Al Byrne
In an unanticipated one-off ZME Special, I am now going to present an important instruction for anyone considering attending a concert within the next fourteen decades. Consider this both vital, and extra vital.
A Special Word To Concert-Goers
Hear anything by Black Francis for free – legally
Steve Lampiris
The legendary Pixies frontman has put his entire solo catalog on his site for free. As he proudly proclaims on the site, The site here has been re-vamped a bit. I am most excited about our new player. It has all of the solo releases at the moment. You can play and listen at your leisure. We are hoping to load other releases (Pixies, b-side compilations, etc.) in the future. Which, I must say, is…
New M.I.A. video: ‘Born Free’ (M.I.A.)
Tibi PuiuViolent, aggressive, and disturbing is nothing but M.I.A.’s latest video for her latest single “Born Free”, which just recently leaked on the web. It’s better to leave this short for words, so I’ll leave you to Romain Gavras’s directed video below. Free the ginger kids! M.I.A.’s still untitled third album will be allegedly out June 29th.
New Grizzly Bear song featured on lottery ad
Seems like the Washington state lottery is trying to tap into the indie kids market with this latest commercial, soundtracked by a new, unreleased Grizzly Bear track. Although only 60 seconds long, the music as expected is simply outworldly – coupled with the marvelous choreography staged by Michael Rooney, the man behind (500) Days of Summer‘s beloved Hall & Oates dance sequence, and the dreamy visuals by Patrick Daughters, who previously helmed Grizzly Bear’s “Two…
Listen to the National’s “High Violet” right now
Another week sees another new album streaming before its release date. This time around, the band in question is the beloved Brooklyn indie collective The National and the band’s newest effort, High Violet. The New York Times website is hosting the stream and offers a fascinating bio of the band as well. It’s as stirring as 2007’s Boxer. My initial reaction is that this may well be the band’s defining record. It’s that good. If…
Download DRM free media with AudialsOne: the review and 5 licenses giveaway
What the heck is AudialsOne? Boy, boy! Well, in a nutshell AudialsOne is one powerful piece of software that enables users to record anything you might be streaming on your computer, be it audio or video, and then stash it on your computer without any kind of loss in quality. Free music in the bag! Not impressed? Let me go more in depth about this Tivo for recording media from the Internet. AudialsOne: the review…
The Literary Greats: “Ocean, Meet The Valley”
Album name: Ocean, Meet The Valley Artist name: The Literary Greats Genre: Country Rock Released: October 2009 Label: ERROR ERROR ERROR ZME Rating: 7/10 Website: theliterarygreats.com An intro: My inbox appears to have become some sort of primitive, text-based time machine. No less than two – TWO – separate e-mails have arrived recently, directing my bespectacled eyes towards albums that were released in the latter half of last year. Naturally, my hip-to-the-jive neophile tendencies led…
New Deftones video: ‘Diamond Eyes’
I’ve been waiting for Deftones’ new album to come out for ages, and in less than a few weeks, the band’s sixth studio release dubbed “Diamond Eyes” will be upon us. Below you can check out the video for the blood pumping Diamond Eyes, the record’s second single and title track. I’ve heard a lot of mixed reviews for Diamond Eyes, some hailing it as the band’s best effort since their self titled, while others…
“I’d Like to Know”: A User’s Guide to Getting into the ‘Grass
Tyler Sonic
For those of you who missed the story on Pitchfork yesterday because it was buried underneath a bunch of non-stories about bands like the Neckbeards, the Dirty Projectors, and Swamp Guzzle (I know only one of those bands is real), (very) British rockers Supergrass announced that they’re ending things after seventeen years. Considering how we’re more than a decade removed from John & Kate Averageamerican caring about ‘Britpop’ as it was, it’s not a huge…
New HEALTH video: ‘We Are Water’ (not for the faint of heart…)
The Eric Wareheim directed video for LA’s noise rock quartet HEALTH is this hacker-slasher beaut, which can be viewed right below. A lot of thrill, a lot of gore and, of course, a lot of noise in this one, so please be advised. HEALTH “We are Water” from Eric Wareheim on Vimeo.