncan an email, no [...]
The Twilight Sad came from out of nowhere earlier this year and have quickly become one of my favorite bands. I saw them three times at SXSW and was very impressed by all of their performances, and subsequently have seen them again post SXSW. Their first two releases The Twilight Sad EP and their full length debut 14 Autumns and 15 Winters (what a fantastic album title) have been on repeat play for most of the year. During the myriad of times that I've [...]
Here's the first song off of Caribou's new album Andorra due out August 21st on Merge records. The song is called "Melody Day". This one falls right in line with the Animal Collective track i posted earlier. Swirling sounds and general psychadelia abound and are covered with a nice layer of hushed vocals. I haven't given the whole album a good listen yet, but if this first single is a good example of the quality of the entire album, I think we have a winner here. [...]
I'm really confused right now. If you had asked me three days ago to name two bands that I thought were way way overrated compared to the amount of buzz that they generate, I wouldn't have hesitated for even a second before I told you flat out " Okkervil River and Animal Collective ". That's how I felt and I had no qualms about telling other people all about it. The last two days have left me reeling. Yesterday I listen to the new Okkervil album and am [...]
I have never been an Okkervil River fan. Even more than that, I've been the type of person to let out an audible sigh or roll an eye when I hear their name mentioned. I disliked Okkervil River. I always had soft spots for certain songs of theirs, but I always threw them into the Ryan Adams camp of refusing to wade through their mountains of sub par songs to find the few that I thought were decent. Their new album, The Stage Names , has changed things. This is [...]
Jagjaguar records is getting ready to release the new LP from Sunset Rubdown on 10/09/07. The album, called Random Spirit Lover , is the band's first release for Jagjaguar (they were previously with Absolutely Kosher .) Sunset Rubdown features Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade . The following MP3 is the first single. Sunset Rubdown - Up on your Leopard, Upon the End of your Feral Days
Sound Team is playing a free show (21+) at the Mohawk on wednesday night (8/8). The show features Loxsly and The Laughing (eww) in the opening slots. According to the Mohawk site, the show starts at 9. This will probably fill up pretty quickly, so I'd get recommend getting there early and trying to shield your ears until after The Laughing are done playing. Their whole schtick is nothing but annoying to me. Loxsly, however, are fantastic and I highly recommend you check them out. [...]
Jose Gonzalez recently added a few new songs to his Myspace page . The new songs, entitled " Down the Line " and " Killing For Love " will appear on Jose's new album In Our Nature , out September 25th on Mute . Jose's version of one of the most covered songs of all time, " Love Will Tear Us Apart " by Joy Division , is probably my personal favorite version of the song. Here is a live cut of it from a few years back. Jose [...]
If you like your post rock a bit on the metal side, the show at Emo's (inside stage) on Saturday will be right up your alley. Headlining the 3 band bill is Chicago's Pelican , whose latest album City of Echoes was released on Hydra Head records in June. The middle slot is occupied by label mates Clouds , even more metal, and the openers are Fatal Flying Guilloteens from Houston. The last time I saw Pelican at Emo's they put on a fantastic show, I'd expect nothing less [...]
I got the following message from This Will Destroy You on Myspace last night. our guitar player jeremy is having serious medical issues - forcing us to cancel the rest of the tour. wanted to say thank you to all the friends we made on the road - all the people that let us crash on their floors. thank you to all the dudes in fear before the march of flames, 65 days of static, you in series. if all goes to plan we should [...]
John Vanderslice's newest album, Emerald City , came out last Tuesday and the entire thing is streaming at his myspace page for free. Since John is being so generous with the free stream, it only makes sense that if you dig the album, you should go buy a copy of it. Karma points can't hurt. In other news it appears that Britt Daniel is intent on eating Vanderslice's entire face. Vanderslice plays The Parish on September, 11th. Buy Emerald City here
Here's the new video for the song "Backed Out On The..." from Spirit If.. . The song features J. Mascis, of Dinosaur Jr ., and Kevin Drew sharing guitar and vocal duties. Here's what Arts and Crafts has to say about the video: This song was recorded with Joules Scott Key of Metric and Bang Lime on drums and J Mascis and Kevin Drew on guitar and vocals. The video happened last minute after a Dinosaur Jr show in Toronto where J, Lou, and Murph all came to the shoot to hang [...]
St. Vincent recently recorded a three song set for Minnesota public radio program The Current . The three songs she played ("Human Racing," "Your Lips Are Red," and "Marry Me") all appear on her fantastic new album Marry Me , which was released a few weeks ago on Beggar's Banquet. To listen to the stream click here , and you will find the link to the audio on the right hand side of the page. The recording is pretty high quality and Annie Clark's guitar playing is the real highlight [...]
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