HEALTH Megggamix (Mixed By Acid Girls)

You may know the Acid Girls from their two Health remixes a la HEALTH//DISCO. Well now they have taken the music of GT favs, Health and crafted an almost 28 minute crazyass megamix. I tend to like my music in 1:30 to 3:00 minute punk-sized chunks, but in this case I am willing to make an exception. (You may have noticed) I have a tendency to describe things as awesome. Well, this IS awesome.

Listen: "HEALTH Megggamix (Mixed By Acid Girls)" (box.net mp3) (props to Urb)

In other Health related news, they are recording a long player presently entitled GET COLOR. Also, HEALTH//DISCO comes to wax in with a new sequence and a new remix from MATH HEAD. Maybe we will get to hear that soon (hint hint).

Myspace page is here.
LOVEPUMP Records is here.
HEALTH//DISCO project page is here.
Enhanced HEALTH//DISCO cd is here.
Wiki Wiki Wiki is here.
eMusic page is here

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- Stop what you are doing right now and download some reposted Dickless over @ Lamestain.... here (also Cat Butt + much much more). FYI: Dickless sound kinda like TAD meets Babes In Toyland.

- Tonight... Issue Project Room is filled with amazing sounds @ 8pm - Qbico U-Nite XIII w/ Arthur Doyle (of Sonic Youth's "Mariah Carey and the Arthur Doyle Hand Cream" (ysi mp3) fame) + Acid Birds + Muruga & Perry Robinson Duo w/ Special Guest Badal Roy + Direct Current. Tix and lots more info... here.

- Also Tonight... Less Artists More Condos @ 8pm w/ The Muggabears + Skeleton$ (with a dude from Zs) + Skinny Claire

- Stream interstellarpunks Mi Ami's February 16, 2009 performance on the Liz Berg Show on WFMU:
"New" (wfmu m3u)
"New Guitar" (wfmu m3u)
"New New" (wfmu m3u)

- Some New New New promomp3s to check out:
"Skeleton" (pirate mp3) by The Decks
"Killed By The Boom" (beggars mp3) by The Veils

- One new old promomp3 to check out:
"Gauze" (subpop mp3) by Red Red Meat

- NOT Math Rock... Rock Math! Dum Dum Girls + Blank Dogs = The Mayfair Set. More info and downloads @ the FADER... here.

- Listen to dark swirly (yet somehow slightly abraisive) goodness of The Spanish Armada @ Built On A Weak Spot... here.

- Finally, new newness from the overhyped-but-we-love-them-anyway Vivian Girls is available at p'fork (and on lots of other interwebsites)... here. What the hell, I'm posting it too. Why not? "Lake House" (box.net mp3)

12 Awesome MP3s That Were Not Freakin' Everywhere In 2008

A 2008 post? Why not? You know there is still stuff you missed last year. Like why didn't anyone tell me that Krallice album rules (a post about that coming soon)? Here are, umm, 12 awesome mp3s that were not freakin' everywhere in 2008. Enjoy.

Downloadables:
"Dog Years" (box.net mp3) by Ghetto Cross (2 posts)

"Draped Up, Oxed Out" (box.net mp3) by Smart Growth (2 posts)

"Hands Up (The Race)" (box.net mp3) by Susu (4 posts)

"Rum For You (Edit)" (box.net mp3) by BUKE AND GāSS (2 posts)

"Stains" (box.net mp3) by Flying (2 posts)

"The Greatest Gift (Scratch Acid Cover)" (box.net mp3) (mp3) by We Versus The Shark (1 post)

"GO to WHERE its Clear" (box.net mp3) by Paul Fuster (1 post)

"Rather Dull" (box.net mp3) by Psychedelic Horseshit (4 posts)

"Van v Art" (sxsw 2008 mp3) by Necropolis (2 posts)

"Crystal Ladies" (box.net mp3) by Blank Dogs (5 posts)

"The French Revolution" (box.net mp3) By Motico (1 post)

"Bastard In Love (Black Flag Cover)" (box.net mp3) by Mika Miko (1 post)

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- New New New Black Lips... "Short Fuse" (vice mp3)

- Happy belated B-Day largeheartedboy!... here.

