.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Obsession de la semaine , originally uploaded by indiedontdance .
Sometimes I go download crazy and end up with unknown music on my iPod. This addiction provides for funny what-the...!? moments on the bus. These moments leave me wiggling with excitment in my seat as I dig through my bag because I must know the title of the song asap. My latest what-the...!? moment was on Friday. "Wet Paint?" Where did this track come from? I have no idea, but I know that I like it. [...]
"What is this?" You ask. Why, it's simply the best video ever made. Let's not argue about this. I haven't seen a music video in ages, but I imagine that videos nowadays rarely reach the scale of cleverness as Michel Gondry's filmwork for Bjork's torch song "Bachelorette." It has an innocent Bjork in the starring role, a mustachioed vilanous lover, cardboard scenery, and a play within a play within a play. What could be better? [...]
No, this post doesn't have any brand spakin' new buzzy news about Brendan Benson. I think he's still busy being a Raconteur. I have, on the other hand, been trying to figure out a study schedule that allows me to read, analyze, and retain information. Hegel is a rough read and Foucault is no joke. Really. Have you read Foucault? Check him out debating Noam Chomsky on the idea of human nature.*
Katie sent me Winter Miller's New York Times feature on Cat Power and her struggle with alcoholism and drug addiction. The article describes Chan Marshall's dark moments which she led to suicidal thoughts and the self-sabotaging of shows. However, Miller also acknowledges her slow climb into health, strong album sales, and live shows that leave audiences in awe . There seems to be this insistence that although Chan Marshall is dealing with her inner demons, she's not quite "better." Miller references her reliance on anti-depressents and her "kooky behavior... [and] awkward fidgeting" during shows. Maybe I'm reading too [...]
Union Hall in Park Slope, Brooklyn opened up right before I left New York. I haven't been inside, but I did peek through the windows and was curious about the dimly lit, book-filled bar. Union Hall looked impressive from the outside, and it's been confirmed that the inside is twice as nice. Drinks, good food, comfy couches, and bocce (?). If you're in New York, check out the new space and listen to good music at the same time. Finian McKean + Wild Palms play there tonight at 8:00 pm. [...]
Rachel interviewed Adam Baker of the much-blogged-about North Carolina band Annuals . There's interesting conversation around the music scene in North Carolina, finishing high school, and choir robes and cat heads. Here's an exerpt of my favorite part of the interview: BTR: What can one expect from your live show that they may not see with other bands? I hear at one point you have three guys playing the drums? AB: You can always expect an immense amount [...]
Cassettes Won't Listen (or Jason Drake) has remixed yet another great song. This time he has placed his sights on Asobi Seksu's "Strawberries." You'll like the piano at the beginning of the song... Asobi Seksu: Strawberries (Cassettes Won't Listen remix) You can catch Cassettes Won't Listen on John in the Morning on KEXP on September 14th... which is today for all you Eastern Standard folks, but still tomorrow for me. So, set your dial [...]
The number of posts about The Envy Corps on this blog borders on stalker-esqe. But I adore them. Really. So the boys of Iowa are back in the studio preparing their first full-length album. Here's the official update from the band's myspace page: September Update Coming up for air, thought we'd say hello. The band has just started pre-production for our full-length record, which will [...]
I'm currently obsessed with Daytrotter . Have you visited lately? Not only does the site host fantastic album reviews and original artwork, but also weekly band features. These features are (hands down) the best thing happening musically on the Internet right now. Bands drop by the Daytrotter studio, record four live tracks, talk about their music and the daily nitty gritty of being recording artsits. The interviews are intimate and true and often funny. My favorite part is probably the commentaries that bands give for the songs they selected to play for the session. My favorite song description so [...]
Check out IGIF Presents: Beat Therapy at I Guess I'm Floating . It's a pretty well rounded sampling of some great contemporary hip hop beats. Who doesn't love Outkast's "Happy Valentine's Day?" Go ooh and awe over Rachael's new retooling of The Underrated Blog . It's yummy. Head over to YANP and enter to win the Beach Boy 's Pet Sounds on vinyl . You have until midnight on Friday... [...]
