MBV (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
MySpaceI don’t remember if I read somewhere that Charlotte Hatherley has synesthesia (the condition wherein your visual cognition is tied to your aural and, amongst other symptoms, you see colours or shapes when you hear sounds – experienced by the likes of Lightspeed Champion and Ida Maria, amongst others), but even if she doesn’t you [...]
cowsarejustfood (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
is it just me or does jesu seem more at home here than on hydra head? doth broadrick on these records not have more in common with the fuzzy slo-mo murmurings of mark kozelek and alan sparhawks rockist tendencies? i think so. in fact i’d be so bloody bold (though not really) to say that this [...]
The big take over (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Pre-order – Subscribe – Renew – Great gifts! Subscribers: Update Your Address ASAP (if changed) Once again the big news is that Big Takeover #65 Fall 2009 issue with Sonic Youth on the cover (and concluding part twos of our awesome Decemberists, Swervedriver, and Controllers interviews, and fabulous history interviews with Big Star—and John Fry on Chris Bell—and The Nerves...
Kid Vinyl (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Brooklyn based 3 piece The Depreciation Guild (who include 2 members of The Pains Of Pure At Heart) have announced their debut UP tour. Described by Pitchfork as ” Laptop pop and shoegaze” the band bring their dream-pop meets 8-bit sound to our shores to play both headline slots and support dates with The Pains Of Pure At Heart The tour [...]
local Cut (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Kelly Blair Bauman sees Portland burning, and he’s got the midlife-crisis folk to soundtrack the destruction. [DOOM POP] “Across the bridge to this forsaken town/ Like some Gomorrah in the night,” sings Kelly Blair Bauman on “I Saw Stars,” a gorgeous standout from his debut solo record, Gomorrah. That’s as specific as he gets in identifying [...] Related posts: Extended...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Lee Scratch Perry is playing Highline Ballroom on December 13th. Tickets are on sale. Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the show Devendra Banhart just added at Music Hall of Williamsburg. DOOM and Mos Def are playing Nokia...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Neon Indian show happening at Mercury Lounge in December. Neon Indian last played NYC during CMJ. This weekend they play in Austin at Fun Fun Fun Fest. Flyer below. Also playing...
DCist (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Our occasional series "Secret History" features profiles of classic D.C. albums as a way of looking back at the District's contributions to music over time. In this installment, DCist speaks with members of Edsel about the band's major-label debut, Techniques of Speed Hypnosis (Relativity, 1995). A post-hardcore band with oversized hooks, Edsel occupied an odd spot in D.C.’s 1990s...
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Reunited band to play in the run-up to All Tomorrow's Parties
Johnny Brenda's (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
BUY TICKETS Asobi Seksu- New Yorkers Asobi Seksu bring the bright carefree pop of the late ’80s (think: The Primitives, Lush, Velocity Girl) together with the moody UK shoegazers of the early ’90s (a la My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Swervedriver or perhaps the more recent atmospheric modern rock of Magyar Posse). Their songs shower the listener [...]
morphizm (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Digital distribution and production has created a world where the unheard classics of epochs gone by can not just be beautifully resuscitated, but also inspire a resurgence. This is a wordy way of saying so-called shoegaze, which sadly disappeared during the rise of so-called grunge, is back big. I’ve been covering this angle for Wired [...]
Wired: Underwire (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
Atmospheric rock band Difference Engine released its debut Breadmaker in 1994 to a world being weaned off My Bloody Valentine and so-called shoegaze rock. But now that a remastered version of the record has been reissued, the group’s love of Emax samplers, sci-fi and Charles Babbage’s automatic calculator can be fully appreciated. “A friend suggested the [...]
3:AM Magazine (Free subscription) | 09/09/2009
Forget the likes of Reading and Bestival, the ICA and Club AC30’s Reverence mini-festival and “celebration of swirling fuzzy guitars, huge walls of noise and shimmering waves of feedback” (which used to be known as shoegazing) this year (26-28 November) is co-headlined on separate nights by Chapterhouse and Swervedriver.
Mars Needs Guitars (Free subscription) | 09/04/2009
Image From Here If you don't know Adam Franklin, then you should. Franklin was born in Essex, England and is most well known as the frontman/guitarist for one of the best 90's Shoegaze bands - Swervedriver. Along with his more recent solo work, he has also been a part of Toshack Highway and Magnetic Morning. Regarding his solo career, his debut release was Bolts Of Melody released in 2007. Bolts had...
The Dumbing of America (Free subscription) | 08/26/2009
Hyperbole (pronounced hye-PER-bə-lee, from ancient Greek “ὑπερβολή”, meaning excess or exaggeration) is a figure of speech in which statements are exaggerated. It may be used to evoke strong feelings or to create a strong impression, but is rarely meant to be taken literally. Genius (pronounced jeen-yuhs) refers to a person, a body of work,...
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