Twitter Updates for 2008-08-04
Nick Zinner is officially banned from s/t stalker # LIstening to old Modest Mouse. Which album is your favorite? We’re going with Lonesome Crowded West. #
PEEP SHOW: The Faint, “Agenda Suicide”
[youtube T-NbXGjXT4Q] “Meh” review of their new record aside, we still dig The Faint‘s back catalog of pitch dark dance-rock jams; enough that we’ll be right up front for their Terminal 5 show later this month. (Dude, Antipop Consortium is opening!) Anyway, check the above clip to see what we mean and keep the faith.
SUBTERRANEAN’S CHOICE: Fleet Foxes, “White Winter Hymnal”
Wondering when MTV’s gonna play music videos again? They certainly do on Subterranean, today’s answer to 120 Minutes. Presenting the show’s clip of the week, an s/t exclusive … self-titled has restricted their previous Fleet Foxes coverage to encouraging you not to buy their album, so when they gave us a chance to blog about […]
Burial Reveals His True Identity!
All of the ridiculous speculation about the man (or woman) behind Burial‘s pitch-dark dubstep beats has finally ended in an innocuous MySpace posting. All of the producer’s ID details–and hints about some new music!–are after the jump and, no, Norman Cook, a.k.a. Fatboy Slim, has nothing to do with it. Let’s hope the Mercury Prize […]
Twitter Updates for 2008-08-05
[youtube HScFg3ekjIM] finally the Deerhunter promo arrives from Kranky…just like 6 months after the album leaked. oh well. # Go Sub Pop!!! http://tinyurl.com/6l8ba2 # iphone 2.0.1 update. Huh-yesh! # Promo bin! http://twitpic.com/6lfq # Editor in Chief Andrew is listening to “Heart Shaped Box” in the office. I’m gonna change my jeans and grab a flannel. […]
PEEP SHOW: Sigur Rós Live @ MoMA, 6.17.08
Check out self-titled‘s Sigur Rós coverage here.
Twitter Updates for 2008-08-06
Listening to an Irish singer Laura Izibor. She sounds exactly like Alicia Keys. Exactly. You wouldn’t even know she’s Irish. # Unsigned hype: Check The Kid Daytona’s mixtape A Tribe Called Fresh. Best hiphop we’ve heard all year. # It feels like a yo la tengo day # Post-Blood Brothers bands–nowhere near as good as […]
Twitter Updates for 2008-08-07
At Soulwax, where some Australian just asked, “Hey mate do you have any E?” Um no, but do share if you find any. # Soulwax switched up their set and much stage diving has ensued. Still only playing “Nite Versions” tunes though. #
Get Psyched For the Boredoms’ “88BoaDrum”!
Photos by Andrew Parks If you didn’t hear already, tonight is the bi-coastal premiere of the Boredoms‘ “88BoaDrum” composition, an 88-minute extension of last year’s “77BoaDrum” performance. self-titled got up close and personal with the 77 drummers of the 2007 event, so the following post is a series of photos and video clips (via VBS) […]