Posted on 16 February 2010
Gatekeeper’s bio says they’re “…conjurers of the kind of crimson splattered disco that terrified the babies of the ’80s.” That holds true for the Chicago group’s Wild Beasts remix. Though the clip doesn’t show up until the latter half of the song, the dialogue sample from John Carpenter’s Prince Of Darkness sets up what Gatekeeper’s after. This remix, with its church bells and windy, mood-setting synths, is part passing reference to Prince of Darkness’s evil-as-science storyline (Anti-Christ exists just like anti-matter exists), and part homage to Carpenter’s ominous, pounding film scores.
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Posted on 16 February 2010
When last we checked in with James Lavelle & Co., part of that Co. was Josh Homme. Not a surprise: Since UNKLE’s inception in 1994, the band’s featured any number of guests. It’s built into the framework. The upcoming Where Did The Night Fall is no exception: Mark Lanegan, Celebration’s Katrina Ford, Sleepy Sun, Autolux, and others, appear across its 14 tracks. One of those others is psychedelic Austin crew and long-ago BTW Black Angels, who appear on the fuzzy, driving lead track “Natural Selection.” It’s yours for the price of an email. Pass that along while you check out the tracklist:
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Posted on 12 February 2010
Based on past experience, New York’s All Tomorrow’s Parties has become the festival you buy tickets for lineup-unseen. But for those who need to know, ATP just expanded the lineup of bands for this year’s Weekend At Kutsher’s: Saturday will include heavyweights Sonic Youth and the Breeders, as well as ATP favs Explosions In The Sky, Fuck Buttons, the Books, Apse, and Papa M.
The other big announcement is that filmmaker/part-time Catskills resident Jim Jarmusch who will curate Sunday’s bands. His picks so far: The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Raekwon, Girls, Fucked Up, Wooden Shjips, the Black Angels and Vivian Girls. More announcements are forthcoming, though my hopes lie in Jarmusch bringing in Coffee & Cigarettes cast members like Tom Waits (who could re-enact his scene with previously-announced Iggy Pop in the Kutsher’s lobby), the White Stripes, and GZA and RZA. In fact, thinking about his close ties to the Wu-Tang Clan, (RZA also did the soundtrack for Ghost Dog, Jarmusch contributed to their 2005 LP), a partial reunion would be a remote, but nice possibility.
Posted on 12 February 2010
Andrew Bird covering “Shake It And Break It” must have brought back Squirrel Nut Zippers memories. Listen to it an 18 more Dixieland covers here. Nice Tom Waits impression, Louis Armstrong.
Posted on 09 February 2010
Dr. Dog have been a band for over a decade now, Philadelphia-based throughout. Their hometown hasn’t factored much into their sound, which throws back to the Beatles-era of the classic rock school, or their themes and lyrical schemes. That’s changed with “Shadow People,” the first single form the band’s forthcoming, fifth LP Shame, Shame, a track they’ve called a “full-on West Philly diary.” The sound’s the same, decidedly not of their hometown in this time or even a past one, but the scenes painted by guitarist vocalist Scott McMicken are documenting his neighborhood, now, a section of Philly that can be shoddy, dangerous, and artistically vibrant, in turns but often at once. He says:
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