i heart Birdmonster

This band has been out for some time, but this song and vid are amaizing. you can watch it below. it was done by iamslam.myspace.com, he took a bunch (about 1800) digital photos and meshed them together to make stop motion movies. quite fun

i love this band, check it out

hipster backlash backlash is the new hipster backlash

So about the new of Montreal album Skeletal Lamping out on the indie lable Polyvinyl...

Let it never be said that Kevin Barnes left music, but that the music left him.

new acoustic broken social scene (almost crimes)

It's been some time since i've heard new broken social scene. That is, songs written for the band, played by the band. Not a side project.

Keeping that in mind here is a song we all know and love, but a lovely acoustic ver.

broken social scene - almost crimes (acoustic)

so when is the next broken social scene LP comming out? Who knows, what i REALLY want is for them to come back to Texas, and bring their birls with them.

The internet is funny again

 

If you haven't stumbled upon it yet, Funny or Die will change your life. It's better than YouTube because it's funny, so funny I spent most of my day on it and now I'm fucking blogging about it. What else can I tell you? It's the best thing since FARK, and shockwave games. To make it even better Zach Galifianakais, Will Ferrell, and john c. reilly post exclusive "home made" videos on there.

This is one of my favorites with Michael Cera and Zach Galifianakis

 

best cover you'll see this month

Bon Iver and Bowerbirds Cover Sarah Siskind ( the original -http://www.myspace.com/sarahsiskind )

perfect harmony, beautiful arrangement and take on the original. i love this, where hearing it is one thing, but being able to see it unfold is quite another. check it out.




found this on stereogum

New Music Review for August

Jay Reatard is an independent artist out of Memphis with a bold new sound that few bands are ablum to pull off. But when they can it's something to behold. He is like a little of The Brian Jonestown Massacre mixed with yo la tengo, and a little Connor Oberst (sp) I have been listening to his new Jay Reatard_Deerhunter - Split 7'' -and he has an album out called Blood Visions both are on Matador so you can be assured of the artist quality ;) check him out. http://matadorrecords.com/jay_reatard/


The Real Tuesday Weld - At The End Of The World is new indie/jazz mixed with samples and some great vocals by Stephen Coats. I would find this album and listen to it as quick as possible. It's some amaizing stuff, I can't really do it justice. I first heard them yesterday listening to them play live on Morning Becomes Eclectic. being aw-struck I got it and have been listening to them ever since. The album is live but don't let that fool you the audio is top notch and the full sound comes through. http://www.tuesdayweld.com/


no suprise, the new Martha Wainwright album, I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too is amaizing. is sounds like the best tori album mixed with the best of Aimee Mann - while keeping her own special vocal attitude and texture. the songs are full and are well written, beautiful. http://www.marthawainwright.com/


Speaking of Aimee Mann, she has a new album out now too, and I'm so sure about it. I have not given it a full listen but it might grow on me. who knows. http://www.aimeemann.com/

Just stay away from Dan Deacon. I took a listen to his latest split / 7" and i just don't get it. http://www.myspace.com/dandeacon you might not want to click on that link it's his annoying music

The Great Northwest have an album out called The Widespread Reign of the Great Northwest It's getting alot of hype right now as an independent release and that's a good thing.

here is a great review that really puts teh album in perspective.

"from theseanshow.net/?p=1082

The Great Northwest is the baby of Brian Coates, who traveled from Portland to DC by way of New York to eventually build The Widespread Reign of the Great Northwest. Words like “psychedelic” and “shoegaze” will no doubt be tossed around to describe this record, and they’re not far off.

I played a couple songs for a couple good friends who wished to remain nameless. One of them said The Widespread Reign of… was “Neil Young fronting Mazzy Star, with lots of ketamine.” The other called it the long lost, best ever Lemonheads album. It’s not hard to imagine smoking a ton of pot driving cross country while listening to this record.

I’d like to see how these dreamy, meandering songs translate in a live show."

chekc them out here http://www.myspace.com/highcouncilpdx