Merry Christmas 2011

I Got a Ray-Gun for Christmas
(a retro-futuristic holiday wish for you and yours)


I got a ray gun for Christmas
And all of the other kids got LEGOS
Now the Christmas tree is heating our house
Because I got a ray gun for Christmas.

I got a ray gun for Christmas
And it recharges via solar panels
But none of that really matters
Because now there's a fire on the mantle.

I got a ray gun for Christmas
My girlfriend is gonna be mad
Because I just burnt a hole in the sweater
She got for her dad.

Things here are starting to get pretty weird
The family dog's got smoke
Smoldering out of his terrier beard.

Thank you Santa for the best gift a boy could get
I got a ray gun for Christmas and I haven't even called 911 yet.

Merry Christmas 2011!
12/25/11

Radiohead: "The Daily Mail"

"The Daily Mail" was originally written/recorded for the "TKoL" sessions but never made the record. I have to say, I like this song probably more than any song on that studio record. As a matter of fact, the particular above recording came from TKoL "Live From the Basement" sessions which I enjoy as a whole more than the "TKoL" studio LP. Radiohead are at their best when they can add a touch of organic-ness, or less produced sound to their mix- the "...From the Basement" session does exactly that. The production, especially for a live recording, is stellar (amazingly stellar) but the mix still retains some sonic naturalness which is crucial.


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Utah/Nevada: November 10-14, 2011

Utah and Nevada from Jonathan A. Schmid on Vimeo.

...It's like a crew shooting a Kodak commercial were up into the wee hours of the night before at a gay club. Needless to say, Jon did great work editing footage from our trip to the desert!

of Montreal: "Wintered Debts"

For me, these guys have been more miss than hit over the last five years, but I keep coming back to this one, mainly because it departs from the sex-funk deal and harks back to various elements of psych music- which is what oM does well. There are multiple movements here, but each transition makes sense and doesn't take away from the section which preceded. I especially enjoy the meandering ambient stretch which comes in around 2/3 of the way through.

Check out "Wintered Debts," the first single off Paralytic Stalks which is out in early February.

"Tiny Giant"

TINY GIANT // FEATURE DOCUMENTARY // TRAILER from HOLY COW FILMS on Vimeo.

"Tiny Giant" is a documentary about Jeff Steinberg, a gospel music singer born without arms and with other physical ailments. Jeff's story is intriguing to me not only because of his unique situation but because I know very little about gospel music except what I have seen in late 1970's black and white - early 1980's over saturated color footage of performances...where gospel music church culture may have peaked if you will. It will be interesting to me to see if, in addition to telling the story of Jeff overcoming his adversity, the doc mentions how the perception crowds have of him and how the overall art he is a part of has changed over his 30+ year career.
IMDB does not list a release date...

My 'Mixed-Handed' Life

Ah, nice!  So there may be a downside to being "unique"?  From this piece it sounds like research is ramping up regarding the study of the correlation between 'left-handedness' and certain brain disorders such as bipolarism, ADHD, schizophrenia and many more exciting flaws.  'Mixed-handedness'  is of particular interest to researchers as rates for certain disorders seem to be higher in this group.  I don't feel so special anymore. (Or maybe I should feel more special?)

Mom, you have some explaining to do.

Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie

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I don't even know what to say about this other than the fact I'll be there on opening night.

"People Who Do Noise"

I'm pretty sure I've posted bits of this doc in the past but here is the full deal in case you needed two hours of information on noise. The term 'noise' in itself has a definition, but in practice and in interpretation, it can't be pinned down uniformly across every set of ears. I'm not that into 'noise' music per se, but then again maybe I am...depending on how certain sounds I enjoy are interpreted. If anything, there is something to be said about the theory, culture and practice of the noise music (total oxymoron) community.

Terrible Terry Tate

Oh, man. How could I forget about this gem?!

J Mascis: "I've Been Thinking"

J Mascis - I've Been Thinking by subpop

Check out this new J Mascis song which is the B-side to a new 7" out next week.

Jason Lytle: "It's a Heartache" (Bonnie Tyler)

It's a Heartache (Bonnie Tyler cover) by Jason Lytle
What a great version of a pretty sweet original.

