The Pet Shop Boys once famously asked, "If? When? Why? What? How much have you got?"... And we decided on adding who and where! Check out these tunes that begin with how and the 5 Ws. Even though the 5 Ws are associated with questions, there's no question that these songs are great! "Hold my arms out to the sky and rain, let out all my emotions and my pain. Peer into the center of my soul, find all the parts I need to make me whole. It's alright- why, [...]
This week is a particularly exciting one for KEXP listeners because today marks the release of Live At KEXP Volume Eight ! Featuring performances from April 2011 to April 2012, the 19-track compilation houses live performances from some of KEXP's newest discoveries alongside longtime favorites, including songs from Alabama Shakes , Of Monsters and Men , Tame Impala , Dry The River , Brendan Perry and Robin Guthrie , Mark Lanegan Band , The Lumineers and more. Here's the tracklist: 1. Alabama Shakes [...]
With their first Coachella 2012 performances a not-quite-distant memory, over the weekend some artists engaged in live collaborations to make for unique experiences in their second fest go-around. John Fogerty joined the Black Keys , Annie Clark of St. Vincent sang with Andrew Bird, and Thom Yorke came out during Modeselektor's set to perform "Shipwreck." The spine tingling magical moment of the weekend was during Radiohead at the end of "Karma Police" when the crowd continued to sing "I Lost Myself" after the band had stopped. Check out the robust gallery of photos above and [...]
Finalmente chegou o Record Store Day ! Quem acompanha o Rock'n'Beats já deve ter lido notícias sobre esse dia nas últimas semanas. Caso você ainda não saiba o que é, não se desespere. Seus problemas acabaram. Segue com a gente e veja detalhes dessa iniciativa que marca espaço na venda independente de discos. O Record Store Day ocorre anualmente no terceiro fim de semana de abril simultaneamente em vários países. A comemoração foi criada em 2007 para relembrar os eternos vinis e alavancar vendas dos artistas. Nesse dia, as lojas de discos contam [...]
Earlier in our coverage of Record Store Day 2012, KEXP has covered both the full list of record exclusives and live events around Seattle ; however, amidst the many, many special releases available this weekend, we've highlighted the vinyl releases that we're super excited about. Arcade Fire - "Sprawl II" (Mountains Beyond Mountains) Courtesy of Merge Records. Remixes of The Suburbs tracks "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) and "Ready to Start" by producer Damian Taylor with Arcade Fire. [...]
When I was 15, I saw a curious looking Coachella DVD in the music documentary section at Best Buy, and bought it on a whim. It turned out to be a collection of select performances from the festival's recent years. It introduced me to the concept of the contemporary music festival. Watching awe-inspiring sets from the Pixies, Radiohead, and Arcade Fire back then made me long for this mystical festival destination for the ensuing years. What could be better than a music festival in the California desert, surrounded by swaying palm trees and gorgeous sunsets? As an East [...]
Tras el primer fin de semana del festival californiano Coachella , y el highlight de Radiohead el sábado por la noche , podemos disfrutar de algunos videos de las presentaciones más destacadas. El viernes fue el turno de la banda inglesa Pulp , sus compatriotas Arctic Monkeys , The Black Keys , Explosions In The Sky y el grupo francés comandado por Anthony Gonzalez , M83 , entre otros. El sábado, además del conjunto liderado por [...]
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With two days of Coachella 2012 come and gone, footage from numerous artists' sets have surfaced, many of which are full performances. After the jump, you can watch full performances by Radiohead, St. Vincent, Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, A$AP Rocky, M83, Frank Ocean, and Azealia Banks. Also worth watching is Bon Iver's live performance of "The Wolves," Childish Gambino delivering a new remix of "You Know Me" with the help of Danny Brown and Kendrick Lamar, and Refused performing both "Liberation Frequency" and "New Noise." As well, the entirety of Refused's full set can be heard [...]
