Songbird
Mar
11
SXSW 2007 – Day 2
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Slaraffenland was introduced to me by Lucas and it just so happens that they are also participating in this year’s SXSW. Not to mention I fell in love with their music, which reminds me of a younger edgier Explosions in the Sky. Slaraffenland hails from Copenhagen, Denmark and according to their myspace page “Slaraffenland is the Scandinavian word for “the land of milk and honey”.” Their new album Private Cinema is due out March 15th, that’s this Thursday. They will also be playing on March 14th at the SXSW/Mohawk and for all of us who can’t make it to their SXSW show here are two songs off their forthcoming album, Private Cinema.
mp3: Polaroids (mp3 expired), Private Cinema
Mar
9
SXSW 2007 – Day 1
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Weeeeeeeeee! Today kicks off the South by Southwest Festival in Austin Texas and oh baby I wish I was there! But rather than pouting about it I thought I would profile a band a day from the SXSW Festival. So for the next 10 days I will bring you a little taste of SXSW Untitled style and next year WE are going people, I don’t care if we have to drive there we will be there and it will be glorious, start planning now.
The first band for this SXSW post fest is The Palaxy Tracks, Brandon Durham, Keith Grap, Brad Murph and Chuck Harling hail from Austin, TX. Their third full-length album, Twelve Rooms 2005 is definitely their most polished album to date. Their all-embracing emotive melodies are matched by Brandon Durham’s emotionally intense lyrics creating music that the listener can identify with and find pleasure in. In January 2007 The Palaxy Tracks released a special digital edition of Twelve Rooms, which you can find here. They will of course be a part of the South by Southwest Festival, playing at the Blender Balcony at The Ritz on March 14th.
mp3: Lamplighter (mp3 expired), The Palaxy Tracks
Twelve Rooms 2005
mp3: Grey Snake (mp3 expired), The Octopus Project Remix
Twelve Rooms Special Edition 2007
Mar
8
Thumbs Up
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So if you can make it through the Arcade Fire excitement you can also listen to a track off Maria Taylor’s new release, Lynn Teeter Flower.
And for a little pick me up take a listen to the 80’s punk pop-rock of Charlotte Hatherley off her 2007 release, The Deep Blue.
Next up I’ll kick off my 10 day SXSW 2007 post fest because I have been wishing on stars and I have been tossing pennies into fountains for some sort of miracle takes place and I wake up one day between the 9th-18th in Austin, TX and I see and hear some of the greatness that is bound to take place…But alas I think the odds of this actually happening are some what laughable so to take some of the bummer blues I will post a SXSW 2007 band a day for ten days. Weeeeeeee
Mp3: Good Start (mp3 expired), Lynn Teeter Flower 2007
Mp3: I Want You To Know (mp3 expired), The Deep Blue 2007
Mar
6
What’s New at the Candy Store
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Candy meaning Record, therefor meaning Record Store…Meaning recent releases that have been given the “Approved for Lovin” stamp by me obviously.
And not to stray away from the purpose here too much but based on experience make sure your insurance covers “water damage” because unexpected kitchen pipes can burst sometimes and shoot out water for an hour until someone discovers it and doesn’t know how to shut the water off! Oh my mom is comedy, but do not weep for my mother my dears she indeed has “water damage” coverage and now she gets wood floors, so yeah she is not really that upset it seems but man water does a lot of damage and it does it fast.
I also start my new job tomorrow/today so I must get to bed. Enjoy!
mp3: You Turn My Head Around (mp3 expired)- Dean & Britta
Back Numbers 2007
mp3: Rise & Fall (mp3 expired)- The Cinematics
A Strange Education 2007
mp3: The Dance (mp3 expired)- P.G. Six
Slightly Sorry 2007
Mar
4
Oh Sweet Sweet Beirut
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Where the hell have I been? Asleep at the wheel obviously because what did I see when I logged in to emusic? The new single from Beirut, Pompeii! It is available at emusic and it is nothing like Gulag Orkestar or the Lon Gisland EP; both tracks incorporate a little electronic sound; proving that Zach Condon is only just beginning his journey down the road of musical greatness. So I must lift my glass and toast Beirut as they continue to reinvent their sound and define their very own genre of music.
I give you one track for your sampling pleasure, it will only be available to download for a limited time.
mp3: Fountains and Tramways (mp3 expired) – Beirut
Pompeii 2007
Mar
1
All Time Favorite #14
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I saw Punch Drunk Love on November 21, 2002 at 7:50pm I still have the ticket stub. It was the beginning of so many wonderful things that still continue to grow. One of which is my LOVE for Paul Thomas Anderson, Punch Drunk Love is in my humble opinion one of the greatest love stories of all time. If you haven’t seen it, you are missing out on something magical.
