New Menomena album "Mines" just arrived. Have a listen to " Taos" our favourite track. Unfairly compared to Kings of Leon, Menomena are a force on their own and offer a much different if not darker offering than KOL. Its the use of various musical elements on every song that makes you realise this band dont want to be pigeon-holed.
This Friday a store and friends, we-are-awesome and scar are having a party. Its a new venue called the Dream Factory and we are the first to shake it up.
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Simon Tong, ex-Verve and sometime Blur contributor, has a new project out called Erland and the Carnival. Great name, great song and great video.
Erland and the Carnival have managed to conjure up an album of freaky, folky psychedilia, sounding somewhat like a cross between the Coral and the Decemberists. Highly recommended.
Becks Record Club has been described as an informal meeting of various musicians to record an album in a day. An album is chosen and then the artists involved jam out their interpretations of various songs. There are no rehearsals. No prior planning. Just very talented musicians getting together to play music.
Artists involved include, Devendra Banhart, Binki Shaprio from Little Joy, actor Giovanni Ribisi and obviously, Mr Beck Hansen, himself.
Above is the collectives' rendition of INXS', 'Never Tear Us Apart'. With Annie Clark from St. Vincent on vocals, members of Liars, Os Mutantes and if you watch carefully, Beck makes an appearance too.
Remember the Klaxons! New leak/single 'Flashover' is racing its way through all the hip and happening blogs round the world so why shouldnt we post it too. Excuse the lame video but its purely for promotional purposes as the song is fresh out the box.
Sounding as fantastical as their previous stuff, the boys from London have certianly done some growing up and they sound a bit more sure of themselves. With this release they sound as if they know where they going but at the same time dont care if you dont want to join them.
New album out soon unless the corporate gestapo that run the music biz bin it for not being commercial enough.
Ratatat is back! New album 'LP4' is out on 8 June 2010 and promises to be another zany, electro ridden, drum driven offering.
Ratatat are another one of those bands who leave all the instruments to do the talking. Like Holy Fuck and our own Kid of Doom these acts continue to push the musical boundary by pushing their instruments to their fullest potential.
This video has been doing the rounds around various blogs and there is mystery as to whether its an original or a fake. Your guess is as good as mine. The video features the bird used for the new album cover. Tweet!
Local chanteuse Ellenie Ellof, aka Catwalk Trash, has a new video out for her BrokenGlassWarrior track. The video is beautifully shot by Adrian de Sa Garces of Velocity films. The video has a great Americana feel and features Catwalk Trash on her visit to a local stock car race. The song isnt bad either!
A while ago we asked Sassquatch to do an exclusive mix for a store but the man was so busy with other committments that we knew it would be some time before we received something in our inbox.
Sassquatch is someone we have the utmost respect for. One of our favourite local dj's, he has just finished doing a successful tour with UK band Johnny Foreigner and was heavily involved with Ramfest.
Catch him tonight at Dogbox or visit his blog
You can listen to the mix below or download it here
New on Good Tube. Yeasayer's video for the new single "O.N.E.". We dont have much of a clue as to what it means but its fun nevertheless. Full of futuristic props, neon, Terminator style replicants and a skinny Indian guy stuck behind a cage, this is one of those videos you add to favourites.
New album Odd Blood will be in store shortly.
We pride ourselves on our music collection. I know we say that all the time. But we really do! This month alone we brought in 6 new titles and they are all gems. We have decide to give away one of our CD's on we-are-awesome. You can enter the givaway by leaving a comment on their site. Just give us your choice. The competition runs until the 16 March, so be quick about it.
