Archive for July, 2009

Apple aims for album sales

By on July 28th, 2009

Farts!

Album Review: The Rentals – It’s Time to Come Home [EP]

By on July 28th, 2009

★★½☆☆

Similar. Kinda. Sorta. Words that define the “meh” feeling you get from listening to the latest EP from The Rentals.

Watch: Kanye West, now helping kids stay in school

By on July 27th, 2009

After helping Jay-Z “Run This Town” last week, Kanye West is back to supporting and performing his own music… and for a good cause, too.

Album Review: Quest For Fire – Quest For Fire

By on July 27th, 2009

★★★☆☆

Arming themselves with cryptic guitars, airy vocals, and a penchant for environmental musical aspects, Quest For Fire do fairly well upon its debut release.

Late Night Lobotomy (Week of 7/27)

By on July 27th, 2009

Do you like music? Do you like watching people play music? Do you like watching people play music while you sit comfortably on your couch and eat Funyuns? If so, you’ve found the right place. The lineup for this week’s talk show circuit is actually quite good, though I’m officially calling Carson Daly out as [...]

Album Review: Daughtry – Leave This Town

By on July 27th, 2009

½☆☆☆☆

Unlike classy talent shows of yore such as Star Search, the nation’s unassuming public follows “meme-in-the-making” auditions, packed with Hung-wannabes and other internet fodder, only to later see our champions berated by a smug Englishman and two has-been pop stars…and this is considered funny. While the mindset of America is easily swayed by lesser humor than even Seth Rogen can muster, the same audience of voters hailed one act as significantly different from the others, and his name is Daughtry.

Fuck Buttons mastering Tarot Sport, tour UK

By on July 27th, 2009

Andrew Hung and Benjamin Power of Bristol drone artists Fuck Buttons have concluded the recording phase for the follow up to last year’s Street Horrrsing. Just over a month ago, Hung and Power went into the studio with artist/producer Andrew Weatherall. You may remember Weatherall from the mid 90’s Warp act Sabres Of Paradise, and [...]

Watch: Amanda Palmer “Creep” around Wanderlust Festival grounds

By on July 27th, 2009

This past week saw the first annual Wanderlust Festival bring the music and the yoga to Lake Tahoe, California. It also brought with it some improvisation, both in terms of schedule changes — Common was tapped as a last minute replace after Michael Franti ruptured his appendix — and performances. Take the below video for [...]

The Decemberists keep The Hazards of Love going into the fall

By on July 27th, 2009

If you haven’t caught the awesomeness that is The Decemberists’ playing their latest studio album, The Hazards of Love, live and in its entirety, you’re in luck. Today, Colin Meloy and Co. announced plans for another round of engagements for their “A Short Fazed Hovel” 2009 tour tour.

Islands vapourize eyes, wallet

By on July 27th, 2009

Islands unveil Vapours’ album cover, announce North American tour.