Blog: Drawer B

The Walkmen cover "Holiday Road" Saw a tweet scroll by this morning that mentioned this and then K reminded in an email, so I have no excuse not to post. The Walkmen are participating in another round of The A.V. Club's Undercover series . This time it's Holiday Undercover for, well, obvious reasons, and to comply with the theme The Walkmen chose Lindsey Buckingham's "Holiday Road," which I assume everyone remembers from National Lampoon's Vacation. When I first read that this was the song they were covering I was slightly puzzled. It certainly doesn't suit [...]

Love this track. So very Diplo.

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I thought for sure that my love for this album would wane over time, but I still love it as much as I did 6 months ago. Definitely in my Top 10 of 2010, which I should probably start putting together.

I've never been a huge fan of Klaxons, but this video is fascinating.

Marc Masters, AKA @Marcissist , author of No Wave and writer for publications such as Wire and Pitchfork has started scanning & posting some Indie Rock ephemera on Flickr . A fun trip down memory lane for anyone that was a college radio DJ in late '80s or early '90s. (via Logan via Twitter) p.s. This letter from Drag City to Marc is awesome.

So, Jakwob , Dubstep producer and remix god ( Ellie , CoCo , Kid Sister ) has released a single (sept 2010) and recently signed to Mercury Records. Not so sure about this foray away from remixes, but I must say I am looking forward to hearing whatever Jakwob brings in 2011.

Googling for a video of that Stars cover of This Charming Man led me to Theophilus London 's "Humdrum Town" from 2009's underrated* This Charming Mixtape which I had heard a while back but never paid much attention to at the time. (*underrated by me, I suppose, since I didn't give it more than one listen.)

I'm such a sucker for that riff. Love the looped sample, too.

Not sure Leno's audience is quite the target market, but whatever. Love her anyway...

I wish I had made it to this... So cool!

Gorillaz recently played an intimate live set for BBC1 Radio's Live Lounge , where they did stripped down version of "On Melancholy Hill" and "Doncamatic", as well as this excellent cover of The xx's "Crystalised." I'm kind of obsessed with this cover, as it's one of my favorite people in the world singing one of my favorite songs from last year. Also, is it me or does guest vocalist Daley look like a Thompson Twin circa 1984?

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The blog " Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good " has a collection of commercials featuring music from Morning Benders (see above), Joanna Newsom and Los Campesinos, among others. We at Drawer B are still in shock from the Gang of Four Xbox ad .

"...the petty compromises of day-to-day existence, of getting by and getting ahead, the moment right before that which may go by in a flash or last for years when you can't help but concentrate on the big picture and wonder what the hell it all means..." Vanity Fair Via Logan

Now, I'll be the first to admit that seeing JJ "in concert" wasn't at all impressive, in fact it was downright embarrassing for the crowd. They definitely are not a touring ensemble, that is for sure. That said, I am still an unabashed fan. Thanks go to Tug for turning me on to them (long ago) in the first place and for passing along this video.

Came up in a twitter conversation regarding the new Girl Talk album and figured I would share it here, as well.

Tim Kasher's The Game of Monogamy was released October 5 by Saddle Creek. It's the most cohesive and blatantly "pop" collection of songs that any of his bands have released. Tim Kasher on tour: NOV. 11 LOS ANGELES, CA THE BOOTLEG THEATER NOV. 12 POMONA, CA [...]

forgetters perform "I'm Not Immune" in Chicago from WBEZ on Vimeo . In its first year of existence, Blake Schwarzenbach's new trio, forgetters, has released exactly one double seven-inch . With one song per side. That's three trips to the turntable just to listen to four songs. I like the throwback nature of the release on double vinyl, despite all the effort, and I am slowly coming around on the songs. If you're a Jawbreaker fan it's difficult to listen to any of Blake Schwarzenbach's subsequent bands without yearning for him to let [...]

For a year when it feels like Ryan Adams has practically been in hiding, when you tally his songs-released total by year's end, he still blows away most active bands. In addition to his "true metal album" Orion , Adams has a double album on deck that he recorded with the Cardinals during the Easy Tiger sessions back in 2007. III/IV will be released on Adams' own Pax-AM Records, though his blog post on the matter contains no actual release date. It does, however, contain this nugget about the thematic content of his [...]