tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-287894762585507152024-03-19T13:38:49.910-05:00Someday I'll be Dignified and OldBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603122362831483058noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28789476258550715.post-27602561171845279662010-04-19T23:04:00.000-05:002010-04-19T23:05:32.564-05:00this blog will rise again...give me like 2 weeks or so... we'll be back at it soon enough.Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603122362831483058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28789476258550715.post-21537453813880555842009-12-22T15:01:00.002-06:002009-12-22T15:03:46.176-06:00FAVORITE RECORDS OF 2009AND SIX MONTHS LATER, THE BLOG GETS UPDATED...<br /><br />It's all too much... to many records, too many bands, too many hours spent staying up late and downloading music, too many records to buy, too many shows to see, too many things i want to play for you... have you heard these? you haven't? why the hell not?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1.Handsome Furs – Face Control</span><br />amazing songwriting, minimal arrangements, guitars, keys, drum machine beats and probably the best voice in rawk these days. i listened to this CD so much this year that it now skips like crazy in my car. must be replaced on vinyl. why do i even buy CDs anymore?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2.Earthmen and Strangers – Earthmen and Strangers</span><br />not re-inventing the wheel here, but why would they? this really is one of the best punk pop records i have heard in a long long time. another great songwriter, don't really know much about these guys but i expect them to be getting more attention in the next year.<br /> <br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">3.The Fresh & Onlys - Grey-Eyed Girls </span><br />of all the records that got tagged with the "lo-fi garage pop" sticker this year (when will this end?), this one really is the best. it's so much more than garage or whatever. smart pop tunes, selective guitar freakouts, vocals that remind me of all the great baritone singers of the past, and this is only one of three full lengths that they released this year.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">4.Royal Bangs - Let It Beep</span><br />i'm not sure how to describe this band. drunk nerd rock from a not-too-distant-future when everyone interacts with too many machines in their daily lives? such a fun band to see live, especially when they put a snare drum out in the audience to bang along with them. i didn't miss a beat.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">5.Memory Tapes - Seek Magic</span><br />so i guess this guy lives in New Jersey with his wife and kid and makes these songs in his basement. it will exercise your memory of pop music's past. loops, synths, reverb, androgynous vocals, murky production... really the best of this so called "glo-fi" movement of the last year. man, i hate genre nicknames as much as the next guy, but this one is perfect for this record.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">6.Mountains – Choral</span><br />music for airports 2009... one big slab of slow burn ambient beauty. this record actually makes you feel like you are enriching your mind/body/soul when you hear it, like Bach or John Fahey<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">7.Sonic Youth – The Eternal</span><br />what can i say about this band? they get better with each new record they make and pretty much put bands 30 years younger than them to shame... they are aging so gracefully i can't imagine what they might sound like in another 20 years<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">8.Disappears – Live Over The Rainbo</span><br />first i bought this on cassette, then a CDr version, and finally on vinyl. Chicago's best kept secret as far as i'm concerned. this is a band that knows if you stumble onto the right riff or groove there really is no need to change it up much. this is a live recording of their stuff, expect a studio version of these tunes early next year<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">9.Fever Ray - Fever Ray</span><br />this record scares the hell out of me.... spooky synth pop recordings from the chick in The Knife. can't believe i missed this show at Metro<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">10.Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!</span><br />i used to hate this band and Karen O specifically... then i saw them live and everything changed. they are the real deal. Karen O is doing exactly what she was put on this planet to do. such a beautiful record, mixing in beats and synth tones into their own ragged trash punk was a brilliant choice... so many hits-that-never-were on this record.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">11.Hush Arbors- Yankee Reality</span><br />Keith Wood is Hush Arbors. Keith Wood sounds like the forest. this guy channels all of my favorite types of American music into one record... sometimes folky and soft, sometimes noisy and drunk, it's all fractured Americana with what sounds like a ghost singing over the top.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">12.Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion</span><br />one of the weirder and most beautiful records around. they are making a new kind of pop... one that has no rules, no canon to worship or revere, just pure and honest music that thumps, bumps, and sounds like no other band on the planet<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">13.Future Of The Left – Travels With Myself and Another</span><br />wanna feel good after being angry? wanna listen to something that makes your own lips into a snarl? wanna punch someone? know any sick and twisted jokes? play this record.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">14.Dutchess and the Duke - Sunrise / Sunset</span><br />there's just something really timeless about this record and this band<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">15.Julie Doiron - I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day</span><br />my early 90's indie rock crush princess from Eric's Trip makes a record that let's go of her more recent folk tendencies and gets noisy again.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">16.Jay Reatard – Watch Me Fall</span><br />Memphis punk pop wunderkind asshole genius wishes he was in New Zealand in the late 80's early 90's recording for the Flying Nun label. GOD BLESS JAY REATARD<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">17.Bear In Heaven - Beast Rest Forth Mouth</span><br />this record really snuck up on me last month or so and i can't stop spinning it... not easy to categorize with regard to genre. pounding psych with dramatic singing one minute, skittering electro another minute... i don't know. i just know on my speakers in my living room, this thing really sounds amazing. throbbing, pulsating, and tribal new wave drum-circle music for people who hate drum circles.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">18.James Blackshaw - The Glass Bead Game</span><br />new age acoustic instrumental drone... done and done. listen to this with the lights out and the windows open. turn it up louder than you should.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">19.Califone - All My Friends are Funeral Singers</span><br />another band that is aging as gracefully as can be... their sound and tunes never get tired or boring. Tim Rutili is from the past and the future all at once.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">20.Baroness- Blue Album</span><br />if you've ever liked metal AND Built To Spill, then i don't see why you wouldn't love this record the way i do.<br /><br />21.Deerhunter – Rainwater Cassette Exchange EP<br />22.Micachu and The Shapes – Jewelery<br />23.Mannequin Men - Lose Your Illusion, Too<br />24.The Fresh & Onlys - The Fresh & Onlys<br />25.Silversun Pickups – Swoon<br />26.Jack Rose and The Black Twig Pickers<br />27.Sir Richard Bishop – Freak of Araby<br />28.Kylesa - Static Tensions<br />29.The Field - Yesterday and Today<br />30.Surfer Blood - Astro Coast<br /><br />31.Roofwalkers – Roofwalkers<br />32.Carnivores - All Night Dead U.S.A.<br />33.The Low Anthem – Oh My God Charlie Darwin<br />34.Pajo – Scream With Me<br />35.Dan Deacon – Bromst<br />36.Real Estate – Real Estate<br />37.Bill Frisell - Disfarmer<br />38.We Were Promised Jetpacks – These Four Walls<br />39.Curtis Harvey – Box Of Stones<br />40.Kurt Vile - Childish Prodigy<br /><br />41.Tape Deck Mountain – Ghost<br />42.These Are Powers - All Aboard Future<br />43.Dragon Turtle – Almanac<br />44.Thee Oh Sees – Help<br />45.Tortoise - Beacons Of Ancestorship<br />46.Do Make Say Think - Other Truths<br />47.Peter Broderick – Home<br />48.Them Crooked Vultures – Them Crooked Vultures<br />49.Norberto Lobo - Pata Lenta<br />50.Let's Wrestle - In the Court of the Wrestling Lets<br /><br />51.M Ward – Hold Time<br />52.Puerto Muerto – Drumming For Pistols<br />53.Built to Spill- There Is No Enemy<br />54.Wooden Birds – Magnolia<br />55.Dinosaur Jr. - Farm<br />56.Meth Teeth – Everything Went Wrong<br />57.Amusement Parks On Fire – Young Fight EP<br />58.Years – Years<br />59.Twilight Sad - Forget the Night Ahead<br />60.The Woods – Songs of Shame<br /><br />61.Land Of Talk - Fun and Laughter EP<br />62.BLK JKS – After Robots<br />63.Douglas McCombs & David Daniell – Sycamore<br />64.The Fresh & Onlys - Bomb Wombs<br />65.Wilco - Wilco (the album)<br />66.Box Elders - Alice & Friends<br />67.Implodes – Implodes<br />68.Purling Hiss – Purling Hiss<br />69.Smith Westerns- Smith Westerns<br />70.Cymbals Eat Guitars - Why Are There Mountains?<br /><br />71.Telekinesis! - Telekinesis!<br />72.The Strange Boys - The Strange Boys and Girls Club<br />73.Marked Men - Ghosts<br />74.A Sunny Day In Glasgow - Ashes Grammar<br />75.Metric – Fantasies<br />76.David Bazan – Curse Your Branches<br />77.Crystal Antlers – Tentacles<br />78.Other Girls – Perfect Cities<br />79.3 Inches of Blood – Here Waits Thy Doom<br />80.The Fucking Eagles - Midnight Sour<br /><br />81.Red River School Of Taxidermy<br />82.Hunx and His Punx – The Gay Singles<br />83.King Khan & BBQ Show - Invisible Girl<br />84.Atlas Sound - Logos<br />85.Emeralds - Emeralds<br />86.The Mantles - The Mantles<br />87.Jim O'Rourke – The Visitor<br />88.Atom™ - Liedgut<br />89.Sunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer<br />90.Yo La Tengo - Popular Songs<br /><br />91.Bird Names – Recession Vacation<br />92.The Big Pink - A Brief History Of Love<br />93.Black Math – Black Math<br />94.Washed Out- Life of Leisure<br />95.Wavves - Wavvves<br />96.Converge- Axe To Fall<br />97.Akron/Family - Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free<br />98.Antlers - Hospice<br />99.The Flaming Lips - EmbryonicBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603122362831483058noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28789476258550715.post-35700703266648243962009-06-11T13:32:00.015-05:002009-06-12T21:56:17.103-05:00Julie Doiron gets noisy again<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a288/simakos/sept_misc9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 170px;" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a288/simakos/sept_misc9.