2009 the Year in Music Welcome! You have just found one of the most exhaustive and well-considered lists of quality, new music available in 2009. We don't promise to have everything that's out there but what is comes in one easy-to-digest package ! Read on below: Ultimately, we consider this to be an A-Z shopping list (we have great confidence that any and all of these belong in your permanent collection) is a reflection of [...]
The nominees for the 2009 Spellemannprisen (the Norwegian Grammy) have been announced: Female Artist: Ane Brun - Live At Stockholm Concert Hall ( Det Er Mine , Balloon Ranger Recordings ) Hanne Hukkelberg - Blood From A Stone ( Propeller Recordings ) Julie Dahle Aagård - Stompin' Feet ( Sweet Morning Records ) Noora Noor - Soul Deep ( Blue Mood ) Male Artist: Alexander Rybak [...]
Wakey!Wakey! - Almost Everything I Wish I'd Said The Last Time I Saw You... Coming March 16, 2010 via Family Records/Timber Street. Buy Event Name Venue Event Date On Sale Buy Jamie Cullum Town Hall Mar [...]
endabrechnung 2009, beste alben top 140, plätze 51 - 100 ***1/2 - **** 51. kurt vile – god is saying this to you 52. rickie lee jones – balm in gilead 53. blackbird raum – swidden 54. jordaan mason & the horse museum – divorce laywers I shaved my head ***1/2 55. leonard mynx – vesper 56. the low anthem – oh my god, charlie darwin 57. the duke & the king – nothing gold can stay 58. patton – hellénique chevaleresque [...]
So... yet another year has almost passed... I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all the people that has made guestposts here on the blog. Many thanks to you, and to all the readers for continuing to follow the blog. It means a lot to me, even if you don't add any comments anymore. The list of 2009: In spite of what all the kids say, it's not been a super-quality year. It's been a "CK One"-year, e.g everything sounds more or less the same. [...]
I've been asked "what's your favourite album of 20093 several times, and I've even been asked to make my top albums of the decade list, but I really can't do it. It's almost impossible for me to make a list like that, - there is so much good music, and I can't say that one is better than another. What I like about year-end lists is that that I sometimes discover albums I haven't heard , and that's the kind of list I want to make. Here are my recommended [...]
Non mi aspettavo che un nuovo album dei MP fosse già in cantiere e invece si sa tutto, titolo, copertina, tracklist. Esce il 15 gennaio, si chiama Heavy Metal Fruit ed ha questa copertina HEAVY METAL FRUIT 1) Starhammer (12:40) 2) X-3 (Knuckleheads in space) (09:00) * 3) The bombpoof roll and beyond (6:00) 4) Close your eyes (3:30) 5) W.B.A.T. (9:40) 6) Gulliver's travails Pt. I-IV (22:00) ** (total: 62:10) .............................. ........... * feat. Matthias Eick on trumpet ** feat. Hanne Hukkelberg on vocals uscirà su cd e doppio vinile suonato [...]
update november ***** 1. scott matthew – there is an ocean that divides… ****1/2 2. yo la tengo – popular songs 3. evangelista – prince of truth 4. the felice brothers – yonder is the clock 5. bill callahan - sometimes i wish we were an eagle **** - ****1/2 6. alasdair roberts – spoils 7. laura gibson – beasts of seasons 8. alela diane – to be still **** 9. magnolia electric co. [...]
A sweet new video from Hanne.
[Double-barreled birthday wishes go out Saturday to Tegan and Sara. It's Jarvis Cocker's birthday too. Now for your busy weekend, starting with two festivals:] Head east: The third annual Clean Air Clear Stars festival goes off at Pappy & Harriet's Pioneertown Palace, with a heaping helping of excellent psych-rock tonight, Saturday and Sunday. Support global cooling. Head south: For family fun and a side order of good local music, there's the Lobster Festival at the Port of Los [...]
Big night at the Palladium, where Arctic Monkeys play in support of their new album "Humbug." Homtowners the Like open the sold-out show. ... The Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Yacht also have a sold-out show, at Pomona's Fox Theater. ... Local a capella phenoms Sonos [pictured] celebrate the release of their debut "SONOSings" (out today) at the Hotel Cafe; the album features vocal arrangements of songs by the likes of Bjork, Bon Iver, Radiohead and Fleet Foxes. ... Great night of pop at the Echo, where New Zealand's [...]
