I first heard Franklin Bruno when I picked up an album from his band Nothing Painted Blue (ØPB). I'm not sure what led me to the purchase; perhaps a good review in a fanzine or simply the visual appeal of the album cover, but it was a fortuitous purchase. A Baby, A Blanket, a Packet of Seeds started what has been a 20-year streak of dependably outstanding releases. My look back was precipitated by Bruno's own. He just released a collection of his solo odds and ends from 1992-98, dubbed [...]
TOP 5 COMPILATIONS OF 2009 by Brian Dubin There were loads of incredible compilations that came out this year. Here is my Top 5 compilations of 2009 list in no particular order. (Note: I talk about LP's mostly because I don't like buying CD's, however all of these albums are readily available on CD for those of you that don't buy records.) BACK TO [...]
I'm too tired and you're too anxious. Let's get this show on the road. I'll drop some kind of '09 wrap up speech in "The Best Albums of '09 / The Top 153 which should be out soooon. In the meantime, nibble on these biscuits. And leave your comments! You guys have piped up louder than ever lately and I love hearing what Team TBE thinks. Cause if two brains are better than one, well than imagi.... ok, we get it, let's do this! Oh, and since ranking albums is for wieners ( songs are OK) I [...]
I'm too tired and you're too anxious. Let's get this show on the road. I'll drop some kind of '09 wrap up speech in "The Best Albums of '09 / The Top 153 which should be out soooon. In the meantime, nibble on these biscuits. And leave your comments! You guys have piped up louder than ever lately and I love hearing what Team TBE thinks. Cause if two brains are better than one, well than imagi.... ok, we get it, let's do this! Oh, and since ranking albums is for wieners ( songs are OK) I [...]
glitchy electro-pop thursday. it's worth mentioning that victoria legrand of beach house contributes her dreamy vocals to the future islands remix. Cassettes Won't Listen - Paper Float (Scott Thorough Remix) Estate - Let Her Know (Sonotech Remix) Future Islands - Little Dreamer (Jones Remix) Meursault - Salt Part 1
Patti Smith talks to New York magazine about her new memoir, Just Kids . The Boston Globe interviews Jason Bitner, editor of the recently published book Cassette From My Ex . Q. Do you think in the age of CDs and iTunes, where people can skip around, that the making of mix-tapes is a lost art? A. I do think some of the [...]
Playbill reports that a stage adaptation of Haruki Murakami's novel The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle will open on January 12th in New York City. Patti Smith talks to New York magazine about her new memoir, Just Kids . The Boston Globe interviews Jason Bitner, editor of the recently published book Cassette From My Ex . [...]
Playbill reports that a stage adaptation of Haruki Murakami's novel The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle will open on January 12th in New York City. Patti Smith talks to New York magazine about her new memoir, Just Kids . The Boston Globe interviews Jason Bitner, editor of the recently published book Cassette From My Ex . [...]
Here is my list of the best songs of the second half of 2009 . Be sure to read the first half's list here and treat the two posts as a tag team of epic jams. Wow, what a year. TBE is a month shy of it's first birthday and now I have to wrap it's whole existence into a short list? Tough times. Well, since objectivity is a myth, I am gonna keep my Best 20.9 Songs [...]
Here is my list of the best songs of the second half of 2009 . Be sure to read the first half's list here and treat the two posts as a tag team of epic jams. Wow, what a year. TBE is a month shy of it's first birthday and now I have to wrap it's whole existence into a short list? Tough times. Well, since objectivity is a myth, I am gonna keep my Best 20.9 Songs [...]
Although I haven't been posting lately, I have been doing a lot of listening in preparation for end of the year evaluation lists. One of the albums I have slowly become more enamoured with over time is Faunts' Feel.Love.Thinking. Of . Since this Edmonton, Alberta, band formed back in 2000, it's surprising that we haven't heard more of them. Following their 2005 debut full-length High Expectations/Low Results they released a 2006 EP and an EP of remixes last year. Feel.Love.Thinking.Of. is their second full-length. Members [...]
Deep Sea Diver [mp3] - Grizzly Bear a nice one. This and a eleven other goodies came from the Kanine Records Sampler. Follow them on Twitter and they send it your way. Even Heroes Have To Die [mp3] - Ted Leo and The Pharmacists whoop, now on Matador Pigeon Toes [mp3] - Absofacto Tweetie Bird and [...]
Cassettes Won't Listen Hosts MTV2's Subterranean Tonight! (Thursday 12/3) Release New Single "Perfect Day" OUT NOW Offer Free Download Of "Perfect Day" (Remix) Click Here To Download "Perfect Day" (Remix) - http://www.cassetteswontlisten .com/music/perfectdayremix.mp3 Fresh from a year of releasing an instrumental album titled Into The Hillside, a free remix EP, Fremix, as well as countless remixes for bands such as [...]
This week's Dinner with the Band was a big improvement over last week's sleepy premiere. On the cooking side, having just Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy) in the kitchen seemed to put chef Sam Mason more at ease with the proceedings. And Pallett, likewise, seemed more at home in the kitchen than the Dap-Kings last week, who at times seemed like they'd just as soon curl up on the sofa and 'sleep one off.' But the real prize here is the three songs from Final Fantasy's upcoming album Heartland [...]
Back in June, I posted the Top 10 Albums of 2009 . . . So Far . It's always interesting to me to see if these albums continue to stand proud at the end of the year. Some do, some don't. Actually, more of them stuck around this year than usual-and more of the ones on that list continue to impress me than my July pix for the best mixtapes of the year so far . ( Recession Music ? What was I thinking !) And after posting the [...]
A couple of weeks ago, we went to New Orleans for a friend's wedding. We had a chance to see the World War II museum and the fancy new wing that Tom Hanks helped contribute with and the new theater much cooler than an Imax (it's in 4D!). The picture from above is taken from the museum, and before the trip, I had no idea there was a WWII museum. I guess Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg are teaming up again to retell the story of the US invading the Pacific during [...]
New songs from Beach House and Beck? Radiohead and Joy Division covers? A slew of mp3s from some of music's top up-and-comers? It could only be this week's edition of our Friday Mixtape! Yes, we got a particularly epic one for you, and for good reason. This was the week we announced our Top 100 Albums of the Decade after all! And with our Top 50 Songs of the Decade coming next week, there are plenty more reasons to celebrate still to come. NEW Singles: "Norway" by Beach House [...]
Fresh from a year of releasing an instrumental album titled Into The Hillside , a free remix EP, Fremix , as well as countless remixes for bands such as Dappled Cities, The Dears, and Broken Spindles, Cassettes Won't Listen (Jason Drake) has returned with a brand new single titled "Perfect Day". It's kind of got an old school hip hop vibe to it that intermingles with the songs indie pop sensibility. The results are a funky little tune that has some nifty synth work and hooks that could catch whale sharks. [...]
Cassettes Won't Listen - Perfect Day (Remix) Watch 'Into The Hillside' here. Into The Hillside is out now. MP3: Cassettes Won't Listen - Perfect Day (Remix)
this is some next level shit. Cassettes Won't Listen "Cut Your Hair" (Pavement Cover)
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Lazy times around Slowcoustic HQ…
