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 ➜

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Concourse Exhibition Center unfortunately it’s the worst venue in the city… show info at sonicliving

Popscene (330 Ritch), San Francisco’s premiere indie rock night club, brings you The Mary Onettes this Thursday. You could’ve seen The Editors (before they played the Fillmore) or The Killers at 330 Ritch, which is about the size of my house, in 2006. Recommended if you like: Franz Ferdinand, Echo & The Bunnymen The Mary … read more ➜

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I’ve struggled sometimes with thinking that I should only post about new bands. Many people are younger music fans and aren’t as obsessive about it as I presume them to be. They don’t research the influences of their favorites. They don’t venture beyond what they know. So I will probably post a little more about … read more ➜

Set your clocks for April 19th.  The debut EP from Magnetic Morning (formerly known as The Setting Suns) (more popularly known as Interpol’s Sam Fogarino and Swervedriver’s Adam Franklin) www.magneticmorning.com magnetic morning on myspace

myspace.com/foals wearefoals.com subpop bio The Foals will be playing Popscene at 330 Ritch in San Francisco on May 22nd. West Coast Dates: 22 May 2008 Pop Scene @ 330 Ritch San Francisco 24 May 2008 The Troubadour West Hollywood 25 May 2008 Brick By Brick San Diego 28 May 2008 Doug Fir Lounge Portland 29 … read more ➜

wikifm WikiFM is the mashup of two very popular sites, Wikipedia and Last.fm. The fact that it is free, simple, and intuitive makes it even more attractive. The information provided on Wikipedia is much more in-depth than what’s provided on Last.FM artist pages.

Fronted by identical twin sisters Lauren and Robin Daniels and masterminded by their brother Ben, A Sunny Day in Glasgow make synth-laden pop songs reminiscent of My Bloody Valentine or the Jesus and Mary Chain. Ben Daniels started making cassette recordings with the help of his friend Ever Nalens years before A Sunny Day in … read more ➜

echodrone Echodrone was birthed in summer 2005 from the miasma of Craigslist. Answering a call for like-minded musicians, Brandon and Mark F. joined Eugene and began Echodrone’s exploration of the intersection where Medicine, Ride, Stars of the Lid and Mogwai meet. Original drummer Kahlil Karn felt the call in June 2006 and provided a visual … read more ➜