| [img] this summer is going to be fantastic. seeing as how there's still some time before the season starts up (officially starts june 21st), bands have the opportunity to step up their game in anticipation of making summertime rock to their own kicky beats. summer music should be danceable. from bands who have fun recording and pop out shows that take the fun and zoom in to 500%. we shouldn't even be able to focus we're having such a good time. wont even sip a milkshake except to the beat. not resist [... ]
| | | 8:40pm | | | | what's up with dj's? like, some of them get paid a ton of money, andall they done is choose which song to play next? i guess if you're pauloakenfold or carl cox, there's some sort of artifice behind whateverthey do with the turntables to change the music, but i don't really getwhat makes it good or why they get paid so much money or even howyou can differentiate between them. that's my 3rd grade, 4 line analysisof electronic music. when i was living in williamsburg,this kid named kuku sublet for a few months. when i [. ..]
| | | 10:00pm | | | | Things Albert Hammond Jr. Inherited from his father. -Wardrobe-Hobo Clown Appearance-Ability to write instantly enjoyable pop songs Albert Hammond Jr.'s solo offering "Yours to Keep" goes down prettysmooth. Nothing in there to really object to or wonder about. No sonicexperiments or dark poetry or initially jarring but eventuallyrewarding 8 minute tracks. Just instantly likable (if ultimatelydispensable) pop songs. His Dad must be proud. Albert Hammond Sr. madea name for himself by writing 3 minute chunks of California AM gold inthe early 70's and this post is more about my love of him. He's pretty much written songs for everyone.Juniors solo [.. .]
| Link Text: | Albert Hammond - The Free Electric Band | | File Name: | TheFreeElectricBand.mp3 |
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| | | | | | 11:09am | | | | There's a lot to like about Tiger Tunes. Their beats are up. They're not serious. They're Danish. They're mysteriously "on hiatus," which amps up the desperation and love for their songs. Hearing a Tiger Tune is much more fulfilling than sighting a Stroke in the East Village. It's like going to Starbucks and finding that they've reissued your favorite limited edition treat (which is, of course, the pumpkin scone). This song reminds me of that scene in Rushmore where Bill Murray and Jason S. have teamed up and they're running down the hall with [.. .]
| | | 11:36am | | | | [img] As a kid, I tried to convince my mom that I had the sideshow talent of predicting the next note in any song I was hearing for the first time. A devotee of KBSG, the Seattle oldies station, I should have known that that's mostly true, but not for Beatles songs (except that you rarely hear one for the first time after the age of 3. 5). Had Dr. Dog been old enough to stand in front of a mic, and my mom been schooled on the crossover bands that are Fader favorites and Philly [. ..]
| | | 10:47am | | | | [img] Although this song lacks a serious payoff, I've found myself enjoying it all the way through. It's found a nice place between slow and fast that translates well to several settings. So far I know that it sounds good when I'm in the shower, and in front of the produce at the grocery store. Maybe if it kept playing all the time, my enjoyment of everything would just go a little up. Doing laundry? Not so bad anymore. Walking? I'd love to. Making cookies? Let's bake em [. ..]
| | | 11:41pm | | | | [img] There was a time when Seattle had a firm hold on music, on flannel, and on morning lattes. Now the whole entire world has Starbucks, old Miss Starbucks cleaned up (and covered up) for the publicity, flannels are on their way back, and Portland is the official music scene capital of the Pacific Northwest. Although Sir Mix-a-lot is long gone, we can breath easy that Grey's Anatomy hasn't moved out. Thank you lord. Portland Band The Shaky Hands: The Shaky Hands "Summer's Life" Two summer songs because, bare legs and iced coffee, [... ]
| | | 9:58pm | | | | i know next to nothing about okkervil river. what i do know: 1. i know that a friend's friend runs a company called fluffwheels that takes bands on tour in europe. that is, they drive the band and their gear to all their shows, but are not affiliated with the band, their label, etc. kind of a neat idea. michal, the friend of a friend, recently came over to the US to take okkervil river on tour in this fashion. 2. i think they are on the saddle creek label, also believed to be the home of bright eyes. 3. [... ]
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| | | | | | 3:40pm | | | | [img] The lyrics in Fujiya and Miyagi's songs are sometimes ridiculous, and enunciated enough so that even the least lyric-oriented listeners (I know thats me and maybe it's you too) can understand them. Okay, that's fine though, because this stuff still sounds nice to listen to. It does a good job at landing in the no-man's land between pop and dance. Like Casiotone for the Painfully Alone (on my top ten of the moment list), I think. These guys are British. They like pretending to be Japanese (listen to Photocopier on their myspace [. ..]
| | | 12:54pm | | | | it's gotta be said: Go dance for a minute or two at one or both of Harlem Shakes Burning Birthdays EP release parties:Part 1: Tonight, the Canal Room at Canal and W. Broadway, 8pm.Part 2: Tomorrow, Union Pool (which has a killer photo booth and root beer on tap if you're on the wagon), 8pm. (Here's a sample of what you got coming to you. There may be a future post equating HS with Jesus. Hopefully* these songs aren't the ones that that post intended to use in support of this claim.) Harlem Shakes "Eighteen" Harlem Shakes [. ..]
| | | 11:15pm | | | | At some point, everyone works a shit job. Personally, the term shit job incorporates any place of employment where you must be the entertainment at bar mitzvahs, where you must clean other people (or up after them), at Hot Dog on a Stick, or at a women's clothing store. The following four songs are notable for their high quality and presence on clothing store "soundtracks." These songs say "you look young at heart in that cardigan. " These songs have not sold out despite this. Match the A+ quality song with the store in [.. .
Keywords: Albert Hammond, Harlem Shakes, Hammond Jr, Albert Hammond Jr, Shaky Hands
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