The following is from, Pitchfork Media – Today Premiere: Asobi Seksu: “Me & Mary” [Stream]: It will be interesting to see how the current crop of shoegazers responds to the sudden reemergence this past year of a certain dondaddy of yesterday’s scene (hint: rhymes with ‘Sigh Cruddy Palin Line’). For their part, Asobi Seksu— frequently … read more ➜
Feed Like Fishes is Should’s first full-length record — an album of noisy, sedate, and minimal pop songs. Falling somewhere between shoegazer, slowcore, and postrock, Feed Like Fishes is a wonderfully complicated record that echoes the sounds of Yo La Tengo, Slowdive, Bedhead, and Galaxie 500. The album also includes Should’s take on The Wedding … read more ➜
The following is from, MOG Posts First up late last night was Airiel’s album The Battle of Seeland. I found it to be a nicely varied album. For each fluffy pretty cloud like ‘Sugar Crystals’, there was a big shock of lightning like ‘Mermaid In A Manhole’, adding a bit of vim and vigor to … read more ➜
The following is from the excellent site, The Post Punk Progressive Pop Party. The Stranglers – Nuclear Device: “On this date in 1979, The Stranglers released their eleventh single, ‘Nuclear Device (The Wizard Of Aus)‘. It was backed by ‘Yellowcake UF-6‘. The A side appeared on their fourth album, The Raven. The B side was … read more ➜
The following is from the site, filter-mag.com Filter Grade: 87% by Kyle Lemmon | 10.02.2008 You don’t hear a My Bloody Valentine concert you feel it, deep inside your intestines. It’s a primordial experience for sure – in an utter state of beautiful entropy. When my editor asked me how the first night of the … read more ➜
dreamtiger at myspace Playing at Hotel Utah w/ Pacific UV on Oct. 11, 2008 America’s Finest: Swirly Whirly Good Times”You’d think that because Dreamtiger plays dreamy, shoegazer music it wouldn’t be very San Diego. But even though there’s a lot of similarity to the Cocteau Twins’ floaty harmonies, the band doesn’t give off one of … read more ➜
Spoon, J Mascis Do Dandy Warhols Charity Project: “ In the spirit of that wacky Crisis Consequences thing and a thousand drunken late-night conversations about which band totally ought to jam out with which other band, Portland trailblazers the Dandy Warhols have lifted the curtain on an ambitious collaborative project called Breathe Easy. The gist … read more ➜
The following is via the excellent site, Hearsay “OK, so I alluded to it, but Sunset and Grouper, two freed picks are heading up this mix, along with his other favorite, N.Lannon, side project of Nyles Lannon of Film School fame. I’m just going crazy for this War On Drugs album, and ‘Pushing Corn,’ the … read more ➜
Swervedriver – B-Sides & Oddities Live: “ http://rapidshare.com/files/148363732/swervedriver_-_b-sides___oddities_live.rar.html “ (Via Shoegazer Alive 2.)
My Bloody ValentineTuesday, Sept. 30, 2008The Concourse (photo by Donte) Last night was the loudest show I’ve ever experienced, except for maybe in high school when I had third row for Ratt and stood in front of Warren Di Martini. The only other show that I can remember being “hands down, I’m calling my attorney, … read more ➜
The Fall – Room To Live: “On this date in 1982, The Fall released their sixth studio album, Room To Live. It was subtitled Undilutable Slang Truth! The album included one single, ‘Marquis Cha-Cha‘. The Manchester, England post punk band still records and performs. Mark E Smith is the only original member. Wikipedia: The Fall‘Official’ … read more ➜
Media:White Lies, Death (Crystal Castles Remix) MP3: “Toronto-based noisettes (and former tourmates) Crystal Castles have put their spin on yet another indie-rock hit: the 80s revivalist anthem ‘Death’ by UK post-punk trio, White Lies. ‘ The electro duo transform the driving guitars and anthemic choruses by adding hefty amounts of distorted bass and droning synths, … read more ➜
On the Breaking Blog: Hype Monitor Featuring Glasvegas: “ Buzz on new bands can make the Internet as tumultuous as the current U.S. economy, but the Breaking blog’s weekly Hype Monitor column has the picks sure to turn a profit. Click below for this week’s lineup of about-to-break acts, including the U.K.’s Glasvegas, a band … read more ➜
Milk Milk Lemonade: The Legends: ” FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 The Legends If you frequent the MML blog and just so happen to keep up to date with Swedish label Labrador Records, today’s featured artist will be no surprise to you. Not because of any similarity in a sound that could easily be mistaken as … read more ➜
The Psychedelic Furs – Forever Now: “On this date in 1982, The Psychedelic Furs released their third album, Forever Now. It produced the singles, ‘Love My Way‘ (#42 U.K., #44 U.S.), ‘Danger‘ and ‘Run And Run‘. The album reached the #44 spot on the U.S. albums chart. The London post punk/new wave band lasted until … read more ➜
The Saints – Prehistoric Sounds: “On this date in 1978, The Saints released their third album, Prehistoric Sounds. It featured the single, ‘Security‘. This was the last album to include founder Ed Kuepper. He left the Australian punk band to form The Laughing Clowns. The Brisbane, Australia punk/post punk band has continued on despite the … read more ➜
Lazer Guided Melodies: Swirlies 1.: ” LAZER GUIDED MELODIES POP, BUT NOT POPULAR. Swirlies | What to Do About Them | Taang! | 1992 (translated via babelfish) This first COMPACT DISC compels singles 7 ” s launched by the Slumberland and Pop Narcotic. In case that you do not know the Swirlies, she knows that … read more ➜
if you speak German, then you’re in luck. if not, then i think we can all gather that this has _something_ to do with Jesus and Mary Chain similarities… ONBC <-> JAMC: “Kurzer Tipp von Morten – die fabulösen Dänen von Oliver North Boy Choir habe für ein Jesus & Mary Chain Coverprojekt den Song … read more ➜
More Sad Hits | Pitchfork: “Pitchfork Damon and Naomi: More Sad Hits [Shimmy-Disc; 1992; 20/20/20; 2008] Rating: 7.0 When Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang’s debut album More Sad Hits was originally released in 1992, it shared a sonic aesthetic with the UK shoegaze scene that had been on slow burn for a number of years. … read more ➜
Age Of Chance – One Thousand Years of Trouble: Genre: C-86 / Post-Punk Based in…: UK Label: Virgin Year: 1987 My Rate: 9/10 MySpace AMG Download here! (Via P!O!P | C86 | Twee | Post-Punk | New Wave | Lost and Rare Stuff!.)