May « 2009 « Knox Road

Weezer to make custom Snuggies: “Wuggies”

Apparently Rivers Cuomo and the boys of Weezer really like Snuggies. But unlike half the people that buy those horrible things, they don’t like them out of irony. In fact, the love goes so deep that they have announced their own line of the blankets with sleeves, called “Wuggies.”

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Jon

Twitter: the TV series is coming. Board up your houses.

Well. I’ve stared at this cute kitten for about a minute now, and I don’t feel any better about the news I’m about to report. This is a problem. [Image via Critteristic]

Only a few days ago, Jamie predicted the end of the world with the unveiling of the absurd Wearable Towel. However, […]

Lee

Phoenix’s Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix …enough said

Yes, yes, yes. YES. Where the hell did this come from? Since as far back as I can remember (United in 2000 included), I’ve been putting Phoenix tracks on my friends’ mixtapes, thinking of them as one of those great indie unknowns (in the States at least), save for one of […]

Jamie

Grizzly Bear’s Veckatimest is inspiring, imperfect, intriguing

How can one begin talking about Grizzly Bear’s Veckatimest? Highly anticipated, already critically revered, the album’s reputation almost speaks for itself. Coming off their first two acclaimed recordings, Horn of Plenty and Yellow House, expectations were high for Brooklyn’s own experimental/alt folk/indie darlings. So did Veckatimest deliver? Well, lets […]

Lee

Monday is Memorial Day mix

I’d like to see a tally of how many blogs have mixes for Memorial Day. I haven’t really been looking, but I’m sure they’re floating around out there. Regardless, what’s a Memorial Day without some music?? You know what they say: Music makes the memories last (…)! For good measure, I’m going to […]

Jamie

Susan Boyle’s triumphant return

Just in time to celebrate America is Britain’s own rag-to-riches superstar Susan Boyle. After her ridiculously popular international debut, she returned to Britain’s Got Talent for the semi-final round. Because this show is some kind of competition. Who knew.

She sings a song from Cats, because apparently Cats is HUGE in Britain. Why? Brits […]

Jamie

In Case You Missed It: Week In Review

Because you were enjoying a tan at Cannes with your bottle of Santana DVX (the stuff is really expensive actually) you probably missed what happened over here on Knox Road. It’s ok! I ain’t mad at ya! Just let me tell you allll about it. [Note: Above picture is […]

Jamie

Grizzly Bear’s video for “Two Weeks” is creepy…

The Best Song of 2009, “Two Weeks” by the unstoppable Grizzly Bear, finally got the video treatment and it’s really creepy… 🙁 I’m going to pretend this didn’t happen…

Why is there light shooting out of their mouths? What’s with the sparks and fire? WHY DOES THAT […]

Jon

Review: mewithoutYou – it’s all crazy! it’s all false! it’s all a dream! it’s alright

I feel as though mewithoutYou has long been neglected in the indie music community, and I guess, until now, that’s really been understandable. Their earliest releases were deeply rooted in post-hardcore, and vocalist Aaron Weiss alternated from sing-speak to yell-speak over mounds of angry, pounding distortion. Now, though, things have changed. […]

Lee

TMS Hearts Moz -> Rolling Stone hearts Exit Clov

As some of you may be well-aware, NYC based blog, ‘The Music Slut‘, has been honoring Morrissey’s 50th birthday with a compilation of 19 Morrissey covers from a variety of indie acts. Knox Road friends and favorites, Exit Clov, (check out our interview with them here!) were among those acts, and were specifically […]