Our favorite “dudes” of Channel 101 and now Saturday Night Live fame, The Lonely Island, are set to FINALLY release a CD, Incredibad. If you’ve followed these guys from back when they made a bunch of music, your iTunes will already contain a band called “Incredibad,” but it looks unlikely that some of yours and… Continue reading The Lonely Island’s “Incredibad” LP
Tag: Music
Bell Orchestre
Montreal six-piece Bell Orchestre is one of those bands that you just gotta respect. They do instrumental stuff, so there aren’t any stupid words to muddy up their sound. The band includes Sarah Neufeld and Richard Parry, of Arcade Fire, and the influence is super obvious. The songs take you through a dark melodious world… Continue reading Bell Orchestre
Exit Clov Update: New Song
Here’s a recent message I received from our D.C. friends Exit Clov (you can find our previous post about them here): “Hey Friends, We’ve posted a brand new track “The Hate” which is available on our new single along with District Menagerie and Strippers and Politicians… You can stream all 3 of the songs from… Continue reading Exit Clov Update: New Song
In Case You Missed It: Week In Review
Because I know you were busy feuding with Kanye and getting an early start to holiday shopping (ha!), here’s what happened this past week on Knox Road. Monday Vampire Weekend played TWO shows at the 9:30 Club “Slankets” are really obnoxious Illinois and Yeasayer come to D.C. M.I.A. makes new stuff Tuesday The Raveonettes release a Christmas… Continue reading In Case You Missed It: Week In Review
Newsflash: “Amazon MP3 launches in the UK”
That’s right iTunes and all you other MP3 sellers. Amazon MP3 expanded from the US to the UK. The big boys are now crowding the scene in that Britpop world. Which begs the question: are indie record labels in trouble? The Wombats – “Lost In The Post” “She was signed, sealed and lost in the… Continue reading Newsflash: “Amazon MP3 launches in the UK”
Sonya Kitchell
In case you haven’t figured it out by now, I am a big fan of jazzy, raspy, (see Cerys Matthews, Adele, Rachael Yamagata, etc) female singer/songwriters. Another one, Sonya Kitchell, has caught my ear in the past few months with her latest album, This Storm, released back in September. While her instrumentation and acoustic ability… Continue reading Sonya Kitchell
Grammy Nominations: Meh.
The nominations for the 51st Grammy Awards are out tonight, and there aren’t a lot of surprises. Adele got a ton of nominations, as did Radiohead, Coldplay, and Robert Plant & Allison Krauss. The full nominations are here, but here are the most interesting (or rather, surprising) parts: -M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes” is nominated for Record… Continue reading Grammy Nominations: Meh.
Alela Diane: “White As Diamonds”
Here’s a track from California musician Alela Diane’s upcoming release To Be Still. Her debut album, The Pirate’s Gospel, was released in 2006 and earned her fame everywhere but America (U.S.A., U.S.A.!!). If the new album, set to come out Feb. 17 on Rough Trade, sounds anything like the first single, “White As Diamonds,” it… Continue reading Alela Diane: “White As Diamonds”
Raveonettes Christmas EP
The Raveonettes have released a new digital only Christmas EP, Wishing You a Rave Christmas, on Vice. The EP has four tracks including a cover of “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home).” You can get the EP on iTunes or Amazon (Amazon gives you a bonus b-side from their last album, Lust Lust Lust). Check out “Come… Continue reading Raveonettes Christmas EP
M.I.A. Makes New Stuff
In what looks like either a great, weird artistic expression or an attempt to remind people she isn’t just “that Paper Planes singer,” M.I.A has graced us with a new music video for “Shells” (previously released as a bonus on her 2007 release, Kala) and a new song from the soundtrack to Slumdog Millionaire. The… Continue reading M.I.A. Makes New Stuff