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://musictrader.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/julie-doiron.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://musictrader.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/julie-doiron.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Julie Doiron - <span style="font-style:italic;">I Can Wonder What You Did With Your Day</span></span></span><br /><br />there used to be an amazing band called <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric%27s_Trip">Eric's Trip</a>. i happened to be living in Ontario at just the right time to see them <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh27WNRJwDM">live</a> in tiny little bars across southwestern Ontario on more than a few nites. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/juliedoiron">Julie Doiron</a> played bass in that band and since Eric's Trip broke up, she has probably put out like five or six solo records, all of them lovely and mostly pretty delicate and acoustic. <br /><br />here is a new song i played maybe 15 times in a row when i first heard it:<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">"Consolation Prize"</span><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=7631209-e9a" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=7631209-e9a" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object> <br /><br />this record is a return to form in my mind. she recorded it with Rick White, her partner in crime in Eric's Trip (as well as romantically for a time) and the sounds on this record really remind me of the skewed and noisy beauty of their old records that they made together. utilizing stereo separation, super low-end guitar fuzz, white noise room static, and little bits of ear candy percussion that only Rick White knows how to get on tape, this record is fast becoming one of my favorite of the year.<br /><br />the songs on this one are her strongest in years too. whether she is singing about domesticity, love in a small town, or just how much she loves strumming her guitar, she has an amazing ability to sing about simple every day details and infuse it with this romantic meaning that i can't quite describe. plus, her voice melts my butter.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">"Blue"</span><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=7631382-b57" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=7631382-b57" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><br /><br />she played in town last week and i missed the show... <br /><br /><a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/7630518-1be">she makes you wonder</a><br /><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/beE1m1Wi0OU&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/beE1m1Wi0OU&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603122362831483058noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28789476258550715.post-50878145141023867282009-05-17T20:58:00.007-05:002009-05-21T13:51:18.871-05:00Another Perfect EP<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVUWr4gLeKHqVbu1YVfDpY0Y3ZgYRt8OZ6sskNcV8gm6Dk6a3ApPIkLWMYAXEzmnZIeXcSywR0Y6khsQ-fFdXzrFasOKYFIYLms5tZiGuzNY-Sj7BW381NaBMu5h1Wa9Fngi1Hr7fzRo/s1600-h/deerhunter-rainwatercassetteexchange.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVUWr4gLeKHqVbu1YVfDpY0Y3ZgYRt8OZ6sskNcV8gm6Dk6a3ApPIkLWMYAXEzmnZIeXcSywR0Y6khsQ-fFdXzrFasOKYFIYLms5tZiGuzNY-Sj7BW381NaBMu5h1Wa9Fngi1Hr7fzRo/s320/deerhunter-rainwatercassetteexchange.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336977799840767442" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">DEERHUNTER - <span style="font-style:italic;">Rainwater Cassette Exchange</span></span> EP <br />(Kranky Records)<br />1. "Rainwater Cassette Exchange"<br />2. "Disappearing Ink"<br />3. "Famous Last Words"<br />4. "Game of Diamonds"<br />5. "Circulation"<br /><br />here's a tune called <span style="font-weight:bold;">"Disappearing Ink"</span><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=7410328-79c" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=7410328-79c" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><br /><br />see? now this is what i want in my rock music. EP releases are my favorite, get in there and do the job and get out real quick. maybe i will only start posting EPs from now on... anyway, i just got back from a quick trip to the Dominican Republic and this EP was pretty much on repeat as i sipped my silly colored drinks by the pool/ocean. <br /><br />i wasn't too big on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/deerhunter">Deerhunter</a> initially. i actually saw them twice early on when the first record started making waves everywhere, once on a trip to New York at Bowery Ballroom and another time here in Chicago. never was that impressed with them live and ditto on the first couple records... no big whoop. but this EP and the last record, <span style="font-style:italic;">Microcastle</span>, have really turned things around. they are definitely getting better with each new release.