Moby Acoustic in Iowa - “Honey”
“Honey” is probably my favorite Moby song, so I was delighted to learn that my pal, Jenny, posted a video she shot of him playing the song at an acoustic show in Iowa recently. Check it out!
April 29, 2008
April 28, 2008
On Pre-Ordering Albums - Madonna and Weezer Need to Get in the Now, Man!.
Pre-ordering music albums has reached the levels of absurdity. I was on iTunes today and found the new Madonna album and Weezer albums are available for pre-order, but you can download the singles right now. This is just plain stupid.
I am hereby officially rebelling. I have said it before: don’t release a portion of an album - release the whole fucking thing! Unless you are a local artist and can’t afford to finish the rest of the album until you sell some copies of the single… But for mega-platinum artists to act this way is ridiculous. Their albums are done. They are completed. The finishing touches put on months, maybe years ago. But still they insist on making us wait until such a time that their promotional people deem it appropriate.
So don’t buy into this shit. It is unfriendly behavior and proves that they are completely out of touch with the current generation of music listeners.
April 25, 2008
The Acorn @ 7th St Entry Tmrw
| Happy Friday!
If you don’t yet have evening plans tomorrow, Ottawa band The Acorn come to Minneapolis Tomorrow Saturday, April 26 @ 7th St Entry. They are on at 9pm. The band developed a reputation for their impressive live shows early into their first US tour and are on the road once again. Anyone who has seen them knows what I’m talking about. Please take some time to listen or watch their video if you haven’t yet and let me know if you can make it out! Video for “The Flood Pt.1″ - aired on MTV2 Subterranean, directed by Christopher Mills (Interpol, Modest Mouse, BSS): http://www.paperbagrecords.com/qt_videos/ACORN-THE-FLOOD-PT1-640×360.movThe Acorn’s sophomore album “Glory Hope Mountain” is dedicated to the life story of the singer Rolf’s mother Gloria and her difficult journey from Honduras to Canada in the 70s. Gloria dealt with flash floods, her own mother dying in childbirth, an abusive father, etc. Music: http://www.myspace.com/theacornZIP of “Glory Hope Mountain” http://www.paperbagrecords.com/theacorn-gloryhopemountain.zip If you’re interested in coming out please let me know. What other people have said below. Thanks! Brooke Acorn Quotes! “Glory Hope Mountain is an intimate and beautifully orchestrated album with heartfelt stories of personal tragedy and triumph.” - NPR “dynamic shifts and evocative instrumentation…Klausener crafts…an allegorical narrative of strength, perseverance, love, and redemption. Epic and satisfying” - Pitchfork “loose-mic, intimate vocals. The undulating layers of string arrangements show much internalization occurred by all the members of the Acorn in Montoya’s life story. It’s almost folkloric.” -SPIN.com Artist of the Day “an album that swiftly sidesteps the usual trappings that bog down most concept albums, thanks primarily to Klausener’s skill as a lyricist and a storyteller, as he manages to convey deeply emotional subject matter without resorting to melodrama. And to the credit of the rest of the band, the musical arrangements follow suit.” - PopMatters “subtly sweeping and agreeably melodic” - Stereogum “Gorgeous.” - Gorilla vs. Bear “Lovely and ambitious” - Chromewaves “an album bejeweled by its details, consistently listenable and saving some of its most accessible moments for last, it’s tough to let go of what I had long considered a local secret. Make your hometown proud, boys. We’re rooting for you.” - CokeMachineGlow “[their] intricate polyrhythms and instrumentation absorbed me immediately and completely” -New York Press |
April 24, 2008
Two explosive new tracks from mr. Gnome’s "Deliver This Creature" — out May 6th on El Marko Records. Catch ‘em on tour in May and June.
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A Soft Kill, the latest album by From Bubblegum To Sky ain’t no sunny pop affair - it just sounds like it.
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April 22, 2008
Hollywood is onto Freddie Stevenson - listen to his two new cinematic tracks today. Sophomore album All My Strange Companions out now!
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April 21, 2008
I Have Made Some Decisions; Episode 1 April 21, 2008
1. Paul Rogers and Sammy Hagar should start a “vocalist for hire” firm (hey, they could call it The Firm!).
2. Unfortunately, Justin Hawkins (The Darkness) will never get the chance to sing for Queen.
3. The new Pee-Wee Herman movie should be directed by John Waters and written by Amy Sedaris.
4. My friend James thinks that the new Micheal Bolton album sounds “kinda good, it’s like Joe Cocker.”
5. Larry David and Woody Allen should star in Rush Hour 4.
6. The sound of Fred Savage’s voice as the animated blue octopus named Oswald, makes my child relaxed and provides wholesome family values.
7. I can’t seem to find an episode of Designing Women that I can quote to my friends at work. They seem to be confused by the sound of Delta Burke’s southern charm.
8. Beck and Dangermouse working together is a good thing. Beck and Nigel Godrich is a good thing. Beck and The Dust Brothers is a good thing. Beck and Air is a good thing. Beck is a good thing.
9. Wes Anderson should re-make Harold and Maude. With songs by Sufjan Stevens.
10. Guns and Roses will reunite with all original members and record a new album by 2011. Also, the Libertines will reunite in late 2009, Blur in 2010, Journey with Steve Perry by 2012, Led Zeppelin in 2009, Phish by 2010, The Smiths by 2015 (I know, that’s a stretch), Pavement for a bit by 2011, The Kinks by the end of 2009. The Police will break up ASAP.
April 18, 2008
Two new synth-full tracks from the latest Bridges and Powerlines album "Ghost Types" to be released April 22, 2008.
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April 17, 2008
HEALTH goes disco? Not exactly, L.A.’s "beautiful noise" group announces release of HEALTH//DISCO remix co llection…
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LETRON & UltraViolet Sound @ Beauty Bar in San Diego
Popular West Coast electro-panty-rockers, UltraViolet Sound, are playing with my favorite artist, LETRON, on May 23 at Beauty Bar in San Diego. These two groups are on the verge of blowing up, so it might be one of your last chances to check ‘em out at the local club!
How do I know they are about to blow up, you ask? Because I am way the fuck out in Minnesota, and I have heard of them - that’s how! LETRON has been gettin’ it done with style for close to 6 years now, and UltraViolet Sound is everything you’d expect from a band with an album titled, “O.C.D.: Obsessive Compulsive Dancing”.
