Songs of the decade: “The ‘59 Sound”

The Gaslight Anthem | “The ‘59 Sound” | 2008 From its Born to Run opening riff to its down-and-out, working man lyrics (including repeated lines), the title track to The Gaslight Anthem’s second outing is the best pure rock song of the Aughts. [Maybe I'm slightly biased. It is, as of the time of this writing, [...]

Songs of the decade: “The Underdog”

Spoon | “The Underdog” | 2007 Perhaps it isn’t surprising - or, isn’t supposed to be - that the most fun song Spoon released this decade features uplifting Motown-esque horns. The lyrics, too, are notably upbeat with a concise message of not giving up, laying down in the face of difficulty or, most importantly, being (or [...]

Magnetic Fields map new tour for upcoming album

“Realism“, the third Magnetic Fields record in the “no-synth” trilogy (following i and Distortion) is slated for a early 2010 release, so evidently a grand North America tour has been announced to support it. Merrit and company can be seen playing their soothing indie pop starting from February, when the tour will kick off in [...]

Charity goes a long way - ‘I Want a Goat’ (music video spoof)

SNL’s satire music video I’m on a Boat stirred a lot of comments when it first surfaced more than half a year ago, bashing auto-tune and the current MTV scene. Looks like some well intended good-doers decided to capitalize on the video’s viral success and produce a hilarious spoof to help raise money and donate [...]

Megadeth and Slayer officially announce the 2010 American Carnage Tour

The Clash of the Titans 1991 tour was one of the most epic and spectacular series of metal gigs to ever have graced the planet, basically making various venues in the US  and Europe the very center of the scene for a day. Now, Megadeth and Slayer are set to embark on a tour of [...]

Les Savy Fav featured on ‘Yo Gabba Gabba’

If only had to use one word to describe Les Savy Fav’s latest brand new song, titled “Shoes” and recorded for kids show Yo Gabba Gabba, then it would definitely be awkward. Hey, don’t get me wrong, they’ve made plenty of crazier stuff, but it’s this new cute side of theirs, which the band just [...]

Al Byrne’s Radio Bile

People are stupid. Unendingly, gruesomely stupid, like a lobotomised, shaved badger - every last one of us a fetid, gormless lump of uselessness. I apologise for the crass generalisation there, but really, it needed to be said. And really, I should have said it in big bold letters: a collection of blithe, oblivious pixels, squatted thoughtlessly [...]

My Morning Jacket to guest for American Dad

If The Simpsons managed to land a Coldplay guest spot for their forthcoming 20th anniversary episode, there’s no reason another satirical TV show can’t have a top band guesting. Seth MacFarlane’s American Dad is going all indie on the show’s November 22nd episode,which will be all My Morning Jacket-centric. The episode is even titled “My [...]

New Hot Chip album and tour in 2010

Ah, finally! I’ve been nervously waiting for a follow-up to Made In The Dark, which is quite the pop gem, for ages now, and I can only rejoice at the news that Hot Chip’s new album, titled “One Life Stand“, will get released at the beginning of 2010. Here’s what I’ve read about the record [...]

Download the Atlas Sound virtual 7″: ‘Doctor’ b/w ‘The Screens’

Here’s another reason to subscribe to Bradford Cox’s blog, as he just posted the latest installment to his virtual 7″ series, released under the Atlas Sound moniker, that features a great cover of the Five Discs‘ late ’50s jam “Doctor” and a brand new song on the flip called “The Screens“. Speaking of which, The [...]

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