<br /><br />i'll bet i go back and listen to the first few records now and probably love them. it's a fickle and fleeting thing being a rock fan these days.<br /><br />also, want to point out that this EP will not only be released on CD and vinyl, but cassette as well. i'm all over that. dig it, brothers and sisters... and then go buy it.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/7410084-3b5">see if it fits</a>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603122362831483058noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28789476258550715.post-54333288097423011172009-04-23T00:45:00.010-05:002009-05-17T23:08:44.348-05:00History of The Right<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8e66vGb5_HKhivF1_Y_YBEjcyhyphenhyphenrEKwwyKHqErE4PREJXMmv9wjNu_eqchrXa_gA27DD1zNv2G4H5vmkXVUtXwAclZ8XNL31WFG3WzsDAihf54VCHbng6AiAzn_Q0Yv-8xttRi5H-7Y/s1600-h/Future+Of+The+Left+-+Travels+With+Myself+And+Another+(2009).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe8e66vGb5_HKhivF1_Y_YBEjcyhyphenhyphenrEKwwyKHqErE4PREJXMmv9wjNu_eqchrXa_gA27DD1zNv2G4H5vmkXVUtXwAclZ8XNL31WFG3WzsDAihf54VCHbng6AiAzn_Q0Yv-8xttRi5H-7Y/s400/Future+Of+The+Left+-+Travels+With+Myself+And+Another+(2009).jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337011032064075810" /></a><br />holy shit... kinda freaking out here on this new <a href="http://www.myspace.com/futureoftheleft">Future Of The Left</a> record... just leaves me speechless. super aggressive, super melodic, super angry, super snotty, super guitar tones, and super songwriting. <br /><br />here's maybe one of the best RAWK songs i have heard in ages... the lead track <span style="font-weight:bold;">“Arming Eritrea”</span><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=7176449-b73" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=7176449-b73" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><br /><br />for those that don't know, this band has two members who used to be in <a href="http://www.myspace.com/mcluskyarefuckingdead">Mclusky</a>, a band that was very very special.<br /><br />blasting this new record today with the windows open while driving south down the lake was quite a pleasure... dig this shit now, people!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Future Of The Left -<span style="font-style:italic;"> Travels with Myself and Another</span> <br /><br />1. “Arming Eritrea”<br />2. “Chin Music”<br />3. “The Hope That House Built”<br />4. “Throwing Bricks At Trains”<br />5. “I Am Civil Service”<br />6. “Land Of My Formers”<br />7. “You Need Satan More Than He Needs You”<br />8. “That Damned Fly”<br />9. “Stand By Your Manatee”<br />10. “Yin/Post Yin”<br />11. “Drink Nike”<br />12. “Lapsed Catholics”</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?yzmtmtfanmg">try this and then buy this</a><br /><br />here's the new video:<br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tAwliet2vqo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tAwliet2vqo&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603122362831483058noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28789476258550715.post-32806562811902722142009-04-16T23:14:00.009-05:002009-04-20T20:23:39.119-05:00There's One Born Every Minute<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgKoFyUMzUJxK12eKa-TE1TBO0NOaR9_6bqYQn0JxK3bM7_9sDPPB3lkTLRPzgHEjHQ8qpCIcQwoc4F1iG7U5e5SEFp3jfZs6NNP2KFl-TUC3YvIz3C3_yqRPmuej21wxrKr4_s75JPQ/s1600-h/AlbumArtLarge.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgKoFyUMzUJxK12eKa-TE1TBO0NOaR9_6bqYQn0JxK3bM7_9sDPPB3lkTLRPzgHEjHQ8qpCIcQwoc4F1iG7U5e5SEFp3jfZs6NNP2KFl-TUC3YvIz3C3_yqRPmuej21wxrKr4_s75JPQ/s320/AlbumArtLarge.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325509631239405650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Suckers </span><span>EP</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>(IAMSOUND)<br /><br /><br />01. Beach Queen<br />02. Afterthoughts & TV<br />03. Easy Chairs<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">04. It Gets Your Body Movin' </span><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" width="335" height="28"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=7122414-f4a"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=7122414-f4a" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="335" height="28"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/7120523-84d">try it out</a><br /><br /><br />Welcome to the sounds of <a href="http://www.myspace.com/suckerstheband">Suckers</a>. This is <a href="http://www.myspace.com/quinnwalker">Quinn Walker</a>'s band with some other guys named Pan, Austin, and Brian. I was just crazy about his <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Laughters-Asshole-Lion-Quinn-Walker/dp/B0010V4U7M/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1239943451&sr=8-5">double album</a> release from last year, which had some of the best cover art i have seen in a long while.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41i2BJrGVgL._SL500_AA240_.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 240px;" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41i2BJrGVgL._SL500_AA240_.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />The guy is simply one of the most creative and most prolific songwriters out there. I keep finding new records of his all over the place. This new band EP makes me feel funny inside. Remember when Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev used to be dangerous and sublime sounding? Remember that time you took too much? Remember?