Jamie Stewart and friends will be releasing Dear God, I Hate Myself, February 23rd on Kill Rock Stars. Stewart is joined by Angela Seo on piano, synth, and drum programming; with production handled by himself and Deerhoof's Greg Saunier. A couple of the tracks were recorded primarily on a Nintendo DS, which will either sound [...]
It's been almost two years since we've heard a proper yelp from Jamie Stewart and his band of avant-humanists. Which isn't to say he hasn't been busy, making a record with Former Ghosts, writing personal haiku's for me and a billion other kids, and even covering Morrissey. And now that we've all been tended to, Xiu Xiu will return to form this February with the release of their new full-length called (ready?), Dear God, I Hate Myself. After the somewhat recent departure of Caralee McElroy, they've enlisted the full-time [...]
Hoy empiezo el recuento de mis temas favoritos del 2009, un año de muy buenos lanzamientos y retornos esperados (The Cribs ,Maxïmo Park, Kings of Convenience, Sondre Lerche, Phoenix) sin decepcionar. Un año de bandas nuevas que retumbaron en las paredes de mi habitación (The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Papercuts, Girls). Un año de conciertos memorables (Radiohead, Kraftwerk, Oasis, Depeche Mode, Tiga, Babasonicos). Espero que el 2010 se aun mejor, pero disfrutemos de lo que queda de este lapso de tiempo. No [...]
TheBayBridged.com and New, Improved Recording are proud to present the fifth installment of New, Improved, LIVE , our ongoing series of live studio sessions with top indie bands, recorded at the New, Improved Recording studio in Oakland, California. This month's session features Thao with The Get Down Stay Down delivering exclusive live-in-the-studio renditions of songs from all three of Thao's albums, including the band's latest release, Know Better Learn Faster , out now on Kill Rock Stars . It'd be [...]
Set for a February 23rd release via killrockstars, a new Xiu Xiu LP titled Dear God, I Hate Myself.The credits boast input from Greg Saunier of Deerhoof, Ches Smith, Angela Seo, the Immaculata Catholic School Orchestra, and four songs orchestrated on a Nintendo DS. Here's the track list:1. Gray Death2. Chocolate Makes You Happy3. Apple for a Brain4. House Sparrow5. Hyunhye's Theme6. Dear God, I
Modern Radio is one of the finest local record labels the Twin Cities has ever seen. Congrats on 10 years guys, it sounds like a helluva way to celebrate! Friday, January 22nd at the Turf Club FT (The Shadow Government) Daughters of the Sun The Chambermaids Double Bird Sheridan Fox (His Mischief) 21+, doors at 9PM - $7 Saturday, January 23rd at the Cedar Cultural Center The Plastic Constellations Skoal Kodiak Vampire Hands STNNNG and more! [...]
Wildbirds & Peacedrums will support St. Vincent early next year on tour. They will also release the "My Heart" single on January 19, 2010 via The Control Group. "My Heart" is Wildbirds & Peacedrums' first ever US single release, and will be available as a digital EP and limited edition 7" single. Individually-numbered 7" single vinyl will include the album version of "My Heart", backed with a guitar-driven remix by Deerhoof. As well as these two versions, a digital-only EP includes a further three mixes with John Eriksson of Peter, Bjorn and John contributing as well as Portland, Oregon's AU. [...]
photos by Kyle Dean Reinford "There are some basic similarities to Ed Banger acts like Justice or M.I.A.. But if anything Sleigh Bells reminds me first of bands like My Bloody Valentine and The Pixies--beauty taken to its absolute pummeling extreme--or Output Records acts like Mu, who typify for me what pop music might sound as putrid, like if we let it sit out and fester for a few years and decompose. A band that approached that formula was Poison [...]
WILDBIRDS & PEACEDRUMS ANNOUNCE TOUR WITH ST. VINCENT RELEASE "MY HEART" SINGLE WITH DEERHOOF REMIX Wildbirds & Peacedrums are pleased to announce a support tour with St. Vincent early next year, in addition to the release of the "My Heart" single on January 19, 2010 via The Control Group. "My Heart" is Wildbirds & Peacedrums' first ever US single release, and will be available as a digital EP and limited edition 7" single. "My Heart" is a wonderfully uplifting pop track that blossoms into a full-blown gospel anthem. Built around singer Mariam Wallentin's haunting, addictive [...]
Chicago post-punk rawk legends The Jesus Lizard reunited in 2008 and performed at May 2009's ATP vs. The Fans II: The Fans Strike Back in Minehead, England along with the likes of Devo, Killing Joke, and Sleep. By all accounts, and judging by the above photo, it musta been an incredibley intense show. Fast forward to 9/11/2009. The Jesus Lizard take the stage at the Stardust Ballroom up at Kutsher's Resort in Monticello, NY for All Tomorrow's Parties second annual New York festival . In case we had forgotten, David Yow made sure to wish [...]
