Beach House:: Used To Be video; winter shows

Since Beach House recently released a single featuring the new song "Used To Be," it seems only natural that a video follow. Rarely do common sense and reality align themselves, but this time things are different. Below you can find the new video for the song, shot during a recent West Coast tour in the desert outside LA with director Matt Amato.

audio:
Used To Be

video:
Used To Be


tour:
Dec. 06 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts*
Dec. 09 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg #
Dec. 10 Providence, RI Club Hell #
Dec. 11 Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall #
Dec. 12 Boston, MA Museum of Fine Arts #
Jan. 19 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern*
Jan. 20 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda*
Jan. 21 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore*
Jan. 23 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom*
Jan. 24 Seattle, WA Neumos*
* = w/ The Walkmen
# = w/ Tickley Feather

http://www.myspace.com/beachhousemusic
http://www.beachhousemusic.net
http://www.carparkrecords.com

Zion I:: The Search and the Seizure Mixtape

Zion I’s AmpLive and Zumbi are quelling the anticipation for their January 27th release of The Take Over, with the release of The Search and the Seizure Mixtape. The A-side features a run of hip-hop classics, with verses from Talib Kweli, Deuce Eclipse and Codany Holiday. The B-side finds Amp and Zumbi in other territory with remixes of Muse, Santogold, MGMT and more.

Zion I The Search and the Seizure Mixtape Tracklist
Side A
1. Alien MC's
2. The Rebel
3. Paper Thick f/ Rakaa Iriscience & Richie Cunning
4. Til Tha Breakadawn f/ Codany Holiday
5. Rawww f/ Mr. Davin, Deuce Eclipse, and Bambu
6. Gotsta Chill (Temperature RMX) f/ Talib Kweli
7. All Tha Jazz Interlude produced by Headnodic, horns by Adam Theis
8. Push the Button produced by Sean Christian
9. The Choice Jump OffSide

B
1. Juicy Juice
2. How Does It Feel f/ KFlay & Del the Funky Homosapien
3. Mama Told Me produced by Beat Camp
4. MGMT vs MGMT f/ Mickey Factz
5. The D Interlude
6. Santogold One RMX f/ The Grouch
7. Weird Fishez f/ Young Deuce
8. Fight for the Right (Muse RMX)

download for free, The Search and the Seizure Mixtape

http://www.zionicrew.com/
http://www.myspace.com/zioni
http://www.golddust-media.com/
http://www.zionicrew.com/takeovertv/

Fight Bite:: Swiss-Ex Lover

"Swiss Ex-Lover" appears on Fight Bite's lush full length Emerald Eyes.

http://www.myspace.com/ilyushindove

Little Boots:: Arecibo

Little Boots released her Arecibo EP this week, and thus we have the Baron von Luxxury remix of "Meddle," to get you juiced for the weekend.

audio:
"Meddle" (Baron von Luxxury’s Technicolor Remix)

video:
"Meddle" on Jools Holland

"Mathematics" (live)

tour:
Nov 21 Automatic Lovers Tour @ ICA w/ Joe Hot Chip (DJ set), Heartbreak & more London
Nov 21 Minimix on Annie Mac’s Mash Up BBC Radio 1
Nov 22 Automatic Lovers Tour @ The Other Rooms w/ Heartbreak & Road to Rimini DJs Newcastle
Nov 26 Automatic Lovers Tour @ The Deaf Institute w/ Heartbreak Manchester
Nov 28 Automatic Lovers Tour @ The Cockpit w/ Heartbreak & Heads We Dance Leeds
Dec 6 Baza Curiex Festival (DJ set) Rotterdam
Dec 11 Vice Live Tour @ Neidclub Hamburg
Dec 12 Vice Live Tour @ Scala Berlin
Dec 13 Vice Live Tour @ Rocker 33 Stuttgart
Dec 15 Vice Tour Milan
Dec 16 Vice Tour Naples
Dec 17 Vice Tour Rome

http://www.iamsoundrecords.com/
http://www.myspace.com/littlebootsmusic
http://www.littlebootsmusic.co.uk/

