Posted on 10 March 2010
I gave an abridged history of High On Fire when posting “Frost Hammer,” the lead single from the Oakland trio’s fifth album Snakes For The Divine, because they’re a band who inspire detailed contextualization. Not just because main man Matt Pike was a member of Sleep or that HoF’s released some certified classics (Death is […]
Posted on 09 March 2010
Nice job on rushing the Range Life RSVP, you guys. It’s true, our party’s guest list is totally closed at the moment … closed to everyone except the person that wins this contest. Nice! That lucky person + guest will not only gain access to an intimate show with B. Gibbs, the morning benders, and […]
Posted on 08 March 2010
Sufjan Stevens stopped by The Guardian to praise jazz vocalist Jimmy Scott. Scott sings in a youthful soprano, and finds unusual phrasings and emphases inside every song (Stevens talked about this in his interview with Brandon too). Notes Stevens: “Pop music is so structured, and I’m excited to try and challenge that in my own […]
Posted on 05 March 2010
Gwyneth Patrow starred in the only karaoke road trip movie worth mentioning in this post, and now she’s bringing those valuable skills to the real world. Watch her sing “Killing Me Softly With His Song” at a Nashville karaoke bar at Videogum.
Posted on 05 March 2010
You probably didn’t even know Dakota Fanning could sing, but that’s the whole thing about punk, YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SING. Being able to sing is for parents and teachers, man. Listen here.
Posted on 04 March 2010
New York disco crew the Golden Filter introduced us to their official full-length debut Voluspa via the updated version of “Hide Me,” but it’s the icy title track that gets the video. As always, Penelope and Stephen’s aesthetic sense is impeccable (and right up my alley): A muted walk/bow in the snow, a dead tree […]
Posted on 04 March 2010
This one comes with the EZRA KOENIG LIKES THIS stamp of approval, a good thing to have these days regardless of its reference point but particularly if you’re slinging around a Vampire Weekend cover. The BBC Live Lounge coaxed this from UK banjo-and-dobro-toting folk stompers Mumford & Sons, who do pretty much just what you’d […]
Posted on 04 March 2010
The Drums’ bio says this was the first song founders and best friends (so topical) Jonathan Pierce and Jacob Graham wrote together, though it sounds like they had the ghosts of Brit new wave past in the room, too. Pierce adopts the accent and hem length in this clip, so if you were a Drums […]
Posted on 04 March 2010
At the end of last month we posted “Liv Tyler,” the first single from Roadside Graves’ forthcoming six-song EP You Won’t Be Happy With Me. As I said then, “It’s a collection that finds the guys weaving atmospheric drones, female vocals, and a darker spaciousness into the Americana, but they’re still not afraid to spill […]
Posted on 03 March 2010
When this guy in the cut-off flannel and acid-wash jeans marries “Here we are now entertain us” to a triple-toe loop followed quickly by an arabian, it is the perfect expression and cathartic release of adolescent angst. That, or the silliest thing on the internet right now, can’t decide (yes I can).