Monthly Archives: September 2011

#128 – Friday Feeling

It’s Friday, at long last. Not because I’ve been working so hard (I’m currently jobless) but because shit is happening this weekend and I’ve been bored. As I’ve not been working I’ve been able to catch up on all sorts … Continue reading

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#127 – Scattered Trees

Today is all about Chicago’s Scattered Trees. They’re a five piece who have been making music together for about six years, in one guise or another. I first appreciated them on account of the superb video for their song ‘Love … Continue reading

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#126 – Blackbirds

Blackbird, the Beatles song written by Paul McCartney in 1968, is one of my favourite songs by the Liverpool foursome. So when I saw that a guitar group had turned the two minute song into one that is over ten … Continue reading

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#125 – Bass Drum Of Death

Here’s one for you. Harsh, thrashy, garage rock by a band with a lo fi sound, it’s Bass Drum Of Death. They’ve been featured on Vice.com’s Noisey, who have made a five video featurette on the band. It kicks off … Continue reading

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#124 – Holy Ghost’s ‘Hold My Breath’

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#123 – John Denver & TEED

Here are two remixes that I’ve been listening to the past week or so. One is from Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosoars, who’s track ‘Trouble’ we featured yesterday. Today’s song is his newest single, due out in about two weeks on … Continue reading

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#122 – New Videos

Hello all. Here are some new videos that I reckon are probably worth about 3-4 minutes of time each. The first is from London’s Is Tropical. They’re currently touring the UK (with European and US dates following, in case you’re … Continue reading

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Podcast V

After yet another long wait, here is the newest podcast for you. It’s got music from Asa, Cults and Zakee, among others. You can click on the links below to go to their respective pages and you can also listen … Continue reading

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#121 – “There’s Only One Thing A Man Can Do

When he’s suffering from a spiritual and existential funk….” “Go to the zoo? Flip off some monkeys?” “No. Buy new suits.” It is a rare moment that such true words are said. Credit to Messrs Ferrel and Koechner for giving … Continue reading

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#120 – Unknown Mortal Orchestra

The fantastically named Unknown Mortal Orchestra, from New Zealand via Portland, OR, are pretty fantastic. The song Ffunny Ffriends (listen below) made waves about a year ago for all the right reasons. It’s part trippy, part funky and part lo-fi. … Continue reading

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