<br /><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fAV34yLGF34&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fAV34yLGF34&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br /><br />This will be my summer soundtrack.Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603122362831483058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28789476258550715.post-27749322840906324662009-04-07T17:24:00.009-05:002009-04-08T11:03:53.828-05:00We Were Promised Jetpacks - These Four Walls<span style="font-weight: bold;">We Were Promised Jetpacks - </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">These Four Walls</span><br />(FatCat Records June 2009)<br /><br />1. It's Thunder And It's Lightning<br />2. Ships With Holes Will Sink<br />3. Roll Up Your Sleeves<br />4. Conductor<br />5. A Half Built House<br />6. This Is My House, This Is My Home<br />7. Quiet Little Voices<br />8. Moving Clocks Run Slow<br />9. Short Bursts<br />10. Keeping Warm<br />11. An Almighty Thud<br /><br />i heard about this lovely little Edinburgh/Glasgow group from the guys in Frightened Rabbit. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/wewerepromisedjetpacks"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">We Were Promised Jetpacks</span></a> seem like a little sibling band to the Rabbits and i just can't get enough. they are another young band, maybe 21 years old or so if they are lucky. again, more little pricks doing it right.<br /><br />here's the lead track <span style="font-weight: bold;">"It's Thunder and It's Lightening"</span><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" width="335" height="28"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=7039322-1aa"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=7039322-1aa" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="335" height="28"></embed></object><br /><br />the first single <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Quiet Little Voices"</span><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" width="335" height="28"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=7039323-7df"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=7039323-7df" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="335" height="28"></embed></object><br /><br />i had their 3 track demo in my top 20 two years back (maybe last year?) and they finally have a proper record coming out in June. if you dig Frightened Rabbit, LOUD QUIET LOUD songwriting, <a href="http://static.flickr.com/107/278217474_b81382f304.jpg">Scottish eggs</a>, guitar pop, heart-on-sleeve vocals, you'll like this band... i even hear a little Archers of Loaf in there at times. there are more than a few delicate and quieter moments on this record as well for all of you sappy saps like me out there. it's really good stuff, i am only on my 3rd spin of this and i'm just crazy about it.Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603122362831483058noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28789476258550715.post-92076722661180057112009-04-02T11:39:00.004-05:002009-04-02T22:31:20.871-05:00No Coke... Pepsi! No Fries... Chips!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/legionen/cover44.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 300px;" src="http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j43/legionen/cover44.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />i don't know much about <span style="font-weight: bold;">Cola Freaks</span>, go google them yourself, you lazy bastards... i do know <a href="http://www.myspace.com/colafreaks">they</a> are from Denmark, only have a few singles released, and i bet they are young enough to be born after i lost my virginity (feel free to guess what year that was in the comments below).<br /><br />i first read about them on Jay Reatard's <a href="http://www.jayreatard.com/2008/12/year-end-list-2008/">blog</a> and have since been trying to track down their 7 inch releases, with little luck. all i have for you here is a random collection of songs, but man oh man, what a fucking amazing EP this could be. there is a bit of a <span style="font-style: italic;">Blood Visions</span> vibe to these tunes or maybe some <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wipers</span> riffs here and there... just listen to it, okay?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cola Freaks "Gi Mig Piller"</span><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" width="335" height="28"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6994529-fbd"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6994529-fbd" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="335" height="28"></embed></object><br /><br />plus, who doesn't love listening to rock music sung in a foreign tongue? little euro pricks, i love 'em. apparently they have been through town here a few times now and i still haven't had the pleasure of seeing them.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/6989053-602">grab my homemade EP here</a> (sorry about the 96k mp3s, i know i know...)