Pitchforkmedia’s review of “Bolts of Melody” Seize The Day mp3 For those not familiar with Adam Franklin, he was the lead singer/songwriter for Swervedriver. If you haven’t, you must pick up their album ‘Mezcal Head’. If you don’t believe me, believe Sam Fogarino. If you don’t recognize that name, he is Interpol’s drummer. I had … read more ➜
Maps – To The Sky Maps – You Don’t Know Her Name Maps – Elouise
___________________________ Rock Kills Kid – ‘Raise Your Hands’ Snowden – ‘Victim Card’ ___________________________
Interpol’s “Roland” from Turn On The Bright Lights as an iPhone ringtone
The Maps are playing at San Francisco’s ‘The Bottom of the Hill’ on Sep 24 2007. That’s a week from this Monday! On their myspace profile they have a long list of influences. Something I admire and welcome. I think too many bands put nothing out of fear of being accused of ripping someone off … read more ➜
myspace profile myvitriol.com
Recommended if you like Travis, U2, (early) Coldplay myspace profile
October 19th at The Fillmore in San Francisco… http://myspace.com/silversunpickups
Seminal U.K. shoegazer act My Bloody Valentine is considering an offer to reunite and co-headline the 2008 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. A tour would follow later in the year, according to a report on the Daily Swarm. Best known for its profoundly influential 1991 album “Loveless,” the Kevin Shields-led group has been inactive … read more ➜
iLike: iLike has been updated recently… get iLike here my iLike profile iConcertCal: “iConcertCal is a free iTunes plug-in that monitors your music library and generates a personalized calendar of upcoming concerts in your city. It is available for both Windows and Mac OS X and supports worldwide searches.” New features in iConcertCal 2.0: “Today … read more ➜
Recommended if you like: Belle and Sebastian, My Bloody Valentine, Architecture in Helsinki, Camera Obscura, Peter Bjorn and John, Asobi Seksu myspace.com/officialradiodept From The Radio Dept’s myspace site: “On the old page we talked about uploading old and out-of-stock releases in high quality mp3, complete with cover art in .pdf. This might take some time … read more ➜
Interesting article from Spin.
I’ve seen Mazarin a couple times in the past few years. They opened up for The Walkmen last year at The Great American Music Hall. They both do a version of “Another One Goes By” which is worth checking out. Influences: Faust, The Clean, The Feelies, Dylan, Brian Eno, Sandy Bull, John Lennon, The Kinks, … read more ➜
A lot of professional and amateur music critics compare Interpol to Joy Division. Everytime I see this in an article or some blog, I usually instantly discredit the person making the statement as ill-informed. They are usually just repeating this from some other ill-informed article. I think most people who really listened to post-punk from … read more ➜
Film School is playing tonight at The Bottom of the Hill. Their new album, Hide Out, is coming out next month. I’ve been listening to it for a while now and it’s great. Per PitchForkMedia: “Sure to be a richer, more mature departure from their early, Truffaut-biting semi-autobiographical work, the record does nod a bit … read more ➜
Recommended if you like: Interpol, The Cure, My Bloody Valentine They are playing this Wednesday night at San Francisco’s ‘The Bottom of the Hill’ on 17th Street in Potrero Hill, presented by Filter Magazine. Film School’s new album, ‘Hide Out’, is finished and will be officially released on September 11th. If you’ve ever wanted to … read more ➜
Playing this Saturday, August 11th at Slim’s with The Comas and Twilight Sleep Great Northern: The name evokes a feeling of a place and time in which . . . to dream, perhaps, to get away from it all, or away from oneself. It’s late afternoon, strolling into night. There’s a slight breeze – but … read more ➜
Parade’s list of influences is Sonic Youth, Radiohead, Mark Kozelec, PJ Harvey, Gang of Four, Aphex Twin, and Nick Cave. The track linked below, “That’s Hott”, reminds me of Elastica. “Parade’s only agenda is to play music they love. Through a highly collaborative process, they create their own version of pop music: melodic and minimal, … read more ➜
The bio from Cerulean’s official site. I think it’s a little outdated: ““I just don’t see what’s so fucking daring about having nothing to lose,” says singer and guitarist Rick Bolander. He’s never understood the media’s love affair with rock’s favorite archetype. “Wearing despair like some badge of validation is a clichéd gimmick. Where‘s the … read more ➜