Okay, so maybe the title says it all on this one, but we're looking to get rid of some inventory on some of the great items in our online store , so we've taken one-third off of the prices on all items. Head to the store to check the sale out! Here's a quick rundown of what our winter sale means: Our acclaimed 103 picture disc compilation The Bay Bridged, Volume 2 is now only 10 [...]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs have announced plans to play Minehead, Englands' All Tomorrow's Parties fest next month. Karen O ' and co. will be playing their debut album, ' Fever To Tell ', in it's entirety when they play the three-day fest. ATP will run December 11-13 and will see performances by Devendra Banhart , Modest Mouse , Deerhoof , and The Mars Volta , among others. You can see the entire line-up below. Go to atpfestival.com for more [...]
The Shaky Hands Let It Die Out Now On Kill Rock Stars! December Tour Dates Announced! This year begins a new chapter for Portland group The Shaky Hands. Former drummer Colin Anderson left in mid-2008, a few months before the band's second album, Lunglight, was released to critical acclaim. Nick Delffs' brother Nathan covered percussion for a short stint at the end of last year but ultimately the band wanted a stable drummer with whom they could connect. Jake Morris, of fellow Portland band The Joggers, joined in January 2009, shortly before The Shaky Hands left for a [...]
by marissa bea (pic by wolfgang volz of a jeanne-claude and christo installation) Welcome to the 4th installment of More Art . This first themed post, based around the fact that we're in NYC and everything around us seems so ominous, metallic, mechanical and just...big sometimes, here are a few artists who work in size Large . Some of them, Extra-Large . [...]
It's been a while since I've posted an 8 Tracks mix , but I thought this time around I would put together a themed mix consisting entirely of Japanese bands and songs inspired by my recent trip to Japan. Some of these songs are brand new while others are old, but hopefully some will be new to you. Among the choice cuts we have a song from one of the many stellar Japanese Beatles tribute bands (The Parrots), a track from the latest Polysics record, and a new Deerhoof side project called OneOne. When you press play, the music [...]
Today we're starting a new feature here on BFD that will be recurring somewhat regularly. As much passion as I have for music, I have the same amount of passion for graphic design of all kinds... advertising art, web design, stencil design and especially rock n' roll poster design. Our hope is to have Q&A's with some of our favorite designers around North Texas and the nation. In the beginning when I first became interested in graphic design I was drawn to the work of Ames Bros , since then my [...]
The CMJ Music Marathon is a daunting, eventful week full of up-and-coming bands swimming with the sharks of the music industry and fans of over doing it everywhere. Each and every year for five days we all line up like fools to get a taste of what the tastemakers at CMJ have deemed the "buzz" acts of the moment along with a few high profile names to draw in a few extra ticket buyers. It's a ridiculous system yet we play along every year, leave exhausted and drained from the non-stop booze and deafened by bands, most [...]
MNDR , pronounced man dar, hails from Brooklyn through Los Angeles via San Francisco, but the BK should be proud to call her as it's own, considering she's the kind of musician who can take the bare minimum and achieve maximum radness. According to the industrially ghettotech minded gal, MNDR, aka Amanda Warner, is a "cassette tape player, midi mapping work days, nightime beat maker, nord modular defier, 909 to the 303 and a casual beverage admirer" . Heavily influenced by IDM , MNDR embraces her "nerdcore" while [...]
Though it should've been obvious, it didn't dawn on me that a live performance by Slint/Tortoise/Crain/Shipping News rowdy crowd The For Carnation at a forward-thinking art celebration (The Speed Museum's Art After Dark) wouldn't exactly be a traditional band-plays-in-front-of-you type of gig. No dice on that. While it was odd at first, you realized shortly into the set how original and exciting such an unusual show is to experience. It's what Pink Floyd tried to do with their theatrical five city tour for The Wall , except it wasn't stupid. Regardless of how you felt about its [...]
This is, sadly, the final tour diary from our buds Church. Thanks again for contributing guys, and next time you head out on tour we'll be waiting. -Ed. Friday, October 9th: Santa Cruz Food! We watched some barking food underneath the dock. That's Little Hot Dog in the blue sweater. So little and hot-dog like. [...]
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The Cribs - We Share The Same Skies
k-os - I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman
nekocasefallon
Animal Collective - Graze (Fall Be Kind)
WKND PLYLST!! This has nothing to do with NEW MOON!
new music from vampire weekend – cousins + music video
HOT CHIP TAKE another crack at IT and I’m IN
The Beach House Theory of 2k10.
Friday Five: Surf Songs
