March « 2009 « Knox Road

New Black Lips Video: I’ll Be With You

I love this new video for Black Lips’ “I’ll Be With You” not just because I love Christmas and hate clowns, but also because I love all things that simultaneously remind me of The Sonics and The Wonder Years. The song is off their latest album, 200 Million Thousand, which is out now on […]

Lee

Emperor X: Free album download

Thanks to See What You Hear, I received word that Emperor X (Chad Matheny) has his new (January 12) album, The Blythe Archives Volume 2, up on his website for free download. This is the same Emperor X who made one of my favorite songs ever in “Raytracer”. It’s a bit unusual […]

Lee

Tenaka – Eponymously Titled

I stumbled across Tenaka (aka, Ronan Carroll) a little while back upon hearing of a free 4 song EP, Eponymously Titled, released in January, on his MySpace. Not knowing much about the music, except that it had been labeled electronica, I wasn’t sure what to expect. However, as soon as I […]

Jamie

Kidz Bop sings Pink’s “So What” because it’s super family-friendly

Ever since Kidz Bop first came out, I’ve been waiting for them to record a kids’ version of a really inappropriate song that the executives at whatever awful company don’t realize is inappropriate. Pink’s “So What” isn’t quite what I wanted, but it’ll do, it’ll do…

My favorite part about […]

Jamie

Camera Obscura lines up MONSTROUS TOUR

RAAWWWRRW!! Camera Obscura likes touring and they’ve lined up a big one. Nothing like that lame “tour” that My Bloody Valentine (aka stupid old people) set up. This one has dates everywhere. Even Pomona, CA. Oh yeah, they’re getting a show! Their upcoming full-length, My Maudlin Career, is out April 20 […]

Bob

Falling Up!

It seems that today, March 24th, is the day of releasing albums that I have been excited to hear. Lets not even start to talk about Mono just yet…I will have to tackle that album in the next few days. But just recently, I heard of a band out of Oregon called Falling Up. […]

Jamie

New Panda Bear video: “Take Pills”

Do you like art? Because I like art! I like going to modern art museums and looking at abstract sculptures (Baltimore’s “Light Yellow Chromium Plank” anyone?). But Panda Bear’s new video for the appropriately titled “Take Pills” is a even little much for me.

The colors! The shapes! The backwards talking and […]

Jamie

New Passion Pit: “The Reeling” streaming

Our first look at Passion Pit’s upcoming album, Manners, is “The Reeling,” currently streaming at their Myspace. The album is coming out in the UK on May 18 on Columbia and the U.S. on May 26 on Frenchkiss.

Passion Pit – “The Reeling” […]

Jamie

New Young Rival video: “Your Island”

Canadians Young Rival got a little buzz this past summer with songs like “Your Island,” but the cutesy adorable indie pop song (that my Mom happens to love) finally got a video! It’s cool. Like, really cool. It kind of reminds me Old Gregg, but that’s a good thing. I love remembering the […]