photo credit: David GodlisHere's a kick-ass song by The Ramones called "Do You Remember Rock N' Roll Radio?" to ring in the new decade! Lyrical content aside, the song lyrics "It's the end, the end of the 70's, It's the end, the end of the century" seemed quite an appropriate sentiment as we transition from the Noughties to a new decade. Oh, and did I mention it's a kick-ass song? Happy New Year! Happy New Decade! See you on the flip side!Video: The Ramones - "Do You Remember Rock N' Roll Radio?" (music video)
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In choosing my favourite albums of 2009, I stuck mostly with the familiar. I've been pretty selective in purchasing new albums and perhaps have grown out of touch with what's new and hip, but until I reach a moment of catharthis that compels me to check out new artists with any sort of gusto, I'm perfectly satisfied to be behind the curve. So in no particular order, and without further ado, here are my favourite albums of 2009 [ps. the Glasvegas album technically came out first in 2008, but it was released in North America in 2009 so that's why I've included it]:Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix (V2)MySpace: PhoenixVideo: Phoenix - "1901" (live on Letterman, 18/06/2009)Video: Phoenix - "1901" (live on MPR's The Current)Video: Phoenix - "Lisztomania" (live on MPR's The Current)Video: Phoenix - "1901" (live at Spin Sessions)Video: Phoenix - "Lisztomania" (live at Spin Sessions)Video: Phoenix - "Lisztomania" (music video)Video: Phoenix - "1901" (music video)Junior Boys - Begone Dull Care (Domino)MySpace: Junior BoysVideo: Junior Boys - "Bits and Pieces" (music video)Camera Obscura - My Maudlin Career (Merge)MySpace: Camera ObscuraVideo: Camera Obscura - "Forest and Sands" (live on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic, 12/06/2009)Video: Camera Obscura - "French Navy" (music video)The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (Slumberland)MySpace: The Pains of Being Pure at HeartVideo: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - "Young Adult Friction" (music video)Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid (Nonesuch)MySpace: Dan AuerbachVideo: Dan Auerbach - "Trouble Weighs A Ton" (live on Sirius XMU)The Hidden Cameras - Origin: Orphan (Arts & Crafts)MySpace: The Hidden CamerasVideo: The Hidden Cameras - "In The NA" (music video)Video: The Hidden Cameras - "He Falls To Me" (live) Neko Case - Middle Cyclone (ANTI-)MySpace: Neko CaseVideo: Neko Case - "This Tornado Loves You" (live on Letterman)Video: Neko Case - "People Got A Lotta Nerve" (live on Qtv)Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz (Interscope)MySpace: Yeah Yeah YeahsVideo: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Zero" (music video)Video: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Heads Will Roll" (music video)Video: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - "Zero" (live on Letterman)Bat For Lashes - Two Suns (Parlophone)MySpace: Bat For LashesVideo: Bat For Lashes - "Daniel" (live on Letterman, 01/05/2009)Video: Bat For Lashes - "Daniel" (live on MPR's The Current)Video: Bat For Lashes - "Daniel" (live on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic)Glasvegas - Glasvegas (Columbia)MySpace: GlasvegasVideo: Glasvegas - "Daddy's Gone" (music video)Video: Glasvegas - "Geraldine" (music video)Video: Glasvegas - "It's My Own Cheating Heart That Makes Me Cry" (music video)Jenn Grant - Echoes (Six Shooter)MySpace: Jenn GrantVideo: Jenn Grant - "Heartbreaker" (live at Glenn Gould Theatre)Video: Jenn Grant - "Heartbreaker" (music video)Video: Jenn Grant - "You'll Go Far" (music video)Metric - Fantasies (Last Gang)MySpace: MetricVideo: Metric - "Help, I'm Alive" (live on Letterman, 17/07/2009)Video: Metric - "Gimme Sympathy" (music video)Video: Metric - "Sick Muse" (music video)Jarvis Cocker - Further Complications (Rough Trade)MySpace: Jarvis CockerVideo: Jarvis Cocker - "Angela" (music video)Video: Jarvis Cocker - "Further Complications" (music video)Video: Jarvis Cocker - "Slush" (Galerie Chappe, Paris, France, 09/05/2009)
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I'm just about to wrap Christmas presents (yes I always leave wrapping to the last minute) but I just want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Too late to order it now (and it's also sold out) but Viva Moz' interpretation of the ugly Christmas sweater with Morrissey's mug smack dab on the chest is something to behold. I think I'd actually wear it, at least during Christmas, if I had it. A conversation piece, for sure. [via Retro To Go]While running some errands and picking up some last minute items, I popped on the ol' iPod and came across a Yuletide offering from The Raveonettes entitled 'Come On Santa' which I'd realized I'd never got around to hearing until today. Vice made the MP3 available for download earlier this year, and it's still up for grabs:MP3: The Raveonettes - "Come On Santa"Zunior's offering up a free mp3 sampler of holiday tunes performed by Canadian indie artists.Largehearted Boy's been collecting some holiday-related downloadable audio links over the last week or so and of those I've checked out I really like the following. I especially like the track from San Francisco's My First Earthquake and I definitely recommend checking out the video - fun track, and vocalist Rebecca Bortman has awesome energy:MP3: My First Earthquake - "Holiday Sweaters"Video: My First Earthquake - "Holiday Sweaters" (music video)MP3: Adam and Sara - "Wonderful Christmastime"Finally, here's Little Boots performing an ol' Christmas classic:Video: Little Boots - "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas"
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DOWNLOAD: The Raveonettes - Come on Santa (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Pollyn - December as a Child (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Future Clouds and Radar - Christmas Day 1923 (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: 65daysofstatic - I'm Dreaming of a White Noise Christmas (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Bran Flakes - Lovely Sleigh Ride (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Whitman - Hangover Holiday (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Nina Hynes - Twinkle (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Gorgons - Silver Bells (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Charles De Mar - This Christmas (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Secret Machines (Brandon Curtis) - Silent Night (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Coulourmusic - In A Sentimental Mood (MP3)
tonight in NYC
* DM Stith @ The Stone
* Processing X-Mas @ The Stone
Merry Christmas!
Our thoughts and prayers are with Vic Chesnutt.
On TV:What started out as a scheduling lark -- Turner's 24-hour "A Christmas Story" marathon -- has now spread across the cable yuletide landscape.
For the 13th year in a row, Turner will dust off the 1983 cult fave, which will air this year from 8 p.m. Christmas Eve until 8 p.m. Christmas Day on TBS....Turner rivals have taken notice -- which means TBS isn't the only cabler decking the halls with a wall-to-wall marathon this year.
Leading the alternatives to "A Christmas Story" is FX, which is planning to run the movie "Night at the Museum" for a full day, also from Christmas Eve evening to Christmas Day evening. FX sister Fox Movie Channel will do the same with "Home Alone."...Over at AMC, the cabler is splitting its holiday marathon in two, running 1954's "White Christmas" all Christmas Eve night, and then 1989's "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" all Christmas day.
Then there's Spike TV, which will spend Dec. 25 running "Bad Santa" over and over again. [Variety]A Holiday Poem from Brendan Benson and Cory Chisel, and other videos below.
What else?
Continue reading "What's Going on Friday? (Christmas)" at BrooklynVegan.com
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One of our favorite non-local bands, The Raveonettes, is coming to San Francisco’s Bimbo’s on Friday, January 23rd, where they’ll be performing with San Diego’s The Soft Pack (tickets here). We had the chance to interview Sune Rose Wagner of The Raveonettes over e-mail to discuss their recent series of digital EPs, a love of Christmas music, and what they’re currently working on.
