Since we're in the middle of awards shows / Superbowl season, advertisers have had lots of opportunity to fill their ads with hip, indie bands, which of course brings us to another edition of Commercial Watch (as Sufjan puts it "selling out never looked so good" ). Watch / listen below: 2012 World of Red Bull MP3 Sufjan Stevens - Redford (For Yia Yia & Pappou) *** Hyundai Santa Fe: Epic Playdate [...]
Un an que j’attendais ça ! Un an que je brandissais fièrement mon poignet où pendouillait toujours mon fameux bracelet « Dour 2011 » à chaque fois qu’un individu quelconque me sortait un truc du genre « Ah ouais, t’as vu Ice Cube en concert toi ? ». Un an que j’attendais avec la plus grande impatience d’entendre à nouveau n’importe [...]
Finalmente chegou o Record Store Day ! Quem acompanha o Rock'n'Beats já deve ter lido notícias sobre esse dia nas últimas semanas. Caso você ainda não saiba o que é, não se desespere. Seus problemas acabaram. Segue com a gente e veja detalhes dessa iniciativa que marca espaço na venda independente de discos. O Record Store Day ocorre anualmente no terceiro fim de semana de abril simultaneamente em vários países. A comemoração foi criada em 2007 para relembrar os eternos vinis e alavancar vendas dos artistas. Nesse dia, as lojas de discos contam [...]
Earlier in our coverage of Record Store Day 2012, KEXP has covered both the full list of record exclusives and live events around Seattle ; however, amidst the many, many special releases available this weekend, we've highlighted the vinyl releases that we're super excited about. Arcade Fire - "Sprawl II" (Mountains Beyond Mountains) Courtesy of Merge Records. Remixes of The Suburbs tracks "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) and "Ready to Start" by producer Damian Taylor with Arcade Fire. [...]
Man, oh man. What have we got here? Looks like the full list of Record Store Day releases has just hit the interwebs. Consider this the ultimate shopping list. Feel free to peruse the list over at RSD's official website but I'd like to point out some of the hot items hitting your local independent record store this April 21st. Some of the vinyl hitting the shelves this year include exclusive and limited releases from David Bowie, The White Stripes, Mastodon, The Flaming Lips, Ryan Adams, Arctic Monkeys, The [...]
Reviews and highlights from this year's Moogfest...
There's a lot of pork in Asheville, NC. Like, tons. Everywhere you go, they're advertising beef, BBQ, and, well, pork. It's sort of funny because there's also a lot of tofu. (Hey, vegans gotta eat something.) And yet it's this polarizing, yet mutual, relationship that exemplifies the town's unique persona. Oh, delightful food. But food bonds us. It's the one thing that anyone can agree upon (anorexics, religious fanatics excluded): We gotta eat. And with a weekend party like Moogfest , which essentially strangles the town for three long nights, the overall community of food is an [...]
Asheville, North Carolina's festival ode to all things electronic music and Moog, Moogfest , just added some power to its already-solid lineup for 2011. Today, they threw a few new names into the mix, including TV on the Radio , Special Disco Version (featuring James Murphy and Pat Mahoney of DFA/LCD Soundsystem), St. Vincent , and Flying Lotus , among a bunch of others. This fleshes out an already-stellar lineup of acts that cross the spectrum of electronic genres and styles, including three pioneers of electronic music: Tangerine Dream, [...]
Segundo informe de Walter Roblero, correspondiente al tercer día del Festival. Mañana les traeremos la tercera parte y final, donde nuestro crédito en Europa entre otros temas se refiere a la presencia chilena. El tercer día, en el escenario Pitchfork, a primera tarde y con un sol radiante, el más alemán de los japoneses, Damo Suzuki dio un nuevo paso en su “Neverending tour” al plantarse en el escenario secundado por los españoles Cuzo, quienes brindaron un fondo de redundante hardrock espacial (a veces parecía un jam de Hawkwind) a los versos improvisados del ex vocalista [...]
