No, it's not quite news on the level of some other Brit band (virtually) giving away their new album. But then again, for the past two days nothing much in the music world is. I mean, there was this one time when I released a killer cover of 'Three Blind Mice'. Man, it was the most buzzed about song on Hype Machine for 19.56 whole seconds. Like, that was news. Like, "Thom, Johnny, Ed Colin, Phil will be the names of my babies even if all of them are girls"-kind of news. Anyways, [...]
I was born in Omaha In my mother's tired arms After all our fight was gone I bet it felt good just to lie there Drinking the warm lights And breathing through the tubes As our lovers filled the room with conversation I was named to bear you like A float in a parade My piano fingers tugging at the chord [...]
Spin mag is partnering with MySpace-hopetobe Music Nation to present Hot Pursuit. It's the latest carrot dangled before the starving unsigned bands of the world—ok, just America in this case—that promises one winner not one, but three goodies. Namely: A development deal with Epic Records and Music Nation's label Original Signal. A slot at Spin's 2008 SxSW event. A song inclusion on an upcoming 2k sports video game. Neato, sweeto. But... sigh. Why can't someone offer something that truly kicks ass for once. Like, how about [...]
Brighton's finest sailors are finally back. After a hiatus of nearly two-years without a peep, the band will be releasing a new five-song digital EP titled Krankenhaus ? on October 8 , with their third album Do You Like Rock Music? on schedule for a January 2008 release. Yes, I am well aware they aren't sailors. Unless they've taken to think that skinny/gaunt British art-types make better sailors than the brutish louts from the pubs. In that case I would make a lousy sailor, seeing as [...]
My friend's momma always thought me that nothing comes free. "The only thing you're gonna get free is your coffin. Then again it's probably bought with your money. Only thing is you're not the one handing over the cash." Smart lady that one. So I've never expected anything to come free. Not even when they hand out little sliced sausages at supermarkets with the large sign 'Free Samples' in the background. But Malaysian ambient/ IDM -duo Muxu have proved me wrong. That for the last 30 years, I have been living my life incorrectly. [...]
The Films Blitzkrieg Bop (from the Belt Loops single) ( 7Hz ) They say that a Blitzkrieg is a military strategy that involves bombing your enemy into the stone age and then moving your troops in so quick, your enemy will be thrown into a state of heebie jeebies. It's true. Everybody uses it, not just the Germans. The immediate devastation caused by the initial shelling, followed by rapid infantry takeover stuns the seiged into a state of confusion and chaos. This brilliant offensive was the cornerstone of many [...]
On one hand, corporates who partner with bands to release a free song for mass download are positively annoying. Like, why can't the suits stay cooped up in their 88th floor boardrooms and let the basement-bound demographic do their own MP3 hunting? But then you get something like 'I Became A Volunteer', a song from Hot Chip's third album (tentatively titled Shot Down In Flames ), which the band have recently announced that they are giving away as a partnership together with EMI. It's got all those irresistible electro-pop squiggles, counterpointed vocals and an outro tailor-stitched to [...]
Pirates of the Bargain Bin
Bison - Quill
Neutral Milk Hotel- Aeroplane Over the Sea
Shinichi Osawa – Big Beach Mix 2012
