Muchmusic.com is featuring a new video for Hot Hot Heat’s new song “21 @12″. That’s cool as long as you don’t mind going to their site to search for it. If you just want a quick Hot Hot Heat fix, here’s the title song from the forthcoming album, Future Breeds. To be honest, I’m not [...]
Scott Avett covers Bombadil
Bombadil’s Tarpits & Canyonlands is quite the album. It was released in July 2009 by Ramseur Records and earned a spot on several “Best of 2009” lists. As Patrick posted last December, Bombadil’s music is inviting and upbeat. With powerful yet playful lyrics, the spirited merrymen would no doubt make both Tolkien and Tom Bombadil [...]
Jesca Hoop – Hunting My Dress
It’s one in the morning. My boyfriend is hanging out just ten feet away from me on the couch, oblivious to the fit I am having at my laptop (He bought a new guitar today so the focus is definitely not on me). The fit is due to one thing and one thing only – [...]
Sentence of the day, especially if you’re me
And it’s a doosy. And it involves one of the most important sites on the internet, one of the two most important source sites for The Muse in Music. Credit Suisse estimates that YouTube will lose close to half a billion dollars this year. If it were a bank, it would be eligible for TARP [...]
Casual Sunday: Cartoon Network’s “Quick Draw el Kabong”
The quality is pretty bad, but it’s short and lively, with music by Calexico. Check it out:
My wife has finally lost it.
Is this the song you keep talking about? The video edit makes me want to lose my lunch: It’s “Oh My God” by Ida Maria, from her Fortress Round My Heart LP. tMiM: now 200 posts strong. What an anniversary, playing Blair Witch Project Cam with Ms. Maria.
Hurdling the hammerhead
Say it isn’t so, Skinny Puppy! You haven’t fallen that far. Have you? From their Myspace page: There’s not much difference between a playground bully, a corporate CEO and the self-absorbed figureheads of many of the world’s current administrations. They’ll all tell you that by surrendering your lunch money or tax dollars, they’re working toward [...]
Casual Saturday
This is Chris Corner dba IAMX. The track is “President” from his LP The Alternative. Give it a spin: Me like, methinks. Apparently his third LP is due in mid-May 2009. Update: JACKBOOTS!!!
Casual Saturday
“This Summer” by Hollowblue, from their Stars Are Crashing (In My Backyard) LP. This was one of those early 2008 releases that promised a great year. But by the time summer rolled around we knew we were in trouble. Give it a listen. Great stuff. And what a voice, right?
A little something we found
It’s “Awake,” by Absinthe House. They are unsigned. Find their Myspace page here. Let us know what you think.
