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Friday, February 13

Friday Night Vids: 2/13/09

Streamable: "Parasites (Live)" (youtube) by The Soft Pack

Streamable: "What'cha Gonna Do About It?" by Condo Fucks

Streamable: "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" by The Small Faces

Streamable: "Eugene Mirman's advice for surviving high school, getting into college, and surviving drugs and rock" (youtube) by Eugene Mirman

Streamable: "We're Through" (youtube) by James Pants

Streamable: "Boyfriend" (youtube) by Screaming Females

Streamable: "Apathy" (vimeo) by Bachelor Of Arts

Streamable: "Daylight" (youtube) by Matt & Kim

Labels: Bachelor Of Arts, Condo Fucks, Eugene Mirman, James Pants, Matt And Kim, Screaming Females, The Small Faces, The Soft Pack

Tuesday, February 10

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.

Consider CLICKing
- 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.

Labels: Blank Dogs, Coin Under Tongue, Fatal Film, Gold Tooth, NODZZZ, Pursesnatchers, Sisters, The Cure, The Muslims, The Soft Pack, Total Bolsheviks, Von Haze, Wavves

Sunday, January 18

Liveblogging: The Forms @ The Bell House

I doubt you are checking your rss feeds right now, but I am about to see The Forms at The Bell House in lovely Gowanusland, BKLYN. So far I am digging The Bell House. The Smuttynose is excellent, and I am liking the "vibe" so to speak. Right now there is some setting up. Then The Forms.

Eventhough it was kind of shitty out, I was all like... "fuck it, I'm seeing the Forms."

This post will be updated later with links and pics and maybe vids. If you are reading this before I update it, I highly recommend that you follow The Forms tag below and listen to some of their mp3s. I am hoping the live experience lives up, my expectations are high.

[UPDATE] Expectations met. Really enjoyed hearing the bass-less revamped versions of songs off the self-titled long player.

Here are some (previously posted) mp3s:
"Knowledge In Hand" (box.net mp3)
"Focus" (box.net mp3)
"Red Gun" (mp3)
"Bones" (mp3)

Here are a few youtubed vids:
"Red Gun from SXSW 2007" (youtube)
"All Apologies (Nirvana Cover, Sort Of)" (youtube)
"Alpha" (youtube)

Here are some pics:

The Forms Dot Org is here.
Three Spheres are here.
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

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- Blank Dogs' blogspot has been removed. His only web presence is now owned by Rupert Murdoch... here.

- Check out the mp3 download of NYCTaper's debut show on Radio23.org... here. The first song, "Take the Skinheads Bowling" (youtube) by Camper Van Beethoven.

- Tullycraft posts the awesomeness of the Serious Cat 7" version of "I Suck" by New Bad Things... here.

- Read (and watch) Pop Tarts Suck Toasted's coverage of The Soft Packs' first show in NYC with their new moniker... here.

Labels: Blank Dogs, New Bad Things, The Forms, The Soft Pack

Friday, December 12

Off My Radar 2008, Part 1

I thought I would share a few tracks that I had not heard until I read about them on the copious year end lists of the blog-o-sphere. They were OFF MY RADAR. So, I present...

Downloadables:
"You Can Have A Cellphone That's OK But Not Me" by Jonathan Richman

"Red Herring" by Harlem

"Science Fiction" by French Miami

I have been doing some limited coverage of the best of 2008 lists in the Consider CLICKing. If you want comprehensive coverage, check out largehearted boy's post... here. Largehearted boy's own favorite albums of 2008 are... here.

And yes, I have started working on my own best of 2008 lists, but damn it I need more time.

Consider CLICKing
- Dodge posts The Soft Pack's justifications of the whole name change thing + live mp3s... here.

- Check out the monthly free mp3s at the Team Love library... here.

- Best of 2008: Songs from So Much Silence... here.

- Best of 2008: PTST songs continued... here (39-42) and here (35-38).

- Best of 2008: Said The Gramophone's best songs... here.

- Best of 2008: EAR FARM's Top Albums... here.

- Best of 2008: Ten Favorite Albums from Said The Gramophone... here.

- Best of 2008: Chunklet! Albums!... here (no mp3).

- Raven Sings The Blues about Blank Dogs... here. If you like, check out their excellent album, On Two Sides fer frees... here.

- Yes, I think Sugar does stand the test of time. So does PUKEKOS... here.

- Have you been looking for a "Bitter Radio Single" (fanatic mp3)?? Well the say hello to the Hospital Ships.

- Nothing But Green Lights posts an mp3 featuring the "laidback indie electronics" from Ghost Hunter... here. Get the whole album for free... here.

- The first Metallica vid I have liked since "One":

"All Nightmare Long"

Thanks Culture Bully!

Labels: Blank Dogs, French Miami, Ghost Hunter, Harlem, Hospital Ships, Johnathan Richman, Metallica, Sugar, The Soft Pack