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">UPDATE: my friend just sent me links for their official EP and a single:</span><br /><a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/launch/6995946-f3d">EP</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/launch/6995948-45c"><span style="font-style: italic;">Ingenting Set</span> single</a><br /><br />(here's a funny video i just found of some drunk woman taking her top off while Cola Freaks were playing the Mexican Cultural Center in Santa Ana)<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n2P95Fscu74&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n2P95Fscu74&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603122362831483058noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28789476258550715.post-28438129255151351102009-03-25T16:33:00.005-05:002009-03-27T12:15:40.551-05:00Staring At The Rude Boys<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zr7LqWCYYRU&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Zr7LqWCYYRU&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />so the BLK JKS record has me digging out some stuff i haven't spun in a while... one of them is this compilation. it's the first disc from <span style="font-size:100%;"><span id="btAsinTitle" style="">a four disc set my little brother bought in '93 called <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tougher-Than-Tough-Story-Jamaican/dp/B000003QLC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1238016939&sr=8-1"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tougher Than Tough: The Story Of Jamaican Music</span></a></span></span>.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/f6YLHRsieAg&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/f6YLHRsieAg&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Forward March 1958 - 1967</span>, has always been one of my favorites. it is by no means a definitive ska and rocksteady comp, but a pretty damn good one if you ask me, a solid listen all the way through. this stuff has always been my favorite Jamaican music.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZCUcbRTB6Rs&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ZCUcbRTB6Rs&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.geocities.com/braunovi/MorganD/MorganP1960.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 385px;" src="http://www.geocities.com/braunovi/MorganD/MorganP1960.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/6920375-cd5">download this comp now</a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Forward March 1958 - 1967<br /></span>1. Oh Carolina - The Folkes Brothers<br />2. Boogie in My Bones - Laurel Aitken<br />3. Midnight Track - Owen Gray<br />4. Easy Snappin' - Theophilus Beckford<br />5. Housewives Choice - Derrick Morgan, Patsy Todd<br />6. Forward March - Derrick Morgan<br />7. Miss Jamaica - Jimmy Cliff<br />8. My Boy Lollipop - Millie Small<br />9. Six and Seven Books of Moses - The Maytals<br />10. Simmer Down - The Wailers<br />11. Man in the Street - Don Drummond<br />12. Carry Go Bring Come - Justin Hinds & Dominoes<br />13. Guns of Navarone - The Skatalites<br />14. Al Capone - Prince Buster<br />15. Hard Man Fe Dead - Prince Buster<br />16. Tougher Than Tough - Derrick Morgan<br />17. Girl I've Got a Date - Alton Ellis<br />18. Happy Go Lucky Girl - The Paragons<br />19. Dancing Mood - Delroy Wilson<br />20. Train Is Coming - Ken Boothe<br />21. Take It Easy - Hopeton Lewis<br />22. Ba Ba Boom - The Jamaicans<br />23. 007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker<br />24. I've Got to Go Back Home - Bob Andy, Bob Andy<br />25. Queen Majesty - The Techniques<br />26. Loving Pauper - Dobby Dobson<br />27. Don't Stay Away - Phyllis DillonBillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603122362831483058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28789476258550715.post-25685196934854570762009-03-25T13:57:00.005-05:002009-04-17T00:26:47.898-05:00BLKS JKS<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a288/simakos/blkjks_ep.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a288/simakos/blkjks_ep.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">BLK JKS </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Mystery</span> EP (Secretly Canadian)<br />01 Lakeside<br />02 Mystery<br />03 Summertime<br />04 It's In Everything You See<br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/blkjks">BLK JKS</a> are from South Africa and play rock music with traces of dub, post-punk dance, and afro-pop (imagine that!). they've been written up in just about every blog that exists on the internet and i just like adding to the pile of hype/buzz/drool/etc. i think i like this because it sounds so completely different than all the stupid garage rock and indie pop i have been obsessed with lately. give it a chance, you will dig it.<br /><br />here is an alternate (and better) version of the song <span style="font-weight: bold;">"Lakeside"</span><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" width="335" height="28"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6918851-fc7"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6918851-fc7" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="335" height="28"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/6771825-195">download the EP here</a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a288/simakos/blkjks_main.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 480px; height: 385px;" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a288/simakos/blkjks_main.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></div>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603122362831483058noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28789476258550715.post-91575115730169126852009-03-13T23:26:00.017-05:002009-03-14T01:40:16.418-05:00Have you heard American Princes?