Mmm. chicka. chicka. what?
BOOM BOX:Here's the deal... I always discover things way late. I'm talking weeks-months-even-years-late. But, I still want to share them with you guys in case you missed them too, because really, who can keep track of everything that's going on RIGHT NOW? I can't. So, I present for all of you Boom Box: a blast from the past. First on the list of things I discover after they're already old news ...
More >
patrick watson
Patrick WatsonThere once was a boy named Patrick Watsonwho named his band after himself.Though pitchfork gave him hell, he has somehow survived (which isn't easy without the big P4k behind you) and has lived to record another record entitled Wooden Arms.Pitchfork may have been a minority in their dislike for P.W. however. In 2007, his debut album "Close to Paradise" won the Polaris prize (the b...
More >
Leonard Cohen Sings "Hallelujah" Live in London
Leonard Cohen Sings his Own Songs!Leonard Cohen is the reason I am thankful every single day that Canadians exists. He recently played at the Wamu Theatre here in town. While I did not get the chance to witness the glory that surely ensued , there are enough reviews about it to where I can maybe pretend I was there. Except that reading about an amazing performance is completely terrible. Its li...
More >
New Devendra Banhart Songs
-
Artist:
-
Album:
Thanks to all those purveyors of freakalicious folksterdom, there is gonna be some new tunes from great musicians in the next undetermined amount of time. First Ms. Newsom debuted a ton of new material out of the blue at a live show and now Mr. Banhart has done the same. Via Jp's Blog, a couple videos surfaced last week of a show Devendra played prior to his Coachella set. He decided this was a...
More >
Woods Sing of Shame
-
Artist:
-
Album:
-
Track:
More >
New (old) Sufjan Stevens Song
Sufjan has posted an entry on Asthmatic Kitty's sidebar called "What's in a Name?: Sufjan Steven's on Songs Names and Singing Out of Tune." The best part is that Sufjan not only writes about all of these things, but at the end of the article he posts a song that he wrote in college about Sofia Coppola called "Sofia's song." It a banjorific diddy. At this point though, really any music from him ...
More >
Of Montreal Covers The Beatles "Im So Tired"
-
Artist:
-
Track:I'm So Tired
An interesting take on the song. Since both bands have rather distinct and recognizable vocal styles, the cover hardly sounds like the original. Also, the only thing cooler than this cover is Kevin Barnes sunglasses.via YANP
More >
Phoenix: Lisztomania Video
-
Artist:
This video (via P4K) has the danceable frenchsters, Phoenix, romping about Germany to the tune of their album's opener "Lisztomania" with some concert footage mixed in. All the gothic architecture gives their music a slightly nostalgic figure, no? And be sure to catch the recurring blimp sightings.
More >
My proposed Sasquatch! tour
After much deliberation, this is they way I think I am going to navigate through the magnificence that is Sasquatch!. Anybody think I am missing anything or that I should change something?
More >
