The ironic punk rock side project of Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst has just been reissued on vinyl. This is a brilliant record, where Conor pulls off strong and clever social commentary as a shouting match against conventional American culture. I bought the vinyl on Ebay, a year or two ago thinking that it would never see the light of day. I got it for $50. You can now buy it for $15. And it comes with a bonus 7" that has the amazing song "What's New for Fall" on it. I wish I could just buy the 7". The packaging for both the vinyl and the cd are clever as hell. The cover depicts a residential planning project over the beautiful, wide open spaces of Omaha. The cd has the houses on a piece of transparent paper that can be peeled off to reveal the golden fields. Although the vinyl lacks this, inside there is a manila envelope that contains the lyrics, but in the form of a housing project proposal. Clever as hell. This record is a crucial classic, yet sadly obscure piece of musical culture.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Christians & Lions Verses
"Of course I can hear them, but I can't listen"A Root's Grave is Above Ground." More Songs for the Dreamsleepers and the Very Awake, 2006
to folks who have the curse of sight, without the gift of vision."
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Avey Tare :: Down There :: Stream the Whole Album from NPR
Listen to the whole album at NPR :: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130512028
Both spooky and goofy, digi and folky, Avey Tare's first proper solo is Down There. He just might be my favorite part of Animal Collective. The record reminds me a lot of the very early Panda Bear / Avey Tare collaboration :: Spirit They've Gone, Spirit They've Vanished. The songs drag a little bit, but there's always something interesting. It's why I think Avey and Panda are a good match, they balance each other out. The art that goes along with the album is also really interesting.
(hosted by pitchfork)
The cover reminds me a lot of Oogie Boogie from The Nightmare Before Christmas
Friday, October 15, 2010
Homegrown Fest II :: The Temple, JP, Oct. 15-17
If you're in Boston this weekend, GO TO THIS!
$15 per day at the Temple in Jamaica Plain. So many great bands.
Lineup below ::
FRIDAY OCTOBER 15th
(1230am)-Major Stars
-Drag City Psych guitar slaughter from the folks behind Twisted Village.
(1145pm)Damon and Naomi
-Legendary dream pop from these ex-Galaxie 500 folks.
(11pm)-Larkin Grimm(nyc)
-Young God’s beautiful and terrifying beyond psych-folk shaman.
(1015pm)Marissa Nadler
-Magic, trance inducing folk chanteuse. Her voice will haunt you.
(930pm)-Bobb Trimble’s Flying Spiders
-Worcester’s 80s weird rock master has returned and is weirder than ever.
(845pm)-Fat Worm of Error(w. mass)
-Load Records farthest out beyond Beefheart beefcakes that ever happened.
(815pm)Eli Keszler(providence)
-Providence/Boston percussion magician.
(730pm)-Life Partners
-Bad taste masters of the ROCK.
(7pm)Black Pyramid(w. mass)
-Psychedelic doom metal western mass style.
(635pm)Mind Yeti
-Far too many dudes making many noise too far gone.
(610pm)Beach Hair
-Pollard-isms shone through a JP prism.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 16th
(1245am)Tunnel of Love
-The baddest garage rock fucks in the land. Lose your body(keep your mind).
(12am)-Parts and Labor(nyc)
-Jagjaguar kraut popsters for losing your shit to.
(1115pm)Jeff the Brotherhood(nashville)
-3 strings. 2 brothers. 1 love. Futurist classic rock.
(1045pm)-Truman Peyote
-Totally loaded psychtronica/hip hop dawg.
(1015pm)Drug Rug
-Girl/guy psych-pop local heros here to warm you up.
(945pm)-CSC Funk Band(nyc)
-New York’s illest underground funk crew.
(915pm)- Bird Names(chicago)
-Weird pop extraordinaires for dancing and wondering.
(845pm)-Colin Langenus Orchestra(ex-usaisamonster, nyc)
-Drone country + hair last I heard.
(815pm)-Homeblitz(nyc)
-Garage pop all over your face.
(745pm)-Keith Fullerton Whitman
-The pulsating drone master himself.
(715pm)People of the North(Oneida side project, nyc)
-Two Lane Blacktop/Autobahn on the radio.
(650pm)Ski Mask
-Two microphone fiends and a self aware drum machine. No strings attached.
