Ivana XL has just uploaded onto her MySpace the first finished song off her upcoming release next month! It’s called “Happy Birthday” and displays the beauty we’ve come to expect from Ivana, this time with some haunting keys at the forefront. See a previous post about her (we’ve had several – so do some searching!)… Continue reading New song from IVANA XL
Month: May 2009
Deer Tick announces HUGE summer tour
Seriously, so many tour dates. Unlike those lame stupid bands that organize like five-city tours, Deer Tick announced an epic 47 shows for their Born on Flag Day tour in support of their upcoming sophomore release Born on Flag Day. They’re pretty much covering the whole U.S./Canada spread like PROFESSIONALS. Who make people happy with… Continue reading Deer Tick announces HUGE summer tour
Akudama’s May EP [Download]
True to their word, Akudama dropped their monthly free EP yesterday for May, titled Fireflies. The feature track is, of course, “Fireflies,” but they also have a change-of-pace second song in “We Have Stars.” “Fireflies” starts off sounding almost like a matt pond PA track, with catchy hooks, backing strings and vocals that actually very… Continue reading Akudama’s May EP [Download]
Of Montreal covers The Beatles… kind of
I don’t know how I missed this one, but it’s special. Just so special. Kevin Barnes was messing around on a piano backstage before a show at Brown University, and started playing The Beatles’ “A Day In The Life.” What ensued was a new song that’s pretty much totally not the same at all. Barnes… Continue reading Of Montreal covers The Beatles… kind of
Texts From Last Night is the new FMyLife
This is cool. In an idea clearly inspired by FMyLife, we have new embarrassment blog Texts From Last Night. The tagline is: “Remember that text you shouldn’t have sent last night? We do.” Although it’s not as inspired and original as FMyLife (what, our standards for trendy blogs are so high now?), it’s VERY much fun. What… Continue reading Texts From Last Night is the new FMyLife