10/02/2008
Takka Takka Live @ MRoom: Interview, Review + Photos
Last Friday I had the pleasure of catching Brooklyn's Takka Takka play their mix of highly nuanced and textual indie-pop at Philly's MRoom. Indeed, the band sounded great (especially vocals, which were thankfully set high in the mix). After the ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 10/02/2008 9:32 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Post-Punk, Interview, Live Review, Events | Permalink
08/22/2008
On Repeat All Day: David Cronenberg's Wife - "My Best Friend's Going Out with a Girl I Like"
Although the name of this London band is not as brilliant as say Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, Duran Duran Duran or John Cougar Concentration Camp, David Cronenberg's Wife is still pretty amazing. After all, the guy directed Naked Lunch and Vid ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/22/2008 11:12 AM EST in Post-Punk, Indie-Rock, Highly Recommended | Permalink
07/23/2008
Can't Get Enough Of White Denim's "I Can Tell You"
These days there seems to be a lot of bands doing the "garage-rock" thing, but White Denim is one that turns it on it's head. Don't get me wrong, I love simple, straight-forward...even predictable rock and roll, but once in a while it's good to ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/23/2008 8:11 AM EST in Post-Punk, Garage Rock, Highly Recommended | Permalink
07/18/2008
New Music From Deerhunter - "Oh, It's Such a Shame" (Jay Reatard Cover)
What’s better than Deerhunter’s newest album, Microcastle? Oh, I don’t know, maybe Deerhunter covering Jay Reatard’s “Oh, It’s Such a Shame” from his last album Blood Visions? Yes! As we mentioned previously, the two have teame ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/18/2008 7:43 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Post-Punk, Lo-Fi, Punk, Covers | Permalink
07/14/2008
Go To This: Jay Reatard, Dark Horse & the Carousels, Tough Shits Tonight @ JB’s
Got a case of the Mondays? Well, there's no better way to kill the work-week blues than enjoying an evening of no-frills garage-rock tonight at Johnny Brenda's. Two local favorites Dark Horse and The Carousels and The Tough Shits get rowdy w ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/14/2008 9:46 AM EST in Post-Punk, Garage Rock, Glam, Lo-Fi, Local Music, Events | 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 ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 07/01/2008 9:33 PM EST in Post-Punk, Lo-Fi, Indie-Rock, News | Permalink
06/24/2008
Philly Popped! Fest Review + Photos
On Saturday, Robin and I attended the Popped! Fest in West Philly. The oh-so-dreammmyyy indie bill included Dan Deacon, Gogol Bordello, Crystal Castles and others (we only caught a song or two from The Ting Tings and weren't interested in seeing ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 06/24/2008 9:45 PM EST in Electronic, Post-Punk, Live Review, Events | Permalink
05/28/2008
Holy Sh*tballs! New Music From Wire!!
Wire is probably my favorite band of all time (or at least one of them) and hearing new music from them is always a cause for celebration, especially when it sounds as good as the sonically-charged "One of Us." Of course this tune is nowhere ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/28/2008 12:42 PM EST in Rock, Post-Punk | Permalink
05/22/2008
The Mekons Want To Know Where You Were
The Mekons were one of the few British punk bands of the late 70s to get away with exposing their sensitive side. With their hearts on their sleeves, the 1978 single "Where Were You?" made it alright to cry at home in bed after being stood up ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 05/22/2008 11:49 AM EST in Post-Punk, 70's Punk | Permalink
05/19/2008
Jay Reatard Gets Wykked Retahded on New Single "Painted Shut"
Jay Reatard's second installment of his Matador Records 7" series is even better than the first...and that's saying a lot. The A-side "Painted Shut" is reminiscent of the more melodic songs on his brilliant 2006 album Blood Visions. It's the per ...
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