One of my favorite songs on Langhorne Slim 's last outing Be Set Free was the rambling, jangly romanticism of "Say Yes" - specifically where he pleads, " Put on your blue lipstick and I'll put on my venus boots, and we're in California but it might as well be the moon. Say yes, say yes, say yes ..." I couldn't resist that request from him. Impossible. Go send the song in a fancy little Valentine's Day card to someone you've taken a [...]
Best Coast's Bobb Bruno & Bethany Cosentino Hello everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Far too many exceptional shows last week including last night's NO CANCER! Benefit show with No Age , Vivian Girls , Best Coast , Graham Forest , Darker My Love and more. I do believe Bethany from Best Coast 's performance as one of their most entertaining yet. [...]
Got sent a track from our old friends The Secret Lemon Project the other day, so thought I'd drop it real quick for you lot. You can bag more tunes from them from when we introduced them a while back, check the introducing section on the side. For now though, here's some tunes you should add to your collection. Secret Lemon Project - Evul [...]
Monday February 8, 2010 [Pick of the Night] Useless Keys / Light FM / The Black Apples / L.E.F. @ The Echo (Free) – Useless Keys has the Monday night residency. [Recommended] Princeton / Casxio / Rafter / The Jubilee Singers @ Spaceland (Free) – Princeton continues their Monday night residency. Red Arrow Messenger / Jenny O / Rumspringa @ Bootleg (Free) – Red Arrow Messenger continues its Monday night residency. Gamble House / [...]
Last nite, I watched the Super Bowl, because I am currently working in a mainstream office environment, and I secretly feel insecure when every1 else is talking abt a mainstream event, yet I don't have a progressive opinion to 'share' that goes over every12 heads. The Super Bowl seems like a more fulfilling viewing event than awards shows like the Oscars or Grammys or the BCS championship because you have 2 forces/teams 'battling' to be the champion, instead of just voter opinions and computer algorithms. Did u have a 'Super Bowl party' with chips, dips, meats, brewskies, [...]
It appears we have kicked off this week in a very giving move with two contests already posted up today and a third one going down right now! Like we told you we're presenting two shows this week the second of which is the 2nd week of Savoir Adore's three week residency at Cake Shop ! The band is still pumping out the tunes of their 2009 effort In the Wooded Forest , a record that is absolutely loaded with the shimmering sounds of lush and addictive pop [...]
Yesterdays first attempt at breaking the back of my overflowing inbox went fairly well I thought... 450 emails read and errr 5 tracks posted! It's honestly not that I get sent a lot of terrible music (although I do get my fair share) its more I don't see the point in featuring tracks I think are merely " alright ". There was also a huge amount of junk, " So You Think You Can Dance " updates, and PR lies... " Hi Music Like Dirt, We've been reading your blog for some time now and think its one [...]
Kevin mentioned yesterday that I recently had a kid. He's the bee's knees (my baby, not Kevin), but he certainly has thrown a ratchet in the old sleep cycle. For those of you yet to embark on the journey of parenthood (which I'm imagining is the vast majority of the expensive-jean clad, indie rock blog cognoscenti), it's the greatest thing in the world. I look at the little dude and I feel about as happy as I ever have. But there is no sleeping. You know that feeling you get on the third day of Bonnaroo (or its equivalent)? It's [...]
Snow everywhere! I'm drunk! What? It beats shoveling. Don't judge me. Besides, I'm not having a good day. Two of my fishies died. I am drinking vodka in their memory. It's like tapping a 50 but worse for you. Brian May Star Fleet Let Me Out Blues Breaker Yes, this is what I do when I am inebriated and mildly depressed, I record, and share, sub-par out-of-print albums by acclaimed guitarists of 70s rock bands. You probably go [...]
I often wax lyrical about how most of the albums that still stand up as favourites years down the line weren't the ones that really impressed on their first spin on the hi-fi. Most albums that impress straight away do so because they are, in a nut shell, shallow; that is to say, you hear everything that there is to hear instantly, and every repeat listen only serves to diminish the record's appeal. The albums that stand the test of time are more often than not the ones in which the currents run deeper; repeat listens are required to fully [...]
I have no idea what to think about Die Antwoord - they've got samurai swords and ninjas (I mean, the front man's name is Ninja!), breathy female vocals and amazing electro beats. But there's something about them that just doesn't seem right, and I think that's part of the appeal - you just don't know what is really going on. Even their website makes it hard to find out more. Ninja reminds me of a skinny white guy I used to work construction with who had tattooed the words "Thug Life" and a dragon [...]
