9/11 is a very special day here in America... Because of rap music, of course! And there is a very grave record sale election going on today, because if Curtis outsells Graduation , then the terrorists have truly won. As a result of the dire nature of the situation*, it is absolutely imperative that we provide you with informal exit polling and preemptive blanket statements. So here they are, your 9/11 mid day sales reports from a representative sample of places in Columbia that sell music. (As of 2:30 p.m.) [...]
Animal Collective Strawberry Jam Domino, 2007 5.8/10 Review by Ziman This one's hard for a couple reasons. First, hard is the degree to which I tried to embrace this album in its totality, embarking on multiple listens to really "get" it, all the while feeling like I was naturally predisposed to having the supposed glory and brilliance of it all revealed to me at some point. As somebody who for the most part likes the work of Animal Collective and [...]
As part of our continuing countdown until Rilo Kiley's upcoming show in Columbia, here's a second helping of Rilo Kiley covers. Today we get politically incorrect with a spirited take on John Lennon's "Woman Is The Nigger of The World," a little bit of Prince, and a wistful tribute to Elliott Smith (tears included). "I Didn't Understand/The Biggest Lie" are taken from an Elliott Smith memorial concert following the beloved songwriter's devastating suicide in 2003. The show also included the likes of Beck, Lou Barlow, and John Doe of X. Check out [...]
White Rabbits feel kind of bad about never calling and forgetting our birthday. To make up for it, they're coming home so we can spoil them and tell them they've gotten fat. We might even get them some horrible matching turtleneck sweaters and a fruitcake. Sure, the memories aren't all rosy, but they used to live here, and damn it if we aren't proud. And what a story: Six good ol' Midwestern musicians from Columbia head out to The Big City and git themselves an Amerucin Dream. One label signing, a Pitchfork approved record and a [...]
Kate Davidson and M. Ritchey are LLoyd & Michael , the latest confection from Stateside Records (The Blow, Bobby Birdman). "A Real Time Here," the first single of sorts from the Dear Nora/Badger King/Mantar/Wolf Colonel alumnae's debut album Just As God Made Us , is just too good not to share. Recalling the best of Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez, this folky gem is a short jaunt into that part of California that still sounds like soft strums, dual-guitar leads, and congas. And an ambulance siren. A couple more tunes at [...]
In anticipation of Rilo Kiley's upcoming show in Columbia, we'll be counting down the remaining days with a three-part Rilo Kiley Covers feature. Each installment will include three songs, adding up to the single most comprehensive collection of Rilo Kiley covers you'll find anywhere.* Today we lead off with covers of Neutral Milk Hotel, the Postal Service, and Robert Palmer. Rilo Kiley first covered "Simply Irresistible" for a British radio show after learning of Robert Palmer's death only hours before, and went on to play it regularly throughout their following acoustic tour. Now you know. [...]
Music: 50 Cent - Curtis Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam Black Francis - Bluefinger Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil Vic Chesnutt - North Star Deserter The Deadly Syndrome - The Ortolan Ani DiFranco - Canon (Greatest Hits) Dirty Projectors - Rise Above Eulogies - Eulogies Figurines - When the Deer Wore Blue [...]
Another magnificent, groundbreaking week in Bathysphere radio is in the books. So magnificent, in fact, that it has taken us until now to recover enough to post yesterday's playlist. The latest from the Collective, the Rubdown, and some sweet older gems highlighted the show. As always, feel free to tell us how awesome we are and drop us a request for next week in the comments. List of songs coming forthwith. Artist: Track :: Album Department of Eagles: "Romo-Goth" :: The Cold Nose Delta Spirit: "Gimme [...]
Three very, very juicy details dropped today regarding There Will Be Blood , the latest from Paul Thomas Anderson . Yes, that Paul Thomas Anderson: writer/director of 1996's Hard Eight , 1997's Boogie Nights , 1999's Magnolia , 2002's Punch Drunk Love , and all-around critical darling. After keeping fans at bay over the last year with sporadic installations of cryptic photos via the equally cryptic Little Boston News , and following last week's long-awaited release date announcement (Dec. 26, why are you so far away?), we've finally got [...]
