Thanks For Supporting Blunt Mechanic’s World Record
The response to Blunt Mechanic‘s World Record has been great. Thanks for the support on this new record from former Kind of Like Spitting frontman Ben Barnett. Thanks to these stations for top 5 adds: KCSS KGLT KRNL KRUI KTCV KUMD KVMR M3 Radio WAWL WBOR WDUB WLHS WLUR WPMD WRDP WRIR WRRG WTTU
David Byrne and Fatboy Slim
Here Lies Love, the new collaborative album from David Byrne, Fatboy Slimand many others was recently featured on NPR. Go here to check out the interview with David Byrne and two of the artists Byrne enlisted for the project, Cyndi Lauper and Natalie Merchant.
Black Keys Tour Dates
You should have The Black Keys new single “Tighten Up” and we will be sending you the full-length album Brothers in a few weeks. They’re on the road right now so go check them out if they come anywhere near where you live. Apr 24 Providence, RI Brown University May 20 New York, NY Madison Square Garden May […]
Also At Radio
The White Stripes – Under Great White Northern Lights (Warner Bros) Carolina Chocolate Drops – Genuine Negro Jig (Nonesuch) VoicesVoices – Animal Battles Series Vol.1 (How To Fight) The Magnetic Fields – Realism (Nonesuch) Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté – Ali And Toumani (Nonesuch)
Adding This Week: Blunt Mechanic’s World Record
After releasing eight albums, six singles and five splits over the past 15 years asKind of Like Spitting, frontman Ben Barnett has retired the moniker and is set to release the debut full-length from his new band, Blunt Mechanic. Recorded on eight-track cassette, World Record is chock full of high energy riffs and hooks, showcasing the best songs, lyrics, and […]
These Records Love Airplay
David Byrne & Fatboy Slim – Here Lies Love (Nonesuch) The White Stripes – Under Great White Northern Lights (Warner Bros) The Black Keys – “Tighten Up” (Nonesuch) The Dead Weather – “Die By The Drop” (Third Man / Warner Bros.) Carolina Chocolate Drops – Genuine Negro Jig (Nonesuch) Caetano Veloso – zii e zie (Nonesuch) VoicesVoices – Animal Battles Series Vol.1 (How To Fight) The Magnetic Fields – Realism (Nonesuch) Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté – Ali And Toumani (Nonesuch)
Arriving This Week: Hank III Rebel Within
In an era of plastic, manufactured music, it is always refreshing when someone goes against the grain and does what they want to do. Hank Williams III is the best example of this in music today. For over twelve years now Shelton Hank Williams III has been fighting the music industry to be his own […]
Catching Up With Graham
Hope you had a good weekend. Mine was full of fun. Saturday was Record Store Day. I went to four different stores in Los Angeles: Origami, Vacation, Amoeba, and Rockaway. Here a look at my stash of Record Store Day finds. It was so exciting to see the Built to Spill 7″ in stores with my […]
Record Store Day Is Tomorrow, Saturday, April 17th
Are you ready? What is Record Store Day? From the Record Store Day website: “This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists […]
Built to Spill’s Record Store Day Exclusive
One of the Record Store Day releases I am most excited about is a Built To Spill 7″ featuring one of my drawings on the cover. Head down early to your local independent record store tomorrow to pick up a copy. The A-side is a beautiful, new track called “Water Sleepers” and the B-side is a live version of […]
Catching Up With Graham
I passed on going to see Pavement last night and instead finished a drawing that I had been working on for months. Plans for the weekend: no Coachella, record shopping, Birthday Karaoke Dance Party, Dodgers vs Giants, and NBA playoffs.
New from Barsuk Records, Blunt Mechanic’s World Record
After releasing eight albums, six singles and five splits over the past 15 years asKind of Like Spitting, frontman Ben Barnett has retired the moniker and is set to release the debut full-length from his new band, Blunt Mechanic. Recorded on eight-track cassette, World Record is chock full of high energy riffs and hooks, showcasing the best songs, lyrics, and […]
At Radio Now
The White Stripes – Under Great White Northern Lights (Warner Bros) David Byrne & Fatboy Slim – Here Lies Love (Nonesuch) Carolina Chocolate Drops – Genuine Negro Jig (Nonesuch) Caetano Veloso – zii e zie (Nonesuch) The Dead Weather – “Die By The Drop” (Third Man / Warner Bros.) The Black Keys – “Tighten Up” (Nonesuch) VoicesVoices – Animal Battles Series Vol.1 (How To Fight) The Magnetic Fields – Realism (Nonesuch) Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté – Ali And Toumani (Nonesuch)
Record Store Day Is This Saturday, April 17th
Are you ready? What is Record Store Day? From the Record Store Day website: “This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists […]
All About Blunt Mechanic
Ben Barnett is a musician who has, all his life, documented experiences through song. After releasing eight albums, six singles and five splits as Kind of Like Spitting over the course of a decade, retiring the moniker and reinventing himself as Music Director of Seattle’s Paul Green School of Rock, Barnett has now emerged triumphant with a new band, Blunt […]
Catching Up With Graham
Baseball season is underway. I was at the Dodgers home opener Tuesday afternoon, watching every Dodger outfielder hit a home run as they cruised to an easy 9-5 victory over the D-backs. Coachella is this weekend, but I believe I’ll be staying home. I’ve said that the last two years and still ended up out […]
VoicesVoices Animal Battles Series Vol.1
The first volume in How to Fight Records “Animal Battles” 7 inch series featuresVoicesVoices (performing as Gold Ether on the B-side). Every release in this series features exclusive B-sides performed by side projects.
About How To Fight Records
How to Fight Records is an LA-based, mostly vinyl record label that focuses on bands who frequent LA’s legendary DIY venue, The Smell. They have started a 7-inch series entitled “Animal Battles,” in which each band records two exclusive songs with the B-side recorded under a different name and something they wouldn’t usually play. The two animals […]
Current Priorities
The White Stripes – Under Great White Northern Lights (Warner Bros) Carolina Chocolate Drops – Genuine Negro Jig (Nonesuch) Caetano Veloso – zii e zie (Nonesuch) David Byrne & Fatboy Slim – Here Lies Love (Nonesuch) The Dead Weather – “Die By The Drop” (Third Man / Warner Bros.) The Black Keys – “Tighten Up” (Nonesuch) The Magnetic Fields – Realism (Nonesuch) Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté – Ali And Toumani (Nonesuch) Tiny Television – Mission Statement (Magnolia Records)
