07/16/2008
Is The New Mercury Rev Single "Sense on Fire" a Sign of Weirder, More Hard-Edged Things to Come?
Once upon a time, Mercury Rev were a band that were constant evolving musically. Their music began as highly psychedelic, avant-garde prog-rock (see landmark albums like Yourself is Steam, Boces and See You On the Other Side). Each album was pro ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/16/2008 8:09 AM EST in Experimental, Neo-Psychedelic, Indie-Rock | Permalink
07/14/2008
Video: Feist Performs "1234" on Sesame Street; Elmo Swoons
In some cases, a band or an artist altering their song for the tikes and performing it on Sesame Street may come off badly, but not in this case. The kiddie version of Feist's "1234" is actually more charming than the original. God, I love this ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/14/2008 10:05 AM EST in YouTube, Indie-Rock, TV Music | Permalink
07/07/2008
Video: Deerhunter Perform New Songs Live on Manchester's Channel M
Deerhunter's lead singer Bradford Cox, now sporting black electrical tape on his cheek, posted this awesome live video on his blog, which features the band performing two of the best tracks, (actually they are all good, trust me.) "Never Stops" ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/07/2008 10:53 AM EST in Shoegaze, Indie-Rock, Video | Permalink
07/03/2008
21st Century Headrush: Ponytail - "Beg Waves"
Baltimore's Ponytail is less of a band and more of an abstraction. Vocals are cut into non-sensical fragments and the music moves like a steam roller heading dangerously off course (think HEALTH, OOIOO, Boredoms). A prime example of this wou ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/03/2008 1:39 PM EST in Indie-Rock | Permalink
07/02/2008
Contest: Win The Ltd. Edition AITA/Times New Viking Designed T-Shirt and Poster!
Yes our friends at Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction are awesome. Teaming up with Times New Viking on a T-shirt and poster design is the coolest thing they have done thus far. The band designed a limited edition Tee and tour poster which ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/02/2008 2:39 PM EST in Lo-Fi, Indie-Rock, Contest | Permalink
07/01/2008
Jay Reatard and Deerhunter To Cover Each other....In Kisses?
Since I am loving the new Deerhunter album and have been a big fan of Jay Reatard's since his 2006 post-punk assault Blood Visions, news that Jay and Deerhunter will be teaming up for the next installment in Jay's Matador 7" series, has got me p ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/01/2008 9:33 PM EST in Post-Punk, Lo-Fi, Indie-Rock, News | Permalink
06/30/2008
New Video From No Age: "Eraser"
Remember when MTV played music videos...and they were actually good? Often times they made no sense or were severely crypyic, which was the best thing about them. No Age's MTV video debut (weird unto itself) for the song "Eraser" is either an ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 06/30/2008 12:06 PM EST in Lo-Fi, Indie-Rock, Video | Permalink
06/26/2008
Go To This: Times New Viking Tonight @ Johnny Brenda's!!!
Philly people, you seriously can't miss this! The excellent, ear-shattering lo-fi three-eyed monster that is Times New Viking will strike Johnny Brenda's this eve and leave a trail of flowers after the dust settles. As it so boldly states on the ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 06/26/2008 1:36 PM EST in Lo-Fi, Indie-Rock, Events | Permalink
06/24/2008
Here's Some Good Advice, Listen to Women...
Specifically, the music of Women, a foursome hailng from Alberta, Canada whose psychedelic dirge "Black Rice" keeps creeping into my playlists. Sounding like The Shins on morphine, it swells with a blissful beat, shiny bells and a general sense ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 06/24/2008 9:46 PM EST in Indie-Rock | Permalink
06/19/2008
New Music From Sweden: First Aid Kit's "Cross Oceans"
I was paruzzing Discobelle the other day and came across this gem from new Swedish duo First Aid Kit. The band consists of sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg, ages 15 and 17, respectively (crazy!). The sound of "Cross Oceans," from their debut ...
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