Circlesquare on Songs About Dancing And Drugs

Vancouver born, based in Berlin, Circlesquare are set to release their sophomore full-length, Songs About Dancing And Drugs, January 27 on Boompa Records via !K7. Formed in 1997 by Jeremy Shaw, Circlesquare has garnered an underground fan base in Canada. Circlesquare's music has also been heard on “CSI:Miami”, “Queer as Folk”, in addition to EA Sports popular video game, “The Need For Speed." Shaw, joined by guitarist Trevor Lawson and drummer Dale Butterfield, began recording parts on Songs About Dancing And Drugs live for the first time at The Hive in Vancouver with Colin Stewart (Black Mountain), who also mixed the album.

http://www.circlesquare.ca/
http://www.myspace.com/circlesquare

Golden Animals bring The Steady Roller

Return to the days of purity in rock n roll with the Golden Animals and their retro-fitted late sixties psychedelic acid enlayed expositions. Golden Animals released their album, Free Your Mind And Win A Pony, back in summer.

audio:
Try On Me

video:
The Steady Roller


Golden Triangle


http://www.happypartsrecordings.com/
http://www.myspace.com/goldenanimals

The Japanese Popstars:: We Just Are in America

Northern Ireland's The Japanese Popstars are a trio - Declan McLaughlin, Gary Curran and Gareth Donoghue - who are bringing their electronica rage to North America. Their debut album We Just Are will be released on February 24, 2009.

audio:
Electronic Poet

video:
Facemelter


Rise of Ulysses


Delboys Revenge


http://www.myspace.com/thejapanesepopstars
http://www.gung-horecordings.com/

Loney Dear:: Dear John and more

Sweden's Loney Dear will release its new album, Dear John, on Jan. 27, 2009. The band will be making two trips to the U.S. - first a brief trip in Dec. for a pair of New York shows, and then a full tour in Feb, where the shows will alternate between headlining gigs and shows in support of Andrew Bird.

audio:
Airport Surroundings

tour:
12/10 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
12/12 Brooklyn, NY Union Hall
01/29 Northampton, MA Iron Horse
01/30 Boston, MA The Orpheum*
02/03 Washington, DC The 930 Club*
02/04 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse*
02/06 Orlando, FL The Plaza*
02/07 New Orleans, LA House of Blues*
02/09 Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon
02/10 Houston, TX Rudyard's British Pub
02/11 Denton, TX Hailey's
02/12 Austin, TX The Paramount Theater*
02/13 Albuquerque, NM The El Rey*
02/14 Tucson, AZ The Rialto*
02/17 Visalia, CA Howie and Son's Pizza
02/18 Los Angeles, CA The Orpheum*
02/19 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore*
02/20 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore*
02/21 Portland, OR Roseland*
02/23 Seattle, WA The Moore*
02/24 Boise, ID The Knitting Factory*
02/25 Murray, UT The Murray*
02/26 Denver, CO The Ogden*
02/27 Omaha, NE Slowdown*
03/01 Chicago, IL Schubas
* = w/ Andrew Bird

http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/
http://www.myspace.com/loneydear

Glasvegas:: Please Come Back Home

Glasvegas have an album coming out in the US on January 6th, 2009. Check out the video for "Please Come Back Home," a track from the Christmas EP, A Snowflake Fell (And It Felt Like A Kiss), they are putting out in December in the UK exclusively. Fine band indeed.

tour:
1/4/09 Great Scott Boston, MA
1/6/09 Bowery Ballroom New York , NY
1/8/09 Popscene San Francisco , CA
1/10/09 Chop Suey Seattle , WA
1/11/09 Richards on Richards Vancouver , ON
1/12/09 Doug Fir Lounge Portland , OR
1/14/09 Troubador Los Angeles , CA

http://www.glasvegas.net/
http://www.myspace.com/glasvegas

Super XX Man:: Volume XII: There'll Be Diamonds

There is a pleasant sway to the sounds of Super XX Man's new album Volume XII: There'll Be Diamonds. Opening with the fast paced walk of "Medication," going on with frank glee about having "taken too many medications I don't know...," leading to the feedback laced calmness of "Psychotic Break," then running fairly smooth until the end. Scott Garred is Super XX Man, and he is joined by his wife Michelle on accordion, singer Ali Wesley, Kelly Dachtler and Josh Woods (who trade off guitar and bass duties) and drummer Bob Ham.

