Month: July 2009

The Rural Alberta Advantage album, Hometowns, streaming in full

The Rural Alberta Advantage‘s album, Hometowns, which has been received with much hype and fanfare is now streaming live from Paste’s website. It’s awesome. Basically alt-folk with a kick-in-the-ass. Oh yeah, there’s also some twee. I know, kind of antithetical. But listen, you’ll hear what I’m talking about. This re-release of the album is officially… Continue reading The Rural Alberta Advantage album, Hometowns, streaming in full

Muse reveal The Resistance tracklist, prepare to duel with gods

So recently Muse gave us the ol’ list of tracks for their newest, The Resistance, which comes out on September 14th of this year…and it’s the most hyperbolic, epic, seraph-mangling, monster-truck-rallying, Avada Kadavra-casting group of words ever put to paper. See for yourself: 1. Uprising 2. Resistance 3. Undisclosed Desires 4. United States of Eurasia… Continue reading Muse reveal The Resistance tracklist, prepare to duel with gods

The requisite 4th of July mix. Have a good one!

From Knox Road to all of you, Happy Fourth of July. For our non-US readers, thanks for stopping by regardless, and we hope you’re feeling some country lovin’ as well. *With this pause in regular action, we’d love to hear your feedback on how we’re doing. Anything at all is helpful, whether it’s in the… Continue reading The requisite 4th of July mix. Have a good one!

I’m From Barcelona builds treehouses and gets very excited about it

I figured I’d talk about I’m From Barcelona because they have a song called “Andy,” and Andy Roddick somehow just forced his way into the Wimbeldon final. Oh, and the music’s good. I’m tangential like that. The band is a 20+ member hivemind from (surprise) Sweden in the vein of The Polyphonic Spree. One notable… Continue reading I’m From Barcelona builds treehouses and gets very excited about it

Bagheera is a winner. Plain and simple.

To be honest, something about the email we got from Bagheera’s press team threw me off, and I began listening to their music with a bit of hesitation. Thankfully, that feeling wore off quickly, as listening to the hazy, devious sound from the Liverpool, UK boys put me in the right mood on this rainy-turned-less-rainy… Continue reading Bagheera is a winner. Plain and simple.

[Not really news] Amy Millan releases details for sophomore effort, Masters Of The Burial

I know, I’m about six days late on this one. SORRY. I’m actually kicking myself for it, so I can handle your virtual slap in the face. With July 4 and a slew of American spirit and independence coming our way, what better time to continue spotlighting Canadian label, Arts & Crafts? (By the way,… Continue reading [Not really news] Amy Millan releases details for sophomore effort, Masters Of The Burial

[MP3] The Boy Least Likely To B-side: “When I Grow Up I Want To Be A Boy Again”

From The Boy Least Likely To’s new B-Sides collection, The Best B-Sides Ever, is “When I Grow Up I Want To Be A Boy Again.” Sure, it’s another song about growing up and it’s abundantly clear the duo experienced a very happy and innocent childhood only to be jarred by the horrors of adulthood, but… Continue reading [MP3] The Boy Least Likely To B-side: “When I Grow Up I Want To Be A Boy Again”

Cool Things: The “Asteroids” movie

Oops, did I say “cool things?”  I meant to say “the worst things.” It’s true, Universal is making a movie, a real movie, based on the old arcade game Asteroids. You know, that game where a little pixely triangle shoots little pixely dots at bigger pixely shapes? I guess they figured Q-Bert would have offered too… Continue reading Cool Things: The “Asteroids” movie