Since 6:47 AM EST this morning, when Phoenix became the first band to confirm its participation for Bonnaroo 2010 , we have been glued to our computers (literally), waiting the rest of this year's act to take similar action. And while it proved incredibly tedious, maddening, and downright inane (at least for those who endured the 14+ hour affair), in the end, the Manchester, TN festival got what it wanted - attention and lots of it. As for the end result of said attention? An initial lineup announcement headed by Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder, Dave Matthews [...]
This week, new releases from Midlake, Beach House, Spoon and Yeasayer are the most played records, along with locals Laura Veirs, Mike Coykendall, Blind Pilot and Kelli Schaefer. Here we are: 1. Midlake/The Courage of Others 2. Beach House/Teen Dream 3. Spoon/Transference 4. Yeasayer/Odd Blood 5. Laura Veirs , July Flame 6. Surfer Blood, Astro Coast 7. Vampire Weekend 8. Mike Coykendall /The Unbearable Being of Likeness 9. The Heligoats/Goodness Gracious 10. Charlotte Gainsbourg/IRM [...]
Frank Yang If I'm being totally honest, I wasn't that excited for last night's Magnetic Fields show at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. After all, their last few records didn't especially bowl me over and I was feeling somewhat pessimistic about what to expect from a performer who's very much on record as being disdainful of the entire phenomenon of live performance. I had seen them before at their last visit to Toronto in July 2004 and while my memories of that show are fond, I couldn't say it was an especially [...]
Our Toronto based guest blogger, Jordon Chiarelli, shares his review. Did you know that in the Canadian Governmental hierarchy, the Prime Minister is actually third in line? In fact, it is actually the Queen of England who legitimately sits as top ranked head of state (or province) - she even has her mug on all [...]
As an early Valentine's Day treat, we are announcing the long-awaited release of The Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs box set on limited-edition 10" vinyl (with MP3 download coupon) to be released in stores on April 20! We are accepting pre-orders now in the Merge store at a special price and all orders before Valentine's [...]
The Magnetic Fields - Book Of Love 69 Love Songs ( Merge - 1999/2010) www.houseoftomorrow.com Sharon Van Etten - Love More Shaking Through 2010 Series ( Weathervan Music - 2010) www.sharonvanetten.com A Weather - Giant Stairs Everyday Balloons ( Team Love - 2010) www.myspace.com/aweathermusic [...]
The Magnetic Fields' newest album, released Jan. 26 on Nonesuch, is a wide-reaching panorama of mystical folk, cerebral hootenanny and lyrical mastery that rides the spectrum from heartache to the spastic imagination of childhood. Strangely enough, the album is titled Realism . It's hard to articulate Stephin Merritt's wonderful capacity for adaptation and renewal. But if you had to encapsulate the philosophy of "Realism" in two lines, it would most likely be a couplet from the album's first track: [...]
Included on the playlist: Massive Attack - Protection Wilco - I'm The Man Who Loves You The Magnetic Fields - The Book Of Love Stream the full compilation here. MP3: The Magnetic Fields - The Book Of Love
Jay Mattson takes a look back at one of the finest accomplishments in independent music, Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs. Over one decade later, it still continues to amaze.
Ben + Vesper - LuvInIdleness Blessure Grave - Judged By Twelve, Carried By Six (Digital) Buzzcocks - Remasters Gil Scott-Heron - I'm New Here Hot Chip - One Life Stand Pantha Du Prince - Black Noise [...]
NPR is streaming the new Local Natives album, Gorilla Manor , in its entirety. The Montreal Gazette lists three of the Residents' best concept albums. At the Barnes & Noble Review , Robert Christgau reviews the new Vampire Weekend album, Contra . [...]
NPR is streaming the new Local Natives album, Gorilla Manor , in its entirety. At the Wall Street Journal , Alton Brown lists his favorite cookbooks. The New York Times examines the trend of adapting novels into graphic novels. The Montreal Gazette lists three of the Residents' best concept albums. [...]
