February 2009
1 post
December 2008
3 posts
Animal Collective Vinyl Release Parties across...
Animal Collective’s 9th full length album, Merriweather Post Pavilion, will be released early on deluxe 2xLP 180 gram gatefold vinyl with full album download (WAV or MP3) January 6th, 2009 in North America. The CD & digital release date will remain January 20th (Jan. 12 UK/Europe). To coincide with the early vinyl release we are throwing a series of release/listening parties across the...
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November 2008
2 posts
Little Joy
Thanks Will for the torrent. When I read about this album in Rolling Stone, I didn’t think anything of it. I was dumb, because this is a simply fantastic piece of music. Little Joy was started by Strokes drummer Fabrizio Morzetti and Brazilian songwriter/guitarist Rodrigo Amarante.
The songs on this album have that rare quality of feeling fresh yet immediately at home....
If you miss The Golden Animals you have no idea. -...
check it, this is from Filter magazine.
West coast indie rockers, Golden Animals, have announced plans for an upcoming tour. Kicking off in Los Angeles on November 21st, the tour will be in support of their debut record, Free Your Mind And Win A Pony, which is available now.
Golden Animals Tour Dates:
November
21 Los Angeles, CA @ The Redwood Bar
28 Prescott, AZ @ Raven Cafe
30 Oklahoma...
October 2008
6 posts
Ben Kweller - Austin
Ben Kweller has once again surprised me with a release of his Limited edition EP How Ya Lookin’ Southbound? Come in… . There are only 200 copies of this highway driving music and they might be getting close to being sold out. The album has demos of some of the songs he plans to release on his new album and I must say that I am very impressed.
To me, it seems that this album is very...
Clapton - Theo
Well, there is too much to say about this man, so I’m just going to skip all that and get right to it. Here are a couple tracks from Mr. Clapton himself, the first which is live, one of the strangest versions of crossroads (Derek and the Dominos) that you will ever hear, they take the tempo of the normal version of the song and cut it in half, it gets weird and it is incredible. Another...
Royal Bangs - matt
Last night I hopped the border and took it on down to Louisville, KY (aptly described by myself rather intoxicatedly as “America’s Bowling Alley”) to see The Black Keys. I cannot continue this post without addressing them first
TITS. THE FUCKING TITS.
The Black Keys have managed to surpass my expectations every time I have seen them. This night, however, was the...
We Share Art- Austin
In the spirit of we share, I have created a new form of communication. WeShareArt!
For the members; everything is the same for logging into the mail account, except now its art instead of music blog.
weshareart.tumblr.com
The Muslims-Austin
I am going to say that The Muslims debut album is the best I have heard since King’s of Leon’s, Youth and Young Manhood. With that said, I have some explaining to do. I discovered this California flower punk band through British friends Norman Records, the dude incharge gave them such an outstanding review that no one could turn buying this album down. So I pulled the trigger and...
September 2008
3 posts
Joe Bonamassa - Theo
Why are great musicians so goofy looking? This guy is remarkable. I don’t know if any of you have heard of him but he is a blues guitarist prodigy, first playing the guitar at the age of 4, then opening for one B.B. King at the young age of 12. He was in a band called Bloodline by the age of 14 with other famous children such as the sons of Miles Davis, Robby Krieger (The Doors), and...
The Black Angels- charlie
Well, it’s that time again. Kings of Leon are coming out with a new album, as are lots more new music for fall. I’ve been listening to The Black Angels’ new album for a month or so now, and it’s really growing on me. At first I didn’t like the unforgivable wall of sound they put up each and every song, but after giving it a serious listen you can pick out the...
Nasty-Town Express - Theo
This is going to explode your face. Jimi Hendrix, live at Woodstock, performing the star spangled banner into purple haze, into Jimmi freestyle solo. Listen to the whole track at get blown to shreds.
Live at Woodstock - Jimi Hendrix
August 2008
5 posts
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The Archive from Sean Dunne on Vimeo.
This is the guy I want to be.
Keep vinyl alive!
Ray Bryant - charlie
Of all the jazz out there, very few can emulate the sense of delicacy you feel when you listen to Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue. Ray Bryant is one who can. They call Bryant a “two handed pianist”, which is ironic but proves a good point. The reason for Bryant’s incredible listenability is that he is truly giving you two different hands worth of music. Normally, as in my...
