Poisonous Times By The Old Haunts

Speaking of catchy punkish stuff coming off the West Coast (The Muslims are from San Diego), let's look north. I am talking about Olympia, Wa. (of course??), home of The Old Haunts. I don't remember when I first thought to post this, but it was a while ago (the album came out this past April). Anyways, if you don't know it, love it...

Listen: "Poisonous Times" (box.net mp3)

Former bikinikiller Tobi Vail is now drumming for The Haunts. They go through drummers faster that some joke metal band that was in some mockumentary a while back.

Myspace page is here.
Kill Rock Stars is here.
Buy the CD here (no LP?).
Old PTW post is here.
eMusic page is here.

Haunty Not Haughty BONUS: "Out Of Sight" (mp3)

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- Download Squad Music News: Myspace Music relauches, no big whoop... here. And where's my free downloads??

- Bastards!

- HawHa!

- RCRDLBL is having a Grand Ole Party downloadfest... here. And don't forget the G.O.P. Daytrotter session... here.

- Promise to vote and get a free live mp3 of Wilco/Fleet Foxes covering Bob Dylan... here.

Everything With You By The Pains of Being Pure At Heart

On October 14, Slumberland Records is going to release the Everything With You 7" by indienoisepoppers The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart.

Listen: "Everything With You" (box.net mp3)

"Everything With You" sounds like an amalgamation of, well definitely MBV, but also a whole bunch of late 80's-early 90's college rock. At the same time, it does NOT sound dated. The b-side is the 'anthem' entitled, um... "The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart." Dig it.

Preorder the 7" here.

Myspace page is here.
Slumberland Records is here.
Slumberland's podcast is here.
Cloudberry Records is here.
Squirrel Records page is here.
eMusic page is here.

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- Read a Dear Science review... here (PTST) or here (AD).

- Gorilla Vs Bear gets the "Reckoner" (scotch mist youtube) Radiohead Remix Contest kicked off with remixes from Diplo, Julianna Barwick, and Flying Lotus... here. Radiohead's official is here.

- FYI... Product Shop NYC will become Stories In High Fidelity. Deets are here.

- There's a free Bob Dylan Track on Ye Olde Amazon... here.

- Studio 360 has an interesting story about the Clothes Spin Laundromat at the edge of New Orleans' French Quarter. It's the former home of J&M Records and a lot of music history. Listen: "The J&M Records Story" (wnyc mp3).

- NYC indie rockers French Kicks played themselves another WOXY Lounge Act... here.

Listen: "French Kicks @ WOXY" (lala mp3)
The Track Listing:
"Atlanta"
"Carried Away"
"Love In The Ruins"
Coming soon... on 9/30 Takka Takka plays The Lounge.

- Lastly, New New New Thievery Corporation: "Sound The Alarm" (box.net mp3)

I'm Not There CONTEST (Bob Dylan Vs. Sonic Youth)

It's giveaway time again.

This time it's a major label recording crammed with "indie" artists... the Robert Allen Zimmerman Bio Pic I'm Not There Soundtrack. It has received plenty of coverage elsewhere, no? In case you are unfamiliar with it, the two discs feature Eddie Vedder, Sonic Youth, Calexico, Cat Power, John Doe, Yo La Tengo, Jeff Tweedy, Mark Lanegan, and Sufjan Stevens among others doing Dylan covers and one song from Dylan & The Band.

Well, I am giving the OST away and all you have to do to get it is leave a comment explaining which you like better, the Bob Dylan & The Band song "I'm Not There" or the Sonic Youth cover. The big big winner will be chosen in two weeks (around May 30th anyway).

Listen to "I'm Not There":
The Bob Dylan & The Band Version (mp3)
The Sonic Youth Cover (mp3)

Dear Sony Corporate Overlords:
I will take these mp3s down if you so desire (and fast), but I would like to point out that these are already available elsewhere on the internets and this is done in the interest of promoting your products (The Soundtrack and The Movie).

Dear Readers:
Yes, this swag is from a megacorporation, but it of high quality (except that Hold Steady cover, what a stinker). So, I thought I would pass it on to you. If I was giving out the soundtrack to say... The Hottie And The Nottie, then I would totally understand if you went and deleted my rss feed from your reader. (For the record, I don't think a The Hottie And The Nottie OST was actually released).

If you don't win and just want to buy the CDs (or 4x12"), you can get 'em... here or here (respectively). As for the DVD, I am pretty sure you have the wherewithal to find that elsewhere.

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- This is the one I have been waiting for... Time New Viking recorded by Daytrotter. They went and stripped a layer of distortion off the top. Listen to the results... here.

- Friction NYC points out that the new Autolux recording "Audience No. 2" is available for free (or pay)... here.

- GBV GBV GBV GBV GBV GBV @ IYW... here.

- BIG STEREO posts "Galaxy Of The Lost" (ysi) by Lightspeed Champion remixed over and over again by the likes of Bo$$ In Drama, Database, and Bonde do Rolê... here.