Zontag By Gary War

Mining 2009.sxsw.com, Vol. 1

Time to start mining 2009.sxsw.com for some nuggets of gold. Why not start with a man who has an invalid Myspace ID?... Gary War.

Dig the lofisynthpunk.

Downloadable: "Zontag" (sxsw mp3)

SXSW schedule is here.
last.fm page is here.
Old Raven Sings The Blues post is here.
SHDWPLY Records myspace is here.

Chas. Mtn. BONUS: "Cinematic, Unbearable" (western vinyl mp3)
FYI: Chas. Mtn. is Gary War and Ned Egg's freakfolk project (I assume there is only one Gary War).

Consider CLICKing
- New New New Fol Chen promomp3 remixed by Liars... "Cable TV (Liars Remix)" (forcefield mp3)

- Check out a mellow "I Fought The Law" cover by Bell X1 over @ Daytrotter... here.

Never Stops By Deerhunter

Jeez... you go away for a few days and there's a new Virtual 7" from Atlas Sound (here) and then Microcastle and Weird Era Cont. and the Logos demos are LEAKED by Branford Cox by accident. Branford's apology is here.

You may have noticed the aura of hype around Microcastle which was due for release this Fall. I am going to restrain myself. I just going to post one song from Microcastle. Maybe you heard it already? It's a goodie.

Downloadable: "Never Stops" (box.net mp3)

The album looks like this:


My favorite song from Microcastle is probably "Nothing Ever Happened". If you want to know what that song sounds like, buy the album right now via iTunes or wait for the physical release or non-DRM digital release.

And now some Atlas Sound downloadable action: "S.S.C." (box.net mp3)

Get the whole thing (ok, one more song): Virtual 7" No. 4 (mediafire zip)

Oh yeah, more Deerhunter... the blog Southern Shelter has a live recording of Deerhunter from just last week... here.

Myspace page is here
Kranky page is here.
Brandford's blog is here.
SXSW page is here.
eMusic page is here.

Consider CLICKing: Vacation Edition
- I'm pretty psyched for A Bad Situationist. It features Sarah Silverman, David Cross, Janeane Garofalo, H. Jon Benjamin, Ross Brockley, Robert Schimmel, Marc Maron, and Sam Seder

- Holy Crap! the diagrams in this post are friggin' hilarious. Covert Curiosity rules.

- XXJFG gets noisy with Fucked Up and Growing... here. You can listen to some Growing right now: "Swell" (social registry mp3)

- Hey, speaking of Fucked Up, it's guitarist name of 10,000 Marbles recommends that you listen to some Blank Dogs (a band that may or may not exist) over @ ptw... here.

- The Yellow Stereo reports that two members of Le Loup have left the band. One for social justice and the other for her own project Pree. More info... here. Oh and they are playing Irving with Stereolab in October... here. Listen: "We Are Gods! We Are Wolves!" (hardly art mp3)

- The Score: Who The Bloody Hell Are They 1, RIAA 0... KICKASS!

- PTST got to talking with BOAT... here. They had two NYC shows while I was gone, talk about Oh No Disaster. Guess I am just going to have to move to Seattle.

- Off The Record has Liars in their 5 Songs with feature... here.

- G vs B reports that El Guincho's Alegranza LP will (finally) be put out via XL/Young Turks on October 7. They have "Palmitos Park" ("all remastered and possibly somewhat de-sampled")... here. The original "Palmitos Park" mp3 is still available... here.

- Four classic songs from The Wipers have found their way to captain's dead... here.

- The blog A Million Miles Away has a kickass little post about (J.D. King &) The Coachmen... here.

- The Score (con't): RIAA 1, Muxtape 0... Fuck!

- Have you checked out Sunil Sawani's semi-fake record label, Part Time Songs? Here is a song by King Filament... "Killer" (part time mp3)

- You should probably watch YACHT's new vid for "Summer Song"... here.

Cockles By These Are Powers

The facts:
1. These Are Powers are made up of ex-members of Knife Skills and Liars.
2. They refer to their music as "ghost punk".
3. These Are Powers just signed to Dead Oceans.
4. Dead Oceans will re-release Taro Tarot and Terrific Seasons this Fall.
5. These Are Powers will tour in support of these re-releases.
6. There should be a new These Are Powers album early(ish) next year!

Listen to the promotional mp3: "Cockles" (scjag mp3)

Watch the promotional mov: "Cockles" (scjag mov)

Myspace page is here.
Dead Oceans page is here.
HOSS records is here.
Emusic page is here.

Consider CLICKing
- New New New Grizzly Bear @ You Ain't No Picasso... here.

