I see around 20 shows a year on average. The Veils show on July 13, 2009 at The Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco was one of my top 3 shows of the year that year. Their 2009 release, Sun Gangs, was one of my favorite albums of the year too. A lot of … read more ➜
Australia’s Jagwar Ma, aka Jono Ma (you may have heard of him through his work with Foals), is the producer of some quality electronic vibes that swim through the rough terrain of yesteryear, but warps them for modern senses. “Come Save Me” is 60s bubblegum pop crystalized into tribal neon (much like TV Girl does) … read more ➜
Montreal’s Elephant Stone was formed in 2009 by sitarist/bassist Rishi Dhir. As one of the most highly sought out sitar players in the psychedelic music scene, he has recorded and toured with the Black Angels, Brian Jonestown Massacre, the Horrors, the Soundtrack of Our Lives, and many more. In 2009, Elephant Stone released their debut … read more ➜
The much anticipated and rumored new My Bloody Valentine album, “MBV”, is finally out. Listen and download here.
Interview with Peter Hook: interview removed per request (Peter Hook is introduced and the interview begins at the 10:35 mark after the introduction and video (audio only, not shown)) The interview is approximately 80 minutes long, after the 10 minute introduction, and is very entertaining and kept me fully engaged the entire time. He … read more ➜
Spinner interview with Bernard Sumner Bernard Sumner – “I don’t want to slag Hooky off, but I just want to right some of the wrongs that he’s been saying about us, and [sigh] this kind of split attitude where one minute he’s slagging us off and — how it’s all been. I hope there’ll be … read more ➜
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My Bloody Valentine has finished recording and mixing the new album and it should be out in, “two to three days” according to Kevin Shields, though this is more likely a joke response to a fan at a live show. From a warm up show in Brixton, a fan tweeted, “Kevin Shields has just told … read more ➜
As of Tuesday, 1/22/2013, I can confirm the following: Diiv The XX New Order Foals Hardwell Yeah Yeah Yeahs Rodriguez Youth Lagoon Spiritualized Alex Clare OMD Father John Misty Bat For Lashes Major Lazer Sparks Divine Fits Japandroids Dinosaur Jr Foals Violent Femmes Tame Impala Infected Mushroom Beardyman Phoenix The Postal Service The Stone Roses … read more ➜
We’re 3 weeks into the new year of 2013 and I know what one of my favorite albums will be. I’ve spun through the new Ex Cops record “True Hallucinations”, release date 1/22, and it’s full of great pop melodies. Be prepared to hit ‘repeat’ a lot because most of the songs clock in between … read more ➜
Two of my favorite headphones are on sale for an amazing price on Amazon. The Audio Technica ATH-M50 ($119 $199) and the Sony MDR-V6 ($49 $109) Monitor Series headphones. Both of these headphones are much better sounding and better built than anything you’ll find from the mass marketing consumer grade headphones by Bose, Beats, Skullcandy, … read more ➜
kickstarter beautiful-noise-music-documentary 8 years in the making, with over 50 interviews, band members, music icons and tastemakers. BEAUTIFUL NOISE is an in-depth exploration of a music movement in the late 20th century, a fascinating period when some innovative musicians mixed guitar noise into conventional pop song structures while maintaining a philosophy of letting the music … read more ➜
NME says, “it took The Horrors two albums to get this good.” riyl: The Horrors, Animal Collective, Neu!
bloomberg.com “Apple and major music labels have intensified negotiations to start an advertising-supported Internet radio service by early next year, according to people with knowledge of the talks.” I’m curious to see what Apple comes out with but doubt that I’ll be crazy about it. There are many music services and every one has their … read more ➜
Here is an interesting article on Fender, the world famous guitar maker, and how the economy has affected them. “Times have changed, and so has music. In the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s, electric guitars powered rock and pop. Today, turntable rigs, drum machines and sampler synthesizers drive music like hip-hop. Electric guitars, huge as they … read more ➜
Read or Hear the full story here on NPR “The independent musician Erin McKeown has her albums on Spotify, and because she doesn’t have a label, she gets all of the royalty money the service pays out every time someone plays one of her songs. McKeown asked her accountant to figure out how much money … read more ➜
Turtle Giant is a musical project formed in 2009 in São Paulo, Brazil and currently based in Macau (China). It consists of members António Conceição, Beto Ritchie and Frederico Ritchie. TurtleGiant.com Facebook Twitter SoundCloud YouTube
Vancouver’s Mystery Machine is releasing their first album since 1998’s Headfirst Into Everything this September 11th. The album is titled Western Magnetics and they are having a release party on October 13th. (info here) First, the back story from a handful of exchanges I’ve had with frontman Luke Rogalsky over the past 6 years. … read more ➜
I’ve been a fan of this band for quite a while now and am somewhat obsessing over them this week. Joywave hails from Rochester, NY. The band released its first single “Golden State” on January 4th, 2011 via its website (joywavemusic.com), and followed up with their “77777” mixtape in March 2011. The mixtape is a … read more ➜