A weekend present....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPeHk4WMWpY
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
The Dead Weather
Sometime this summer, I took a whimsical journey to see The Dead Weather. My friend worked at their label, so I bought the band some delectable Laurent-Perrier champagne, but I gave it to a security guard so hopefully they got it.
Here are some pictures of deceased precipitation (I'm an idiot):
NEXT TIME I'M GONNA PUT THIS SHIT (ANAGRAMS) INTO FLICKR
Here are some pictures of deceased precipitation (I'm an idiot):
NEXT TIME I'M GONNA PUT THIS SHIT (ANAGRAMS) INTO FLICKR
The Fury of Poseidon
The Screaming Females - Power Move (Don Giovanni Records 2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm9M5N35G8k
My first exposure to THE SCREAMING FEMMES was before a Dead Weather concert, in Montreal, Quebec. I remember one of my good friends plying me with beer and Earth Peace before the concert to thank me for getting him free tickets to the show, when a girl dressed up in Little House on the Prairie garb stepped onto the stage and started Van Halen-ing all over the guitar (Needs a Shamwow Snuggie to clean up, you roll over it). These guys were Dinosaur Jr., life-sized tumbleweeds of fuzz all over the guitar sound, fronted by an out of her time period, yelping china doll. I cannot say whether or not you'll like the album (Featuring only one larynx straining DOUBLE X Chromosome in the actual group, the bass and drums are rhythming dudes), but they fucking destroyed my face, and the audience sat in awe at how noisey, punky they were. Also, devastating guitar solos being played by someone with extremely tiny, probably very soft, hands. Excellent stuff, haven't stopped listening to them. The sound/style isn't 100% original but it is at the very least very, very rocking and refreshing at a time when indie is at its most wimpy. DON'T BRING UP ANY "SCENES" BASED ON PEPE LEPEW, S'IL TE PLAIT!
Also, here's the entirety of their new album!
http://www.sendspace.com/file/0bvbik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm9M5N35G8k
My first exposure to THE SCREAMING FEMMES was before a Dead Weather concert, in Montreal, Quebec. I remember one of my good friends plying me with beer and Earth Peace before the concert to thank me for getting him free tickets to the show, when a girl dressed up in Little House on the Prairie garb stepped onto the stage and started Van Halen-ing all over the guitar (Needs a Shamwow Snuggie to clean up, you roll over it). These guys were Dinosaur Jr., life-sized tumbleweeds of fuzz all over the guitar sound, fronted by an out of her time period, yelping china doll. I cannot say whether or not you'll like the album (Featuring only one larynx straining DOUBLE X Chromosome in the actual group, the bass and drums are rhythming dudes), but they fucking destroyed my face, and the audience sat in awe at how noisey, punky they were. Also, devastating guitar solos being played by someone with extremely tiny, probably very soft, hands. Excellent stuff, haven't stopped listening to them. The sound/style isn't 100% original but it is at the very least very, very rocking and refreshing at a time when indie is at its most wimpy. DON'T BRING UP ANY "SCENES" BASED ON PEPE LEPEW, S'IL TE PLAIT!
Also, here's the entirety of their new album!
http://www.sendspace.com/file/0bvbik
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Dear Friends
I am a huge, lazy sack of shit. I want to give all of you lots of new music but it's hard for me to contextualize things for this blog when I have to listen to give albums a mere two spins before moving on (I have hundreds of new artists to listen to!). So, in an effort to streamline my efforts to present all zero of my readers with new music, I'm going to limit my reviews to one (or fewer) sentences for the time being. If anything important to say crops into my head, I'll definitely get the mental ex-lax in me and uhhhh-way. I was actually going to post some bands but I just don't have the energy to do proper write-ups, so instead, here's a new song by Julie Doiron who'se quick project with Fred Squire (both Canadian artists) is something I've been listening to and loving! She also performs with the band Eric's Trip from the East Coast of Canada.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyL_SkyKQmM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyL_SkyKQmM
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Last night
I saw Stevie Wonder for free at the Jazz festival last night. He did this as his finale (Although, this is taken from another performance) :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LOX7OMAjis
There's something to be said for Stevie Wonder's existence. I don't want to make this nationalistic at all either, but England had the Beatles, the British invasion, and many of the pioneering acts of rock, while North America had Stevie. After being exposed so long to the petulant and overly convulated realm of music criticism and listening, seeing Stevie was rejuvenating. His grace comes from his literally unadulterated love of music and performing. He is someone who has never been able to see James Brown perform, seen entertainment for its own sake. So when he's up on stage, his presence radiates the sincerity of his love for the audience and for the flow of energy between him and them. During the performance, every song and interaction defied the blase view of performance resulting from our inundation with the history of live music, defying our expectations and surprising ourselves with our ability to react earnestly to hearing Stevie's voice and music.
