Blog: Crib Notes

Disappears plays The Earl . Sat., June 12 with Woven Bones and the N.E.C. $10. 9 p.m. 488 Flat Shoals Ave. 404-522-3950. "Gone Completely" mp3 When Brian Case, guitarist for Chicago indie rockers the Ponys and 90 Day Men began moonlighting with Disappears , it was no subtle gesture to release two 7-inches, both with cover art paying homage to Kraut rock icons Can. Drawing out fugue-like moments in rhythm, where every grumbling melody swims in reverb and darkness is the group's calling [...]

[image-1] Fans of Atlanta young gun Donnis take note: Dude has just released The Invitation , a mixtape helmed by DJs Infamous and Holiday, and featuring the lyrical styles of OJ Da Juiceman, Yelawolf, Pill, and others. Donnis' debut full-length, Fashionably Late , is scheduled to come out June 22. At least, I think it'll be a full-length. It was originally reported to be a mixtape, but dude recently signed a deal with Atlantic Records, and now he drops The Invitation [...]

[image-1] Justin Gage, the Atlanta-reared, Los Angeles-residing dude behind the popular blog Aquarium Drunkard , is delving into Atlanta's famed Redneck Underground of the 1980s and '90s with a series of posts on the specific groups involved in the Cabbagetown-centric scene. His first entry in the series deals with the Jody Grind, the Atlanta group fronted by singer Kelly Hogan . It's relatively illuminating read, and he even posts a couple of mp3s from the Jody Grind's debut, One Man’s Trash is Another [...]

[image-1] >> Conan + Jack White + Tears For Fears = ?????????????????????????????? >> The Drive By Truckers talk about the Athens music scene in a new doc/video for " After The Scene Dies ." >> Okay, who the hell ordered the Sessions at AOL with Hanson sauce? >> Ice Cube, Ren Geez, and Sleazy E join The Roots for a run through "Straight Outta Compton." Awesome. [...]

Surprise mixtape from the Atlanta rapper in advance of his new album Fashionably Late

[image-1]Destroyer of the Void , the fifth full-length from Portland, Ore.'s Blitzen Trapper, is as faithful an exercise in straight-up classic rock as we've seen from the group thus far. The first and title track is a six-minute multi-part endeavor that takes obvious cues from Lynyrd Skynyrd and Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody," and it's a pretty good indicator of what's to follow. At times, the album feels bloated, like the band has bitten off more than it can comfortably chew, as in the swelling (and swollen) "Heaven and Earth." But at others it is [...]

Popular blog delves into the history of the Cabbagetown scene of the 1980s and '90s

>> Coco + Jack White + Tears For Fears = ???????????????????? >> The Drive By Truckers talk about the Athens music scene in a new doc/video for "After The Scene Dies." >> Okay, who the hell ordered the Sessions at AOL with Hanson sauce? >> Ice Cube, Ren Geez, and Sleazy E join The Roots for a run through "Straight Outta [...]

Booty-bass ghetto-tech from the guy who released the song "Ass n Titties"

The fifth full-length from Portland, Ore.'s Blitzen Trapper is as faithful an exercise in straight-up classic rock

[image-1] As we previously reported , the music-savvy Adult Swim crew are unveiling a track each week from a number of indie rock and hip-hop groups as part of their "8 Singles 8 Weeks" promotion. This week's download will be of particular interest to Georgia folks, as it comes from Ernest Greene, AKA electro it boy Washed Out . It's called "You and I", and it's, not surprisingly, quite chillaxed: Washed Out - "You and [...]

[image-1] Minneapolis is hot these days. So much so that its most famous musical resident has penned a little ditty about it. Yesterday morning, Prince appeared on Minneapolis' awesome public radio station The Current to unveil his brand new jam. "Hot Summer" is the first the world has heard from Prince since LOtUSFLOW3R , his triple-disc (!) monster that received a solid "meh" from the critics . And if the new track is to be any indication, whatever [...]

"You and I" is an appropriately chillaxed summer jam from Georgia it boy Ernest Greene

• Washed Out feat. Caroline Polachek - You and I

Above, you'll see a recently-uploaded video of Athens pop faves The Glands tearing through "When I Laugh", a track from their decade-old self-titled record . The footage comes from a December 2003 show at Athens' Tasty World (which will soon be closing in its current locale). The uploader is none other than Sloan Simpson of Southern Shelter , where he posts high-quality live audio files of (mostly) local acts. A few months ago, he posted the entire Glands show in streaming and downloadable mp3/FLAC form. [...]

[image-1] Word came down today that Warren Ullom, best known around town as the singer and guitarist for the Judies, plead guilty to the charge of voluntary manslaughter and received a 20-year prison sentence. According to a press release from the office of the Fulton County District Attorney Paul L. Howard, Jr. The case involved the death of Rachel San Inocencio, a 32-year old female who had met the defendant only a few days before her death. On June 6, [...]

[image-1] There's the smooooooth cover art for Sir Lucious Left Foot right there. Pitchfork reports today that Big Boi is in the midst of a bit of a squabble with Jive, OutKast's former label (and the fine folks who basically dubbed Sir Lucious too creative to release). Apparently, Jive is attempting to block the album's planned Andre 3000 collaboration, "Lookin' For Ya". And, judging by the album's tracklist (below), they've succeeded. But don't fret, y'all, [...]

[image-1] >> Katy Perry's new video for "California Gurls" features the singer in " a rocket bikini that squirts cream form her bits ." >> The Strokes are playing a secret show in London tomorrow night at Dingwalls. So, SHHHHHHHH!! >> In case you missed it, Kings Of Convenience made beautiful music on Fallon last night. >> Pavement, Wowee Zowee : A review of Bryan Charles' excellent contribution [...]

[image-1] Ah, the cover band. Stigmatized and lionized, snickered at and titty-flashed — in musicians' circles, they're second-class citizens. But ironically, they're often the most financially stable of the bunch. Like the sad clown, the cover band exists in some shaky existential space between delight and despair. For those crouched in the muddy trenches of that scene, it can be an ordeal to simply stay sane. Yacht Rock Revue is a group comprised of guys who never expected to find themselves [...]

"Hot Summer" is kind of a bummer

[image-1]A few days after the leaked track “Georgia” hit the Internets, everyone’s favorite resident soul machine, Cee-Lo Green, surprised us again with a new Greg Street-helmed mixtape this past weekend, titled Stray Bullets , as a prelude to his upcoming album The Lady Killer , which is set to be released later this year. The new offering is an eccentric mix of 14 tracks that have never been heard before and it even features a reunion with Goodie Mob for “Night Ride.” The mixtape [...]