Please forgive me 21st century for not being drawn to non-existent heroics. Plus, I have a hard time accepting morality and ethics lessons from people who make millions pretending they are someone other than themselves.
If I had a boat I’d sail away
Pacific Theater:: Lions video
Its Friday and I’m running slow. I’m fresh out of witticisms, so watch and see if it does you or not. Here is the audio.
Philadelphia Grand Jury make new single, stage final Australian shows, and move to the UK
Australian group Philadelphia Grand Jury’s new single ‘I Don’t Want To Party (Party),’ a live favourite, will be released via iTunes on March 22nd. The single is joined by three exclusive tracks, including a disco remix of album track ‘Wet Winter Holiday’ by Mike FWD, a solo track by lead singer and producer Berkfinger called ‘Jimmy At The Whorehouse’ which is the first cut off a self-produced solo concept album due out later in the year, and a hip-hop funk jam called ‘Both Kinds Of Music’ written, sung and produced by the band’s new drummer Calvin. Calvin (yes just Calvin) is a 56 year-old African American drummer who has lended his sticks to US disco, Earth Wind and Fire, and bebop legend Sonny Stitt.
To celebrate the single Philadelphia Grand Jury will be touring throughout April with special guests The John Steel Singers for what will be their final Australian shows for the foreseeable future. The band will then re-locate to the UK where they have a deal with London based Beggar’s label ‘Too Pure’ and a series of club shows leading into the Northern Summer.
Listen below and stream Philadelphia Grand Jury’s entertaining album, Hope Is For Hopers. Dates after more.
sound:
I Don’t Want To Party (Party)
Wet Winter Holiday (Mike FWD Remix)
stream the Hope Is For Hopers album
Neon Indian offers “Sleep Paralysist”
Neon Indian, the much talked about 21 year old Alan Palomo, has a new single - “Sleep Paralysist,” co-produced by Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor and brought to you by Green Label Sound.
Broken Records:: “Lies” and first shows in the U.S.
Edinburgh, Scotland septet Broken Records have released the new single, “Lies” , for the occasion of their trip to SXSW.
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dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip on The Logic Of Chance
They grew up in the same Essex village – Stanford Le Hope, though their paths barely crossed before they spent a Christmas season working at the Lakeside branch of HMV. After a brief creative courtship sharing Myspace links and remixes, their very first collaboration – “Thou Shalt Always Kill,” was sent to XFM’s John Kennedy in demo form and within 24 hours Kennedy had played the track on his show. Pip then set up a myspace page with their solitary track… “Suddenly it went crazy – everyone was emailing the track to other people, so the only thing to do was borrow £200 and make a video.” dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip returns with The Logic of Chance on March 30th.
“Get Better [Villa vocal remix]”
Get Better video
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Titus Andronicus unveil The Monitor today
I was just saying the other day that I didn’t know what had gotten into Titus Andronicus on their new album, The Monitor, but I like it. With that being said, there are some line-up changes in addition to the record featuring members of The Hold Steady, Wye Oak, Vivian Girls, and Ponytail. Just to throw in another band, The Monitor inspires me to want to drink like I’m at a Drive By Truckers’ show. The subjects here are concerned with humiliation, urination, emasculation, dealing with meaninglessness where there used to be meaning, and essentially just fucking up and always coming up short, but still swearing never surrender. The dynamic shifts are also well indeed – slipping in smoked out dreamy sectionals as well as raging drunk stomps and harmonies. With that in mind, by the time the piano rolls in on “A Pot in Which To Piss,” there should be no doubt that Titus Andronicus have made something good. This is my favorite album so far this year. It makes me want to bitch and scream about whats really wrong with the world. Oh yeah, there’s a Civil War theme in there too, but you can check that one out yourself.
“A More Perfect Union”
“Four Score And Seven” Part One
“Four Score And Seven” Part 2
A Place To Bury Strangers release “Ego Death” and tour with The Big Pink
Last week, A Place To Bury Strangers released “Ego Death,” the third single from their album, Exploding Head. Tonight, the band open up their tour with The Big Pink at the El Rey in Los Angeles. Dates after below.
Band of Horses new album Infinite Arms to be released in May
Band of Horses will release their third full length LP, Infinite Arms,on May 18th through Brown Records/Fat Possum Records/Columbia Records. The album was produced by Band of Horses with additional production from Phil Ek, mixed by Dave Sardy, and recorded over a 16-month period.
Everything All The Time was a vibrant work that provided many hours of enjoyment, while their last album, Cease to Begin, felt like dulled down rehash. I’m holding out higher hope for Infinite Arms.
dates:
March 15th – Boulder, CO – Fox Theater
March 16th – Denver, CO – Ogden Theater
March 18th – Austin, TX – Stubbs BBQ (SXSW)
March 19th – Austin, TX Central Presbyterian Church (SXSW)
April 8th – Paris, France – La Fleche D’or
April 9th – Brussels, Belgium – Orangerie
April 10th – Rotterdam, Netherlands- Motel Mozaique, Schouwburg
April 12th – London, UK – Koko
April 14th – Koln, Germany – Kulturkirche
April 16th – Oslo, Norway – Rockefeller
April 17th – Gothenburg, Sweden – Tradgarn
April 18th – Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
April 23rd – Raleigh, NC – Walnut Creek Amphitheater (with Widespread Panic)
April 24th – Raleigh, NC – Walnut Creek Amphitheater (with Widespread Panic)
April 27th – Gainesville, FL – Rion Ballroom
April 28th – Miami, FL – Fillmore
April 29th – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
May 1st – New Orleans, LA – Jazzfest
May 2nd – Memphis, TN – Beale St. Music Festival
May 27th – Davis, CA – UC Davis Freeborn Hall
May 30th – Bend, OR – Les Schwab Amphitheater (with She & Him)
May 31st – George, WA – Sasquatch Festival
June 5th – Bangor, IE – Ward Park (with Snow Patrol)
June 9th – London, UK – Roundhouse
June 12th – Glasgow, Scotland – Bellahouston Park (with Snow Patrol)
June 19th – Toronto, ONT – Olympic Island Concert (with Pavement and Broken Social Scene)
September 25th – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theater
Pantha Du Prince:: Stick to My Side video (featuring Panda Bear)
“Stick to My Side” is the first video from Pantha Du Prince ’s new album, Black Noise, out and available here.
The Heart is a Drum Machine out on DVD
The Heart is a Drum Machine features Wayne Coyne, Jason Schwartzman, Elijah Wood, Andrew VanWyngarden of MGMT, Britt Daniel of Spoon, Juliette Lewis, John Frusciante, Maynard James Keenan, and more, all answering the question “What is Music?” The film was directed by Christopher Pomerenke and produced by the makers of 2006’s Moog. The Flaming Lips’ Steven Drozd wrote and performed the film’s original score and covered Elton John’s “Rocket Man” with Maynard James Keenan on vocals. The film will be available On Demand beginning April 1st. Add it now to your Netflix queue.
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