The Strokes Post #86

this is the most hilariously random 6 minutes on youtube:

Dark Night of the Soul to be released this summer

Danger Mouse's newest musical project, including a song called "Little Girl" with Julian Casablancas on lead vox, will have a limited physical release (5000 copies)in June

the tracklisting is as follows:

Revenge' (featuring The Flaming Lips)
'Just War' (featuring Gruff Rhys)
'Jaykub' (featuring Jason Lytle)
'Little Girl (featuring Julian Casablancas)
'Angel's Harp' (featuring Frank Black)
'Pain' (featuring Iggy Pop)
'Star Eyes (I Can't Catch It)' (featuring David Lynch)
'Everytime I'm With You' (featuring Jason Lytle)
'Insane Lullaby' (featuring James Mercer of The Shins)
'Daddy's Gone' (featuring Nina Persson)
'The Man Who Played God' (featuring Suzanne Vega)
'Grim Augury' (featuring Vic Chestnutt)
'Dark Night Of The Soul' (featuring David Lynch)

the price is a bit hefty, at £38.99

here are a couple of songs for you guys to sample before you shell out that type of cash.

Iggy Pop - Pain [mp3]

David Lynch - Dark Night of the Soul [mp3]

The Strokes Post #85

The Strokes - The Modern Age (John Peel Session 2001)[mp3]




such good guitar parts. this makes me depressed to be almost 20, as that's how old Nick was when Is This It came out.

Audrye Sessions to play BOTH next Tuesday

I was browsing BOTH's website and they just announced the final band playing Tuesday night, our very own Audrye Sessions. Joining them will be Winston Audio (!), Fun and Manchester Orchestra. should be an epic fucking night.

I am so stoked.

The Strokes Post #84

I was listening to Little Joy this morning and I got a fantastic bit of news

they have recruited another guitarist for their summer tour. I was super worried Fab was playing all those shows, but no, he's hard at work with the rest of my boys in their NY studio

just a bit of reassurance for all of us people obsessed with a new Strokes release

must watch video: The Virgins - Rich Girls

I don't think I've ever posted this:



eight days!!

The Strokes Post #83

"I like the idea of my shit collapsing. I feel like that when I'm playing! In the middle of a lead part I often have the urge to take my hands off the fretboard, or just grab all the strings at the same time for no reason, just 'cos I think it sounds cool."
-Nick Valensi

observe:

The Dead Weather album release + tour dates

Horehound will be released in Europe on July 13th and in North America on July 14th

tour dates can be found HERE

The Strokes Post #82

whoa. this is fucking rad.

concert review: Cold War Kids @ Fillmore 07 May 2009

Cold War Kids played the Fillmore on Thursday night, and oh did they play their hearts out. While their set list centered on their sophomore LP Loyalty to Loyalty, which is almost unanimously deemed inferior to their stellar debut Robbers and Cowards, the performance didn’t suffer in the least.

Their fervent deliveries of the songs actually resonated with the rhythmic quality which defines their debut album, making the experience well worth while. The live set sounded far removed from anything they’ve ever recorded, most notably because everything was delivered in a slower, less urgent manner, allowing the audience to truly savour each note and lyric. Cold War Kids’ set almost sounded like a jam band, but the guys’ high energy on stage more than compensated for Nathan’s mellow vocal delivery. Their bass player Matt was the wildest one that night, as his sound nearly overpowered the vox.

The highlight of the night was when they played “Against Privacy”, as the guitars blared and sent shivers through my spine. To my delight, the boys ended the night with my two favourite songs of theirs, “We Used to Vacation” and “Saint John”, one of the greatest encores I’ve ever witnessed. The concert was not what I was expecting in the least; I didn’t realize that it would be so different than the experience of listening to their records. Nevertheless, both their studio and live sounds are stellar, and I highly recommend that you check CWK out the next time that they’re in town, which might not be for a while, as the Fillmore show was the last of their Spring tour. Matt said that they’ve been writing songs on the road (they played a new one called "Coffee Spoon" during the set) and hope to get back to the recording studio as soon as possible. I’ll keep you all posted with updates as soon as I get ‘em.
3.5/5

set list:




Opening band We Barbarians were quite impressive as well. Think Bends-era Radiohead with the occasional inclusion of an acoustic guitar. The Long Beach based band is currently finalizing their first full length album, enjoy one off of their EP In The Doldrums below:

We Barbarians – Black and Crooked [mp3]

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We Barbarians:

Sunday Morning Covers

ZIP FILE

Franz Ferdinand - Call Me (Blondie Cover) [mp3, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!]
am I incredibly biased or does Franz Ferdinand manage to make everything they touch a billion times better? this band can do no wrong.

Patti Smith - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Nirvana cover) [mp3]
the end of this scares me.

Smashing Pumpkins - Isolation (Joy Division cover) [mp3]
I never thought Smashing Pumpkins listened to Joy Division, but it makes absolute perfect sense now that I think about it.

The Morning Benders - I Won't Share You (Smiths cover) [mp3]
this band makes me so happy. I find myself singing "Patient Patient" all of the time.

Elliott Smith - Ballad of a Thin Man (Dylan cover) [mp3]
Elliott on more aggressive guitars. perfect.

Queens Of The Stone Age - Everybody's Gonna Be Happy (The Kinks cover) [mp3]
I love The Kinks. In my opinion, they're just as good as (early) Beatles, only wayy more underrated.

