03/26/2008
VISUAL NOTES: Castanets and The Resurrection of The Cassette
Hallelujah! The cassette tape is not dead! This wonderful news was revealed to me courtesy of uhu, an independent live recording project in Portland, OR. The cassette I received in the mail held a seriously trippy, seriously awesome cover ins ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 03/26/2008 10:32 AM EST in Experimental, Folk, Visual Notes | Permalink
03/19/2008
Those Dancing Days Are Just Beginning! Kick Off Your Shoes To "Hitten"
ALERT! "Hitten," the superb single from Those Dancing Days, The Cutest Girl Band in Sweden, will be stuck in your head for the rest of the day. This fabulous femme fivesome was brought to my attention this morning, courtesy of Dodge over at My O ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 03/19/2008 10:41 AM EST in Indie-Pop, New Music Spotlight | Permalink
03/12/2008
New MAN MAN Track: "Easy Eats or Dirty Doctor Galapagos"
Today I woke up with ringing ears and legs like lead. After one listen to "Easy Eats or Dirty Doctor Galapagos", my newly-designated favorite track from Philly-based MAN MAN's forthcoming album, I was cured of the doldrums! No medical profession ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 03/12/2008 4:30 PM EST in Indie-Rock, Highly Recommended, New Music Spotlight | Permalink
03/10/2008
VISUAL NOTES: Toss Your Calendars! Bishop Allen's Monthly EP Project Is All You Need
After the successful release of their first album, Charm School, in 2003, the members of Brooklyn's Bishop Allen were stumped. Until, that is, lead singer Christian Rudder procured a beat-up piano from a local elementary school. Inspired by its ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 03/10/2008 11:32 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Indie-Rock, Visual Notes | Permalink
03/03/2008
Deer Tick and Peter and the Wolf Live at Pierre Menard Gallery
I am too excited to sit still! And it's a Monday morning for chrissakes! Two of my current favorite musicians, Red Hunter of Peter and the Wolf and John McCauley of Deer Tick, played a gallery show together last month at Pierre Menard Gallery in ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 03/03/2008 11:32 AM EST in Folk, Country | Permalink
02/28/2008
Former Dirty Projector Nat Baldwin's "Lake Erie" Floats My Boat
Just this morning, I became aware that the amazing Nat Baldwin, former Dirty Projectors bassist, is putting out a new solo album this Spring. Most Valuable Player will be released at the end of April on Broken Sparrow Records. Baldwin's haunt ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 02/28/2008 11:22 AM EST in Experimental, Folk, Jazz | Permalink
02/27/2008
The Sound of No Kids Is Music To My Ears
Even though kids are my least favorite thing in the world besides beef, No Kids is my most favorite band in the world at this moment. I was immediately attracted to this Vancouver-based trio for the assortment of highly eclectic tracks on the ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 02/27/2008 6:03 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Highly Recommended | Permalink
02/25/2008
VISUAL NOTES: Album Covers Inspired by Famous Paintings
If you are a band planning to release an album, and you're lacking in visual artist friends...look no further than the closest art museum! I spotted a photo of a Bow Wow Wow album cover in an new edition of The Oxford History of Western Art t ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 02/25/2008 12:14 PM EST in General, Visual Notes | Permalink
02/22/2008
The Perfect Tune for a Snowy Winterland: White Hinterland's "Dreaming of The Plum Trees"
Currently, it is snowing gently outside in perfect rhythm to the sounds of White Hinterland - a Boston-based troupe of lovely, willowy folksters. Besides describing their collective visage, lovely and willowy also describe White Hinterland's del ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 02/22/2008 1:08 PM EST in Folk, Lo-Fi | Permalink
02/21/2008
With Help from Blaqstarr and Diplo, Black Dominoes Remixes Vampire Weekend; Sends Me Cute Photos
DJ Kellen John Kid Danger (remixing dance party tracks under the name "Black Dominoes") amped up Vampire Weekend's "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa". He also sent me an e-mail all about it. I like mail, but felt really wary about jumping headlong into th ...
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