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The Altrok Radio FM Showcase once again holds forth tonight at 11pm Eastern (remember, that's a new time) at 90.5 The Night . There's an Editors track that will refuse to let you go , Ian Brown (who some might remember from a little band called The Stone Roses ) , and Esben And The Witch (who are exactly perfect for the time of [...]
TUNE IN Today For Los Campesinos, Kaiser Chiefs, Band Of Skulls, Sons And Daughters, Thom Yorke, A Place To Bury Strangers, Japandroids, The Craters, Lissy Trullie, Tommy Keene, The Joy Formidable, Kasabian, Front 242, Elvis Costello, Talking Heads and 111 more!
TUNE IN today (by clicking the rather conspicuous link above) for Altrok's Daily Retro! Today at 11:30am Eastern , we'll have Let's Active, The Thompson Twins, Dr. & The Medics, The House Of Love, ABC, Kid Creole & The Coconuts, X, Hunters & Collectors, Stiff Little Fingers, Lloyd Cole, Tommy Keene, Romeo Void, Seona Dancing, The Lightning Seeds, Lene Lovich and so very many more! And if you miss it today, there'll be another two-hour-long selection [...]
What elements go into making a good mixtape? It's a conversation I've had with many...and something I thought about driving home from Milwaukee this afternoon. In my opinion, a good mixtape is something that creates new avenues to travel. It immediately shines a new light to someplace previously unexplored. Know what I mean? About a decade ago, my friend Paul made me a mixtape that literally took me a few years to fully digest. The mix had a few songs on it that were instantly more accessible than others. I explored those band's discographies first and when there [...]
Boston Spaceships Zero To 99 GBV, Inc. Records [2009] Fire Note Says: Save the best for last (at least this year)! Album Review: We told you back in February that Robert Pollard's Boston Spaceships were not just another moniker for him, but a real full touring band consisting of Chris Slusarenko (Takeovers, GBV) and John Moen (Decemberists). The groups new release, Zero To 99 , will back that [...]
TUNE IN Today For Sonic Youth, Soldout, Your Twenties, Calvin Harris, Flogging Molly, Zoot Woman, The Noisettes, Tommy Keene, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Buzzcocks, The Jam, Julian Plenti, Still Flyin, Yacht, The Autons, A Place To Bury Strangers and 110 more!
So, it seems that last week's visit to the old house most likely won't be the last. The house has got to go up for sale and ultimately the contents of two lives passed, boxed and moved. On the upside, I may be able to squeeze another week of posts out of the endeavor, so there's that. Quite a few of you have called, emailed, sent tweets, and Facebook'd me inquiring about my mom. Many thanks to all of you for the support and the awfully warm sentiments. She's doing fine it seems, and I've only [...]
What a Night for Live Music ! A little secret for you music enthusiasts out there. The best nights on tour are the first and the last. (The latter for it's full throttle, come-to-the-end madness, while the former for it's pomp and the fun the musicians have on stage.) Here's what I'm talking about - our pick of the week: The RSL Music Blog's Weekend Music Pick: So how great then the fact that [...]
Το Radio Beans συνεχίζει την πορεία του και ελπίζουμε η 13η εκπομπή να μην είναι και γρουσούζικη. Σε αυτό το ραδιοφωνικό μας πόνημα ασχολούμαστε με τις αγαπημένες μας διασκευές που έχουν ηχογραφηθεί κανονικά και με το νόμο στο στούντιο. Η δουλειά μας ήταν εξαιρετικά δύσκολη γιατί καμμιά εκατοστή κομμάτια μας βομβάρδιζαν παρακαλώντας μας να τα εισάγουμε στο tracklist. Λυπούμαστε αλλά μόνο τα συγκεκριμένα χώρεσαν, τεντώνοντας μάλιστα τη διάρκεια του Radio Beans μια ώρα πάνω απο το συνηθισμένο. Την επόμενη φορά θα έχουμε live διασκευές, πράγμα που σημαίνει περισσότερα δράματα, διλήμματα, και τραγούδια να μας [...]
