Excited that My Bloody Valentine is actually going to play some shows? Well don’t be unless you’re going to Coachella, or live in Austin, Dallas, Seattle or Denver. Because that’s it. The whole tour. Am I bitter they’re not coming to D.C.? No. I’m just refusing to call this a tour. You know what, have… Continue reading My Bloody Valentine announces U.S. “Tour”
Jack White’s new supergroup: The Dead Weather
Let me just give you the lineup: fronting the band is The Kills’ Allison Mosshart with Jack White on backup vox and drums (cool!). Guitar is the Queens Of The Stone Age’s Dean Fertita and on bass is Jack Lawrence from the Raconteurs. My jaw dropped. Really, it did (okay only a little but still). The… Continue reading Jack White’s new supergroup: The Dead Weather
Reality splinters: the After Last Season trailer
Videogum just posted a trailer to this new “movie” called After Last Season. But I don’t understand how this thing can be real, or will be shown in any kind of theaters anywhere ever. From the “MRI Scanner” to “Hi, I’m a new intern”” to the chair, THE CHAIR. WTF, seriously. There’s even “special effects.” Everything is… Continue reading Reality splinters: the After Last Season trailer
New Crystal Stilts: “Love Is A Wave”
A member of 2008’s “Crystal” bands family, Crystal Stilts, just released their first single since last year’s Alight of Night, “Love is A Wave.” The sound is pretty typical of Brooklyn’s own lo-fi moan children. The official single with all the B-sides and stuff you love is out March 31 on Slumberland. If you missed the debut… Continue reading New Crystal Stilts: “Love Is A Wave”
Action Painters
Because Jackson Pollock paints the shit out of boring artists like Leonardo Da Vinci. Action Painters come from Brooklyn and are the DEFINITION of solid. As if great stomping riffs and catchy melodies weren’t enough, the band brings a great connected energy that so many potentially great bands lack. Listening to their latest material sounds… Continue reading Action Painters
New Broken Records: “If Eilert Loevborg Wrote A Song It Would Sound Like This”
Long title much? It’s worth reading all those words to hear the new track from Scottish seven-piece Broken Records. It’s on their upcoming album, Until The Earth Begins To Part, which comes out June 1 on 4AD. Broken Records – “If Eilert Loevborg Wrote A Song It Would Sound Like This” [MP3] Broken Records on Myspace
Neko Case debuts at #3 on Billboard Top 200
ZOMG sound the alarm (the indie music alarm, not the real one)!! Middle Cyclone by proclaimed “indie” artist Neko Case just debuted at #3 on the prestigious Billboard Top 200 chart! Those spots are usually reserved for the likes of “Kanye West” and “Now That’s What I Call Music!” I guess this means that Neko Case… Continue reading Neko Case debuts at #3 on Billboard Top 200
Handsome Furs make REALLY messed up video for “I’m Confused”
OK. This one is a MUST watch until the end. No exceptions! That’s all I’m saying about it, let the suspense run wild. (To be fair, when I say “messed up,” I mean in a really cool crepy way). “I’m Confused” is off Handsome Furs’ latest album Face Control, which is out now on Sub Pop. … Continue reading Handsome Furs make REALLY messed up video for “I’m Confused”
The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn likes to teach, too
So I thought I was in for a normal boring lecture last night in my entertainment and media industries class. I took my seat, kept my head down, listened to my iPod, the usual. Class was about to start, so I took my headphones off, looked up, and whaddaya know – Craig Finn, frontman of… Continue reading The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn likes to teach, too
Pawnshop Diamond makes sweetest music video of all time
A KR favorite, Pawnshop Diamond, just released a video for their song “Carleen.” The song is named after a director who directed the video and also made a documentary named after another one of the band’s songs. Wha? Very circular. Like Samsara (confused? Learn something today). Although it looks kind of like one of those… Continue reading Pawnshop Diamond makes sweetest music video of all time