Karl Hector & the Malcouns - matt
Friends -
As I lie here waiting for the day to arrive when I have 5 teeth removed from my skull (yes, 5: I have more teeth than you), I lament on the wave of funkiness that I have been riding for some time. I cannot stress enough how important, nay VITAL, it is that you go to your nearest computer and order this album.
Karl Hector & the motherfucking Malcouns.
As I listen to this...
Love You Live
Wait for the guitar solo.
As Theo would say:
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…[face removal]
July 2008
9 posts
Vol. 4: HAL-9000 - matt
.”
“My mind is going, Dave. I can feel it…”
Space out for a while to this mix.
Vol. 4: HAL-9000 (38.7 MB Zip File)
http://www.divshare.com/download/5000217-a13
E.V.A. - Jean Jacques Perry
Hard Times - Baby Huey & The Babysitters
Stoned In The Bathroom - Chubby Checker (yes, the same guy)
Hey Mama Here Comes...
Kasabian anyone? a u s t i n
When I first picked up Kasabian’s selftitled album I was a 16 year old punk, spending more than enough time in the school’s darkroom. My Firebird was cool and my family still got along. Now, I’m 21 and still maintain the same habits, Only now I have a little better taste. The album is a space, psyche, synth, and heavy drum beat explosion that reminds me of what VHS or BETA is...
The Boy Least Likely To - charlie
This has got to be the happiest music I’ve ever heard in my life. Downright childish sounding at first, I’ll admit, but listen to the lyrics and all of a sudden you realize that this music is meant for adults. They’re not vulgar lyrics, but they speak from a bittersweet perspective, often using childlike motifs to get across a darker point. Musically though, it’s like...
JP "Todd" Hawes
This guy remains one of my hero’s, his music is timeless and divine; he writes songs to kill. Todd called me up a couple weeks back and told me he’d written a few new songs, which he had planned on recording. I didn’t need to hear them, I just told him yeah, we’ll record em’. Todd and I go way back, probably 8th grade, although I recall having thought he was much...
Sock, Vol. 3: High Life - matt
Just in time for the 4th of July I’ve served you up another hearty bowl of soul/rock/sock. There’s some real nuggets tucked in here, so just let this one ride its course. This one just DRIVES! Ok. That’s all I got.
HIGH LIFE (.Zip file, 57.2 MB)
http://www.divshare.com/download/4860751-7b9 Respect - The Soul Survivors
Soul Dance, No. 3...
MULATU! - matt
If you haven’t ever taken a ride on the gravy train that is Ethiopian Funk, climb aboard IMMEDIATELY. Charlie and I made a stop by The Dusty Groove a few weeks ago, and I came across what is now the crown jewel of my record collection: Mulatu Astatke’s Ethiopian Instrumental Hits. The man was the founder of Ethio-Jazz, and his music is moody, slinky, funky, and brooding all at...
June 2008
17 posts
Voices of the Seven Woods (It's finger pickin'...
A long time ago in a shack upon a small mountain, a man full of heart and desire embarked upon a 120 minute journey that would indulge his mind with foriegn sounds of pure passion and fiery tones. This young man spent hours in this shack where he searched deep within himself to discover and imitate what others before him had tried to achieve. his surroundings within his reach were mystic cries...
Sock Vol. 2: Romp Stomp - matt
I thought from now on I’d share my “sock” mixes as .zip files so that you can get the entire experience. I’ll repost the entirety of my first soul post some time later, but for now I offer to you the second soul mix I created: Romp Stomp
THIS ALBUM SHOULD BE PLAYED LOUD:
Romp Stomp (45.4 MB .zip)
http://www.divshare.com/download/4815831-7a5
Tracks:
Papa Momma...
MODERN GUILT-austin
I am tired of giving Beck his fair share of chances. However with the cover of his new album reminding me of Dylan’s Highway 61 and a lead track remanisant from the same decade, I couldn’t help to wonder….what was the rest of this Danger Mouse produced album like.
So I embarked on a virtual journey to find a glimpse into the new album, which by the way is dropping July 7th on...
Christian Scott - charlie
Modern Jazz is something that makes most people cringe, right? (Kenny G, John Tesh, etc.) Well, there’s hope. Christian Scott is a jazz trumpeter known for is warm tone and spacey, sometimes ominous arrangements. But this isn’t smooth, and this isn’t electronic. The space you feel is physical, the tone you hear is natural. Scott graduated from Berkley in 2004, and almost...
