It can be hard to know what to make of the latest solo sideline project from Julian Casablancas of the Strokes. In what must be viewed as a bold move by some, the gravel-throated frontman has opted for a futuristic apocalyptic vision as the platform for his solo adventure. Recorded in New York, Nebraska and Los Angeles, “Phrazes for the Young” was recorded over an 8-month period, with production provided by Jason Lader and Bright…
The girls just announced via their twitter that one of their new songs, “When I’m Gone,” is available for free download down at RCRD-LBL. You can stream the song bellow. Off Vivian Girls’ new, upcoming album Everything Goes Wrong. [big thanks to Chris from GvsB for blogging about it]
Photo by Amanda M Hatfield Here’s another incredible concert I missed out this year. Monday night, Wilco simply electrified the whole Coney Island’s Keyspan Park stage with their dazzling performance, going from hit to hit. Jeff Tweedy was simply amazing, particularly, laying some of the finest and cleanest vocals/guitar solos I’ve seen in a live show (thank God for YouTube) all year long. What made the night even more memorable though were the guest appearances…
Photo courtesy of THEfunkyman. For those of you unfamiliar with Jack Penate imagine a male version of Kate Nash. If you’re unaware of who Kate Nash is consider yourself very lucky. Catchy indie pop without much substance or depth was the state of play for Penate’s 2007 debut album “Matinee”. This seems to all have changed however and in the two years since his popular, but rather slated debut was released, Penate has done some…
… except for the genre break through act Modest Mouse, that is. More than 15 years ago, Isaack Brock’s gang was playing music so original, so unidentifiable, so hard to mimic, that it was almost impossible to categorize into a genre, nowadays plainly called indie rock. Modest Mouse’s last studio effort, their fifth, titled “We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank,” was really amazing and uplifting, like much of the rest of their catalog,…
Next month the highly anticipated third installment in the Sheffield rockers’ catalog, “Humbug,” is due – as such, yet another blazing Arctic Monkeys tour is on the horizon. The album’s production was handled by QOTSA’s Josh Homme and Mobile Disco’s James Ford, and it seems to mark a departure from the Monkeys’ signature sound with which we’ve grown so fondly of. It’s a lot more psychedelic, more marsh and, above all, more adventurous. Yes, this…
Beth Ditto really never ceases to amaze me with her apparent ever replenishing energy. Be it in the studio, on the stage or in a music video, she’s literally everywhere. As it’s the case with most of The Gossip’s video productions, there’s not really much to talk about the music video for the band’s latest single “Heavy Cross,” simply because it’s a tad difficult to understand it. Beth changes like 5 outfits, while the band…
The Concretes don’t need a long introduction, since they have been making music for us, for the past ten years – they are active, as a band, since 1995. The indie pop band comes from Stockholm (Sweden). They began as a three-piece band – Victoria Bergsman, Maria Eriksson, and Lisa Milberg – but have had as many as eight members at once. Presently, the band members are as follow: – Lisa Milberg (vocals, drums, etc),…
Pictured above is the ACTUAL cover art for “Rain Machine”, the upcoming debut by Kyp Malone, TV on the Radio’s vocals/guitar/keys/beard man. The childish-like, crayon rendition will undoubtedly stir up some sweet memories from one’s grade school days. Yup, those were the days. No worries, no stress, just play, rainbows and naked chicks on lions. Oh, and you guessed it – Kyp drew this one with his very hand. Rain Machine gets out September 22…
Yeah! Girls, think twice before asking of a man like Jack White to treat you like his mother. First, it’s plain weird, I mean what woman would want to babysit a full, grown-man (don’t answer this. We’re guilty enough as it is). Secondly, because he might bust a cap in your ass, as the new video for “Treat Me Like Your Mother” off The Dead Weather’s upcoming debut plainly shows. Quite the automatic showdown between…
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