- The Diamond Center has a new new new countryfried promomp3... "WTT" (box.net mp3)

- Part Two of the free and legal mp3 manifesto! Read it @ Fingertips... here.

- #1 elbo.ws blog TSURURADIO posts about bkylnbedroomrockers Here We Go Magic. Believe the hype... here.

- EARFARM reviews a recent show by Suckers... here.

- Watch the Wavves hits Austin over at Covert Curiosity... here.

- Listen to a Spoon FM boot? Where else? Captain's Dead... here.

The End O' The Year Dump 2008

Welcome to the Second Annual End O' The Year Dump where I post a bunch of good stuff I meant to post but didn't get around to. Enjoy!

"Party On The Death Star" (box.net mp3) by Beta Satan



"I'll Never Let You Go" (box.net mp3) by Teenage Prayers



"Whirlwind" (strange attractors mp3) by Landing



"Machine" (home tapes mp3) by Slaraffenland



"Chapels" (lp mp3) by Genghis Tron



If you liked this Swan Fungus post, then you'll love The Crust Brothers, Listen: "You Ain't Going Nowhere" (comedy minus one mp3)



Elizabeth Sharp (of New Radiant Storm King and Skinner Pilot) = Ill Ease. Listen: "Too Much Sucky (I Hate Drum Machines)" (box.net mp3)



"Basement Life" (ernest jennings mp3) by Disband



Old Fucked Up? "Baiting The Public" (jade tree mp3)



Three Mystery Of Two zips for further examination:
"01sheheldtheshovel" (zip)
"03pitfallsandbrokenboards" (zip)
"04_demons" (zip)



"Downstairs" (ecstatic peace mp3) by religi0us knives



"Fly On The Window" (mp3) by Numbers



"Victory" (skin graft mp3) by Zeek Sheck



"You're Shit" by The Squad



"Run Through" by Oneida



"Bury A Flower" (troubleman unlimited mp3) by Meneguar



"Telephone Attack (Secret History)" (jeff conlin mp3) by Baby Asprin



"Kill Yourself (Demo)" (mp3) by SOD



Ex-Dead Milkman Joe Jack Talcum performs in The Low Budgets. Listen: "50 Cents" (mp3), also a video... FNI!



BONUS myspace pages to check out (clicky clicky):
Awesome New Republic
Blue Ribbon Glee Club
Delmar
Full Of Fancy
Holy Hail

Last Year's Dump is here.

December 2007 Mix

Instead of clamoring about what should be considered the best of 2008 (that'll come later), I say take some time and look back on December 2007.

Downloadable: "December 2007" (box.net zip)

The Tracks:
1. "Business Cats" (box.net mp3) by Mika Miko
2. "No Being Disgusting (Live)" (box.net mp3) by Screaming Females
3. "Wonderful People" (southern mp3) by Q And Not U
4. "I'd Rather Be Clogging" (punk in my vitamins mp3) by Karp
5. "Prisonship Martyrs" (mp3) by Freshkills
6. "What Needs Must Be" (matador mp3) by Dead Meadow
7. "Loosen Up (Daytrotter Session)" (box.net mp3) by The Shaky Hands
8. "Beat (Health, Life, and Fire)" (kill rockstars mp3) by Thao Nguyen
9. "Indestructible Life!" (fanatic mp3) by Old Time Relijun
10. "End Result (Crass Reworking)" by Jeffrey Lewis
11. "Me, Me, Just Me" by Feral Children
12. "Slippershell" (box.net mp3) by Kristin Hersh
13. "Mindfuck" (mp3) by Dirt Merchants
14. "Change (Blind Melon Cover)" (mp3) by Cassettes Won't Listen
15. "The Wizard (Live on Fair Game)" (fair game mp3) by Bat For Lashes
16. "Gila" (box.net mp3) by Beach House
17. "Chrome's On It" (i am sound mp3) by Telepathe
18. "Black Tape" by Low Scores
19. "So Post All 'Em (Instrumental)" (box.net mp3) by YACHT
20. "The Basement/Efant Terrible" by Yea Big & Kid Static