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The Raveonettes - “Come On Santa” (from Wishing You A Rave Christmas)
In addition to the interview, we are giving away an incredible prize pack for one lucky fan! All you have to do is send an E-mail to contest[at]thebaybridged.com including your name and mailing address and answers to the following questions: “What is your favorite Raveonettes song? Why?”
Included in the prize pack:
Lust Lust Lust on vinyl
All four Raveonettes digital EPs
A signed poster
A pair of tickets to the Bimbo’s show
The winner will be chosen and notified on Thursday, January 15th at noon.
And now to the interview…
The Bay Bridged - Why release a series of digital EPs, as opposed to a full length follow-up to Lust Lust Lust?
Sune Rose Wagner of The Raveonettes - EP’s are a funny medium cause you can explore and express so much with just 3-4 songs and it keeps it interesting and fresh especially in our case cause we wanted to put out 4 of them and wanted them to be distinctly different.
TBB - Did releasing a series of EPs–as opposed to a full length album–impact your songwriting process?
SRW - Absolutely. By not having to “match” 10-14 songs to make a coherent album, you can mess around with a lot more different styles and textures but I’ll have to say that I’m a fan of both full length albums and EP’s and singles for that matter I guess.
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The Raveonettes - Aly, Walk With Me (from Lust Lust Lust)
TBB - Are there unifying themes to Beauty Dies and Sometimes They Drop By? How would you characterize the feel of each of those two EPs?
SRW - I say they’re quite different. Sometimes They Drop is an electronically driven EP, very minimal and playful. It’s like the birth of something that hasn’t quite developed yet, it’s charming. Beauty Dies is a raw, dirty and cool mix of rock ‘n’ roll and grimy jazz:)
TBB - Were the songs written in batches for each EP, or are there older and newer songs mixed together? If so, how did you know what to include on each EP?
SRW - The title song of Sometimes They Drop By is an older track we used to experiment with pre Lust Lust Lust and so is “Vintage Future”, which is actually the title I wanted for Lust Lust Lust. All the songs for the Beauty Dies EP were made for that EP specifically.
TBB - It feels like to me like the band really explored some new sounds on these latest releases. Do you see your music heading in a more electronic direction?
SRW - I’m incredibly excited for the next album cause I feel we have so much to offer but sometimes we can’t see it ourselves which is why we wanna work with a producer who can push our creative limits to the max. We’re big fans of electronic music and rock ‘n’ roll/punk music so we’ll see where that takes us.
TBB - When you decided to cover “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” were there elements of the original that you wanted to preserve? What did you want to capture with your version?
SRW: Darlene Love’s voice is breathtaking and there’s no way we were ever gonna capture that:) I wanted to capture the nostalgic theme of the song but bring it to our generation with distorted synths and pounding electronic drums. It’s amazing to see how all these old tunes still hold up to this day when given a dose of the old 2008/2009 sound.
TBB - “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” is, in my opinion, the best Christmas pop song ever. Do you guys have other favorite Christmas songs?
SRW - I think the Nat King Cole’s Christmas album is unbelievable and so is Ella Fitzgerald’s Swinging Christmas.
TBB - Where do you see your music going in the future? What can fans expect from your next songs?
SRW - I have no idea and that’s the beauty of it, I’m just soaking everything up right now from Madonna to New Order to Wham to Atari Teenage Riot to Prince to Happy Mondays, etc…I’m loving it:)
Catch The Raveonettes in San Francisco:
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23rd
Bimbo’s 365 Club
with The Soft Pack
Doors: 8pm; Show: 9pm
$20
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Here are my favourite of shows of the year in sequential order. For ease sake, I've chose to quote portions of my original reviews for each show. There were a few shows I hadn't originally wrote up reviews for (not at all an indication of the worthiness of the show but rather just a matter of writer' block/laziness), so I've provided some commentary for those shows. It seems my concert-going has gone down even compare to three years ago but I'm striving for quality over quantity and I'm trying not to wear myself too thin. Let's see what 2009 brings.Lightspeed Champion @ Horseshoe Tavern (Mar 4, 2008) (original review)"Nary a lap-steel in sight(as I'd heard on a song or two from his debut album "Falling Off The Lavender Bridge", Dev brought his songs to life(playing a set without a set list) with his solid but respectable guitar work, the complimentary violin arrangements of violinist Mike Siddell(played with the similar casual sonics of say Final Fantasy) and Dev's melodic vocals. Stripped down to the duo, the music was less pastoral/folk-rock from what I'd heard from the album and had a much more raw feel to it. The whole set musically was sublime."My Morning Jacket @ Berkeley Church (Mar 31, 2008) (original review)"With the stage drenched in hues of blue and green and probably many other colours, the band was most dynamic during their anthemic rock numbers, at one point vocalist Jim James covering his sweat-soaked head in what seemed to be a towel or t-shirt as he continued to sing to the audience with blissful passion. The band were also adept at performing quieter, desolate numbers and the ironic thing is that, given now that I was finally able to see the band, I almost felt like closing my eyes and soaking it all in."Jens Lekman, Final Fantasy, Katie Stelmanis @ The Great Hall (Apr 8, 2008) (original review)"Unfortunately the show didn't meet the blissful levels of his last show at The Music Gallery in 2005, but considering the almost 3-year gap between shows, I'll consider myself fortunate for seeing him at all."British Sea Power @ Lee's Palace (May 16, 2008) (original review)"Energy spent by the end of the more than hour long set and drenched in sweat, Hamilton and the band continued their tradition of no encores, and left the stage with the audience wanting more although thoroughly satisfied with what we'd already got. Overall, their set ranks as one of the most exhilirating I've seen this year."R.E.M. @ Molson Ampitheatre (Jun 8, 2008) (original review)"It may have been somewhat egoistic for R.E.M. to devote much of their set this past Saturday to tunes off their most recent album "Accelerate" and latter-era obscure album tracks. On the other hand such confidence did pay off as some (well actually a lot of) the newer material had its moments, resonating with a melodicism and energy that's on par with R.E.M.'s decent songs."The Hidden Cameras @ Pride Toronto (Jun 28, 2008) (original blog post)Ok, I didn't review this show but I'll just say that when The Hidden Cameras make a sort of homecoming during Pride Toronto you know the show's going to bristle with energy. Rather than their vocal choir decked out in prep school garb as I'd seen them in a past performance, this time the choir adorned themselves in golden sheets looking like ghosts. Yes, I believe Berlin has had an influence on the group.Steve Earle, Allison Moorer @ Gage Park (Aug 08, 2008) (original review)"Continuing the evening's lineup of great solo performances, a gruff, bearded Steve Earle took the stage to an enthusiastic response. I'm not really up on my Steve Earle but he seemed to play a mix of his country-rockers, love songs, experimental folk-beat tunes(including a DJ to provide the beats) and some political stuff. Steve had an arsenal of guitars, plus a banjo and mandolin which he continued to switch between throughout the evening. The crowd at this point had swelled to fill the festival grounds in front of the stage and with the family crowd onhand it didn't hold back Steve from throwing out a 'fuck' when he needed to..."Silver Jews @ Lee's Palace (Sep 2, 2008) (original blog post)This is another show I didn't get around to reviewing, but believe me it was one of the best shows I'd seen all year, which is saying something for a Silver Jews newbie such as myself. Silver Jews's David Berman is one of the most idiosyncratic artists I've seen live, with a stage persona that's a crosspoint between a lounge singer and a poet. He was quite beloved by his fans in the audience to a point that I deeply regretted not being more familiar with his music as they were, although my ignorance didn't prevent me from enjoying his tuneful, storytelling songs.Goldfrapp @ Danforth Music Hall (Sep 14, 2008) (original review)"Musically, I loved every song in the set, though perhaps too painstakingly did they reproduce the studio versions in this live setting. It didn't matter much with the audience who were rapturous(especially this one girl who took it upon herself to dance alone) with every song performed, especially so when 'Ooh La La' was performed, prompting the entire audience including myself to finally get out of our seats and dance."My Bloody Valentine @ Kool Haus (Sep 25, 2008) (original review)"As last remnants of the feedback subsided and the house lights came on, there was a jubilation in the faces over everyone around me, including myself. It felt like I'd gone to war, won, and was going home in one piece."Neil Young @ Air Canada Centre (Dec 4, 2008) (original review)"I'm reminded of a day back in my youth(man, do I feel old) when my family and I were at the Canadian National Exhibition and I could hear Bruce Springsteen playing live from within Exhibition Stadium, the enormity of the experience as The Boss' vocals echoed through the grounds, but on the other hand the music was deeply invigorating and personal. Really, that was exactly the same experience I had seeing(for the first time) Neil Young play live and one I won't soon forget."Love Is All @ Horseshoe Tavern (Dec 11, 2008) (original review)"As loose and carefree as they sound on record, there was an even more ramshackle quality to their live set as pixie-ish vocalist Josephine Olausson's child-like vocal exhuberance collided with shout-out backup vocals, elastic guitar arrangements, rubbery bass lines, urgent drumming, scintillating keyboards, and skronky saxophone. It was sometimes a bit too ramshackle at times, arrangements maybe even a little bit off beat, and I sometimes missed the precision of the guitar arrangements I'd heard on record, but overall I couldn't deny the thrillingness of their live performance."::The Show I Wish I'd Been At In Person:Portishead @ Coachella (April 26, 2008)I remember watching their set live on-line and feeling so connected to the music even as I sat thousands of kilometres away. I even wrote a blog post about it. It was that good. As Adrian Utley mentioned to the BBC back in July, they had no more plans for touring in 2008 and were focusing their efforts on preparing for a new album. As to what the status of the new recordings remains to be seen, but I can only cross my fingers that they'll bring their next tour jaunt to Toronto.