audio:
psychotic break
crazy people
medication
medication (poddington bear remix)
medication (eric metronome remix)

http://www.superxxman.com/
http://www.myspace.com/superxxman
http://www.tenderlovingempire.com/
http://www.myspace.com/tenderlovingempire

Damien Jurado:: Caskets

Tune in MTV Subterranean tonight/Friday morning at 1AM EST/Midnight CST to see the video on your tv.

http://www.myspace.com/damienjurado
http://www.damienjurado.com/
http://www.secretlycanadian.com/
http://www.subterraneanblog.com/

Young MC:: Bust A Move (Don Rimini Remix)

Taken from the album Delicious Vinyl All-Stars RMXXOLOGY, French producer Don Rimini on Young MC's hip hop classic “Bust A Move.”

tour:
11/20/08 Rocket – Milan, Italy
11/21/08 Merlin – Budapest, Hungary
11/22/08 Nitsa Club @ Apolo – Barcelona, Spain
11/26/08 The Roxy - Los Angeles, CA
11/27/08 Hi Fi Club – Calgary, AB
11/28/08 New City Suburbs – Edmonton, AB
11/29/08 The Craneway Pavilion - San Francisco, CA
12/02/08 Snacks – Philadelphia, PA
12/03/08 Bills Bar – Boston, MA
12/04/08 The Moct – Milwaukee, WI
12/05/08 Abbey Pub – Chicago, IL
12/06/08 Le Poisson Rouge - New York, NY
12/11/08 Social Club – Paris, France
12/12/08 Club Q – Zurich, Switzerland
12/13/08 Astroclub @ Olympic – Nantes, France
01/16/09 Razzmatazz – Barcelona, Spain
01/17/09 Low Club – Madrid, Spain
01/24/09 Les Transardentes @ Liege, Belgium
01/31/09 Ghetto Hype 13 @ Rafiot – Strasbourg, France
02/14/09 4 Sans – Bordeaux, France

http://www.myspace.com/donrimini
http://www.myspace.com/deliciousvinylrecords

Hollywood Gone Wild with Lil Goonie

Artist Lil Goonie has teamed up with America's crown jewel, Girls Gone Wild, as part of the new Hollywood Gone Wild campaign. The campaign will feature Lil Goonie's single "Girlz Gone Wild" in a series of commercials and infomercials, to be run on major networks such as SpikeTV, Comedy Central, MTV, and FUSE. The song will also be touted on the Girls Gone Wild website: www.GirlsGoneWild.com. An accompanying video captures a live performance by Lil Goonie in his home state of Tennessee. Hollywood Gone Wild is a new venture for Mantra Films, the makers of the storied DVD series, marking the new face of Girls Gone Wild. A national tour will follow in support of the DVD release. At 19, Lil Goonie is one of the youngest members of the national campaign.

audio:
Girlz Gone Wild

video:
Girlz Gone Wild

http://www.girlsgonewild.com/

Secret Machines:: Now You're Gone; Fuel TV

Secret Machines stopped by FUEL TV to film a couple of songs when the band was in LA last month finishing up their North American tour. FUEL will be airing the performance today, Wednesday 11/19, 9:00 pm ET (6:00 pm PT) and 12:00 am ET (9:00 pm PT).

Secret Machines On Tour
Nov 26 Mexico City @ Sports Palace*
Nov 28 Guadalajara @ Arena VFG*
Nov 29 Monterrey @ Arena Monterrey*
Dec 12 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live +
*opening for Oasis
+ co-headline with Perry Farrell

http://www.thesecretmachines.com/
http://www.imeem.com/secretmachines
http://www.fuel.tv/

Joe Jackson:: Is she really going out with him?