Photo gallery of Sian Alice Group, Hanne Hukkelberg, Highlife, Vorhees at Mercury Lounge (September 14, 2009).
Will the festival season ever end? Part of me hopes so, but another part hungers for more. And The Wire sponsored Adventures in Modern Music Festival at Chicago's Empty Bottle this past week pushed that hunger to a limit. I'm now pretty sure that another festival would kill me. Now, that's certainly not to say that I didn't enjoy my four days at one of Chicago's best venues; it didn't help that I was sick, and couldn't make it out of the house for one of the five shows. But, the array of noise, improv, under-the-radar, generally weird [...]
Everest Play the Troubadour on Friday (photo: Dominic DiSaia) Another week, another crowded live music landscape. This week features lots of great local bands, some of the more promising new national bands and a plethora of established acts. Monday 9/14/09 [Pick of the Night] Leslie and the Badgers / Ruby Friedman / Correatown / Olin and the Moon @ The Echo (Free) – Night two of their Monday night residency. [...]
Swell Season @ Rumsey Playfield this time last year ( more by Kurt Christensen ) tonight in NYC * DANCE * OK Go @ The Bell House * Whiplash @ UCB Theatre * Soulico (early) @ Cake Shop * The Swell Season @ 92YTribeca * The Zeros, The Choke @ Maxwell's * Rev. Vince Anderson @ Union Pool * [...]
Monday 9/14 * Hanne Hukkelberg, Sian Alice Group, Apse, Dana Wachs @ Mercury Lounge ( MP3: "A Cheater's Armoury" by Hanne Hukkelberg) * Fruit Bats, Iran, Kevin Barker @ Music Hall of Williamsburg Tuesday 9/15 * Deerhoof, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Serengeti & Polyphonic @ (le) poisson rouge [EF Pick of the Week] ( VIDEO: "My Purple Past" by Deerhoof) * [...]
Recommended Show: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2009 OK GO @ THE BELl HOUSE 149 7th Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 $20, 9:30PM I thought that OK Go would've been one of those bands to quickly fall out of the limelight shortly after their 2002 hit, "Get Over It." However, the band maintained exposure in the spotlight with quirky videos and catchy songs. "A Million Ways" and "Here It Goes Again" not only kept the band in people's minds, but also exposed them to many new fans. Tonight they play in Brooklyn at The Bell House. [...]
Just a really great week of music in the DC-area coming up. If you're a music fan, there's really no excuse for not getting out to see some bands this week. As usual, my picks in bold . Sunday, 9/13 9:30 Club: ZZ Top Birchmere: The Proclaimers, Laura Tsaggaris Black Cat (back): Hanne Hukkelberg, Grendel Babies DC9: God's Pottery, Jared Stern Iota: Honor By August, No Second Troy Jammin' Java: Sarah Bettens, Jackie Stern Red and Black: Peelander-Z, Detox Retox, Seamonsters [...]
tonight in NYC * DANCE * Chuck Berry @ BB King's * The Angry Samoans @ Southpaw * The Feelies @ Bearsville Theater * Holy Ghost! (DJ) @ Santos Party House * Miss Kittin, The Hacker @ Irving Plaza * Kings of Leon, Glasvegas @ Izod Center * Telefon Tel Aviv, The Race @ Mercury Lounge * All Tomorrow's Parties @ Kutshers Country Club [...]
Recommended Show: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 EXPERIMENTAL DENTAL SCHOOL, LE RUG, & GRANDCHILDREN @ MARKET HOTEL 1142 Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11221 $8, 8PM It was a tough call picking only one show to recommend today, considering the wealth of good events going on. Ultimately, I had to settle on the Todd P show at Market Hotel with Experimental Dental School, Le Rug (with Fiasco), Grandchildren, and some band called Oberhofer. Each of these bands alone was an encouraging push to pick it, but them all together? Well, that's just over the top! [...]
New Releases V2.9
TOUR: The Tallest Man On Earth Announces U.S. Dates
[mp3] Joanna Newsom - "Kingfisher"
Hot Chip: One Life Stand
Yeasayer – Odd Blood (Review)