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- Check out this artpunk/postpunk jam from Bruno Wizard's The Homosexuals: "Slow Guns" (serious business mp3). 2nd pressing of the vinyl is here. eMusic page is here. Another mp3?: "Snapshots Of Nairobi (Live In Washington,D.C. 11.13.08)" (serious business mp3)

- Listen to El Guincho on WNYC's Soundcheck: "The resulting sound can be disorienting, manic -- and blissful." (wnyc mp3). Deets are here.

- Built On A Weak Spot is back up just in time for a new monthly mix... here. Note... We here at GT world headquarters are delighted to have influenced the choice of one song this month.

- Best Of 2008: Gorilla Vs. Bear's songs of the year... here.

- Raven Sings The Blues posts a track off the new Finally Punk 7"... here.

- Best of 9375: Future Post Year in Review @ Transmissions From Wintermute... here. More futureposts... here.

November 2007 Mix

Time to take a look back again. What was Novemeber 2007 like? Does of the music I was posting then still hold up? The answer is pretty much.

Downloadable: "November 2007 Mix" (box.net zip)

Tracklisting/mp3s:
1. "Aly, Walk With Me" (vice mp3) by The Raveonettes
2. "Lovely Weather" (fanatic mp3) by The Vandelles
3. "Pinkies" by The Big Sleep
4. "World Heart" (box.net mp3) by Abe Vigoda
5. "Mr. T Cereal" (box.net mp3) by dd/mm/yyyy
6. "Lassoo" (mp3) by The Duke Spirit
7. "Untitled" (box.net mp3) by The Cave Singers
8. "Calvary Scars" (box.net mp3) by Deerhunter
9. "Vomiting Mirrors" (load mp3) by Clockcleaner
10. & 11. "(My Head)/RIP Allegory" (matador mp3) by Times New Viking
12. "Lovely Allen" (beggars mp3) by Holy Fuck
13. "One Man Tag Crew" (box.net mp3) by Dub Trio
14. "New Grace" (box.net mp3) by High Places
15. "Killers" (social registry mp3) by Psychic Ills
16. "The Life Here" (fanatic mp3) by Yea Big & Kid Static
17. "Crank That (Low Scores Remix)" (mp3) by Soulja Boy
18. "Aly, Walk With Me (Raveonettes Cover)" (kindercore mp3) by Ruby Isle

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- R.E.M. covering Mission Of Burma!! PUKEKOS!! HERE!!

- SoCal indie rockers The Muslims are now The Soft Pack. More at Brooklyn Vegan... troll it up here. Listen: "Bright Side" (box.net mp3)

- Best Of 2008: The Berkeley Place Blog declares Curses by Future Of The Left Album Of The Year... here.

October 2007 Mix

Holy crap, this is late. I put this together last month and then totally forgot to post it.

Without further ado... "The October 2007 Mix" (box.net zip)

