I suppose one advantage in taking so long to clear out my inbox is the large selection to pick from. I'm able to weed through all the "indie" stuff and skim the cream off the top. A couple of items of note from this purge session: Kandi Coded keeps the Seattle grunge tradition alive on their debut Fell for the Gift , which is out next month. Check out their amped-up take on Johnny Cash's tribute to a lost Viet Nam vet, which is just as meaningful now. In case you weren't aware, [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Boy Genius : "Blame Love" [mp3] from Staggering (out January 26th) other Boy Genius posts at Largehearted Boy Brian Grosz : two Spinal Tap covers [mp3] other Brian Grosz posts at Largehearted Boy A Classic Education : "What My Life Could Have Been" [mp3] other [...]
DOWNLOAD: Alex Walker - "Sacrifice" (MP3) Wow - I've really fallen behind as Alex Walker's single came out a few weeks back. Guitarist Alex Walker has new single "Sacrifice" that has a low-fi dub groove that is reminiscent of early Basehead. For anyone not familiar with Alex Walker's music, he has been around the NYC scene for a number of years and has played in bands that range from Aloke (Steve Albini produced their last disc) to the amplified chamber group Electric [...]
Brooklyn-based hard rockers Dogs of Winter have released their debut CD, From Soil to Shale , as a free download and the band is playing a CD release show tomorrow night at Fat Baby. "From Soil To Shale," the blistering 9-song debut from Dogs Of Winter, marks the trio's passage from decay and detritus into the splintery, dark mass of angular stone you see before you. Compressed under the weight of Russian amplification, steeped in science-fiction and late-night movies, the album comprises tales of gorgons, body-snatching extra-terrestrial nano-organisms, tribal-excommunication and the unceasing march [...]
I know that in the blogosphere, timeliness is next to godliness and the more you post, the more you're read and the more you're read, the better chance you have of becoming the next Perez Hilton. That said, I try to post at least three or four times a week, but there are days when I'm just not inspired. Maybe I haven't heard anything worth sharing, or maybe I can't find a particular song I wanted to post. I'm sure no one's noticed but there has been the occasional post I've just "phoned in" – [...]
It's that time of the year again. People promise to be nice, eat a lot, drink a lot, nostalgia programming takes over your TV, and the malls are insulting your ears with total crap. Fear not: it's time for the annual HCTF Christmas related MP3 freebies series. The Priestess And The Fool are a duo from New York. Meredith Dimenna (Saint Bernadette) and Brian Grosz (Dogs Of Winter) teamed up for a free five track digtial EP called Ride On, Santa . You can pick up full EP here . [...]
Following marathon eggnog sessions and several aggressive battles with a Yule log, The Priestess & The Fool present Ride On, Santa , the free downloadable EP of Christmas cheer for all to enjoy from Exotic Recordings . A collection of re-imagined holiday music for scrooges, atheists, and all types of bah-humbuggery, Ride On, Santa features old classics, cult Muppets and a drunken '80s Irish Pogue... not even Three Wise Men could have predicted this gift under the Christmas tree. Download the Ride On, Santa EP, PDF-booklet and [...]
I couldn't pass up the Speed Racer cover, I was a huge fan of the cartoon as a kid yet have no interest in the current film, go figure. Don't forget to enter the Forever Dusty contest ! Yo La Tengo "Captain Lou" (NRBQ Cover) KT Tunstall "My Doorbell" (White Stripes Cover) Arcade Fire "Heroes" (David Bowie Cover) Brian Grosz "Roads" (Portishead Cover) Sponge "Go Speed Racer Go" [...]
Yeasayer – Odd Blood (Review)
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New Releases V2.9
[mp3] Joanna Newsom - "Kingfisher"
Hot Chip: One Life Stand
