Silversun Pickups

The first national release from LA’s best kept secret. Produced and mixed by Rod Cevera (Weezer, Warlocks). They’ve toured with Elliott Smith, Rilo Kiley, Autolux, Earlimart, Secret Machines, and Radar Brothers. “The Silversun Pickups’ ‘Lazy Eye’ plays like Billy Corgan on the only happy day of his life, alternating between ‘Sun Tanning On The Patio’ … read more ➜

I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness (post-punk)

Check it out at Amazon here I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness is a five-piece dark pop band out of Austin, TX; scene mates include Paul Newman, Windsor for the Derby, and Glorium. But I Love You, formed in 2001 and comprised of singer Christian Goyer, bassist Edward Robert, guitarists Ernest Salaz and Daniel … read more ➜

The Web’s First Rock n’ Roll Success?

http://wiredblogs.tripod.com/monkeybites/index.blog?entry_id=1438139 article was removed so I copied the text via archive.org by Michael Calore “Well, not exactly nowhere, but a year ago, the impossibly young indie rock quartet were playing small clubs in their native Sheffield, UK. Now they have a best-selling album. They are currently playing a few shows in the major North American … read more ➜

make coldplay history

I’m not saying that I necessarily agree with this but found it interesting: http://www.makecoldplayhistory.org Domain is now owned by someone else… but here’s an archived version courtesy of archive.org.

My favorite albums of 2005

The Doves Some Cities released March 1, 2005 How can bands like Coldplay release something as boring as X&Y (after two pretty good albums) while the Doves have released 3 brilliant albums without nearly the same fanfare? If 3/4ths of the Coldplay bandwagoneers listened to the Doves, then they’d surely be playing to large venues … read more ➜

John Peels secret singles box

To say John Peel had a lot of records is rather like saying Kate Moss is photographed quite often. His collection of vinyl albums alone exceeded 25,000 ‘ which doesn’t include CDs. Then there are the 12in and 7in singles, as well as the countless demo tapes sent in by young hopefuls. One tiny corner … read more ➜

The National – Alligator

On their third recording, the National strikes a delicate balance between light and dark, fast and slow, American and British. While their sound is undeniably tinged with darkness, it isn’t gloomy or depressing. This impression is mostly due to Matt Berninger’s deep baritone, which brings to mind such sensitive, but manly Brit vocalists as Scott … read more ➜

CoverFlow

http://www.steelskies.com/coverflow/HomePage.html “Don’t know about you, but I find browsing a list of album names somewhat uninspiring, to say the least. One of the big appeals of a physical album is the beautiful packaging and aesthetic appeal, something that’s sorely missed with the digital equivalent. CoverFlow aims to bring that aesthetic appeal to your mp3 collection. … read more ➜

Tune your tv correctly for the best picture

Picture perfect: HDTV tune-up tips The average American spends hours in front of the TV each week, but the picture on an average American TV looks like Times Square on steroids: too bright and garish to seem anything like real life. That’s because default settings for TVs are configured to make an impact on the … read more ➜

iTunes Registry

http://www.itunesregistry.com/register.php This site allows its users to upload their iTunes playlists and run them through a (growing) series of reporting tools in an effort to help you, the listener, better understand your musical collection. Some of the interesting things available (once you make an account) include a Browse-By-Letter tool for your iPod, rankings of entire … read more ➜

Apple Mail plug-ins and tools

http://www.tikouka.net/mailapp/ What is this place? A repository of plug-ins and tools that extend the functionality of Apple’s Mail.app (v. 2.0 and above). New plug-ins and tools are periodically notified on the site update notification list.