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Archive for June, 2009
Phish creates Joy
And, not just that kind that was prompted a fan to do, um, you know, in the small warming house of a retired school teacher last week. On July 28th, Phish will release a 10-track album entitled Joy that “feels more like a live record than a lot of our live records” and draws “from [...]
Album Review: Sunset Rubdown – Dragonslayer
For those who follow Spencer Krug and his numerous projects (Wolf Parade, Swan Lake, Frog Eyes, etc), there always seems to be room for more of him in our lives. The Canadian rarely falters, more often than not delivering a profound listening experience with each release. Luckily, Drangonslayer, Sunset Rubdown’s fourth LP, is no exception. In fact, it may be the strongest Krug-related record since Wolf Parade’s glorious debut.
Josh Homme + Mike Patton: Coming soon?
In news that’s so unfathomable it probably won’t actually happen, yet so cool that we just have to write about it, Queen of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme is reportedly reaching out to Faith No More’s Mike Patton for a brand new side-project.
Stream: Primavera Sound 2009
Stuff went down other than that big Wavves fiasco last month at Barcelona, Spain’s Primavera Sound ’09. If you don’t believe us, head over to WMFU.org, where as as part of the New Jersey radio station’s recently launched Free Music Archives, a slew of audio recordings from this year’s festivities are available for your listening [...]
Album Review: Tortoise – Beacons of Ancestorship
Tracking Tortoise‘s ironically ramshackle history from jazzy post-rock forebears to Chicago music scene godfathers is often difficult to follow. Past and present members of the group have been involved in countless other acts, including (but definitely not limited to) Slint, The Sea and Cake, Chicago Underground, Zwan and Isotope 217. Guitarist/bassist Jeff Parker and drummer/electronics-er [...]
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