DINNER(6-645)
(530pm)-Reports
-Jangle pop played by the bad side of good dudes.
(5pm)Doomstar
-Space babies with reverb rabies.
(430pm)-Jesse Gallagher(of Apollo Sunshine)
-Dude from Apollo Sunshine doing something surely interesting
(4pm)Dick Heaven(nyc)
-What if your best friend was a serial killer? And he sang shifty songs.
(330pm)Invisible Circle(nyc)
-Noise drone bearded smiler.
(300pm)Fat History Month
-Feel good awkward rock from the odd couple.
(235pm)Fedavees
-Underwater sing-alongs from a basement in Cambridge
(210pm)Sunrising
- Noisy surf-tinged business
(145pm)Shitaly
-Dark wave vs. prog rock. Who will win this battle of the ages?
SUNDAY OCTOBER 17th
(1115pm)BBQ(Mark Sultan, of King Khan and BBQ, montreal)
-Sub Pop’s doo wop garage hero man flying solo on the guitar and drums.
(1045pm)-So Cow(galway, irelend)
-Indie pop as fuck international fuzz men.
(10pm)Ty Segall(san fran)
-Goner’s garage pop spaceman. Dirty fuzz, Beatley harmonies, and the songs to back it
(930pm)-Needy Visions
-Low life power popsters giving you something to feel in the area below your waist.
(845pm)Debo Band
- Ethiopiques happening here now live.
(815pm)-Many Mansions
-The Fela Kuti of blips and bloops
(745pm)Alec K Redfearn and the Eyesores(providence)
-Eastern European spiced downer pop.
(715pm)Bezoar(nyc)
-Gnarly female fronted psychedelic sludge.
(650pm) Vile Bodies
-Hardcore post-punk face punch.
DINNER(6-645)
(530pm)Mmoss
- Psychedelia in all its permutations. No Altamont.
(5pm)Hands and Knees
-The bounciest Pixies-garage pop around. You’ll be dancing.
(430pm)Turbo Fruits(nashville)
-Fat Possum’s wild youth crew will make you feel like a kid again. A kid who digs fuzz.
(4pm)Pujol(nashville)
-Infinity Cat dudes with the catchy songs that don’t feel wrong and the blown out tones like the Ramones.
(330pm)Human Eye(detroit)
-Raging, gnarly outer limits punkery.
(3pm)K Holes
-Depressing garage lizard pop
(230pm)Turtle Ambulance
-The chillest blipping world beat you ever heard.
(205pm)the CQ
-7 layer fuzz pop
(135pm)Duck That
-The only sax and duck call band currently working.
(110pm)Double Awake
-One man noisenik bastard.
(1245pm)Death Shepherd
- Fuzzy, buzzy sonic onslaught
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Michael, Jordyn, and Greg :: !!!(!) EP
I love it when friends make really damn good music. This trio makes some noisy sweet pop tunes with a brain, based in some complex jazz stuff. Get it for free at their bandcamp.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Emperor X :: Burying Music in the Dirt, A Geocaching Adventure
One of the coolest things I've ever heard someone doing in the name of promotions, Emperor X will be burying cassettes of some demos that could possibly never be heard by human ears. He's going to post the GPS coordinates online and whoever finds the tape gets to keep it. There will also be codes for secret downloads too apparently. Kudos Mr. X.
NPR article :: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130436918
http://www.emperorx.net/
Friday, October 01, 2010
Currently Spinning
There are so many good albums that just came out ::
 | No Age :: Everything In Between No Age :: "Fever Dreaming" |
 | Sufjan Stevens :: The Age of Adz Sufjan Stevens :: "Vesuvius" |
 | Belle & Sebastian :: Write About Love Belle & Sebastian :: "I'm Not Living in the Real World" |
 | Deerhunter :: Halcyon Digest Deerhunter :: "Basement Scene" |
Friday, October 01, 2010
Hola A Todo El Mundo Video :: A Movement Between These Two
The Spanish MTV is called "Sol" and I was in a bar the other day and this video came on and its freaking awesome. The band is Hola A Todo El Mundo and they sing in English. The lyrics can be funny at times. "Our nature is not a trap" hehe.
myspace.com/holaatodoelmundo
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