leonard cohen: visual reviews of aural entertainment
warrior ant press (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
... m.o.i. : the swell season m.o.i. : anne-sophie mutter m.o.i. : pat metheny trio m.o.i. : mars volta and isabel bayrakdarian
Mars Volta
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The Best Albums of My Life: 1976-09
Blurred Clarity (Free subscription) | yesterday
... PEARL JAM – TEN (1991) 9. THE STREETS – A GRAND DON'T COME FOR FREE (2004) 8. THE MARS VOLTA - DE-LOUSED AT THE COMATORIUM (2003) 7. RADIOHEAD – OK COMPUTER (1997) 6. THE SMITHS – QUEEN IS DEAD (1986) 5. BLACK FLAG – MY WAR (1984) 4. NIRVANA – IN UTERO (1993) 3. THE SMITHS – HATFUL OF HOLLOW (1984) 2. NIRVANA – NEVERMIND (1991) 1. BLACK FLAG...
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs Bring ‘Fever To Tell’ To All Tomorrow’s Parties
Rock on the Streets (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Yeah Yeah Yeahs have announced plans to play Minehead, Englands’ All Tomorrow’s Parties fest next month. Karen O ‘ and co. will be playing their debut album, ‘ Fever To Tell ‘, in it’s entirety when they play the three-day fest. ATP will run December 11-13 and will see performances by Devendra Banhart , Modest Mouse , Deerhoof , and The Mars Volta...
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New Omar Rodriguez Lopez Album Streaming On MySpace
Brooklyn Ski Club (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Apparently this is only available to stream today, so get while it's hot. I did not realize that Omar apparently records like 12 solo albums every year. I guess there's a lot leftover from 25-minute Mars Volta jams. I haven't listened to the whole thing yet but I dig it so far.Link:Stream Xenophanes on MySpace
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The Best Albums of the Noughties
Blurred Clarity (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... THAT'S WHAT I'M NOT (2006) 2. THE STREETS – A GRAND DON'T COME FOR FREE (2004) 1. THE MARS VOLTA – DELOUSED AT THE COMATORIUM (2003) Notable mentions that don't make it onto the list but are worthy of a shout-out include: CRAIG DAVID – BORN TO DO IT (2001) YEAH YEAH YEAHS – FEVER TO TELL (2003) OUTKAST – SPEAKERBOXXX/THE LOVE BELOW (2003) SURFJAN STEVENS –...
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Noughties By Nature #11: At The Drive-In – Invalid Litter Dept.
Sweeping The Nation (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
... ignored by the police. Incidentally, that the intensity created here is a prototype for the sort Mars Volta would later infuse with prog perhaps proves why they would always be better than Sparta. Thomas Blatchford [ Spotify ] [ YouTube ] [ Album: Relationship Of Command ]