12 Days of Christmas "Christmas is a time for excessive drinking". Indeed. There's no sign of baby Jesus here and not much hope of peace on earth when Brontosaurus Chorus threaten "I would shoot you in the face" on their otherwise gorgeously jangly 'Calling Birds'. The mostly Cardiff bands hand-picked for this new compilation by Richard Chitty (The School, Lucky Delucci, Little My) and Harri Davidson (The School, Little My) were [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Avi Buffalo : "What's in It For?" [mp3] from What's in It For? other Avi Buffalo posts at Largehearted Boy Awesome New Republic : "Last Drop" [mp3] from Hearts other Awesome New Republic posts at Largehearted Boy Brontosaurus Chorus : [...]
Click here to view the embedded video. Six months on from their album, the band with my favourite name of the year are back with a single just in time for Halloween. The song itself is typical of the band. It's a cheerful sounding little indiepop number with some instrumentation that's more complex than you might expect. Of course, ultimately it's just eight people making a joyful racket, but hey, isn't that what being in a band is all about? Best of all, they've also come up with a [...]
Here are six free tracks to add to your Halloween party mix. The of Montreal track kind of makes me want to dress up as Kevin Barnes this year. Brontosaurus Chorus - "Louisiana" mp3 Shiny Toy Guns - "It's Halloween At The House Of Spooks" mp3 of Montreal - "Brush Brush Brush" (from Yo Gabba Gabba Soundtrack ) mp3 White Rabbits - "Percussion" mp3 [...]
This is an ever changing and (hopefully) expanding list of some of the songs I have mentioned before in this blog or simply stuff I have found somewhere on the web that I find interesting, but have no time to write about. All files have been found somewhere in cyberspace (and NONE of them have uploaded by me, so I cannot help you with any requests you might have - just keep returning and something new might pop up), so they will be available until the artists, record labels, fans, whatever decide to remove them. Thanks to a few readers, [...]
Prog-jammers Umphrey's McGee have always been an extremely fan-friendly act, but with the announcement of a new fan-driven experience called Stew Art - or S2 - the Chicago-based sextet is taking interacting with their fans to a whole new level. During S2 shows - which will be a completely different ticketed event than the regular Umphrey's shows happening at the same venue - the band will improvise based on ideas the fans at this intimate event present to them using a variety of different communication mediums including text messaging and pre-written cue cards. [...]
Well, that never happened. Then again, Busta also promised to "King Kong all niggas like gorilla monsoon." Presumably, that's when Busta raps so hard that primates rain down from the sky to crush his enemies. Maybe he was just using his creative license. Why am I revisiting an album from 13 years ago? It a fit of sentimentality, maybe stupidity, I recently paid money for a bunch of old albums that I've always wanted to own. I realize this is the age of mp3s, but I don't care. The first [...]
Next stop: Hainault. Alight here for pretence, debauchery and the hidden gem of the UK festival circuit just half an hour outside of London on the Central Line. Emerging from the forest last year like a children's pop-up book featuring weird and wonderful circus-like sights and sounds from the likes of metallic glamsters Chrome Hoof, pitch-perfect indie from The Maccabees and heroic microwave-slaughtering from wiry heroes Gang of Four. Melding together inspiration and the inspired, this year Offset returns with a line up bursting with everything essential in antagonising, quintessentially British post-punk past and present, with the likes of stalwarts [...]
As many of you are well aware, UK duo Fuck Buttons are responsible for making some of the most genre defying, hypnotizing, trance inducing sounds most of us have ever heard. (Think Steve Reich meets Collections of Colonies of Bees meets Geotic) Their LP debut Street Horrrsing, which was met with a number of laudatory reviews, also sparked a drastic polarization of opinions, ranging from "a tsunami of tense oscillations and Brontosaurus-colonic tones", to "ambient hipster garbage". However, regardless of any negative criticism, any band that possesses such an idiosyncratic/obscure/provocat ive vision and still manages to garner a torrential downpour of acclaim, [...]
popkiller resident Geoff Pye busts out some steaming hot tracks for the west coast heatwave. Bust out the fan and turn-up the speakers for this one…. http://popkiller.ca/podcast/ge off-pye-so-hot/ Secret Button Bureau - Livin For UR - Unreleased Arto Mwambe - Ombala Mbembo - Brontosaurus Willie Ninja - Hot (Murk Groove) - Nervous Records Kiki - Good Voodoo (Visionquest remix) - BPitch Control Waxworx - Help Me - Toronto Underground Tony Lionni - Found A Place - Ostgut Ton [...]