The tracklisting:
"Heaven (Pink Skulls Remix)" (box.net mp3) by Health
"Hello Fuji Boy" (fanatic mp3) by Oh Astro
"The Afternoon Turns Pink" (fanatic mp3) by Black Moth Super Rainbow
"Sagadraga" (fanatic mp3) by Power Pill Fist
"Truck" (fanatic mp3) by The Octopus Project
"Veni Vedi Veci (Diplo Remix)" by Black Lips
"The Pyramid" (matador mp3) by Love Of Diagrams
"Too Cute To Puke" (box.net mp3) by Mika Miko
"Secret City" (box.net mp3) by Abe Vigoda
"The Catch" (mp3) by Forget Cassettes
"Need Your Needs" (saddle creek mp3) by Georgie James
"Fri/End" (box.net mp3) by Thurston Moore
"Easy Chairs" (box.net mp3) by Suckers
"Converging In The Quiet" (box.net mp3) by Crystal Stilts
"Takes Slowly Over" (box.net mp3) by Cut Off Your Hands
"Nous Les Plus Que Respectons" (mp3) by Clara Clara
"1209 Seminary" (aol mp3) by The Ponys
"Daemon Meeting" (fanatic mp3) by Old Time Relijun
"Just As The Day Was Dawning" (box.net mp3) by Big Business
"Hatredy" (box.net mp3) by Dethklok

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- G vs. B points out this Ghost Ramp blog post with a new Wavves song. Download: "Weed Demon" (box.net mp3)

- There's also a new (old) remix Thom Yorke of "Harrowdown Hill" floating around the internets... "harrowdown logic jump rmx" (box.net mp3)

September 2007 Mix

Holy shit! September 2007 rocked. Remember it with me.

Download the zip: "September 2007 Mix" (sendspace)

1. "adeadenemyalwaysmellsgood" (beggars mp3) by Future Of The Left

2. "Knowledge In Hand" (box.net mp3) by The Forms

3. "We Are Gods! We Are Wolves!" (hardly art mp3) by Le Loup

4. "The Psychic" (stationary heart mp3) by Double Dagger

5. "Neck Escaper" (upset the rhythm mp3) by No Age

6. "Perfect Skin" (fanatic mp3) by Health

7. "To Fix The Gash In Your Head" (killer rock and roll mp3) by A Place To Bury Strangers

8. "Duplexes Of The Dead" (ysi mp3) by The Fiery Furnaces

9. "Attitude (Misfits Cover)" (box.net mp3) by Mika Miko

10. "The Punks Are Writing Love Songs" (mp3) by Tullycraft

11. "The Girl (Beck Remix)" (ysi mp3) by Dr. Dog

12. "For You" (mp3) by C.O.C.O.

13. "The Killers" (toolshed mp3) by Robert Pollard

14. "Car Radio" (mp3) by Spoon

15. "Jenny I'm Sneaking Out" (mp3) by Oranges Band

16. "You Is My Hot Rabbit" (box.net mp3) by No Age

17. "Heart And Soul Dub" (social registry mp3) by Jah Division

18. "A Sunday Smile" (mp3) by Beruit

19. "A Big Deposit" (box.net mp3) by Please Dept.

20. "Guitar Feelings (Unmastered)" (box.net mp3) by The Muggabears

21. "NO MORE LONG YEARS (Risk Remix)" (franki chan mp3) by Matt & Kim as remixed by Risk.

22. "Up On Your Leopard, Upon The End Of Your Feral Days" (scjag mp3) by Sunset Rubdown

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- Aural States has a new contest plus an awesome Thrushes mp3... here.

- You love covers, right? Sure we all do. This week's Contrast Podcast is part one in a two part covers theme... "Covers that are very different (from the originals)" (mp3). Track list and deets... here.

- Yesterday, PTST brought us a "blast from the past," Soundgarden's Superunknown. Relive (for the second time for the first time) those halcyon mid 90's... here. Yes, "Spoonman" is a silly song. And "Blackhole Sun" was overplayed to the extent that I still can't listen to it the whole way through. But you know what, I was always fond of "Let Me Drown" (ysi mp3). The guitar sounds almost UltraMeg-ish. Dig it.

- Shoegazers, Panda Riot has a new new new downloadable at RCRDLBL... here.

- WTF???

- Finally, The Spinto Band have a new poppy promo mp3 for your listening pleasure from the upcoming Moonwink... "Pumpkins And Paisley" (daily rind mp3). Pre-order and get a free 7"... here.