Skybox are a local Chicago indie pop outfit comprised of Tim Ellis and Christian Fields, Mike Holtz and Dan Ingenthron. They've made a name for themselves with outlandish live shows and toured in support of artists like Ben Folds, Tilly and The Wall, Tally Hall and The Figurines. Most of our sessions (and content) are admittedly skewed to folk, America and alt-country, but I've spent two weeks visiting and revisiting Skybox's recent release, Morning After Cuts . Unlike our discussion about Midlake yesterday , Skybox keeps you on your toes and varies their sound from one [...]
Frank Yang If I'm being totally honest, I wasn't that excited for last night's Magnetic Fields show at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. After all, their last few records didn't especially bowl me over and I was feeling somewhat pessimistic about what to expect from a performer who's very much on record as being disdainful of the entire phenomenon of live performance. I had seen them before at their last visit to Toronto in July 2004 and while my memories of that show are fond, I couldn't say it was an especially [...]
OH-oo-Oh-oo-Oh We all know how catchy single syllables repeated can be when used in a song. But for Wild Beasts , 'catchy' doesn't do justice to what their dulcet vocals crooning "Oh-oo-oh-oo-ohhhh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh" does in this lengthily named 'We Still Got The Taste Dancin' On Our Tongues'. I gotta say, for some reason the video makes me giggle a little bit, with it's four horizontal protangonists floating into the snow and fields and sky; and the noble steed running in slow motion and all... Don't get me wrong, [...]
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Art Bell appeared on Coast to Coast twice last weekend, and I recorded as much as I could to continue with my unofficial project archiving Art's scant appearances. Most of Friday's program (with the total badass theoretical physicist Michio Kaku), save for the first hour because I was out, bro, is below in two parts, as well as most of Sunday's in one part. As a quick caveat, the audio quality on Friday's show is total garbage, and I have no idea why this time. No storms interfering with reception, radio was in working order, [...]
Saw this trailer over the weekend and was genuinely surprised to find out that this documentary about the very private songwriter - or most dubiously known as "the most miserable man in rock" - has been in the works for nearly ten years. Directed by Kerthy Fix and Gail O'Hara, the film seems to primarily focus on the period of Merritt's time between the releases of 69 Love Songs (1999) and Distortion (2008). From the many horror stories I've heard/read in regards to most interviews with The Magnetic Fields [...]
Caged Baby take on Editors with their reworking of the band's current single You Don't Know Love . The remix officially appears as part of a UK digital single bundle and will also appear on the upcoming UK CD single for the track. The band's U.S. label are currently giving it away for free (or well for filling out lots of fields on yourself) right here . You Don't Know Love single artwork below: [...]
Blind Spot Radio Show 041 | DELANO & DR HOFFMANN | BS041 Dr Hoffmann pres Blind Spot on 103.2 Preston FM 6th February 2010 8-10pm GMT 8-9pm DR HOFFMANN (Blind Spot – UK) with the latest Techno tracks and promos www.doctorhoffmann.com 9-10pm guest: DELANO (Freespirit – Slovenia) www.myspace.com/delanodj Dr Hoffmann @ Blind Spot – 6th February 2010 8pm File Download (118:54 min / 218 MB) [...]
So I've been sitting on Laurent Bourque 's impressive debut CD for a few months now, trying to come up with the right way to describe it without making it sound like it's a bit on the dull side. You could slide it into the singer/songwriter genre, but that makes it sound boring. You could say it's a rock album, but that conjures up images of bar bands and classic rock, and that's not doing it justice either. And it's certainly hooky enough to be called a pop album, but the sounds are a tad too organic for it [...]
Yeasayer – Odd Blood (Review)
New Releases V2.9
2010 Bonnaroo Artists Unveiled
Massive Attack is inconsistent, but ultimately gratifying, on Heligoland
