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The Nice Boys - "Johnny Guitar"
Trailer: Where The Wild Things Are
The second trailer for Spike Jonze's adaptation of the classic Maurice Sendak book Where The Wild Things Are looks even more breathtaking than the first. With music courtesy of the Arcade Fire and Jonze at the helm—a director whose produced some of the finest films and music videos of the past decade (Being John Malkovich, Adaptation, "Weapon of Choice")—I simply cannot wait. And how good does
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Rating System
I’ve added a rating system to my record reviews. Not one with numbers, stars, percentages, or any other strange qualifications, but rather what I would show up to the door with if I were taking the band out on a second date. Past reviews (updated with ratings):Portugal. The Man - Majestic MajestySlow Club - Yeah SoYACHT - See Mystery LightsEdward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes - Up From Below
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Moshi Moshi's blissful pop heads on the road
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Moshi Moshi Records, founded in 1998, is celebrating its 10th anniversary on a bit of delay with an August tour featuring three of its current acts: Norway's Casiokids and the UK's The Wave Pictures and Slow Club. Each act is excellent in its own distinct way—from the playful electro-pop of the Casiokids to the shimmering melodies of folk-pop duo Slow Club and lyrical prowess of The Wave Pictur.
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Video: YACHT - "Psychic City (Voodoo City)"
I've always enjoyed Jona Bechtolt's beat-heavy electro-pop music, whether with his former side-project The Blow or as YACHT. YACHT—now a duo with the addition of vocalist Claire Evans in 2008—released its newest LP See Mystery Lights on July 28th and its first video for the record today. "Psychic City (Voodoo City)", the album's first single, is visualized as a hilarious religious parody with
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Interview: Dennis Coyne of Stardeath and White Dwarfs
Before Oklahoma City quartet Stardeath and White Dwarfs took the stage at Edgefield in Troutdale, Or., I got the chance to sit down with frontman Dennis Coyne, the nephew of the Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne. The band recently released their full-length debut, The Birth, via Warner Bros. and are currently touring the States and Europe opening for Built To Spill and the Lips. See pictures from the s...
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To Go Home: Portland
I'm taking a hiatus from the blog for the rest of the week while I drive across country, from Washington, DC to Portland, Oregon—my new home. I thought I'd leave you with a track from my favorite Portland artist, M. Ward, who I'm seeing play with his fellow Monsters of Folk (Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes, and Mike Mogis) at Portland's Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall .
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Instrumental Awesomeness: El Ten Eleven
Occasionally, when you listen to music as much as I do, the same tired lyrics about love lost and gained, long lonely highways, and late night drunken escapades all start to sound like mush—a shapeless mound of monotony. That's when I turn to El Ten Eleven. The Los Angeles duo, comprised of drummer Tim Fogarty and bassist and guitarist Kristian Dunn, play lights out instrumental pop music fille.
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New Kings of Convenience: "Mrs. Cold"
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