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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
"Blue and Gold Print" by Mates of State, for the last few days, has been the last song I sing before going to sleep and the first thing I listen to upon waking--and then I throw in several more listens throughout the day for good measure.
I haven't loved a song like I love this song in a while. My heart nearly explodes every time.
I kinda really dig Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, though I'll admit I hopped on the proverbial bandwagon late because I temporarily refused to listen to a band with such a dumb name. Ok, well I was out of line. My bad. They're actually pretty special.
Is this video real cheese-ball? Yep. Will I still groove to it? You betcha.
The Video "Think I Wanna Die"
The Words
dreamt of marimbas made from the bones of our relatives who never live as long as we think that they oughta live you dreampt of sex with tigers I tried to get my head around that one left in a disguise for the faraway traveled all alone through boring meadows while I sat at home wishing we could elope
The Show If you're in Philly, you missed them this time around. But if you're in one of the following locations (or wish to travel to such), check them out and remind them, "Someone still loves you, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltson." Wonder if they've heard that one.
04/29 Tue
Memphis, TN @ The Hi Tone Cafe w/ Via Audio. 18+ / 9:00PM.
05/05 Mon
Norman, OK @ The Opolis w/ Port O'Brien. AA / 9:00PM.
05/06 Tue
Denton, TX @ Hailey's w/ Port O'Brien. AA / 9:00PM.
05/07 Wed
Austin, TX @ The Mohawk w/ Port O'Brien.
05/09 Fri
Phoenix, AZ @ Modified w/ Port O'Brien. AA / 8:00PM.
05/10 Sat
Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress w/ Port O'Brien. AA / 8:30PM.
05/11 Sun
San Diego, CA @ Beauty Bar w/ Port O'Brien. 21+ / 9:00PM.
05/13 Tue
Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo w/ Port O'Brien. AA / 8:00PM.
05/14 Wed
San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop w/ Port O'Brien. AA / 8:00PM.
05/16 Fri
Portland, OR @ Towne Lounge w/ Port O'Brien. 21+ / 9:00PM.
05/17 Sat
Seattle, WA @ The Vera Project w/ Port O'Brien. AA / 7:30PM.
05/18 Sun
Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN @ Media Club w/ Port O'Brien. 19+ / 8:00PM.
I was under the impression Phantom Planet were hiding or extinct. But they're not. They just put out an album called Raise the Dead on Fueled By Ramen, and after hearing a couple tracks recently, I'm seriously considering picking it up.
Check out this track, which kinda resembles Maximo Park... but in an American sort of way.
The Sound "Dropped"
The Words I can swear I feel the beating of a cold, cold heart or there is a chill, 'cause it's showing through your clothing and as far as i can tell there is nothing under your v- neck tee I'm begging I'm begging I'm begging you please nowtell me that you want me tell me that you need me tell me 'cause I'd like to know wont you stop teasing me wont you you take it easy tell me cause I'd like to know your never gonna go drop whatcha got now
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Velvet Revolver are using the power of the Interwebs to find a new lead vocalist after Scott Weiland left the band on April 1 to reunite with Stone Temple Pilots.
Guitarist Slash says, "We're at that point of just listening to different things... it's one of those kind of situations where you can't really explain it to anybody because you'll know it when you hear it. So I'm waiting to get that feeling of, 'Yeah that's it.'"
The band is building a website for their search.
So will this be similar to the My GRAMMY Moment contest where applicants submit short YouTube videos judged by a panel of experts? Is the website the result of the major networks denying them a prime-time special? Will there be an essay portion? Will they feature the top 10 worst submissions? Guess we'll wait and see.
This just in: Velvet Revolver and Velvet Underground are not the same band that changed its sound after a couple decades. They are actually two different bands. Weird.
I've been meaning to see Lightspeed Champion (Dev Hynes) live for some time now. Fabchannel.com recently featured him on the site, and now I want to see him more than ever. Check out the show below. Or if you only have time for a few songs, my favorites are "Galaxy of the Lost", "Tell Me What It's Worth", and "Midnight Surprise".
