One of a few things I have in a growing pile of records from my friends overseas is this split LP from Calva and Io Monade Stanca . This one happened to come out last year through two excellent labels in A Tant Rêver Du Roi and Africantape on a very pretty slab of green translucent vinyl. Calva, who have the a-side here, are a new one to me and really I know very very little about them other than that they are a duo from what [...]
Wiskunde en techno. Het is een niet al te daagse ontmoeting van twee diverse werelden met slechts één gelijkenis. Digitale elektronische muziek bestaat uit een verzameling van twee getallen waar in wiskundige vergelijkingen graag mee gegoocheld wordt. Het is door de zorgvuldige ontdekkingsdrang van wiskundige breinen dat computers en synthesizers werden ontwikkeld. Die cursus burgelijke ingenieur hebben we aan onze neus laten voorbijgaan omdat wij nu eenmaal dieper in de nieuwste muziekschizzle doken dan in onze wiskundeboeken. Met de nieuwe reeks 'Monad' van het Duitse Stroboscopic Artefacts kunnen wij eindelijk onze ouders wijsmaken dat je ook [...]
alice rutherford Laetitia Sadier "One Million Year Trip" Laetitia Sadier's voice will always be associated with Stereolab, but that's not really such a bad thing. Still, Sadier is eager to discover a new space of her own. She has recently scored a Marxist film, made three albums with her band Monade, and now presents her first completely solo endeavor, The Trip . This interview by Kristina Benson. You said in a [...]
Mientras los Stereolab deciden regresar (tiene un par de años que no tenemos noticias de ellos, aunque se editará un disco de música nueva en los próximos meses), Laetitia Sadier , parte medular de la banda, lanzará su primer disco oficial de solista. El disco en cuestión se titula " The Trip " e incluye colaboraciones de Richard Swift, April March, Julien Gasc y Emmanuel Mario, quienes ya habían trabajado con ella en un proyecto de banda previo titulado Monade . El disco incluye covers de Wendy & Bonnie y Les Rita Mitsouko . ¿Les suenan? La cantante iniciará una gira para promocionar [...]
Black Mold -- the alter ego of Chad VanGaalen -- is happening, whether you listen to it or not. There are 19 god-forsaken digi-anthems on Snow Blindness is Crystal Ants [...]
Technological difficulties have prevented video from being beamed to us, but the Monads have checked in from Europe with some photos showing that they're alive and well. Well -- mostly: Their blog has... Continue reading "Photos: The Monads in Europe" >
Matt Shivelbine of the Monads dropped me a line to say that the energetic twang-punk quartet is going to be heading to Europe next week for a series of shows in Belgium and the Netherlands. He says th... Continue reading "The Monads Touring in Europe in March" >
7 Shot Screamers has contributed a Smiths cover to a compilation called American Psychobilly Archive, Volume One. The collection -- which is released on the Analog Arkives label -- also features cover... Continue reading "7 Shot Screamers, Tony Renner, The Monads and Strawfoot on National Compilations" >
(Words by Andrew Scavotto; photos by Annie Zaleski) After devoting a significant amount of time to exploring local music in 2008, moreso than in years past, I've decided to end the year by blogging a... Continue reading "Top Nine Local Moments of the Year" >
Not going to Smashing Pumpkins on Wednesday night, November 26? A worthy alternative is a triple bill at the Duck Room featuring the Monads, the Feed and Ocean Rivals. Doors are at 8 p.m. All details ... Continue reading "A ThanksROCKING Poem, Courtesy of the Monads, the Feed, Ocean Rivals" >
Laetitia Sadler of Stereolab @ Phoenix (October 8, 2008) Review to come. Photos : Stereolab, Le Loup, Monade @ Phoenix Concert Theatre (October 8, 2008) MySpace : Monade MySpace : Le Loup MySpace : Stereolab
STEREOLAB LE LOUP MONADE Pics: Sam [...]
I raised all of you better than this. Here is all the wrongness which you allowed to happen during my recent sabbatical: 1. You encouraged Leslie Hall to channel her inner Roches (but at least she possesses a much better fashion sense). 2. You catipulted Santogold into the charts simply for emulating M.I.A. when, in reality, she is also [...]
I raised all of you better than this. Here is all the wrongness which you allowed to happen during my recent sabbatical: 1. You encouraged Leslie Hall to channel her inner Roches (but at least she possesses a much better fashion sense). 2. You catipulted Santogold into the charts simply for emulating M.I.A. when, in reality, she is also [...]
Are you guys starting to see why this is my unofficial birthday party?
The Lot, the late-summer free concert on the parking lot at the Schlafly Bottleworks, has come and gone for another year. Held on Saturday, this year's line-up featured So Many Dynamos, Earthworms, Clownvis Presley and the final Victoria performance, among other highlights. Photographer Steve Truesdell was there and has these photos: Slide Show Slide Show [...]
It's just eighteen days until the Lot , the annual outdoor music fest at the Schlafly Tap Room sponsored by Metropolis. This year is no different -- and unlike last year, there will be plenty of food to soak up the copious amounts of Schlafly beer you'll drink (in the form of pizza, hot dogs, ice cream and Mexican food). Fire breathers, belly dancers, DJ Mahf and Clownvis Presley will also be on hand to entertain. But because we know you're trying to arrange your time at the Lot around [...]
Is there any band more eternally hip than Stereolab ? I mean, you never hear hipsters bitching about how lame Stereolab is. It's just kind of an accepted fact that they're untouchable. Stereolab - Neon Beanbag "Neon Beanbag" comes from Stereolab's first album of new material since 2006's EP collection, Fab Four Suture . Chemical Chords will be released on the equally legendary 4AD label on August 19th. Honestly, I wasn't aware that Stereolab was still a functioning group. I kind of lost track [...]
Last-minute show tonight, says Big Muddy Records , featuring Woody Pines , GuitarMat from Rum Drum Ramblers and the Monads . Show starts at 9 or 10ish I'm sure. Video of Woody after the jump; he's a real interesting cat who aligns well with the aesthetic of Big Muddy.
(Thanks to bands for permission to post MP3s!) (Shame Club, by Jennifer Silverberg) Shame Club , Come On ( Small Stone ) www.myspace.com/shameclub An apt exhortation to fans and detractors alike, Shame Club's Come On honors classic rock heroes without resorting to musty dinosaur gestures. Guitars scream like bottle-rockets or twist lazily like a kite – mimicking Led Zeppelin and Motörhead as much as Sly and the Family Stone or Queens of the [...]
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