yet another Nickel Eye Song available

via MYSPACE.

"where the cold wind blows" is slow and methodical, perhaps my favourite of his thus far. an album to be released by Niko and co this fall.

Saturday Music Definitions: Grass

there are few simple pleasures better than lying in the grass, looking up at the clouds above. to honor the peaceful loveliness of the green stuff, here are a couple of songs:

disclaimer: the AC tune isn't as peaceful as the I&W. but of course you knew that already.

Iron and Wine - Teeth in the Grass [mp3]

Animal Collective- Grass [mp3]


Iron & Wine on MYSPACE

Animal Collective on MYSPACE

band of the week: Spoon

a friend of mine gave me "Kill the Moonlight" back in October of 2007, and my love for this band has only grown since then. I have yet to hear a Spoon song that I don't like. This superb band from Austin, TX is great to behold on disc or live, and lucky for you, they tour pretty often. They have a few upcoming shows,

Sep 19 2008 9:00P Street Scene
San Diego, California

Sep 20 2008 8:00P
Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, California

Sep 22-24 2008 8:00P
The Fillmore San Francisco, California

now give the following tune a listen and get ready to add a new band to your list of awesome.

Spoon- Don't You Evah [mp3]

visit them on MYSPACE

FINALLY, new Oasis single available

for all the nay sayers who claim that all Oasis songs have melded together into some unintelligible white noise, here is the fiesty new single to prove them wrong

it is loud.
it is lengthy.
it is a massive supernova of energy that will blow you away.

"I got my feet on the street but I can't stop flyin,
my head's in the clouds but at least I'm tryin
I'm out of control but I'm tied up tight"

it sounds like Oasis are sick and tired of being praised, then shot down, over and over and over again.

Oasis - The Shock of Lightning [mp3]

The Virgins rework "Rich Girls"...again.

my favourite version is still the original EP version, but hear a squeaky clean live rendition below:



visit the not so chaste Virgins on MYSPACE

calling all Florida readers: free Smashing Pumpkins show

the only thing better than a good live act would be a FREE good live act.

the Smashing Pumpkins will play in Orlando on August 22nd.

get your free tix HERE

HINT: if you enter “Pumpkins” in the Summer Krush comment box while applying for tickets, your ticket form will get priority.

go forth, Floridians, and see Billy Corgan and co while you still can

Smashing Pumpkins- Today [mp3]

Blogs are good for record sales

read the article HERE. it's pretty interesting.

new Oasis songs streaming online

listen to "Falling Down" below



I've only listened to it a couple of times but I'm pretty impressed.

"The Shock of Lightning" debuts tomorrow.

Oasis - Don't Go Away [mp3]

goodies with new Of Montreal record

in case the music itself was not lavish enough for you, Of Montreal are including some cool extras with the Skeletal Lamping LP

read more HERE

that lantern has my name all over it.

Kings of Leon PRESALE PASSWORD

the magic word is "KINGS"

buy tix HERE until 10 PM EST (7 PM PST) tomorrow for the following shows:

* 9/23 - New York: Webster Hall
* 10/15 - Los Angeles: Nokia Theatre
* 10/20 - Seattle: Paramount Theatre
* 10/21 - Portland: Schitzer Hall
* 10/23 - Denver: The Fillmore
* 11/3 - St. Louis: The Pageant
* 11/7 - Toronto: Kool Haus
* 11/18 - Atlanta: The Tabernacle

get em while you can

a few other shows (San Diego and SF for example) go on presale tomorrow)

Kings of Leon - Molly Chambers [mp3]

visit KoL on their official website HERE

new mp3: Nickel Eye

Strokes bassist gone solo side project (a la many artists this year).

visit Nikolai Fraiture's project "Nickel Eye" on MYSPACE

Nickel Eye - Back From Exile [mp3]

Radiohead + Palahniuk = ecstasy.

this is the best news of the day, imo

Radiohead is apparently going to be providing the musical score for the upcoming film adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk's best selling "Choke". He gained notoriety for the famous "Fight Club" (my favourite movie) and he remains my all time favourite author. His work is quite demented, I love it.

Chuck is apparently ecstatic about the entire ordeal. Radiohead will debut all new material for the upcoming film. Read more HERE

Radiohead - Weird Fishes Arpeggi [mp3]

Franz Ferdinand streaming new track online

visit them on their website HERE to hear the track that they maintain is "not a single" or simply click below:



wha wha what?? this song is so tasty. it is so much more electronica than anything else they have done.

we can anticipate a new record from this Scottish band named after a horse named after the archduke who caused WWI in January.


Franz Ferdinand - The Fallen [mp3]

SF's Outside Lands Festival schedule is available

give it a looksie HERE

buy your 3 day passes, single day tickets, or VIP passes HERE

Cold War Kids - Something is not right with me [mp3]

Spin's Artist of the Day: Ra Ra Riot

see for yourself HERE

I really like this band. their music is quite refreshing.

read a previous post of mine here

Ra Ra Riot - St Peter's Day

Brandon Flowers coming terms to not being able to please everyone

“But we’ve got faith in what we do, faith in our fans and faith in the soon-to-be-converted.”

read the Rolling Stone article about the forthcoming "stripped down" third record HERE


The Killers - Under the Gun (b-side version) [mp3]

watch a hilarious skit below:

Death Cab announce new fall tour

08-12 Singapore, Singapore - Esplanade Concert Hall
08-15 Seoul, South Korea - ETP Festival
08-17 Melbourne, Australia - The Palace
08-18 Newtown, Australia - The Enmore
08-20 Fremantle, Australia - Metropolis
08-22 Fortitude Valley, Australia - The Tivoli
09-01 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot
10-03 Boston, MA - Agganis Arena
10-04 Wallingford, CT - Chevrolet Theater
10-05 Atlantic City, NJ - Showboat Casino Hotel
10-06 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall
10-08 Columbus, OH - LC Outdoor Amphitheater
10-12 Champaign, IL - Assembly (University of Illinois)
10-13 St. Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
10-26 New Orleans, LA - Voodoo Music Experience

visit them on their official website

Death Cab for Cutie - Technicolor Girls [mp3]

Liam Gallagher lashes out at Radiohead and Coldplay fans

he called them "ugly and boring"

haha! I personally like both bands, but not as much as Oasis.

now where would we be without the Gallagher brothers constantly talking trash about other bands? bored, that's where.

read the story on NME


Oasis - Don't Go Away [mp3]

new I'm from Barcelona song

free download for "Music Killed Me" available for those who sign up for their newsletter HERE

visit the 29 piece Swedish band on MYSPACE