Archive for July, 2009

Sunn O))) to ruin trousers of East Coast concert-goers

By on July 30th, 2009

Do you like loud, super-low frequency drones that make your teeth ache, chest hurt, and bowels loosen? If you’re in one of the cities that Sunn O))) will hit on their upcoming tour in support of their new album Monoliths & Dimensions, then get psyched. The drone metal duo just announced a slew of dates [...]

Album Review: Modest Mouse – No One’s First and You’re Next [EP]

By on July 30th, 2009

★★★☆☆

It’s been two years since we’ve been issued a new record from Modest Mouse. While this EP technically counts, the songs feel old before they even get off the ground. It only brings up the obvious question, where is that next record?

CoS Festival Survival Guide: An APB for APW!

By on July 29th, 2009

Heads up! Another guide hot ‘n’ ready!

Pomegranates’ Joey Cook blasts off with Man In Space

By on July 29th, 2009

Since forming in 2006, the Pomegranates have been consistently releasing music and building a loyal fan base. We first saw the Two Eyes EP released a short four months after the Cincinnati indie outfit started practicing and their debut full-length Everything is Alive followed a year later. The quartet made their rounds across the country [...]

Album Review: YACHT – See Mystery Lights

By on July 29th, 2009

★★★★☆

Much like former tour mates, LCD Soundsystem, YACHT is a project that allows for an insane amount of fun, a real strength in tongue-in-cheek witticisms and some outstanding dance beats.

Jemina Pearl… be your own solo artist

By on July 29th, 2009

Be Your Own Pet, say what?

Listen: Holiday Shores

By on July 29th, 2009

Meet Tallahassee, FL’s next big thing…

Sonic Youth hates this website…

By on July 29th, 2009

…and all other websites for that matter.

Echo and the Bunnymen turn on The Fountain

By on July 29th, 2009

The last we heard from Echo and the Bunnymen, the English post-punk outfit was tearing it up in Austin and watching Ocean Rain ascend to space. Since then, they’ve remain out of the limelight so to speak, working on their first new studio album in four year. On October 12th, Ian McCulloch and Will Sergeant [...]

The Tragically Hip: We Are The Same on the road

By on July 29th, 2009

We’ve long since come to the conclusion that Canadian stalwart The Tragically Hip‘s name is merely an attempt at subversive Canadian irony. Despite our paranoia regarding our friends to the north, we are happy to announce (with a heads up from LiveDaily) the band’s much-awaited North American fall tour. Touring in support of the April [...]