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!.)

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 ➜