The soundtrack is by no other than Jon Brion and to say that Brion’s colorful score and PTA’s cinematic flair are a perfect match is an understatement. The music and scenes go hand and hand, flowing into one another and you no longer know which one influenced the other, they become one.
Since this is such a special film to me there are two tracks I picked from the film’s score to make this my official All Time Favorite #13.
Cheers to “us”!
mp3: Here We Go (mp3 expired) – Jon Brion
mp3: He Needs Me (mp3 expired) – Shelley Duvall (vocals), Harry Nilsson (original composition),
Jon Brion and Jonathan Karp (additional composition)
Feb
28
Dr. Dog, We All Belong
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What is with all the Philly love? Everything I look at, hear and eat seems to have some sort of connection to Philadelphia, I guess it’s because it is so damn awesome of a city! Dr. Dog consists of 6 guys from Philly and they are pretty awesome too. Their third album, We All Belong hit record stands today and may I applaud. With this record Dr. Dog have polished their 60’s psychedelic indie-rock sound; they added a few other decades in and then went ahead and tossed in a little personal Philly style making this new album one of their finest. So cheers to them!
But I will have to cut this one a bit short, must go to sleep at somewhat of decent hour because I have an interview tomorrow so wish me luck because I’m kind of nervous, and then listen to two track selections off We All Belong…Enjoy!
mp3: Worst Trip (mp3 expired)
mp3: The Way The Lazy Do (mp3 expired)
Dr. Dog, We All Belong 2007
Ps. Check here for their many tour dates.
Pss. Go here for their Daytrotter session!
Feb
26
Rewind Repeat #4
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Errr kind of in a funk this evening…Think the lack of action on the job hunt has caught up a bit…And I know something will come into play, I’m just saying it is a bit of downer.
And I noticed my mom removed a picture from a frame and replaced it with one of her and her significant other on their recent trip to Hawaii…Which I understand and it pleases me that she is happy, she deserves it…It’s just blue blah and I do apologize if I brought anyone down. But I tell you it felt good to sit down and zone while listening to some music and of course I invite your ears as well. Enjoy!
I will include a few words with Cortney Tidwell’s music…As I have previously mentioned Tidwell’s, Don’t Let The Stars Keep Us Tangled Up a couple of times here and here. Her debut full length was just made available in the States and Canada and since it is such an amazing album I thought I would point her out again.
Eyes Are At The Billions (mp3 expired) – Cortney Tidwell
Don’t Let The Stars Keep Us Tangled Up
Eternity Is A Long Time (mp3 expired) – Creeping Weeds
We Are All Part of a Dream You’re Having
American Pastime (mp3 expired) – David Karsten Daniels
Sharp Teeth
Gone (mp3 expired) – The Fast Camels
The Magic Optician
Chemicals Collide (mp3 expired) – Cloud Cult
The Meaning of 8
Disaster (mp3 expired) – The Besnard Lakes
The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse
Feb
24
All Time Favorite #13
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Rushmore (1998)…Need I say more? I love this movie, another Wes Anderson creation and if you haven’t seen this movie…Then I don’t know what to say…But if you haven’t seen this movie then something needs to be done about that immediately.
As always with any Anderson film the soundtrack is fan-fucking-tastic and almost impossible to select just one track but you all know how picky I am so it is certain that I back my pick 100%
Wes Anderson is currently working on two films:
The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
(2008)
This is the one I am really excited about, adapted from the children’s book by Roald Dahl
And the Academy Awards are this weekend, and I wish I was going to Mentok’s bash but alas once again I can not teleport therefor I probably won’t even watch them. But I do recommend seeing The Departed and the awesome Little Miss Sunshine. Ok now as for the soundtrack pick from Rushmore…Enjoy!
Nothing In This World Can Stop Me Worrin’ Bout That Girl (mp3 expired) – The Kinks
Rushmore Soundtrack (1999)
Feb
22
Warm in the Wake
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Why does change come on like a freight train? Is it so you can’t hesitate? You just take it on and hope for the best? Change sucks, it’s mean and heartless and it sucks! Change says, “Ok this, this and this is going to happen but you have to do this and this” And my “this” is like so much harder than the “this” Change is responsible for. Am I making sense?
And I’m so stuck, knowing what I have to do but having a difficult time following it through…
Anyways…
Rich turned me on to the music of Warm in the Wake and their new EP Gold Dust Trail, so everyone say, “Thank you Rich!” and go check out his fantastic site Cable & Tweed.
Warm in the Wake sum up their sound best on their bio/history page of their website, “simple American songs that have been gently thrown into the space rock realm.” Ahhh yes simple yet wonderful. The perfect soundtrack for this rainy Friday. Enjoy!
Skeleton Friend (mp3 expired)
Golden Inhibition Destroyer (mp3 expired)
Warm in the Wake, Gold Dust Trail 2007
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