Writing for The Ripple Effect has given all of us here some insight on a bunch of labels that are cruising along just under the radar. We're found a ton of Indie labels over the last two plus years and we're constantly being surprised by the passion and quality of the material being released under the various banners. Some labels are approaching their releases from a place of reverence towards the music and musicians that they've loved for a time by releasing re-issues or unreleased material, while others concentrate on putting out music that they may enjoy, but [...]
Ascoltare una nuova uscita a nome Magnetic Fields non è affatto cosa semplice per chi li ama e li venera aldilà dell'elevato valore musicale. Chi scrive ha lasciato un pezzo del proprio cuore all' interno di quelle "69 Love Songs" che l'immenso Stephen Merritt compose e diede alle stampe ormai più di un decennio fa. Dentro a quei tre dischi si respira l'amore in tutti i suoi aspetti, la forma canzone esplorata in ogni sua sfumatura e i nei suoi innumerevoli sottogeneri: c'è l'opera di un grande autore che può ormai essere collocato in un gradino [...]
' Good As Gold ' is the kaleidoscopic second album from six-piece Swedish shape-shifters Petter & The Pix . It will land in the UK on 3 May, 2010 via Gung-Ho! Recordings, following the release of single "Never Never" on 26 April. 'Good As Gold' is a sonically and emotionally layered album, only revealing itself after repeated listens. It was recorded in live takes over just two days, and then assembled over a painstaking twelve month period. As a songwriter, Petter repeatedly roams round various genres, scoping [...]
Heirloom mp3 The Black Atlantic Reverence For Fallen Trees ..... download the whole album from their site for free! Old, Dim Light mp3 The Black Atlantic Reverence For Fallen Trees The Black Atlantic popped up on my twitter the other day via the ever-faithfully helpful, Drunk Country. Out of Holland, The Black Atlantic are heading to SXSW, and on their way they will hit a number of US cities. They're booking their tour now. If you like [...]
Fin de semana ideal para el estreno de una nueva lista cargada de sonidos nuevos y familiares, la mezcla perfecta para acompañar un viernes por la noche ... Galaxy 94.3 fm ® Los Mochis radio pone a su dispocisión el nuevo playlist 117, con la mejor música de la galaxia ... sintonice su receptor esta noche — 20:20 horas y transfórmese en una mejor persona... Playlist 117 Galaxy 94.3 fm ® [...]
Seriously, what a long and winding road it has been so far this season on Idol . I don't know about you, but I was so thrilled to hear tonight's episode was the final of the first round auditions as the Idol tornado hit Denver, Colorado. The mile high city delivered 26 Golden Tickets, of which we saw seven contenders. However, we got some great quotes and what seemed like a new guest judge in Victoria Beckham . Beckham's biggest hit with the Spice Girls "Wannabe" asked us to "Tell me what you want, what you [...]
One of my favorite bands has long been The Talking Heads, the great late 70's/early 80's punk-new wave group fronted by the ever erudite David Byrne. I never tire of them, not after all these years of semi-constant rotation. I could blither on about the musical reasons that this is so, and then engage in arguments over "who is better? The Talking Heads, The Clash, The Ramones, or Blondie"? But I never have much steam for these debates. I still obsess over the Talking Heads because of the odd abstractions of the lyrics, the driving [...]
What with the rotting bark of insufferably twee branches of "folk" and "anti-folk" (alongside any other prefix-addled genre imagined as delusional escapism from pigeonholing) falling from the trees of the softer musical persuasion and poisoning the mainstream, it's reassuring to finally stumble across the magical realms of Copenhagen's Efterklang . As endearing as Hjaltalín's soothing bassoon blasts were wafting over lyrics of Myspace misinterpretations, the hoards of contrived Twickenham tykes eclipsed any true originality, smearing suffocating fiddles over a monotonous mire of hopeless harpings on broken strings, from both hearts and guitars. Efterklang are hardly sure-fire bets to permeate [...]
Side projects are one thing, but when a band forms out of love, you just gotta respect that. (Mother Love Bone, anyone?) After all, if it's not for the good, honest music that comes out of it, there's usually one hell of a story as to why it exists. Sweet Apple is the new unit comprised of J. Mascis (of Dinosaur Jr.), Tim Parnin and John Petkovic (both of Cobra Verde), and Dave Sweetapple (of Witch). This is supergroup, nor is it a little side project. It's a labor of love... The story starts when John [...]
