‘A little over a month ago, a three-song demo by an unjustly unheard Birmingham band called The Twang landed on our desk. It was a collection of songs that stirred a fire in the very pit of our souls. The kind of recording that reminded us why rock’n’fucking roll was, is, and always will be, … read more ➜
Albums for sale on Amazon.com West Coast Dates: Apr 13 2007 8:00P Crocodile cafe with Aereogramme Seattle, Washington Apr 14 2007 8:00P Dante’s with Aereogramme Portland, Oregon Apr 16 2007 8:00P The Independent with Aereogramme San Francisco, California Apr 17 2007 8:00P Casbah with Aereogramme San Diego, California Apr 18 2007 8:00P Knitting Factory with … read more ➜
As we previously reported, BRMC is going to spend the majority of 2007 on the road and we are pleased to announce a UK tour and an enormous North American tour. UK Tour First off, the band will be return to the UK in April to coincide with the release of their new single, “Weapon … read more ➜
How to master your iTunes EQ Web site MethodShop takes a close look at the 10-band iTunes EQ, explaining how to get the most from your music by tweaking the EQ. The post describes which sounds are most effected by each of the 10 bands of the iTunes equalizer. For example, ‘The 2k frequency can … read more ➜
Autolux at The Independent Snowden at The Independent
free mp3 of the French Kicks at Slim’s in San Francisco. If you read my *brief* review of this from a couple of days ago, now is your chance to see what I was referring to. Listen to the first song and tell me Nick’s voice is impressive with a straight face. If you listen … read more ➜
Friday night we went to see Autolux and Snowden at The Independent. This was a sold out show as part of the Noise Pop festival. A great show but I don’t think their performance was a good as the last time we saw them here. Being unfamiliar with new, unreleased material is part of that. … read more ➜
On Thursday night we went to see The French Kicks at Slim’s. I wasn’t disappointed but I was a little underwhelmed. The audio mix seemed off early on. The lead vocals were too quiet. The drums were loud but I suspect that’s how the band wanted it. They seem to emphasize drums and want that … read more ➜
iTunes Artwork with Curator Kavasoft has released version 1.0 of Curator, an iTunes Artwork management utility. Curator allows you to search for missing artwork and download any MIA items from Amazon. It also has a few spiffy features like creating Finder icons for your music and helping you perform custom searches for hard-to-find artwork. It … read more ➜
Hack Attack: Top 13 iTunes AppleScripts: “ by Adam Pash If you use iTunes on the Mac, you should know about Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes, a repository of scripts that add tons of useful functionality to Apple’s music player. Doug’s AppleScripts not only plug obvious holes in iTunes’ feature set; they also add functionality to … read more ➜
On April 3, 2007, renowned label Chemikal Underground (the Delgados, Arab Strap) will release Little Pop Rock, the debut LP from Sister Vanilla. Featuring ex-Jesus And Mary Chain luminaries Jim Reid, William Reid, and Ben Lurie with Jim and William’s sister Linda on vocals, it is an exhilaratingly fresh pop record which also serves as … read more ➜
free mp3 of The Blakes, “Two Times” free mp3 of The Blakes, “Don’t Bother Me” Upcoming Shows Mar 8 2007 Kexp Live Instudio Seattle, Washington Mar 9 2007 JITM at Night Birthday Bash @ Neumos Seattle, WA Mar 16 2007 The Copa Bar & Grill — SXSW Austin, Texas Mar 17 2007 The Mohawk–SXSW – … read more ➜
free mp3 of “Get Away” Playing at Bimbo’s 365 in San Francisco with Ratatat on March 30th. SPIN 120 Days can make any room feel like on it’s on the brink of explosion. It is awe-inspiring. FILTER It’s a post-punk, post-rave, post-pre-Armageddon masterpiece of sleazy, chaos-worshipping rock. VILLAGE VOICE These songs are totally allergic to … read more ➜
“Out of all the band reunions that are happening this year, the one that stands out the most to us is The Jesus And Mary Chain. Yeah, even more so than the Police. By now we all know that Coachella will be their first show in nine years, but they will also be playing the … read more ➜
Arcade Fire – Intervention (SNL, 2/24/07 Arcade Fire – Keep the Car Running (SNL, 2/24/07)
Wednesday Feb. 28th Sebadoh at Slim’s Noise Pop happy hour hosted by Bagel Radio (free!) with The Otherside (free mp3 of “Hey You”) and Peloton at Thee Parkside (5pm) Thursday March 1st French Kicks at Slim’s free mp3 of ‘Keep It Amazed’ Friday March 2nd Autolux,Snowden, Malajube, Death of a Party at The Independent … read more ➜
listen to “Faces In A Dream” on Spotify (this was a link to the track ‘Separation Sunday’ but it’s been taken down. It’s a great tune!) This song, Separation Sunday came up on random on my iPod this morning. I really like this song and don’t think it’s that well known. I thought I’d share … read more ➜
free mp3 of Keep Forgetting The Cinematics are a Scottish band currently based in Glasgow. They formed in Glasgow in autumn 2003, although they already knew one other from their hometown of Inverness. Scott (Rinning; lead vocals, guitar) and Ross (Bonney, drums) relocated to Glasgow for university, whilst the other two band members Ramsay (Miller; … read more ➜
free mp3 of And You Lied To Me The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse CD / LP (released: 02/20/07) Rich with Beach Boys style harmonies, Roy Orbison reverbs and orchestra, Pink Floyd’s pacing and Freddy Mercury’s falsetto, The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse is a luxurious foray into sound and music. This is … read more ➜
“About.com Review: Your Everything Sonically Amazing – 4 ½ stars If music were coffee, Highspire would be the Starbucks of the world with they’re perfect concoction of electronics and soaring & roaring guitars. The sound of Your Everything is huge and amazing! The music is comprised of wispy male vocals, layers of guitars, synths and … read more ➜