For $0.44 The USPS Cares

I suppose I find this interesting because it is rare that I mail an actual piece of mail and when I do, every time, I wonder how it gets to where it's going considering my handwriting isn't stellar which means that, playing the odds (reality) game, there are waaaaaaay worse examples of penmanship out there.  To this day, I just assumed it was a completely human routing system (which a big part of it actually is) probably because I used to have this same concern when I mailed a letter as a kid...when technology didn't exist as it does today.

• Processing plant where 36,000 letters are scanned per hour.

• Images of indecipherable letters are sent to an encoding center ("...a big windowless room") where people try to de-code unrecognizable addresses - This is what these people do all day.

• Mail that these poor souls can't decipher is then routed to the 'Peak and Poke Clerk' (sweet title) who is the last line of defense against the dreaded:

DEAD LETTER OFFICE.

Whoa.

Ty Segall: "Spiders"

Check out Ty's new cruncher - rad all the way.

"Spiders"

Danzig: 10/29/11

Danzig at Hammerstein Ballroom, 10/29/11.

Goodbye R.E.M.

The above is what Michael Stipe and director Dominic DeJoseph have created for R.E.M.'s last proper single, "We All Go Back to Where We Belong."  I guess I just needed some reason to post this song besides the fact that it's probably their best track in recent memory.  There are two versions, both alluding to Warhol's screen test work, one with Kirsten Dunst and one with poet John Giorno...I prefer the Giorno version as it seems a bit more genuine.

The Electric Drone: sunn o)))

Check out this short doc on sunn o)))...low end guitar drone wizards (If you prefer, insert other synonym relating to a mysterious cloaked figure.). I haven't had the opportunity to see the guys yet, but it certainly won't be a 'fun' experience when I do.

Guided by Voices: "The Unsinkable Fats Domino"

New GBV! Whoa...and it sounds pretty much like all of their previous material which is a high compliment. Hey, that's some pretty sweet cover art as well.

Listen: "The Unsinkable Fats Domino"

Let's Discuss Young Ed Ved

Watch Eddie Vedder's Epic Stage Dives on PBS. See more from American Masters.

Young Eddie Vedder used to be RAD.

Gruff Rhys: "Whale Trail"

Dude loves a green screen. This is another pretty great Gruff Rhys song that's on the playful side- because it was made for an iPhone video game. Main objective? Well that would be to guide "...a whale through a Technicolor world, collecting bubbles along the way that will help you avoid the nasty Baron van Barry." Makes total sense.

Music For Landscapes: Central Park (Listen to the Light)

The Making of Listen to the Light by BLUEBRAIN from BLUEBRAIN on Vimeo.

This is an interesting idea from a duo calling themselves Bluebrain where they have created two apps, one for the National Mall in DC and another for Central Park in NYC, that utilize your phone's gps to relate your geographic location to a section of original music that they have composed. The group essentially mapped out regions of each park and put music to each zone which will change as the listener moves along the different geographic locations. I made a point to try out the Central Park version and it is an interesting experience (Although I was a tad skeptical at first because I wasn't sure if I wanted someone telling me how to have an experience.). I also wanted to figure out a bit on how the app changes between regions, how the mix is effected and what may happen if one stands in one place for a bit of time. The music changes between regions subtly where one piece gently gives way to another which appears at first low in the mix. If you stand in one place, the music is designed to loop, but not noticeably. The app is free, so if anything else, it's a good excuse to get to the park - if that excuse was really needed.

JEFF Does Fallon

This made my day (week probably)...These dudes just keep bringing it - I mean they brought a friend along to eat a burger in front of them while they play for the first time on national TV!  I'd be lying if I said I wasn't jealous of the burger guy.

Kurt Vile: "Life's A Beach"

The Feynman Series: "Beauty"

The creators of the Sagan Series have extended their work to include a 3-part series based on recorded interviews of physicist Richard Feynman.  Check out part 1, "Beauty," above which overdubs Feynman's voice over found nature footage and complementing music as he describes how he views beauty in the natural world.  This stuff is both interesting and inspirational.

The Vigilogna

The Daily Show
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Keeping with the Wall Street theme (if you will), Chris Meloni stars in the "The Vigilogna."  I haven't laughed this hard in a long time.

Occupy Wall Street

I visited the "Occupy Wall Street" protest today in Liberty Plaza and left with no more of a sense of the movement's purpose as when I arrived (I only had a vague idea of what the protest was attempting to accomplish before this afternoon.).  A key problem I see is that the message is too diffuse and not focused enough and is generally centered on money and how policy has handled wealth leading up to and after the financial collapse.  I am not sure what the group intends the endpoint to be but it appears that it will mostly be awareness (probably no actual policy change).  To me, the most interesting aspect of all of this is how social media and technology has shaped organized gatherings for cause - O.W.S. began and continues to survive through a large online presence, not dissimilar to the successful Arab Spring revolution (just not as radical).