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjqD20FDew0keJF0wOtYJINdIBb2374TMb-DKHhvrkOREkIWuOYeylkEcFJVjasH-60nB8C-p9Zr1035aT0SC2lxJ_zpgLbVpbhQ0CsbPyNvoVvqDKRDRs6XiOTlaBtlFMgpSucS8PaA/s1600-h/american_princes_van.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnjqD20FDew0keJF0wOtYJINdIBb2374TMb-DKHhvrkOREkIWuOYeylkEcFJVjasH-60nB8C-p9Zr1035aT0SC2lxJ_zpgLbVpbhQ0CsbPyNvoVvqDKRDRs6XiOTlaBtlFMgpSucS8PaA/s320/american_princes_van.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312921753097712882" /></a><br />"auditorium"<br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6801546-3dc" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6801546-3dc" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.americanprinces.com/">American Princes</a> might be one of the most unsung bands out there right now. these guys actually moved <span style="font-style: italic;">out</span> of Brooklyn to live in Little Rock, Arkansas. that might help you figure out how careerist they are. what i love about this band is that they aren't part of any scene or riding any wave of hype like most bands we read about every day, they seem to exist only for me... don't laugh!<br /><br />whenever i play these records for people in my car, they comment on how they think they have heard it before, which means that of course they have never heard it before, it's just really really good.<br /><br />anyway, these two records are up there with my favorites released the last few years. the main reason is that this band knows how to write songs, not just sounds, but songs that are there in your head when you wake up in the morning. i don't see why anyone who is a fan of The Replacements, Pixies, and antiquated genre tags like "college rock" would not like this band. that's the thing here, they have this sound, this strange and romantic sound that reminds me of growing up safe and sound in the south suburbs and watching 120 Minutes on a Sunday nite in the basement when you should have been studying. but this isn't some new nostalgia show for today's 30 something crowd, believe me, they still manage to sound contemporary and new.<br /><br />listen to these records, they go deep for me, great listens all the way through... especially <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Less and Less</span></span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstAxBI-3VJ3Z4dYWWE6Tir1AifbDvymmcqZFaWoUxgW3SLs_jAtpq74atfAcXrMKuXp5TU-OgUyFmgFi0P3s5rWvkZYZHCzc1iSz22DTUv0rYqMBKdhUVE3NIIcaXH4wjkzOZSJXL1NE/s1600-h/APOP.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgstAxBI-3VJ3Z4dYWWE6Tir1AifbDvymmcqZFaWoUxgW3SLs_jAtpq74atfAcXrMKuXp5TU-OgUyFmgFi0P3s5rWvkZYZHCzc1iSz22DTUv0rYqMBKdhUVE3NIIcaXH4wjkzOZSJXL1NE/s320/APOP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312896370852102290" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">American Princes - <span style="font-style: italic;">Other People</span></span> (Yep Roc 2008)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span>"watch as they go"</span><br /></div></div><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" width="335" height="28"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=4354907-211"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=4354907-211" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="335" height="28"></embed></object><br /><br /><span>"don't ever promise"</span><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,18,0" id="divmp3" width="325" height="28"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=4354908-77e"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=4354908-77e" name="divmp3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="325" height="28"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Other People</span> is their 80's record and they will fully admit it. the band decided to build on the edgy guitar drama of <span style="font-style: italic;">Less and Less</span> and hired hip-hop producer Chuck Brody to accentuate the pop hooks written into these tunes, plus the low end sounds amazing. i hear The Cure, Paul Westerberg, and even a little Wall Of Voodoo on this album. ha. not sure i've ever typed out "Wall Of Voodoo" before...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/6793302-6d8">grab it here</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYpv9koE_g_yfeIWV4JvZHJO4lr58JS08TEtGuhx4167h5WiSMg2IWjY6Q2Wc_mKWKUPFrU1KRMAsq7PKZMMbztZdkQXyihTwMUZSxSMGdSfTcmVPIwho1nOG653i9z9MJ2_qKBU5wHU/s1600-h/APL&L.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYpv9koE_g_yfeIWV4JvZHJO4lr58JS08TEtGuhx4167h5WiSMg2IWjY6Q2Wc_mKWKUPFrU1KRMAsq7PKZMMbztZdkQXyihTwMUZSxSMGdSfTcmVPIwho1nOG653i9z9MJ2_qKBU5wHU/s320/APL&L.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312895991531567954" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">American Princes - <span style="font-style: italic;">Less And Less</span></span> (Yep Roc 2006)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">"never grow old"<br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" width="335" height="28"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6801458-4a1"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6801458-4a1" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="335" height="28"></embed></object><br /><br />"stolen blues"<br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" id="divplaylist" width="335" height="28"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6801459-7fd"><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6801459-7fd" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="335" height="28"></embed></object><br /><br />this is my favorite of the two records i'm posting. it has higher highs and lower lows, at times noisier and more aggressive than <span style="font-style: italic;">Other People</span>, but also has a few Westerberg style acoustic ballads thrown in for balance. they have three guitar players and i love the layers of guitar lines running throughout these songs. this one reminds me of all those Fort Appache bands in the early 90's and early good Soul Asylum.