May 2010
The Archives
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05.12.10|Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros Release Video For “Home”, Head To Phoenix In June|Finally an official video has been released for what is easily my most played track in my iTunes collection and the song mostly likely to get stuck in my head for an entire day. I know a lot of you love this song as well because I got a great response when I initially posted it and the band has exploded in popularity over the past six months. After stunning the crowd at Coachella last month, their stock has risen even higher than I previously thought it would and I couldn't be more excited for them. For the video for ...
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05.11.10|Male Bonding’s Debut LP Released Today|Male Bonding came to my attention over the last year thanks to releasing a string of killer split 7"s, culminating in their most recent one with Dum Dum Girls. Now the band from Dalston, UK has released their first full-length on one of the most legendary indie labels of all time, Sub Pop. The band plays the style of scuzzy and fast punk that is in high fashion these days, but manages to surpass 99% of the bands aping this style currently. The band does it by delivering some of the best melodies and hooks you'll ever heard buried below ...
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05.11.10|Ratatat Release First Single And Video For LP4|I always thought that Ratatat should be producing hip hop records. After finally laying down a few tracks for Kid Cudi, one of which was a huge single, I can say my suspicions were correct. The duo most certainly produced tracks that sounded way more fresh than what most producers are doing these days. While I hope they produce a lot more hip hop in the future, I'm also overly excited about the return of the band for their fourth LP, titled "LP4" of course. They've consistently produced some of the most innovative and exciting instrumental music out there since ...
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05.11.10|Video: The National – “Bloodbuzz Ohio”|The National officially released their new LP "High Violet" today. I guess they decided that getting out what is destined to go down as one of the best albums of the year wasn't enough for one day. So, the band decided to release the video for first single "Bloodbuzz Ohio" as well today. The National is a band in a league of their own when it comes to perfectly capturing the beautiful and miserable existence of being an adult in modern times. Few bands would touch the lyrical subject matter that Matt Berninger does, and no other can match the ...
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05.11.10|Cults Release Free EP And Are Headed To Tucson|There's not a lot of information out there about New York's Cults, in fact the band doesn't even have a Myspace profile. While keeping information about the members behind a band shielded has certainly become a bit of a marketing gimmick lately, this band has recently released a three-song EP that's blazing a trail across the blog world. I wouldn't want to be one to miss the party, and certainly wouldn't want any of our readers to miss a chance to hear this band. They're doing one of the most authentic and best takes on the 60's girl-group sound that ...
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05.06.10|Fucked Up Play Chasers Tonight!|I warned you that I was going to be talking about basketball a lot now that the playoffs are here, so don't be surprised by this post. How about Los Suns last night!? We're up 2-0 against our hated rivals and the team took a brave and courageous stance against the racist immigration bill that was recently signed. The story broke out nationally and was all over sports talk radio and ESPN yesterday. A few people I talked to didn't think it was a big deal for them to make that stand, but I beg to differ. Sports teams rarely ...
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05.04.10|Woven Bones Are Back With A New LP|Woven Bones is a band that was originally conceived in Tucson, but now calls Austin home. If you've ever been to Austin, you know it's the land of cheap beer and loud music. The city has one of the most thriving garage scenes in the world right now, and Woven Bones are one of the best imports the city has to offer. If you like scuzzy and sexy music, they may quickly become your favorite band. I've managed to catch the band play a few times and they've impressed me each time, even with the subpar sound at their recent ...
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05.04.10|The Books Return With A New Single, LP To Follow In July|The Books are the masters of found sound collages. Since they first started making music in NYC around 1999, there have been countless imitators. However, to this day, no one sounds like them. They've gathered a rabid group of fans who will happily devour anything they release. However, we really haven't heard much from the band recently. Besides making an appearance on the "Dark Was The Night" compilation, things have been mostly quiet in their camp. Their last full length was released in 2005 for gods sake! Luckily the band has finally set a release date for their new LP. ...
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05.04.10|Holy Ghost! Release New Single And Remix LCD Soundsystem|First things first today; a big round of applause to the Phoenix Suns who finally managed to win a game 1 against the Spurs. Now that it's the semifinals and we're playing the team I hate more than any other, you probably wont hear me talk about much more than basketball for the next few weeks. Well, I guess I'll do some talking about music as well, as you've probably come to expect it from this site by now. Today I wanted to post a new track from one of my favorite purveyors of disco, Holy Ghost. The duo is ...
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05.03.10|Mary Anne Hobbs To Play Rare DJ Set in Tempe|I just heard some news last night that blew my mind a bit and made me feel very lucky to be living in Phoenix right now. The legendary Mary Anne Hobbs is coming to Tempe on Thursday, May 13th. If you're not familiar with Mary, where the hell have you been hiding? She is one of the most famous and influential DJs on the planet and currently broadcasts on BBC Radio 1 in London. She has long been ahead of the game with experimental electronic music and has helped bring genres like dubstep and UK funky to prominence outside of ...
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