In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Blake Butler is the rare young writer who consistently and effectively challenges his readers. Scorch Atlas is a haunting collection of interconnected stories and vignettes, a dystopian work of genius. The book itself is a work of art. The internal pages are individually distressed, and the page edges and cover appear burnt and scarred, and the design complements the book's theme perfectly. Matt [...]
If you like punk, and you live in L.A., Headline Records is the place to go to. When I have friends from out of town, I make a point to drive down to Melrose. Jean-Luc has seen the scene grow from an international standpoint. And if you have a chance, listen to him talk. Like with Curtis from TAANG, when I'm in Headline, I'm just a student in this punk game. 1. When did you start Headline Records, and what gave you the idea [...]
It's going to be my album of the year, at least based on its placing in my top 5 of all albums released this decade, but I still didn't know for certain every lyric to every song on the album, which was mildly annoying. Sunset Rubdown hadn't included a lyric sheet with the album's release and although I'd waded through the threads on the Wolf Parade forums and on songmeanings.net at various times this year, there were enough discrepancies to throw me off on more than one lyric in more than one [...]
Allah says that when the Trumpet is blown for the Resurrection, and the people rise from their graves,there will be no kinship among them that day, nor will they ask about one another, meaning that lineage will be of no avail on that Day, and a father will not ask about his son or care about him. And no friend will ask a friend about his condition, though they shall be made to see one another, meaning no relative will ask about another relative, even if he can see him and even [...]
By Tom Huizenga Conductor Marin Alsop ( Tracey Brown ) Let's face it, the world of classical music is fairly far off the radar screen for most people in this country. Still, [...]
Wolf Gang has been making some some serious waves since he burst onto the scene with " Pieces of You " released on Neon Gold . And after the this success continued with his latest release " The King And All Of His Men " released last month on Hit Club we were lucky enough to get in a few questions with the man himself. He's the one in italicized bold being the important one here as you might have guessed... Mozart or Beethoven? Why? (Yes I know this might [...]
Adam Bhala Lough's riveting documentary of The Best Rapper Alive made quite a stir at Sundance this year, and it will finally be available for purchase tomorrow. A raw and candid look at Dwayne " Lil' Wayne " Carter, Jr., The Carter chronicles the young rapper's life on the road and documents Weezy recording, performing, swigging syrup, and musing about his life. LimeWire Music Blog is giving away copies of The Carter to five lucky readers. To enter just send us your full name, address and e-mail to contests@limewire.com [...]
I love driving on the open road. Convertible top down. Wind blowing through my hair . . .er . . . scalp. Whatever. Wind blowing against me, chilling my skin, making me feel alive. With that in mind, I think you can agree that the antithesis of the joyful, freedom abandon of the open road, is being stuck in traffic. And I mean, bumper-to-bumper, flipping-off-the-jerk-who-just -cut-me-off, traffic. So with that thought, today in the Ripple player, I'm only spinning discs that can make anytime on the road a little more joyful and [...]
This past Halloween I was tipped off by Justin that there was going to be a Black Keys show in Akron this month. Like many, I'm a big fan, so I try to make their shows whenever possible. I even purchased some tickets to the Chicago NYE show (still haven't found anyone to take the trip with me) prior to hearing about their local show, which falls on Black Friday (11/27 the release date of the Blakroc album). The show is at Musica in Akron, a bit of an upscale intimate club. The show honors Alfred McMoore an [...]
by jake cohen If you're unfamiliar with what Tomer Hanuka is all about you've been doing your eyes a great disservice. A slew of industry accolades and awards (including an Oscar nomination earlier this year), notwithstanding the man's images have been plastered across a constellation of commodities in our visual universe. His unparalleled comics-influenced combinations of strong line work and volatile color schemes have come to almost single-handedly define illustration in the early days of this century. Today Tomer's work continues to appear regularly in the [...]
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. [...]
Ryan at WMSE introduced me to The Woes during our 26th podcast . The band is aptly described as "a stew of Delta blues and early Country, of bluegrass and New Orleans marching band music, dished out by banjo, harmonica, accordion, French Horn and organ." The culmination of all these sounds and influences cultivates into the beautiful new album, Heaven Knows , which has been in heavy rotation since arriving weeks ago. The Woes play The Stonefly in [...]
Here's the good news, the last time I went searching for an early 1990's television star she was alive and kickin'. The same good news can also be shared about Danny Cooksey, the red haired kid you'd remember from Diff'rent Strokes, Salute Your Shorts, and Terminator 2. Even though I could take you right to what he's up to now, I just couldn't pass up what he was up to back in 1992. Behold: Bad4Good With lyrics [...]
Hey there, we're back with a 2nd Announcement for Australia's Big Day Out Festival 2010. As we mentioned in our last post in October , this year's lineup has generated heaps of interest and an unprecedented, record breaking ticket sales for the 2010 tour. Now for the nitty gritty, down and dirty, more bands have been added to the lineup: The band that rewrote the history of Oz rock and made it possible for Aussie bands to once again take on the world, JET are bringing their [...]
My Chemical Romance has been hard at work in the studio for a few months. Just yesterday, Ray wrote a blog about the recording process and even some of the titles of their upcoming tracks. There hasn't been much said about the title of the upcoming album, but with names like these, what do you think the next album will be called? Per Ray and his magic ability to transmit his thoughts onto the interwebz, a teeny blog was released about the new what's next for My Chemical Romance. There was lots of talk about [...]
This was the greatest decade of music for me as a fan. There were so many incredible albums, almost all by bands I'd never even heard of in 2000, discovered almost entirely through the same musical venue that you are reading write now -- the Internet. At the dawn of the decade, I was approaching a rock fan milestone that presumably signaled the end of my interest in cool new music (I turned 30 in 2001), while at the same time, the rock music industry (ie. whatever they played on the radio) had devolved into a hybrid of cheap rap-rock [...]
We haven't had any interviews for a while so thought it would be good to grab some recent talent in the form of disco lovechild Justin Faust for a little Q and A. Ubbs: Name? age? fetishes? JF: Hi there, my name is Justin Faust, I'm 33 years of age and I have a fetish for Abasiophilia . Look it up! Ubbs: First thing that comes into your mind when you think of the word 'music' JF: More needed than food, sleep [...]
Shane Sakkeus is busy. Really fucking busy. As one third of design collective Trust Fun! Sakkeus battles psychedelic algorithms in the morning, produces a fashion/comic book hybrid in the afternoon and works for clients such as London Fashion Week and Topshop in the evening. On his lonesome he's a publisher, art director and graphic designer whose current responsibilities include redesigning Oyster Magazine, rebranding Josh Goot and answering way too many questions from Pedestrian. We pestered Shane incessantly to get these answers back but now that we're privy to his workload, the tardiness is completely understandable. Prepare to [...]
WHAT!?! The random question machine is back? Oh yes friend, HPX is over, but the random question machine is here to stay. It`s just too fun a feature to put away, and I could say the same thing about this episode with frenetic Torontonians Oh No Forest Fires . As you might be aware, we did an assload of these 5FS posts in an attempt to preview as many of the bands & shows for last month's HPX, but unfortunately we got this one [...]
[ Vizual Records ] ( buy mp3s ) There is a long tradition in aesthetics presupposing that art should aspire to resemble nature. Art's artifice, all the craft and design, should disappear from view, leaving behind only a surface on which elements seem to move with natural necessity. The enjoyment of art stems in part from experiencing something that seems almost like nature, while all along still knowing somehow that it's artificial, shaped by the hands of man. The chance of enjoying the four tracks offered up by Joshua Iz for his [...]
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