YOUTUBE: Young Love Delivers By Oxford Collapse

And now a new new new video by Oxford Collapse.

Streamable: "Young Love Delivers" (youtube)



Myspace page is here.
Sub Pop page is here.
Comedy Minus One is here.
Flame Shovel is here.
Daytrotter session is here.
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

BONUS: "The Tribal Rites Of The New Saturday Night" (box.net mp3)

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- Download a kickass 1992 Superchunk boot over @ captain's dead... here.

- Get 1:30 of MF Doom... "Ballskin" (box.net mp3). Props to East Of LA. Doom's new album will be released on Lex.

- [UPDATE] Check out the Dark Was The Night compilation promomp3... "Knotty Pine" (4ad mp3) by The Dirty Projectors + David Byrne. The comp will be released on Feb 17.

CMJ 2008 Liveblogging: Oxford Collapse

Wait I need five minute to blog about this...

The beardless Oxford Collapse do not disappoint. Killer set, even with the technical mishaps and cymbal knockoffs. They are playing again soon. See them.

Downloadables:
"For The Winter Coats" (box.net mp3)
"In Your Volcano (Daytrotter Session)" (box.net mp3)

Thanks to Pat.

CMJ 2008 Liveblogging: Women

Wow, Women rock.

There's much less recorder grot when they play live. Damn. Fucking. Awesome.

Downloadable: "Sag Harbor Bridge" (box.net mp3)

Time to watch the lisps while oxford collapse setup.

TODAY: PTST CMJ Showcase

Are you taking the day off work today to check out Bagels & Beer? It's the Pop Tarts Suck Toasted showcase at Cake Shop. It starts at 12pm. It is free and you do not need a badge to get in. Sounds good to me.

Upstairs:
Matt Wilson @ 2:00pm
Kilgore Trout Is Dead @ 3:00pm
Princeton @ 4:00pm
The Lisps @ 5:00pm

Downstairs:
Brownwater @ 12:00pm
Hot Lava @ 12:45pm
The Secret Life Of Sofia @ 1:30pm
The Antlers @ 2:15pm
Bridges And Powerlines @ 3:00pm
Dan Friel @ 3:45pm
Women @ 4:30pm
Oxford Collapse @ 5:15pm

Totally Unrelated I'm Psyched To Broken Social Scene This Friday BONUS: "Handjob For The Holidays" (box.net mp3)

Electric Arc By Oxford Collapse

The new Oxford Collapse album BITS is out. It looks like this:



Downloadable: "Electric Arc" (box.net mp3)

What can I say? I fucking love this track. Is it the thundering bass? Is it the jangly guitars? Is it the chorus stuck in my head? 'Dunno. I (can't?) remember when it was just an unreleased ditty made available on Daytrotter. I have seen it referred to as "Electric Art" (on Amazon) and "Electric Air" (on Fluxblog), but will use the track name from the Sub Pop interwebsite.

Oh yeah, and the rest of the album is pretty good too. Buy it here.

Myspace page is here.
Sub Pop page is here.
Comedy Minus One is here.
Flame Shovel is here.
Daytrotter session is here.
Emusic page is here.

Oxford Oldie BONUS: "The Tribal Rites Of The New Saturday Night" (box.net mp3)

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- The blog Surviving The Golden Age also posts about BITS... here, and posts the track "Young Love Delivers".

- Watch Beck's new vid for my favorite track on Modern Guilt, "Gamma Ray"... here.

- Some Dude named Will Bevan is Burial. Big woop... here.

- S'gum posts some new Crystal Stilts (plus some deets on then new album)... here. Me too, me too: "Crystal Stilts" (slumberland mp3).

- Live Peej from Big Day Out 2001 @ captain's dead... here.

- Two All Beef Whaaa? WTF!

- Do you want some Chromeo to rub on that? "Bonafied Lovin' (Yuksek Remix)" (vice mp3)

Let It All Go By Jay Reatard

SO, deets about the latest Matador 7" from (the ever-prolific) rocker Jay Reatard are available... here. Pre-orders soon. I think I may wait for the collection though.

Here's a song from another collection of singles from Jay: "Let It All Go" (box.net mp3)

Awesome.

Myspace page is here.
In The Red page is here.
Matador page is here.
eMusic page is here.

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- Viva MP3! (or 5 Reasons Lossless Formats Will Not Destroy MP3)... here.

- Covert Curiosity (wow 2nd link in two days!) posts a couple tracks from Black Moth Super Rainbow... here. I link to their promo mp3: "Happy Melted City" (bmsr mp3)

- Watch the latest in Oxford Collapse video: "Birthday Wars" (sub pop mpg)

- No Cease! No Desist! @ So Much Silence... here.

- Epic Artists, Margot And The Nuclear So And Sos play four unreleased track for daytrotter. My present favorite is "Hello, Vagina". Get the tracks... here.

- Stereogum posts new tracks... from Jaguar Love (here) AND from Cheeseburger (here).

- Finally, YES I DO FEEL OLD (Thanks a lot thepunkguy). Hey, you'll feel old too if you... click 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

Amongst Friends By Oxford Collapse

Oxford Collapse are the kings of that 80's college rock pre-"alternative" pre-"indie" sound. If you don't believe me, listen to their 2006 song "Please Visit Your National Parks" (sub pop mp3).

I love that sound. Love it.

Anyway, as reported over at p'fork, they have a new short player coming out next month entitled, Hann-Byrd EP.