Today is my first day of (graduate) school. Today is also the first day of (teaching) school for my former co-teacher-in-crime Ms. Katie. She's nervous, but I know she showed the kids who runs this classroom. Cat Power: The Colors and the Kids I'm guest blogging at The Rawking Refuses to Stop! while Dave is away. Check out my "Back to School" mix. Link: This Summer I Did [...]
In high school, I had a drawing of a militant Ramona Quimby . She was holding a school book in her left hand while her right hand was poised solidly over her head in a fist. Above her were the words: "Riot Equals Not Quiet." Naturally, the letter Q was drawn with the necessary cat whiskers and ears. Finest Dearest is definitely not quiet. They are now the louder, more defiant Romona. Finest Dearest is still the girl in her neat plaid [...]
Rachael asked me if I have discovered any good local bands in Madison yet. The answer to that question is no. Sadly, in the last 48 hours, I've spent more time running around the enormous UW campus trying to find where to get my ID photo taken than scouting new music. However, I have had time to poke around the internet and local newspapers to put together a not-so-shabby show calendar for myself. 09/15: Tally Hall @ The Annex 09/22: Mates of State @ Orpheum [...]
Like everyone else, I'm awaiting Justin Timberlake' s takeover of the world's ears on September 12. As much as "SexyBack" has been a guilty pleasure, I'm really digging "What Goes Around...Comes Around Interlude." Right now, I want you to mute your internal diatribe about the factory feel of pop music and the pointless nature of the media machine. This song? It's a keeper. You can satisfy your FutureSex/LoveSounds needs with this amateur video of a live performance of "What Goes Around..." in Los Angeles. [...]
I'm a big fan of cheesiness, so I want to point out three things about today: 1) I am waiting for my mattress to be delivered. 2) It's pouring. 3) I'm listening to the track "Mattresses Underwater." Funny coincidence? I think so. I do not know much about the Oxford, Mississippi band Colour Revolt, but I do know that I'm hooked. Their self-titled EP is set to be re-released by Tiny Evil on
The indie cuteness that are The Submarines will tour this fall with French new wavers Nouvelle Vague . Since the release of their album Declare a New State! , The Submarines (Blake Hazard and Jack Dragonetti) have been very busy. So far, they have recorded an iTunes sessions with CYHSY producer Adam Lassus, completed a remix project of their debut album, and produced a "The Life Aquatic-esque" music video for their song "Peace and Hate." The albums are slated for an autumn release, but the you can watch the video now. [...]
Greetings from Madison, Wisconsin. Here's my first post of many from the lake-filled city in the North. New York is no longer home; however, Indie Don't Dance will continue. Hopefully. I'm setting up my new room in my new apartment. I didn't think it was possible to have a bedroom smaller than the closet-sized ones that are notorious in New York, but I've been proven wrong. However, a deck off of one's bedroom, a full-sized kitchen, and a livingroom [...]
If my posts had tags, one of the most popular ones would be "Mac Problems." I bought a new MacBook and in the last 48 hours, I have had two appointments at the Genius Bar. I'm starting to lose faith in the old Apple. Following the advice of Cindy Hotpoint , I took The Boy Least Likely To's personality test. Life is looking a little brighter now that it's been confirmed that I'm a fierce little kitten. Grrr. I could have come up as a purple sludge, and that's is definitely a) not cute, and b) would [...]
The worst thing about packing is that everything gets placed neatly into boxes. Those boxes are then sealed and stacked into a corner waiting for their time to be carried to the post office. Topping my list of "Saddest Things Ever" is packing up an air condition-less apartment in complete and total silence. Fortunately, Flameshovel is streaming upcoming releases from some of their bands. The streams include the upcoming full-length Be Where I Be from my latest iPod favorites Judah Johnson . I had [...]
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No Church In The Wild
Nas - Daughters
The Rains of Castamere by The National
CHROMATICS "THESE STREETS WILL NEVER LOOK THE SAME"
DIIV "How Long Have You Known?" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
[LISTEN] Gotye (Passion Pit Remix)
Big Boi & Theophilus London (feat. TRE LUCE) - 'She Said OK'
