Make Moon is a band of guys who know how to follow instructions--going so far as to tell us what they sound like, dropping a CD in the mail, and then following up with an e-mail. Bands everywhere take note: this is how you get a review. Food for thought. Thankfully, Make Moon also makes particularly enjoyable music. A solid rock band, their sound is accented with unexpected elements of jazz, psychedelia, new wave and good ' ol fashioned pop. Their self-titled EP is a slippery thing--just when you think [...]
Make Moon is a band of guys who know how to follow instructions--going so far as to tell us what they sound like, dropping a CD in the mail, and then following up with an e-mail. Bands everywhere take note: this is how you get a review. Food for thought. Thankfully, Make Moon also makes particularly enjoyable music. A solid rock band, their sound is accented with unexpected elements of jazz, psychedelia, new wave and good ' ol fashioned pop. Their self-titled EP is a slippery thing--just when you think [...]
Make Moon is a band of guys who know how to follow instructions--going so far as to tell us what they sound like, dropping a CD in the mail, and then following up with an e-mail. Bands everywhere take note: this is how you get a review.Food for thought.Thankfully, Make Moon also makes particularly enjoyable music. A solid rock band, their sound is accented with unexpected elements of jazz, psychedelia, new wave and good ' ol fashioned pop.Their self-titled EP is a slippery thing--just when you think you've got them pegged, just when you begin to [...]
I've compared Letting Up Despite Great Faults to the Postal Service several times. All the touchstones are there: thoughtful electronic-based melodies, whispered vocals, modern romanticism. Although, as of late, I've been somewhat worried they were like the Postal Service in another way--After 2006's genteel EP Movement , word on a full-length hasn't been forthcoming. Were they too, ready to slink off into the perfect, electro-indie sunset, only to emerge in the legends of hipsters and would-be hipsters alike? No! The release date is still billed as "October 2009" but I'm happy to report [...]
I've compared Letting Up Despite Great Faults to the Postal Service several times. All the touchstones are there: thoughtful electronic-based melodies, whispered vocals, modern romanticism. Although, as of late, I've been somewhat worried they were like the Postal Service in another way--After 2006's genteel EP Movement , word on a full-length hasn't been forthcoming. Were they too, ready to slink off into the perfect, electro-indie sunset, only to emerge in the legends of hipsters and would-be hipsters alike?No!The release date is still billed as "October 2009" but I'm happy to report first hand (and ear) knowledge that [...]
I've compared Letting Up Despite Great Faults to the Postal Service several times. All the touchstones are there: thoughtful electronic-based melodies, whispered vocals, modern romanticism. Although, as of late, I've been somewhat worried they were like the Postal Service in another way--After 2006's genteel EP Movement , word on a full-length hasn't been forthcoming. Were they too, ready to slink off into the perfect, electro-indie sunset, only to emerge in the legends of hipsters and would-be hipsters alike? No! The release date is still billed as "October 2009" but I'm happy to report [...]
I'll make this short and snappy--it's nearing the end of the holiday weekend, you need a good soundtrack to your assorted adventures or while venturing around town. Those darn Silver Lake kids have you covered... Karen O should be afraid. Very afraid. Coming across like a streetwise version of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sarah Negahdari and the Happy Hollows are out to take no prisoners. If their Imaginary EP was like a brief flirty bar encounter, this is a full-fledged slap across the face...with a gigantic [...]
I'll make this short and snappy--it's nearing the end of the holiday weekend, you need a good soundtrack to your assorted adventures or while venturing around town. Those darn Silver Lake kids have you covered... Karen O should be afraid. Very afraid. Coming across like a streetwise version of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sarah Negahdari and the Happy Hollows are out to take no prisoners. If their Imaginary EP was like a brief flirty bar encounter, this is a full-fledged slap across the face...with a gigantic [...]
I'll make this short and snappy--it's nearing the end of the holiday weekend, you need a good soundtrack to your assorted adventures or while venturing around town. Those darn Silver Lake kids have you covered...Karen O should be afraid. Very afraid. Coming across like a streetwise version of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sarah Negahdari and the Happy Hollows are out to take no prisoners. If their Imaginary EP was like a brief flirty bar encounter, this is a full-fledged slap across the face...with a gigantic hug and hot [...]
Here we are again, another year of geeking out, geeking in, rocking out, and rocking in. We've doubled our writing crew, put together a charity album that we adore, and eaten enough pie to sink a ship. Not bad for a couple o' geeks, huh? In honor of our big 2, we asked a few friends, industry professionals, and family members what they thought of our blog. Needless we were flattered by their responses. Confessions of a Would-Be Hipster: The testimonials. What's a blog? - [...]
