A SXSW performer, playing March 18, 20 and 21, who I unfortunately left out of my mini-series: Rod Thomas, singer/songwriter out of the UK, not to be confused with Rob Thomas of Matchbox 20. His songs all sound pretty similar to each other, but nothing wrong with that when that sound is awesome! On his… Continue reading Rod Thomas
Month: March 2009
The Pains of Being Pure At Heart announce huge international tour
Everybody’s new favorite The Pains of Being Pure At Heart announced an epic world tour for this spring/summer that includes like a million shows in Austin (SXSW, duh) and a million more in England and Germany. They just released the critically acclaimed The Pains of Being Pure At Heart and have been pretty much everybody’s music… Continue reading The Pains of Being Pure At Heart announce huge international tour
The USB memory stick mixtape
This is really cool. It’s basically just a USB memory stick packaged in what looks like an old school mixtape. The idea is, you make a folder of MP3s (64 MB max) and put them on the memory stick and give it to somebody as a mixtape. Cool, no? As somebody who used to spend… Continue reading The USB memory stick mixtape
New Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: “Statues”
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah debuted a song, “Statues,” on Jimmy Fallon last night and then turned around and released the MP3. So far, it’s had mixed reviews. I’ve decided to remain impartial on this one. Judge for yourself! Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – “Statues” [MP3]
All of Us/None of Us
California duo All of Us/None of Us is such a throwback to the 90s, I can’t help but love them. Don’t misinterpret that, they are their own original sound that is totally relevant today. But listening to them, I get this great Folk Implosion meets Radiohead vibe that seems like it should have been made… Continue reading All of Us/None of Us
“Florida Woman Calls 911 After McDonald’s Runs Out of McNuggets”
A headline today from Fox News. This is not a joke. See for yourself. (Hat tip to Knox Road friend Ashley) P.S. I promise we will get back to music next post!
Epic College Humor prank at UMD
Some guy at College Humor (lets call him beard) decided to prank another guy (glasses) after the epic prank glasses pulled on beard last year involving a baseball stadium and a fake proposal (watch here). Cutting to the chase, the sheep became the wolf in an awesome prank at a basketball game here at University… Continue reading Epic College Humor prank at UMD
Grizzly Bear 2009 tour dates
Fresh off, um, the leak (which you should not download, for everyone’s sake) of their latest album, Veckatimest, Grizzly Bear announced fresh concerts across North America. The new album is getting all kinds of love and might give Animal Collective a run for their money for Knox Road’s ongoing Best Album of 2009 award. Dates below!… Continue reading Grizzly Bear 2009 tour dates
New Akron/Family: “Everyone is Guilty”
Akron/Family, from Williamsport, PA (in the middle of like, nowhere, trust me), is releasing their new full-length, Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free, on May 5. The first single and the album opener, “Everyone is Guilty,” is full of that awesome “we’re compensating for living in the middle of a boring state” energy (no offense meant… Continue reading New Akron/Family: “Everyone is Guilty”
Yeah Yeah Yeahs make weird It’s Blitz ads and move up release
I’m sure Yeah Yeah Yeahs had an awesome plan for releasing their latest album, It’s Blitz, but since it leaked that plan is over. The band condemned the early leaks on their blog, and moved up the release date to March 9. From the blog: “YYYs have been brimming with nervous excitement in anticipation of… Continue reading Yeah Yeah Yeahs make weird It’s Blitz ads and move up release