The Innovator's Cookbook

This seems like a pretty essential read, not only as an application for business but as inspiration for identifying and putting a path forward together to achieve personal goals.

"Visual Acoustics"

Visual Acoustics is a documentary chronicling architecture photographer Julius Shulman's work and his importance in shaping how we view the modernist period of architectural distinction as he returns to the sites of some of his most recognized work. It seems this one is on the festival circuit now, but here's to a release sometime in the near future.

Johan Rijpma: “Tape Generations”

Tape Generations from johan rijpma on Vimeo.

Everything that I've read about Johan Rijpma's "Tape Generations" is a commentary on the visuals, and rightly so, they're great. More stunning to me, however, is the sound Rijpma gets to supplement the picture - It's amazingly crisp, interesting and mesmerizing at the same time. Check this one out with headphones.

Real Estate: "Green Aisles" and "It's Real"

Not that Real Estate's first record, Real Estate, was bad- It certainly wasn't. I do however find it boring. The entire record leans on lazy summer guitar lines styled on heavy nostalgia reverb and the tone of each song seems to match that of every other track on the record. I've heard two cuts from the new LP, Days, (Domino, 10/18) and I'm excited. The new songs are varied and have more substance and emotion than I could find on the entire first record. Check out "Green Aisles"and "It's Real" below.

Real Estate - Green Aisles by DominoRecordCo

The McGurk Effect

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Rob Crow: "This Thread"

Rob Crow - This Thread by Temporary Residence Ltd
Check out a new Rob Crow cut from a new record, He Thinks He's People, out in October.

Cass McCombs: "The Same Thing"

This guy is churning them out - 2011: One sad album..and now possibly an upbeat one (at least sonically). Check out the supremely good first single off Humor Risk, out in November.
Cass McCombs - The Same Thing by DominoRecordCo

Mark McGuire

I've been really into Emeralds' Mark McGuire's latest solo record, Get Lost, lately. Check out the opener, "Get Lost".

'On the Road'

About roadies: "They're they cowboys of the 21st century." Yeah, kinda I guess...This looks pretty entertaining nonetheless!

A New Vile Nugget: "The Creature"

Kurt Vile is tossing out a new EP in November - Check out his great new track, "The Creature."

Reissue: "Sonic Youth - 1991: The Year Punk Broke"

I bought this on VHS for like $5 at the 40watt record store (RIP) in Athens...It's pretty much everything I thought was awesome about guitar music and It's pretty much everything I still think is rad about guitar music.

New the Olivia Tremor Control: "The Game You Play Is in Your Head, Parts 1, 2, & 3"

OTC: "The Game You Play Is in Your Head, Parts 1, 2, & 3"

10cc: "I'm Not in Love"

I was listening to a Jason Lytle interview today on the BBC and he got to choose his exit song - 10cc "I'm Not in Love" - saying that this will be one of the most important songs to him, probably until the time he dies. Naturally I wanted to pay pretty close attention to it. I've heard this song on far away radios, or maybe on a TV in another room or something, but I've never actually LISTENED to the track. The recording methods are pretty experimental and the vocal layering technique creates a pretty rad choral effect. I assumed the band recorded their own vocal samples and triggered them with a MIDI keyboard...not the case.

Atlas Sound: "Terra Incognita"

Here's a pretty stellar cut off the new record, Parallax, out 11/8: "Terra Incognita"

Meloncholie and the infinite seedness

Sometimes in this busy, fast paced world you need to micro blog.
Work by Sarah Illenberger.

Wayne Coyne is a Visionary

Check out the rest of what he produces in his spare time here (if you dare).

Sigur Ros: INNI

Check out this beautiful new Sigur Ros video for...something. Sometimes I forget how good these guys can be.

Bjork "Crystalline" Video

-Directed by Michel Gondry. This record is looking like it is going to turn out to be quite the experience.

Flaming Lips + Lightning Bolt

Some just get better with age. Wow.

Whoa...

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They're back.

New M83: "Midnight City"

Midnight City by M83

This is something to celebrate! Here's to hoping the new record is heavy on Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts stylings.

