We FINALLY get a listen from the Black Lips/King Khan & BBQ Show combo that I’ve been dying for since I learned of their inception. Is it a good listen? Umduh. It’s like if garage rock went gospel but not really. You know? Well, you’ll just have to listen then. It seems a little crowded,… Continue reading [MP3] The Almighty Defenders: “Cone of Light”
Month: August 2009
[MP3] Port O’Brien: “My Will Is Good”
California’s Port O’Brien has been working hard. A 2008 album followed by a world tour? Yikes. Take a break, guys. No? You’re going to release another album? In October? And then you’re touring Europe? Weren’t you just there?? I really enjoy the new song, “My Will Is Good,” but I’m very concerned about your health… Continue reading [MP3] Port O’Brien: “My Will Is Good”
[MP3] Bon Iver’s side project, Volcano Choir, release “Island, IS”
Bon Iver is known to be all artistic and awesome and junk, and so an artistic side project would of course be the way to go, right? Right. That’s exactly right. Volcano Choir is made of Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and Chicago’s own Collections of Colonies of Bees. The material was recorded before Bon Iver’s… Continue reading [MP3] Bon Iver’s side project, Volcano Choir, release “Island, IS”
Matt Kanelos & The Smooth Maria featured on NPR’s Song of the Day
In some exciting news on the right coast, KR friend and stunning musician Matt Kanelos, and his band, The Smooth Maria, were honored on NPR’s Song of the Day yesterday (8/10). The featured song was “Sing” (expect anything else?), the final track off of Silent Show, and NPR guy Ben Westhoff goes into some deep… Continue reading Matt Kanelos & The Smooth Maria featured on NPR’s Song of the Day
[MP3] Sea Wolf: “Stanislaus”
In anticipation of their forthcoming album, White Water, White Bloom (due September 22), Sea Wolf is offering up a new bonus track, available to the public, titled “Stanislaus.” If this song is any indication as to where the new record may be going, it sounds like we should be ready for a bigger, fuller tone… Continue reading [MP3] Sea Wolf: “Stanislaus”
Sufjan Stevens is active again…
…And hallelujah for that. It’s been four (four!) years since Illinoise, and the possibility of Sufjan Stevens tackling all fifty states ain’t looking too good: in the past four years, we still haven’t seen a proper full length from him. But of course news surfaced not long ago that the songwriter will be releasing a… Continue reading Sufjan Stevens is active again…
In Case You Missed It: Week in Review
While we continued on with our posting, we mourned for you, John Hughes. Ferris Bueller (not pictured above) and your other well thought out, inspiring characters will never be forgotten. So if readers were feeling nostalgic, watching old films and not caught up in the here and now (totally understandable), here’s what was missed this… Continue reading In Case You Missed It: Week in Review
Bands that need to reunite: Desaparecidos
2002 was a simpler time. Apple’s iMac G4 was being touted as the next generation iMac; the Maryland Terrapins won the NCAA championship (HELL YEAH THEY DID); Kelly Clarkson won the very first season of American Idol; Conor Oberst had literally no muscle mass. Also, he was splitting time between fronting Bright Eyes and the… Continue reading Bands that need to reunite: Desaparecidos
Solander: Revisiting Fredrik and Sweden
Fredrik Karlsson, one of the members of a KR favorite band, Fredrik, has his own solo project that I’d imagine you’d all love to hear about, as I’ve only just discovered it recently. Solander is Karlsson backed up by various others, mostly from the the Swedish Malmö underground scene. With a similar style to Fredrik,… Continue reading Solander: Revisiting Fredrik and Sweden
New Where the Wild Things Are trailer will give you nostalgia, chills
Wheeeeeeee! Trailer number 2 for the upcoming movie adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are, directed by Spike Jonze (Adaptation, Being John Malkovich) and due out October 16th, has just hit the interwebs. This one doesn’t have the same ohmygodmonsters feel to it, most likely because we’ve already gotten a small taste of… Continue reading New Where the Wild Things Are trailer will give you nostalgia, chills