09/23/2008
Vicious and Hilarious Cease and Desist Letter to John McCain From Ann and Nancy Wilson!
In a column posted in Seattle's The Stranger, Ann and Nancy Wilson, of the seminal 70's rock band Heart, have lashed out at Repub. Prez Nom John McCain for playing their hit song "Barracuda" during rallies without the band's permission. In t ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 09/23/2008 10:16 AM EST in WTF?, 70's Rock | Permalink
09/19/2008
Remix of the Week: Fontän - "Early Morning" (Original Tempo Version by Studio)
The fact that Swedish band Studio's sound is so easily identifiable is one of the reasons why we like them. No one is really doing their brand of dub-fused dream pop with as much finesse and expertise as they are. Of course it seems only nat ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 09/19/2008 3:01 PM EST in Electronic, Dub, Remix | Permalink
Video Awesomeness: Max Tundra - "Will Get Fooled Again"
Woof Wan Bu's new video for silly-hearted Max Tundra's "Will Get Fooled Again," a skittery electro-pop song with contemporary lyrics about deception through social networks, starts off unsuspectingly enough as a teenie-bopper band spoof. However ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 09/19/2008 11:13 AM EST in Electronic, Video | Permalink
09/18/2008
50 Inspiring Gig Posters Courtesy of Wellmedicated
Wellmedicated posted a great collection of show posters that are certainly worthy of your attention. Featuring great artists such as Heads of State and The Small Stakes and bands like Deerhoof (our fav design) and Peter Bjorn and John, this coll ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 09/18/2008 12:02 PM EST in Indie-Rock, Visual Notes | Permalink
09/17/2008
Autumn Music: Videotape - "Night Lights"
Autumn is just around the corner and upon hearing Videotape's 'Night Lights", sent to me by my friend alliemuffinbasket, I realize it can't come soon enough. Maybe it's the song's lo-fi haziness or the Galaxie 500 meets Shins vibe that immed ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 09/17/2008 4:27 PM EST in Folk, Lo-Fi, Indie-Rock | Permalink
Awesomely Weird Electro-Funk: Passion Pit - "Sleepyhead"
"Sleepyhead" from Boston's Passion Pit, aka Michael Angelakos and friends, is a fucked up mix of MGMT, The avalanches and mutated samples that could easily be mistaken as munchkins from The Wizard of Oz. As the music travels down that yellow ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 09/17/2008 2:57 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic | Permalink
09/16/2008
Girls (San Fran) Vs. Girls (NYC)
Recently it has come to our attention that their are two up-and-coming bands called GIRLS. As you may or may not know, both bands are made up of dudes, although, judging by the MySpace photos, nyc's GIRLS looks like it may just be one dude. ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 09/16/2008 8:15 PM EST in Electronic, Indie-Rock | Permalink
09/15/2008
R.I.P. Pink Floyd's Rick Wright
Sadly, legendary Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard "Rick" Wright passed away today at the age of 65. As a founding member of the insanely influential band, Wright played a major role by incorporating his progressive style into such Floyd classi ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 09/15/2008 9:38 PM EST in Rock, 60's Psych | Permalink
09/13/2008
The Walrus Turns 1 Today!
Yes it's true, today is our birthday! It's hard to believe that it has been a year since our first post! Thanks to all who have contributed to the success of the blog, to all those who link to us, read our posts and send their music! We will ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 09/13/2008 1:32 PM EST in Events, Covers | Permalink
09/12/2008
Remix of the Week: Bjork - "Dull Flame Of Desire" (Modeselektor's Rmx For Boys)
The slow and crushing beats of Modeselektor's new "for boys" remix of Bjork's "Dull Flame of Desire," from her newest Volta, recall the sorely missed heyday of IDM, aka dance music you couldn't really dance to. The vocals of Bjork and Antony (gu ...
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