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Ok, the title of this post is a bit of a misnomer. I didn't acutally purchase nor listen to many albums released in 2008. It seems that I was listening to more older music than current this year - I can't count the number of times that I'd listened(on my iPod or Zune) to Love Is All's "Nine Times That Same Song", Echo and The Bunnymen's "Bunnymen's "Ocean Rain", Morrissey's "Your Arsenal", Jesus and Mary Chain's "Psychocandy" and "Darklands". When I wasn't listening to this music, I was probably scooping up the recent New Order and Pavement reissues, or JAMC boxset. Though nostalgia's partially to blame for my lack of attention towards 2008-released albums, I'm also trying to hold myself back (as well as save a few dollars) from accummulating more music than I really know what to do with [I'm in the midst of a purge of CD's that for the moment have gone in to purgatory storage]. What follows are those albums released in 2008 which bore repeat listens for me. Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree (Mute)MySpace: GoldfrappVideo: Goldfrapp - "Happiness" (music video)Video: Goldfrapp - "A&E" (music video)Grand Archives - Grand Archives (Sub Pop)MySpace: Grand ArchivesVideo: Grand Archives - "Torn Blue Foam Couch" (live on Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson)Sons and Daughters - This Gift (Domino)MySpace: Sons and DaughtersVideo: Sons and Daughters - "Gilt Complex" (music video)Video: Sons and Daughters - "Darling" (music video)Video: Sons and Daughters - "This Gift" (music video)Portishead - Third (Mercury)MySpace: PortisheadVideo: Portishead - "Machine Gun" (music video)Video: Portishead - "The Rip" (live on Later with Jools Holland - April 18, 2008)Crystal Stilts - Alight of Night (Slumberland)MySpace: Crystal StiltsVideo: Crystal Stilts - "Prismatic Room" (music video)Vivian Girls - Vivian Girls (In The Red)MySpace: Vivian GirlsVideo: Vivian Girls - "Tell The World" (music video)Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (Sub Pop)MySpace: Fleet FoxesVideo: Fleet Foxes - "White Winter Hymnal" (music video)Video: Fleet Foxes - "White Winter Hymnal" (live on Later with Jools Holland)Video: Fleet Foxes - "English House" (live on Late Night With Conan O'Brien)The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age Of The Understatement (Domino)MySpace: The Last Shadow PuppetsVideo: The Last Shadow Puppets - "Standing Next To Me" (music video)Video: The Last Shadow Puppets - "The Age Of The Understatement" (music video)Video: The Last Shadow Puppets - "My Mistakes Were Made For You" (music video)Video: The Last Shadow Puppets - "Meeting Place" (live acoustic @ Avatar Studios, New York City - March 4, 2008)The Coast - Expatriate (Aporia)MySpace: The CoastVideo: The Coast - "Killing Off Our Friends" (live on MTV Live)Video: The Coast - "No Secret Why" (live on MTV Live)Cadence Weapon - Afterparty Babies (ANTI-)MySpace: Cadence WeaponVideo: Cadence Weapon - "Real Estate" (music video)Lightspeed Champion - Falling Off The Lavender Bridge (Domino)MySpace: Lightspeed ChampionVideo: Lightspeed Champion - "Midnight Surprise" (music video)Video: Lightspeed Champion - "Everyone I Know Is Listening To Crunk (music video)Love Is All - A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night (What's Your Rupture?)MySpace: Love Is AllVideo: Love Is All - "Wishing Well" (music video)Video: Love Is All - "Wishing Well" (live on HandHeld Shows, Majorstua Subwaystation, Oslo 2008)
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DOWNLOAD: The Raveonettes - Come on Santa (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Future Clouds and Radar - Christmas Day 1923 (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: 65daysofstatic - I'm Dreaming of a White Noise Christmas (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Bran Flakes - Lovely Sleigh Ride (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Whitman - Hangover Holiday (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Nina Hynes - Twinkle (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Gorgons - Silver Bells (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Charles De Mar - This Christmas (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Secret Machines (Brandon Curtis) - Silent Night (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Coulourmusic - In A Sentimental Mood (MP3)
Merry Christmas everybody. Here's another collection of free Christmas songs - mostly random and found in my email.
Nina Hynes (above), The Cloud Room (not above), and many others appear on "An Indiecater Christmas" album.
The Gorgons and Charles De Mar tracks are from a free comp called "various friends of Silber: Winterizing".
The Secret Machines song features Tamaryn and was released for charity.
More free holiday mixes HERE and HERE.
Low's video for "Santa's Coming Over", below...
Continue reading "Merry Christmas! Here are some more free Xmas songs..." at BrooklynVegan.com
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Dan Muller
Wishing you a great holiday week and hoping that you’re not buried under too much snow. If you happen to be buried under more work than snow today, the Harvey Danger song is just for you:
Happy Holidays from Datarock
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The Decemberists - Please Daddy (Don’t Get Drunk This Christmas) (stream)
Frightened Rabbit - It’s Christmas So We’ll Stop (live at Liquid Room)
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Glasvegas - Please Come Back Home
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Harvey Danger - Sometimes You Have to Work On Christmas
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The Hives & Cyndi Lauper In A Christmas Duel
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Joan Jett & the Blackhearts & guests - Silent Night (MP3)
Julian Koster - Jingle Bells (MP3)
Lex Land - River (Joni Mitchell cover) (MP3)
Le Loup - Shanandoah (MP3)
Low - Santa’s Coming Over
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Aimee Mann - A Christmas Carol (view more)
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Mogwai - Christmas Steps (live)
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The Raveonettes - Come On Santa (MP3)
Slow Club - Christmas TV (MP3)
Jill Sobule - Jesus was a Dreidel Spinner (MP3)
Rosie Thomas - Why Can’t It Be Christmastime All Year
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U2 - I Believe In Father Christmas
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The Wedding Present (featuring Simone White) - Holly Jolly Hollywood
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The Wedding Present & Klee - Holly Jolly Hollywood (MP3)
Wooden Shjips - Auld Lang Syne (MP3)
The Wombats - Is This Christmas?
