Every now and again I'll get a return from a distro or mailorder or just simply stumble upon a box of old stuff and end up being able to offer a few out of print items up for grabs once again. I spent the last few months tracking down as much stuff as I could from distros and mailorders that had this out of print stuff in stock, and figured I'd call it in since it would sell better at the HHBTM site anyways. So I have just a few copies of each Item so get them while you can.... [...]
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In the grunge music of the 90s we saw the mass standardization of the head-bang. For you young ones, that's when you take your nasty, long, greasy, unwashed hair and whip it from back to front and front to back in rapid motions. The result, obviously, is brain damage. That's what rock-n-roll will do for ya. Pop, on the other hand, takes that motion and reduces it to a quick nod. The good news is that you have more brain cells to kill with vices such as alcohol. The music of [...]
The Superions " the Superions " EP is now available for download at your favorite digital download site today. Since most everyone uses Itunes here's the link . The EP features 3 new original tunes Totally Nude Island, Those Sexy Saucer Gals, and Who Threw That Ham at Me . There are also 4 remixes of some of the tracks above by Ursula 1000 , the Lolligags , Casper & the Cookies , and Marshmallow Coast . The actual CD & 12" will be out [...]
Sourpatch is having a record release show on January 9th @ the Farmhouse in San Jose, CA. The actual official release date isn't until February 2nd though. For all those who pre-ordered the LP's and CD's have shipped, and the download codes for the vinyl have now been activated. Our Sourpatch contest winner will be announced next week. Also back in stock in super limited quantities Casper & the Cookies " Oh " on CD, and Marshmallow Coast " Phreak Phantasy " on LP. If you don't have them, i'd pick them up [...]
I know this has taken forever to post, but we had some delays in the project, but now it's time for the big news. HHBTM will be releasing " Totally Nude Island " EP by the Superions , the new project by Fred Schneider (of the B-52's ) , Noah Broudie, and Dan Marshall. The CD EP & 12" features 3 new originals " Totally Nude Island ", " Who Threw that Ham at Me ", and " Those Sexy Saucer Gals " along with 4 remixes by [...]
Bear In Heaven - Beast Rest Forth Mouth (Hometapes) "Take out the earbuds and let it fill a space: This is music that's bigger than your iPod— music you'll want to feel all around you." - Eric Harvey, Pitchfork "Best New Music" (8.4) MP3: Bear In Heaven - "Wholehearted Mess" Capybara - Try Brother (The Record Machine) [...]
Casper & the Cookies finally have a video from their Modern Silence album for the song Little King . It's all Scooby Doo meets Popfest. To celebrate the amazing work by Frederick Arnold the video animator Casper and company have decided to put their double LP on sale for the month of November. You can get the album from their website with the sale price of just $15 bucks + postage which isn't bad for a double lp on 180 gram vinyl with a gatefold sleeve.
ein sound, der mich zurückbeamt in eine zeit, da ich samstag nachmittage vor der glotze hing, um abgefahrene science fiction filme zu gucken. die waren immer mit so sinistrer musik unterlegt. ein pfeifen und sirren, voller sternschnuppen eben. das wabern und röcheln und atmosphärisieren. gelungen vor allem, wenn dazu silberfarbene elemente durchs bild hüpften. ganz so weit wollte man bei marshmallow coast nicht gehen. aber diese unherbe lieblichkeit, die haben sie auch. "phreak phantasy" ist ihr letztes und aktuelles album und es lechzt danach, gehört zu werden, benutzt, gebraucht zu sein. so wie [...]
It's been a little while since Casper and the Cookie's album Modern Silence came out, but they now have a nice video for the track "Little Kings." It's a nice hand-drawn animated video that mixes the Athens music scene with Scooby Doo. Super bonus points for naming people in the frame at the 2:17 mark! [...]
Behold: Casper & the Cookies' new video for "Little King" (off Modern Silence ), created by Fredrick R. Arnold III of National Dinonaut ! Jason NeSmith posted a plot rundown over at the Elephant 6 Townhall : "The members of Casper & the Cookies are involved in some Scooby Doo-esque mischief with a healthy dollop of technicolor glam style. An underage kid with a fake ID is turned away at the club where Casper & the Cookies are playing that night. Meanwhile, Jason, Kay, & Jim are on their way [...]
One common dilemma faced here on Musical Pairings is that we receive submissions and otherwise discover music by a lot of talented artists and musicians that we'd love to promote, but whose album we haven't yet found an appropriate Musical Pairing. For this reason, we're starting a new semi-regular post here on Musical Pairings featuring some of the new music that we have received, but have yet had a chance to use as a Musical Pairing or Local Pairing. ~~ Tim Williams ' new album is the first featuring the [...]