He broke down during the concert during his final Michael tribute (there were several), and while MJ is still a contentious figure for his absolutely insane personal life, we know Stevie's dedication is heartfelt. For that night, he wasn't just another defender of Jackson because of his closeness to Jackson's family and strident desire to defend the posthumous legacy of the King of Pop, but because of his undying love and passion for Jackson's song and what his work and life had meant to Stevie, someone who had grown up in a similar era, spending all of his time scurrying about in the machinery of the music industry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LOX7OMAjis
There's something to be said for Stevie Wonder's existence. I don't want to make this nationalistic at all either, but England had the Beatles, the British invasion, and many of the pioneering acts of rock, while North America had Stevie. After being exposed so long to the petulant and overly convulated realm of music criticism and listening, seeing Stevie was rejuvenating. His grace comes from his literally unadulterated love of music and performing. He is someone who has never been able to see James Brown perform, seen entertainment for its own sake. So when he's up on stage, his presence radiates the sincerity of his love for the audience and for the flow of energy between him and them. During the performance, every song and interaction defied the blase view of performance resulting from our inundation with the history of live music, defying our expectations and surprising ourselves with our ability to react earnestly to hearing Stevie's voice and music.
He broke down during the concert during his final Michael tribute (there were several), and while MJ is still a contentious figure for his absolutely insane personal life, we know Stevie's dedication is heartfelt. For that night, he wasn't just another defender of Jackson because of his closeness to Jackson's family and strident desire to defend the posthumous legacy of the King of Pop, but because of his undying love and passion for Jackson's song and what his work and life had meant to Stevie, someone who had grown up in a similar era, spending all of his time scurrying about in the machinery of the music industry.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Darkly Loops
School of Seven Bells- Alpinisms (Released 10/28/08)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt-SNwyxsBM&feature=related
Cast into the mile-high, airy tumult of the mountaincore music scene, School of Seven Bells stays afloat with bouyant beats and soaring vocals. Beginning with "Iamundernodisguise," the near-mick sounding vocals weave a delicate ascent around the heavy bass and synth washes which open up the track. While the vocals don't sound as Irish on the slower, more lush tracks, "Iamundernodisguise" definitely realizes a sound by a certain "Zombie"-fied group from across the Irish sea. While comparisons to other bands are often useful, I find that on top of pigeonholing a sound or group into a genre, they also hurt the earstwhile dignity of the group in question, so I shan't (y) do it!
The twin vocalists (literally) are the dominant force of "Alpinisms," traversing the songs in what amounts to rock-structured (The genre) peaks and valleys. Undeniably catchy, the group provides many handholds within the songs to enable the listener to scale their igneus tower of stratospheric electronica.
Feel free to listen to the song and let your spirit soar through their foggy mountains if you like it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt-SNwyxsBM&feature=related
Cast into the mile-high, airy tumult of the mountaincore music scene, School of Seven Bells stays afloat with bouyant beats and soaring vocals. Beginning with "Iamundernodisguise," the near-mick sounding vocals weave a delicate ascent around the heavy bass and synth washes which open up the track. While the vocals don't sound as Irish on the slower, more lush tracks, "Iamundernodisguise" definitely realizes a sound by a certain "Zombie"-fied group from across the Irish sea. While comparisons to other bands are often useful, I find that on top of pigeonholing a sound or group into a genre, they also hurt the earstwhile dignity of the group in question, so I shan't (y) do it!
The twin vocalists (literally) are the dominant force of "Alpinisms," traversing the songs in what amounts to rock-structured (The genre) peaks and valleys. Undeniably catchy, the group provides many handholds within the songs to enable the listener to scale their igneus tower of stratospheric electronica.
Feel free to listen to the song and let your spirit soar through their foggy mountains if you like it!
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