Siren Music Festival
Seeing that it’s the middle of July means only one thing; The Village Voice will be taking over Coney Island this Saturday to offer us a slew of great music for FREE! Even more spectacular is the fact that this is Siren’s 10 year anniversary and The Village Voice have invited back their and our favorite acts from the past decade. Do NOT miss Apache Beat, Surfer Blood, Harlem and Matt and Kim!
Check out some pictures from last year where Bear Hands introduced the world to Das Racist and The Blue Van taught me how to DRINK! Be sure to come out this Saturday!
This Saturday – Studio @Webster Hall Showcase
Reposted from ‘Knocks from the Underground’
This Saturday, May 29th, Rethink Pop Music presents genre-bending trio Ghost Ghost live at the Studio @ Webster Hall with Heypenny, The Vanguard, True Womanhood, and The Sour Notes. Ghost Ghost will be joined onstage by the unstoppable Charlie Kemmerer on paints, the uneditable Tim Bartlett on live video and the unbelievable Mark Christensen on guitar. Tickets are normally $10 ADV or $12 DOS, but the band teamed up with Knocks for an awesome giveaway: the first fan to email knocksny@gmail.com with their favorite ghost joke wins both tickets! (If you don’t have a good ghost joke, a knock knock joke will do.) Video teaser for the show here.
Ghost Ghost loves you so much that they’re also offering their latest single, “Vassar Days,” for FREE download here. Learn more about the rest of the album, No Clothes on Ragged Island: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay, on their website – they wrote and recorded the entire album in only one week! Plus, who doesn’t enjoy a little history on Edna St. Vincent Millay via a rock album?
Show starts at 8 pm with Ghost Ghost headlining. The Studio @ Webster Hall is located at 125 East 11th Street in New York City.
Buy tickets below or visit: RPM-RSVP.com
LA Shark… fucking awesome!
LA Shark are the most progressive people/music coming out of London/Brighton right now! We were lucky to share a stage with them at Audio last year when we were touring the UK and we can’t wait to bring them to NYC. Check out the official video for their single “A Weapon” below:
Sacrilege or Mildly Funny?
(Alternate blog title- ”Should everyone be allowed to use computers?”)
Neutral Milk Hotel taken far too literally…do I like this?
Against Me! New Album in June!
Against Me! have a new album coming out June 8th!
The band teamed up with legendary producer Butch Vig once again for “White Çrosses”
I can say without hesitation that Against Me! kick more ass live then most other bands out there today. Every show I have ever attended was just a lesson in sweaty, angry, passi0nate, no-holds barred punk-rock with a purpose.
The band have never been afraid to speak their mind on the politics of the world…
(“From Her Lips to God’s Ears” -Democratic election under Marshall law./An Iraqi president out of control of our choices.After all this death and destruction/Do you really think your actions advocate freedom. / The presidents giving a speech in Georgetown/To remember the voice of a slain civil rights leader,/ Do you understand what the martyrs stood for?/ Oh Condoleeza do you get the fucking joke?”)
…and the music industry.
(“Piss & Vinegar”-I’ve heard the hype about your band, Ive seen your video playing on the TV./ Publicity photos in magazines, no none of it makes me feel anything. /I would be lying to you if I did not say something. /That would make me feel like a politician. /A middle of the road opinion that no one finds offensive or challenging.I’m not interested. /The stage is not a pedestal…”)
But that’s not to say it’s all politics with Against Me! With songs like “Born on the FM Waves of The Heart” Against Me! (with a little help from Tegan Quin of Tegan & Sara) show that they can sing about love and loss of love as well. If you ask me, this is the modern, pill-popping punk rock version of “Summer Nights’” (yes I did bust out a “Grease” reference…whatever, you know you all like “Grease”
Of course I would not feel right without adding a vid of one of their older songs.
This is from 2003s “As the Eternal Cowboy”
PS this is one of my favorite song titles of all time,
“Turn Those Clapping Hands Into Angry Balled Fists”:
New “White Crosses” album pre-order and more info here:
Quantify?!
What’s “IT” worth? We are enjoying…
French, (not Justice) good, (not Justice) carbon coby, (Royksopp), video (genius)
Brooklyn, (eh… so ) good, (need a band) carbon coby (bout time you got a band), video (already innovators… show your parts)
Indidginus Remixes The Vanguard!
Indidginus, AKA Michael Martin, didgeridoo player, electronica artist, remixer and DJ from South Africa has done an amazing remix of The Vanguard’s first single, “Both Sides”. Download it for free below!
His deep catalog of both ambient and dance tracks are quite amazing and his live performances have taken him from South Africa to the UK and other parts of the world. His collaborations include work with members of The Shamen and The Orb.
For all those unschooled on the didgeridoo, Indidginus is the best I’ve heard and watching him jam out on top of his unique blend of electronica is quite transcendent.
Here’s a taste below and be sure to check out http://www.deviantdidg.com for all things Indidginus!!!
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NYC Music
- Ted Leo confirmed for 'Pool Party' (1 of 2 weekend Jelly gigs) July 29, 2010
- David Byrne & Annie Clark collaborating for Housing Works, Asphalt Orchestra playing a song (and some shows) July 29, 2010
- Freddie Gibbs giving away new mixtape, celebrating new EP @ SOB's w/ Black Milk -- MP3s, video, dates & the Black Keys July 29, 2010
- What's going on Thursday? July 29, 2010
- new Sword MP3 & 2010 tour dates (Webster Hall) July 29, 2010
Chicago Music
- Going to Lolla? There's an App For That. July 29, 2010
- Flosstradamus: A Quintessential Chicago DJ Duo July 29, 2010
- The Polkaholics @ Quenchers 7/31 July 29, 2010
- The Dead Weather Ticket Giveaway July 28, 2010
- Review: The Faint @ Metro, 7/23 July 28, 2010
Pitchfork!
- Listen: Gorillaz Live in Syria July 29, 2010
- Frankie Rose and the Outs Hit the Road July 29, 2010
- LCD Soundsystem and Hot Chip Tour July 29, 2010
- New Release: Glasser: Ring July 29, 2010
- Robert Pollard Plans Five New Albums July 29, 2010