Archive for September, 2009
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
EAR PWR interview
Discover Another World
EAR PWR creates the kind of cyber disco dance music that every school prom wishes it had. Self-assured and sassy as hell, Devin Booze and Sarah Reynolds revel in ridiculousness and unabashed fun, their every song a highly refined gem – and they’ve only been making music together for three years.
Super Animal Brothers […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Baltimore, North Carolina, U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
Disasteradio live photos
Disasteradio with Cool Kids Club
Saturday, September 26, 2009
San Francisco Bathhouse, Wellington
Photos and words by Carmen Gaffney
Usually in Wellington one will find two very different kinds of gigs on around the city. Saturday night saw these two kinds together at once, at the San Francisco Bathhouse thanks to the 3deux1 1st birthday. Featuring indie […]
No Comments » - Posted in New Zealand, Wellington by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
No Age covers Bjork… and more covers
Taken By Trees does Guns N’ Roses
Victoria Bergsman just released one of the most beautiful albums of 2009 so it’s no surprise that this cover of Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Sweet Child Of Mine’ is equally as stunning. She released the song last year on 7″ vinyl. Bergsman is no stranger to recording covers, her previous band […]
6 Comments » - Posted in Iceland, Sweden, U.S.A, UK by Nick Fulton
Monday, September 28th, 2009
Thao with The Get Down Stay Down: new album
Know Better Learn Faster
After impressing us with her 2008 album We Brave Bee Stings And All, Thao Nguyen with her talented band The Get Down Stay Down are releasing a new album, Know Better Learn Faster, on October 13 via Kill Rock Stars. It’s been reported that the album has a post-breakup theme, and the […]
No Comments » - Posted in Los Angeles, San Francisco, U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Saturday, September 26th, 2009
Explode Into Colors
Make the hipsters dry heave
The three girls who make up Portland, Oregon-based band Explode Into Colors all bring an intense array of talents to the band. Their sound, punctuated frequently by low, rousing yelps, jazzy, climbing bass lines and continuous looping drum rolls like thunder creates a momentum that’s invigorating. EIC combine a mix of […]
No Comments » - Posted in Oregon, Portland, U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Thursday, September 24th, 2009
Casiotone For The Painfully Alone interview
Searching For The Perfect Abalone Fritter
Owen Ashworth is returning to New Zealand this November to play four shows. He’ll be joined on tour by his brother Gordon and together they will spend a week exploring the country, searching for memories from their childhood and sampling New Zealand’s fine array of seafood.
The last time Ashworth […]
No Comments » - Posted in Chicago, U.S.A by Nick Fulton
Thursday, September 24th, 2009
SALEM: Frost 7″ & new video
Casual Encounter of the
Terrifying Kind
Creepy Chicago band SALEM released their limited edition ‘Frost’ 7″ single b/w ‘Legend’ yesterday on Audraglint. Heather voices the eerie ‘Frost’, which is decidedly more chilled out, ethereal pop that’s almost cozy compared to the scary shotgun rounds of b-side ‘Legend’, in which John coos like a deranged baby. Somehow the […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A by Sarah Gooding
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
Not Cool
Gang of Three
Scuzzy 21st century post-punks, these Londoners are destined for fame. Creating a raw, energetic, screeching belch of guitars, oily drum beats and a cloud of dusty bass lines, Not Cool take cues from the likes of Gang of Four, Pavement and Dinosaur Jr. Not since the Arctic Monkeys’ debut record has a […]
1 Comment » - Posted in London, UK by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
The Sing Songs
The Sing Songs- Sing Five Songs (EP)
6/10
When The Sing Songs first graced us with their presence in 2008 they had an exciting chic about them. Their songs were well constructed, witty and charming in a way that we hadn’t really heard from a New Zealand band before. The Brunettes sung about candyfloss and cars, but […]
No Comments » - Posted in Album, Reviews by Nick Fulton
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
Jeans Wilder
Sea Foam Anemone
Caked in Pacific Ocean foam, sprinkled with gritty sand, swathed in icy, echoey reverb, and swimming with cute melodies, Jeans Wilder is Andrew Caddick’s musical creation. Part of the California scene of exciting experimental pop that includes Best Coast and Wavves, Jeans Wilder has a drudgy, druggy feel to it, with Caddick’s innocent […]
