Those masters of the shoe gaze, My Bloody Valentine, plan to inflict another dose of high-octane, high-volume progressive sounds at a secret LA show – said to be a warm-up for their Coachella appearance at the weekend. They will perform at the El Rey Theatre, located on the city’s Miracle Mile, on April 16th. For anyone who hasn’t heard it already, Kevin Shield’s guitar-laden wall-upon-wall of sound shook the plaster off many music venue ceilings…
I really loved last year’s The Bedlam In Goliath from El Paso’s most formidable rock ansabmle, The Mars Volta. It had everything one could ask from a progressive/neo-pshychedelic record, while John Frusciante’s appearance on the instrumental side, added that special funk souce that eventually made In Goliath one of 2008’s best. Much to my surprise, I’m given to find out that The Mars Volta is prepping a new album, only a year after the previous…
They’re not the brightest bunch in the scene, but although their music can often be a bit depressing, The Thermals’ eerie melancholic sound certainly has its special charm. The band’s new album, their forth, titled “Now We Can See” is out this week and sorta follows in their previous albums’ footsteps, despite they drafted a new drummer and moved to a new label. They’re still ‘post’ too. “It’s totally post-power-pop. We know, we’ve done the…
My room mate is a huge South Park fan, and ever since I moved in with him a few months ago, I kinda got SP evangelized, seeing how I’ve managed to watch all the series so far and I don’t ever miss any episode. Gotta say, when I watched the latest SP episode a few days ago, I nearly wet my pants from all the laughter! The episode was centered around a gay fish joke…
Like every year, since 2006, summers in the windy city of Chicago have grown ever hotter and ever anticipated by the local music enthusiasts. Yes, it’s the Pitchfork Music Festival! For a weekend’s worth of time (17-19 July), Chicago is the indie capital of the world, gathering thousands of people from all across the country in the city’s Union Park, where the hippest, raddest indie acts are set to rock your socks off! This year,…
Annie Clark certainly never would have thought her video for “Actor Out Of Work” would get such a straightforward treatment, but when you watch front to back, you can then see beyond its fragile appearance. In the video, Ian Kibbey and Corey Creasey, the two directors of the video, visioned the song’s vibe as ideal for that of a casting call. A swarm of people are lined up, each on a chair and then told…
http://www.myspace.com/takkatakka http://www.takkatakkamusic.com/ Well, where do I begin…? I look back on the weekend and laugh after road tripping down to ISU because I’m worn out and sleep deprived from the insane partying. Geez I need to get my priorities straight…j/k! I wandered over to the Ohtis SXSW Homecoming show w/ Takka Takka, Tune-yards and Sister Suvi thursday night after a solid drinking game, that I don’t even remember the name of. I walked into the…
Some voices just stop you in your tracks, and demand you take notice. Think Corin Tucker’s barely-controlled wail, Wilson Pickett’s heartfelt howl, or Mark Lanegan’s weathered moans. Well, we’re gonna need a bigger boat (new category): a new, slightly hyperbolic description to capture the intensity of Valerie Pomella, singer for The Technicolor Victrola, whose EP I’ve been lucky enough to discover. Hers is a voice that stops you in your tracks, grabs you by the…
So we get to see yet another Jack White incarnation take to the stage this month. His Garage-blues supergroup, The Dead Weather, is booked to play New York’s Bowery Ballroom on April 14th. They were officially announced as an outfit less than a month ago, when White moved his Third Man vinyl record label to his newly adopted home of Nashville, Tennessee. This time around, the multi-talented rock svengali has decided to have a go…
Neil Young’s back with yet another addition to his mammoth like discography once with the release of his latest effort, “Fork In The Road.” Like most of you might have guessed, it doesn’t quite bring anything new to the table, but fans will surely rejoice while spinning it. For the rest of us casual listeners, it’s just an appetizers for his upcoming 8 CD BOX SET “Neil Young Archives Volume I (1963-1972)”. Heads up for…
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