The Next Best 26 Downloadables Of 2008 (So Far)

Let's look back on the past few months, here are the next best 26 downloadables of 2008 (so far).

"Antoine And Birdskull" (box.net mp3) by Jaguar Love

"Black Rice" (flemish eye mp3) by Women

"Calypso" (box.net mp3) by Abe Vigoda

"Catalogs" (FIXED box.net mp3) by Double Dagger

"The Cock-A-Doodle-Doo-Of Democracy" (box.net mp3) by Shooting At Unarmed Men

"Come Saturday" (box.net mp3) by The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

"Cooker" (made out of babies mp3) by Made Out Of Babies

"Crimewave (Crystal Castles vs. David Wolf)" (box.net mp3) by Health remixed by Crystal Castles and David Wolf

"Dilo Como Yo (Remix)" (box.net mp3) by Patato & Totico remixed by Antibalas

"Electric Arc" (box.net mp3) by The Oxford Collapse

"Four Beds for BOAT" (box.net mp3) by BOAT

"Fun" (box.net mp3) by Screaming Females

"Ghost In The Trees" (box.net mp3) by Thee Oh Sees

"GO to WHERE its Clear" (box.net mp3) by Paul Fuster

"In 'N' Out Of Grace (Live in Berlin, 1988)" (sub pop mp3) by Mudhoney

"Little Sisters Of Beijing (Brenmar Remix)" (box.net mp3) by These Are Powers remixed by Brenmar

"Never Stop" (box.net mp3) by Deerhunter

"No More Long Years (Crimp Yr Hair rmx)" (box.net mp3) by Matt & Kim remixed by Crimp Yr Hair

"Nude" (daily rind mp3) by Melvins

"Play Your Part (Pt. 1)" (box.net mp3) by Girl Talk

"Rum For You (Edit)" (box.net mp3) by BUKE AND GāSS

"Sea Legs (Low Scores Remix)" (box.net mp3) by The Shins remixed by Low Scores

"Terminal Five" (box.net mp3) by N** Y*** T****

"Was It You (Demo)" (spoontheband mp3) by Spoon

"We Are Young" (box.net mp3) by The Shaky Hands

"Where Do You Run To" (box.net mp3) by Vivian Girls

The first 23 mp3s are here.

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- For your viewing pleasure: "With Confidence Anthem" (youtube vid) by BOAT

- New New New Kristin Hersh mp3: "Mississippi Kite" (cash mp3). This one is extra Throwing Muse-y.

- WNYC's Soundcheck presented "The Story of Sonic Youth" (wnyc mp3) yesterday. Show info is here. Sonic Youth is here. Listen: "Expressway To Yr Skull (Edit)" (box.net mp3)

- Paper Thin Walls has leaked my favorite track (so far) from the presently iTunes-only Deerhunter album, Microcastle. Get "Nothing Ever Happened" here. Did you know PTW is calling it quits. Sucks, right? Unless this is some joke and they relaunch. I'm just wondering if Parts & Labor is going to have two drummers now???

August 2007 Mix

Let's look back at August 2007.

One year ago.

Damn, it was pretty awesome (and HEALTH-y).

The zip: "August 2007 Mix" (sendspace zip)

The playlist:


The band links and mp3s:
1. Health - "Crimewave" (fanatic mp3)
2. Health - "Triceratops" (box.net mp3)
3. Health - "Triceratops (CFCF Remix)" (fanatic mp3)
4. A Frames - "Galena" (sub pop mp3)
5. Shepherdess - "Green Seat" (box.net mp3)
6. PORA! PORA! - "So Cinematic" (box.net mp3)
7. Architecture In Helsinki - "Debbie" (box.net mp3)
8. Shooting Spires - "Right" (shooting spires mp3)
9. Celebration - "Evergreen" (beggars mp3)
10. The Mary Timony Band - "Sharpshooter" (krs mp3)
11. Vampire Weekend - "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" (vampire weekend mp3)
12. The Deadly Syndrome - "Eucalyptus" (dim mak mp3)
13. The Black Lips - "Cold Hands" (vice mp3)
14. The Coathangers - "Don't Touch My Shit" (fanatic mp3)
15. Clockcleaner - "Vomiting Mirrors" (box.net mp3)
16. TheDeathSet - "Distressed" (morphius mp3)
17. Realistic - "The Camera Track" (fanatic mp3)
18. Yea Big + Kid Static - "Duck, Mother Fuckers!" (yea big mp3)
19. Aesop Rock - "Coffee (Feat. John Darnielle)" (aol mp3)

