NEWS: MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO new album…
Around these parts we think Jason Molina is a bona fide genius. He has recorded prolifically under the Magnolia, Songs:Ohia and Jason Molina titles and his work never lets the listener dow. Full of heartache and melancholy his music resonates in that timeless soul stirring way that the best music does. Molina has a new record Josephine due for release on July 21st via Secretly … Continue reading NEWS: MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO new album…
NEWS: DEPECHE MODE TOUR set to resume…
It looks like Dave Gahan’s medical drama was justified as it now turns out he had to have a malignant tumour removed! Good to hear all went well and the doctor is happy for him to start strutting and gyrating across Europe again. Official Word: Depeche Mode are pleased to announce they will restart their interrupted Tour Of The Universe in Leipzig, Germany on June … Continue reading NEWS: DEPECHE MODE TOUR set to resume…
INTERVIEW: TELEKINESIS
On the back of the fantastic indie power pop album Telekinesis!, we talked to Michael Benjamin Lerner about his travel plans and how the record came together… How did the association with Death Cab For Cutie’s Chris Walla come about? I met Chris initially through my good friend Jason McGerr, who plays drums in Death Cab for Cutie. I had only met Chris briefly backstage … Continue reading INTERVIEW: TELEKINESIS
NEWS: JAY REATARD has a new album…
Yep, that’s the cover artwork for Jay Reatard‘s new album Watch Me Fall due for release on August 18th via Matador. Excluding the fantastic singles comps it is his first full length since 2006’s Blood Visions. Reatard had this to say about Watch Me Fall: “This new album has been challenging. It’s the first time I’ve written and recorded an album specifically because a label … Continue reading NEWS: JAY REATARD has a new album…
NEWS: BRAIN SLAVES on their way to Sydney…
New Zealand band Brain Slaves are packing their bags and heading to Sydney in June. The Auckland quintet were formerly known as The Coshercot Honeys and received a fair amount of attention for their garage, psych pop songs, high on energy and a keen ear for an infectious hook… The band received 3 nominations at the NZ b.Net awards and went to #1 on the … Continue reading NEWS: BRAIN SLAVES on their way to Sydney…
NEWS: WILD BEASTS announce new album details…
2008’s Limbo Panto was one of the year’s best and Wild Beasts are on the quick turnaround with news that a Two Dancers will be released on 3rd August 2009 in the UK, 8th September in the USA, and 7th September everywhere else. The album will follow the release of the single, ‘Hooting and Howling’ on 20th July 2009. Continue reading NEWS: WILD BEASTS announce new album details…
NEWS: FAT FREDDY’S DROP new album out now!
New Zealand is leading the field in terms of quality dub infused electronica. Along with Salmonella Dub, Pitch Black, Black Seeds, Kora and many others Fat Freddy’s Drop have successfully merged live and programmed music and retained the essential ingredient of soul, the defining human element that ensures the listener is connected and affected. 2005’s Based On A True Story has become the biggest selling … Continue reading NEWS: FAT FREDDY’S DROP new album out now!
VIDEO: FINK – Sort Of Revolution
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VIDEO: TELEKINESIS – Awkward Kisser
Read the review of the recently released Telekinesis! HERE Continue reading VIDEO: TELEKINESIS – Awkward Kisser
On the turntable today…
Nadja – Skin Turns To Light Blue Cheer – Vincebus Eruptum The Horrors – Primary Colours Telekinesis – Telekinesis! Black Lips – One Hundred Million Thousand Continue reading On the turntable today…
REVIEW: TELEKINESIS – Telekinesis!
Indie guitar pop used to be a simple equation. Sweet melodic vocals over rushes of energetic guitar chords. It was music you could dance to, music to romance to. Somewhere along the way things changed and the pure side of indie pop merged with punk and post punk, adding a dissonance and edge to the music. Michael Benjamin Lerner is essentially the one-man band Telekinesis … Continue reading REVIEW: TELEKINESIS – Telekinesis!
NEWS: EX WILCO Jay Bennett dies…
Jay was at the centre of the Yankee Hotel Foxtrot storm and subsequently was ousted from the band before that album was released. He played on the previous records and was the main instrumental foil to Jeff Tweedy. Recently he sued for unpaid royalties from the film Only Trying To Break Your Heart’ which baffled the rest of the band. Unknown to them was the … Continue reading NEWS: EX WILCO Jay Bennett dies…
Doubtful Sounds 