I've been threatening to do it for years and the day has finally come. Here's my first song, written, performed, engineered by yours truly. Let me know what you think.
The Vacant Lot was a short-lived comedy sketch show that ran in 1993 and 1994. This sketch, The Head, is the only one I can remember watching when it actually ran on Comedy Central back then which is probably a sign of how badly it disturbed me as a child.
They're currently working on an album that they hope will be ready for release this summer.
from Push/Pull (2006)
Forgiving Monarch
from We The Wintering Tree (2003)
The End of Dying
from Push/Pull (2006)
Forgiving Monarch
from We The Wintering Tree (2003)
The End of Dying
Sam Kinison was one of the great ones that died relatively young. I personally remember him as my favorite part of Rodney Dangerfield's, the MC here, Back to School.
Dntel is badass. From The Postal Service and Figurine to his own solo stuff featuring a vast array of artists, I never get tired of him. I think the only pop/electronica/glitch artist that rivals him would be Four Tet, but I'm not sure that's a fair comparison anyway. Maybe I'll do a Four Tet post next. If only I could do glitch pop like Dentel...
Enjoy.
While they did perform a few reunion shows last year, Denali called it quits back in April of 2004 after just two albums. Unfortunately for me, by that time I had still only heard the mp3 I've provided below "Hold Your Breath." Everything about the song sucked me in: the guitar work, the dark female vocals, the strong rhythm...
from The Instinct (2003)
Hold Your Breath
"Normal Days" performed March 5, 2004 at The Echo Lounge in Atlanta.
from The Instinct (2003)
Hold Your Breath
"Normal Days" performed March 5, 2004 at The Echo Lounge in Atlanta.
The Soft Pack used to go by the name The Muslims.from the Parasites/Walking With Jesus single (2009)
Walking With Jesus (Spacemen 3 cover)
from The Muslims (2009)
Future Rock
Bright Side
Kurt Vile is in The War On Drugs
from Wagonwheel Blues (2008) by The War On Drugs
Arms Like Boulders
Taking The Farm
from God Is Saying This To You? (2009) by Kurt Vile
My Sympathy
My Best Friends (Don't Even Pass This)
from Wagonwheel Blues (2008) by The War On Drugs
Arms Like Boulders
Taking The Farm
from God Is Saying This To You? (2009) by Kurt Vile
My Sympathy
My Best Friends (Don't Even Pass This)
Isn't it weird when you see the same word pop up around the music scene in album titles or band names?
from Free Drugs ;-) (2008)
South of France
Beautiful & Very Smart
Red Herring
...and just in case that picture from the Austin Chronicle didn't scare you, here's their cover of Q Lazzarus
Goodbye Horses
Holy Fuck's contest winning remix of Radiohead
Nude
(The above photo is of Holy Fuck from a 2007 session)
Chad VanGaalen and the band he's in Women.
from Soft Airplane (2008) by Chad VanGaalen
Rabid Bits of Time
from Women (2008) by Women
Cameras
Group Transport Hall
Black Rice
from Soft Airplane (2008) by Chad VanGaalen
Rabid Bits of Time
from Women (2008) by Women
Cameras
Group Transport Hall
Black Rice
I was perusing around on elbo.ws and found this. This is for everyone who needs a touch of optimism; it's catchy as hell with decently uplifting lyrics.
Oh, and, Watchmen the movie did not do the book justice (obviously), but what's her name is hot as fuck and it was decently entertaining...though a tad soulless.
First video mash-up. I'll be uploading the accompanying essay to my other blog.
Enjoy this multimedia explosion!
The Whigs' main claim to fame: they were the last big thing out of Athens. This song is a really good example of how garage rock can be beautiful even in its simplicity: about 75% of the song is based on one note. It's catchy as hell, I keep getting it stuck in my head, so I figured why not post it up here. This is really the only encounter I've had with them, but it might be enough of a basis for me to buy a ticket to their upcoming 40 watt show. Enjoy.
I just realized there hasn't been a new post in more than a week, so I decided to throw this up. This album is kind of old news, but I just recently rediscovered it and felt the need to share this particular song. I think his voice is badass and the song structure, progression, and development are really creative. I also think it's funny that these guys had lackluster success here, moved to the UK and blew up, then came back here and sold-out Madison Square Garden. Enjoy.
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