Songbird
Apr
29
Beirut ‘Elephant Gun’ Video
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Did I ever mention how much I love Beirut? I think I have…
;-)
Beirut, Elephant Gun Video
Apr
26
Midnight Movies
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I wasn’t going to update because I am so sick of looking at this screen but I had to give a little update on Untitled 2.0 I have finally made some progress and after trying every possible option available and even options that weren’t possible…It all boiled down to going with WordPress…Which is grand, it just means twice as much work for me! Weeeeee!
Anyways you all may not be so excited because you probably feel like I am never going to finish this re-vamp, and that’s fine, I could understand that…But hey, this shit isn’t just cut and paste, this is like edit, copy, paste and print! So bring it! ;-)
Midnight Movies a kick ass band from LA, their new album Lion the Girl has been getting quite the buzz. They are taking their psychedelic indie-rock on the road for the next couple months; they just finished some dates with Blonde Redhead, there next set of dates will be with Autolux and The Raveonettes.
Tune in on May 8th at 11:00am Midnight Movies will perform live on Morning Becomes Eclectic – KCRW 89.9FM
Also on May 8th Midnight Movies will do a live in-store at Amoeba Music in Hollywood, CA – 7:00pm
mp3: Bell Tower – Midnight Movies
mp3: Coral Den – Midnight Movies
Lion the Girl 2007 – GET IT
Apr
24
Young Galaxy
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This blog has been giving me many heartaches the last few days, but whatever…It’s not about the blog URL or how many stats I have it’s about the music.
Young Galaxy just released their debut album today, this band that hails from Canada can make some fantastic indie pop-rock indeed. I love everything they do, I really don’t think they can do wrong.
mp3: Outside the City – Young Galaxy
mp3: Searchlight – Young Galaxy
Young Galaxy 2007 – GET IT
Apr
20
Road Blocks and Dust Bunnies
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I ran into some road blocks the last few days…It’s been good fun. While trying to point my blog*spot URL to my custom domain I got an unfriendly error message that might as well have said, “Go to Jail. Move directly to Jail. Do not pass “Go” Do not collect $200″. Actually the real message says something like, “There is another blog hosted at this address” or something around those lines, the thing is there is nothing else at that address and I told Blogger that but Blogger didn’t care so Mr. Pip came to the rescue and is trying to troubleshoot the issue with Dreamhost so hopefully this weekend I will no longer have the yucky http://lttlamb.blogspot.com address but instead have www.untitledrecords.com
Then last night I left my laptop for awhile and returned to find a PC Error Message, this message was even more unfriendly than the previous message and was far more serious…Basically my laptop was over-heating and needed to shut down immediately otherwise it would self destruct…Of course I almost self destructed thinking about all that I would lose…But after a little sleep and a little research I read other people have had the same error message and they opened up their laptop and cleaned it out and it worked like new again…YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!Mr.Pip helped me do that too and after a few fights with some nasty dust bunnies my laptop can finally breathe again. YEAH!!!!!!!!!!
So that is what I have been dealing with the last couple of days…A little mini-mix to share what I’ve been listening to…
mp3: Shankill Butchers – The Decemberists
The Crane Wife 2006 – GET IT
mp3: Whirling Dervish – Student Film
Sleeping Giant 2007 – GET IT
mp3: Emmawood – Buildings Breeding
Building Breeding 2006 – GET IT
And Death Cab for Cutie’s, Something About Airplanes is now on vinyl!
mp3: Bend to Squares – Death Cab for Cutie
Something About Airplanes LP 2007 – GET IT
Apr
18
Cloud Cult, The Meaning of 8
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Scott West and Connie Minowa paint on stage during Cloud Cult’s live shows
You know what scares me? Psychic Readers…It’s not the phenomena that scares me, it’s that people actually believe they have the ability to predict the future and read people’s minds…And then people actually believe it! That’s scary.
Cloud Cult released The Meaning of 8 on April 10th and I must applaud this Eco friendly band from Minneapolis. 18 tracks of spectacular experimental indie-rock popping goodness…There is not a bad song on this album and it has shot right up into my 2007 top ten fav albums list! For the next 2 months they hit the road, check their show page to see when they play near you.
mp3: Pretty Voice – Cloud Cult
mp3: Thanks – Cloud Cult
The Meaning of 8 – 2007 – GET IT
Apr
15
Mix of 5
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Mix of 5
Sorry it has been a little quiet around here…I have been trying to figure out what to do with the bloggy blog. It took a great deal of time to figure out which platform I was going to run with…I settled on Serendipity and at first I was really quite excited but then when I went to customize the template I ran into quite a few road blocks and then began to reevaluate the entire situation…I don’t know what I was thinking, it takes me forever and a day just to decide on what I want for dinner let alone what blog platform I want to use…
It was also my mom’s b-day so we went and saw The Namesake, which was actually really well done, the director, Mira Nair also directed Monsoon Wedding, which I also recommend.
