Yesterday MPLS.TV released a live video they recorded of local rockers Ren Pens. It's the latest from their City of Music series. Very nice. Links Red Pens - Myspace / Facebook
What is happening around Borangutan? Things have been pretty slow around here over the last few months, and chances are, you haven't noticed (except for maybe a few of you). A little inactivity has revealed some things about this music blog. Some of these might elicit a "duh," while others are perhaps not so obvious. [...]
Do you suppose there was a timely strategy behind the release of Halloween, Alaska's video for "Love Is Stronger Than Pride"? It is, after all, in keeping with the season! "Love Is Stronger Than Pride" features the gentlemen of Halloween, Alaska playing live in what appears to be an attic with a vaulted ceiling. Pretty [...]
I'm no film expert, but the production of Peter Wolf Crier's new video for "Down Down Down" appears plucked directly from the 602s, sensu intro to the television show the Wonder Years. Nice song, and nice creative effort on the part of our friends at Northern Outpost. "Down Down Down" is off Peter Wolf Crier's [...]
Well, Indian summer is gone and here comes the cold. You didn’t seriously think it could last forever did you? Hopefully you have your frigid gear ready to go. I’m not one of those people that experiences cold depression at the outset of winter, but I’m also not one of those people who enthusiastically welcomes [...]
BNLX's new video for "Just Got Paid" is chock-full of subliminal images meant to help you answer that weekly question (or bi-weekly question, as it were) of "I just got paid, what should I blow it on"? Should I blow it on a condo? Should I blow it on a bling-bling motorcycle? How about some [...]
Editor's Note: I dashed over to the Turf Club after work on Thursday as fast as I could in order to capture as much of Day 1 of Mark Mallman's MARATHON 3 as my will, the bar, and camera batteries would allow. Luckily I was able to snag more than a few interesting moments from [...]
Skittish is a band that's all about grandiose statements. For their third album, Skittish are releasing a double-album titled "The Perfect Shade of Green" on October 22 at Station 4 in St. Paul, MN. I recently had a chance to sit down and catch up with Jeff about all things Skittish. Todd Millenacker: Why a [...]
In a weekend already packed with several big local shows and events, there is one that stands miles above the rest for its ambition and proverbial insanity in even attempting. Could you possibly imagine staying awake for 78 consecutive hours, let alone performing on stage the entire time as well? That's exactly what Mark Mallman [...]
Too funny! Earlier this week the Gimme Noise blog posted a new video from Jeremy Messersmith chronicling some of his most absurdly somnolent moments from his tour this past summer. Well, alright, perhaps he doesn't look too sleepy in this footage, but there is a bed involved. (In fact, a lot of them!) If there [...]
Last week we tossed a new tune by Roma di Luna at you named "Hey Lover." If you didn't catch it, go take a listen to "Hey Lover." This week Roma di Luna coincidentally showed up on MPLS.TV's City of Music. Maybe it's the song they performed, or maybe it's Channy Moon Caselle's voice, but [...]
Where on earth did this come from!? About a week ago we mentioned a quiet show being held by Military Special in Minneapolis, and on the shortlist of bands slated to play was one Waxx Maxx. Minneapolis, the Land of 10,000 bands (probably more), most of whom never even accomplish a crack in the peripheral [...]
There is one prevailing occurrence that informs a music blogger that s/he is doing something right - a bulging email in-box. In reality though, anyone who has ever had a job where the primary communication touchpoint is email knows what this is like. Tens of emails come in every day, some you answer promptly, others [...]
We last name dropped The 4onthefloor back in July as they were preparing to play Rock the Vine, and since that time they've been hard at kicking bass drums and playing shows close to home here in MN and in IA. They're latest and probably most unique live performance took place on a roof top [...]
This week's City of Music segment from MPLS.TV features local rockers Me And My Arrow jamming out while surrounded by art adorned brick walls. Not my favorite scene to date, but the song and performance are well worth pressing play for. Catch these guys at the Kitty Cat Klub tomorrow night! Links Me And My [...]
Check this out! Minneapolis' Dearling Physique has just released a new tune off their forthcoming record due out in January. The song is titled "Discipline Your Hands," and we've been informed that you can get your hands on a copy of it today for the low, low price of a tweet or Facebook plug. Have [...]
Songs For Strippers; you read me right! This is probably also the first time you've read about this despite the album's release in 2008. Whenever I receive a new record I always assume its newness in more ways than one. This makes sense since bands, artists, and labels typically don't bother pimping out old material. [...]
The venue formerly known as Sauce (now Cause) and what is presumably Bobby & Steve's Autoworld. That's all it takes for BNLX to rock in their video for "You Left Me Here." Links BNLX - Website / Myspace
Space Land and Time - those things we cross every day of our lives, and outside of an incidental episodic melt down, never seem to pay much attention to. You know what I mean, a mid-life crisis, a drive to nowhere, the throes of shock. Such unpleasant things, but without them we always seem to [...]
Phew! Last week hardly afforded me a breath, and hence, many things that should have been brought to your attention fell to the wayside here on Borang. Expect the next two weeks to be catch-up time! Last Monday MPLS.TV released their latest segment to the City of Music series - a live performance by locals [...]
Borangutan
Boards of Canada - Reach for the Dead (from Tomorrow's Harvest)
Julia Holter - World (Official Video)
Washed Out - Paracosm (Official Album Trailer)
She & Him- I Could've Been Your Girl
Action Bronson - "Strictly 4 My Jeeps" (Official Video)
Boards of Canada – Reach For The Dead
HAERTS: “All The Days”
Sexy Track // “Devil Or Angel” // Lou Doillon
DANCE BITCH DANCE: disclosure - when a fire starts to burn
Daft Punk - Lose Yourself to Dance (Simøne Remix)
