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

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!