Music

Recently at work, we’ve started a new policy. You can’t have more than 500 megs of music on your computer. That limits me to about 75 songs. 75 frickin’ songs! My options are now either streaming radio or listening to my iPod. I’ve toyed with last.fm, Pandora and several radio stations. (mostly KEXP and KCRW) … read more ➜

Playing Friday, April 25th at Coachella. Recommended if you like: The Charlatans, The Stone Roses, Adorable myspace site official site

After spending half of this week at Macworld, a meeting today with fellow system admins and a couple guys from Apple, and listening to Directory Services, Kerberos, Active Directory, and LDAP speak, the title of this song seems somewhat appropriate. “Machines at Night” begins where the band’s first record left off, but quickly speeds off … read more ➜

For those of you under 25 years old, you may wonder how music fanatics obtained rare tracks from our favorite bands before MP3s were common. (Or before streaming) In 1995, I worked for a small software development company in San Rafael, CA called Presage Software. We developed predominantly educational titles for kids that used popular … read more ➜

City-State is a band out of Washington, D.C. They write solid, post-punk influenced rock, with strong melodies. Recommended if you like: The Cure, Interpol, Joy Division, I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness myspace site city-state.net

Ash – Goldfinger (from the album ‘1977’ which was released in 1996) Ash Recommended If You Like: Blur, Pavement, The Buzzcocks, Weezer, Oasis, Hurricane #1 “Irish punk-pop trio Ash first formed in 1989 when childhood mates Tim Wheeler and Mark Hamilton got guitars for Christmas and established the metal act Vietnam. Nothing more than something … read more ➜

“Track a Tiger began in August 2003 as a solo recording project of Jim Vallet. After sifting through some old 4-track tapes and a notebook with a few song ideas, a 16-track digital recorder and a few microphones were bought and recording began in his Chicago apartment (dubbed Coal to Cola Studio). The songs started … read more ➜

British band Foals performing Balloons live in Brooklyn. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8W_1E3WlF4

Wolftron is the music of Kenny Choi, an unsigned artist out of Washington. He is giving away all of his music for free! Listen to the track ‘Ugly Bird’ and download them all from the Purevolume link below. listen for free at lala.com wolftron on myspace more free mp3s on purevolume

mog.com More about this song Share Baby Panda is the solo project of Paul Gonzenbach, frontman of The Jim Yoshii Pile-up.

After more than a 10-year hiatus, My Bloody Valentine is reuniting and is set to release a new album in 2008. Lead guitarist Kevin Shields discussed the group’s reunion on Soft Focus, the VBS.TV talk show hosted by DC punk Ian Svenonius. According to Shields, the three-fourths-completed set sounds very much like what you would … read more ➜

Some music to listen to from bands that start with the letter ‘H’… Heavens: Heavens features the frontman from Alkaline Trio. Heavens draws its sound from 80s post-punk and synth pop. Hammock Hopewell

Stars Of Track And Field are playing Wednesday night at The Bottom of the Hill. Cover is just $10. One of my favorite tracks is Say Hello. More are below… Recommended if you like: Snow Patrol, The Shins, Rogue Wave, The Decemberists, Voxtrot Four Stars – Alternative Press, March 2007 “Standout ‘Movies of Antartica’ is … read more ➜

The Blakes – Vampires Daydream Nation – Sweet Child The Wedding Present – Interstate 5

This is the best news I’ve heard in a while regarding reunion tours. If you’ve never heard their album, Mezcal Head, pick it up on Amazon for probably a dollar. These guys have influenced numerous modern day bands. Interpol for one. Interpol’s drummer, Sam Fogarino is a fan. “Now that the press release has been … read more ➜

Recommended if you like: Rogue Wave, Interpol, The Twilight Sad, I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness ‘Garp 52’ mp3 ‘Suspicions’ mp3 Genaro are a band from the outskirts of Glasgow, in Scotland. They are signed to Benbecula Records. Their first release was in December of 2005 as part of their new Minerals Series. They … read more ➜

Recommended if you like: French Kicks, Voxtrot, The Octopus Project, The Decemberists, Of Montreal, Spoon “Wildly melodic and inherently quirky, The Dimes’ sunny day indie-pop is born of the same Northwest, um, loins as The Decemberists, The Shins, Ben Gibbard, and even recent Austin to Portland transplants, Spoon. In fact, known for unexpected outbreaks of … read more ➜

Radiohead, new album preview and download 15 Step Body Snatchers Nude