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs - All I Want for Christmas (stream)
Stephen Colbert & Elvis Costello (from A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!)
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Coldplay Christmas ditty recorded at the London 02 with Simon Pegg
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Looking for some last minute presents for that indie music fan? Here's some great deals that you should be able to find at your local HMV, Futureshop and or Sunrise Records stores. I guess this only applies to Canadians and or Southern Ontarians (sorry to the rest of you). I'd be more giddy if I didn't already have most of these:Pavement - "Brighten The Corners" deluxe reissue - $18.99 @ HMVNew Order - "Movement", "Power, Corruption and Lies", "Brotherhood", "Low Life", "Technique" deluxe reissues - $19.99 each @ HMVNew Order - "Live In Glasgow" DVD - $16.99 @ Futureshop [might only be able to find quantities at some locations]Belle and Sebastian - "BBC Sessions" (2-disc edition) - $19.99 @ HMVBelle and Sebastian - "Dear Catastrophe Waitress", "Tigermilk", "Fold Your Hands Child You Walk Like A Peasant", "The Life Pursuit", "If Youre Feeling Sinister, Push Barman To Open Old Wounds : 2cd" - 2 for $25 @ HMVFleet Foxes - "Fleet Foxes" - $10 @ HMVBloc Party - "Intimacy" - $10 @ HMVJenny Lewis - "Acid Tongue" - $10 @ HMVThe Dears - "Missiles" - $10 @ HMVFeist - "The Reminder" (2 disc edition) - $14.99 @ Sunrise RecordsI'm off from work starting today until January 2 but I'll probably be posting sparingly - a best-of 2008, some other randomness perhaps, mayeb turn this into a photo blog for the next week and a half - but otherwise everyone please have a safe and happy holiday. Merry Christmas!Here's Ms. Darlene Love performing her classic holiday track on Late Show With David Letterman yesterday night:Video: Darlene Love - "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)" (live on Letterman, 23-12-2008)
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Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays, everyone. The Raveonettes - Come On Santa (mp3)Bell X1 - How Your Heart Is Wired (mp3)via Filter.
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With Christmas shopping, snow-mageddon and other various things on my mind, I totally missed the news that the long-running television program The NewMusic got cancelled recently. An article in the recent issue of Eye Weekly discusses the evolution of our "Nation's Music Station" Muchmusic, whose direction seems to be a shift from actual music to pop cultural programming, and in it's wake it seems The NewMusic got the axe. I hardly remember The NewMusic prior to '96 (although I know I watched it), but from 96' and onward I watched it fairly regulary except over the last few years as life got busier. As I expressed over at Stillepost, from '96 and onward with hosts Avi Lewis, Byron Wong, George Stroumboulopoulos, Hannah Sung and Hannah Simone, it was of consistently good quality in my opinion. Yes over the last few years they may have interviewed an inordinate amount of emo bands but hey, who am I to be a music snob. As someone doesn't choose to watch MuchMusic for the most part, it was cool to have The NewMusic as one of the last bastions of the old days of MuchMusic. Sorry to see it go. Let's hope The Wedge and Going Coastal stick around.I'm surprised I haven't read anyone mention this but, the Canadian Music Week website has a list of the artists so far confirmed for the festival taking place March 12-14/09.I've decided to round up some of the recent concert announcments just for the record (though Chromewaves has mentioned many of these during the past week or so if you've been keeping up with him):Don't call them The Jayhawks, just call them by their first names, Gary Louris and Mark Olson who'll be coming to The Mod Club for a show on February 4/09. The duo will be releasing an album "Ready For The Flood" in January 2009 according to their MySpace.Jenn Grant (who was here recently supporting Danny Michel for some local dates) returns with new album "Echoes" in the new year and has also recently announced a string of CD release shows, included a date in Toronto at The Mod club on February 12. Apparently it's an early show. Via Six Shooter RecordsBen Folds will come to town for a show at Kool Haus on February 17/09 and has also announced recently on his MySpace that they're giving away a 2-disc set entitled "Way To Normal: Stems and Seeds" to all current members of his fanclub and anyone who joins the fan club before Feb 15th. Check out the MySpace link above for more details.Sub Pop's country-folk rockers Blitzen Trapper return to Toronto for a show at Horseshoe Tavern on February 21/09 with openers Alela Diane. Via Sub PopDetroit garage rock outfit The Von Bondies will come to town for a show at the Horseshoe on February 20. Their new record "Love, Hate, and Then There's You" is out February 3/09.Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit and Deer Tick will be at Horseshoe Tavern on March 4/09. Jason's new album is out February 17/09.New Pornographer frontman A.C. Newman takes his solo project on the road with a stop at Lee's Palace on March 11/09. His 2nd solo album, "Get Guilty" hits the street on January 20/09.There are return trips to Toronto for Bloc Party who'll play Kool Haus on March 14/09 while Eagles of Death Metal (who were just here recently for a show at The Mod Club) will play the larger Phoenix Concert Theatre on February 20.I don't remember if/when UK's Primal Scream played Toronto so perhaps that should be enough motivation to check them out when they come to town for a show at the Phoenix on March 24/09.A new album (as yet untitled, and no official release date confirmed) from Depeche Mode will come this spring, while NME reports that U2 will do the same when they release their new album 'No Line On The Horizon' on March 2/09.Fleet Foxes performed on Late Night With Conan O'Brien a few days ago. Check it out.
