Like Harvest Moon, and most recently Prairie Wind, (both of which, odes and/or continuations of themes and motifs originating from 1972’s Harvest) Neil Young returns to retail shelves next week with Chrome Dreams II; a nod to his mid-seventies album, of the same name, which, sadly, never saw the light of day. In […]
Archive for October, 2007
Friday, October 19th, 2007
Friday, October 19th, 2007
Based on their previous release schedule, I would venture to guess that we can expect the next Matador deluxe Pavement reissue sometime within the next 12 - 18 months — up to bat: 1997’s Brighten The Corners. It is around this release that the Pavement ‘extras’ begin to thin out, me thinks, so I […]
Friday, October 19th, 2007
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS, channel 26 Left Of Center, can now be heard twice, every Friday - Noon EST and then an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. Below is this week’s playlist.
SIRIUS 20: Dr. Dog - The World May Never Know ++ Richard Swift - Most of What I Know ++ Man […]
Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Not long ago I noticed The Jayhawks 1997, transitional, album, Sound of Lies, was out of print, which surprised the hell out of me.
Like many “transitional” albums, Sound of Lies is (literally) the sound of a band re-grouping and re-defining themselves after the exit of founding, and key, member Mark Olson. […]
Thursday, October 18th, 2007
It’s no secret we love Blair, and are super-excited she’s just re-located form her native New Orleans to Los Angeles (look for upcoming live dates). Staying busy, she recently just finished up an EP of covers, including her take on The Replacements “Androgynous,” off the Mats 1984 LP Let It Be.
Blair performs tonight, […]
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
“You talk like Marlene Dietrich And you dance like Zizi Jeanmaire Your clothes are all made by Balmain And there’s diamonds and pearls in your hair, yes there are You live in a fancy apartment Off the Boulevard Saint-Michel Where you keep your Rolling Stones records And a friend of Sacha Distel, yes you […]
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
I recently caught up with Jesse Sykes, of The Sweet Hereafter, on assignment for the Arizona Republic. You can read an excerpt below and the full text, here.
Enveloping oneself in the music of Jesse Sykes, and her band the Sweet Hereafter, can be likened to the aural equivalent of stepping into a David Lynch project. […]
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
My first exposure to NYC’s Your 33 Black Angels was a screen printed, limited edition, vinyl LP which I had the opportunity to listen to exactly one time, in July, just prior to my turntable breaking. Whatever, shit happens. Not to worry though, as the band has now made their album, Lonely Street, available […]
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
In a recent interview with L.A.’s Le Switch (playing Spaceland October 18th) the band’s Aaron Kyle and Maria DeLuca brought up The Crystals ominous, Phil Spector produced/Carole King penned, hit “He Hit Me (It Felt Like A Kiss).” A fantastic song from a bygone era, the tune was expertly covered by Grizzly Bear […]
Monday, October 15th, 2007
For the uninitiated, Dr. Dog is a Philadelphia based indie outfit playing a variation of reverent sounds culled from the what could be described as the fruits of a a dedicated 1970s vinyl enthusiast’s collection. We love it. Along with Richard Swift, Dr. Dog is one of our favorite bands right now making […]
Sunday, October 14th, 2007
Nina Nastasia & Jim White’s collaborative LP, You Follow Me, is one that is made up of night time songs — languid folk flanked by an experimental, jazzy, backbeat. Clocking in at just a touch over 30 minutes, if you’re in the right headspace, the album is just about perfect in its execution.
Nina Nastasia […]
Saturday, October 13th, 2007
August 13th, 2002 Boston, Massachusetts, WERS Radio. Thurston, Lee, and Jim performed acoustic versions of “Empty Page,” “Disconnection Notice” and “Rain on Tin,” before their gig that evening, in support of the Murray Street LP. I was just queuing these up for an upcoming show — great stuff, download two of the three […]
Saturday, October 13th, 2007
Lucero returns to Los Angeles, October 20th, along with Bobby Bare Jr., and we have three pairs of tickets to give away. Want to go? If so, leave your name, a valid email, and your favorite Lucero album in the comments. The winner will be notified by Monday night.
I recently caught up […]
Friday, October 12th, 2007
Tomorrow night Great Lake Swimmers take the stage at Spaceland – we’ll be in attendance. I recently had an opportunity to catch up with Great Lake Swimmers principle songwriter, and founder, Tony Dekker, on assignment for The Arizona Republic. Below is an excerpt from the interview; click here for the full text.
Also: Last […]