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/6253205-96c">grab it here</a></div><br /></div>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603122362831483058noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28789476258550715.post-12621749577155346922009-03-07T02:04:00.016-06:002009-03-07T15:18:57.160-06:00Somewhere Over The Rainbo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a288/simakos/PT06_Dissappears.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a288/simakos/PT06_Dissappears.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Disappears - Live Over The Rainbo</span> (self-released)<br /><br />1. (crowd noise)<br />2. MARIGOLD<br />3. NOT NOTHING<br />4. MAGICS<br />5. OLD FRIEND<br />6. GONE COMPLETELY<br />7. LUX<br />8. NEEDS<br />9. HEARING THINGS<br />10. NEW CROSS<br /><br /><a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/6607694-8b0">want the whole thing?</a><br /><br />i cannot stop listening to these guys. you can download their 2 singles at <a href="http://disappearsdisappears.blogspot.com/">their blog</a> for free... finally got to see <a href="http://www.myspace.com/disappearsmusic">them</a> at the Hideout and man were they solid. Lanterns were amazing too. people are calling Disappears a Chicago super-group and i just think that is silly. i bought this on cassette (2nd cassette purchased during the last year!) and grabbed a CD-R version, now you can hear it too. <br /><br />it's kind of a fake live album, recorded live but without an audience. they have two 7 inches and this record, which has different versions of the 7 inch tunes (plus others). i'm not gonna list the bands they remind me of, but believe me they are all good bands. here is a song called "Old Friend" and it's serious business. this is the 7 inch version.<br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6740117-2e3" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6740117-2e3" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603122362831483058noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28789476258550715.post-40317269061585807292009-02-28T14:17:00.002-06:002009-03-07T02:57:33.018-06:00(I'm gonna kill) Surf City<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5LWkFpVtoRjg5VbOmJTDyt6sBhPs1R3RxYn3M0gjrV0b3Tktsy1Qb_-wyQn2NpDc5nYkDPV6hP_MFzeMB4gf6x2VEqh5smhVzG_nQ39HORlOw5njXKwOyMhd2n-nrfqfjlv5KaTiCog/s1600-h/surf+city+cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_5LWkFpVtoRjg5VbOmJTDyt6sBhPs1R3RxYn3M0gjrV0b3Tktsy1Qb_-wyQn2NpDc5nYkDPV6hP_MFzeMB4gf6x2VEqh5smhVzG_nQ39HORlOw5njXKwOyMhd2n-nrfqfjlv5KaTiCog/s320/surf+city+cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307948343464428658" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Surf City</span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">EP</span> (Morr Music)<br /><br />1. Headin' Inside<br />2. Records of a Flagpole Skater<br />3. Dickshakers Union<br />4. Canned Food<br />5. Mt. Kill<br />6. Free the City <br /><br /><a href="http://www.divshare.com/download/6490268-303">try it on</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.myspace.com/killsurfcitygo">Surf City</a> are from New Zealand. they sound like all your favorite indie pop bands from the 80's and 90's but their drummer does not suck... Mr. Bish turned me on to these guys and i immediately bought it on vinyl upon hearing 2 of their songs. it's full of down-stroke distorted fuzz guitar (my favorite), single string guitar lines, lots of oh's and ah's, i'm-22-and-i-think-i-have-the-whole-world-figured-out lyrical content, and it's an EP. just perfect in length... the whole affair is over in 20 minutes. <a href="http://www.morrmusic.com/artist/Surf%20City/release/46">go</a> and <a href="http://www.insound.com/Surf_City_EP_CD/productmain/p/INS51935/">buy</a> this record.<br /><br />here's my favorite track "Free The City" <br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="335" height="28" id="divplaylist"><param name="movie" value="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6683895-4ca" /><embed src="http://www.divshare.com/flash/playlist?myId=6683895-4ca" width="335" height="28" name="divplaylist" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed></object>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603122362831483058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28789476258550715.post-82010197610734176272009-02-28T12:52:00.000-06:002009-02-28T13:12:04.237-06:00Is This Thing On? Hello?<object width="320" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/n4smOSAkkz4&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/n4smOSAkkz4&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x2b405b&color2=0x6b8ab6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed></object>Billhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04603122362831483058noreply@blogger.com0