07/31/2008
Check Out The Trailer For Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist; Soundtrack To Feature Bishop Allen + Other Indie Favs
Hey! Hey! It's trailer day and apparently, Bishop Allen week, at least on The Walrus. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, which is set in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and stars everyone's favorite awkward "teen" Michael Cera, is based on the 2006 ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/31/2008 6:23 PM EST in Indie-Rock, Movie Music, Video, News | Permalink
Urban Outfitters To Host Secret Machines Show in Philly; Offers Free Mixtape
The Free Yr Radio campaign, created by Toyota Yaris and Urban Outfitters to generate awareness and support for partnering independent radio stations, will be putting on FREE shows in Philadelphia, Omaha, and Salt Lake City during the months of A ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/31/2008 6:18 PM EST in Electronic, Garage Rock, Indie-Rock, Playlist, Events | Permalink
Watch the New Trailer for The Flaming Lips' Christmas on Mars
Well, it's about goddamn time dudes! The Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne has been talking up his pet project, the sci-fi, low-budget film Christmas on Mars, since who knows when. Finally, an official release date has been announced and a trail ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/31/2008 6:53 AM EST in Experimental, WTF?, Indie-Rock, Video, News | Permalink
07/29/2008
New Garage Rock From France: The Feeling Of Love
Like another French garage rock band, The Last Rapes of Mr. Teach, The Feeling of Love have a special place in their hearts for drunken, lo-fi. The charmingly titled "Dad = Eat, Mum = Die" from their debut album petite tu es un hit is a gritty s ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/29/2008 7:24 AM EST in Garage Rock, Lo-Fi, Indie-Rock | Permalink
07/16/2008
Is The New Mercury Rev Single "Sense on Fire" a Sign of Weirder, More Hard-Edged Things to Come?
Once upon a time, Mercury Rev were a band that were constant evolving musically. Their music began as highly psychedelic, avant-garde prog-rock (see landmark albums like Yourself is Steam, Boces and See You On the Other Side). Each album was pro ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/16/2008 8:09 AM EST in Experimental, Neo-Psychedelic, Indie-Rock | Permalink
07/14/2008
Video: Feist Performs "1234" on Sesame Street; Elmo Swoons
In some cases, a band or an artist altering their song for the tikes and performing it on Sesame Street may come off badly, but not in this case. The kiddie version of Feist's "1234" is actually more charming than the original. God, I love this ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/14/2008 10:05 AM EST in YouTube, Indie-Rock, TV Music | 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
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
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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