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- The blog skatterbrain posts a subjective best of slumberland records: 1990-95... here.

- Live from the internets... "Goat Hurt" (youtube vid) by No Age, AND "BEAD" (youtube vid) by Dinowalrus

- I almost forgot... some news-o-tainment and some advice.

The Jagjaguwar/Secretly Canadian/Dead Oceans Sampler Plate

Today I have prepared a nice sampler from the The Jagjaguwar/Secretly Canadian/Dead Oceans family of labels. Some are new, some are old, all are worth a listen.

"Walk Through A Cloud" (scjag mp3) by The Donkeys
"Dreaming Of The Plum Trees" (scjag mp3) by White Hinterland
"First Fantasy" (scjag mp3) by Citay
"A Picture Of Our Torn Up Praise" (scjag mp3) by Phosphorescent

More Dead Oceans mp3s are here.

"Hey!" (scjag mp3) by The Impossible Shapes
"Taking The Farm" (scjag mp3) by The War On Drugs
"I Guess I'll Forget The Sound, I Guess, I Guess" (scjag mp3) by Bodies Of Water

More Secretly Canadian mp3s are here.

"Nowhere's Nigh (edit)" (scjag mp3) by Parts & Labor
"Black Rice" (scjag mp3) by Women

Lots more Jagjaguwar mp3s are here.

Oh Shit! Don't Forget Yr Brah! Ack I totally forgot side label Brah. Remember what they say... "If it doesn't suck, it's probably not on Brah."

"Preteen Weaponry (edit)" (scjag mp3) by Oneida
"Wicked Stepson" (scjag mp3) by The Dirty Faces

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- New Old New Jay Reatard... "See/Saw" (matador mp3) + his new singles comp deets are here.

- Raven Sings The Blues about Nothing People... here.

- SUCKAPANTS posts The Morning Benders and some great Critical Mass shots... here.

July 2007 Mix

What to do on a rainy Saturday? Let's look back and reflect again. Let's check out a mix of songs posted a whole year ago in July 2007.

Download: "July 2007" (box.net zip) (mirror: sendspace)

The Artists Featured (plus some mp3s):
Dan Deacon
Matt & Kim remixed by Ocelot - "Yea Yeah (Ocelot Remix Final)" (franki chan mp3)
Aesop Rock
Crystal Castles - "MOTHER KNOW'S BEST" (fanatic mp3)
Health - "Crimewave" (fanatic mp3)
O'Death - "All The World" (mp3)
Fucoustic
The Octopus Project - "I Saw The Bright Shinies" (fanatic mp3)
Shitt Hott
The Oxford Collapse
The New Pornographers - "Myriad Harbor" (mp3)
BOAT - "(I'm A) Donkey For Your Love" (magic marker mp3)
The Sky Drops - "Million" (mp3)
The Muggabears - "Dead Kid Kicks" (mp3)
Erase Errata - "Tax Dollar"
Made Out Of Babies - "Mr. Prison Shanks" (neurot mp3)
Future Of The Left

June 2007 Mix

Time to look back again to the year 2007. Let's listen to the music of June 2007.

