[ image by songbirdnest ] All 2007 Recordings Listed [ HERE ] Part 1 of 2008 Recordings ( January through June 13 ) Listed [ HERE ] Part 2 of 2008 Recordings ( June 13 through July 31 ) Listed [ HERE ] Part 3 of 2008 Recordings ( July 31 through December 31 ) Listed [ HERE ] Alphabetical List of All Available Recordings at NYCTAPER.COM (Click on Title for location): Posted in 2009 Alela Diane: February [...]
Yes, this is a little late, but it doesn't really matter anymore. I've made some very slight changes to the list - some songs I lost interest in after a while, some I moved around, but the top thirty have remained the same. 2009 has been a good year for music, perhaps better than its predecessor, but these songs take some beating. I think the best thing to do is to stream the tracks while reading. Or just download them all, whatever's good for you. All the rather lovely artwork for this list is by Anika , who also [...]
Toronto - And you thought James Cameron was retiring. After the Abyss, everyone was hoping for him to direct another big blockbuster. Then came Terminator 2, and the expectation became higher. Titanic was a whooping 6 years after T2. And it has taken him 11 or 12 more years since Titanic to give us Avatar. And all of these movies were LONG - Titanic was 194 min, T2 weights in at 130 min or so, and Avatar is around 162 min. From this, it seems that he chooses to craft movies that prove a point or challenge himself, more so [...]
Vincent Moon, (real name Mathieu Saura) independent film maker from Paris (Take Away Shows from La Blogotheque, Various artists videos including Bon Iver, Yeasayer,R.E.M., Arcade Fire, Sigur Rós, The National, The Shins, Andrew Bird, Okkervil River, and Beirut has created what we feel here at YATM is the best "acoustic video" and by far the most creative and captivating series of songs on any music video we have seen this year and perhaps ever. This film was the product of various bands who gathered at the SXSW 2009 Festival to perform independently for the label Tapes at [...]
Lost in the Trees is a folk orchestra from Chapel Hill NC, led by composer/songwriter Ari Picker. This 13 member outfit obviously incorporates a vast array of instruments into their music, so you might just hear sounds from the viola, cello, tuba, french horn, euphonium, trombone, trumpet, accordion, singing saw, mandolin…oh, and the glockenspiel. In September 2008 Lost in the Trees released the album 'All Alone in an Empty House' and started touring extensively with bands such as: The Rosebuds, Bowerbirds, Efterklang, Megafaun, The Physics of Meaning and Midtown Dickens. Picker is [...]
Lost in the Trees is a folk orchestra from Chapel Hill NC, led by composer/songwriter Ari Picker. Picker began writing songs in his bedroom at age 15 and quickly went on to front several indie pop bands during his teenage years. All along, Ari was working on solo recordings under the name Lost in the Trees. Many of these recordings were done almost secretly and the output was an eerie mix of lonely bedroom folk songs, lo-fi sound collages, and film score compositions. In 2006, Ari left his longtime band and home to study Film [...]
A member of the pioneering new generation jazz composer/players NYC's Steve Lehman can In fact be easily singled out as the most exciting in the recent years. His newest album Travail, Transformation and Flow continues to explore the idiosyncratic Lehman sound - albeit with an octet this time - if you remember 2007's " On Meaning " which was a highlight of the year as well. On TTF, the octet remains rooted in the avantgarde lore, with rapidfire drumming, time changes and free soloing, yet remain highly listenable unlike much of the improv material thanks [...]
DOWNLOAD : TMS Hearts Moz Our good friends over at The Music Slut who are mad crazy Morrissey fans put together a tribute record (pictured above) in honour Mozzer's 50th Birthday and they're having a record release party for it tonight ( May 22 ) at the The Studio at Webster Hall . Check out some more details about the tribute record below: As many of you are well aware, I'm a massive Morrissey fan. In fact, 'massive' might just be an [...]
Last night felt like a family reunion at Webster Hall. Our good friends, Pattern Is Movement, were opening for their friends, and one of our favourite bands, St. Vincent whom had Daniel "Hartbreaker" from The Physics Of Meaning playing violin. With those guys on stage and the dozen or so writers, photographers, bloggers and musicians [...]
The Physics Of Meaning - The Boy With The Thorn In His Side 'The Boy With The Thorn In His Side' can be found on The Queen Is Dead. Visit The Physics Of Meaning on MySpace. Their fabulous sophomore LP is out now. The Physics Of Meaning recently chatted with KEXP. Learn everything that there is to know about TMS [...]