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concert review: Love Is All, Crystal Stilts, Tropics @ Horseshoe Tavern (Toronto, Ontario) - December 11, 2008Josephine Olausson of Love Is All @ Horseshoe Tavern: photo by Michael LigonOne of the better indie bills this year took over the Horseshoe Tavern last Thursday night, and while it was chillly outside, by the time Swedish headliners Love Is All hit the stage, the nearly packed crowded were heating things up inside. About 20 minutes off their 9 pm set time, Toronto guitar/drums duo took the stage and quickly dove into their off-kilter punkabilly, concoctions. Vocalist Slim Twig's sing-speak took a backseat for the most part to the instrumentation which felt almost like a battle between who could create the most intensity - Simone TB with her thoroughly propulsive and succinct drumming or Slim Twig with his incendiary electric guitar riffing and arrangements. They're in general a lot less accessible than other guitar/drums duos such as The White Stripes, a little more art punk, but overall were interesting to me in doses.Brooklyn's Crystal Stilts have been getting some rotation in my CD player and as their debut album "Alight The Night" evokes the strong spirit of The Velvet Underground, their live set only did more to further that comparison. Lone female member Frankie Thomas took on the role of VU drummer Moe Tucker manning the bare bones drumkit which was but two drums, with no cymbals although I believe a tambourine was attached to one drum. Like VU, Crystal Stilts minimal stage presence (coupled with lead vocalists almost comatose vocals) could either be perceived as an exudation of cool or just disappointed boring. My perception is somewhat in the middle but only because the invigorating reverb-drenched melodies were enough IMO to keep the songs from sinking and enough of a distraction to keep me focused on the music rather than the band on stage.As I'd expressed a few months ago, Love Is All's debut album "Nine Times That Same Song" which I picked up this past summer became my most listened to if not my favourite album this year and a little regret does eat at me that I hadn't known about the band and the album back in 2006 when the album came out and during that year when the band had passed through town at least a couple of times. 2008 brought the Swedes back to Toronto on the heels of their sophomore album "A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night". I hadn't listened to the new album save for a song or two prior to the show last Thursday, but it seems as if the band have continued their stream of spastic, skronky pop music. As loose and carefree as they sound on record, there was an even more ramshackle quality to their live set as pixie-ish vocalist Josephine Olausson's child-like vocal exhuberance collided with shout-out backup vocals, elastic guitar arrangements, rubbery bass lines, urgent drumming, scintillating keyboards, and skronky saxophone. It was sometimes a bit too ramshackle at times, arrangements maybe even a little bit off beat, and I sometimes missed the precision of the guitar arrangements I'd heard on record, but overall I couldn't deny the thrillingness of their live performance. The set list was a mix of songs between the first and second albums with a cover of Flock of Seagulls' "I Ran" thrown in for good measure. They best hit the mark(for me at least) on first album rave-ups like "Talk, Talk, Talk", "Busy Doing Nothing" and perhaps the best moment of the night on "Make Out Fall Out Make Up" as the coda of the song had vocalist Josephine and the audience (or at least some of them) chanting the title phrase with glee. But really there was nothing better to look at than petite vocalist Josephine Olausson breaking all expectations as what one might have perceived as a modest demeanour in Josephine suddenly chang as Josephine shifted into her frontperson role with purpose, grasping her mic, walking around the stage, assaulting her keyboards and playing the meanest cowbell you ever did have the pleasure of witnessing. Please come back soon.Photos: Love Is All, Crystal Stilts, Tropics @ Horseshoe Tavern (Toronto, Ontario) - December 11, 2008MySpace: TropicsMySpace: Crystal StiltsMySpace: Love Is All
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*My First Earthquake-Fa-La-Freezing (mp3) (web)*The Raveonettes-Come On Santa (mp3) (web)*Tiac-It's Christmas But Not For You (mp3) (web)*Eux Autres-Merry Christmas Everybody (mp3) (web)*The Middle Ones-Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) (mp3) (web)*Allo, Darlin'-Baby, It's Cold Outside (mp3) (web)*Hissing at Swans-Christmas Wrapping (mp3) (web)*Twiggy Frostbite-Lanterns (mp3) (web)*The Left Outsides-Gower Wassail (mp3) (web)
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new audio>>>the Faunts
"Feel.Love.Thinking.Of." [mp3]
from album out February 17, 2009------------------
new audio>>>The Raveonettes - "Come On Santa" [mp3]
do the Raveonettes really need a photo right now? come on, you should KNOW they look cool!-------------------
new audio>>>Frank Hoier
"Jesus Don't Give Tax Breaks to the Rich" (mp3)
This folk porched Hoier is hitting the road with The Weber
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Crystal Stilts (photo credit: Lauren Bilanko)It's obviously Sweden's Love Is All's night at the Horseshoe Tavern tonight but I do strongly encourage attendees to get there for Brooklyn's Crystal Stilts' set. With the release of their debut full-length "Alight of Night" freshly released through Slumberland Records (though some of the songs have been kicking around for a bit, having been released independently earlier this year on their self-titled EP), the band delivers a hazey, reverb-drenched album of both major and minor chord pop songs. My first impressions garner comparisons to obvious influences like The Velvet Underground with a hint of The Jesus and Mary Chain, while lead vocalist sounds like a more woozy take on The Magnetic Fields' Stephen Merritt's debonair baritone at times with a little deadpannedness of Joy Division's Ian Curtis, siphoned through a haze of reverb. The minimalist rock n' roll instrumentation of The Velvet Underground is a large part of the sound, and depending on one's appreciation for such aesthetics(which I do), that'd probably determine whether you'd like Crystal Stilts. Yes, they do at times have strong melodies, but other times they're less obvious and buried beneath the din or more simplistic to the point I wondered whether the band could pull off some of these songs acoustically. The answer to that question I would say would be 'no', the biggest culprit perhaps being "Verdant Gaze" that seems to plod a long with without any discernible melody. At their best, as on "Shattered Shine" they most obviously adhere to my comparisons to Stephen Merritt and The Velvet Underground though with an added touch of the most gloriously melodic ringing guitar arrangement guiding the song along. The overall strength of the album lays n the band's ability to maintain a consistent sound but apply variations in instrumentation and music genres to keep things interesting. There's the minor-key garage stomp of "Bright Might", the JAMC surf stomp of "Crystal Stilts", the poppy, organ-ified "Prismatic Room", the noir-country twang of "Graveyard Orbit", the JAMC-surfy "Prismatic Room", the cinematic 60's-ish pop sounding "Spiral Thought"(a garage-y take on The Last Shadow Puppets IMO) and the sun-kissed Beach Boys pop of album closer "The City In The Sea". Thoroughly entertaining.Myspace: Crystal StiltsVideo: Crystal Stilts - "Prismatic Room" (music video)Bell Orchestre have joined the Arts & Crafts roster who will release their sophomore full-length in early 2009, with touring to follow.Soulstress Bettye Lavette will be at The Diesel Playhouse on June 3, 2009.The Soundscapes staff have posted their bests of 2008.Herohill posts his fave Canadian EP's of 2008, and I realize I have some catching up to do.Sara Bareilles will be at Church of the Redeemer on February 28, 2009 according to Pollstar.Andrew Bird has confirmed a bunch more North American tour dates including a return to Toronto for a show at Queen Elizabeth Theatre on April 3.As Chartattack and Chromewaves pointed out, The Weakerthans and The Constantines join forces again for their Rolling Tundra Revue cross-Canada tour, with a stop at the Phoenix confirmed for March 31. It seems bets are that it'll probably be moved to a larger venue, but if you really want to go I'd suggest buying your tickets right away.
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If vintage Raves tremolo guitars and bittersweet harmonies are on your Xmas list, listen up! Last week, The Raveonettes unveiled the Holiday-themed Wishing You A Rave Christmas (the final installment in the Danish duo???s recent four-part EP series). In the spirit of the season, the band is offering up ???Come ...
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Como viene siendo habitual durante los últimos años, el puente de la Constitución y la Almudena es la fecha en la que aprovechamos para decorar la casa de cara a la Navidad, además de la obligada visita al centro de Madrid, Cortilandia incluido. Así que con el espíritu navideño ya instalado entre nosotros, vamos hoy con un pequeño recopilatorio de canciones navideñas que he recibido durante los últimos días en mi correo electrónico, entre los grupos elegidos, algunos de ellos ya han sido comentados en este blog, mientras que otros lo harán, a buen seguro, en los próximos meses.The Soft City Empezamos con la canción Snow Keeps Falling del grupo de Nueva York The Soft City, la cual se encuentra incluida en el recopilatorio Last Train to Christmas que ha publicado recientemente el sello Cloudberry Records, con los que la banda ya había grabado previamente un single. Se trata de una preciosa canción de un grupo al que desconocía y al que a partir de ahora le seguiré la pista.mp3: The Soft City-Snow Keeps FallingMascott/The Gramercy Arms Si es bonita la canción anterior, esta tampoco se queda atrás, está interpretada por los grupos Mascott y The Gramercy Arms, ambos también de Nueva York. Mientras que a los primeros los podríamos situar en los sonidos pop-folk, The Gramercy Arms realizan una música más cercana al power-pop. En ambos casos su música está muy bien y esta canción que han hecho de forma conjunta es una delicia.mp3: Mascott/The Gramercy Arms-This ChristmastimeThe Raveonettes Cambiamos totalmente de tercio para escuchar a The Raveonettes y su característico sonido en la canción Come On Santa, la cual nos llega gracias al sello Vice Records, en donde nos ofrecen además un recopilatorio para descargar de forma gratuita desde aquí.mp3: The Raveonettes-Come On SantaTwiggy Frostbite Hable sobre esta banda hace unos cuantos días, y ahora regresan por aquí para ofrecernos su particular visión de las canciones navideñas, la canción se llama Lanterns and Stars, ofrecida para su descarga gratuita por el sello Despotz Records.mp3: Twiggy Frostbite-Lanterns and StarsThe Deer Tracks Para acabar con esta selección de canciones tenemos a The Deer Tracks, grupo que también forma parte del sello Despotz Records, con los que publicarán su álbum de debut “Aurora” el 9 de marzo del próximo año 2009, un disco que ya comentaré, pero de momento aquí tenéis su canción Christmas Fire.mp3: The Deer Tracks-Christmas Fire
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Neil Young @ Air Canada Centre (December 4, 2008)Review to come.Photos: Neil Young, Wilco, Everest @ Air Canada Centre (December 4, 2008)MySpace: EverestMySpace: WilcoMySpace: Neil Young
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I can’t sleep. I really should be sleeping RIGHT NOW. I have had chronic insomnia all of my life, and it’s only been in the last few years that I’ve managed to actually get it under control and finally sleep like a normal person. That doesn’t mean that it never comes back though… mostly when I am stressed out or excited about something.