No Age...GIF'd

Sunset Television: "Ghost Brother"

"Nah, I'm just goin' campin' with Joe Montana in Pawtucket this weekend."

Thurston Moore x "Circulation" Video

Another video for another choice Demolished Thoughts cut.

Radiohead Play "TKoL" on Live From the Basement

New Girls Record in September!

Track Listing:

1. Honey Bunny
2. Alex
3. Die
4. Saying I Love You
5. My Ma
6. Vomit
7. Just A Song
8. Magic
9. Forgiveness
10. Love Like A River
11. Jamie Marie

Very nice surprise in my inbox this morning!

Daniel Johnston x "Grievances"

Daniel Johnston does "Grievances" for The Black Cab Sessions.

New M83!!!

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!
...But seriously, what is he doing with that floppy disk?!

Ende Tymes

I was in attendance this past Sunday for the film screening @ Outpost. While at Outpost, I witnessed a small crowd of experimental film enthusiasts fall asleep, get up for water (and exclaim "fuck!"), laugh and observe how others were handling A 25 MINUTE FILM BASED SOLELY ON A DRUM BEAT BOUNCING WATER AND REFLECTING LIGHT BACK INTO THE LENSE OF 1 STATIONARY CAMERA SHOT. ...But the other films were interesting and Outpost is a nice space off the Hawley L stop.

Damon Albarn x "Apple Carts"

-New Damon Albarn song for an English musical (Dr. Dee) he wrote songs for.

Grouper: "I Saw a Ray"

Grouper - I Saw A Ray from Weston Currie on Vimeo.

Atlas Sound @ St. Cecilia's Church, Greenpoint: 06/16/11

Let's Go Swimming..In the East River!

This really has to happen.

Thurston on La Blogotheque

I followed Joey Ramone walking down Bleecker Street and I rolled open my Volkswagen window and I said to him: Where's CBGB?! And he was like, It's THIS way! And I asked him if he wanted a ride..."

Just Gimme Indie Rock!

...Really looking forward to this so I should probably donate (but that's not very punk rock now is it?).

Kool Keith "Bushman"

New video from the Black Elvis...I mean, come on!

Jeff the Brotherhood: "Hey Friend"

New video for new JTB single "Hey Friend." Rolling Stone?

Thurston Moore @ Other Music: 05/23/11

This is the scene an iPhone without flash attached to an elongated arm captured as its owner was pressed against the back row of records at Other Music tonight. Thurston and band played through most of Demolished Thoughts...bravo indeed.

Akai M-9 Reel to Reel

My room just got a little weirder...

Chad VanGaalen: "Peace on the Rise"

It might take me another few views to even grasp a storyline, but this is one of the raddest videos I've seen in a while. It's like some old NES game world flipping on something other than reality.

41 Strings @ Good Units 05/11/11

I went in to this thinking it would be an experimental, abstraction of string based sound but it was hardly that. The performance consisted of around 30 minutes (split up into maybe 5 pieces) of emotive violin/cello/viola sections, upright base, churning electric base and steady drum lines. Nice space, good stuff.

Thurston Moore x "Benediction" Video

Thurston's great new Nick Drake-esq track gets a slowed down, filtered video comprised of war imagery.

Creation Records Doc

Upside Down: The Creation Records Story - New Trailer from Upside Down The Movie on Vimeo.

...Out on DVD today.

Ty Segall @ KCDC Skate Shop: 04/28/11

Ty Segall playing on a half pipe at KCDC...one man band style.

Yuck @ Other Music: 04/26/11

Fuzz city.

Chad Vangaalen

VBS takes a look at Chad Vangaalen's home studio, practice space and homemade instruments.

Kraut-Doc

Here's a documentary about the genesis of Krautrock and its influences on a number of other genres. 

Julian Lynch x "Terra"

Julian Lynch: Terra by alteredzones
Check out Julian Lynch's new record, Terra, streaming in all of it's subdued dusty glory.  If these songs where pictures, they would lie somewhere between your first memories or dreams...events that may or may not exist in your reality.

Isaac Brock: Interesting Dude

Isaac Brock's work has been a favorite of mine for some time now. I knew this guy was a completely unique guy givin his writting style and the plethora of tales floating around about his personal life...now check out his house and watch a new Modest Mouse cut in his home studio.