Hockey Night - will
Just recently I’ve come across Hockey Night and I’m very interested in them. Hailing from St. Paul, MInnesota, this quartet is made up of two drummers and two guitarists, yet the music doesn’t reflect this make up. They sound like a mix of Dinosaur Jr. and The Velvet Underground - both of which don’t have a large drumming / guitar sound.
And the thing is they are...
Girl Talk is Totally Worth the $0.00 - will
Ok, so as you may have known I’m a huge mash-up fan. And the current reigning king of the mash is Gregg Gillis - aka Girl Talk.
His new album, Feed the Animals, just dropped and is full of even more musical schizophrenia than his preavious work. I’m posting some highlights and for more deets check the wiki for each song. Also, following in the steps of Radiohead, you can do a...
Shut Up, Al Green*, Vol. 1 - matt
For about a month and a half now, I’ve been secretly stockpiling AMAZING soul singles from all corners of the internet. I’m doing this because last month I visited Charlie at KU, saw his friend Brian DJ and said to myself: maybe this is something you’d be good at too.
Charlie could probably explain this better, but the music I choose straddles the line between soul and rock -...
Cut Mac - will
Fleetwood Mac + Cut Copy = hurts so good
Never Forget - Fleetwood Mac (Cut Copy Remix)
thanks to rachel on this one
I like the GO & so should YOU-austin
Charlie has been all over my ass to post these guys for some time. So here’s the shimmy: The Go, a spacy psych rock band from Minisoda, who oddly enough carries the sound of the kinks and the swager of the Beatles. The cool thing is, they are youngs guns tearing the up the scene. I feel this album Howl on that Haunted Beat You Ride is great on many levels but is an akward stage for the...
Dorothy Ashby- charlie
All too often, I get music off of soul-sides that I don’t give enough credit. When I first heard Dorothy Ashby’s “The Moving Finger”, the long spoken word intro forced me to skip over the song (I say forced because I often have the bad habit of skimming songs based on their initial 15 seconds). Upon further review, I was buying her record off of Dusty Groove...
raw power - matt
Hello there, it’s been a while - I’m here to start your wednesday morning right with The Stooges.
In my opinion Raw Power represents everything that’s great about this band: snarl, driving guitar riffs that make you want to fist pump until dawn, attitude, angst, pounding drums, all ultimately condensing into an aural overdose that makes you collapse on the floor in a puddle of...
Check it-Austin
Nothing much to say, but enjoy!
Elmore Judd - will
A buddy of mine picked up this album from NYC’s Other Music (easily one of the best record shops in the city). And we’re both absolutely blown away by the sound - it’s freshest sounding album we’ve heard this year. As Other Music puts it…
“A mix of Tom Waits, Andre 3000, Talking Heads, and a ton of other oddly soulful artists. Hailing from London, this...
May 2008
11 posts
Milton Nascimento - Sutter
Los Borges/Clube Da Esquina is by far my favorite psyc rock album of all time, hailing from Rio de Janiero circa 1971. But don’t let the title ‘psyc rock’ confuse you, there’s really nothing psychedelic about it. Milton is a God in Brazil. He’s not so popular here, he’s just played with people like Paul Simon, Duran Duran, Wayne Shorter, the Cat, James...
Colin Blunstone- charlie
Colin Blunstone is the kind of guy you never really consider. Not only is his solo work seriously overlooked, but the most mainstream he ever got was with The Zombies and The Alan Parson’s Project. Blunstone’s wistful, airy voice also lends itself to easy passovers. You have to get quiet to get this music, and it took a long and boring car ride back to Chicago for me to finally...
If you like Bo Diddley...-Austin
Holding my word, I grace thee with music of joy and delight. One straight from Bo Diddley himself and another…….well I don’t know the origin but hell IT’S GOOD. If you need help on your game I suggest checking out a flick titled The Mack. Thats all for now
A SOULFUL REWARD (and it feels sooo good!)-Austin
So my friends, it has been a while! A recent trip to Kansas City and a run in with the city’s premier record collector has sparked a post that might change the way some of you listen to music. Here before you is three of about sixty of the rarest funk, soul, psych, blues, blah blah blah songs that were hand picked and burnt on two CDs for my listening pleasure. And being the kind person...