Anyways, I thought I would post a little mix of what I have been listening to while I work on Untitled 2.0 (it’s coming, slowly but surely)
mp3: Snow Lion – Feist | Readymade FC
Open Season 2006
mp3: Between The Bars – Elliott Smith
Either /Or 1997
mp3: My Body Is a Cage – Arcade Fire
Neon Bible 2007
mp3: Home (Acoustic) – The Cinematics
A Strange Education 2007
mp3: Jason Believes Me, You Can’t Trust Your Dreams – Sunset Rubdown
Sunset Rubdown EP 2006
Apr
11
Random Mix of Goodness
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I don’t know what these three songs have in common…Besides being unbelievable and the fact that they have been on constant repeat and even when I’m not listening to the pod I’m singing them in my head, sure my version is a poor excuse to the real goodness but hey I take all types of goodness.
Besides that I’m feeling a bit down this evening, can’t seem to pin point exactly what has a hold of me but I am sure it will pass like all things do. Cheers! Drink up. ;-)
mp3: Wet and Rusting – Menomena
Wet and Rusting EP 2007 – GET IT
mp3: Apistat Commander (Xiu Xiu Cover) – Sunset Rubdown
Remixed & Covered 2007 – GET IT
mp3: Your Ex-Lover is Dead (Stars Cover) – Final Fantasy
Do You Trust Your Friends? 2007 – GET IT
Wait actually they do all have the same album release date…So there ya go…
Apr
10
NYC Recap and New Music
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So I think it may take me a little longer for Untitled 2.0 than I originally thought…I am lost with WordPress and I was reading some plug-in installation instructions and I don’t know…I am getting scared again. It just seems so complicated, I need some sort of WP guru to sit here and hold my hand. They should have a service for that.
Anyways the trip to NY was alright, I mean don’t get me wrong I went kicking and screaming…But once I got there and realized I hadn’t seen my family members for 5 years I was really quite happy I went. Friday we arrived and my mom and I stayed with an old college friend of hers, which was fun because she is crazy and I didn’t care because I was tired as hell so I went to bed all early. We woke up and went to temple, which was a freaking party! No it really wasn’t but my cousin did wonderfully with her Haftarah reading and then later on that evening we got all dressed up and partied…While the UCLA Bruins played the Florida Gators and lost. But it was all good because I sipped on Apple Martinis all night and was feeling pretty fine when the end of the night came around.
The next day I was a little ummm how should I say? Bitchy? Yes that sounds about right… I was a little groggy from the previous nights festivities but we went to have brunch with everyone and then I was bored as all hell for what seemed like a week but was actually only 2 days or so. It was a good time had by all and I even got to pop into the city to have dinner with friends at this fantastic Indian Restaurant, I can’t for the life of me remember the name of it however but I am working on it.
Then finally Tuesday came and our flight was at 4:00pm EST time but didn’t end up departing until like 5:45-6:00pm EST time so you can only imagine how long that flight seemed. And did you know now when there is ever any turbulence they make the flight attendants sit down…Yeah we weren’t given a beverage until 2 hours into the flight…It was lovely. And I do believe that pretty much sums up my little family fun trip to the East Coast. Weeeeeeeeee!
Some new music for you…
mp3: Damnit Anna – The Morning Benders
mp3: Chasing a Ghost – The Morning Benders
Boarded Doors EP 2007 – GET IT
mp3: A Wave is Rolling – The Innocence Mission
mp3: Brotherhood of Man – The Innocence Mission
We Walked in Song 2007 – GET IT
Apr
8
Small Sails
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Hope everyone has a wonderful Easter and continue to have a lovely Passover as well.
Small Sails are a one of a kind band from Portland Oregon…I tell you Oregon is beautiful, with some great bands and awesome bud…I kid about that last part, well sort of…
See? I am sleepy so I’m getting all loopy and itchy, I get itchy when I am tired…Does this happen to anyone else or am I some sort of freakish creature? Don’t answer that…
I digress, Small Sails create glittering post-electronic music and they also make films, which they perform at their shows using reel-to-reel footage and dual projectors. That is pretty rad, I want to see…Their first full length album, Small Anniversaries was just released.
mp3: Somnambulist – Small Sails
mp3: This Flimsy Traveling Machine – Small Sails
Similar Anniversaries 2007 GET IT
Apr
7
Lost In EITS Once Again
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I think I may have mentioned something about new music last time…But I kind of got lost listening to Explosions in the Sky tonight. So I say fuck it, who needs plans? I really try to plan out my posts at least a little in advance sometimes even if it is just some ideas but it never works out…There is too much emotion and feeling when it comes to music. But you know I find myself speechless listening to EITS…They just take me away.
The interview went as well as interviews go I suppose…I never really know how interviews go, it is so hard for me to judge that, it is all pretty damn nerve racking if you ask me…Especially if you are on your way to an interview and there are crazy taxi drivers following you who like to stop in front of you in the middle of the street and yell out the window, “You hit me and didn’t stop!”
Ummmm yeah…
So I should find out about the job sometime at the end of next week…I’ll keep you posted…But of course only if you want me to keep you posted, I don’t want to force any unwanted updates…
Question: Do you think it would be absurd to drive 6 hours to see EITS play in Arizona on Thursday 4/26?
mp3: Look Into The Air – Explosions in the Sky
How Strange, Innocence 2000
GET IT
mp3: Day 4 – Explosions in the Sky
The Rescue 2005
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