- Brooklyn Vegan has a post with 3 Strokes side projects, 2 Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 4 bands, 7 MP3s... here. The bands featured are Nickel Eye, Native Korean Rock, Converse Ad (N.E.R.D. + Santogold + Julian Casablancas), and Albert Hammond Jr..

- More Brooklyn Vegan, read Thurston's comments about the Sonic Youth Starbucks compilation... here. I like the "fuck you" of it all, too.

LIVE: Territorial Pissing (Nirvana Cover) By Liars

Damn! There are so many awesome free shows happening this weekend, and I will be out of the city. Fuck!

So I post some live music... Liars! I found these on ye ol' Archive Dot Org... here.

I'm not quite sure what I think of this... I kind of like it, buuut it's pretty anoying: "Territorial Pissing (Nirvana Cover)" (archive.org mp3)

This one is "drum-tastic": "Drum and the Uncomfortable Can" (archive.org mp3)

Get the whole show: "Liars Live at Cabaret on 2006-06-22" (archive.org zip)

Myspace page is here.
(formerly indie) Mute is here.
eMusic page is here (one split EP with Oneida).

Consider CLICKing
- Check out Pop Tart Suck Toasted Top 20 Sub Pop albums... here.

- Pitchfork New Music! High Places! Allez-Allez! "Head Spins (Allez-Allez Remix)" (p'fork mp3)! More info... here!

Come Closer By Indian Jewelry

Methinks it's time for some Indian Jewelry. Now culturally, Indian jewelry used to be one of the easy clues of picking an acidhead out of a crowd (at least according to Tom Wolfe). Listen to enough of this stuff and you don't need any acid. Get ready for some droney psych goodness.

This here is a great track to listen to laaate at night:
"Come Closer" (lovepump mp3)

Here are the free Indian Jewelry tracks that have been floating around the interweb:
"Swans" (box.net mp3)
"Temporary Famine Ship" (box.net mp3)
"Walking On The Water" (mp3)
"Nonetheless" (mp3)

Here is some older stuff:
"Flesh Is Floating By" (mp3)
"I Made The Same Mistake, Man" (mp3)
"Lesser Snake" (mp3)
"Health And Wellbeing" (mp3)

Myspace page is here.
Now We Are Free page is here.
Monitor Records is here.
Lovepump Records is here.
Wiki Wiki Wiki here.
ptw 'single file' is here.
'gum drop is here.

Quick Aside: Just based on what they did to Liars' droney masterpiece "It Fit When I Was A Kid (Crystal Castles Remix)" (box.net mp3), I would love to hear Crystal Castles do a remix of "Come Closer". Totally, right?

Consider CLICKing
- The Music Slut talks about the recent Spanish Prisoners show at The Cakeshop... here.

- Hearsay's June Mix is up... here. Speaking of monthly mixes, it is June -- so you had best check out GT's May 2007 Mix before it goes bye bye.

- FYOF a/k/a Fuck You On Friday posts the Justice remix of "Electric Feel" by major label recording artistes, MGMT... here.

- Burning World isn't quite sure how to categorize the post-rockiness of Errors. See what you think... here.

- Anyone's Guess posts one mp3 from SF indie rockers My First Earthquake... here.

Spy/Glass House By Feral Children

Time fer some indie rock with the Feral Children.

Rock!

Downloadables:
"Spy/Glass House" (mp3)
"Saint" (mp3)

Sarathan page is here.
Luckyhorse Industries page is here.
Old KEXP post is here.

Consider Clicking [DISCLAIMER: If any of this is an April Fool's joke, sorry.]
- Kristin Hersh on Daytrotter!!! go here. NOW. Also Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin... here.

- This is NOT TWEE! AC/DC's kickass track "Live Wire" (youtube) Live! @ Tullycraft's blog... here.

- Björk Björk Björk! (1) Post Tribute @ s'gum (here), (2) p'fork posts the Liars cover on said tribute "Army Of Me" (p'fork mp3) (here), (3) I post the Helmet cover >>>> "Army Of Me" (ysi), (4) she is part of Record Store Day (April 19), (5) there's a new video for "Wanderlust" (here), and (6) new album info @ 17dots (psst... she's working with Britt Daniel) (here).

- poetry + lolcatz = this.

- KEXP blogs about 8-bit thrash wonders Crystal Castles ... here.

- thepunkguy has a muxtape... here. Everybody's got a muxtape but me!

- More Teenage Prayers mp3s! Just for you! (1) "Dreams Of The South" (mp3) and (2) "I'm In Love Again" (mp3)

- Low Scores project Day Of The Woman is here.

- wtf?

- Get three free + legal downloads at Fingertips... here.

- Wow, this captain's dead post is all over the place, but it ends with a massive 1989 Smashing Pumpkins boot... here.

