November « 2008 « Knox Road

My Brightest Diamond covers “Tainted Love”

New York’s My Brightest Diamond covered classic 80s hit “Tainted Love” for Guilt By Association, a compilation of indie bands doing covers. The mix was put together by New York label Engine Room Recordings, and will be released in February. Contributing artists include Matt Pond PA, Kaki King and, of course, My Brightest Diamond. […]

Lee

Hear You, Hear Me

Some songs I’ve been listening to a lot lately. Some new, some old, some hot, some cold.

Cerys Matthews – “Streets of New York” (MP3)

The Frames – “People Get Ready” (MP3)

The Hold Steady – “Sequestered in Memphis” (MP3)

Nada Surf – “I Like What You […]

Lee

matt pond PA – Free E.P.

In honor of Thanksgiving, matt pond PA, one of my favorite bands, decided to release The Freeep. Bet you can’t guess what that is! I’ll tell you then. It’s a free ep. That’s right ladies and gentlemen, matt pond PA is releasing an EP that you can download for free here! […]

Lee

Phantom Planet is Finished

I was feeling so sentimental after the Coldplay news I thought I’d stick with the “dunzo” theme and make everyone aware of Phantom Planet’s impending break-up. We all knew things were changing when Jason Schwartzman left, but now it looks like they’re finally finished. Over and out.

Phantom Planet – […]

Lee

Awesome Blog Post!

I’d just like to take a minute out of your busy lives and direct you to the best blog post ever over at I Guess I’m Floating. Enjoy! Be sure to thank them.

Bob

Titus Andronicus!

First of all, read this. I would not normally go to wikipedia for my source, but this article seems to sum it up quite nicely. In order to understand the band Titus Andronicus, you must first understand what it means to be Titus Andronicus. Ok. Good.

Now that you understand what it […]

Jamie

Murder Video – “Applejuice”

Here’s a video for Danish duo Murder. The song came out earlier this year on their album, Stockholm Syndrome. The band is currently touring in all sorts of places like Goningen, Bruegge and Antwerpen. Yeah, it looks like I’m not making those shows…

Lee

Newsflash: Coldplay Quitting?

Looks like Chris Martin is hinting at a Coldplay break-up within two years. He says he’s too old. Considering he’s 31, that should make us all feel really good about life.

But hey, Coldplay can go on without him…

…Or […]

Lee

Jonquil

Hailing from Oxford, UK, Jonquil mixes experimental pop with folk to create a different sound on each song. “Lions”, one of the songs on their recently released (November 18) Whistle Low EP, sounds eerily similar to Shearwater (a band many of you might be more familiar with) yet “Whistle Low”, the title […]

Jamie

New Architecture in Helsinki Video – “That Beep”

“That Beep” has been out for a while to stream on Architecture in Helsinki’s web site, but now it’s officially released and has a full-fledged music video! The video looks to be inspired by either Apocalypto, an Of Montreal show, or maybe both. The song is supposed to be a part of the Aussie […]