Dj Cahill from LIVE FREE OR DIE - Blog send me his 45min. Dj Mix, he made for the Oh Hi Crew! DOWNLOAD "OHHI! - DJ Mix" by Cahill Tracklist: Night By Night (Siriuismo Remix) by Chromeo Oh! (A-Trak Remix) by Boys Noize Make Her Say (Nadastrom's '88 Dub' Remix) by Kid Cudi x Kanye West x Common x A-Trak Jumpin' 'N' Pumpin' (Femme En Fourrure Remix) by [...]
Looking at my LastFM statistics , it's a bit of a surprise to see R.E.M. are my fifth most listened to artists. Not because I don't like them, obviously. More that I never realised I'd listened to them quite as much as I clearly have. Most of it I think, is a result of loving 'Accelerate' as much as I did when it came out. I played that record a ridiculous amount on near constant rotation, never quite understanding why it didn't get the same amount of loving from everybody else. [...]
Hey, you ever seen Craigslist's Missed Connections? It's for people who saw someone who intrigued them on the street yet, for whatever reason, they didn't go over and say "hi" and are now looking ... Continue reading "Rocks Off Has a Few Missed Connections of Our Own" >
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. From its founding in 1948, Folkways has sought to record and document the entire world of sound. Topics have included traditional, ethnic, and contemporary music from around the world; poetry, spoken word, and instructional recordings in numerous languages; and documentary recordings of individuals, communities, current events, and natural sounds. Upon acquiring Folkways Recordings in 1987, the Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage agreed that virtually all of the label's 2,168 titles would remain "in print" forever — a [...]
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I'm truly disappointed. Ne'er did a sentence scar as deep as that one. I can still hear the words coming out my father's mouth when I did something particularly stupid as a teenager. Disappointment: one of the miseries of life. Be it a result of the loss of a favorite t-shirt or when the surprise birthday party you've been carefully planning is carelessly revealed to the once-unknowing celebrant, we've all been there. Several months ago as I descended the stairs of my favorite basement record shop I was met by a mountain [...]
Jesse Malin, formerly of hardcore trio Heart Attack and glam punks D Generation (and a lengthy solo career), has unveiled his new band and album. The St. Marks Social will be releasing their debut via SideOneDummy Records. The record is titled Love It To Life and is due out April 27, 2010 . The label had this to say about the band: Over the summer of 2009, in the basement of Avenue A watering hole Hi-Fi, the songs came forth. Malin, with impresario Don DiLego, drummer Randy Schrager, guitarist Matt [...]
Well, it's Friday and you know what that means. Yes, my Oriental hand/groin coordination consultant Fah Lo Suee and I will be off to lovely Indianapolis, Indiana and the palatial home of Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Theoretically), where we will be beating the little SOB within an inch of his life. No particular reason, actually, just on general principles. In any event, further posting by moi will have to be sporadic for a day or two. In the meantime, then, here's a hopefully fun little project for us all: [...]
Buzz Bands LA emerges from a brief winter hibernation to invite you to the Echo on Tuesday, Feb. 23, for a night of melody and merriment featuring Glacier Hiking , Haim , Kitten and Go West Young Man , along with selections from DJ Boutros Boutros-Rock. It's an 18+ show, and gets under way at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 at the door, but only $5 if you RSVP to buzzbands(at)gmail(dot)com . Watch my Twitter @krbronson for new about special promotions. Here's what's in store — I'll have more on all [...]
YOU SAY PARTY! WE SAY DIE! NEW REMIX OF "LAURA PALMER'S PROM" BY LOS CAMPESINOS XXXX OUT FEBRUARY 9 + U.S. TOUR TO KICK OFF NEXT MONTH Free Download of "Laura Palmer's Prom" (Los Campesinos Remix) Here . "The new-wave howl 'XXXX/Loyalty' is a dead-ringer for goth queens Siouxsie And The Banshees" Alternative Press "An intense live set" CMJ (Live Review) "It's like snagging your tulle on his exhaust pipe" RCRD LBL "You Say Party! We Say Die! will come to conquer with their [...]
Yeasayer – Odd Blood (Review)
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[mp3] Joanna Newsom - "Kingfisher"
Hot Chip: One Life Stand