So maybe September 11 is when the industry finally gets it right in '07. With twelve notable releases dropping next week (thirteen if you count 50 Cent, but who's counting?), there's bound to be a hit or three in the bunch. We've definitely got another contender for the year-end list with "For Reverend Green," and you know you haven't heard the half of it yet from Kanye. And Dirty Projectors seriously sounds like Beyonce, which is not a bad thing at all and is apparently no coincidence . Take a long listen: Animal Collective - "For [...]
This one's been around for over a year, and you've probably already heard the whole album ten times over, and we'd post it all if they'd let us, but here's the latest release from Sunset Rubdown's upcoming Random Spirit Lover . Consider yourself spared from flowery descriptions and servile verbal diarrhea . But seriously, Spencer Krug can do no wrong. Sunset Rubdown - "Winged/Wicked Things" And if you download within the next ten minutes, we'll throw in this cut from last year's Sunset Rubdown [...]
There is perhaps a 99% chance this doesn't amount to anything. They probably just heard back in January that Radiohead was coming out with an album this year, failed to keep up with the news, and assigned a random date. But what if they didn't... Radiohead - (Nice Dream) Buy it here Thanks to reader David for the tip.
Department of Eagles The Cold Nose American Dust, 2007 8.5/10 Review by Ziman Department of Eagles' The Cold Nose is like the album you weren't supposed to hear - a whacked-out collaboration between a couple of buddies experimenting sonically (and probably other ways) to create a really good mix CD of inside jokes and sampled goodies passed among friends. Curious, then, that Department of Eagles are letting you hear it for the second time. [...]
August has come and gone, and a new month sees The Bathysphere in its fourth week of coverage. With a new radio counterpart (the very ironically titled Hipster Hour ), a loaded concert schedule, and a new season of The Office , September's theme is "Awesome." To kick off the awesome, sample a little of Earth Wind & Fire's ode to National Library Card Sign-Up Month and preview the days that lay ahead: Earth Wind & Fire - "September" UPCOMING [...]
Music: Manu Chao - La Radiolina Calvin Harris - I Invented Disco Heavy Trash - Going Way Out With Heavy Trash Patti Scialfa - Play It as It Lays DVD: Desperate Housewives: The Complete Third Season Nip/Tuck: The Complete Fourth Season The Office: Season Three Prison Break: Season Two Robot Chicken: Season Two [...]
Bathysphere Radio's pilot episode came and went today, and so far as I can tell they're gonna let us do another one next week! This week's playlist was a mix of the new and, well, pretty much a bunch of songs that highlighted the late summer. Loyal listeners were treated to some of the tracks that made our "Best of August" list, including ones that actually came out in May (like you knew about Bodies of Water then anyway. pssssht). Whitesnake requests and buddy-buddy offair phone conversations may or may not have inadvertently worked their way into the program as [...]
The month of August has seen an onslaught of new music unlike any other this year, bringing along its fair share of disappointments (Rilo Kiley, The New Pornographers), pleasant surprises (Bodies of Water, UGK), and pleasant not-surprises (Caribou, M.I.A.). At the end of every month, we'll count down the Top 10 tracks that have passed through our speakers in the past month and offer mp3s in an effort to convince you that our word is gold and there's simply no arguing with it. Let the great experiment... begin ! * [...]
Yesterday, two wildly divergent bills were announced for the state of Missouri, both set within the span of three weeks, and both composed of an unlikely pair of living legends. The first, hip-hop heavyweights Ghostface Killah and Rakim (sorry, no Eric B.), announced their part in Kansas City's Hip Hop Live! , to be hosted November 11 at the Beaumont Club . Shortly afterward, rock n' roll touchstones and all-around cultural icons Bob Dylan and Elvis Costello expanded their mind-blowing-twin-bill-tour-of -towns-that-don't-deserve-such -things, inking in an October 22 date with the Fox [...]
Aesop Rock None Shall Pass Definitive Jux, 2007 7.9/10 Review by Kiernan The latest encyclopedic offering from Aesop Rock (Ian Bavitz) makes perfect sense. There is a trajectory to everything he's done, but the connection here is strongest with his best – 2002's Labor Days . That album is an underground hip-hop benchmark, a thundering, dense giant stomping all over the conventional wisdom that if you make a message too obvious, no one's going to care. It's not that [...]
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