My exposure to Nova Scotia's power-pop outfit Sloan was a reverse and catch-up affair as they have steadily flown below the radar in the U.S. -- even in "indie" terms. Perhaps the flood the past four years of Canadian artists is what finally made myself (and other holdouts) take notice.
Now being released (stateside) on NC's Yep Roc label, Sloan return with become a member or log in.
This is not your older brother’s Of Montreal.
After one listen to the group’s latest, Hissing Fauna Are You The Destroyer, fans of Of Montreal prior to 2004’s Satanic Panic In The Attic
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Here is a blast from the recent past. This past fall V2 re-released The Mooney Suzuki's 1999 tour-only Black EP with five extra tracks pulled from the original recording sessions. This is fine, fine neo-garage. Along with the track additions it's nice to finally have a 'hard' copy of this. I'm not sure what happened to these guys with theirbecome a member or log in.
Kevin from So Much Silence turned me on to Elvis Perkins during his last trip to L.A. Thank you, sir. After reading a brief bio of Perkins, it's easy to see where he is coming from in terms of his lyrical content. The man has been through a lot. Perkins album Ash Wednesday sees wide release February 20th -- here . . .
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Yesterday Stereogum posted a track off the upcoming Lee Hazelwood album Cake or Death. More importantly, for me, they shed the sad news of Lee Hazelwood . . .
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First off: The A.D. podcast has been up since last spring and has grown to attract about 1,800 listeners each week. BUT, I do have a problem. I am hoping one of you may have a solution to and/or advice. I made a rookie mistake last April submitting my feed to iTunes podcast service when I only had one 30 minute show up (apparently they reject 'casts without at least several shows . . .
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In contiuuing with the string of New Orleans related posts until Mardi Gras, here is a Meters show from 1977 I posted on last January as part of the original Live Upload Series. Look for another Meters live feature in next few weeks recorded at The Bottomline in the late seventies.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Nobody..and I mean nobody funked it up like The Meters did in their prime. Shit-hot grooves. I . . .
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Captain Beefheart's 1967 debut, Safe as Milk, has had a firm hold on my ears the past couple of weeks -- namely because I just recently replaced my old copy with the remastered version (complete with added bonus tracks). While become a member or log in.
I heaped praise on The Autumn Defense 2003 album Circles back in March of last year and have since wondered if/when they would record a proper follow-up. Well become a member or log in.
For those of you who were curious as to what compilation I was referencing in the Darondo post, the following should clarify a bit. Gilles Peterson is the envy of dj's, collectors and crate diggers around the world. At least in the world of . . .
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Upon listening to David Vandervelde's late 2006 Daytrotter session (dude covered the Stones "cocksucker blues"..i mean, c'mon) I immediately shot an email to his label Secretly Canadian to get the scoop on who this guy was and if/when he had an album in the works. Not . . .
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In 2006 the Luv N' Haight folks released this nine track career spanning collection of Darondo's . . .
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Picking up right where 2003's L'Avventura left off, Dean And Britta return with their new full length Back Numbers. As with L'Avventura and their work with become a member or log in.
First Off: If you have yet to make your way to vote for the nominees in this years PLUG Independent Music Awards -- head on over and cast your vote. And if you're local, grab your tickets ($10) and be there in person at the awards in New York City on February 10th. It's worth the price of admission for Stephen Malkmus' performance alone, let . . .
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The James Booker re-post from last week has reinvigorated my interest in my New Orleans funk and soul collection which -- with Mardi Gras in a couple of months -- couldn't have happened at a better time. So consider the Booker post the first in a series of NOLA themed features from now until Fat Tuesday.Some of you . . .
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