It's turning out to be an incredibly productive year so far for Las Vegas guitarist Josh Cohen who has already successfully achieved the $3600 needed to fund the recording of his band, Candy Warpop's first full-length album thanks to an ambitious Kickstarter campaign launched last month. This week, however, Josh has unveiled another project which he calls, "Pale Antique" and has teamed up with the talented Meagan Wyzenbeek, a.k.a. "Tallemaja", to release a dark and delightfully melancholy single entitled, "Facteur Divin". The project is described as, "an ongoing collaboration" which also [...]
This week marks the launch of a milestone venture for Las Vegas art-rock collective, Candy Warpop . They have recently come forth to call upon the support of their loyal followers by way of an online campaign that will enable them to release a new full-length album. It works like this: fans eager to get their hands on a new release from the Warpop crew will be asked to donate generously to the cause via Kickstarter. The money will then be used for studio time and recording costs so that the album can be promptly distributed [...]
When Sony and Phillips ushered in the birth of the compact disc thirty years ago, the world was a very different place. The country where the first CD was pressed was called West Germany, and the world somehow entertained itself without Super Mario Brothers or Reddit. - DVICE It's been so long since I have a bought a CD. Wait! Not true, I bought one a week ago at a Starbucks, of all places. Do people do that? Am I the first person to succumb to impulse buying of music at a coffee shop? [...]
When Sony and Phillips ushered in the birth of the compact disc thirty years ago, the world was a very different place. The country where the first CD was pressed was called West Germany, and the world somehow entertained itself without Super Mario Brothers or Reddit. - DVICE It's been so long since I have a bought a CD. Wait! Not true, I bought one a week ago at a Starbucks, of all places. Do people do that? Am I the first person to succumb to impulse buying of music at a coffee shop? [...]
"Psychedelic-Blues music for your soul" is what the Iowa band Radio Moscow wishes to deliver to your eardrums. They've been compared to Cream and The Jimi Hendrix Experience. This music will definitely take you back to the 60's and 70's. Get comfortable and prepare to be molested. Radio Moscow - Misleading Me This band was formed when Parker Griggs began jamming in his basement and got a demo into the hands of Dan Auerbach from The Black Keys. Auerbach went on to produce their first [...]
I've been listening to the Canadian Adult Alternative station The Iceberg for a few weeks now, and it has lead me to the discovery of several pretty awesome artists. Not everyone they play on that station is Canadian. I discovered Colorado band The Lumineers via this station, in fact. But today, as the NXNE festival wraps, I am going to tell you about Matthew Good. And I suppose I should tell you about NXNE as well. Because of course you have heard about SXSW... The [...]
Earlier this year, Las Vegas electronic musician, "wonkknow," independently released, "Transformation," an album comprised of tracks from his previous release (entitled "Fourth") which have been unrecognizably remixed by numerous west coast electronic music producers. Contributors to the project include Cayce Andrew, Jonny Vibe, Victor Savelle, Chris Twist, HellNegative and Mr. wonkknow himself hailing from Las Vegas as well as Metaphase from Los Angeles. This is the third independent release from from wonkknow, who's sounds typically equate to psychedelic, progressive dance tracks with heavy influence from artists such as Daft Punk and [...]
I have a confession to make: I am a pretty big geek. I've spent the weekend rebuilding my computer, watching anime, and playing video games. Not the first-person shooter types; RPGs and "artsy" games. I have a decent grasp of the sci-fi world, so when a (similarly geeky) friend showed me that io9 was doing a countdown of the "100 Albums Every Science Fiction and Fantasy Fan Should Listen To," my ears perked up. I won't spend much time explaining how io9 is a haven for those interested in this kind of thing. You can check them [...]
We drive to Indio tonight. Bummed that the temps are in the 100s, when weekend one had such nice temperatures. That's life tho. I'm still praying for El Nino on the lineup. The one nice thing about going to weekend two is that you can peek at some of the live footage and make a decision on what bands to see in a particular time-slot. Real Estate [...]
