I listened to Nathan Williams’ early 2009 release of “Wavvves” quite a lot over the year, as I grew ever more fascinated by his skillful mix of lo-fi and noise-punk that turned in so many great jams found on the record. Wavves is definitely one of the biggest revelations of the year for me, sharing a top seat spot among Bike For Three! and Phoenix. If you liked Wavvves just as much as I did…
“Dominos,” the latest single signed by NME’s recent best up and going act The Big Pink makes an incredibly catchy tune, filled with hypnotic synths and a steady beat, as the hook packed chorus gets unleashed. The video, just recently released, is a bit stale compared to the song’s lively vibe. Just the band in a foggy, mysterious-like scenery, wacking the hell out of drum kits and players, while icy statutes break. Not exactly like…
Ya know all those rumors back in the day that pop music (mainly rock) had satanic messages in it, and that these supposed messages would destroy this country’s youth? Well as ridiculous as those claims were, a recent one made about Lady GaGa makes those seem as plausible as gravity. Apparently a blog calling itself The Vigilant Citizen argues that GaGa is nothing more than an an “Illuminati puppet.” *Sigh* Yes, this newest rumor, claim,…
I’m not really a fan of the whole Guitar Rock/Rock Band gimmick. I don’t know, I guess I’ve never found any fun or joy in the games, even though everybody plays them. I’m not gonna go around making hypocritical remarks like “learn to play a real instrument,dude!” or “Metallica on Rock Band? You guys are so fucking selling out all over again,” it’s just that the concept of having a controler with four buttons which…
I know that I just earlier posted a Memory Cassette feature, but this is just too good to pass by. No, I didn’t misspell the name in the title – it’s just that the elusive rural southern New Jersay native Dayve Hawk likes to release his music under three aliases – Weird Tapes/Memory Cassette/Memory Tapes. Don’t go there, I have no idea either what’s with the Mr. Mysterio persona. He knows his way around a…
Lo-fi, cushy keyboards and a sturdy Mac make Memory Cassette’s sweet computer pop shine. What happens, though, when you soundrack MC over a vintage semi obscure ’80s movie scenary? Well, for one you get the new video for “Surfin/Body in the Water” directed by Pat Vamos, whom we last saw in action in another vintage video for the dreammy summer jam Sun Was High (So Was I). More Tawny Kitaen, I say! [via GorillavsBear] SURFIN’/BODY…
As previously reported, the raddest supergroup to have graced the rock scene in years, namely Them Crooked Vultures, hit Chicago’s Metro this Sunday, rocking the sweaty 1,000+ privileged crowd in hall. How was the band’s debut? Considering it came as an aftershow for the three day Lollapalooza fest that went on this weekend, by all accounts that surfaced (see twitter) it was a simply marvelous experience – hands down the best show from the Lollapalooza…
As the summer gets hotter the stream of new releases seem to get ever thinner, but that’s only normal – it’s always been like this, and one can only wait for autumn’s sweet cold touch that always revigorates our playlist with new music. Of course, this doesn’t mean there’s nothing worth while coming up… Patrick Wolf’s “Bachelor” for example is one of this week’s gems, finally getting an US presence after the subsequent June UK …
ZME: Let’s get to know you guys a little better. Please describe yourselves with no longer than 10 words each. What words best represent your characters, your way of life etc.? Sune Sølund – opinionated know-it-all kind a guy with flair for morel mushrooms Thorben Seierø Jensen – selfcentered, egotistic and insecure hypocondriac with a crush on B. Spears Kristine Permild – anthropologist with lots of undetermined phobias Laurids Smedegaard – the undisputed dog lover…
Album name: 421 Wythe Avenue Artist name: Alcoholic Faith Mission Genre: Indie Released: July 24, 2009 Label: PonyRec ZME Rating: N/A Website: myspace.com/alcoholicfaithmission Alcoholic Faith Mission are an indie pop/electronica alternative band from Copenhagen, Denmark. The band includes five members: Sune Sølund, Thorben Seierø Jensen, Kristine Permild, Laurids Smedegaard and Gustav Rasmussen. They’re only three years old as a band, yet have already released two albums, their music was used in a Canadian indie film…
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