Stuck in an airport struggling to travel to/from Europe with all this volcano business (just ridiculous)? Then you should have plenty of time to read Knox Road! What with the sitting in uncomfortable airport terminal chairs and dieting on Sbarro, Chex Mix and those little cartons of orange juice? It’s ok, I don’t blame you… Continue reading In Case You Missed It: Week In Review
Month: April 2010
Mesita
There isn’t much known about Mesita, besides the fact that it’s the alibi of one “James Cooley”, a 22-year-old musician from Littleton, Colorado. He has a previous full-length and EP under his belt and he’s looking to release a new album this Summer. His entire catalogue of music is up for free on his Bandcamp,… Continue reading Mesita
Phenomenal Video Saturday: Arcade Fire and David Bowie
Now there’s a combination for the ages. Didja know they performed some songs together a few years ago? I did. So did Heather Graham. She loves this shit. This is a performance from Fashion Rocks 2005, a concert with a bunch of big-name artists that effectively kicked off Fashion Week that year. After the esteemed… Continue reading Phenomenal Video Saturday: Arcade Fire and David Bowie
[Abby’s Road] All the world’s a stage
I’m not a big fan of street performers. Funny, while so easily entertained by the mundane actions (inactions?) of random bodies, living and breathing and moving through life, a rehearsed performance attempting to look random, as random as someone playing with their hair or twirling a pencil between their knuckles, makes me scowl a little.… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] All the world’s a stage
[MP3] Mexican Summer revives 1970s Brit psych with Ramases’ “Balloon”
Gorilla vs. Bear just posted some new tracks sent over by super label Mexican Summer (feeling a little snubbed over here) and one of the more interesting tracks was “Balloon” by Ramases. Now, if you’re not up on your 1970s British pop/rock/psychedelia (I wasn’t), you might not know that “Balloon” is actually a single from… Continue reading [MP3] Mexican Summer revives 1970s Brit psych with Ramases’ “Balloon”
Blastphumis
D.C. rapper/skateboarder/actor Blastphumis (aka Jason Wright) may not have a lot of records under his belt, but his debut EP, Smoke, proves he knows what he’s doing. After graduating from a D.C. arts high school, Wright worked with several area artists and founded his own production company, Phatal Industries. Although Phatal is comprised of a… Continue reading Blastphumis
Rafter’s Animal Feelings makes love to you on the dance floor
How badly do you want to combine the auto-tune and beats of Daft Punk with the vocals of Death Cab, the pop tendencies of Passion Pit and the crude attitude of Arctic Monkeys? Very badly? Fortunate for you! The new album by musician/producer Rafter Roberts (aka Rafter) is all of that and so much more!… Continue reading Rafter’s Animal Feelings makes love to you on the dance floor
Miss The Go! Team? Try Russia’s Cheese People
Stop the presses! I’m about to talk disco punk! Whaattt?? Don’t I just listen to like, soft and wimpy indie rock stuff? Usually. But sometimes a band comes around with a unique sound that begs for my attention (the sound, not the band – I’m not that cool) and I need to diversify. Cheese People, a… Continue reading Miss The Go! Team? Try Russia’s Cheese People
[MP3] Big Tree: “The Concurrence of All Things”
Big Tree, a quintet out of Brooklyn, stole my heart immediately with pop gem “The Concurrence of All Things” off their forthcoming EP, Home(here), set to drop June 1. Their debut full-length came out in 2008, but this is the first I’m hearing of them, and I’m glad they didn’t fall off my radar. “The… Continue reading [MP3] Big Tree: “The Concurrence of All Things”
[MP3] The National: “Afraid of Everyone”
MORE NEW THE NATIONAL. Sorry, but caps lock was totally necessary. The latest tune available off the forthcoming High Violet is called “Afraid of Everyone”, and starts off with Berninger taking the lead in a melancholic despair of a song, with backing falsetto harmonies (courtesy of Sufjan Stevens). Steady percussion kicks in about a minute… Continue reading [MP3] The National: “Afraid of Everyone”