Downloadable: "Amongst Friends" (mp3)

Oh yeah, they like ponies:


BONUS oldie, but a goodie: "Back In The Com Again" (mp3)

Myspace page is here.
Sub Pop page is here.
Comedy Minus One is here.
Flame Shovel is here.
Daytrotter session is here.
Emusic page is here.

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- P'fork points out there's a new Wolf Parade mp3 over @ the myspace... here. Listen: "Language City" (box.net mp3). Speaking of p'fork, they have the yucky yet compelling animated myspace vid for Man Man's "Mister Jung Stuffed"... here. You can also watch a much higher quality version of it @ Arthur Jones' web presence... here.

- Rock Math! Calvin Johnson + Doug Martsch = Halo Benders. More about that @ Pukekos... here.

- Get a free track of from the band Indian Jewelry (who have "never heard" of Jesus & Mary Chain) @ The 'Gum Drop... here.

- Electronic indie popper Evan Voytas wants you to heard this and this and this:
"Never My Love" (mp3)
"The Yellow World Of '83" (mp3)
"We'd Be Good Together" (mp3)

Evan looks like this:


- NOOOOO.... Possibly the best damn covers blog, Copy, Right? is calling it quits. Digging around here before the mass delete.

- Red Beard is giving away their Steed EP... here. FYI... It is produced by David Obuchowski of nycindiemetalheads Goes Cube. Listen to a song with a name not a number: "Red Beard's Last Song" (mp3). MMmmm, Crunchy.

- Have you heard that new Mates Of State yet? Listen: "My Only Offer" (mp3). It's married duo-tastic.

Another promo picture of Oxford Collapse:

(I'm A) Don Juan By The Embarrassment

So I'm like twenty so odd years late getting into The Embarrassment, but take a listen to the song below. They were way (way) ahead of their time. If I were to write that they were the latest band from say Brooklyn or Philly, would you really question such a statement? I just want to thank the dude/dudette... person that wrote the last.fm description for Oxford Collapse which is where I first remember reading about them. Speaking of Oxford Collapse, have you check out their Daytrotter session? But wait back to The Embarrassment...

Downloadable: "(I'm A) Don Juan" (box.net mp3)

My Pal God BONUS: "Faith Healer (Live)" (mp3)

Myspace page is here.
Bar None page is here.
My Pal God Records page is here.
Wiki Wiki Wiki here.
Emusic page is here.
Purchase heyday 1979-83 on iTunes... here.

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- Head over to Sixeyes to get a rip of Spoon performing "Don't Make Me A Target" (totally different archive.org mp3) live on Sound Opinions, plus the rest of the Sunday Mix, plus some Feist... here.

- Q: A noisy/experimental blend of indie rock and folk? A: Sleeping States. Listen: "River (Edit)" (mp3). Daytrotter session is here.

Please Visit Your National Parks By Oxford Collapse

Jeez, how come I'm never in NYC for free Oxford Collapse gigs?

grrrrrrr. Next Time.

Listen: "Please Visit Your National Parks" (mp3)
Watch: "Please Visit Your National Parks" (mov)

Myspace page is here.
Sub Pop page is here.
Daytrotter session is here.
Emusic page is here.

Consider Clicking
- If you liked The Eraser remixes from awhile back (which you can still download at Snakes Got A Blog... here), give a listen to Modeselektor's new track avec Yorke over at I Guess I'll Floating... here.
- If you crave indie rock played in the Arcade Fire-Style, then head over to the internet blog Three Pints And A Towel and listen to a few tracks from Bodies Of Water... here.
- This Odd Sock has put up postrock mavins, Trans Am's "First Words"... here. BONUS: "Climbing Up The Ladder" (mp3)

In Your Volcano (Daytrotter Session) By Oxford Collapse

Can't stop listening to...

Download: "In Your Volcano (Daytrotter Session)" (box.net mp3) (source: daytrotter) by Oxford Collapse

Get the rest of the Daytrotter session... here

BONUS: "Last American Virgin" (mp3)

Myspace page is here.
Sub Pop page is here.
Emusic page is here.

[Trying to think of a new way to announce my links to other blogs and such]:
- Read about Boy/Girl (WINNER! GT award for best use of a .us domain since unlove.us) at Milk Milk Lemonade... here.
- Large Hearted Boy has posted "(I'm a) Donkey For Your Love" by BOAT... here. Me Too!: "(I'm a) Donkey For Your Love" (mp3)
- The Smudge Of Ashen Fluff has posted a couple of mp3s of Dan Deacon live on The Current... here.

YOUTUBE: The Power Of Sound Salad By Lightning Bolt

L-L-L-L-lightning B-B-B-B-bolt!!

Watch: Power Of Sound Salad a/k/a The Power Of Salad And Milkshakes

(youtube link)

Comment: This is A LOT of Lightning Bolt. The sound quality is quite suckass. The youtube pixelization, kinda appropriate.

Read:


Myspace page is here.
Load Records page is here.
Emusic page is here.

Elsewhere:
- Oxford Collapse does Daytrotter. You dig?... here. Question: Did they abandon their domain or was it hacked?
- Fluxblog posts Parts & Labor. Awesome!... here.
- Bloc Party mash-ups? Hey why not?... here.
- Heartless Bastards are all over MOKB... here.

This BONUS brought to you by Gorilla Vs. Bear, Austinist, and White Denim:

Buddy Rich Vs. Animal

(youtube link)