Venice is Sinking plays orchestral pop, Americana, slowcore, or space rock, depending on whom you ask. Founded in Athens, GA in 2003, this five-piece outfit eschews facile categorization. Its sound is familiar but hard to pin down, rooted in cinematic arrangements, subtle genre tweaks, and clear, ringing harmonies. The band’s 2006 debut LP, Sorry About … read more ➜
‘Guitar’ is the idea to produce new unique guitar-based songs and sounds. Let’s say: Free the guitar sound a little bit from the guitar player! After the first Guitar album I decided to open the definition of ‘guitar’ and also work on all kind of instruments that have strings. Ayako Akashiba is the vocalist and … read more ➜
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 – BORDELLO – $12 – Doors open at 8:00p Don’t Knock the Rock and The Fold present… A TRIBUTE TO SCOTT WALKER featuring performances by: JOHN DOE (X) DAVID J. (Love and Rockets, Bauhaus) & MICHAEL BERG ANN MAGNUSON & KRISTIAN HOFFMAN (The Mumps) EVIE SANDS ROB DICKINSON (Catherine Wheel) LEVINHURST (with … read more ➜
I can’t give Hotels much credit for originality. Both their music and their band name are rather derivative (and confusing… “Motels”???) but the music is still good stuff and worth a few spins. The track “Near The Desert, Near The City” is very familiar sounding and sounds like something you could’ve heard at a friend’s … read more ➜
The Naked Hearts formed in New York City in January 2008. Their unique brand of pop combines the grungy, stripped down style of early 90’s bands such as The Breeders and The Lemonheads with the structured elegance of bands like Blonde Redhead and Autolux. 01/28 Chapel Hill, NC @ The Cave 01/29 Washington, DC @ … read more ➜
“So, where were we? Sorry to have kept you all waiting around for so long – we’ve been pretty much bound to the studio for the last three years, the powers that be only let us out for a couple of gigs last September (the Heavenly 18th birthday gig being a pretty special night for … read more ➜
http://www.leebyron.com/what/lastfm/ This site presents some very interesting graphic charts for displaying music listening habits using last.fm.
This is straight from the Doves: “Just wanted to start by letting you all know we’ve finally finished our new album & after a week of compiling the track order & other details I can confirm we’re all made up with it, we reckon its our most diverse record yet. Looking forward to it being … read more ➜
“Pre-Order the Swervedriver CD Reissues, Get a Free Ltd Autographed Poster & Swervie Raygun! New Adam Franklin release named and dated. Hi-Speed Soul (in conjunction with Second Motion) is reissuing Swervedriver’s classic debut and sophomore albums, “Raise” & “Mezcal Head” on compact disc. Completely remastered, rare bonus tracks added, & a 16 page booklet with … read more ➜
MacRumorsLive has been hacked during the live keynote. Various ads and bogus announcements, such as “Steve Jobs Just Died”.