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Top 100 records of 2009: 80-61
The Vivian Girls Here’s the next batch of our top 100 records list for 2009. Our favourite albums of 2009, our favourite singles of 2009, our favourite tracks of 2009 - they’re all in here mixed together. Well, numbers 80-61 are anyway. 80: We show up on RadaR - mountain top EP Psychey sunshine pop and cunning acoustic folk from We Show up on RadaR, who released...
SXSW 2009 : HOT FREAKS! : Lineup Announcement
Aquarium Drunkard, Gorilla Vs Bear, Largehearted Boy, My Old Kentucky Blog and You Ain’t No Picasso have once again teamed up to bring you Hot Freaks!   The whole megillah is taking place during SxSW at the Mohawk and Club DeVille in Austin, Texas on March 20 and 21. Two days, three stages, 32 acts.  ...
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Obits - touring UK early Oct
Obits are a marvellous rock band on Sub Pop who are touring the UK at the beginning of October. Featuring Edsel and Hot Snakes alumni they play frisky garage-y tunes with plenty of reverb, blues rasp vocals and the odd surf twang. If you’re a fan of stuff like the Black Lips, The Night Marchers and The Whigs you should go check them out! Especially recommended is their gig on 5 October...
Obits - Pine On
A good friend of mine in high school introduced me to a band named Hot Snakes. That band blew my mind. One of the brains behind it all was named Rick Froberg, an intense kind of guy that had already made very loud music in San Diego punk bands Rocket from the Crypt and Drive Like Jehu. Froberg’s in Brooklyn now and in a new band named Obits. Their soon-to-be-released Sub Pop debut I Blame...
Monday's Leaky Faucet
Who: Yeah Yeah Yeahs Title: It’s Blitz Release Date: April 13th Label: Interscope Thoughts: Walking the fine line of changing your sound is a often a daring and dangerous task for a band, but something that the best bands to incredibly well. They learn to take chances, to expand their sound, and to try new things in order to adapt to changing times or just to refresh a stagnant sound. For...
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Thursday's Track Reviews
Obits - "Pine On"; Obits may be the new kid in the Sub Pop stable but they are certainly not new kids. The band consists of four members, all of whom have extensive histories in the music world. Now that they are together though they are bringing everything they do well together and amking some boot stomping, straight up rock classics. This tune should have people hanging from rafters...
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  • 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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