Bats Over The Pacific Ocean By Jaguar Love

Q: Have you checked out Matador's Intended Play: Spring 2008 yet?

I'll tell you, I have been intending to play Jaguar Love for a while now, and I'm glad I don't have to wait for this summer to post these cats. In case you haven't heard they are 1/3 pretty girl 2/3 blood brother. They look like this:




This here is the Intended Play track I was excited about.

"Bats Over The Pacific Ocean" (box.net mp3)

This here is what comprises Intended Play:



Get the whole damn thing... here.

Quick Aside: While on the topic of the bloodbrothersesque new bands have you heard Champagne Champagne's new stream @ Myspace?

Matador page is here.
Crystal City is here.

Consider Clicking
- Listen, then listen again to that Fuck Buttons album which is... well... Awesome at ptw's listening party... here.

- XXJFG has posted the new unreleased Liars (from last year)... here.

- Out this week... new new new Teenage Prayers. Listen to that 50's vibe: "I'll Never Let You Go" (mp3). Buy it here.

- VIDS VIDS VIDS: FRICTION NYC has the Health "Triceratops" (mp3) vid... here, AND the IHEARTCOMIX blog (among others) has the Yelle's frenchyelectropop vid... here.

- P'fork has "Foxy Boxer" by Bearsuit... here. Need I say more? No.

- Listen to The Long Blondies, oops, The Long Blondes @ fluxblog... here.

- Head Of Femur? Yep. Daytrotter digs 'em up. You listen to them... here.

- Apparently, there's new Four Tet on the way. Read about it at Badical Beats (and check out some remixes)... here.

Cracks In The Lifeline By These Are Powers

Mining 2008.sxsw.com Part 2

Next up is them "ghostpunkers" (read postpunk), These Are Powers featuring ex-members of Knife Skills and Liars. Dig it.

Downloadable: "Cracks In The Lifeline" (mp3)

Myspace page is here.
HOSS records is here.
Emusic page is here.

Consider Clicking
- Anyone gonna pick up that About A Son DVD? Ecard is here. How's about the soundtrack? It has some great tracks on it (it's sooooo much better than the Juno soundtrack). For example: "Put Some Sugar On It" (mp3) by Half Japanese. Warning: that Benjamin Gibbard cover of "Indian Summer" is fucking horrible. Just awful. Beat Happening make it sound easy. It is not.

- Pattern Is Movement have a new one entitled, All Together. It comes out May 6th. Take a listen: "Right Away" (mp3)

- The Clash. Soundboard Recording. Akron, OH. Captain's Dead... here.

- Hey Hey... two sixeyes mixes in two days... here and here.

- So I was totally wrong about Spoon not touring. Here are the latest dates:

Wed April 2nd Kansas City, MO *#
Fri April 4th Chicago, IL *#
Fri April 5th Cincinnati, OH *#
Sun April 6th Detroit, MI @ *#
Mon April 7th Pittsburgh, PA @ *#
Wed April 9th New York, NY
Thu April 10th Philadelphia, PA *
Sat April 12th Norfolk, VA *#
Mon April 14th Atlanta, GA *#
Wed April 16th Fort Lauderdale, FL *#
Fri April 18th Nashville, TN
Sat April 19th Indianapolis, IN *#
* = w/ The Walkmen
# = w/ White Rabbits

Christianity Is Stupid (Negativland Cover) By The 180-Gs

A wee treat from you friends at Fanatic. It is something to be played: (1) loud, (2) in a public place, and (3) preferably in a Red state.

Downloadable: "Christianity Is Stupid" (mp3) by Negativland as sung by The 180-Gs

Personally, I prefer the original (yousendit mp3), but I must say this is the best acappella, since, well... this.

Plus, I assume you have seen this. Fucking Brilliant.

Negativland myspace page is here.
Emusic pages here and here.

Consider Clicking
- 3hive demands you listen to Demander... here.
- Three from s'gum. This is cuckoo (Or is it?). This is fun/trippy. This is new Battles.
- Liars has a free studio session EP... here (and give Mute yr personal info) or here (bklynvegan).

You Is My Hot Rabbit By NO AGE

This just in... NO AGE have posted a track from the Teardrops 12" on their myspace page.

"[G]et it and play it for your parents and see what they think": "You Is My Hot Rabbit" (box.net mp3) (source: myspace)

I certainly trust my parents with these guys:


PPM page is here.
Upset The Rhythm page is here.

