Every aspect of this weekend's Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama promises to deliver. Now in its fourth year, the fest boasts an impressive lineup featuring legends Tom Petty and Stevie Wonder headlining alongside Kings of Leon. With all-you-could-ask-for amenities, including pools at the main stage and hammocks lining rows of palm trees, coupled with forecasts calling for sunny skies and highs in the upper 70s, it's slated to be a perfect weekend. Though general admission 3-day passes are now sold out , a few single day tickets remain . Also, if you can't [...]
"I ask, 'cause I'm not sure: do anybody make real shit anymore?" It's a conundrum up to which the contemporary recording artist must have to face on a nigh on daily basis and, to surmise, although there may be plenty continuing to make the real shit to which dear Kanye here refers, originality is all but a thing of the past by and large. You know, to state the ineluctable obvious, and whatnot... Though imitation can, and indeed often is the sincerest form of flattery, and this an aphorism Ontario troupe [...]
Luego de la partida de James Mercer , algunos de los miembros de The Shins decidieron formar Sad Baby Wolf . Ahora, junto a los ex Shins Marty Crandall y Neal Langford , la banda de Albuquerque prepara el lanzamiento de su álbum debut, Electric Sounds , para el 9 de abril. A través de un comunicado de prensa, la banda declaró que el álbum fue grabado durante el mes [...]
Much to my disgruntlement, I've yet to make it to New Mexico. Hot dog; jumping frog: Albuquerque , and whatnot. I guess it's the state's proximity to, and yet its plainly demarcated and closely monitored dislocation from, Central America which appeals: gorging on breakfast burritos in scorching heat – particularly around about this time of year – is a rather appealing proposition, it has to be said, and one which is only enhanced by a sense of greater touristic security, I should full well imagine. Though to turn sweltering eyes, wagging tongues and salivating glands from a culinary, to [...]
Hip young folkster Devendra Banhart has done some mutedly outlandish things in his time and whilst restitching some sequin glare into Taylor Dayne's Tell It To My Heart in order that it resemble a spangly psych-disco number was one of his more successful endeavours, dating porcelain bore Natalie Portman was arguably one of his lesser ventures. Lukewarm latest, What Will We Be , could probably be charted somewhere or other ambiguous in between though a preliminary glimpse into its follow-up, Mala , not only ups the calibre, but also the kookiness: Für Hildegard von Bingen is an ode [...]
It's that time of the year again when music blogs worldwide take a few paragraphs to discuss their favourite albums of the year and make a comprehensive list out of it; who are we to break the trend, so without ... Continue reading
Live 105 has managed to put together, once again, a fantastic line up for their annual holiday spectacular. So much so, that they had to split it into two days. One day was a bit more "new wave" oriented, and another day was purely guitar driven. I was thrilled to have the opportunity to check [...]
La mitad de la noche del 24 de noviembre, segunda en la edición 2012 del Festival Indio Emergente , arrancó entonces con Kate Nash, quien fue todo sonrisas y amabilidad durante su hora de actuación, en la que tuvimos desde clásicos como "Kiss That Grrrl", con la que arrancó la noche, hasta temas nuevos como "Sister", que promete formar parte de su nuevo álbum, pronosticado para su salida en algún punto del próximo año. Aparecieron asimismo melodías como "Fri-End", de su más reciente EP, "Take Me to A Higher Plane", [...]
After spending nearly a month on the road, Aimee Mann wrapped up her national tour with Ted Leo this past weekend. To cap off the jaunt, Mann stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! , where she swung through "Labrador" and joined her recent partner-in-crime James Mercer for a performance of "Living a Lie". The Charmer collaboration proved quite successful, and although she's kept the track warm with Leo over the past few weeks, it's always been Mercer's to sing. Replay the performance below. Buy Charmer [...]
On last night's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! , Aimee Mann served as musical guest, and she didn't come alone. She and Shins frontman James Mercer duetted on "Living A Lie," an expertly crafted sad-couple lament from Mann's new album Charmer . And as an online bonus, she also played recent single " Labrador ." Watch both performances below. Read More...
Anoche se emitió en la televisión norteamericana el episodio de Austin City Limits con presentaciones en vivo de The Shins y Dr. Dog . Austin City Limits es un programa musical de la televisión pública norteamericana que se emite desde Austin, Texas . El show existe desde 1976, con el objetivo de mostrar un pantallazo general de la música de los Estados Unidos. Esta fue la oportunidad de The [...]
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Song: The Shins - New Slang [download here ] What's so good? I'm not sure I need go give this song an introduction, nor do I need to explain why I like it so much. But I'm going to [...]
Almost twenty years into her solo career, Aimee Mann draws on what she calls the "super pop" of the 702s and 802s for her aptly titled eighth album Charmer (September 18, Superego) stream "Living A Lie' featuring Portland's own, James Mercer, from The Shins. Aimee will be performing here in Portland at The Aladdin Theatre on Oct 2nd
Nigel Godrich's television series From The Basement is back for another round this year, and last week's season debut featured performances by the Shins, Aimee Man and Father John Misty. The first part shows the full performance by the Shins, and about seven minutes into the second part, Aimee Mann shows up to begin her set (I will note that there are some redundancies in the videos). Before that happens, though, she duets with James Mercer and it's pretty pleasant. Watch below. Read More...
Stereogum Nigel Godrich's television series From The Basement is back for another round this year, and last week's season debut featured performances by the Shins, Aimee Man and Father John Misty. The first part shows the full performance by the Shins, and about seven minutes into the second part, Aimee Mann shows up to begin her set (I will note that there are some redundancies in the videos). Before that happens, though, she duets with James Mercer and it's pretty pleasant. Watch [...]
Filed under: News , Music Appreciation Sub Pop Everybody makes a big deal about vinyl's dramatic revival in the digital age, but Garden State heroes The Shins recently brought back an even more mythologized audiophile recording medium with their Port of Morrow album -- reel-to-reel tape. The Portland, Oregon band put together a (now sold out) limited edition reel-to-reel version of Port of Morrow [...]
One of my favorite (and absolutely useless) conversations to engage in is the timeless overrated vs. underrated debate, yesterday while in the midst of one I mentioned Stars (obviously on the underrated side) and my friend had the audacity to tell me he had never heard of them... I rest my case. Honestly I have always thought that Stars sound like a better version of The Shins ; if you broke things down to the lowest-common denominator "honest" would be the one unifying factor within [...]
The Shins , la banda liderada por James Mercer , sacó un disco nuevo hace poco y como parte de la promoción del mismo visitó un programa de radio australiano y en vez de tocar alguna canción propia eligió regalar su interpretación de la divertida Andrew In Drag , de los Magnetic Fields . La canción escrita por Stephin Merritt [...]
An enchanting video for “It’s only life” has surfaced from The Shins’ Port of Morrow release, a sparkling production by director Hiro Murai, who previously worked behind the camera for the likes of St. Vincent, Bloc Party, and Usher. The video takes us on an adventure through a post-apocalyptic suburbia with an imaginative and brave child hero. With the youngster and his dog taking the lead, the narrative reads as something of a hybrid to the rhythm of Max from Where the Wild Things Are and a twee version of I Am Legend. We [...]
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