Here we are again, another year of geeking out, geeking in, rocking out, and rocking in. We've doubled our writing crew, put together a charity album that we adore, and eaten enough pie to sink a ship. Not bad for a couple o' geeks, huh? In honor of our big 2, we asked a few friends, industry professionals, and family members what they thought of our blog. Needless we were flattered by their responses. Confessions of a Would-Be Hipster: The testimonials. What's a blog? - [...]
Is California on fire ? Yes. A post and playlist in honor of our stupidly brave partner-in-crime L.A.R. who is currently defying evacuation orders to work on art. Please, lift your Paps Blue Ribbon in tribute. mp3: " Cinder and Smoke " by Iron and Wine mp3: " Grapevine Fires (live) " by Death Cab For Cutie mp3: " I'm on Fire (live) " by Bat For Lashes mp3: " Ashes (demo) " by Rufus Wainwright mp3: " Don't Blame the Weatherman (live) " [...]
Is California on fire ? Yes. A post and playlist in honor of our stupidly brave partner-in-crime L.A.R. who is currently defying evacuation orders to work on art. Please, lift your Paps Blue Ribbon in tribute. mp3: " Cinder and Smoke " by Iron and Wine mp3: " Grapevine Fires (live) " by Death Cab For Cutie mp3: " I'm on Fire (live) " by Bat For Lashes mp3: " Ashes (demo) " by Rufus Wainwright mp3: " Don't Blame the Weatherman (live) " [...]
Yes, the capitalization confused LANDy , is Adam Goldberg. Yes, in addition to being a musician, Adam Goldberg is an actor. But, I've learned that just because I can't walk and chew gum doesn't mean that people like Goldberg can't have multiple talents. However, if I find out he boasts a third skill, like dance or macrame, I'm going to start accusing him of dabbling in the black arts. Out now, and having sat on my blogging "to-do" list for way too long, Eros and Omissions is the kind of musically [...]
Yes, the capitalization confused LANDy , is Adam Goldberg. Yes, in addition to being a musician, Adam Goldberg is an actor. But, I've learned that just because I can't walk and chew gum doesn't mean that people like Goldberg can't have multiple talents. However, if I find out he boasts a third skill, like dance or macrame, I'm going to start accusing him of dabbling in the black arts. Out now, and having sat on my blogging "to-do" list for way too long, Eros and Omissions is the kind of musically [...]
Twenty-Third Law of Nerd: The geekiest thing you can possibly do when you're in love with a band is travelling thousands of miles to see them live on the release date of their latest album, telling them, and then blogging about it. Corollary: I don't care. The show that Sunset Rubdown bestowed upon LA last Tuesday (one of the brittlest California nights I've experienced) was far more than I ever anticipated. Amid all the hipster sweat and the pungent smell of weed, a charge began to build from the moment I [...]
Twenty-Third Law of Nerd: The geekiest thing you can possibly do when you're in love with a band is travelling thousands of miles to see them live on the release date of their latest album, telling them, and then blogging about it. Corollary: I don't care. The show that Sunset Rubdown bestowed upon LA last Tuesday (one of the brittlest California nights I've experienced) was far more than I ever anticipated. Amid all the hipster sweat and the pungent smell of weed, a charge began to build from the moment I [...]
Carina Round is awesome. Wanna know exactly how awesome she is? Contest: E-mail us with a your mailing address and profound or absurd fact that we should know. The person who makes us giggle or ponder our on mortality the most wins an autographed copy of Carina Round's new EP Things You Should Know . Contest closes Monday night @ 8pm (PST). And now, the big question: How is she live? Well...I'd recommend making her show a priority. Round is pretty girl with an edge -- and [...]
Carina Round is awesome. Wanna know exactly how awesome she is? Contest: E-mail us with a your mailing address and profound or absurd fact that we should know. The person who makes us giggle or ponder our on mortality the most wins an autographed copy of Carina Round's new EP Things You Should Know . Contest closes Monday night @ 8pm (PST). And now, the big question: How is she live? Well...I'd recommend making her show a priority. Round is pretty girl with an edge -- and [...]
I am not a Dears scholar. Quite the opposite actually -- the only Dears album currently in my possession was lent to me by a fellow Would-be Hipster en-route to last night's show 1 at the Echoplex. Granted, I'm pretty sure I could have listened to their entire catalog and not been prepared for what was to come. Seeing The Dears live is one heck of an introduction. From the moment lead-singer Murry Lightburn started his slow, intimidating stroll from the back of the Echoplex to the stage during opener "Saviour," crowds parting as though [...]
Confessions of a Would-Be Hipster
Confessions of a Would-Be Hipster
Jack White – Love Interruption (MP3, Video)
Ed Sheeran & Yelawolf - The Slumdon Bridge EP
Chiddy Bang - By Your Side (Ft. CocoRosie)
Usher - Climax (Produced by Diplo)