What a Night for Live Music ! A little secret for you music enthusiasts out there. The best nights on tour are the first and the last. (The latter for it's full throttle, come-to-the-end madness, while the former for it's pomp and the fun the musicians have on stage.) Here's what I'm talking about - our pick of the week: The RSL Music Blog's Weekend Music Pick: So how great then the fact that [...]
As always, there's an eight-hour pile of tracks for you today. Here's how it breaks down: - Six songs get repeated in that eight hours, so it's four hours between plays for those six songs. They're the ones in " The Grinder ", in case you're wondering what I mean by that when I say it on the FM Showcase (which, by the way, is on 90.5 The Night tonight at 10pm .) - The rest of the songs are set up so [...]
From the top, now: We are not true / We are not pure / We are not right / O but still I'll steal to you at night / Too selfish by half / Too ugly by far / But when your songs have been sung, come to me / Rumours are rife / And winter blows cold / Reminds me of such wretched times / And yet all the same / I will never deign / To think ill of you / When all's well / My love is like cathedral bells / Amongst all the [...]
The Keen Brothers (Bob Pollard + Tommy Keene) - Death Of The Party
"This is amazing. Nothing is happening in the phone room. It's embarrassing. One dude called, and another guy thought this was a karate studio. Really? Karate studio? This is not a karate studio. It's WFMU!" -- Sensei Captain Tom Scharpling, setting sail into eerily calm waters "Anyone who knows the Famous Flamer knows that you can't hustle a Famous Flamer at air hockey." -- Famous Flamin' Floyd from Fresno, suffering no punks in the hotel game room "They lock the bathrooms at noight!" -- PBR, [...]
"This is amazing. Nothing is happening in the phone room. It's embarrassing. One dude called, and another guy thought this was a karate studio. Really? Karate studio? This is not a karate studio. It's WFMU!" -- Sensei Captain Tom Scharpling, setting sail into eerily calm waters "Anyone who knows the Famous Flamer knows that you can't hustle a Famous Flamer at air hockey." -- Famous Flamin' Floyd from Fresno, suffering no punks in the hotel game room "They lock the bathrooms at noight!" -- PBR, [...]
Here's another type of post that I haven't done in a while. Bad blogger. This week's interesting shows in the DC area, with my picks in bold . Monday 4/27 Galaxy Hut: Paleo , Mad Happy, Noon:30 Red and Black: The Inevitable Backlash, Pessimist Parade Tuesday 4/278 RnR Hotel: Valient Thorr, Shokker, Hull House (Early Man canceled) Velvet Lounge: Psychedelic Horseshit, Cutest Puppy In The World, Insect Factory Wednesday 4/29 [...]
W e had a terrific time at the Tommy Keene show last night; my memories of earlier gigs of his must have been unfairly tainted because I don't ever remember him and his band sounding as great as they did last night at the Hideout. Every song played, each of which could have been culled from my own personal playlist of favorite Tommy Keene moments, just seemed to explode from the stage. And while I'm sure it's a cliché to say so at this point in his career, I just [...]
John Davis has become a staple of the DC indie scene, and is someone whose music (Corm, Elusive, Q and Not U, Georgie James) I have been into since I first discovered it . From the post-punk/DC hardcore of Q and Not U to the classic pop sounds of Georgie James, I have certainly played a few of his band's records to death. Davis' current project Title Tracks just released a 2-song 7" on Dischord (which you should do yourself a favor and go buy immediately), and is currently touring around the greater DC area. CMI was graciously [...]
We mentioned this when we told you about his annual benefit concert, but it bears repeating that Chicago Cubs TV broadcaster Len Kasper (pictured with Tommy Keene) is not your typical baseball talking head. In fact, he's probably the only one who's ever heard of the Talking Heads. With the season at long last in [...]
new music from vampire weekend – cousins + music video
WKND PLYLST!! This has nothing to do with NEW MOON!
Friday Five: Surf Songs
HOT CHIP TAKE another crack at IT and I’m IN
The Beach House Theory of 2k10.
