Black Mountain just posted a fan made video for "the first Black Mountain song ever" over on their Facebook page. We thought it was pretty cool, so we are sharing it with you. So if you got nine minutes to spare, and wanna see something kick ass, press play on the thingy below. This is Buffalo Swan.
BAM! Bet you were expecting a Best of 2011 list, yeah? Well I don't got time for that (YET)! No...this is where I acknowledge all the great stuff I missed in 2010. 'Cause it doesn't get any more rock n roll than to talk about shit that's over a year old. Write that down in your How to Be Rock N Roll notebooks. Anyway, the last time I wrote this list , I spent quite a while talking about how there isn't enough time in one year to listen to all the potentially great releases and put [...]
People coming into this post thinking 'what the hell? I thought he was making a new Black Mountain album!?' let me immediately allay your fears: Stephen McBean is coming to the completion of a new Black Mountain album. And a new Pink Mountaintops album. And this new album from his new project Grim Tower is now far off. In fact, the real headline here should be "Stephen McBean is leading a triple life." Grim Tower is a two-man project with Imaad Wasif, who has in the past toured with Yeah Yeah Yeahs. McBean and Wasif apparently spent a [...]
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For those of you who have visited this particular blog in the past, it is no secret that I will shortly be packing up the family and moving out west. I'm opening a new pizza place on Commercial Drive that I hope each and every one of you will have a chance to frequent consistently in the near future. Aside from the business side of the move, I am most excited about living in a city with a reliable music scene. I have spent a lot of time pondering all of the shows I will be [...]
Now that Black Mountain seems to have wound down for the time being, Amber Webber and Joshua Wells are back with more Lightning Dust material. Here's the moody "Never Again," which is carried by expansive synths, echoing electro beats and Webber's quivering vocals. This comes from the duo's new split 73 with Hard Drugs , which is coming out October 4 through the Storyboard Label . Go to Exclaim! for more.
I done been a fan of Vancouver, Canada's Black Mountain for quite some time now. The band's shuffle-y stoner rock stylings fuse the best elements of ethereal 70s classic prog rock with melodic Zeppelin fare and heavy Sabbath-esque riffage, and the blend makes for one hell of an exploratory journey of psychedelic balls-deep rawk. Take [...]
Yukon Blonde wil release a new EP entitled Fire/Water this coming October 11th thought Dine Alone Records. The new track continues the 70's CSN&Y vibe and was produced by Colin Stewart (Black Mountain, Ladyhawk). While on the road and later at a Canadian cottage, the band wrote and recorded a total of 15 songs, 4 for the new EP, plus 11 tracks that will be featured on their sophomore LP to be released in early 2012. The band has a massive three-month Canadian/US tour schedule starting [...]
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Nachdem Black Mountain im letzten Jahr darauf verzichteten, ihre neue Scheibe in der Deutschschweiz zu präsentieren, findet mit Lightning Dust nun immerhin eine Hälfte der Band den Weg über den Röstigraben. Während 2010 für Amber Webber und Joshua Wells ganz im Zeichen des gradlinigen Power-Rocks von Black Mountains " Wilderness Heart " stand, finden sie nun wieder Zeit und Musse für ihre Zweitband Lightning Dust . Zwar ist offiziell kein neues Album in der Mache, doch das hindert die beiden nicht daran, mit [...]
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Tweet Its a chicken Apparently we have been blogging on this poor excuse for a music blog for a year. Its funny how a year flys when you have an annoying brother. A great deal has happened in this last year. I cannot remember any of it. Sooooooooo Ah yes! I have been instructed to blog my five favourite tunes that I have put on the site this year. So, in no particular order here they are [...]
Why visit a festival? Simple. Live music outdoors. It's practically impossible to beat unless you're also being offered free narcotics and alcohol. In addition to a great line up of acts, Live at Squamish included a Silent Disco , which many hadn't experienced beforehand. What's a silent disco you ask? Simple; you listen to what the DJ's spinning through wireless headphones. You can adjust the sound to your own comfort and go from there. Though fairly empty throughout the day, when night fell, the disco got packed. Complete with glow sticks [...]
The pressure is always on the first performers on the second day for two reasons; one, most people don't arrive early on day two (unless the artist is extremely recognizable and consistently draws huge crowds), and two, if they do have an audience, the audience is expecting something exceptional as they're a smaller, "more eager" group. Henry Mah (Stawamus Stage @ 1:00PM) and George Osei (Garibaldi Stage @ 1:00PM) have this challenge to face as Sunday begins. Brasstronaut - Stawamus Stage @ 3:05PM Vancouver's Brasstronaut are defined as [...]
LIVE at Squamish 2011: Final Event Reminder It's almost here! Virgin Mobile presents LIVE at Squamish outdoor music festival, organized by brand.LIVE , will be taking place this weekend on August 20th and 21st. Expect more than 30 amazing musical acts, cool events, awesome food and a community atmosphere all weekend long. "The 2011 festival is shaping up to be even better than last year," said brand.LIVE Senior Vice President of Production Paul Runnals. "We have an amazing line up of artists performing at this year's festival, and being set against such a beautiful [...]
photo by ryan walter wagner if were talkin bout the best debuts to come out the past 10-15 years, black mountain's 2005 debut would definitely have to be in my top ten, maybe even top 5. they sound like the reincarnation of some old black bluesman who died in 1929 and comes back obsessed with the velvet underground, royal trux and the stones. whatever they sound like, its a wonderful racket. ive dug all their records, but their debut is where its at for me. buy black mountain stuff via jagjaguwar or [...]
Like I said in the title I don't surf, but I appreciate it as a bad ass activity to be involved in. In fact I am going to LA this weekend and I just might give it a whirl. I obviously have a very high probability of not living to next week so I hope you enjoyed me while you had me... PEACE OUT!
Toronto - Today, at approximately 2 PM, The Polaris Prize shortlist for 2011 will be announced. Some fans will rejoice while others will be left in bitter agony. It's an exciting time for Canadian music right now, and this years nominees represent the ever growing presence of Canadian music throughout the world. With that in mind, here are the ten bands that I believe will be on the short list. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs Duh. Arcade Fire took on the world last year and won. Plus, all the voters probably [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Black Mountain : 2008-02-16, Asheville [mp3,ogg,flac] Black Mountain: "Don't Run Our Hearts Around" [mp3] search for more Black Mountain posts at Largehearted Boy Drive-By Truckers : 2011-06-25, Asheville [...]
The 2011 Polaris Prize Long List was announced last week, a list of forty Canadian albums collated from five-album lists submitted by the hundred-plus jurors several weeks ago. From this list, jurors vote again, and the ten-album Short List will be revealed July 6. Short list artists will receive $2,000 each, will perform at September's [...]
I know this might be old news about the long-list for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize . Since I was at NXNE , why not check out the nominees. They always have great food at the Drake Hotel. It was a great way to meet musicians and some industry people there. It was a surprised to see Dan Snaith of Caribou there. He was there to announce the ten nominees. I told him that I thought he was in England since Pick A Piper played the night before at the Garrison and [...]
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