First Daze By Pterodactyl

Bklynoiserockers Pterodactyl have a new album coming out on April 21. It looks like this:



Listen to the awesome promomp3: "First Daze" (scjag)

The band also has two upcoming dates in the area.

Feb 27 @ Cake Shop
with Sonoi (ex-Manishevitz ), Beach Fuzz and DM Stith

April 2 @ Glasslands
with USAisamonster, The Library Is On Fire, and Starring

Myspace page is here.
Jagjaguwar page is here.
Brah Records are here.
Cardboard Records are here.

BONUS:
"Esses" (scjag mp3)
"Reverbdactyl" (mp3)
"Polio (KALX with Disco Shawn, 7/21/06)" (mp3)

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- The Spinto Band's session recorded for Daytrotter is live on the internets... here.

- These Are Powers get recorded while playing live by our favorite taper, nyctaper... here. Also, These Are Powers are putting on a free show tonight at Other Music @ 8PM. More info... here.

Traces Of Alignment By Skinner Pilot

So, I namechecked a Pioneer Valley 90's indie rock band the other day, thinking I should do a follow up post. You know what? There is surprisingly little info about Skinner Pilot on ye ole internets. I do know that Skinner Pilot featured Elizabeth Sharp and that she is now Ill Ease. Plus, she was an original member of New Radiant Storm King, and she helped name that band after a brand of radiator. Anyway, I friggin' love this track, and you will too.

Without any further ado, Skinner Pilot everyone...

Downloadable: "Traces Of Alignment" (box.net mp3) from the Hotel Massachusetts compilation

Buy some used Skinner Pilot on Amazon... here.

Further Listening...
Ill Ease's eMusic page is here.
New Radiant Storm King's eMusic page is here.

Skinner Pilot BONUS: "Blessings And Their Disguises" (box.net mp3)

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- Oh boy! some upcoming Daytrotter Sessions to get excited about... Le Loup, Parenthetical Girls, sBach, Flying, Eagle*Seagull, Fucked Up, and The Spinto Band!!

- WTF?

- This Week In Forkcast:
(Eddy Current Suppression Ring?)... here.
(Creepy Tobacco vid)... here.
(Vids of Yeasayer on Don't Look Down)... here.

Black Albino Bones By Fucked Up

Fucked Up is playing a 12 hour show in NYC. The deets are here.

According to Matablog:
"On Tuesday, October 14, from 2PM until 2 AM, the band will be playing a twelve-hour show at the Rogan store at the corner of Bowery and Bond. Admission is free. All ages are welcome to attend, though the free alcohol will be limited to those 21 and over."

And guess what? They have a new album of Canadian progcore that is now available to the purchasing public. It is entitled, The Chemistry Of Common Life. It looks like this:



It sounds like this: "Black Albino Bones" (box.net mp3)

Fucked Up, No?

Read I Rock Cleveland's 9 out of 10 on The Rock-o-meter review... here.

Matador page is here.
Jade Tree page is here.
Wiki Wiki Wiki here.
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

Mata-BONUS (Previously Posted):
"No Epiphany" (matador mp3)
"Twice Born" (matador mp3)

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- Atlas Sound has a new digital freebie at Branford's Blog... here. Also, Branford's solo Atlas Sound performance is available in mp3 and flac @ NYC Taper... here.

- It's back!! Muzak For Cybernetics is back. Get the Savefile of the Prefuse 73 remix of TV On The Radio... here.

- The new listening party @ MOKB is for The Spinto Band... here.

- New New New FIASCO is up @ RCRDLBL... here.

- Read the NYT writeup of Dept of Eagles entitled "He’s Flying With Eagles While Staying Inside the Den of the Grizzly Bear"... here.

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.

IDWGH By The Exeter Popes

It has been a while since I checked in on The Exeter Popes. It turns out they are working on their full length. Get ready for some NYC flavored indie pop.

New New New Downloadables: "IDWGH" (box.net mp3)

Streamable: "50 Days" (youtube vid) from Snow, Mountain, Geisha

White Shoe Records are here.
CD BABY page is here.
eMusic page is here.
Old GT posts... here and here.

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- Oh Boy Oh Boy! The Obits are working with Sub Pop. New album early new year! More about that... here.

- Aural States posts the crazy new video from Adventure... here.

- Hello from promoland:
"Summer Grof" (daily rind mp3) by The Spinto Band
"Already Down" (ecstatic peace mp3) by Awesome Color

- Lots of Wipers covers are over there @ Lamestain... here. An older straight out Wipers post is here.

Doing Nothing By Of Monteal

Gone Fishin'


(source: flickr)

Sorry folks, no posts for a week or so.