Beirut is not a band I think about very often. Sometimes I used to forget what they even sound like. I do that a lot. When you review a lot of bands, you sometimes forget that you've ever heard of them. And then you read a great review you wrote and you think... Oh. So when I saw that Beirut was up against Girl Talk in Coachella's lineup, I made a mental asterisk to figure out how much I want to see Beirut. I knew I liked them, I knew I wanted to see [...]
This is the final installment of "All The Bands We Loved Before", where I share with you Coachella "previews" by reminding you about bands we've already written about in blogs past. Weekend 1 of Coachella has concluded. Most acts could be seen live via streaming, and many more could be re-broadcast through Coachella's YouTube channel. This tool has been totally invaluable in helping us decide who to see when we venture out for weekend 2. One of the tough decisions is skipping Arctic Monkeys . Yep. And even though Mookie [...]
Here's a post of two artists appearing at Coachella that I WON'T get to see. It's not because I don't want to see them, but the difficulties in planning my schedule for the three day event. The post is going to tie in both artists with one song submission. Madeon recently remixed Solveig. Let's take a listen: Good! Let's break it down. French music is hot right now. I've always been a fan of French House music like Daft Punk and Cassius. Recently [...]
Somehow, a recent conversation with a friend turned to a discussion of English-language covers of foreign songs. I'm not exactly sure how that happened (the conversation, not me having a friend) but it inspired me to write this post and share a few of my favorites. Warning: this is going to be Flash-y. I want to include specific videos so I'm going to keep it all in the same format for consistency. Let's begin. And yes, I know the photo is completely unrelated. I'm doing a thing here, so just let it go. An oldie but [...]
WU LYF "I wanna feel at home." I checked into the live video streaming Coachella was doing for the first night of the festival and caught what might be a must see show when the inALLcaps street team catches the festival next weekend. I caught the last three songs of Wu Lyf 's set, and was instantly mesmerized by what I heard and saw. First, let's fill you into the Wu clan ( I couldn't help my self.... ) is [...]
The lineup set-times is finally available for Coachella. All I can say is, FML. There are at least 5 very tough decisions to make. I'm guessing The Little One will be making us see At The Drive-In which makes seeing Dr. Dre & Snoop Dog an easy thing, since they are both at the same stage. At least a few things in this lineup worked out. Snoop and [...]
There are more! There are still more bands for Coachella we haven't covered. There are still more bands that we've covered in the past who happen to also be playing Coachella this year. We aren't done yet, and Coachella begins TOMORROW! Well, we don't head out there until next week's installment, but folks... COACHELLA BEGINS TOMORROW! Are you ready? Explosions in the Sky plays at 10 PM in the Outdoor theater Friday night. Kilter gave us a preview of this post-rock band almost [...]
I'd like to take you back to a time when I actually typed the words, "I had never heard of The Black Keys before." It's hard for me to imagine a time that phrase could have been true. But it was true for far too long. The band had already sold a shit ton of records by the time I wrote that in January 2010. Today, I am seriously pooping myself that I can finally see them live. As headliners at Coachella no less. I never get sick of any of their songs. [...]
As you may or may not have noticed, we're insanely ecstatic to be going to Coachella this year because SO MANY of our FAVORITES are playing. We've double and triple and quadruple covered some of them so far in the years our blog has been running AND in the current Coachella preview series. I'm going to try to get through all the rest of the bands that we have covered in the years past, who are also playing Coachella. Back in September 2010, I was feeling pretty spent. You know what's funny, but not [...]
There isn't going to be a post for today. Bonus Track: Manchester Orchestra - April Fool (The Joy Formidable Remix)
Well hello there. I know it's been a while since I contributed anything to the blog. Let's call it an unexpected hiatus. Luckily, you've been in the best hands possible with the rest of the crew. Anyway, I'm here now and I've got a doozy for you. Johnny Roset Cervini is the front man for Just Visiting, and the founder of Black House Records. The former is an up-and-coming rock outfit from New York. Their press kit came our way and I was struck by two things: their [...]
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