What do you get when four music critics get together to eat pizza, drink beers, and discuss new albums? Another installment of the Rock it Out! Blog’ s listening party! For this go-around, Sami enlists Consequence of Sound staffers Michael Roffman, Justin Gerber, Dan Caffrey, and Nick Freed to discuss new albums from Sigur Rós and Empire Of The Sun . As the panel offers its critique, let us know your thoughts in the comment section down below. Who knows — if you’ve got some quality insight, we might invite you to the next party! [...]
Summer is officially upon us, and with it a slew of lists recapping the year's best albums thus far. But on today's Rock it Out! Blog , we don't care about what made your heart sing; rather, we want to know which albums you thought have been the year's worst . Did much-hyped albums from the likes of Daft Punk or Queens of the Stone Age end up leaving a bad taste in your mouth? Were you loving the early singles from The National's latest , but ended up abhorring the final product? Was there [...]
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Today on my radio show. I played tracks from act that is going to be play at this week's NXNE. Who's excited? Before the NXNE hit list set. I played tracks from Austra and Sigur Ros. Have a listen to the show. Playlist for Photogmusic LIVE [June 10, 2013] + Who to see @NXNE 2013 by Photogmusic on Mixcloud [...]
Last night, Nine Inch Nails bombarded the world with a holy trinity of news more powerful than five simultaneous G.O.O.D Fridays. First, they announced their eighth, “fucking great” studio album, Hesitation Marks (9/3 via Columbia Records), then hit us almost immediately with their long-awaited new single, "Came Back Haunted" , and, as the piece de resistance, unveiled a North American arena tour . Whew. On today's Rock it Out! Blog , Sami is giving you the chance to play armchair music critic by asking what you think of the new NIN single. Is it everything you [...]
There's now a college major geared specifically toward metal heads: England's New College in Nottingham is offering a program where students can graduate with a degree in Heavy Metal . On today's Rock it Out! Blog , Sami wants to know what type of rock music would you want to major in. Better yet, how would you put it to use? Let us know what type of rock music you would dedicate your college career to. Other headlines covered on today's episode include where you can watch the Hangout Music Festival this weekend , [...]
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On May 7th, I was guest filling in for Mixtape Sessions on CHUO FM . I didn't have time to put down the playlist. But here it is. Have a listen to the show . NOTE: Sorry I had some problems in the beginning when I played Sigur Ros. May 7, 2013 Playlist for Mixtape Sessions by Photogmusic on Mixcloud [...]
Nine Inch Nails have opened the vault and shared their short film Broken , which was previously censored for its graphic content. On today's episode, Sami wants to know if you've ever been caught at work or by your family or friends while watching a music video that was deemed Not Safe For Work. Were you ever caught in the act and had no way to defend your lascivious actions? Leave your embarrassing stories in our comment section. Other headlines covered on today's episode include the new music video from Queens of the Stone Age , [...]
On May 5th, The National will test their stamina and the patience of anyone within hearing distance when they perform their song "Sorrow" for six hours straight as part of an exhibit for the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. On today's Rock it Out! Blog , Sami wants to know what one song could you listen to for 360 minutes without wanting to put a gun to your head. Leave your comments down below. Better yet, why not take the challenge and let us know how it goes? Other headlines cover on [...]
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Happy first of April (April Fool's Day) and Easter Monday. I was suppose to have a phone interview with one member of Purity Ring on my radio show . But due to rehearsing for the start of the tour, the interview didn't happen. So I had to scurry to make a load whack of songs to play for the one hour. If you missed the show today, have a listen ! Part one: Part two: Part [...]
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Happy first of April (April Fool's Day) and Easter Monday. I was suppose to have a phone interview with one member of Purity Ring on my radio show . But due to rehearsing for the start of the tour, the interview didn't happen. So I had to scurry to make a load whack of songs to play for the one hour. If you missed the show today, have a listen ! Part one: Part two: Part [...]
