01/05/2009
New Music From Abe Vigoda - "Don't Lie"
One of coolest things about Abe Vigoda is their willingness to change up their sound...unlike so many bands these days. "Don't Lie" the lead track on their upcoming EP Reviver exemplifies that willingness by being slower, simpler and moodier ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 01/05/2009 8:14 PM EST in Indie-Rock | Permalink
01/02/2009
Watch the Documentary "Heavenly Pop Hits: The Flying Nun Story" For Free
The 2007 documentary Heavenly Pop Hits: The Flying Nun Story, which aired on New Zealand, profiles the DIY influential 80s indie Kiwi label Flying Nun Records. The bands featured on their roster, including The Clean, The Bats, The Verlaines and ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 01/02/2009 7:05 PM EST in 80's Pop, Lo-Fi, Indie-Rock | Permalink
12/29/2008
Video Pick: Surf City - "Dickshakers Union"
Surf City are probably my favorite band at the moment. Their debut EP, which made the #3 spot on The Walrus' Top 20 Albums of 08, is a perfect blend of Flying Nun Lo-Fi and new power-pop, not to mention incredibly fun to sing-along to. Their vid ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/29/2008 9:05 AM EST in Lo-Fi, Indie-Rock, Video | Permalink
12/24/2008
Low's Creepy "Santa's Coming Over" Video
Nearly 10 years ago, Minnesota "slowcore" band Low created a divine Christmas EP that has now become a holiday classic. Thankfully they have revisited holiday songwriting this year releasing a 7" on SubPop entitled "Santa's Coming Over b/w Comin ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/24/2008 8:18 PM EST in Indie-Rock, Video | 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
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
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
12/08/2008
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 ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/08/2008 7:44 PM EST in Indie-Rock, News, Various | Permalink
The Return of The Swirlies
Back in the 90's The Swirlies were the pinnacle of quiet/loud psychedelic pop. Their self-proclaimed "sneaky flute music" was a colorful sound collage of boy/girl vocals, noisy shoegaze and damaged electronics...and I loved every second of it. ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 12/08/2008 7:43 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Indie-Rock, Events, News | Permalink
12/04/2008
On the Rise: The Big Pink
This unsigned and very impressive UK duo The Big Pink borrows their name from the classic 1969 album Music From the Big Pink by seminal American act The Band (they named their album after the pink house in which they rehearsed). But that's as fa ...
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