07/09/2008
Ray Manzarek Wonders If Jim Morrison Is Still Alive, Plans To Make New Doors Movie
Rumors have been swirling about the "death" of The Doors' elusive lead singer Jim Morrison, since the day he "died" in 1971. Did he fake his own death to avoid the French Police? Perhaps he is now living in Africa? How about a key member of the ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/09/2008 9:08 AM EST in Rock, WTF?, 60's Psych, News | Permalink
07/08/2008
Newest Italians Do it Better Signees, Tiedye, Cover Metallica
Italians Do It Better, the Jersey-based indie label known for their Italo-Disco influenced artists such as Chromatics and Glass Candy, recently added the Swedish electronic duo TieDye to their roster a few months back and, staying true to their ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/08/2008 8:58 AM EST in Electronic | 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
Nobunny @ M Room: Live Review + Photos
On Fourth of July eve I ventured out to the M Room in Fishtown to witness the man, the myth, the bunny who goes by the name Nobunny. His name is obviously a reference to Rene Magritte's iconic 1929 "This is Not a Pipe." Obviously! Oh and how ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/07/2008 9:48 AM EST in WTF?, Garage Rock, Live Review, Events | Permalink
07/05/2008
Remix of the Week: MGMT - "Electric Feel" (Justice Remix)
MGMT is definitely blowing up and their new single "Electric Feel" will most likely contribute to their rise in the indie world. However, now it's been Justi-fied. The album version of the song mixes the funkiness of Prince with the other-wor ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/05/2008 9:41 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, Remix | Permalink
07/04/2008
The Best American Indie Bands of the Moment, According to Yours Truly
Since today is the 4th of July, a day in which we celebrate our independence, I felt it would be appropriate to share with you, what I feel are, the best American bands of the moment (I am disregarding the fact that some of these bands haven't p ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/04/2008 10:10 AM EST in Editorial | 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
On Repeat All Day: NoBunny - "Boneyard"
Nobunny's "Boneyard" is the stuff that your fuzzed-out new-wave, garage rock, etc etc dreams are made of. A naive surf riff, a drum-machine that sounds like it's about to break any second, and an insane, bunny masked dude from Oakland with a voc ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/02/2008 2:20 PM EST in YouTube, Garage Rock | 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 ...
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