The lovely folks behind The Music Slut wanted to celebrate Morrissey's 50th birthday in a very special way. So, they made a cover album. TMS HEARTS MOZ is a very special collection featuring artists like A Brief Smile, Bridges & Powerlines, Chris Garneau, Deleted Scenes, Exit Clov, Free Blood, The Glass, Laura Palmer, Max Vernon, Microfilm, Mixel Pixel, My Burgundy Waltz, Pattern Is Movement, The Physics Of Meaning, Sharon Van Etten, Soren Anders, Spanish Prisoners, Teddy Blanks & Unicycle Loves You. Beginning today (May 4th) and concluding on May 28th, one cover will be profiled & [...]
One of our favorite and most informative blogs out there, The Music Slut have a huge announcement today. In addition to being huge fans of Morrissey, they plan to release a special cover album in honor of the former frontman of The Smiths' birthday. Here's what Matt of The Music Slut had to say about this special undertaking: As Mozzer's 50th birthday approaches (May 22nd), I wanted to celebrate in some sort of special manner. After much deliberation, I decided that a covers project would be [...]
Our friends over at The Music Slut really love Morrissey. In fact, they love him so much that they're already celebrating former Smith frontman turned solo extraordinaire's 50th birthday... As Mozzer's 50th birthday approaches (May 22nd), I wanted to celebrate in some sort of special manner. After much deliberation, I decided that a covers project would be the perfect way for The Music Slut to mark the occasion. Over the course of the last few months, I've asked a bevy of my favorite artists to contribute tracks to TMS Hearts Moz. Highlighting a selection [...]
Morrissey turns 50 this month (on the 22nd to be exact), and our good friends over at The Music Slut have a massive covers project that kicks off today to celebrate the Smiths frontman. Each weekday for the next four weeks, The Music Slut will be posting a different band covering Morrissey or The Smiths. It's a pretty ambitious endeavor, and the lineup of bands (posted below the jump) is pretty damn impressive. The full list of artists included on TMS Hearts Moz (in alphabetical order) is as follows: A [...]
That sexy hunk of Morrissey turns 50 years young on May 22nd, and NYC-based blog The Music Slut has created a most fitting tribute in the form of a covers compilation entitled TMS Hearts Morrissey, containing Moz hits, Smiths B-sides, and more. Matt of TMS explains, "As many of you are well aware, I'm a massive Morrissey fan. In fact, 'massive' might just be an understatement." Starting May 4th, a new cover will be released, profiled and available for download each day at 4:00PM EST on The Music Slut. In celebration of the 19-song [...]
I'm not usually one to cut-and-paste a post out of someone else's post or-worse yet-a press release, but seeing as how Matt @ The Music Slut is one of my favourite bloggers, and this is such a fantastic and brilliant project, I want to make sure all of you get the scoop in time. Here's Matt explaining it in his own words: "As many of you are well aware, I'm a massive Morrissey fan. In fact, 'massive' might just be an understatement. As Mozzer's 50th birthday approaches (May [...]
Doesn't it make you feel old to learn that Morrissey is turning 50? It's been 23 years since The Queen is Dead , you guys. The Music Slut is concentrating on celebrating, though: starting May 4, they're releasing one Morrissey cover track at a time, ending with the nineteenth track on May 28 (Moz turns 50 on May 22). The songs will be available for free download every weekday at 4 p.m. Some of the artists include Chris Garneau, Laura Palmer, and The Physics [...]
If you are fan of one or maybe more of these bands (as I guess), have a stop at the daytrotter and get the 4 song sessions of them! Incredible concept, incredible acceptance, incredible songs... Congretulations! ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead (Mar 3, 2008) The 1900s (Feb 11, 2008) 31 Knots (May 9, 2007) A Faulty Chromosome (Apr 12, 2009) A Place to Bury Strangers (Mar 25, 2008) The A-Sides (Jan 9, 2008) A.A. Bondy (May 21, 2008) About (Mar 5, 2007) The Acorn (Feb 22, 2009) Adam Green [...]
Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh , a 29-year-old from Rathfarnham with a degree in physics who once helped construct a Namibian cheetah sanctuary, is best thought of as an independent and original musician, specialising in the fiddle and Hardanger violin, whose roots are in traditional Irish music. To call him a traditional musician doesn't quite do justice to the breadth of his interests and experimentation with the form, as on 2007's inventive and vastly moving Where The One-Eyed Man Is King . Ó Raghallaigh (he pronounces it "O Rye-Allah"), is an engaging and energising character who uses the word [...]
hometapes : We've had a few days to come down from the frenzy that was Hometapes at SXSW. A kickoff show in San Antonio, a big ol' showcase, a 12+ hour Saturday party, a flutter of day parties, a film shoot, our own house (home to 30 people), and a BBQ pilgrimage - and those are the few bits we caught on film. This year's field trip to Texas was a non-stop explosion of music, friends, and inspirato. There were multiple moments where we just stepped back, took it all in, let tears flood our eyes, [...]
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