To find out more about, and to purchase tickets to Boston Band Crush's "One Night Band" please visit: http://www.onenightbandboston. com/ RSVP: Facebook Event ! Check back each day for more interviews with our participants! Abe Lateiner is originally from Ohio. Now he lives in Cambridge. He has played drums with The Dino-Whores, B for Brontosaurus, The Oh! My Gods, and currently plays with Hands and Knees. The Boston Band Crush Interview: BBC: What Boston rockers, [...]
Remote - Public Service (Meanwhile) Clouded Vision – Outside (Vox Accapella) (White) Plein Soleil aka Chloe & Krikor - Casus Belli (Brontosaurus mix) (Kill The DJ) Tucillo - Panorama (Kalabrese Mix) (Delusions of Grandeur) Juan Maclean – Happy House (Audion Remix) (Dfa Records) Abe Duque feat. Virginia - Following My Heart [DJ Hell Remix] (Process Recordings) Monty Luke – Panik Attack (Mothership) Daniel Steinberg - Cocolips (Heinrichs & Hirtenfellner Remix) (SUPDUB) Tom Flynn - Zinga (UNO) Julian Jewell - Marjo [...]
I know Abe Lateiner because I dated his brother once. You know Abe Lateiner because he was the drummer in B for Brontosaurus (pictured – he's the guy on the right). That band is sadly now extinct (wokka wokka) but Abe is resurfacing as the new drummer for Boston Band Crush favorite/Midriff Records band Hands and Knees ! They're perfect for each other, in my opinion; see for yourself tonight at Church. [...]
We are big fans of Matt Walsh . His stripped down acid and techno tastes have made him one of the most exciting DJs to emerge from the capital in recent years. Matt's been plugging away establishing himself as a resident of Bugged Out and a regular at London's best club, aswell as being taken under the wing by Tiga and signed to his Turbo record label. We are big fans of his mixes; he did a great WeAreBlahBlahBlah Mix for us earlier in the year which you can find here , and this one is no different. [...]
17 Hours have never passed so quickly. Maybe it was the stop at Sonic that kept us going (us New Englanders think of it as some Holy Grail of fast food), but most likely it was the excitement of Bonnaroo finally becoming a reality. Honestly, I feel like my visit in Manchester, TN was a fantasy I dreamt up for my own fun. But it happened, and I have the lime green wristband, 3D ticket, and tie-dye t-shirt to prove it. Even when you talk with people who [...]
EUGENE Ya know the old story about "Hitchhiker Joe," the one where you pick up the crusty old vagabond out of the goodness of your heart and he carves out your eyeballs and steals your wallet (and heart)? Well...the times, they have a-changed, and "Hitchhiker Joe" is now "Hitchhiker Travis," and instead of slicin' up your eyeballs and stealing your money, he continuously begs you to smoke pot with him and listen to his collection of Sublime tapes. Cuz, ya know, they're the rare b-sides , man. Somewhere along the I-5, we [...]
• Not one but two CNN/CareerBuilder articles have appeared since my last weekly world (w)news update. This means twice as many opportunities to poke fun of the inanity of those horrible writers! In the first piece, the theory stating a college degree is enough to get a job is refuted. As it turns out, apparently these days a bachelor's degree just doesn't mean much! Oh yeah? Tell me something I didn't know four years ago when I was still working towards my BA. No one lands a good job anymore without a degree in engineering or [...]
Okay, Industrial Power-Pop doesn't exist. If it did I think it would be the greatest thing ever though. I might have a massive rant or two in the coming days, so consider this the calm before the fuckstorm . Cheap Trick Anytime Baby Talk Brontosaurus New Cheap Trick motherfucker! No, not here, here . Check it out because it's totally awesome because Cheap Trick is one of the best bands of all time and if you don't think so you [...]
Regulars: June 1st-7th Monday Skinny Mondays @ ?: back when they find a new venue Tuesday Boosh Tuesdays @ the Cobalt: Revelstoke , Brontosaurus , and Double Wide Wednesday Fake Jazz Wednesday @ the Cobalt: David Slave , Her Jazz Noise Collective , Spencer Pierce Davis , Gut Wound, and Colby Sparks & Poibfehr The Beehive [...]
May is easily the best month of the year in New York. We've finally kissed winter goodbye, the rain has gone away, and every day is filled with sun. It's days like this where we dread going to work and wish we could spend our days laying in Prospect Park soaking up the sun. We're bringing that feeling to Fontana's on Wednesday, May 22 for this month's Rumble, a fierce and fighting bill that will leave you wanting more. Our hotly tipped lineup this month includes action from Ennui, Brontasaurus, and visitors from Iceland, [...]
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