Today we just found a new house and tomorrow we’re going to sign the papers and it’s going to be ours! Well, in a couple months. It was the most spontaneous thing ever. Two days ago we decided we wanted to move and we should start looking for new places. And then we found this place, which is so mind-blowingly awesome, we just had to take it. It’s a bit crazy because it’s a 4-bedroom 3-story house, so it’s gonna be really big and really empty. We live in a condo at the moment, we have enough furniture to fill about… two rooms.
Let me further explain why I cannot sleep: So moving into a new house. It’s pretty stressful and it’s not finalized yet so of course I am freaking out about it. Also, we are going to be moving ON MY BIRTHDAY. Well, to be more accurate that is our move-in date, but I suppose we can take our time. AND THEN we are also getting a new puppy (I’ve mentioned this before) which is also so exciting and stressful. The puppy is going to be moving in with us around the SAME TIME we move. And lastly, I am going to be starting school about 2 days before my birthday, which is again, our move-in date.
Did I mention we haven’t even started doing any Christmas shopping?
So basically, I was laying in bed thinking of all of these things and my brain is pretty much overloaded so I had to get up and DO SOMETHING. My cat is pretty confused. He’s all, “We were sleeping! It was nighttime! I did not authorize this!” He’s giving me the evil eye right now.
Anyway enough about me. I have two presents for you. First, if you have an iphone or an ipod touch, this will be your new favourite website. It’s called Poolga and it’s all awesome wallpapers. It is seriously hard to find a good wallpaper out there, you have to sift through all the crappy nature scenes and psychedelic repeating patterns. But Poolga does all the work for you! Plus your wallpaper can only get featured by invitation only, so you know it’s the good stuff. Check it out.
My second present is a cute little song by The Raveonettes called Come On Santa. It’s Christmas but that doesn’t mean you have to listen to crappy Christmas songs! Clearly I am only bringing you quality, on all fronts.
Anyway listen to it and get into a Christmas-y mood. If you live in Toronto like I do, you are already experiencing the joy of Christmas via the crazy amounts of snow we’ve ALREADY GOTTEN. When does it ever snow this early, come on! It’s going to be a loooooong winter.
Come On Santa - The Raveonettes
PS: WHY would they think it a good idea to add that voice part at the end? How annoying.
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Hey guys, here's the 2008 Let's Sexy Fighting Christmas mix! Like last year, many of our favorite artists have written holiday songs, intentionally or by accident...doesn't matter to us though. Dig in, and happy holidays!01. Magic Bullets - Short Circuit02. Mark Ronson - Valerie (featuring Amy Winehouse)03. The Chairs - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea (Neutral Milk Hotel Cover)04. Frida Hyvönen - Birds05. Stars - This Charming Man (The Smiths Cover)06. The Raveonettes - Come On Santa07. Petra Haden - God Only Knows08. The Pixies - Winterlong09. Longwave - Secrets Are Sinister10. Crayon Fields - Mirror Ball [Pitchfork]11. Bell Hollow - Getting On In Years (Phofo Remix) [RCRD.LBL]12. Inara George with Van Dyke Parks - Accidental13. Animal Collective - Winters Love14. My First Earthquake - Fa La Freezing15. The Hives & Cyndi Lauper - A Christmas Duel16. Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - Little Drummer Boy17. Vampire Weekend - The Kids Don't Stand A Chance (Chromeo Remix)18. Dinah Washington - Cry Me A River (Truth & Soul Remix)19. Richard Cheese - Ice Ice Baby (Vanilla Ice Cover)20. Frightened Rabbit - It's Xmas So We'll Stop
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Again, a couple of days late, so what you see here may not entirely reflect what's on Elbo.ws right now. Apologies all around.1. The Raveonettes - "Come On Santa"Download: The Raveonettes - "Come On Santa"The special holiday treat from the Danish duo has many trademarks of their other work (including the drug-induced harmonies), but is also much more stripped-down, insofar as "Come on Santa" does not have the avalanche of fuzz that marked Lust Lust Lust. As such, "Santa" is reasonably fun, but comparatively chaste, in comparison.Grade: B-2. Buffertlibre DJs - "Hit"Download: Buffertlibre DJs - "Hit"The Buffertlibre DJs continue to churn out solid mixtape after solid mixtape. This one is certainly no exception.Grade: B3. Twiggy Frostbite - "Heroes"Download: Twiggy Frostbite - "Heroes"Like the band name suggests, Twiggy Frostbite's music hits somewhere between the cold and the glamorous, with lonely xylophones, sad keyboard lines, and an overall atmosphere of production cool (reverb always helps) resulting in a winter pop confection. A little more sunshine might have made this better listening though.Grade: B4. The Prodigy - "Invaders Must Die"Download: The Prodigy - "Invaders Must Die"The title track from The Prodigy's upcoming fifth album of the same name, "Die" sees the group musical striving for a decidedly big beat vibe, one that hearkens back to their early releases. Naturally, the sound is huge, and the beats large, which should get the adrenaline pumping. But there's not much else for non-dance fans to latch unto.Grade: B-5. Vampire Weekend - "The Kids Don't Stand A Chance" (Chromeo Remix)Download: Vampire Weekend - "The Kids Don't Stand A Chance" (Chromeo Remix)The closing track from one of the year's most discussed debuts gets the remix treatment. Dub minimalism and Wes Anderson-style classical whimsy have been replaced by Factory Records-esque keyboards and French House beats, which allow the playfulness of the melody to fully emerge. If this remix details how great Vampire Weekend has been all along, the skeptics perhaps have some re-thinking to do.Grade: A-6. Freezepop - "Frontload" (Designer Drugs Remix)Download: Freezepop - "Frontload" (Designer Drugs Remix)Another remix that owes some to Daft Punk, but this remix of nu-new wave group Freezpop's song "Frontload" is much more straightforward, with the remixers doing little other than replacing the original music with something more dance oriented. Not bad, but not as interesting as what came before.Grade: B-7. Little Boots - "Meddle" (Baron von Luxxury Technicolor Remix)Download: Little Boots - "Meddle" (Baron von Luxxury Technicolor Remix)The third (!) remix to appear on this chart (ya'll really like these, don't you?), this re-imagining of Little Boots' "Meddle" slowly draws out its beats and rhythms while steadily incorporating other artistic elements over the course of its six minutes. Ideal listening for walking in the city, but nothing revelatory. Grade: B8. Matt Pond PA - "Hearts and Minds"Download: Matt Pond PA - "Hearts and Minds"One of the six new songs from a recently released free online EP, "Hearts and Minds" rides romantic synth overtures and chiming guitar lines over a soft wave of insistent, dependable drumbeats. Dually harmonized guitar lines add texture while the vocals would help convince any wallflower girl to seize the day with Matt Pond PA. For once, a song whose brevity suits it.Grade: B+9. Franz Ferdinand - "Ulysses"Download: Franz Ferdinand - "Ulysses" (via)Uh, oh, looks like someone's going for the adventurous third album route! That said, despite the spare, swing-like verses and the techno touches, this is still the same Franz Ferdinand, with playful innuendo, danceable rock beats, and jabbing guitar lines providing the foundations for a solid pop song. Grade: B10. Hot Chip - "Touch Too Much" (Fake Blood Remix)Download: Hot Chip - "Touch Too Much" (Fake Blood Remix)Dear God, enough with the remixes! Let's just say that this gets you dancing and be done with it.Grade: B