ARTIST / BAND: Supercluster MP3: "Brave Tree" / "I Got The Answer" ALBUM: Waves FILE UNDER: Experimental / Rock / Psychedelic LABEL: Cloud Recordings INFO: With a blast of creative energy fueled by an enthusiasm for making music together, a fantastic combination of Athens, Georgia musicians formed Supercluster , the brainchild of Pylon vocalist Vanessa Briscoe Hay and Hannah Jones [...]
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Supercluster may have that famed super group make-up, but it lacks in the pretentious ego-driven in-fighting to which such groups are prone. The artists behind Supercluster are responsible for some of today's best groups, from Of Montreal and Casper & The Cookies to Deerhunter and The New Sound Of Numbers. Despite the who's-who of indie pop, Waves is a portal into lo-fi psych pop famed to regions like Athens, GA. Also unlike the typical super group, Supercluster lacks overproduction thanks to the hand of Jason NeSmith (Casper [...]
We've written in the past about the cool things being done in Olympia, Washington by People in a Position to Know . They put out extremely limited edition records (often 73 singles) from very cool bands (Wand, Golden Boots, Casper and the Cookies, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Norfolk & Western...), focusing on quality over quantity, love over commerce. We've been stoked since May for a release PIAPTK have been promising since then, a 73 single from Jescos, a James Toth fronted super-group featuring fellow Tennesians Tim Bracy and Bingham Barnes. We're sure you're aware of our [...]
Photo Credit This is going to be an action packed week in Atlanta. The A3C Hip hop Festival is going on in various venues in and around East Atlanta this weekend, and you can find all the details on that here . I'm not familiar enough with most of the lineup to make educated recommendations as to which shows to hit, but if I were sticking around town this week, I would definitely hit it up. But, I'll be going OTP to attend Alchemy , Georgia's mini version of Burning Man. In addition to [...]
More free early-morning goodness, in the shape of Compass from Venice Is Sinking. This act of generosity - coming fresh from Athens (the REMy one, not the ancient one) - is by way of announcing their new maxi-single ep-type thing. It might be best if Daniel from the band explains it to you in his own words: We've got a new EP coming out called "Okay". Actually, it's more of a maxi-single for the song "Okay", which appeared on our last album, AZAR. On the EP are two alternate versions of AZAR [...]
ARTIST / BAND: Supercluster MP3: I Got The Answer ALBUM: Waves FILE UNDER: Experimental / Rock / Psychedelic LABEL: Cloud Recordings INFO: With a blast of creative energy fueled by an enthusiasm for making music together, a fantastic combination of Athens, Georgia musicians formed Supercluster , the brainchild of Pylon vocalist Vanessa Briscoe Hay and Hannah Jones of The New Sound of Numbers . Spanning the history of Athens music from the [...]
Athens' "Appalachian Wave" crew Supercluster is a bone-fide Georgian super-group that ebbs and flows in size like any community and features members of Pylon, the Olivia Tremor Control, Circulatory System, Instruments, Casper & The Cookies, Deerhunter, etc. Their new album Waves follows 2007's Special 5 EP and includes some of the last material recorded by Pylon's Randy Bewley, who passed away earlier this year . Accordingly, Pylon friend and fan Bradford Cox jumped in to play guitar and help with production. As far as this particular track, "Brave Tree," vocalist/keyboardist/producer/ Pylon member Vanessa Briscoe [...]
Athens' "Appalachian Wave" crew Supercluster is a bone-fide Georgian super-group that ebbs and flows in size like any community and features members of Pylon, the Olivia Tremor Control, Circulatory System, Instruments, Casper & The Cookies, Deerhunter, etc. Their new album Waves follows 2007's Special 5 EP and includes some of the last material recorded by Pylon's Randy Bewley, who passed away earlier this year . Accordingly, Pylon friend and fan Bradford Cox jumped in to play guitar and help with production. As far as this particular track, "Brave Tree," vocalist/keyboardist/producer/ Pylon member Vanessa Briscoe [...]
die neue ep rollt heran, heißt "okay" und ist vielmehr ein nachtrag zum "azar" album, enthalten sind zwei alternative versionen des "ryan's songs und natürlich "okay" sowie, so schrieb mir daniel von der band: "We also included two covers of San Francisco band Okay we recorded with Jason NeSmith of Casper & the Cookies: "Compass" and "Give Up" : venice is sinking - compass venice is sinking - ryan's song venice is sinking - okay [...]
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