Ain't Updating The Blog-Themed Downloadable: "Doing Nothing" (box.net mp3) by Of Montreal

Myspace page is here.
Polyvinyl page is here.
Elephant 6 page is here.
Many more Of Montreal mp3s... here.
eMusic page is here.

Totally Lifted From The Forkcast BONUS: "Id Engager" (box.net mp3)

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- Two awesome leaks for you the first is from The Spinto Band @ Muzak For Cybernetics... here, AND the second is from the blogtastic Deerhunter @ Covert Curiosity... here.

The Boxes And Cubes Mini-Mix

I have been seeing boxes everywhere.

First I saw these two.

@ Union Square L Track


Then I saw this one.

@ 14th St and 3rd Ave


AND the I saw what has been called "Yellow Tape Box" (in The L Magazine's Best Of NY)

@ 12th St and 3rd Ave (I think)


Then I decided to put together a mix of Boxes And Cubes. It turns out that I have very few "Cube" songs and many many "Box" songs. Have a listen:

"Box Elder" (box.net mp3) by Pavement
"Sugarcube" (box.net mp3) by Yo La Tengo
"Boxes" (box.net mp3) by Abe Vigoda
"Goes Cube Song 30" (box.net mp3) by Goes Cube
"Hundebox" (box.net mp3) by Motico
"Brown Boxes" (box.net mp3) by The Spinto Band
"Pandora's Box" (box.net mp3) by Throwing Muses

I also just wanted to say thank you to whoever is putting this tape down. You rock.

Even More Boxes Video BONUS (brought to you by Jon Ronson): "Stanley Kubrick's Boxes" (google)

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- Doomy Droners Sunn O))) have a new track for download @ RCRDLBL... here. Play this loud enough and no one will be asking you for TPS Reports.

- Have you tried Mozilla's new all encompassing messaging Firefox plugin Snowl yet?? If so, do you like it? If not, get it... here.

- Hey, GT favs Motico (who just happen to be featured in the mix above) are playing tonight @ Rocky's Rock Star Bar (Corner of S. 5th St & Kent Ave, pretty much directly underneath the Williamsburg Bridge). The show starts at 10 PM. Also playing is Frederick/Kim Project (sorry no link). This show is free.

- If you like the idea of a Seaweed/Dinosaur Jr. supergroup... you gots to check out LI's own Sleepwall @ BOAWS... here. Listen: "Sleepwalkers" (toxic pop mp3)

Excuse Me Dog By Low Scores

So Low Scores has cobbled together another free album. This one is entitled, Battling The Grid. The album consists of 47 tracks ranging in length from 0:24 to 3:15. It is described as "live/fuckaround stuff" and "all the stuff i would not be able to get sample clearances on/stuff that never really came together completely." Don't let that self-effacing language stop you. Listen.

Download a couple tracks:
"Excuse Me Dog" (box.net mp3)
"Blasting Caps" (box.net mp3)

Download all 47 tracks: Battling The Grid (zip)

Myspace page is here.
Last.fm page is here

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- Shall I assume that you have already checked out The Black Lips/Deerhunter sideproject, Ghetto Cross?... here.

- Are you going to do the Evil Mad Scientist project "for fun, non-profit, and world domination" using Keri Smith's Guerilla Art Kit?... here. Look at some photos of the GAK... here.

- New Spinto Band album deets (a few at least, no date or label yet)... here.

- thepunkguy likes The Accordion... here.

- R.I.P. Jared McGuinness of PRINT. Listen: "Minus Runway Legs" (mp3) Look: New York Sleepy

- Kill Rock Stars has a blog. I think it's a bout their pets or something... here.

- Captain's Dead posts about Lambchop and Centro-matic... here. ALSO... Broadcaster House (a captain's dead joint) has a boot of Of Montreal... here. Listen to a track from their 6th long player Satanic Panic In The Attic: "Disconnect the Dots" (mp3)

- Seder and Maron go at each other (in a non-glitchfree environment)... here. I wish they would just put out a damn audio podcast already. Is that so much to ask?

On This Side By Tiny Vipers

Sub Pop posted a new Tiny Vipers song. Not as good as her myspace demos, but worth checking out.

"On This Side" (mp3)

Sub Pop page is here.

Elsewhere:
- New Spinto Band mp3s are available at Daytrotter. Awesome... here.
- Sara of A Different Stripe pointed out to me that the new Tim Fite is free (ARRRGH... Tim Fite, Tim Fite, NOT Time Fite!)... here.
- Salon's Audiofile has some classic dub from King Tubby... here.