Music

from allmusic.com: “The Soft Boys have turned out to be one of the most influential bands in shaping contemporary alternative music, though few are completely familiar with the quirky band’s legacy. Formed in Cambridge, England in 1976 on the heels of the punk revolution, the Soft Boys eschewed the three-chord nihilism of punk and opted … read more ➜

Planet Mondo: By George This Is Good:  It’s 75% Beatles – written and produced by George Harrison, with Macca on bass and Bongo on drums. Has guest appearances from Clapton at at his British blues-grinding best and the happy honky-tinking piano of session king Nicky Hopkins. It conforms to all the codes and conventions of … read more ➜

Kevin Shields Talks New LP, Old Sessions, Price of Noise As our news editor Amy Phillips noted in her ATP New York review today, My Bloody Valentine frontguy Kevin Shields sat down with The New York Times over the weekend at Kutsher’s Country Club to gab about the band’s recent tours, the plans for that … read more ➜

What is it that makes French musicians so damn cool? Serge Gainsbourg was a drunk pervert who never found his musical niche, yet still managed to snag English Blow-Up beau Jane Birkin and earn himself the title of the ’20th century Baudelaire’. Justice are one of the hottest names on the electro house scene. Sébastien … read more ➜

SWERVEDRIVER RAISE ● MEZCAL HEAD ● EJECTOR SEAT RESERVATION RELEASED 3RD NOVEMBER 2008 UK, 2009 USA Following their recent reunion and a very successful US tour earlier this year, Swervedriver are back after 10 years away. One of the finest bands to emerge from the so-called ‘shoegaze’ scene in the 1990s, Swervedriver signed to Creation … read more ➜

http://www.myspace.com/fleetingjoys http://fleetingjoys.blogspot.com The Fleeting Joys, from Daffodil Hill, California (where the hell is that?), released one of my favorite albums from 2006, “Despondent Transponder”. They are releasing a new album, Occult Radiance, next month on Sept. 1st. Recommended if you like: My Bloody Valentine, Velvet Underground, Nico, the Brian Jonestown Massacre, Serena Maneesh, Bright Black … read more ➜

The chorus for this song has been stuck in my head for 3 days now. Thanks to Jack from the Mezzanine Owls for providing the lyrics to me! Mezzanine Owls – “Lightbulb” counting boats out in the harbori was content just doing thatthey kept multiplying time and againsetting out and coming back then the days … read more ➜

myspace profile Crystal Antlers formed in January 2006 in Long Beach, California. Creating their own blend of psychedelic, punk, & soul, the band quickly became local favorites among a broad range of rock fans. They’ve released two limited 7”s on small labels & recently released their first EP with producer Ikey Owens (Mars Volta/Free Moral … read more ➜

The first half of the interview is a bit too Spinal Tap nonsense

“Hailing from Stockholm, Sweden, Blackstrap is one of Europe’s most exciting new bands. They play blissful rock and roll drenched in the warm rays of fuzzed out guitars. Their Tee Pee Records debut “Steal My Horses and Run” conjures up a lush atmosphere that is equal parts hypnotic rock, dream pop, and shoegaze. These sonic … read more ➜

myspace.com/darkermylove http://darkermylovemusic.com/ “Darker My Love is a psychedelic rock band based in Los Angeles, California. The band consists of 5 members. Tim Presley, a former member of the band The Nerve Agents, contributes vocals and guitar. Andy Granelli, formerly a member of both The Nerve Agents and The Distillers, plays the drums. They are accompanied … read more ➜

http://www.myspace.com/directionband Recommended if you like: Jesus and Mary Chain, Magnetic Fields From their myspace bio:“mainly a studio project at the moment. i write, perform and record the songs with guest musicians. credits: “a wind” (vocals – anna black, s. christy) (bass, drums, theremin – s. christy) (guitar – john stewartz, s. christy) “my new heaven” … read more ➜

Rob Dickinson (Of the Catherine Wheel) with full band Cafe du Nord2170 Market Street, San Francisco, CAFriday, July 25th, 20089:30 PM An excerpt from a previous post… From an interview with The Catherine Wheel’s singer, Rob Dickinson, regarding feedback while touring for his solo album: “It was a surprise, Dickinson says, to see audiences going … read more ➜

The Twilight Sad put out one of my favorite releases of 2007. They’ve released a new EP called ‘Here, it never snowed. Afterwards it did’. This is reworking of four songs from “Fourteen autumns fifteen winters”, an unreleased song and a cover of “Some things last a long time” by Daniel Johnston and Jad Fair. … read more ➜

myspace.com/carneytheband carneyband.com Carney is a 4-piece Los Angeles musical phenomenon, who despite their young age (all 4 members are in their early 20’s), have years of musical experience behind them. The band itself is fronted by siblings Reeve Carney; lead vocals & guitar & Zane Carney; lead guitar, along with John David Lipscomb on bass … read more ➜

We watched Film School’s set and I’ve come away with the same impression every time. I won’t go into very many details but the mix is funky. It makes you miss key elements that help distinguish the melody of the songs. My guess is that the lead guitar is mixed too low. The poor guy … read more ➜

myspace profile Pre-order their upcoming July release here Available: July 5, 2008 Two unstoppable A-Sides. No B-Sides. First 100 pre-orders come with a Custom Corsage. Only 500 Copies. “Good, melancholic bedroom-pop song, winking at all the shit that messes people up and getting past it with uncluttered, lo-fi production and a bouncing melody.” Pitchfork Media … read more ➜

www.enemieslist.net myspace profile The debut from Have A Nice Life grabs its array of influences from a buffet of artists and mixes them into a coherent multi-disc release. It’s deep, dark and mesmerizing. We have a contender for ‘album of the year’. Recommended if you like: My Bloody Valentine, Joy Division, New Order, Earth, Sunn, … read more ➜