November 2009
17 posts
Sad Brad Smith - Help Yourself →
I am so god damned happy right now. Finally, fucking finally, a song that I’ve been waiting FOREVER to come out is out. It’s called “Help Yourself” by Sad Brad Smith and it’s an original song for the film “Up in the Air” (a George Clooney vehicle with an all-star cast which is the favorite to win an Oscar for Best Picture this year). This song is in the...
October 2009
39 posts
WatchCabide DJ on Mofo Radio
Sample machines, in the case the Akai MPC, are the main instruments in the production of hip/hop music. Rap came about because there was a bunch of kids in very poor areas who wanted to make music, but didn’t have the means to do so - no instruments, no nothing. So they began to raid their parents’ record collections. Now, they didn’t have access to a...
Watchgreat song by Modest Mouse, probably nothing new to any of you all, but i thought the accompanying video was just out right crazy awesome. if only all the other kids knew how to use there “razors”.
-humdinger
Watchnot much to say, i just really like this Chicago-based band…Telefon Tel Aviv
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WatchGrizzly Bear showcasing their talents, a capella style. These guys are über talented.
-the humdinger’s proxy
WatchFreddie Gibbs - “Murda on my Mind”
Just some dirty rap about killin’ somebody. His voice is straight gravel and grit.
Sick video too.
[head nod to yourstru.ly]
- Leo Showbiz
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Watchthis song was popularized by the Apple Nano commercial, and later as the lead song in O’Bama’s White House exposé shown on NBC. this is a more intimate version and the cinematography, the natural lighting, well, very suited to the art on show.
side note: the drummer, patrick wimberly, went to my high school in nashville, tn. the three of them graduated from the university of colorado,...
Watchi just can’t get this song out of my mind. it must be the adrenaline building up, the anticipation brewing and then exploding into an orchestra of sounds.
the band Los Campesinos (spanish for the peasants, or the country folks), started as a college band in Cardiff, Wales, and grew from the original three to the sestet you hear presently. they have been recognized as a formidable force on...
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Watchor, the whale
Or, The Whale
Who said garage bands couldn’t make hits that make your boots scoot and shuffle. Welcome to the realm of Craigslist companions, Or, The Whale. After replying to calls for band members on different ends of the line, the sestet that comes at you with country twang and rock ‘n’ roll ranges finally found their rhythm as a solidified group. But don’t let the modern country stereotype throw you a curve...
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Watchthese guys scream americana. give them their due as a good friend asked me.
-the humdinger’s proxy
compliments to tim carroll for the recommendation.
Watchfor MONO
Mono
looking for an epic melting of your face. check this neoclassical group…MONO.
Asian artists, in general, have a uniquly inherent ability to tap into the senses, and create something that is an organic extension of the natural world, the innocent beauty…and Tokyo artists, Mono, haven’t missed a beat or guitar progression to do just the same. The eleven-minute epic instrumental event that is,...
Watchfor the grizzly bear post.
grizzly bear chicago w/ beach house
9:00, damn, I’ve been waiting in quiet anticipation for over an hour and a half. I eagerly tap my toes, silently humming along with the house music the folks at Metro have forced upon the attentive following, and oh how it pales in comparison to what is about to erupt in this quaint retrofitted theater.
(Enter stage left), in walks a treble of talent, the beloved Baltimore band, Beach House. They...
Watchcreating sounds you’re not likely to hear in the main stream, these guys bring a fresh perspective to music today. it started as a solo effort by front man Zachary Francis Condon, and grew into the intriguing collaboration you hear today. It’s one that fuses old world instrumentation with new world rhythms and melodies. It is layered with sophistication and character, deserving due...
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Watchtuneage:
We’ve written about Caroline Smith and the Goodnight Sleeps before. Their songs are delightful and as the video shows, they can pull it off in nearly any setting. Since our last post they have even recorded a Daytrotter Session.
This weekend they embarked on a westward tour with shows in California, Texas, Iowa and everywhere in between. You can check out their myspace page for the...