New John Maus: "Believer"

Check out this new track from John Maus' upcoming record: We Must Become the Pitiless Censors Of Ourselves.

There Might Be a New Deltron Record...

Del Working on Deltron 3030: The Event II

I mean, this isn't much (or all that cool in itself), but a new Deltron 3030 record could never be a bad thing.

New York, 197?

Yeah, sure a lot has changed...but judging by this clip, a lot is still the same (I'm looking at you, "kooks").

A Short Doc on the Fall (1994)

A short doc on the Fall (1994)

Mark E. Smith: "If you drink, you f&*%ing put it on the table, man...that's they way I was brought up...If you drink in the open, you don't become an alcoholic."

J. Spaceman / Jonathan Glazer x "Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space"

The Creators Project asked J. Spaceman and Jonathan Glazer to put together a sound installation, re-interpreting one of my most favorite songs: "Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space" for Coachella. From The Creators Project:

The duo are creating a physical manifestation of the Spiritualized track “Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space.” In a cathedral-like space, designed by Graft Architects, isolated pools of light will appear, each containing a different component of the original track.

Jullian Lynch x "Back"

Wow, here's to hoping Julian Lynch's new record is a great as this track!

Julian Lynch, "Back" by The FADER

Thurston Moore x "Benediction"

Thurston's got a new Matador solo (and song oriented) record, Demolished Thoughts, out May 24 - the entire record was recorded on a 12-string acoustic.

Take a listen to the first single here: "Benediction"

Kurt Vile x "Jesus Fever" Video

Kurt Vile
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Kurt Vile, MTVHive

Check out the sweet new Kurt Vile video complete with guitar troubador marching, dead buildings and projections.

No Age Score Another Rodarte Film

Rodarte: States of Matter from MOCA on Vimeo.

Check out this informational video where Rodarte designers explain the pieces they currently have up at MOCA's Pacific Design Center for their show: "Rodarte: States of Matter."

-No Age add the drone tones.

J Mascis / Kurt Vile: 03/24/11

J Mascis x "Not Enough"

J Mascis - "Not Enough"

Here's a new video in support of J's great new record, Several Shades of Why. Chad VanGaalen (who has a new record out in May (right on)) created the visuals.

William Basinski @ Other Music - 03/24/11

I was lucky enough to check out William Basinski improvising on 30 year old analog tape loops...this is ambient music, but to me, the way Basinski arrives at the final sound is the most intriguing part of the experience. Each piece of tape has it's own story and comes to it's own conclusion...perhaps differently each time.

E6 Holiday Surprise Tour @ the Knitting Factory - 03/22/11

Members of Olivia Tremor Control, Circulatory System, Elf Power, The Late BP Helium, the Gerbils and other E6 affiliates played a ramshackle 3.5 hour set in Brooklyn Tuesday. There were sing alongs, chants, horns, a giant snowman, stories and a magic piano playing castle amongst other things (Jeff Mangum....who did not play). The video above would be of Julian Koster backing up the magic piano playing castle with a saw...the jam is, like, Romanian or something. This all reminded me what a weird place Athens, Ga is - music meant to be played on 100 year old creaky wood floorboards.

Umshini Wam

Umshini Wam is the new Harmony Korine short that just premiered at SXSW two days ago featuring Die Antwoord, wheelchairs, machine guns and general a WTF Harmony Korine story line. Oh, there are also hologram accessories for the wheelchairs.

Tsunami

Here is some unreal footage I found on CNN showing the recent tsunami in Japan. As if the imagery isn't enough, the footage is paired with minimal keys and ambient textures turning the clip into something of a dream which is an oddity for an outlet such as CNN.

50 Cent Has Cancer and Thusly Gives the World 2:28 of Pretty Hard Laughing

"I thought he was sick, what's he celebratin'?"

Kurt Vile @ Generation Records 03/08/11

This was one of three in-stores Kurt played Tuesday night. I was lucky enough to slide into the Generation Records basement to check out his second gig of the night. The sound was pretty fantastic and Kurt ran through around 45 minutes of material.

PS1: 02/19/11

This is by far the biggest video game I have ever played. I mean, I jumped through fire, over water, fought giant karate men and possibly a scorpion then calmly walked to the next room to soak in some contemporary fringe art.

of Montreal Made a Noise EP?

Check out this preview for the new oM EP out later this spring...And then behold the awesome cover art. Since when did these guys stop making sexxx jamz?

