The music of Contre Jour

Imagine Cut The Rope meeting Angry Birds Space somewhere in French children's literature, and you're getting close. If you've got a smart phone, you owe yourself a copy of Contre Jour for several reasons,...

^{free download:} Symptomatic EP, by La Machine

In March we met La Machine, concluding, "Sung through a pulse jet and stripped down to the sub-bass." Their dark-as-a-cave, quick-as-a-Zoloft releases continue with the Symptomatic EP. The title track sets paint-can percussion...

^video: “Same Old,” by Audioley

TMIM regulars are already familiar with Francois Peglau, who has been releasing a track-by-track follow up to The Imminent Failure of since December 2010. His singalong verse, campy wit and upbeat revolutionary politics are...

^{video vault:} “Snow,” by Pooma

How is this for degrees of separation? Desiree's new Finnish obsession leads us to a month-thence Soundcloud upload of a toddler-aged remix of a five-year old track. It's "Snow," by Pooma, from their...

^profile: John Harrison of Cedar Lines

Sunday, January 29, 2012, 11:45am John Harrison can’t find a kit that he likes. The drum line is already written: a smudged, industrial arrangement that summons Cleveland, not Cincinnati. It would work just fine on its own,...

Posts Tagged ‘Phoenix’

^Video Phoenix Documentary: From A Mess To The Masses

October 18, 2011 | by Patrick

Director Antoine Wagner followed the Parisian band around during the tour for their breakthrough album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. You can...

Tags: Antoine Wagner, From A Mess To The Masses, Phoenix, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Categories: Video

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Sharing What Laura Says

April 10, 2010 | by Desiree

Arizona is a quirky state. People there really like the colors salmon, purple and teal. Like, all together....

Tags: Annuals, Phoenix, Terpsikhore, What Laura Says

Categories: Tracks and Clips, Upcoming Releases

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"A subject only a movie music reviewer can care about."

December 29, 2009 | by Fred

Great post, and great point about year-end "bottom ten" lists, from our favorite battery type (that's AA, you fiends; get...

Tags: animal collective, Ann Althouse, Dirty Projectors, Grizzly Bear, Loney Dear, Phoenix, Real Estate, Wavves

Categories: Great Bloggers Make Great Music Bloggers

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Great bloggers are great music bloggers

June 6, 2009 | by Fred

From Andrew Sullivan. Remember that scene in The Breakfast Club? I believe the THC had already been ingested. The...

Tags: Fred Plus, Lisztomania, Phoenix, The Breakfast Club

Categories: Great Bloggers Make Great Music Bloggers, Tracks and Clips

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SNL – Phoenix/YYY's

April 13, 2009 | by Patrick

SNL has had two great musical guests on over the past two weeks, that's rare for them. Phoenix played on...

Tags: It's Blitz!, Phoenix, SNL, Yeah Yeah Yeah's

Categories: Tracks and Clips

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Phoenix on SNL

March 26, 2009 | by Patrick

I can't remember the last time that I watched a full episode of SNL and I probably won't start now...

Tags: 1901, Lisztomania, Phoenix, SNL

Categories: Music News

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Phoenix New Single "Fences"

March 17, 2009 | by Patrick

We have another new single for the highly anticipated Phoenix release Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix set to drop May 25th. The...

Tags: 1901, Fences, Phoenix, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Categories: New Releases

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Phoenix New Single "1901"

February 23, 2009 | by Patrick

Phoenix first caught my ear back in 2006 with the single "Long Distance Call" from the album It's Never Been...

Tags: 1901, Long Distance Call, Phoenix, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Categories: New Releases, Tracks and Clips

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