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MFR on December 08, 2008
If you're a blogger, you really can't escape Christmas. As of early December, the Christmas-themed posts pop up everywhere, with tons of new and old songs from indie-artists. Personally, I'd rather listen to these festive tunes than most of the "old classic" ones (with only a few exceptions... Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer will always have a place in my heart! :) ). So in this post, I'm trying to collect those Christmas-themed blogs, and I hope that once Christmas eve arrives, we will all have a perfect soundtrack to fill a whole evening! :) Let me know if you find more stuff, and I'll add it here!A Swiss Christmas calender comes from Swiss label Gentleman Records. One free (and previously unreleased) download per day is ready for you. Check it out here: http://www.xmascalendar.ch/. Don't miss day 4 where you can get a song from Swiss cult-band The Young Gods!The Electric Fantastic Sound label has released its Electric Fantastic Christmas 2008 sampler; check all the songs on a special Last.FM-page, and get more infos (and the cover) on the official homepage. Kudos to J.A. for the find.Hyperbubble - Christmas With The Bee Gees (Robin Reindeer Mix) (MP3)Electraset - We Wish You A Medley XMas (MP3)Eardrums Music has a bunch of Christmas songs ready; and Morten from Hits In The Car has re-animated his post from last year and will be adding more songs as we speak. Swedesplease offers some tunes from... you guessed it, Sweden, and the aptly named Santas Working Overtime also collects various links to Christmas mixes.Rollo & Grady blog also has a 7-piece X-Mas-Mix for you, and Music Under Fire offers 5 more. Indiecater has just put up their Indiecater Christmas album with 17 indie artists.The Raveonettes have released their newest EP and wish you a rave Christmas, and also Glasvegas will re-release their excellent debut-album with a bonus Christmas CD. The Raveonettes - Come On Santa (MP3)That's it for the moment, I'll keep adding more over the next couple of weeks.
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As The Diableros mentioned over at their MySpace the other day, they've recorded a few demos 'motown-style' (ie. live-off-the-floor, 1 mic for the drums, 1 mic for all the other instruments, with the vocals added later) which they've made available for listening on their MySpace - the songs are entitled 'When The Water Rises' and 'Heavy Hands', the latter of which is available for download currently at their official website. The band play a show at The Boat on December 19. Both are great tracks btw, full of ringing guitars and invigorating melodies - and is that a baritone sax during 'Heavy Hands' I hear? [photo by Holly Thomas]Merry Christmas from Vice Records and The Raveonettes with a reverb drenched bit of holiday melancholy(and if you're thinking of including the song on your next Christmas mix playlist, you may want to clip the Vice advert at the end of the song):MP3: The Raveonettes - "Come On Santa"Muchmusic MuchOnDemand's Tim Deegan interviewed Franz Ferdinand (well two of 'em anyway) while they were in town, the guys speaking about the record 'Tonight' and having wanted to make a dance record, but in a different way.NME brings news that Two-Tone Ska revivalists The Specials will reunite in 2009 to celebrate their 30th anniversary, though for the moment with gigs scheduled only for the UK.Muchmusic Blog reports that Quebec outfit Malajube will release their new album "Labyrinthes", on February 10, 2009.The new Neko Case album entitled "Middle Cyclone" is out March 3, 2009 through ANTI-. ANTI- has the tracklisting up and Pitchfork has the kick-ass cover art.Ohbijou's Casey Mecija posts over at the band's MySpace about the air getting colder, the band's road weary travels over the last few months with The Acorn, and planning over the next couple of months on rehearsing, writing and recording their new album entitled "Beacons" which they plan on releasing in April 2009.The January/09 schedule for Wavelength at Sneaky Dee's is now up at Stille Post.Brooklyn's Bishop Allen will bring their chirpy indie pop to the El Mocambo on January 17, tickets $10.
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eine menge neuer alben kündigen sich bereits für 2009 an. andrew bird, neko case, great lake swimmers, asobi seksu usw., doch das jahr 2008 ist noch nicht zu ende, hat uns noch nicht entlassen. und man sollte ehre jenen zukommen lassen, die sich noch im hier und heute schaffen.via quince records tut sich einiges und wir haben für Euch ein paar sahneschnittchen herausgetrennt:"Young Punks Are On The Never-Never" heißt das debut des schweden:Robert Svensson - Fall mit indieelektronik überzeichnet, auf "Hannah" hört das aktuelle album:The Age Of Rockets - Elephant & Castle eine shoegaze band aus stockholm, gleichnamiges album:Heaviness - Not Yet Heaviness - Touchlast Heaviness - Curtains Of Rain "The first Asian shoegaze compilation in the world that Quince Records planned. It features together sixteen bands from Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Korea, China and Hong Kong", schreibt quince records:The Majestic High - See Her FallBurrrn - Song Without WordsElemental Gaze - Unperfect Skyeine andere baustelle ist slaapwelrecords, ein in belgien stationiertes label mit einer menge kontemplativer musik (u.a jasper tx, steinbrüchel), die hier stammt vom neuen album "somewhere between the sun and the moon":Wixel - Fatigas del Querer Wixel - Outside Your Locked Heartdie ersten vorboten, hier die ep "wishing you a christmas", ich mache aber - versprochen - nicht lange mit bei diesem weihnachtsgedöns:Raveonettes - Come On Santa87er baujahr, aus chicago, mit ihrem debutalbum:Adron - Bicicletaneuigkeiten von asthmatic kitty, von sufjan stevens produziert: "The debut album by The Welcome Wagon unveils a ramshackle sing-a-long enterprise of a Presbyterian pastor (the Rev. Vito Aiuto) and his wife (Monique) wrestling out the influences of folk music, religion, popular culture, and church tradition in a collection of songs that is as soulful as it is good-humored." The Welcome Wagon - Sold! To the Nice Rich Manof montrealJan 20 Kesselhaus Berlin, GermanyJan 31 Le Bataclan Paris, France
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The Raveonettes in all of their EP production as of late, have their 4th one of the year out now. Wishing You A Rave Christmas promises to be the last EP, throwing out four cool tracks that won't make you...
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The Raveonettes - Come on Santa MP3Oh no, it's Christmas time again. This year there will be no TLPSXMASMP3MIX
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By Andrew Frisicano
DOWNLOAD: The Raveonettes - Come On Santa (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Raveonettes Remixed - a free EP (ZIP FILE)
The Raveonettes have already found themselves on one year-end list for their full-length Lust Lust Lust. This year, the band also released four digital-only EPs (all on Vice Records), including a free remixes EP (ZIP file above) and, most recently, a just-in-time-for-your-ugly-holiday-sweater-party MP3 collection called Wishing You A Rave Christmas. (Here, with a bonus track, on Amazon.) No strangers to holiday music, in 2004, the Raveonettes also contributed an original holiday tune, "The Christmas Song," to the soundtrack of the Tim Allen/Jamie Lee Curtis holiday flick Christmas with the Kranks.
The Raveonettes will headline a Webster Hall show on Friday, January 16. (Tickets), with openersNickel Eye (feat. Strokes' bassist Nikolai Fraiture). Their two Cali dates will feature the recently renamed Soft Pack.
Vice Records is also offering a free holiday-time, but not holiday-themed comp, with tracks from King Khan, Chromeo and the Black Lips.
