STREAM: One Cross Apiece By Obits

So, you all know about Rick Froberg's new band the Obits, right? Well, their first single is coming out on December 8th, 2008 via Comedy Minus One. More deets are here.

The A-Side: "One Cross Apiece"
The B-Side: "Put It In Writing"

I can't say I love love the A-Side, as the studio seems to have muted the Obits energy a bit. I was picturing something more, well, rockin'. It may just be that my expectations were raised to ridiculous levels by the live stuff floating around the internets. I should probably knock my expectations down a bit. I suppose that riff is pretty kickass. Sorry there's no mp3, just a stream. Give it a listen.

Stream the A-Side:


Compare with a live vid of the A-Side:


Stream "Two Headed Coin":


Their Sub Pop full-length is planned for early 2009.

Myspace page is here.
Sub Pop page is here.
Comedy Minus One is here.
Old GT post is here.

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- BIG STEREO looks at the electronic pop of Instamatic... here.

- New New New Times New Viking @ XXJFG... here.

- Major label recording artists Black Kids try to regain some indie cred by performing for Daytrotter... here.

- 3hive reports that The Sky Drops debut long player is due next year... here.

- Finally, I really dig that mp3 of Foals covering Holy Fuck that I referenced yesterday: "Super Inuit (Holy Fuck Cover)" (box.net mp3). Jittery!

The 7" (referenced above)

Reckoner (Low Scores Remix) By Radiohead

So you no longer have to stream the latest Radiohead remix by Low Scores.

Downloadable: "Reckoner (Low Scores Remix)" (box.net mp3)

Vote for the above remix... here.

I gots to say I dig the Low Scores remix a lot more than the present top three remixes [1] Baskfield, [2] The Deadly Syndrome, [3] James Holden (although that James Holden one ain't half bad, in fact it's pretty awesome). Also, Low Scores has additional remixes in the works. More on that later.

Low Scores Myspace page is here.
Low Scores Last.fm page is here.
Day Of The Woman is here.
10k Cities is here.

Radiohead Myspace page is here.
Radiohead Wiki Wiki Wiki here.
Radiohead Amazon MP3 page is here.
Radiohead eMusic page is here.
R3CK0N3R REM/X is here.

Consider CLICKing
- The results of Holy Fuck and Foals covering each over is available for you @ MOKB... here.

- It's Thee Oh Sees vs. The Intelligence @ Finest Kiss... here.

- Check out a couple tracks from BMSR'er Tobacco's solo offering over @ Put On Your Ear Googles... here.

- Download Greg Palast and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s Steal Back Your Vote! investigative comic book illustrated by "graphic gonzos" Ted Rall, Lukas Ketner and Troubletown’s Lloyd Dangle... here (not free, but almost).

Cheap And Cheerful By The Kills

I know I really like "U.R.A. Fever" (youtube), but the new The Kills record is not getting great reviews. What do you think?

Downloadable: "Cheap And Cheerful" (box.net mp3) (source: insound)

Myspace page is here.
New album stream is here.
Domino Records page is here.

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- Double Dagger guest edits the 'single files' @ ptw... here, here, and here.

- Raven Sings The Blues likes the Curses! remix of "Perfect Skin" (not remixed mp3) by Health... here.

- thepunkguy posts a #1 Hit! (in the UK in 1981)... here. pssst... It's "Ghost Town" by The Specials

- Check out some b-sides @ The Big Quasar.

- Thee Emergency's had the song of the day @ KEXP's blog... here.

- That Wye Oak album is coming out soon. Listen: "I Don't Feel Young" (mp3). Also check out a Wye Oak Monarch boot... here.

- Superfuzz Bigmuff is getting the "Deluxe Treatment." More about that here.

- New New New Shooting Spires mp3 @ SUCKAPANTS... here. PLUS, New New New No Age @ Pretty Much Amazing... here.

- LoFi EXXXTREME!

- Foals and last.fm want YOU to remix "Electric Bloom" (last.fm)... here. Listen to some of the remixes... here.

- Music Biz Roundup: 17dots disputes the whole "Amazon is #2" thing... here. And, Matador and Idolator ask what is up with the whole with people actually buying vinyl??? here and here (respectively).

- Melvins has a new album, Nude With Boots coming in July. More about that at CMJ... here.