Download the zipped mp3: "June 2007" (box.net zip) (mirror: sendspace)

The Artists Featured
Beat Happening
BOAT
Bumps
The Cave Singers
Experimental Dental School
Justice
Kevin Drew
Mika Miko
No Age
Oxford Collapse
Paper
Parts & Labor
Richard Hell & The Voidoids
Silver Daggers
Spoon
S-S-S-Spectres
Tiny Vipers
YACHT

I want some mp3s right now. I don't have any time for compression programs.
"Boy" (states rights mp3) by Paper
"Capricornations" (deletedart mp3) by Mika Miko
"Don't Tell I'm The King Of The Sea" (mp3) by S-S-S-Spectres
"Get Hurt" (upset mp3) by No Age
"Joy" (load mp3) by Silver Daggers
"Poison Reverb" (deletedart mp3) by Experimental Dental School
"Seeds Of Night" (matador mp3) by The Cave Singers
"tbtf" (arts and crafts mp3) by Kevin Drew

The Playlist


And if you have not already, check out the May 2007 Mix, because it will be taken down soon.

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- I just noticed that Spoon posted a new bonus to their website... "Was It You (Demo)" (spoontheband mp3)

- Amuse yourself or annoy your significant other/co-workers/people near your computer with Experimental Dental School's Virtual Theremin... here.

- Watch "Super Collider (Live)" (youtube), the latest from the Radiohead. Gorilla Vs. Bear has the mp3... here.

- Why am I reposting "Nude With Boots" (dailyrind mp3)? 'Cuz I am.

- Maron + (politics * floppy cats) = this. Watch Seder Vs. Maron... here.

2008 (so far)

If you have not listened to the Contrast Podcast this year, you have to check out this week's episode.

Listen: "2008 (so far)" (mp3)

I chose "Cat Swallow" (pirate mp3) by Royal Bangs after not being able to decide between "Eraser" (sub pop mp3) by No Age and "The Melody" (box.net mp3) by The Mae Shi. Since my choice, I realized that there was another song that blew me away this year, and it turns out that no one else picked it for the podacst. I really thought someone else would pick something from this recording. Guess not.

The song: "Machine Gun" (ysi) or (youtube) by Portishead

I also seriously consider tracks by Motico and Jaguar Love, oh and Crystal Castles. Listen to some more killer tracks from 2008... here.

The Playlist:
(00:00) Flight of the Conchords - All the ladies of the world
Tim from The face of today

(03:05) Royal Bangs - Cat swallow
Bob from this blog you are reading right now

(07:45) These Modern Socks - Where I came from
Linda from Speed of dark

(14:14) Japandroids - No Allegiance to the Queen
FiL from Pogoagogo

(21:47) The Cure - The only one
Adam

(26:24) DeVotchKa - The clockwise witness
Marcy from Lost in your inbox

(31:14) The Weepies - Old coyote
Natalie from Mini-obs

(35:41) KaiserCartel - Okay
Duke of Straw from The Late Greats

(39:31) The Wedding Present - Spider-man on Hollywood
Jim from Quick Before it Melts

(42:48) Be Your Own Pet - Becky
Dirk from Sexy Loser

But then a quick jaunt into mid/late 90's nostalgia crappiness (sorry)...

(46:45) Blind Melon - Wishing Well
Chip from Atomic Ned

(51:17) Counting Crows - Cowboys
James from Appetite For Distraction

(57:29) At the Stars - Forget
Andy from Circles of Concrete

(01:01:49) Stars - Take me to the riot
Miss Wired

(01:06:10) Religious Knives - The sun
ZB from So the wind won't blow it all away

(01:12:27) Sun Kil Moon - Unlit hallway
Greer from A Sweet Unrest

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- Matablog posts this youtube vid with clips of Jaguar Love and "Georgia Take Me to the Sea" playing... here.

- Sweden's Air France is a band not an airline. Gorilla Vs. Bear really really likes them... here.

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.

May 2007 Mix

It's time to stop and reflect again... Let's look back and listen to May 2007.

