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Catching Up With Graham
I went to both Flying Lotus shows in Los Angeles last weeked. The Friday night one was one of the loudest, bass-heavy shows I’ve ever attended. Saturday night featured Gaslamp Killer, Gonjasufi, Ravi Coltrane, and the debut performance of Flying Lotus’ incredible new band: Infinity. Tuesday was bobblehead night for the Triple Crown threat, Andre […]
New Music From The Black Keys Brothers
The maturation of the Black Keys as record makers and performers has been both subtle and startling. Brothers is their sixth full length album but they’ve been busy lately with several other projects. In 2009 guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney each released side project albums and they came together with 11 hip-hop artists for the amazing BlakRoc release. Brothers is going for adds May 24th […]
“Tighten Up” Video Premiere
The video for “Tighten Up,” the Danger Mouse-produced first single from The Black Keys‘ new album Brothers, is premiering on MySpace Music right now. If you’d like to see Patrick and Dan test their relationship and get beat up by a bunch of kids, click here. The video for “Tighten Up,” the Danger Mouse-produced first single from The Black […]
Bell Gardens Hangups Need Company – Coming Thursday
Hangups Need Company, the debut release from Bell Gardens is coming your way Thursday. Bell Gardens is Kenneth James Gibson, Brian McBride and a cast of crazies. Kenneth James Gibson has worked under eight or more different monikers, from the California dream noise rock project of the middle 90s, The Furry Things to his current techno artisanry as [a]pendics.shuffle. Brian McBride is better known as […]
Everest On Approach
Everest is currently on tour with Minus the Bear. Check out all the dates here. Let us know if you’d like tickets or to set up an interview with the band. 05/18 Sunshine Theatre Albuquerque, NM 05/19 House of Blues Las Vegas, NV 05/20 Mayan Theatre Los Angeles, CA 05/21 Glass House Pomona, CA 05/22 Fingerprints In-Store […]
The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips And Stardeath And White Dwarfs With Henry Rollins And Peaches Doing Dark Side Of The Moon is the 13th full-length studio album fromThe Flaming Lips. We sent it to you last Thursday. It is a track-for-track remake of Pink Floyd‘s 1973 album, but it’s a little bit different in a way only the Flaming […]
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The Dead Weather – Sea of Cowards (Third Man / Warner Bros) Hank III – Rebel Within (Curb) David Byrne & Fatboy Slim – Here Lies Love (Nonesuch) Carolina Chocolate Drops – Genuine Negro Jig (Nonesuch) Caetano Veloso – zii e zie (Nonesuch) The White Stripes – Under Great White Northern Lights (Warner Bros)
Going For Adds This Week
We sent you a lot of great music last week that we hope you’ve enjoyed enough to add this week. On Wednesday you received On Approach, the beautiful new album by Everest. “Everest paint their second album with images of Midwestern towns and melting, snow-capped skyscrapers. Home base may be Los Angeles, but Everest has designs on […]
Coming This Week
If you liked getting all that great new music last week you’re going to love this week. Tuesday is the day all of you Black Keys fans have been waiting for. Last year was a very busy one for Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, releasing two solo/side-project albums and the collaborative hip-hop album, BlakRoc, that we sent you in November. This […]
Hank III Rebel Within At Your Station Now
You should have Rebel Within by Hank III in your hands right now. Hopefully you’ve been able to put down the Karmageddon dice long enough to give the album a listen. Please let us know if you need us to send another copy. FCC Warning on Tracks 2 and 10. The CD does not come in a jewel case. Feel free […]
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David Byrne & Fatboy Slim – Here Lies Love (Nonesuch) The Dead Weather – Sea of Cowards (Third Man / Warner Bros) Carolina Chocolate Drops – Genuine Negro Jig (Nonesuch) Caetano Veloso – zii e zie (Nonesuch) The White Stripes – Under Great White Northern Lights (Warner Bros) The Magnetic Fields – Realism (Nonesuch) Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté – Ali And Toumani (Nonesuch)
The Dark Side Of The Moon – The Flaming Lips And Stardeath And White Dwarfs
The Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs just released their cover version of Pink Floyd‘s Dark Side of the Moon on limited edition seafoam green vinyl on Record Store Day. The CD just came out and we are sending it your way. The album is the 13th full-length studio album from The Flaming Lips and the full title […]
David Byrne and Fatboy Slim’s Here Lies Love – Looking For Support
We’d really appreciate an extra push on Here Lies Love this week. We cracked the Top 20 on the CMJ charts a couple weeks ago and we’d love to see it keep climbing. Imelda Marcos recently spoke to the BBC about Here Lies Love and they used tracks from the album in the interview. Read about it here and watch the interview here. […]
The Black Keys Brothers Streaming Now On NPR
NPR has an Exclusive First Listen going on right now with The Black Keys new album Brothers. Check it out here. You can stream the complete album and also listen to individual tracks. Buzz is growing that this may be the best Black Keys album yet. We’ll send it to you next Tuesday.
Everest On Approach
Yesterday we sent you the second full-length from Los Angeles-based Everest. We hope you’re enjoying On Approach. Please let us know if you need another copy. Everest is currently on tour with Minus the Bear. Check out all the dates here. Please send us your ticket and interview requests.
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Hank III – Rebel Within (Curb) Carolina Chocolate Drops – Genuine Negro Jig (Nonesuch) Caetano Veloso – zii e zie (Nonesuch) The White Stripes – Under Great White Northern Lights (Warner Bros) The Magnetic Fields – Realism (Nonesuch) Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté – Ali And Toumani (Nonesuch) Hank III – Rebel Within (Curb) Carolina Chocolate Drops – Genuine Negro Jig (Nonesuch) Caetano Veloso – zii e zie (Nonesuch) The White Stripes – Under Great White Northern Lights (Warner Bros) The Magnetic Fields – Realism (Nonesuch) Ali […]
Catching Up With Graham
Lots of great stuff has been going on this past week. Last Thursday I hosted Craft Night at my place for the first time. I did a bit of doodling, but my main craft was making food for everyone. On Saturday evening I went to the Getty Museum for the Les Savy Fav show with […]
New Music From Everest On Approach
New Music From Everest On Approach “If this album is just the approach, I can’t wait to see what happens when they get to the mountain top. As it is, On Approach is my runaway choice for the best album of the year so far.” – Ken Shane, Popdose If you’re still wondering what Everest is like now is your […]
The Flaming Lips Dark Side Of The Moon – Coming Tomorrow
fYou may think you know The Dark Side of the Moon, but you’ve never heard it like this. The world’s most predictably unpredictable band, The Flaming Lips, along with friends, Stardeath and White Dwarfs, Henry Rollins and Peaches, have just released on CD their track for track remake of Pink Floyd’s seminal album. Pink Floyd fans may see this as an […]