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In between the two weekends of this year's Coachella Music Festival , you would think most of the bands performing will be wandering aimlessly around California, unsure of what to do with their free time. Contrary to that thinking, though, a number of the bands performing at the festival will be performing at local venues for sideshows. Golden Voice, the promotor of the festival has booked Bon Iver , M83 , Arctic Monkeys , St. Vincent , and many more to play shows in between the two Coachella weekends. Take a look at the poster [...]
La organización de Coachella , uno de los principales festivales de música en la actualidad, dio a conocer el lineup para la edición de este año, que por primera vez tendrá lugar en dos fines de semana consecutivos, de 13 al 15 y del 20 al 22 de abril, con la curiosidad de que en la segunda se repetirán los artistas en los mismos días que la primera. "Psst... hagan correr la bola" ( pass it on ), fue el mensaje que acompañó a [...]
Up until compiling this list, I was pretty sure 2011 was not a fantastic year for music. Well, I may have been completely wrong. There might not have been giant releases from the most prominent artists of our generation, but this is only because there are no more prominent artists of our generation. The internet and availability of music has made anybody a contender for making a great record, and I believe it has become a complete toss up as to who makes a future classic in any given year. Relax, for this is a good thing. Here's my big [...]
This year has been an incredible year for music, both in our homeland and abroad. Here's a list of my personal favourite releases of the last twelve months. These are the albums that, at one time or another (or constantly!), gave me solace and smiles in 2012. 30. Austra - Feel It Break 29. Beirut - The Rip Tide [...]
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Tweet vaso link I don't really feel like 2011 has been one of those years where one album or artist has just dominated indie music press coverage like we've seen in the past couple of years. We've had nothing like 2010-style Kanye, no world conquering magnum-opus like Merriweather Post Pavillion, no truly incendiary debut like Myths of the Near Future. Let's be honest, even GaGa had quiet one compared to 2010, meat dress and "Judas" aside. [...]
The next stop on the Gummys express is Your Top 20 Indie Rock Crushes Of 2011; ten females, ten males, one Gosling. Hit the gallery to check out the winners of this award, truly the people's champions when it comes to crushes. Just outside the fray: EMA and Wye Oak's Jenn Wasner for the ladies, Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold, Noah Lennox and Kurt Vile for the fellas. And for the person that voted for '3112 in every single category, we'll relay the (paraphrased) wisdom of an old sage as advice; "Failing to fetch me at first, keep encouraged. [...]
For those of you unfamiliar with the About page here on our quaint little website, the mission statement is included in the introductory paragraph. It reads: " Consequence of Sound ( CoS ) is a New York and Chicago-based online music publication devoted to the ever growing and always thriving worldwide music scene." It later goes on to say, "With a committed staff... CoS continues to successfully push its way ahead of the engaging and highly competitive new media market." So from those two excerpts, we hope you gather two things specifically. We here at CoS [...]
50) "Lungs", Florence And The Machine 49) "Fool's Gold", Fool's Gold 48) "Declaration Of Dependence", Kings Of Convenience 47) "Forest Fortress", Inverness 46) "The Crying Light", Antony & The Johnsons 45) "Years Of Refusal", Morrissey 44) "Wilco (The Album)", Wilco 43) "A Vontade Superstar", Bruno Morais 42) "Begone Dull Care", Junior Boys 41) "In And Out Of Control", The Raveonettes 40) "Seek Magic", Memory Tapes 39) "Sem Nostalgia", Lucas Santtana 38) "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Pt. II", Raekwon [...]
50) "Dominos" , The Big Pink 49) "Keep It Goin' Louder" , Major Lazer feat. Nina Sky & Ricky Blaze 48) "Idiot Heart" , Sunset Rubdown 47) "Ecstasy" , jj 46) "Sem Cais" , Caetano Veloso 45) "French Navy" , Camera [...]
Happy Holidays everyone!It's that time of the year again...time to make our own "Best of…" list. As you all know, every year I compile a list of the best music albums released during the year. And, I ask all of you to help out. So, if you haven't done this before or need a quick refresher, it's very simple. Send me your 20 Favorite Albums that were released during 2009. Remember, the only
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