Consider Clicking
- I Rock Cleveland takes a look at A Place To Bury Strangers... here.
- One Year Ago Today on GT, Oneida's... "Up With People" (mp3).
- Local H are back. Instrumental Analysis has more... here.
- Fluxblog posts a track from the new Electric Six album, I Shall Exterminate Everything Around Me That Restricts Me From Being The Master... here. Unfortunately, there are no declaration of "FIRE!" in the song.
- New New New Liars at Raven Sings The Blues... here and at The Mainstream Ain't SO Bad... here.
- "Sometimes you find yourself trapped in a bubble"... here. (NO Firefox... Boo, IE and Safari OK though).
- Myspace? Genaro!
- MMMMmmmmm... Solar Powered Beer... here.
- The internet blog mfr. has posted some STNNNG, Vampire Hands, Gay Beast, and Daughters Of The Sun... here.
- Want "Manchasm" by The Future Of The Left? Go to Winter Academy... here. (Editor's Note: They have the greatest fucking blog banner ever!)

LIVE VIDEO: Tax Dollar By Erase Errata

Okey... the audio quality sucks. The video is well marginally better. I must say this is a pretty poor reference for Sunday's Pool Party, but whatevs... here's the happy happy version of "Tax Dollar" by Erase Errata.

Watch: "Tax Dollar (Live)" (box.net mp4)

And they didn't play "Giant Hans". Boo.

BONUS: "One Minute/Marathon" (mp3)

Some photos:

Jenny sings and plays git.


Bianca and Ellie are the rhythm section.


(Not Official) myspace page is here.
Kill Rock Stars page is here.
Troubleman Unlimited is here.
Buy Olympia is here.
Emusic page is here.

More photos of other bands:

Where' Dan Deacon?


Octopic 1


Octopic 2


Octopic 3


The last of the Octopics


[Trying to think of a new way to announce my links to other blogs and such]:
- If the idea of BOAT covering Tullycraft makes you squeal with glee, head over to You Ain't No Picasso... here. Wait a sec... you prollly subscribe to this. Nevermind.
- The blog I HEART COMIX sez The Death Set is awesome (in all caps and with two exclamation points)... here.
- Bushwick Is Beautiful has a mix entitled I Only Need One Eye To See (the other one confuses me)... here.
- Raven Sings The Blues has says stuff about the new Liars LP... here.
- The (blogriffic) National has a Daytrotter Session... click here if you like this song.
- Myspace? Spillsbury!

They Might Follow You By Tiny Vipers

One of Sup Pop's newish signings is Jesy Fortino a/k/a Tiny Vipers. Here she is workin' hard in the studio on Hands Across The Void...



Get ready for some acoustic/goth/sadcorey goodness.

Downloadable:
"They Might Follow You" (mp3) (source: myspace)
"Shipwreck" (mp3) (source: myspace)

Sub Pop page is here.

Elsewhere:
- All Things Go updates itself in a massive way... here.
- Get some Dino Jr. Peel sessions from the late 1980's... here.
- Want to hear Apostle Of Hustle on CBC Radio? Head over to B(oot)log... here.
- Fluxblog has an acoustic demo version of "Eric's Trip" by Sonic Youth... here.
- More new Liars at Muzak For Cybernetics... here.
- Kickass Radiohead b-side "Paperbag Writer" has been posted along with some Radiohead news at The Music Slut... here.
- Juiceboxxx, Juiceboxxx, JUICEBOXXX!!!... here (on the iheartcomix blog).

200 Days, 59 Ways By BOAT

Holy Shit... New BOAT!!

I hereby predict the total dominance of my ipod by BOAT's bran-spankin' new album, Let's Drag Our Feet. I was tempted to post both "(I'm A) Donkey for Your Love" and "Period, Backslash, Colon", but I have decided to go with the following two tracks instead.

Downloadables:
"200 Days, 59 Ways" (mp3)
"The Ferocious Sounds of Lobsters and Snakes -mom, dad, me, and you-" (mp3)



oldie BONUS: "Last Cans Of Paint" (mp3)

Myspace page is here.
Magic Marker page is here.
Emusic page is here.

Elsewhere:
- The blog And God Rock Us Every One has that new Liars track, "Plaster Casts Of Everything"... here.
BONUS: "Sunset Rodeo" (mp3) (source: adult swim)
- Who The Hell is Kit Pop? Find out... here.-
- The Yellow Stereo has many mp3s for you in its Daily Graboid... here.
- Pogo A Go-Go has posted a Class of 1986 reunion mix... here.
- Two new Iron & Wine tracks are over at Tunes Consumed... here. Plus, there's another one at MOKB... here.
oldie BONUS: "Southern Anthem" (mp3)
- Indoor Fireworks has more new newness from The Queens Of The Stone Age... here.
- Finally... check out Surefire Broadcast over at s k a t t e r b r a i n... here.