Grinding Halt (Cure Cover) By The Muslims a/k/a The Soft Pack

A good Cure cover?? Not an easy thing to find. Well, let me tell you, there is at least one worth listening to on Perfect as Cats: A Tribute to The Cure (which came out last year). It is by The Muslims d/b/a The Soft Pack. It is pretty faithful, methinks.

Downloadable: "Grinding Halt (Cure Cover)" (box.net mp3)

Streamable: "Grinding Halt (Live Melkweg 1979)" (youtube)

Kemado page is here.
1928 Recordings is here.
Sweet Tooth Records is here.
S'Gum Band To Watch post is here.
eMusic page is here.

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- Coin Under Tongue (a band with no internet presence) have put forth two new new new rock and roll mp3s at the Death By Audio blogspot... here. Listen to their "tribute to night gardening": "Night Weed" (killer rock and roll mp3)

Also, they have some dates coming up:
Feb. 26th 8PM
Cake Shop
152 Ludlow St., New York City, NY 10002
w/ Pursesnatchers, Von Haze, Colomboid

Feb. 28th 9PM
Death By Audio
S. 2nd St., Brooklyn
w/Fatal Film, Gold Tooth, Total Bolsheviks, Sisters

- In addition to taping Wavves, nyctaper also recorded NODZZZ (and maybe coming soon Blank Dogs?) at their recent Market Hotel gig... 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.

11/2/08 Minimix

Today I have a wee mix of things you probably should be listening to...

Downloadables:
"Boxes" (box.net mp3) by The Lake Situation
"Parasites" (box.net mp3) by The Muslims
"Maniverse (Live On WOXY)" (box.net mp3) by Royal Bangs
"Beach Demon" (box.net mp3) by Wavves
"Change The Beat" (box.net mp3) by Low Scores
"Run To The Facts (Brad Shi Shitty Emo Ending Mix)" (box.net mp3) by Yea Big + Kid Static

At first I hated that shitty emo ending, now I love it.

What is happening to me??? AHHHHH!

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- Listen to some experimental indiefolkpop: "Black Fur" (the kora mp3) by Fredrik

- This Week In Forkcast
(Solo Bradford Cox London Solo Session)... here.
(DJ Jason Forrest mashs Polvo's Dark New Ages together)... here.
(HeartsRevolution "ultraviolence" mp3)... here.

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.

Extinction By The Muslims

Stuck In My Head

Today I share with you the song that has been stuck in my head for the large part of the past week:

Listen: "Extinction" (box.net mp3) by "Band To Watch" -- The Muslims

Watch: "Extinction" (youtube)

The vid looks like this:


Listen More (Thanks 1928 Recordings!):
"Geez, Geez, Geez" (1928 mp3)
"Right And Wrong" (1928 mp3)
"Besides Myself" (1928 mp3)
"On My Time" (1928 mp3)

1928 Recordings is here.
Sweet Tooth Records is here.
S'Gum Band To Watch post is here.

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- WARNING: Unnatural Helpers think Dr. Fart is funny...


- Listen to a kick ass popsong by The Unicorns @ Aural States... here.

- Download a classic Clinic track @ Audible Vitamins... here.