Ah saiddd, you ain’t punchin’ those keys hard enough feller! D.C.’s Typefighter comes to Knox Road through a recommendation from good pal Aaron Leeder, of D.C. and NYC (and swiftly growing) favorites, Exit Clov. He has been incredibly supportive of this here blog, and we thank him (and the rest of Exit Clov for that… Continue reading Get your boxing gloves on – it’s Typefighter time!
Month: July 2009
The Swell Season to release CD
On September 29th, The Swell Season (Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova) will be releasing a CD entitled Strict Joy. It’ll mark the duo/band’s first release since its wildly popular Once movie and soundtrack. Yep, everyone, they’re back, bringing with them some emotional tunes of the emotional-est order. Well, this is cool. I don’t have much… Continue reading The Swell Season to release CD
The Worst Things: Evian’s roller skating babies commercial
Dear ad executive, I know you think CGI babies doing adult-like things is the best, but um no. It’s definitely the worst. Especially this ad that somehow sells water (drink it and you’ll be able to skate like only an infant can??) and is set to the tune of “Rapper’s Delight.” Here’s a hint: “Rapper’s… Continue reading The Worst Things: Evian’s roller skating babies commercial
Knowing the Orphan spoiler is more fun than seeing the actual movie
I guess movie studios really like horror movie twists? Like maybe they saw The Sixth Sense and were all “That’s the ONLY way to do it now.” So now we have Orphan and the tagline is basically “This movie has a CRAZY twist.” But the twist happens to be SO crazy that people online are… Continue reading Knowing the Orphan spoiler is more fun than seeing the actual movie
Siren Festival set times for all you hungry readers
Yum, yum, yum. The lovely concert that all of your esteemed Knox Road writers will be attending, the Siren Music Festival in Coney Island, NY, has just announced its official schedule. Salivation: commence. Main Stage 7:30 – Built to Spill 6:00 – The Raveonettes 5:00 – Grand Duchy 4:00 – Frightened Rabbit 3:00 – Japandroids… Continue reading Siren Festival set times for all you hungry readers
Englishman comes from the heart of… Kentucky
Confused? As was I upon seeing the artist name (Englishman) and location (Lexington, Kentucky). But then I read a bit and realized these guys are playing a clever little word game with us – the lead singer’s name is Andrew English. English. Get it? His last name is English. Ok, neverMIND, everyone’s obviously too shallow… Continue reading Englishman comes from the heart of… Kentucky
Wow.
Death Cab. Fireworks. L.A. Philharmonic. This is nothing short of celestial. [youtube width=”560″ height=”344″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnJP9dtaQbA[/youtube] [Big ups to Heather at Fuel/Friends]
The Dead Weather to premiere short film; music fans to shrug indifferently
If you didn’t know already, The Dead Weather has a “short film” coming out for their song “Treat Me Like Your Mother.” According to the email we received, it will be “groundbreaking,” “uncensored,” and “on Cinemax.” Frankly, I’m surprised that Cinemax would stoop so low as to possibly show nudity. Tsk tsk. Anyway, they’ve released… Continue reading The Dead Weather to premiere short film; music fans to shrug indifferently
Frightened Rabbit to tour America with fellow Scots The Twilight Sad and We Were Promised Jetpacks
Coolest tour news ever?? Scotland’s Frightened Rabbit, quite possibly one of my favorite bands of the past year or so, are teaming up with fellow countrymen The Twilight Sad, as well as We Were Promised Jetpacks, for a huge North American tour. Expect a lot of wonderfully sad, epic shows, filled with the atmospheric noise… Continue reading Frightened Rabbit to tour America with fellow Scots The Twilight Sad and We Were Promised Jetpacks
Discovery’s LP is your hip summer jam
Discovery’s LP came at just the right time. Because we needed something to play driving to the beach and riding the train home. AND it might have the single best opening of any album this year. Seriously, it’s that good. Starting off with the wandering electro-pop single “Orange Shirt,” and following it with the tremendously… Continue reading Discovery’s LP is your hip summer jam