A Classic Education A Classic Education are a six-piece band from Bologna, Italy whose epic melodramas seem to attracting much attention. They played Indietracks in 2008 and are frequent visitors to London and further afield. Following a trip to CMJ in New York in October, they're back in the UK this month: they play at the Lexington on 26 November and the Buffalo Bar the following night. They have released two records: an [...]
Dave Dupuis is familiar figure to Eastside clubgoers, and not just for his head of hair, which seems to occupy the whole room. Dupuis, who plays guitar in Film School and was a sound man at Spaceland and for several bands (including Silversun Pickups ), recently debuted his new band, the trio Nightmare Air . It features Film School drummer and longtime friend James Smith and bassist-singer and fellow New Hampshire native Swaan Miller, and it's not just their local associations that have ears turning. Nightmare Air's freakout-meets-space rock sounds like a Silversun Pickups vs. No [...]
The reddened interior of the Savoy cinema is a broth of hormones and anticipation as a few hundred school girls squeal piercingly as the curtains roll back for the preview screening of New Moon , the Twilight sequel. Security has been tight. All mobile phones and iPods have been confiscated on arrival and sealed in ziplock bags. That the film is on general release in 48 hours from then matters little to the stern protectors of this humungous cinema cash cow. It was never going to work out between us and New Moon . Perhaps [...]
Billy Jam says: New Jersey explorer, writer, photographer, filmmaker, welder, artist, skateboarder, avid Passaic River canoe traveler, graffiti lover, urban anthropologist, prankster, high school dropout, WFMU listener, Weird NJ contributor, and as he calls himself "run of the mill trespasser" are all titles befitting Wheeler Antabanez who will be a guest on WFMU today (Nov 20th 3-6pm) on Put The Needle On The Record when he will talk about his passion - New Jersey, especially the rundown abandoned funky parts - and take phone calls from listeners on exploring the abandoned buildings of [...]
Artist: Steven Sater (Book & Lyrics), Duncan Sheik (Music) Album: Spring Awakening Release Date: December 12, 2006 Once upon a time I had planned to do a week full of Broadway soundtracks. Then I remembered that I have very low tolerance for Broadway musicals and that by Wednesday of that hypothetical week I'd want to cut my ears off. So instead expect a smattering of musicals in the remaining weeks of the project. It's hard to quantify what it is that bothers me about musical [...]
In the world of "they were going to see the video anyways", Pamela Anderson has trumped stupid celebrity parents everywhere. Apparently, Pammy told her children about her starring role in her sex tape with their dad, Tommy Lee. After "Borat" made its run, she was convinced that the sex tape reference would lead her young children to the famous video. When speaking with Jeremy Kyle , she described talking to her boys about the tape. [...]
I can't get over how many people pitch up to watch features screened by the Cheltenham Film Society . I trotted over to the Bacon Theatre on Tuesday to view, at the invitation of J, a Brazilian production, Linha de Passé and was stunned to witness throngs of gentlefolk flocking into the building. I genuinely believed there was something else on at the complex; I'm so used to watching films at Gloucester's Guildhall in an audience of twenty or so (on a good night) that I was thrown by such a multitude. About 250-300 cinema lovers attend [...]
"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" opens up with an image of a moon on screen suggesting the werewolves will come out and Bella's (Kristen Stewart) life is still dark and incomplete. The film ends with Bella taking an exaggerated breath of air, insinuating she will take a leap of faith with Edward. Everything in between is delivered exactly how Team Edward and Team Jacob fans want the plot to go down. WARNING: If you are on Team Edward then your [...]
Let's go to the press release to tell you a little bit about Factory 25 and its latest releases on DVD... "Brooklyn based Factory 25 is bridging their love for independent cinema and music with three new releases available today. The film and music label has already unleashed 1001 Nights (staring Damon & Naomi) and Frownland onto the world in September and is continuing on their mission to get great films with limited vinyl packaging in the hands [...]
DANE COOK ISOLATED INCIDENT (Comedy Central DVD) www.danecook.com I have tried to stay clear of most things with Dane Cook. The guy visited my school multiple times back when I was in college; he appeared in the film "Employee of the Month," which I still haven't seen; and I've done this all because people have told me that he simply isn't very funny. I finally decided to see for myself with his new DVD, Isolated Incident , which was released yesterday. Maybe it's just been [...]
Today's additions to the list of the online best of 2009 music lists : Art Vinyl (album artwork) Big Hollywood (top power pop albums) Christopher Dudley (Underoath) (top albums) A Cold Sweat (most bafflingly well-received albums & songs) Dunjamon's Blog (albums) Esquire (best songs you probably didn't hear) Esquire (top songs) Film Punk (best songs) High School (best songs) Insound (bestselling albums) M Shadows [...]
"Canary Wharf is like our Statue of Liberty," Roll Deep producer Target once said. "It pushes me on. It's like all the money is there and it's an inspiration to get your own." London Shanghai Sinogrime is a sub-genre that barely ever existed, a momentary glitch in the supposedly predictable sonic geography of London dance music. Around 2002-3, with garage crumbling and the cement still drying on grime as a genre, a few producers in E3 suddenly lurched [...]
