http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =FjLaJO8QEuw To Guido: "What's your biggest pet peeve?" Guido: "What's my biggest pet peeve? I don't even know what the fuck that means." Watch, and be amazed. - Ryan Allen
With the gleam of disco and anxious pull of electro, plus post-punk at the core and plenty of pop melody, it's pretty clear why Cut Copy 's in Ghost Colours is one of our favorite records of the year. Fronted by Dan Whitford, Cut Copy also includes Tim Hoey and Mitchell Scott. Here, Hoey was nice enough to lay it down for us on everything from the allure of New York City and Sonic Youth classics to who's eating what in the band and a totally awesome quote from the band's MySpace comments. [...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =4KeMaHXRiYo Ever wonder what our office looks like? What we're all about? What it looks like when somebody is surfing the Detour site and then posting it on YouTube? Well, now you can, thanks to Tom Hendrickson and Metromode , who recently dropped by the bivouac to film this sweet little piece on us. Go ahead: try and not be jealous of our luxurious leather couch and battle ship-styled desks. Both can crush you. - The Detour Crew
Horse Feathers, House With No Home (Kill Rock Stars, 2008) MP3: "Working Poor " Recently, Canadian folk acts such as Great Lakes Swimmers, Sunparlour Players, and the Hidden Cameras have gained a fairly decent amount of success by combining traditional folk music with a contemporary sound. You would figure that Portland, Oregon is close enough to the Land of the Free (health care, that is) that a band would be able to gain access to that formula simply through osmosis. Not the case with [...]
The Oscillating Fan Club, Feverish Dreams As Told By... (Loco Gnosis, 2008) MP3 : "Party Hat" Just when you thought Detroit's rock underbelly was done cooking up inspirational and original jams (we're talking the likes of Wildcatting, Prussia, and Dutch Pink), the Oscillating Fan Club 's Feverish Dreams As Told By... comes along and drops a massive and awesome surf-influenced psyche-rock bomb directly on our heads. Formed in 2004 by high school chums Ray Thompson and [...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =UepxfCkKMVA Electric Six, "Formula 4093 (Metropolis, 2008) So you're chilling at Belle Isle, trying to get a tan, when all of a sudden some motherfucking lizards dressed in suits snatch you and your band mates up, throw you in a van, take you some secret location, electrocute you, and eventually jam to your new song "Formula 409." Hm. Sounds like just another day in the dangerous, high voltage world of Dick Valentine and the members of the Electric Six . - Ryan Allen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =S8McigtiN9k If you were a fan of Sub Pop, Canadian rock music, Sonic Youth, or lo-fi albums that sounded like they were recorded with a four-track held together by some rubber bands and a couple of pipe-cleaners, then 90s-alt-punk band Eric's Trip should not be unfamiliar to you. If you were busy listening to Smashmouth and Sugar Ray, however, let's get you up to speed: Formed in 1990 in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, Eric's Trip (who took their moniker from the Sonic Youth song of the same name) [...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =X-tjDr9IEA4 Bad Company, "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" (Swan Song, 1975) The kickoff to Straight Shooter , Bad Company's 1975 follow-up to their debut self-titled and big breakthrough, the groove on "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" is as razor-sharp as this footage is murky and shit-tastic. But the low quality image just makes this clip more badass. Watching it now, you can see how dudes like Van Halen ripped off Bad Company's stage moves, making them bigger and more flamboyant but always keep that chip balanced on the shoulder. [...]
KING KHAN AND THE SHRINES THE HALF RATS [...]
CSS, Donkey (Sup Pop, 2008) MP3 : "Rat Is Dead (Rage)" After a whirlwind of touring, partying and fame CSS - everybody's favorite Brazilian art-punk collective - is back with Donkey the follow up to their self-titled 2006 debut. Donkey is fun, brash, and dirty - but a little slicker than its predecessor and with a little more maturity thrown in. But not too much maturity. Even an emotionally heavy song like [...]
The rumor mill is working overtime on Tarantino's next flick. Some reports have an all-world cast jumping on board this "men on a mission" movie - Brad Pitt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Madsen, Tim Roth, Adam Sandler, John Travolta, Bo Svenson and more. Quick overview: It's WWII and a team of Jewish soldiers are facing the firing squad for their misdeeds. In exchange for their release, they agree to engage in a suicide mission into war torn France and kill as many Nazis as possible. Pitt is supposedly on board as the leader of this mission, Aldo Raine and DiCaprio is [...]
http://bitcast-a.bitgravity.co m/firstshowing/oliverstone-w-t easer.flv Holy shit does Oliver Stone have some fucking balls. Thankfully someone in the film industry does. Check this amazingly accurate portrait of our president coming to a theater near you.
The Displays, Ain't Gonna Put Us Down (Self-Relesed, 2008) MP3 : Don't Need You You could knock Detroit's kid rockers the Displays ' for being slightly derivative of D-town rock of the past - namely the Sights, the Dirtbombs, and all the jean-jacketed grease monkeys that came before them - but what is the fun in that? While some might choose to look at Ain't Gonna Put Us Down as a trite tribute to an era [...]
THE WATSON TWINS TIM FITE DRUNKEN BARN DANCE [...]
For those of you attending this weekend's X! Fest @ The Bohemian National Home, there are some major changes to Saturday's schedule that you'll want to know... From the Bohemian: Due to a scheduling conflict with the Tillman St. Family Fun Day, Saturday's X! Fest event won't start until 10:00 p.m. (Doors at 9pm, music STARTS PROMPTLY AT 10pm SHARP). If Tillman St. is still closed off when you arrive, go west on Michigan one street to 23rd and come up Butternut (our side street) to the alley behind The Bohemian. We'll have [...]
BORIS TORCHE - Pics By: Trever [...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =LWodSDYgfXA Um, WTF? This very timely and poignent movie starring good ol' K. Costner actually looks amazing. A how, how, how, how.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =d4lPA5G0DOo Kylie Minogue, "Your Disco Needs You" (Mushroom, 2001) God, Kylie sounds like MadonnABBa on this track. Fun fact: the video for "Your Disco Needs You" was filmed in the sitting room of one of its co-writers, Mr. Robbie Williams. That's right, instead of a hedgerow, the ever-unassuming Williams installed a 20-foot high sign that flashed "D-I-S-C-O" at all hours of the day. It was really quite charming, and his neighbors were said to love it, especially when they visited for tea and the floor [...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =1h7-M2_sNOU Lil Wayne, "Lollipop" (Cash Money/Universal, 2008) Maybe you've always wondered what Lil Wayne looks like while he's prepping for a night out. Maybe Lil Wayne was wondering - he never remembers - and that's why this clip starts out the way it does. But the real deal here, beyond the brutal simplicity of the track, is that custom limo Lil' Wheezy climbs into after his scalp prep. It's like a GMC TopKick gone monster and mental, a strip club on wheels [...]
Bodies Of Water, A Certain Feeling (Secretly Canadian, 2008) MP3 : "Under The Pines" Most bands fail miserably at describing their own sound - even when the music is good, they bog themselves down in unhelpful hyperbole. Bodies Of Water are smarter than that. Included in their concise, self-description is the line, "They play loud, intricate songs and sing very emphatically, usually all at once." Then they site influences like "the metaphysical intensity of gospel, the earnest [...]
DETOUR
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)
Princesse - Tell Me | MP3
Beck - 'I Just Started Hating Some People Today' [Listen]
[LISTEN] Gotye (Passion Pit Remix)
New Remix: Jonquil - Run (RxGibbs Remix)