Sigur Rós are returning with a new album this year titled Kveikur , only a year since last year's Valtari. It will come out June 18 via X.L. Recordings . Sadly, the band is now a three-piece, as Kjartan Sveinsson has left the band. A new album announcement is well timed, as I am seeing the band for the first time (full performance wise) tonight at MSG. The band released a new song called "Brennisteinn" which will appear on the album, and definitely lives up to the promise that their material has a more aggressive [...]
Rilo Kiley - "Let Me Back In" Directed by Rilo Kiley. Django Django - "WOR" Directed by Jim Demuth. Wavves - "Demon To Lean On" Directed by BLACK//DOCTOR. Kestrels - "Drowning Girl" Directed by Paul McCurdy.
Just 14 months after the release of Valtari , Sigur Rós will return with a new studio album. Kveikur , described the band as "more aggressive" than their previous work, will see release on June 18th through their new label, XL Recordings. It marks the band's seventh album, and first since the departure of multi-instrumentalist Kjartan Sveinsson. In anticipation of the album's release, the band has shared a video for the album track "Brennisteinn", which you can watch below. Meanwhile, fan footage of the band performing three other new songs, [...]
Japan is still deep in recovery from the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the north-eastern part of the country two years ago. As the people there continue to rebuild, David Byrne and Sigur Rós have teamed with Zapuni, a charity organization that brings together visual artists from Japan and musicians from around the world, for a pair of animated videos benefiting children impacted by the disaster. In the first video, Byrne revisits a tune he co-penned with Japanese musician Ryuichi Sakamoto for the latter's 1994 record Sweet Revenge . Entitled "Psychedelic Afternoon", [...]
On today's episode of Rock It Out! Blog , Sami catches you up on all big music headlines that broke over President's Day weekend, including new music from Phoenix and Sigur Rós, details on David Bowie's next single and Dave Matthews Band's upcoming world tour, and where you can stream Atoms For Peace's new album, Amok . After watching the episode below, leave us your early impressions of Amok in the comment section below. Make sure to follow Rock it Out! Blog on Twitter and Facebook , and subscribe to its YouTube channel .
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If you were wondering where the " Best of " list for Non-Canadian albums of 2012. Here it is. For now I am going to " Best of " list my Top 12 favorite albums that came out in 2012. It might be typical to who will be in the list but at least it will open up a the dialogue on who should or shouldn't be. So check it out! Hope you will agree or disagree 1. Dirty Projectors - Swing [...]
Clif's top ten list for 2012 with twenty others receiving honorable mention: 10. Cat Meat – Cat Meat We previewed Cat Meat’s self-titled debut as a Friday Free Feature on November 9, and it’s been in constant rotation between my iPod and car stereo. A complex, experimental alt. country/folk album that claims influences such as Wilco, Sparklehorse and Califone; the classic psychedelic experimenalist, Captain Beefheart; and the legendary bluesmen Mississippi John Hurt and Blind Willie McTell. When you listen, they’re all there in subtle drips, drabs and dollops. [...]
Around this time last year we featured a video entitled "Boxcar Fair" that showcased a collaboration between Atlanta's Little Tybee and kinetic sculptor Tom Haney . Haney has returned with a new video called " Home ." This time the musical accompaniment comes from Jónsi , the singer and guitarist best known for his work with Icelandic post-rock outfit Sigur Rós. It's a solo track entitled "Helinglás" that finds Jónsi's abandoning signature falsetto for a more reserved tenor set against lush arrangements on strings. The video for " Home " is much less complex than "Boxcar [...]
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The final film in Sigur Ros' Valtari Mystery Film Experiment is a beauty. It's a short film titled "Leaning Toward Solace" which is directed by Floria Sigismondi, and features the super-talented John Hawkes and Elle Fanning. The short film features a combination of "Dauoalogn" and "Varuo". The film itself is totally worth the watch, as if Sigur Ros' poetic music wasn't enough of an attraction. Check it out below.
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