- Someone I know would probably like these Feist remixes @ My Music, it has a flavor... here.

Balloons By Foals

This here is prettty dang catchy (which you prolly already done heard but fuck it). It's UK whiteboy funk played with math rock precision.

Downloadable: "Balloons" (sub pop mp3) by Foals

Misheard Lyrics = FUN!

Myspace page is here.
Sub Pop page is here.
Sub Pop's (no preorder yet) page for Antidotes is here.
Transgressive Records is here.
Youtube page is here.

Consider Clicking
- Watch Beck's vid for "Timebomb" (p'fork stream) featuring the crazyass anticonsumerist artwork of Chris Jordan... here.

- Do you know Purkinje Shift?? Maybe you should BOAWS... here. Also, a new monthly mix is up. New Radiant Storm King And Poster Children?? Oh Yeah... here.

- Brooklyn Vegan has a nice roundup of music industry related news and such... here.

- KRS busts out some Panther goodies just for you... Remixes! "On The Lam (Copy Remix)" (mp3) and "Puerto Rican Jukeboxk (Lips And Ribs Remix)" (mp3 with intentional misspelling)

- Tullycraft posts Felt and gives you some Sex Pistols history... here.

Hibernation By Blood On The Wall

jangly + screamy = me like

I feel like I should have more to say about Liferz by Blood On The Wall. But I don't. Just listen, ok.

Downloadable: "Hibernation" (box.net mp3) (source: the social registry)

Myspace page is here.
The Social Registry is here.
Emusic page is here.


source: Kid Swinging

Consider Clicking
- SUCKAPANTS has shots to the Idiotarod 2008... here.
- Has anyone check out the free A Million Billion EP (as seen at sctas dot com)?
- Speaking of free albums, just what is Rhymefest thinking? I know, he really likes Michael Jackson. Perhaps he is going too far... here.
- Know any bands from Newcastle? Just Gimme Indie Rock has a primer... here.
- your head's not right posts about Foals... here.
- Dean And Britta do a song for Yo Gabba Gabba... here. Thanks, A Head Full Of Wishes.
- Hangin' Out In 100b give the 100best treatment to The Ramones... here.
- tsururadio posts a vinyl rip of In My Own Time by Karen Dalton... here.

Debbie (Daytrotter Session) By Architecture In Helsinki

Fresh for 2008! Architecture In Helsinki!!



FYI: Four AiH tracks from Places Like This have received the Daytrotter treatment. My fav has got to be "Debbie" (insound mp3 of original version) which gets vocal distortions and what sounds like 8-bit farts to keep things interesting. "Heart It Races" (insound mp3 of original version) comes in a close second with it's focus on percussion and vocals.

Listen To The Daytrotter Session: "Debbie (Daytrotter Session)" (box.net mp3)

Get the whole damn session... here.

Myspace page is here.
Polyvinyl is here.
Wiki Wiki Wiki here.
Emusic page is here.

Consider Clicking
- The Sound Of Indie has posted an Unrest demo from an undetermined date in the 1980s... here.
- Copyleft! The source code for the original Sim City (now called Micropolis 'cuz of trademark issues) has been release under GPL... here.
- If you missed this interview, I forgive you. But, now you must click here to read Milk Milk Lemonade's post about Polynya.
- 3hive posts some new(ish) Wire... here. UPDATE: "3rd Millennium Girl" (mp3) appears to be a reworking/cleanup of "Three Girl Rhumba" (mp3). You may remember that riff as ripped off by Elastica in "Connection" (mp3). Wire also has a heavy live version available for download: "Three Girl Rhumba (Live)" (live mp3).
- Dead Flowers posts some Foals for you... here.

The Manhattan Love Suicides On WOXY At SXSW 2007

Finally... I'm getting around to posting the rest of those WOXY SXSW 2007 podcasts. Here's the goodie of the bunch...

Download: The Manhattan Love Suicides... download (mp3)

SXSW page is here.
Squirrel Records are here.
Magic Marker Records page is here.

Here's the other ones:
Laylights... download (mp3)
Foals... download (mp3)
65daysofstatic... download (mp3)
Cloud Cult... download (mp3)

Unrelated BONUS link: Pfork has got a new Ghostface Killah track, "Chunky"... here.