Besides chasing hogmen, Swedish folk singer [tag]Jose Gonzalez[/tag] tours, and a lot. But you already knew that, but what you didn’t know is he extended his dates, so after a all US tour spanning through out September and October, with English bass player James Blackshaw, he’ll set for the hummed plains of the UK, after which he’ll return to the US for another short string of gigs. Jose Gonzalez’s newest album In Our Nature will…
This last few weeks have been a bit poor in new releases, in both quantity and quality, but this week it’s different, as a swarm of great new records will hit your music store this week. “Kala” from [tag]M.I.A[/tag], “Under The Blacklight” from [tag]Rilo Kiley[/tag], “Challangers” from [tag]New Pornographers[/tag] or “Andorra” from [tag]Caribou [/tag] are just a few of the great albums to gracefully land in your iPod. Caribou:
After we were endorsed with a few teasers from [tag]Rilo Kiley[/tag]’s new record Under The Blacklight, like The Moneymaker and Silver Lining, it’s now time for the real thing. The band has posted the whole album on their MySpace and is now available for streaming. I’ve listened to it a few times so far, and it’s a so so record, with a few great tracks (“Silver Lining”, “Dreamworld”), but some terrible ones as well (“Smoke…
With his forth album, Andorra, just around the corner electronic musician [tag]Caribou[/tag] reveals his latest video for “Irene”, directed by Nic Brown & David James. The whole video is a collage composed of short nature footages, which leads to a awesome calming and relaxing experience. Clean and simple, a lot more different then Caribou’s last video Melody Day. Andorra will be out on August 21, in the US, you can listen to the whole album…
Few bands can be labeled as a must see live band, I know i have my personal list, there’s [tag]Muse[/tag], there’s [tag]Arcade Fire[/tag], there’s [tag]The Rolling Stones[/tag] and of course no list of this sort can be complete with out [tag]The Flaming Lips[/tag]. World renowned for their live sets, The Flaming Lips can be seen on shows in a vendor near you, as part of their upcoming US fall tour. The tour will kick off…
You never really know what to expect when listening to a [tag]Animal Collective[/tag] track, actually their sound is hardly describable, ranging from somewhere between psych-folk and noise-rock. Such is the case with “Winter Wonder Land”, a track full of experimental percussions and synth pop complemented by Avey Tare’s feel-good vibe and vocals. It’s not Christmas yet but Winter Wonder Land is sure to brighten up your weekend, and take you to a world where snowfall…
So you’re having your daily stroll with the car, heading to your local Wal-Mart, listening to your favorite radio station, when all of a sudden a strange deja-vu hits you like a punch to the kisser. You stop the car and say to yourself ‘Man this a [tag]Eagles[/tag] song, but I’ve never heard this before’. That’s because this is their first single in 14 years, called ‘How Long’, released all over the air waves and…
The mischief adventures of Manhog continue in [tag]Jose Gonzales[/tag] new video “Killing For Love”, in which Jim Woodring’s acclaimed comic book Manhog Beyond the Face (be sure to read it, it’s great!) is brought to life. This is the second video Andreas Nilsson has made for Jose, after Down The Line, with the same Hogman sage theme. This time around Hogman is completely bare naked, as opposed to the Down The Line video, where he…
The Pete Doherty fronted band [tag]Babyshambles[/tag] have just reveled the artwork for their latest single “Delivery”, due to be released on September 17. The cover features a painting depicting teenaged genius poet Thomas Chatterton, by famous pre-Raphaelite painter Henry Wallis. Apparently Pete Doherty was always intrigued by the young poet’s work, who died a tragic death, after he committed suicide at age 17, to escape death by starvation. via NME. [display_podcast]
Texan indie rockers Spoon once again prove their not just a local band, but a full worldwide one with their latest Japan filmed new music video for “Don’t You Evah”. The video features a dancing Keepon grooving on the band’s music, which is toured across the streets of Tokyo by a kind scientist dude. Watch out for band member cameos (hint: soda machine and escalator).
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