09/03/2008
Highly Recommended: Human People - "Just Like Honey" (Jesus and Mary Chain Cover)
We were big fans of Philly's (now defunct) one man, pan-sexual faux-European export known as Holland Boys as well as his previous band, the brilliant King God. So it comes as no surprise that we were psyched to hear he and members of King God ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 09/03/2008 10:01 AM EST in Electronic, Highly Recommended, Local Music, Events, Covers | Permalink
The Surreal Illustration and Animation of Singer/Songwriter Chad VanGaalen
While checking out our new fav blog The Unusual Times the other day we stumbled upon the new video from Chad VanGaalen. After witnessing its awesomeness, we figured it would be a good time to do a little retrospective on his video work. Alo ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 09/03/2008 7:05 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Video Retrospective, Visual Notes, Video | Permalink
09/02/2008
Mellowy Goodness: Human Highway - "The Sound"
Islands frontman Nick Thorburn teams up with Canadian singer-songwriter Jim Guthrie and what do we get? Nothing but Crosby, Stills and Nash mellowy goodness! Human Highway, named after an 80's sci-fi comedy, write stripped-down acoustic song ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 09/02/2008 9:30 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Folk | Permalink
On Repeat All Day: Girls - "Lust For Life"
Even though summer is over, it's safe to say that these San Francisco dudes, that named themselves GIRLS, don't intend to ever let it go. Songs like "Lust For Life" and "God Damned" (see the video here) are intended to sound like "Beach Boys ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 09/02/2008 7:41 AM EST in Power-Pop, Lo-Fi | Permalink
09/01/2008
Video: First Aid Kit Cover Fleet Foxes in The Woods
This is the second post in as many days about Fleet Foxes (see the other post) and why not? They are definitely Sub Pop's best new signing (next to No Age). However, this post is more about the two girls who cover the band's ominous "Tiger Mount ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 09/01/2008 1:19 PM EST in Folk, Video, Covers | Permalink
New Crystal Castles Video For "Crimewave (Crystal Castles Vs. HEALTH)
We are pretty stoked on this new video for our favorite Crystal Castles song "Crimewave," which is a remix for the much more brutal HEALTH original. It's that classic 28 Days Later meets Weird Science story of a disgruntled zombie dork, but inst ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 09/01/2008 12:43 PM EST in Electronic, Remix, Video | Permalink
08/29/2008
Remix of the Week: Fleet Foxes - "White Winter Hymnal" (The Twelves Remix)
Still unsigned (!?) remix artists The Twelves have just released a new awesome mixtape called Episode II and the highlight for us is the new remix of Fleet Foxes' "White Winter Hymnal," one of our favorite songs of the year (check out the video ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/29/2008 4:22 PM EST in Electronic, Remix | Permalink
08/28/2008
New music From Her Space Holiday - "Sleepy Tigers"
We have been fans of the uber-talented singer-songwriter and producer Her Space Holiday aka Marc Bianchi since he released his 2001 opus Manic Expressive--a quintessential bedroom style pop album, that mixed warm, grandiose harmonies and spacey ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/28/2008 12:37 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Highly Recommended | Permalink
Whoa, Did the Breeders Just Make The First Interactive Music Video?
Ya, we are pretty sure they just did. Check out this rad new video produced by Coudal Partners for The Breeders' song "Walk It Off," which allows you to choose from four different perspectives (one of those perspectives being the band's) as the ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/28/2008 10:42 AM EST in Indie-Rock, Video | Permalink
Power-Pop-Pick: New Music From King Tuff
We'll admit that we aren't crazy about the name, but Vermont's King Tuff writes some really awesome songs. Our favorites from their newest album King Tuff Was Dead, "So Desperate" and "Connection" are 70's style power-pop gems. The former is ...
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