05/16/2008
New Black Kids Song: "I'm Making Eyes At You" (Live on XPN's World Cafe)
Will the Black Kids live up to all of their blog hype when their debut album Partie Traumatic is released this July? The thing I loved about their demo EP was the hazy, spacey sound quality (or lack there of). It's the same reason why I prefer t ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/16/2008 1:42 PM EST in Indie-Pop | Permalink
Ladyhawke Dishes Out Deja-Vu Disco, But Can She Make Rutger Hauer Dance?
Growing up in the 80's, I can't help but have fond memories for the movies of the time. So when I stumbled upon NZ native Pip Brown's airy nu-disco-rawk project, Ladyhawke, named after the 80's fantasy film starring Matthew Broderick, Michelle P ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/16/2008 11:05 AM EST in Electronic, YouTube, Remix, Disco | Permalink
05/15/2008
Walruses know music, but did you know they can DANCE, too?
We interrupt your regularly scheduled mp3 blogging to bring you....A Dancing Walrus! Check him out as he gets busy to Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal". [yt]http://www.youtube.com/v/DDg7kWgs5e0[/yt]
Read MorePosted by Finnegan on 05/15/2008 6:59 PM EST in WTF?, YouTube, Pop | Permalink
Hasil Adkins Will Cut Your Head Off If You Eat Too Many Hot Dogs
Hasil (pronounced 'Hassle') Adkins is one f'ed up hillbilly. As the youngest of 10 children, he apparently went to school only four days out of his entire life. Perhaps that may help explain why in his song "No More Hot Dogs" he wants to decap ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 05/15/2008 4:33 PM EST in 60's Psych, Garage Rock, Lo-Fi | Permalink
A Look Back: Robert Rauschenberg's/Talking Heads Collaboration
On May 12, the international art world lost one of its most innovative contributors. Robert Rauschenberg died at his home in Florida at the age of 82. Known for his diverse interests, Rauschenberg did not limit his pursuits strictly to the can ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 05/15/2008 12:24 PM EST in Experimental, Editorial, 80's Pop | Permalink
05/14/2008
Long Live Sharevari! Detroit Italo Disco At Its Finest
Who needs electroclash when there is "Sharevari?" This 1981 single by Detroit's own Number of Names is for fans of Kraftwerk and Italo Disco. This is the kind of song most of today's technicolor club-rat DJ's wish they wrote. Check out th ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 05/14/2008 4:26 PM EST in Electronic, New-Wave, YouTube, Italo Disco | Permalink
New MAN MAN Video: "Mister Jung Stuffed"
Q: What do taxidermy, cheating lovers, Mr. T, and Day of The Dead animated sequences have in common? A: MAN MAN's new video for "Mister Jung Stuffed," of course! Please treat yourself to this utterly absurd visual... MAN MAN - “Mister Ju ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 05/14/2008 1:45 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Experimental, Video | Permalink
05/13/2008
Music Video Created Using Apple's Mac OS X Interface Features The Bird and The Bee's "Again & Again"
So someone (or some people) really into Bird and the Bee's sugary pop tune "Again & Again" and Mac software have created a clever video using the OS X interface and its applications. The song fits the idea, and it's fun to watch, even though ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/13/2008 4:13 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, YouTube | Permalink
Shearwater's Epic "Leviathan, Bound"
Shearwater's fifth album, Rook, is a sprawling and eerie epic that is best appreciated on rainy days. "Leviathan, Bound," it's most mesmerizing track, is s percussion-less ballad centered around the haunting, hair-raising voice of lead singer Jo ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/13/2008 3:44 PM EST in Indie-Rock | Permalink
Robert Wyatt's Rock Bottom Masterpiece
I have to giggle at all of these new bands who claim to be "experimental," especially after my recent Robert Wyatt binge. Nowadays, nothing comes close to Wyatt's pioneering 1974 album Rock Bottom. When it was time promote Rock Bottom, Wyatt ...
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