Pretty women out walking with gorillas down my street. From my window I'm staring while my coffee grows cold. The answer to the question is a resounding yes.
http://www.joejackson.com/

Ryan Adams & The Cardinals present Cardinology

I've always been a defender of Ryan Adams to those who persist in trying to ignore him. While I'm the first to say that not every album of his is the stuff, at the end of the day, his worse records are still better than half the crap out there (Gold is my least favorite). Having said that, if the Courtney Love story is true about Ryan using Francis Bean's money to finance Rock N Roll, then said album deserves even more credit for containing a very Rock Story. The Cardinals are Ryan Adams (vocals, guitar, keys), Neal Casal (guitar, vocals), Chris Feinstein (bass, vocals), Jon Graboff (pedal steel, vocals) and Brad Pemberton (drums), and their newest album is Cardinology. The album continues the thread of Cardinals work, taking off where Easy Tiger left off, continuing the exploits of one of the best songwriters out there and his fine band. Cardinology is twelve tracks of Ryan Adams emotion, done through tales of love, wishful reparations, and ultimately the endless quest for personal balance.

audio:
Born Into A Light
Fix It

video:
Fix It


Cobwebs


Ryan Adams & The Cardinals w/ Oasis Tour Dates
December
3 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
4 - LA, CA - Staples Center
6 - Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl
8 - Denver, CO - Broomfield Events Center
10 - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
12 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
13 - Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
17 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
19 - Camden, NJ - Susquenhanna
20 - Washington, DC - GMU Patriot Center

http://www.myspace.com/ryanadams
http://www.ryan-adams.com/
http://main.losthighwayrecords.com/

Matisyahu:: Shattered; Los Angeles tonight

Futurist reggae provocateur Matisyahu made his recent return with the release of his new EP, Shattered. The four-song EP features tracks from his new full-length album, Light (due out in early 2009), and follows a path of ascension that began in 2004 with his debut album Shake Off the Dust…Rise. Produced by David Kahne (Paul McCartney, Regina Spektor, Sublime), Shattered features songs from Matisyahu’s forthcoming album recorded and mixed in Jamaica, New York, Los Angeles and Virginia. Several guest artists contribute to the four-song EP: ground-breaking Jamaican reggae rhythm section Sly &Robbie (drums and bass, “Two Child One Drop” and “I Will Be Light”) Stephen McGregor (co-producer, keyboards, drum-programming, “Smash Lies”) son of legendary reggae artist Freddie McGregor and among Jamaica’s youngest and most innovative young producers, Fish (drums, “So Hi So Lo”) and Norwood Fisher (bass, “So Hi So Lo”) of the legendary L.A. alt-punk-ska band Fishbone and experimental turntablist Ooah from the Glitch Mob (co-producer, co-writer, drum programming on “Two Child One Drop”).

audio:
Smash Lies

tour:
Nov 18 Club Nokia Los Angeles, California
Nov 19 Bell Memorial Union Auditorium Chico, California
Nov 20 Grove Of Anaheim Anaheim, California
Nov 22 House Of Blues Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 23 Warfield Theatre San Francisco, California
Nov 24 Catalyst Santa Cruz, California
Nov 26 Harry O’s Park City, Utah
Nov 29 Ogden Theatre Denver, Colorado
Nov 30 Fox Theatre Boulder, Colorado
Dec 6 Headliners Music Hall Louisville
Dec 7 Cannery Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 9 Blue Note Columbia, Missouri
Dec 11 Bogart’s Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 14 House Of Blues Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 16 Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto, ON
Dec 17 Metropolis Montreal, QC
Dec 18 Higher Ground Burlington, Vermont

http://www.matisyahuworld.com/
http://www.myspace.com/matisyahu

Fight Bite:: Emerald Eyes

I've had Fight Bite's new album Emerald Eyes for quite some time, receiving the record back when summer was still in full glow. I remember playing it briefly, quickly acknowledging that Emerald Eyes felt like a winter album, made for days when the confines of inside are the only place you want to be. Released a couple days prior to Halloween, the album has now made its way to proper rotation, coming off as a group of low key tales of sadness propelled by shimmering layers of music held atop by reverbed out vocals. Overall, Emerald Eyes brings to mind a mash of eighties moody 4AD crossed with Sarah Records, on a warm recording evoking thoughts of Low's Christmas.

audio:
Widow's Peak

http://www.myspace.com/ilyushindove

Army Navy:: My Thin Sides (feat. Paul Scheer)

http://www.myspace.com/armynavy

El Perro Del Mar:: Glory to the World

Sweden's El Perro Del Mar, also known as Sarah Assbring, released her stellar sophomore album From the Valley to the Stars, earlier in the year.
http://www.myspace.com/elperrodelmar
http://www.elperrodelmar.com/