Quarterstick Records, partner of Touch & Go, signed some bands. The first was San Francisco drum punk band Mi Ami. The band features two dudes from one of my favorite DC bands, Black Eyes — Daniel Martin-McCormick and Jacob Long. The second signing is another San Francisco-based band, Sholi, an avant-rock three-piece comprised of Payam Bavaf (guitarist, songwriter), Eric Ruud (bass), and Jonathon Bafus (drums). Both bands have LPs due February 17, 2009.
As if there wasn’t (…)
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Posted on November 21st, 2008 by admin
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From YouTube:
From the LA Times (via Idolator):
Jody Reynolds, the 1950s rockabilly singer and songwriter whose one and only Top 10 hit, “Endless Sleep,” was the first of a wave of melodramatic “teen tragedy” tales, died of liver cancer Nov. 7 in Palm Desert. He was 75.
“Endless Sleep,” which peaked at No. 5 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart in 1958, opened the door for a string of similarly tragic pop hits including Mark Dinning’s “Teen Angel,” Ray Peterson’s “Tell Laura I (…)
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Posted on November 20th, 2008 by admin
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Former Crowded House frontman Neil Finn has announced that he is getting his old band back together. No I’m not talking about Crowded House or Split Enz — instead, Finn is entering the studio with both a fresh set of originals and the group of musicians who performed on his 2002 benefit live album, Seven Worlds Collide.
Members of the untitled supergroup include Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien and Phil Selway, Johnny Marr of Modest Mouse (and some other ’80s band that (…)
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Posted on November 19th, 2008 by admin
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Warning: I’m half-writing about Double Dagger and half-watching Puppy Cam.
Comprised of two graphic designer dudes who went to the Maryland Institute College of Art (Bruce and Nolen) and a Perry Hall native (Denny), Baltimost’s Double Dagger have become the latest band from the city to be added to the Thrill Jockey roster.
Double Dagger formed sometime in 2002 and released their self-titled LP on local label Hit-Dat Records (Sean Gray, in the house!). Finding inspiration from their (…)
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Posted on November 19th, 2008 by admin
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In this day and age, a Music Writer still can’t catch a fuckin’ break. The Daily Swarm (via Media Mob) is reporting that there have been layoffs at Entertainment Weekly, Time, People, and a bunch of other publications. These cuts are being issued by Time Inc., but I’ve been hearing the sad-sobs from just-out-of-college, living-on-the-verge-of-poverty-in-Brooklyn staffers from other publications as well. Apparently, the staffers getting the boot are given no warning or (…)
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Posted on November 18th, 2008 by admin
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Facts:
1. Marnie Stern is hot.
2. Marnie Stern is really good at guitar.
3. Marnie Stern can play a double-necked guitar.
4. Marnie Stern will make out with you.
Yes. That’s right. Marnie Stern is going to kiss you. All you have to do is hit up Los Angeles’ El Ray Theatre tomorrow night. In addition to melting your face with her playing, Stern will kiss you on the cheek for $3, kiss you on the lips for $10, or give it to you Full-On Tongue Style™ for one hundred (…)
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Posted on November 14th, 2008 by admin
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This week we have anniversary parties, websites shutin’ it down, old dudes releasing solo records, Thrill Jockey signing another band who met in art school, and more!
Wierd Records in New York is turning five years old. To celebrate, it’s having an anniversary shindig at the Music Hall of Williamsburg November 21, 2008, featuring Blacklist, Xeno & Oaklander (I kind of wish it was Xenu, like that Scientologist bullshit,) and Led Er Est. Doors are at 8:30, jams start at 9:30, and (…)
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Posted on November 14th, 2008 by admin
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File under bizarre and tragic: a Hackney, England drum-maker man has died following the inhalation of anthrax spores after handling animal skins. Fernando Gomez, a 35-year-old Spanish folk musician, died in Homerton University Hospital November 2, surrounded by his wife and family.
While this story is a rare one, it is not the first instance of a drum-maker dying of anthrax spore inhalation. In 2006, Christopher Norris, an artist and drum-maker from Scotland, died after inhaling anthrax (…)
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Posted on November 14th, 2008 by admin
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Although Nic Harcourt is an important, well-respected guy — he was once called “The most influential DJ in America” by music writer Mark Weingarten — he’s also famous for bringing some less-than-stellar artists to the KCRW airwaves, such as Coldplay, Damien Rice, Dido, and Norah Jones. Regardless of Harcourt’s questionable taste in music, though, it was announced via press release that he would be stepping down November 30 from the Music Director position he has (…)
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Posted on November 13th, 2008 by admin
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From YouTube:
From KGW.com:
The Jimi Hendrix Experience’s drummer Mitch Mitchell was found dead in a downtown Portland hotel Wednesday.
The Multnomah County Medical Examiner’s office said 62-year-old Mitch Mitchell likely died of natural causes. His body was found just after 3 a.m. at the Benson Hotel. [...]
Mitchell had been playing with the Experience Hendrix tour that just made a stop in Portland at the Schnitz last Friday.
Mitchell along with bass players Noel Redding and (…)
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Posted on November 12th, 2008 by admin
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By Sarah Palin
America, don’t say I didn’t warn you. Senator John McCain and I spent the last few months travelin’ around the country, askin’ for your vote so that we could fight the powers of evil that threaten our great nation. Alas, the majority of you did not give us that vote. And now, you will pay. In fact, Judgement Day has arrived! Now that your anti-Christ BaracKKK Hussein NObama (a.k.a., The Really Really Super Evil One) is the president-elect, (…)
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Posted on November 11th, 2008 by admin
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From YouTube:
From Pollstar:
Miriam Makeba, the South African singer who wooed the world with her sultry voice but was banned from her own country for more than 30 years under apartheid, died after collapsing on stage in Italy. She was 76.
In her dazzling career, Makeba performed with musical legends from around the world - jazz maestros Nina Simone and Dizzy Gillespie, Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon - and sang for world leaders such as John F. Kennedy and Nelson Mandela.
“Her haunting (…)
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Posted on November 10th, 2008 by admin
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From YouTube:
From Reuters (via Idolator):
Detroit soul singer Nathaniel Mayer, who embarked on an unlikely comeback four years ago with the help of some young punk musicians [The Black Keys], has died from complications following a series of strokes, his representatives said on Tuesday. He was 64.
Mayer died on Saturday in Detroit, according to a blog posting on his MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/nathanielmayer). Funeral arrangements are pending.
Nathaniel Mayer MySpace
Nathaniel (…)
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Posted on November 7th, 2008 by admin
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Well, now they’ve done it. Now there is a Mac App. for the iPhone/iPod Touch I think I cannot live without. According to Wired’s blog, Listening Post, the good people at Sonoma Wire Works have created a four-track recorder for Apple’s touch-based portable technologies. For a measly $10, you can aspire to be just like Guided by Voices circa 1994 or any of your other lo-fi heroes, except, uh, you’d be using an iPod to record your songs. Each track is stored as a 44.1 kHz WAV (…)
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Posted on November 7th, 2008 by admin
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So yeah, looks like The Kinks, who according to the BBC “had hits like You Really Got Me, Lola and Waterloo Sunset” are getting back together. Frontman Ray Davies confirmed to the BBC yesterday that they’ve been writing new material in preparation for a comeback.
That’s more or less the entire story, save the fact that Ray is only participating pending the good health of his brother Dave (that’s good) and also that Ray is currently working on an album of collaborations that may sound (…)
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Posted on November 6th, 2008 by admin
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