Archive for June, 2008
Monday, June 30th, 2008
Copycats
Somebody feed Zeus
Someone’s been feeding the cats strange things in Manchester. Like acid or Korg keyboards. Up in Manchester UK, cats make strange electronic dance music with keyboards and raucous guitar lines from the ’80s topped with scratchy, delirious vocals. Well, Copycats that is. The three-piece electronic outfit consisting of Alexander Hewett, Nick Delap and […]
1 Comment » - Posted in UK by Sarah Gooding
Saturday, June 28th, 2008
Disasteradio video shoot
Calling all dancers!!!
Do you like D-Rad?!?! Do you like to dance?!?! Then help make history and be a part of awesome Wellingtonian synth-maestro Disasteradio’s music video for his awesome song Digital Pop! The renowned and award-winning local music video director Sally Tran is taking the reigns on this one to ensure it is kick ass […]
1 Comment » - Posted in New Zealand by Sarah Gooding
Friday, June 27th, 2008
The Faint
Fascination
Those pioneering dance-punk boys from Omaha, Nebraska are back. On August 5 they are releasing their fifth studio album titled Fascination on their own record label, blank.wav. A track from the new album has been made available and we have it. I can ensure you that it doesn’t disappoint, it’s classic Faint, albeit […]
1 Comment » - Posted in U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
The Mars Volta
The Haunt of The Volta
Much more exciting legends than the Chainsaw Masscare come out of Texas these days. Experimental art rock prodigies The Mars Volta are just that. They’ve nothing left to prove in New Zealand – they’ve come, played (twice), and conquered. Now they’re back to do it all over again!
On the eve […]
1 Comment » - Posted in U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Screaming Females
They Ruined Death Rock
There is indeed only one screaming female, but by god she’s got a pair of lungs on her. Marissa is her name and she adds the crunch to New Jersey band Screaming Females. As guitarist and vocalist for the band she is a pretty vital member, perhaps the band […]
No Comments » - Posted in U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
The Sing Songs
Twee, Telephones and Tea
The Sing Songs are my new favourite twee indie pop band. There’s just not enough music like this being made in New Zealand! Formed in Hamilton towards the end of 2007, The Sings Songs are Wendy Richdale, Gradon Diprose, Heather Hayward, Michelle Savill and Jeremy Liss.
Not long after forming, the […]
2 Comments » - Posted in New Zealand by Nick Fulton
Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Girl Talk - New album + Interview!
Girl Talk “does a Radiohead”…
The ultimate party guy Greg Gillis is a respectable biomedical engineer by day, but when he gets into his car at 5pm, he transforms into the mega mashup/remix-master Girl Talk. He’s been whisking himself away on weekends to play awesome DJ sets like the face-meltingly good one he did in […]
No Comments » - Posted in U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Friday, June 20th, 2008
Hot Silk Pockets
Let’s Go Camping
If a band has an interesting myspace photo I’m far more likely to check them out than if it’s a boring squiggly picture. I don’t know why, I guess with the trillions of bands on myspace it’s easy to be picky. Hot Silk Pockets had this interesting photo, it’s of them hanging out […]
No Comments » - Posted in UK by Nick Fulton
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Wolf Parade
Wolf Parade are back!!!
with new album At Mount Zoomer
After three years, countless bands and endless collabs, our favourite Quebeckers are back. And by golly it’s good. Obviously veering off into quite a different direction musically, the band still have that recognisable solid rhythm and shaky vocals for which they’re known and loved. It certainly […]
No Comments » - Posted in Canada by Sarah Gooding
Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Thao Nguyen
Swimming in Colours
The colourful character that is Thao Nguyen creates beautiful, homespun gems of folky goodness. Radiating soul, life and colours in her hearty singing backed with thumpy handclaps, jerky piano and rustling rustic bass, it’s like an old friend came rattling back into town on a horse-drawn carriage and proclaimed they’re here for […]