NYC Extreme Urban Exploring

This dude is absolutely crazy and I'm so glad he captured all of this rad footage of the old City Hall station, Canal Street sewers, Lincoln Tunnel tunnels and the top of the Williamsburg bridge...because I was totally going to go out and do all of that stuff myself. What a maniac!

Newish Jason Lytle x "Young Saints"

This video is from last May...but I've never heard the song so you haven't either. Damn it.

"Cracked Actor": A Ziggy Stardust Era Bowie Doc

New Rival Schools

...these guys are like an early 2000's time capsule...I'm not complainin'.

J Mascis - Supreme Personality

I shook J's hand in a parking lot behind a venue in Athens years ago...it was the limpest handshake I have ever encountered. This interview is similar to that handshake. Just sayin'.

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat??!!!!!

Out now.

Tyler the Creator

Yeah, I'm probably waaaay behind on this one, but this dude's snagged a pretty original style and the video is awesome in a subtly disturbing way.

"White Limo"

Wow...looks like the brothers Foo are attempting to win me back. I mean, Lemmy driving the cab? Pat Smear back in the band? Cargo shorts???

"The King of Limbs"

Boo ya!!!

Todd Cole for Rodarte x "The Curve of Forgotten Things" (Music by Deerhunter)

Elle Fanning: Rodarte's Muse on Nowness.com.

I love every little thing about this new Todd Cole short for Rodarte - EVERY little thing.

Silly Sports Fantasy: Chipper Does the Gate Check-In

This is amazing...Delta would probably have to sedate me on whatever flight I was taking and/or I would have to see a doctor because I would not stop laughing from the moment Chipper scanned my ticket until we touched down. Maybe I could request that "Homer," the baseball headed mascot, could usher me to my seat in a wheelchair?

"Fever Dreaming" BTS

Behind the Scenes: No Age - Fever Dreaming from Sub Pop Records on Vimeo.

So Rad.

Thurston Moore x 12 String Meditations For Jack Rose

A message from VDSQ:
"VDSQ Solo Acoustic Volume Five- 12 String Meditations For Jack Rose.
Solo, untreated, 12-string compositions in tribute to one of the greats. An album of instrumentals in requiem."

Vinyl only- February 2011. This is probably going to make me want to get a 12-sting axe all the more.

No Age x "Fever Dreaming" Video

This. Is. Awesome! I need to know how this was shot pronto.

Union Square - 01/19/11

Usually these dudes don't do it for me...but then I saw this guy!

Union Square - 01/19/11

Jogger x "Nephicide"

This video is hilarious...although I'm not sure whether or not to take the metal/indie-pop stylings blend as a joke or something valid.

Jefre Cantu-Ledesma x Paul Clipson "Moth and Moon"

Here is a preview of an audio-visual piece (premiered in San Francisco, 2008) shot on super-8 by Paul Clipson and soundtracked by Jefre Cantu-Ledesma who's work I've recently discovered and enjoy a lot.

WWIMRLN #5: Chicken Finger Blues

01-06-11 chicken finger blues by goodone

A self serious ode to plastic dome heat lamp chicken...I've got the Chicken Finger Blues.

Tim Hecker x "Hatered of Music"

For me, artists like Fennesz and Tim Hecker make great 'walk to the subway in a foot of snow and ice' music...and we have some prefect timing here because a little bird (actually it was a gnarly New York pigeon-rat) told me that it is going to snow 8-14 inches tonight and that I should check out a new Tim Hecker joint: "Hatered of Music" from Hecker's upcoming Ravedeath, 1972 - recorded in Reykjavik using a pipe organ as the main sound source manipulated with computer plus synthesizer, piano, and mic and guitar amp feedback).

Kurt Vile x "Jesus Forever"

I'm really into every last song I've heard from this guy recently and "Jesus Forever" is especially a treat. New record out 3/8.

Check it out HERE.

No Age x Letterman

Whoa.

Papercuts

New Sub Popped Papercuts - Boo. Ya!

Pete and the Pirates x "Winter 1"

Pete and the Pirates - Winter 1 from Stolen Recordings on Vimeo.

Here's a taste of the new Pete and the Pirates record out sometime this year - promising stuff.

The Heart is a Drum Machine

Here's the trailer for a documentary exploring the connections music makes with people and the relationships it can form with them...looks pretty interesting.

WWIMRLN #4: Pink Sea

12 26 10 Pink Sea by goodone