Graham Coxon - Eliminator Junior (Sonic Youth Cover) [mp3]
Sonic Youth, FUCK YEAH! Thurston Moore is one of the greats.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker (Ramones Cover)
oh shit. this is what the new YYYs record should have sounded like. I really hate It's Blitz.

BONUS (x2)
Jimi Hendrix - Like a Rolling Stone (Dylan cover) [mp3]
a lot of people think this one surpasses the original. that's a tough call. Highway 61 is such a tightly constructed album.

Neil Young - Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (Dylan cover) [mp3]
I like Neil Young's original compositions better than this, but this is still pretty sweet

The Strokes Post #81

"que legal!" hahahah

The Strokes Post #79, 80

missed one yesterday, so here's a double dose of Strokes-side-project-awesomeness

Little Joy - The Next Time Around (live KRCW 19 December 2008) [mp3]

Band of the Week: Foo Fighters

yesterday, I found the Foo Fighter's debut album in the Amoeba clearance racks for 4 dollars. I was listening to it last night and rememebered how much Foo Fighters rock

Foo Fighters, as you all know, is Dave Grohl's band, formed after Kurt Cobain died in 1994

while they are indeed indebted to the grunge sound that Nirvana was so famous for, they, like Queens of the Stone Age, moved far past realms of either Nirvana or Pearl Jam.

with each album, they gained more complexity, and the culmination of this can easily be seen on their latest release: Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace (2007)

In Your Honor (2005) consisted of two cds, one elctric and one acoustic, both incredibly haunting.

now I know this is a loaded statement, but I'm gonna say it: Foo Fighters are a lot better than Nirvana. their albums flow better, Dave is a better singer than Kurt, and his musical skills are much better utilized on guitar than behind a drum kit.

Foo Fighters are a band that I love, but I somehow forgot that I loved them. at this point, I've heard all of their albums, and have not come across a song of theirs that I don't like. for some reason, though, I never really thought about what a well-rounded and accomplished band they are.

now, I hope this post will get you guys to (re)discover Foo Fighters. download a couple of songs off their s/t debut below:

Foo Fighters - This is a Call [mp3]

Foo Fighters - Exhausted [mp3]

the band is currently working on a new album.

Saturday Music Definitions: Graduation

I graduate next Saturday. I will be wayyyy too busy to post anything that day (and I'm gonna see Margot and the Nuclear So & So's that night!), so here's one in advance

Head Automatica - Graduation Day [mp3]

Mika to release acoustic EP

it's called Songs For Sorrow and will be on sale online on May 25.



I love Mika. my very first post was a review of his Warfield show.

new White Stripes record in the works

after The Dead Weather finishes up their tour, Jack's going to head back to studio to work on a new album with Meg

two songs have already been recorded, and he says it will probably be out sometime next year

Jack also admitted his own mortality, which came as a surprise to me: "We just needed to stop for a while. When it comes down to your health...It's hard; people don't really understand. They think you go up on stage and you're having a blast, like you're partying or some shit. That's not the case. It's hard work to go on tour."

via NME

Pete Doherty is stirring up trouble

he's challenged the band with an ego like no other: Oasis.

"With Oasis stepping up a gear and proving they've still got it, they need to be shown there are people out there who can surpass them. Can we match them? The quality is good [in Oasis], but there really is no competition because my band is the greatest in the world and we're going to prove it."

Babyshambles are definitely better than Oasis. I hope the Gallaghers don't blow a fuse over this

via NME

Elvis Costello to appear on 30 Rock

The season finale, which will air on May 14th at 9:30PM, will include the following musical guests:

Elvis Costello, Adam Levine (Maroon 5), Mary J. Blige and Sheryl Crow

one day, very soon, I will have time to catch up on television.

Delta Spirit's bass player with new album update

according to an email from Jon, Delta Spirit will be hard at work on a new album, which they've been brainstorming for a while, after a slew of concert dates.

"After The Shins tour, we are going to do a few festivals (Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo), and start working on a new album. e have a lot of ideas floating that you may have heard at shows or on You Tube. It has been way too long and we are very excited"

I was lucky enough to catch a few of their new songs the last time I saw them, watch those below:




I really love this one.



tour dates:

May 9 - Oakland, CA / The Fox w/ The Shins
May 10 - Hollywood, CA / Palladium w/ The Shins - TICKETS
May 11 - San Diego, CA / SOMA w/ The Shins - TICKETS
May 13 - Richmond, VA / The National w/ The Shins - TICKETS
May 14 - Washington DC / 9:30 Club w/ The Shins
May 15 - Baltimore, MD / Ram's Head Live w/ The Shins
May 16 - Philadelphia, PA / Electric Factory w/ The Shins
May 17 - Montclair, NJ / Wellmont Theater w/ The Shins
May 18 - New York, NY / Terminal 5 w/ The Shins
May 19 - Albany, NY / Valentines *Headline Show
May 20 - Boston, MA / The Orpheum Theater w/ The Shins - TICKETS
May 21 - New York, NY / Terminal 5 w/ The Shins - TICKETS
Jun 11 - Manchester, TN / Bonnaroo - TICKETS
Aug 8 - Chicago, IL / Lollapalooza - TICKETS

follow them on TWITTER, which Jon says they "invented" hahaha