08/07/2008
Best Contest Ever: Win a Theremin Prize Pack!!!
This is awesome! Our friends at Unusual Times, purveyors of all things unusual and the some mighty tasty gin, are giving one lucky winner a full Moog™ Etherwave® Theremin exploration kit just for signing up! The prize pack includes: (1) St ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/07/2008 9:51 PM EST in Electronic, Experimental, Contest | Permalink
Stream The New High Places Album In Its Entirety
We at the Walrus are big fans of Brooklyn's lucid, electronic duo The High Places and we couldn't be more excited about their debut album, due out in September. So, naturally it came as a delightful surprise to us when we stumbled upon the new ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/07/2008 9:48 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, Experimental | Permalink
08/06/2008
"Lost" Brian Wilson Production From 1969 To Finally See Release
In 1969 Brian Wilson, pop genius and purveyor of all things California, recorded an album called A World of Peace Must Come with song-writer/poet Stephen John Kalinich, but the tapes, to this day, have remained lost. Described as an album of ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/06/2008 8:21 PM EST in 60's Pop, 60's Psych, News | Permalink
08/05/2008
Rita Mitsouko Proves The 80's Were Weirder Than You Thought
French synth-pop/punk band Rita Mitsouko was founded by guitarist Fred Chichin and singer Catherine Ringer in 1980 (and is still going, despite Fred's recent death). Their biggest and strangest claim to fame was their 1985 "hit" single "Marcia B ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/05/2008 6:31 PM EST in New-Wave, 80's Pop, Video | Permalink
New Garage Rock From Nashville: Cheap Time
Cheap Time comes recommended from Memphis' Jay Reatard, so you know it they must have some redeeming qualities. As far as we can tell, they definitely do. The old-school garage-glam of "People Talk," from their s/t debut, flexes whiplash rhythms ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/05/2008 6:26 PM EST in Garage Rock, Glam, Lo-Fi, Punk | Permalink
08/04/2008
New Music From David Byrne and Brian Eno: "Strange Overtones"
I have to say that I was nervous about this one. I hold both of these artists in very high regard, but after so many years could they pull it off or would it be a big disappointment? Thankfully, there is nothing disappointing about "Strange Over ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/04/2008 11:44 AM EST in Electronic | Permalink
Watch This Trailer: Lemmy Of Motorhead Gets His Own Documentary
Oh Lemmy, how we love your relentless dedication to all things rock and roll. If that weird growth on your face had a mouth it would groan obscenities incoherently, while spewing whiskey. How dreamy. I'm glad you have finally gotten your own doc ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/04/2008 7:18 AM EST in Rock, Movie Music, Video, Metal | Permalink
Video: Fontän - "Early Morning"
We posted an mp3 of Fontän's insanely awesome neo prog-rock track "Early Morning," two weeks ago. Now, Mattias Johansson has directed a trippy, Anton Corbjin-esque video for the song with a cryptic storyline and religious imagery. Sweden is wei ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/04/2008 7:15 AM EST in Prog-Rock, Neo-Psychedelic, Video | Permalink
08/01/2008
Remix of the Week: M83 - "Kim and Jessie" (DatA Remix)
DatA's remix for M83's "Kim and Jessie," from their newest album, Saturdays-Youth, sounds like the score to a Neverending Story remake directed by John Carpenter. It effortlessly combines the damaged, yet beautiful sounds of both artists with nu ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/01/2008 4:12 PM EST in Electronic, Remix | Permalink
Summertime Listening: New Music From The Weepies
Not only are The Weepies super talented, but this charming husband/wife indie-pop duo from Cali know the way to my heart. Lyrics like "I assure you friend, everyday is ice cream and chocolate cake" put an instant smile on my face. Both "All ...
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