The Downloadable: "May 2007 Mix" (box.net zip) (mirror: sendspace)

Artists Featured:
The Dicks
The Harvey Girls
The Sky Drops
The Shaky Hands
Pretty Girls Make Graves
The New Pornographers
Spoon
Tapes 'n Tapes
The Harlem Shakes
Frances
Unlove
The Jealous Girlfriends
Parts & Labor
Death Sentence: PANDA!
Black Moth Super Rainbow
dj gyngyvytus
Notorious B.I.G. remixed by Ratatat
Dan Deacon
Bonde Do Rolê
Eats Tapes
Dntel

And if you have not already, check out the April 2007 Mix, because it will be taken down soon.

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- Speaking of monthly mixes, check out BOAWS' monthly mix for April 2008... here

- Check out the 80's Nightmares mix at Out Of 5... here.

The L Magazine's 8 NYC Bands You Need To Hear (In 2008)

I finally got around to skimming the The L Magazine's 8 NYC Bands You Need To Hear issue. Here is a quick review of the bands featured (with links and when available, mp3s).

High Places have been buzzed and blogged about for awhile now (47 posts here). I am really liking them, although as I was listen to them the other day I was told by a fellow listener "I don't think I could listen to too much of this. It is too cute." AND this from someone who likes Psapp. I digress. Drrrr.
Listen to some experimental tweedub: "Golden" (box.net mp3)

Representing the grittier Todd P/SUCKAPANTS-y contingent of NYC bands is Team Robespierre.
Listen to their electropunk: "88th Precinct" (mp3)

The one band that was selected that I had not heard but am now pretty excited about is The Lisps. Dig their indie folkrock chops.
Listen: "Pepper Spray" (mp3)

I was also interested to read about Violens, who sprang from the corpse of Lansing-Dreiden. They are definitely are coming at it from the poppier-less-proggy side of things this time.
Listen to something "Sunnier": "Violent Sensation Descends" (mp3)

If you are going to use a cookie name for a band, I personally would go with Hydrox, and not Famous Amos. Anywhoo... you can stream some of their songs @ their Myspace. Listen to "Everywhere", then if you like, pick up their album @ Sound Fix.

Just the band name, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, sounded so very very twee I could taste the cute in my mouth. But hey, they pull it off.
Listen: "Doing All The Things That Wouldn't Make Your Parents Proud" (box.net mp3)

Then there is the catchy indie pop of This Is Ivy League. Not for me... maybe for you??
Listen: "London Bridges" (mp3)

And lastly, La Strada who are often compared to a certain band named after a certain Middle Eastern city and I ain't talking about Yazd. Listen to them at the Myspace.

AND HEY The L Magazine, what about these bands??

Indie rockers, Susu.
Listen: "Hands Up (The Race)" (box.net mp3)

Pyschpop'ers, Flying.
Listen: "Minors" (mp3)

Postpunkers, Motico (who need to start playing some shows damnit).
Listen: "The Wandering Jew" (mp3)
(If you're worried about the title, don't. They're like 80% Jewish).

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- ROCK MATH! Postpunk + New Wave = Cut Off Your Hands/Split Endz. Listen: "Shark Attack (Split Endz Cover)" (mp3)

- Let the 90's Nostalgia Begin!! I'm gonna bust out my decaying Pavement tshirt and listen to some (not all, ughhh don't think I could) of captain's dead 90's mixes. Part 1... here. Part 2... here. Two more parts to come.

- Where do I go from my Lips And Ribs? Why XXJFG, of course... here. Also with Deathsquad and Hour Of Worship

- Former Test Icicle, Lightspeed Champion does Daytrotter... here.

- Here's a "Free Sampler of new Asthmatic Kitty Artists" (zip). More about that... here. I can't stop listening to Ermasse track: "Courez Courez" (mp3)

- There is a vid of my favorite White Williams song "New Violence" @ Stereogum... here.

- FSRN has a "May Day Special" (mp3) about workers around the world.