Washington, D.C. – The Magnetic Fields Let me see. If i moved to Washington, D.C., i would live in a city which: has some of the best museums in the world; has some real nice looking buildings, from row houses to government buildings; has its streets lined endlessly with cherry trees; has its own NBA [...]
Archive for April, 2010
Washington, D.C.
Posted in Magnetic Fields on April 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Pack Some Heat
Posted in Dorotea, swedish bands on April 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Pack some heat – Dorotea This is one of those no thrills/frills, no chorus songs, in the grand tradition of… (wrack…wrack…wrack…) ….i can’t for now think of any other examples. But they exist and this of that archetype. Great model, great song. If anyone can identify the sample that’s played during the middle bit, and [...]
Black Fantastic Splitting
Posted in Boyracer, sarah records on April 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Black fantastic splitting – Boyracer I could have gone and seen Boyracer live. This isn’t a Fugazi, Groovie Ghoulies, Bikini Kill, Salteens or Knapsack situation where something came up and prevented me from going, be it a friend coming over, being on holiday, or just general, everyday crippling shyness. No this was just me being [...]
Into You
Posted in Bangs on April 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Into you – Bangs No, not that Bangs, though so what if it is? I’m talking about the band on Kill Rock Stars, because that’s the extent of my world view. What always seemed great about the Bangs was, despite they may have been exactly this, they never seemed like a rock’n’roll, kick ass, big [...]
Comfy In Nautica
Posted in Panda Bear on April 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Comfy in nautica – Panda Bear This is an achievement. That i have this song in my head after only hearing it once or twice (or more, if it’s that kind of everywhere song – every radio, every hip clothes shop – i think it might be), each and every time indirectly. That i could [...]
Summer Lies
Posted in Magnetic Fields on April 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Summer lies – The Magnetic Fields “Wear a hat, all the time, everywhere.” – Stephin Merritt. Tune in next time for another installment of Balding Tips With The Stars.
Coach Station Reunion
Posted in Field Mice, sarah records on April 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Coach station reunion – The Field Mice An upbeat Field Mice song. A Field Mice song with Annemari on vocals. Remaining in backups, still, but this time singing actual words and not having her voice used as another instrument. Willow i guess you could call more her song, but it’s not really. There her voice [...]
I Just Don’t Know What To Do
Posted in Dorotea, swedish bands on April 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I just don’t know what to do – Dorotea Aaaarrrrggggh i love this band so much. And how it all – perfect melody, the wash of guitars, great lyrics – is slaved and driven relentlessly along by a drum machine. It’s a perfect combination, and i don’t know why anyone bothers with drummers at all*. [...]
A Simple Text File
Posted in Man or Astro-man? on April 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A simple text file – Man or Astro-man? For some reason i had the sound of a dot matrix printer in my head this morning, so why not make it in to a song? It’s such a simple idea, but trust Man or Astro-man? to come up with it. If they did come up with [...]
Casiotone!
Posted in miscellaneous on April 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Pull out your Casiotone keyboard of choice (myself, i choose the MT-65). Set casio chord on, arpeggio on, bass to setting III, chord IV, arpeggio to I. Set it to the rock rhythm at a middle tempo. Sync it up. Press the C key. Loop it endlessly. Worm it into your skull. Go to sleep [...]
