Every now and again a band capable of not just capturing the spirit of a bygone era but portraying it with uncanny authenticity and accuracy arrives, and in an era where music lovers seem increasingly ravenous for psychedelic-inflected rock, Austin’s the Black Angels are precisely that act. Following on the heels of their recent Turn … read more ➜
recommended if you also like: My Morning Jacket You in Reverse ~ Built To Spill Apologies to the Queen Mary ~ Wolf Parade Clap Your Hands Say Yeah ~ Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Illinois ~ Sufjan Stevens Fox Confessor Brings the Flood ~ Neko Case At War with the Mystics ~ The Flaming Lips … read more ➜
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 ➜
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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 ➜
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 ➜
Many of you already know this… If you drag files on your internal/main hard drive from one folder to another on the same hard drive, all you are doing is moving them. (The same applies to any hard drive as long as you are dragging to a location on the same drive) If you want … read more ➜
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with this but found it interesting: http://www.makecoldplayhistory.org Domain is now owned by someone else… but here’s an archived version courtesy of archive.org.
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 ➜
I opened up a brand new 17″ iMac today. The one with the built-in iSight camera. I found something on the front that I’ve never seen on a new Mac before. Look at these images. Anyone know what the writing on the tape says?
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 ➜
http://diveintomark.org/howto/ipod-dvd-ripping-guide/ Rip your DVD and watch it on your iPod Video.
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 ➜
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 ➜
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 ➜
San Diego CA at M-Theory Music (a record store) www.mtheorymusic.com Saturday, August 13th, 7:00 pm. Admission FREE 3 solo acoustic performances by: Mark Gardener of Ride Rob Dickinson of Catherine Wheel Adam Franklin of Swervedriver Sat. Aug. 13th @ 7pm: 2nd Annual Sonic Summer Bash! Last year we brought you Louis XIV and David J … read more ➜
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 ➜