07/14/2008
Go To This: Jay Reatard, Dark Horse & the Carousels, Tough Shits Tonight @ JB’s
Got a case of the Mondays? Well, there's no better way to kill the work-week blues than enjoying an evening of no-frills garage-rock tonight at Johnny Brenda's. Two local favorites Dark Horse and The Carousels and The Tough Shits get rowdy w ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/14/2008 9:46 AM EST in Post-Punk, Garage Rock, Glam, Lo-Fi, Local Music, Events | 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
06/24/2008
Philly Popped! Fest Review + Photos
On Saturday, Robin and I attended the Popped! Fest in West Philly. The oh-so-dreammmyyy indie bill included Dan Deacon, Gogol Bordello, Crystal Castles and others (we only caught a song or two from The Ting Tings and weren't interested in seeing ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 06/24/2008 9:45 PM EST in Electronic, Post-Punk, Live Review, Events | Permalink
05/28/2008
Holy Sh*tballs! New Music From Wire!!
Wire is probably my favorite band of all time (or at least one of them) and hearing new music from them is always a cause for celebration, especially when it sounds as good as the sonically-charged "One of Us." Of course this tune is nowhere ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/28/2008 12:42 PM EST in Rock, Post-Punk | Permalink
05/22/2008
The Mekons Want To Know Where You Were
The Mekons were one of the few British punk bands of the late 70s to get away with exposing their sensitive side. With their hearts on their sleeves, the 1978 single "Where Were You?" made it alright to cry at home in bed after being stood up ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 05/22/2008 11:49 AM EST in Post-Punk, 70's Punk | Permalink
05/19/2008
Jay Reatard Gets Wykked Retahded on New Single "Painted Shut"
Jay Reatard's second installment of his Matador Records 7" series is even better than the first...and that's saying a lot. The A-side "Painted Shut" is reminiscent of the more melodic songs on his brilliant 2006 album Blood Visions. It's the per ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/19/2008 8:43 PM EST in Post-Punk | Permalink
05/12/2008
Shake That Vertebrae to The 90's Styled Pop of The Sad Cobras' "Body Cast"
Allison from Hot Lava recommended Virginia's The Sad Cobras to me and I am really digging "Body Cast" from their full-length, No More Graves. I love the minimalistic, Unicorns-esque synths and how the song has multiple parts with lead singer Dee ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/12/2008 9:08 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Post-Punk | Permalink
05/05/2008
MTV Interviews No Age, Times New Viking, Jay Reatard, Breaks News of 'New' Lo-Fi DIY Music Scene
Wait a second MTV's John Norris, do you mean to tell me there are bands out there simply making music for themselves without any consideration for the mainstream market or high production values?? Well, sir, you and your frosty hair have officia ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/05/2008 10:30 PM EST in Post-Punk, Lo-Fi, Video | Permalink
04/29/2008
Get Ready, Get Death Set, Go!
I posted about Baltimore's The Death Set a few months ago. I was diggin them then and I am definitely diggin them now, especially after hearing their debut album, Worldwide. It's a post-punk pinball blitz with battle-cries, electro-beats and cas ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/29/2008 10:49 PM EST in Electronic, Post-Punk, Video | Permalink
04/08/2008
Electrify Yourself! An Accelerated, Super-Charged History of Chrome
Chrome was an innovative San Francisco-based band who established a hyper-real style of industrial and post-punk music, paving the way for future acts like Skinny Puppy, Chicks on Speed and The Rapture. They were led by Damon Edge (drums and syn ...
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