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(photo by MOKB photog : Austin Warnock) Let’s just get the cat out of the bag; I am a self-proclaimed Ariel Pink superfan. Not that I would ever wish this to be the case, but if he and his band were a sports team, I would go to each home game dressed in Ariel Pink colors, wearing Ariel Pink flair, jerseys, and giant foam finger, while holding a self-made sign that says something like,...
Photo via Lookbook I feel like males dominate Blipsterdom, since it is easy for them to adapt to new styles. However, most girls who are alt and want to be blipster-core have a more difficult time showcasing their personal brand. Fortunately, mainstream hiphop star and multiple Grammy & Oscar award winner, M.I.A. provided a template which they could use to springboard their personal ...
For me, School of Seven Bells’ 2008 album, Alpinisms, was one of those slow-burners that sneak up on you. One day your walking around listening to your iPod and boom…Half Asleep (or Iamundernodisguise or Connjur or one of the many other great songs on the album) comes on and wakes you right up. A quick re-listen of the album, along with multiple listens afterwards, firmed up what I...
Sex Is Disgusting’s friends CCAAVVEERRNN are putting on a stellar line-up both upstairs and downstairs at The Freebutt/Penthouse from 7.30pm onwards TONIGHT! DO NOT MISS ESSENTIAL JAMS. This is the first time I’ve written in here in months.
Despite not having released a new album, Ariel Pink kept plenty busy in 2008. With his fellow Haunted Graffiti’s, he toured all across the US with Chairlift, released Odditties Sodomies Vol. 1 - a collection of rare outtakes and unreleased songs, and began writing and recording songs for a new record that will be released in 2009. But luckily, you don’t have to wait until the new...
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Ariel Pink MP3s

For today’s special edition of Blog Radio, Sirius asked us to count down the top 5 artists that we think are most likely to succeed in 2009. Of course, success is a relative term, so my list is essentially just the artists I look forward to hearing new material from/want to see live/expect breakout years from in ‘09. The Hipster Runoff radio program kicks things off at 5 PM EST on...
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Top 5 Downloads

  • Bully For You

    Gorgeous Bully From: Plymouth, United Kingdom The more sanitised, synthetic and computerised mainstream music becomes the more the discerning music lover yearns for something a little more...
  • Johan Reinhold - Shoot Me Down Remix EP

    Having already garnered quite a following in his native Sweden, Johan Reinhold is introducing himself to our ears with his indie-electro-pop sensibilities in the form of a remix EP. Music after the...
  • Corpse Lights: A Curdled Churn

    Woe betide any unfortunate soul who suddenly has a flash of inspiration and records one of the most brilliant songs of the year in mid-December: it simply won’t even get heard amongst all...
  • The King Khan Experience

    I Love The Way You Howl King Khan recently retired The Shrines and The BBQ Show and started a new project – The King Khan Experience. He’s been getting compared to Jimi Hendrix his...
  • Secret Diaries: Parcel Delivery

    Secret Diaries have one of those supremely satisfying band names that make you wonder why no-one has thought of it before. I love it when that happens. And speaking of ‘supremely...

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  • Burning Buildings - The Sleep Tapes

    First up, I attached a picture of my dog to this email, as she’s very cute, but very old, so I’m sending her picture out with all of my emails, in the silly but legitimate attempt to get...
  • Derrick Hart covers Daniel Johnston - vid

    Daniel Johnston can be a tricky bugger to cover, but Derrick Hart does an excellent job with his own take on ‘True Love Will Find You in the End".  In 20 hours, he played all the...
  • Six Gallery - Breakthroughs in Modern Art

    Having been around since 2005 in various musical genres, and released two EPs, Columbus’ Six Gallery have finally gotten it together to record their debut full-length: ‘Breakthroughs in...

Photos

  • In Pictures: FOE

    Photos from a recent FOE gig - a friend of our friends Hold Your Horse Is - she’s gonna be big!!! Read the gig review after the jump.
  • In Pictures: Avett Brothers

    Shots of North Carolina’s folk-rocking Avett Brothers’ stop in Glasgow - 22.08.11 Read the review of the gig here.
  • In Pictures: Latitude Festival 2011

    Take a look at the acts and art on offer at this year’s Latitude Festival in Suffolk. Included are the likes of Fight Like Apes, Lykke Li, Sea of Bees and Seasick Steve. Photos from our own...
  • In Pictures: Bad Guys at the Old Blue Last

    Good time with Bad Guys. Photos from the May 29th gig at the Old Blue Last. Read the review by the Bad Guy himself, Stuart London after the jump.  
  • In Pictures: White Lies and Crocodiles at Shepherd's Bush Empire

    Artrocker.com exclusive: for fans of White Lies and Crocodiles we’ve got some fresh pictures from their UK show at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire earlier this month, courtesy of Alessandro...

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