12/18/2008
Brian Eno to Score Peter Jackson's Next Film - The Lovely Bones
Legendary experimental composer and all-around genius Brian Eno will be scoring Peter Jackson's (Lord of the Rings) upcoming adaptation of Alice Sebold's novel The Lovely Bones. I have yet to read the book, but Amazon describes it as such: O ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/18/2008 9:23 AM EST in Movie Music, News | Permalink
12/16/2008
Video of the Day: Bloc Party - "One Month Off"
The video for Bloc Party's "One Month Off", taken from their recently released album Intimacy, is a Hansel and Gretel re-telling with a much more violent spin. Hand-grenades, tanks and fire-bombs make the old-school animation style even creepier ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/16/2008 9:51 AM EST in Post-Punk, Indie-Rock, Video | Permalink
Stream The New Single From Fever Ray (Karin of The Knife) - "If I Had a Heart"
If I had it my way the debut album from Fever Ray, the alter ego of The Knife singer Karin Dreijer Andersson, would be out today. Unfortunately I cannot always have my way (wahhh!) and, along with the rest of you, I have to be patient. Thankfull ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/16/2008 9:09 AM EST in Electronic | Permalink
12/15/2008
On Repeat All Day: Wavves - "Wavves"
I have been listening to this track by California's Wavves for most of the day, nodding my head along to the garagey bounce and squealing wash of guitar noise. Its sing-a-long style and band imagery is not unlike that of Times New Viking. Howeve ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/15/2008 3:53 PM EST in Lo-Fi, Indie-Rock | Permalink
Best Metallica Video in Years: "All Nightmare Long"
I am not crazy about Metallica's newer music, but this video for "All Nightmare Long" from the recently released Death Magnetic has a great Grindhouse meets Pink Floyd's The Wall meets 70's high school film strip. Directed by Roboshobo it cl ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/15/2008 7:59 AM EST in Video, Metal | Permalink
12/14/2008
New Song + Video From Peter, Bjorn and John
Peter, Bjorn and John will be back this year with their follow-up to the album that everyone looved to whistle to, Writer's Block. This new song which some are calling "Hey (STFU Boy)" or "Take Your Hands Off That Girl" doesn't officially have a ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/14/2008 11:32 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Indie-Rock, Video | Permalink
12/11/2008
The Walrus' Top 20 Albums of 2008!
You have been waiting with weezey, baited breath for this moment. All of your misguided hopes and dreams have been shaped by the contents of the following list. The anticipation is so thick that you can cut it with a butter knife and no matter h ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/11/2008 7:12 PM EST in Various, Top 20s of 2008 | Permalink
12/09/2008
Photos + Review: Beach House @ TLA 12.06.08
This past Saturday Baltimore's Beach House opened for The Walkmen at Philly's Theater of the Living Arts. I was unable to attend, but The Walrus' good bud Laura Nunzi did make it out to the gig. She captured some awesome photos and relayed these ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/09/2008 1:42 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Live Review, Events | Permalink
Video Pick: Sin Fang Bous - "Advent In Ives Garden"
German label Morr Music is on a bit of a streak these days first with the release of the wonderful Surf City EP and now with Sin Fang Bous' (also of Seabear) debut album and 7". The A-side of the latter, "Advent In Ives Garden", is a beautifully ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/09/2008 9:52 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, Video | Permalink
12/08/2008
NY's WFUV Launches New Indie Music Site "The Alternate Side"
For those of you looking to fill your day with even more great music, NY radio station WFUV (Fordham University) has just launched a new online music site called The Alternate Side. It features live HD streams of new and old indie music, as well ...
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