Moogfest is a new music festival taking place October 28-30 in Asheville, NC that has just released their lineup and they have a pretty great lineup of bands, mostly in the indie/electronic vein. Check out the currently confirmed lineup below and head on over to the festival lineup to see more details and snag tickets . Moogfest 2011 Confirmed Artists: Flaming Lips Passion Pit Tangerine Dream STS9 Ghostland Observatory Suicide (performing their legendary first album) Crystal Castles Chromeo Battles Umphrey’s McGee [...]
In honoring the late electronic music pioneer Dr. Robert Moog, I will admit that I've never pronounced his name correctly and will hereafter pronounce it properly (rhymes with "vogue"). It will be relatively miniscule gesture compared to MoogFest, a unique and growing festival honoring the doc's vast contributions to the modern musical landscape. After a strong debut at its new location in Asheville, NC last year, MoogFest 2011 boasts a diverse lineup filled with exclusive performances and exciting acts from all walks of genres. Leading the festival this year are The Flaming [...]
Kyle Johnson With his 2009 self-titled debut album as Telekinesis , Seattle's Michael Benjamin Lerner established several bona fides. First, playing every instrument on the record without ending up over- or under-produced was no mean feat, although having Death Cab's Chris Walla on hand in the producer's chair certainly helped. Secondly, he could write the hell out of a power-pop tune, what with the record being packed top to bottom with instantly likeable and memorable numbers. Third... well who needs a third point when you've got those first two down? [...]
CONFIRMED ARTISTS San Miguel Primavera Sound 2011: Aias, Ainara LeGardon, The Album Leaf, Animal Collective, The Annuals , Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Arto Lindsay, Autolux, Avi Buffalo, Baths, Battles, Belle & Sebastian , Berlinetta, Big Boi, The Black Angels, Blank Dogs, BMX Bandits, Caribou, Carte Blanche, Caspa, Cloud Nothings, Comet Gain, Connan Mockasin, Cults, Cuzo + Damo Suzuki, Dan Melchior und Das Menace, Darkstar, Das Racist, Deakin, Dean Wareham plays Galaxie 500, Del Rey, DJ Shadow, DM Stith, Ducktails, Dúo Cobra, Echo & The Bunnymen performing Heaven Up Here & Crocodiles, Einstürzende Neubauten, El Guincho , El [...]
Just Another Way To Promo Your Album? Check out Stereogums The 14 Best Band Beefs Of 2009 . Nothing says rock and roll like some fueds between bands. But most of these on the list are more like wimpy word...
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars I'll be the first to admit that after listening to At War with the Mystics a few years back, I fully expected Embryonic, the new album from The Flaming Lips to be one of the worst albums I would come across this year. Yea, I lost the faith, and like others, I was pleasantly suprised when I got my hands on the album. A few spins in, and I dug it. [...]
Coming up this Memorial Day weekend is the 2009 Sasquatch! Music Festival , held at The Gorge up in Washington. I've got a few friends heading up for the event but I won't be able to make it there first-hand, yet again. I opted to save myself for Phish a bit, but for the folks that are heading up to the festival this weekend, you're in for a serious entertainment treat. With some top-tier music acts headlining the festival, some amazing smaller-stage stuff like Battles and Rogue Wave, and a set of comedians bound to make [...]
Seattle has some of the most picturesque vistas (most of which are found within local clubs like Chop Suey and the Comet Tavern). It's no surprise that TIG photographer Kyle Johnson has a stack of photos he loves that have been taken by some of Seattle's finest photographers. read more
Well hello there. So much has happened since the Ed Banger crew single-handedly destroyed all productivity in Toronto. The show at The Mod Club was....well... here...look for yourself. Take More Photos . Cam also got to DJ the afterparty at Ourspace which was absolutely insane! In the last few weeks Toronto's seen Justice, DJ Mehdi, Busy P, SebastiAn, Chromeo, Junior Boys, MSTRKRFT & Surkin. Not to mention all the amazing local parties we've had. Lost Cat's was stomping as usual and MORE PROOF was off the hook. Definitely the best one [...]
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