For more holiday music happenings, see here. All tour dates and the Christmas EP tracklist, below...
Continue reading "The Raveonettes - 2008 tour dates, Vice EPs, Christmas MP3s" at BrooklynVegan.com
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Als 4. und letzten Beitrag ihrer rein digitalen EP-Serie veröffentlichen die Raveonettes nun etwas zum Weihnachtsfest - und passenderweise gibt es auch noch einen Song aus der neuen CD gratis.MP3-Download The Raveonettes «Come on Santa»
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Today's free and legal mp3 downloads:
Chicken Ranch Records has released two holiday mp3 downloads for charity, with the proceeds going to the Austin Food Bank. If you enjoy these holiday songs, please consider donating to the Austin Food Bank.
The Emotron: "Santa Clause I Still Believe in You" [mp3]
(Savanteous Q Malmsteen): "What Do You Get A Wookie for Christmas" [mp3]
Deleted Scenes: "Get Your Sh*t Together for the Holidays" [mp3] from Birdseed Shirt (out January 6th)
other Deleted Scenes posts at Largehearted Boy
KINo: free and legal Map of the Universe album download [mp3]
other KINo posts at Largehearted Boy
One for the Team: "Deconstruction Site" [mp3] from Build It Up
other One for the Team posts at Largehearted Boy
Raveonettes: "Come On Santa" [mp3] from Wishing You a Christmas EP
other Raveonettes posts at Largehearted Boy
Roger Joseph Manning Jr.: "Down in Front" [mp3] from Catnip Dynamite (out February 3rd)
other Roger Joseph Manning Jr. posts at Largehearted Boy
The Show Is The Rainbow: "The Roar Is the Run" [m4a] from Wet Fist
other The Show Is The Rainbow posts at Largehearted Boy
Various Artists: free and legal 21 Songs: A Tribute to Magnetic Fields album [mp3]
Various Artists: free and legal Suburban Sprawl holiday compilation [mp3]
Today's free and legal recordings of live shows, rarities, and demos available via bittorrent:
Amadou & Mariam: 2008-12-01, Radio France [flac]*
other Amadou & Mariam posts at Largehearted Boy
Arcade Fire: 2004-12-08, San Francisco [flac]*
other Arcade Fire posts at Largehearted Boy
Bob Dylan: 2008-11-16, Kanata [flac]*
Bob Dylan: 2008-11-11, London [flac]*
other Bob Dylan posts at Largehearted Boy
Jesus and Mary Chain: 1989-12-20, London [flac]*
other Jesus and Mary Chain posts at Largehearted Boy
Lambchop: 2008-11-14, Leipzig [flac]*
other Lambchop posts at Largehearted Boy
Mercury Rev: 1996-02-08, Houston [flac]*
Mercury Rev: 1993-03-01, Brussels [flac]*
other Mercury Rev posts at Largehearted Boy
Pearl Jam: 2000-08-23, Wantagh [ntsc dvd]*
other Pearl Jams posts at Largehearted Boy
Shout Out Louds: 2008-08-29, Popoganda Festival [flac]*
other Shout Out Louds posts at Largehearted Boy
*registration required
also at Largehearted Boy:
previous mp3 and bittorrent downloads
2008 Lollapalooza downloads
2008 Bonnaroo downloads
2008 Coachella music downloads
2008 SXSW music downloads and streams
2007 Austin City Limits Music Festival downloads
other music festival downloads
Try It Before You Buy It (mp3s and album streams from weekly CD releases)
weekly CD release lists
tags: music download indie mp3 bittorrent
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Solid Gold by D. Back
Twin Cities News:
— Head over to Radio K and vote for their Top 77 Albums of 2008. Don’t do it for your country - do it for gift certificates.
— Come Pick Me Up profiles Now and Forever.
— The Wake profiles Jay Walker and the Misdemeanors.
— How Was The Show recaps the most recent Electric Arc Radio show.
— Meg Hutchinson performs a set for The Current.
Local Concert Highlights
— Solid Gold, So It Goes, MC/VL, Dance Band & Beatrix Jar
Solid Gold: (MySpace)
So It Goes: (MySpace)
MC/VL: (MySpace)
Dance Band: (MySpace)
Beatrix Jar: (MySpace)
— Sam Keenan & Molly Dean @ 331 Club
Sam Keenan: (Official) (MySpace)
Sam Keenan “United Nation” (mp3)
Molly Dean: (Official) (MySpace)
— El Guante, Philip Morris & DRS Cres @ Dinkytowner (FREE)
El Guante: (Official) (MySpace)
Philip Morris: (Official) (MySpace)
Daily Audio Downloads:
— eagleowl “Blanket” (mp3)
(MySpace) (Buy)
— Meursault “The Furnace” (mp3)
— Meursault “A Few Kind Words” (mp3)
(MySpace) (Buy)
— Nightjar “Poor Man’s Son” (mp3)
— Nightjar “Lady of Calico” (mp3)
(MySpace) (Buy)
— One For The Team “Deconstruction Site” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— The Pains of Being Pure at Heart “Everything With You” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace)
— The Raveonettes “Come On Santa” (mp3)
(Official) (MySpace) (Wikipedia)
— Rob St. John “A Red Heron” (mp3)
(MySpace)
— Volcano Suns “Jak” (mp3)
— Volcano Suns “White Elephant” (mp3)
(MySpace) (Wikipedia)
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If you're a blogger, you really can't escape Christmas. As of early December, the Christmas-themed posts pop up everywhere, with tons of new and old songs from indie-artists. Personally, I'd rather listen to these festive tunes than most of the "old classic" ones (with only a few exceptions... Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer will always have a place in my heart! :) ). So in this post, I'm trying to collect those Christmas-themed blogs, and I hope that once Christmas eve arrives, we will all have a perfect soundtrack to fill a whole evening! :) Let me know if you find more stuff, and I'll add it here!Eardrums Music has a bunch of Christmas songs ready; and Morten from Hits In The Car has re-animated his post from last year and will be adding more songs as we speak. Swedesplease offers some tunes from... you guessed it, Sweden, and the aptly named Santas Working Overtime also collects various links to Christmas mixes.Rollo & Grady blog also has a 7-piece X-Mas-Mix for you, and Music Under Fire offers 5 more.The Raveonettes have released their newest EP and wish you a rave Christmas, and also Glasvegas will re-release their excellent debut-album with a bonus Christmas CD. Indiecater has just put up their Indiecater Christmas album with 17 indie artists.The Raveonettes - Come On Santa (MP3)That's it for the moment, I'll keep adding more over the next couple of weeks.
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The Raveonettes are making this the most magical time of they year, with an added special Christmas digital ep. They're even giving away a track as a sample: Come On Santa, for you to listen to. A ho-ho-ho.
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FMusic on December 02, 2008
(photo by Soren Solkaer-Starbird)
Boy oh boy are the Danish duo getting into the holiday spirit. As they drop their final EP of 2008 (after both Beauty Dies and Sometimes They Drop By, not to mention that remix EP), Wishing You A Rave Christmas, Sharin and Sune aka The Raveonettes are kindly offering up a free track, called "Come On Santa". The song is still drenched in trademark wallow and distortion, though we can't get past the whole this-band-is-making-a-record-for-Christmas thing, you know?
Tracklist:
01 Christmas (Baby Please Come
Home)
02 Come On Santa
03 Christmas Ghosts
04 Christmas In Cleveland
(mp3) The Raveonettes - Come On SantaGodspeed!
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Last week The Raveonettes released an amazing Christmas EP. Now you can download the song Come On Santa For Free. Please feel free to share it with all of your friends and listen to it while dancing around the Christmas tree:
http://www.vicerecords.com/the_raveonettes-come_on_santa.mp3
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