It’s true! Old school/garagey duo The King Khan & BBQ Show have teamed up with the old school/scruffy Black Lips to create supergroup The Almighty Defenders. If you’re new to these bands, just know that this is great. Apparently they all met up in Berlin when the Black Lips had to flee arrest in India… Continue reading The Almighty Defenders: The King Khan & BBQ Show/Black Lips supergroup
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Sigur Rós’ Ágætis byrjun named best Icelandic album ever
A survey by Icelandic National Radio and Tonlist.is ranked Sigur Rós’ 1999 album (10 years ago this month), Ágætis byrjun, as the greatest Icelandic album of all time. To compile the list, the team talked to experts in the music press and industry and conducted a public poll. Sigur Rós’ 2008 album, Með suð í… Continue reading Sigur Rós’ Ágætis byrjun named best Icelandic album ever
[MP3] New new Modest Mouse: “The Whale Song”
A couple days ago, I told you about Modest Mouse’s new 7″, Autumn Beds, which features new songs “Autumn Beds” and “The Whale Song.” Well you heard the former, so here’s the latter. The song is a rolling six-minute piece that we haven’t really seen from the band in a while, so here’s to beautifully excessive… Continue reading [MP3] New new Modest Mouse: “The Whale Song”
[MP3] The Go! Team remix Black Moth Super Rainbow
Brighton’s The Go! Team remixed “Twin Of Myself” from Black Moth Super Rainbow’s latest album and practically reinvented the thing. What used to be a dreamy, heavy, synth-laden piece is now a cutesy, danceable summer romp song. “Summer romp” in my mind equals May poles, open fields, sundresses, barefeet, picnics and drug induced frolicking, in… Continue reading [MP3] The Go! Team remix Black Moth Super Rainbow
Siren rounds out lineup with Tiny Masters of Today, A Place To Bury Stangers, more
The Siren Music Festival looks to have finally finished assembling the lineup for the July 18 show, after adding Tiny Masters of Today, A Place To Bury Strangers, Thee Oh Sees, Justine D. and Deadheat DJs. For those of you who are new to this event, the festival is a one-day free show at Coney… Continue reading Siren rounds out lineup with Tiny Masters of Today, A Place To Bury Stangers, more
[MP3] New Modest Mouse: “Autumn Beds”
Modest Mouse is gearing up to release another 7″, effectively teasing all of us by offering new songs without compiling a full album. The new one features “Autumn Beds” and another song called “Whale Song,” whatever that is. It’s due out in independent record stores June 20 because nothing is more indie. Modest Mouse –… Continue reading [MP3] New Modest Mouse: “Autumn Beds”
Sprint Pre commercial: Io Echo
I’m so glad phone companies are finally pretty hip to new music. Sprint’s new ad for their Palm Pre features LA band Io Echo and a lot of fancy features my phone doesn’t have. Because you might be all “what’s that music in the ad? It’s so hip and relevant!” I’ll give you a hand.… Continue reading Sprint Pre commercial: Io Echo
The new Animal Collective video hurts my mind with metaphor
Does it represent birth? Death? The fleeting moments in life we all share and should appreciate better? Ummm… like, maybe how we should… help the environment or something?? I really don’t understand, but a video like this is pretty much expected from Baltimore oddballs Animal Collective. Sorry guys, you may have made The Best Album of… Continue reading The new Animal Collective video hurts my mind with metaphor
Adorable Youtube Animals: Sonya the Slow Loris is back for more!
Sonya, everybody’s favorite (and probably first) slow loris, who AWWWWd everybody to death with the debut video of her being tickled and continued the cuteness parade with footage of her eating live worms (horrifyingly adorable!) is back! This time, it’s a day in the life of a slow loris. Hooray! She lives a pretty charmed… Continue reading Adorable Youtube Animals: Sonya the Slow Loris is back for more!
[Video] Ear Pwr: “Future Eyes”
There have been a lot of videos lately that show extraordinary artistic presence and some that, despite being a giant creepfest, attempt to do something really different. Ear Pwr’s new video for “Future Eyes” is neither of these things, and that’s precisely why I like it. It’s just two kids and their friends having fun… Continue reading [Video] Ear Pwr: “Future Eyes”