Now here you go again You say you want your freedom Well, who am I to keep you down? It's only right that you should Play the way you feel it But listen carefully to the sound Of your loneliness Like a heartbeat drives you mad In the stillness of remembering What you had And what you lost... And what you had... And what you lost Download The Morning Benders - Dreams (Fleetwood Mac Cover) Everyone you know bid a happy farewell to 2009. [...]
Editor's note: "Overlooked in Ohio" is a feature in which we ask an Ohio-based artist/music enthusiast to tell us about a few bands (past or present) from the state of Ohio that deserve some love. Our second installment comes courtesy of Bela Koe-Krompecher , a staple of the Columbus rock scene and head of the soon-to-be-revived Anyway Records - former home of Gaunt, The New Bomb Turks and countless other "important" Columbus bands, including this volume's subject, Greenhorn . ...This is a long one, but do yourself a big favor and read the whole [...]
I thought I'd mix things up and get my best albums of the year 2009 out first then work backwards through what I listened to (According to Last.fm). I must say this was an amazing year for music and I plead with my friends who "cannot find anything new to listen to" that they just need to listen around, become an ear slut, do what you have to do to get into all this great music. Partly, this year for me has been a good one in music because I've been sitting at the computer so much after work [...]
Well here we go again. After finishing up my contributions to Treble 's year - end and decade lists , it's time for me to officially close out 2009 over here. Perhaps a bit late according to internet logic, but all of the upcoming music remains very deserving of your attention. Here are a few more records that were inexplicably overlooked on Chickens Don't Clap!, lost in the overwhelming flood of new music that circulated through my brain this past year. ------------------------------ ------ [...]
Since I never really got into LOST, I am going to jump on this "Iamamiwhoami" bandwagon because let's face it, I love me a good conspiracy theory. I'll try to keep this as simple as possible. Promise. Back in December, a disturbing, birthing video clip emerged online from a channel called " iamamiwhoami ." With limbs coming out of the holes in trees and some sort of blonde alien female fetus, how could one not be intrigued? Fast forward to January, a second clip appears. Pulsating [...]
<a href=" http://onethirtybpm.com/2010/0 1/27/album-review-the-magnetic -fields-realism/" The Magnetic Fields Realism [Nonesuch; 2010] Links: The Magnetic Fields | Nonesuch | Purchase on Insound Posted by Andrew Ryce on 27 January 2010 The Magnetic Fields are an odd little band. Once considered indie rock heavyweights, a status arguably culminating with the release of 1999's three-disc [...]
Thursday, December 31st: Santa Rosa Part 2: Batman Versus Predator House New Years Eve! Holy Moly. 6 bands, a bajillion people crammed into a much-too-small house, free beer, and sparklers. That's the American dream realized, right there. It was all a blur except for that one girl in the middle. She didn't move much. Batman Versus Predator (now called Starskate, not as good of a name), absolutely destroyed with a fierce math rock intensity. By the way, math rock is still huge [...]
Premiering last Friday night at the Sundance Film Festival during the Opening Night Shorts Program was a new film by Where the Wild Things Are director Spike Jonze. Titled I'm Here , the film tells the story of "a male robot librarian [who] lives a solitary and methodical life — devoid of creativity, joy and passion — until he meets an adventurous and free spirited female robot." Besides all of that, the film will also provide yet another example of Spike Jonze's awesome musical taste . As TwentyFourBit reports, ASKA , the Los [...]
Last week's show is still up for your listening pleasure in case you haven't gotten around to checking it out yet, so go ahead: Stream the January 18 edition of Out the Other Not only was Spoon's Transference the featured album of the week, I also got a chance to spin a nice handful of new and upcoming releases, plus a ton of the bands that were featured at last week's Mercy Lounge anniversary celebration. Here's the playlist so you can follow along at home: 1. Spoon - I Saw the Light [...]
Last week's show is still up for your listening pleasure in case you haven't gotten around to checking it out yet, so go ahead: Stream the January 18 edition of Out the Other Not only was Spoon's Transference the featured album of the week, I also got a chance to spin a nice handful of new and upcoming releases, plus a ton of the bands that were featured at last week's Mercy Lounge anniversary celebration. Here's the playlist so you can follow along at home: 1. Spoon - [...]
The Courage of Others is an album that at one point Midlake feared they would never make. The follow-up to their 2006 second album The Trials of Van Occupanther - one of the last decade's most surprising and utterly fantastic records - it took just over one year in total to complete (the same as its predecessor) but a few years to really get started. They couldn't quite find their sound: songs were scrapped, and motivation must have been low at times. But still Midlake pursued, and were invigorated when lead singer Tim Smith [...]
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