Two video contests have been announced today. The first is from Lady Gaga , the end result of which sort of sounds like The Beastie Boys' Awesome; I Fuckin' Shot That! : Win a chance to meet Lady Gaga, attend her rehearsal and "Monster Ball" concert in Boston all while capturing it on camera. MySpace Music announced today an exclusive contest with international pop superstar Lady Gaga to win the chance to film the first U.S concert of her tour on December 1st in Boston, MA; the video will be edited and [...]
I'm not too sure what to make of Sonny Vandevelde when I first meet him for this interview. His salt and pepper beard, bucket hat and affable demeanor makes me think he once worked in a surf shop. The term "salty sea dog" seems particularly apt and I'm not too sure why. Surprisingly that assumption is only half true because (though he loves surfing) Balenciaga, Comme Des Garcons and Alexander McQueen are the only shows to have eluded Vandevelde's lens thus far. Actually it's far easier on my wrists, sanity and time to list the shows he hasn't documented backstage. [...]
[Our last evening of music at the Echo gave me such a warm-and-fuzzy, I decided to invent a word for this next show: "Decembering":] Buzz Bands LA invites you to a night of sweeping guitar rock on Dec. 2 at the Echo, featuring Helen Stellar , KAV , Square on Square and Nightmare Air . Tickets are $8 at the door, $5 if you RSVP to buzzbands(at)gmail(dot)com. Here's a rundown on the lineup — more on all four of [...]
ARGENTINA: Zonaindie Entre Ríos - Frontera Finally we get the chance to showcase this great indie-pop band from Buenos Aires on MAP. Entre Ríos is a musical project led by Sebastian Carreras (vocals, keyboards, guitar) that has been around since 1998. Their first albums were recorded with Isol as the main singer, but since her departure in 2005 they've featured different guest vocalists live and in the studio. Frontera is a MAP-exclusive [...]
School of Seven Bells recently piled into a cab for a session of "Black Cab Sessions," performing "White Elephant Coat." This is the first Black Cab Session I can remember that actually looks like a short film. Go here to watch it.
The Music Alliance Pact is a collective of 34 of the world's top music blogs and webzines from 34 countries spanning six continents. Every month, each of these 34 sites picks one hot local song that gets posted on all these great blogs and zines. This month we picked Kolkata experimental rock act PINKNOISE 's 'Dream Dream' as the Indian representative on this massive international indie mixtape. The song comes from the band's soon-to-be-released live DVD. You can download 'Dream Dream' along with 33 other tracks from regions as diverse as Denmark, Brazil and Portugal [...]
Eternal question: how to leave the rock, how to rock the rock? We no want to go away, we a want to stay. Love home, rep home. But yard hard. No soul want a be forever down, stepped upon. We assert ourselves against authority. We our own authority. But everyday downpressor on our back in everyway. What we gon do? The upward struggle of our living down-under make our music come strong, got to be tuff enuff to stand forward in the shit-storm. Take a little woman like this here hummingbird Cherine who sing eagle strong. [...]
At this point in my blogging career, there's no need to describe situations as "surreal." They aren't, so using the word is hyperbole. Not to say that they aren't unique and that doing this hasn't afforded its share of opportunities that I know I wouldn't have encountered otherwise. If Jay could trip a referee @ MSG, I could have effortlessly reached out and tripped him up on Friday (thanks Laura @ 360). There are no secrets on what to expect @ [...]
Norman WongEven though he coined it himself, I often wonder if Joel Gibb regrets encouraging the use of “gay church folk music” as a description for the [...]More about Beach House
Gaga and Beyonce's track "Telephone" will be the second single off of Gagi's upcoming Fame Monster, out November 23rd. Lady Gaga ft. Beyonce - Telephone [...]More about Lady GaGa
Pearl Snaps IV: Realism.zip 98MB If you like these artists, see them live or buy their album. DOWNLOAD Pearl [...]More about Vampire Weekend
The weekend has arrived and it is long overdue. I had a week where I felt like everyday was thursday. Not cool. That being said the craze [...]More about Beck
Animal Collective has a good, new video for “In the Flowers.” Enjoy. In The Flowers – Animal Collective [...]More about Animal Collective
Tá certo que na descrição do blog a gente lê “sounds for the dancefloor”, e o que vocês estão por ouvir não se enquadra tão direitinho aí. [...]More about The xx
Some heavy hitters. Midnight Juggernauts - This New Technology (The Juan Maclean remix) Calvin Harris - Flashback (Eric Prydz [...]More about Beyonce
I tell you man these Swedes are unstoppable with this music thing, I can’t tell you how many times a good song leads me back to the [...]More about Kanye West
We live in a world with a lot of musical debate and discourse. Too much, even. My aim with TBE is to be [...]More about Lil' Wayne
MUST HAVE STAPLE TRACKS PT. 2 MP3 MIDNIGHT JUGGERNAUTS – THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY (JUAN MACLEAN REMIX) [...]More about Passion Pit
The Cribs - We Share The Same Skies
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The Swell Season featuring Jason Segel - Nov 18, 2009
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Vampire Weekend - Cousins
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