tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-210551092024-03-07T15:32:15.558-06:00mundane soundsrelapsing and bringing it all back again.joseph kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710555202770401074noreply@blogger.comBlogger1694125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21055109.post-70380990536555424562012-04-09T10:27:00.001-05:002012-04-09T10:29:32.405-05:00Joseph Around the Interwebs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After a Lenten hiatus, I'm back. Here's some recent writings:<br />
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A piece involving me and the talented Anton Newcombe of Brian Jonestown Massacre can be found here:<br />
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<a href="http://www.bigtakeover.com/interviews/anton-newcombe-and-brian-jonestown-massacre-a-statement-on-today-s-music">http://www.bigtakeover.com/interviews/anton-newcombe-and-brian-jonestown-massacre-a-statement-on-today-s-music</a><br />
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And my review of the lovely and wonderful Sophia Knapp record can be found here:<br />
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<a href="http://www.daggerzine.com/">http://www.daggerzine.com</a><br />
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Also, you can (and should!) buy my unique artwork over here:<br />
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<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/josephhkyle">http://www.etsy.com/shop/josephhkyle</a> <br />
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Will have more content here shortly....joseph kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710555202770401074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21055109.post-39367575114959769882012-03-09T08:59:00.000-06:002012-03-09T09:42:24.105-06:00Painting: Sloppy Heart No 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yesterday would have been my mother's birthday. She passed away in 2009. I loved my mom, even though our relationship could be contentious, and that the diseases that engulfed her spirit changed her into a person that could be very difficult and trying. I realize now that the way she was in the end was not who she had always been. She was a creative, odd soul, "weird" in a way only mothers can be, and though I was resistant at times--mothers and sons can be that way--I now see so much of her in me. I really don't want to talk about this any more. <br />
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I painted this yesterday. It was on my mind. I was inspired, to some extent, by the following song:<br />
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Sloppy Heart No. 1<br />
Acrylic on Flat Canvas Board<br />
<b>This painting has been sold.</b> <br />
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Our good friend Keith Canisius has released a free, free, FREE EP today! And if you know what we like, you know that we like <i>this</i>. You will, too. And if ya don't, at least ya can't bitch about the price! <br />
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<iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="100" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/album=1469914442/size=grande/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" style="display: block; height: 100px; position: relative; width: 300px;" width="300"><a href="http://keithcanisius.bandcamp.com/album/save-the-sharks-ep2">Save The Sharks (EP2) by Keith Canisius</a></iframe><br />joseph kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710555202770401074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21055109.post-65022773782446909622012-02-23T08:30:00.000-06:002012-02-23T08:30:01.831-06:00Art For Sale: Untitled<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Painting: 8x10, Acrylic on Flat Canvas<br />
Price: 25.00 PPD, North America<br />
<br />Painted: 21.2.12<br />
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<i>Afternoon conversation, related to the film </i>Harold and Maude<i>. It's a film from 1971, directed by Hal Ashby. It's a divisive film, and yours truly had some complaints about the experience. Read on after the jump </i></div>
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I watched <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Harold and Maude</i>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">What did you think about
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Oh my, what an utterly <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">dreadful</i>
movie! It's such a depressing film. I know that movies from the Seventies have
a tendency to be morbid or pessimistic, but I think that film is one of the
worst cased of it I've ever seen.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Really? I thought it was a
cute story.</i></div>
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It was a terrible story! Okay, the basic plot is
okay--"misunderstood teenager meets eccentric, carefree elderly
spirit." But then they...they <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ruin</i>
it! Hal Ashby should have been scolded for that.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I don't think they ruined
it at all! Why do you say that?</i></div>
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I like the premise of the kid learning about life from an
elder--that's a classic story. It reminded me of Kristin Hersh's book <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Rat Girl, </i>to be honest. But as the movie
goes along, nothing really happens. What does the kid learn? He hears stories,
but he doesn't really <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">change.</i> He
keeps acting the way he acted before he met her. </div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">To me it seems like an
allegory about never losing your spirit as you get older. After all, she's a
happy lady, enjoying life, even though she's at the end of her life.</i></div>
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Well, to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">me</i>, it seems
like an allegory that never reveals itself! What does it say, "follow your
cares and dreams?" The way it works to me, here's a kid starved for
attention from his wealthy mother and his family, not understood by his elders.
He meets an elderly woman as he participates in his favorite hobby, going to
other people's funerals. He becomes entranced with her. His mother tries to set
him up with girls. He's not interested. He declares his love for Maude, he asks
her to marry him. And what does she do? Commits suicide! That's a horrible
thing! Then he drives his expensive sports car that he converted into a hearse
off of a cliff! And as you're sitting there thinking this is one of the most
horrible things ever, you see him, dancing off, playing a banjo! I watched that
and thought, "What was the point?" Honestly, I can't see one.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I thought the mother was a
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And how old was Harold, anyway? At the first, he looks like he's
nine or ten. Then he looks like he's 15, 16 tops. And the mother's bringing
home all these women in their twenties? And what does the kid <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">do? </i>It reminds me of the one thing I
dislike about films and stories that are about the "free-spirited" types--it's
really easy to be that way when you don't have to worry about rent or food or
necessities. This kid is the idle rich, and while I'm not saying the feelings
of the wealthy are invalid, I just dislike how movies and books and TV glorify
these ideas of "carpe diem" to people who just need to be more
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I can see that; I kept
thinking that Sunshine would be his salvation. I was hoping that he would fall
for her, and that he'd...grow up.</i></div>
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I did, too! And that's another reason I disliked the story.
Here's a girl who doesn't cower when he reveals his creepy behavior--heck, it's
just the opposite--she likes him for it and encourages it, and bests him at it!
I <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">thought</i> I saw a little bit of a
spark in his eyes about her, but what does he do? He goes and proposes to
Maude! And then, she acts accepting of it, and then commits suicide! I think
the movie isn't flawed in that he developed feelings for her. I can see that. I
think that would have been a legitimate development; but they didn't do that, and
I think they lost a great opportunity. Instead, they just made that weird kid
seem even <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">weirder. </i>And that final
scene? Dancing off into the sunset playing a Cat Stevens song on a random banjo?
What? I'm sorry, but, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ew.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">What would you have done to
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Well, I would have had her sit down and explain to him that she
is an old woman, that a young woman has affection for him, and that he should
explore it, and have the film go from there. Maybe that's boring of me. Maybe
that's not a very fun way to conclude things. But it would have been more
realistic, and it would have been a nice coming of age film that way. Instead,
it went for the hippy-dippy ending; the kid seemingly 'rejecting' his
materialism in a grand scheme that played with the emotions of the viewer in a
really cheap way. I have to say, though, I probably would have <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">loved</i> this film 20 years ago. So maybe
it's an age thing. I will concede that. I just think that the story arc I
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Was utterly elated to see that <a href="http://www.sunkilmoon.com/">Sun Kil Moon</a> will release a new record! While there's no samples available yet, the description that was released today makes it sound like this is gonna be a really fun record. Yeah, I know, "fun" is <i>never</i> a word you use for the work of Mark Kozelek. Here's what that press release says:<span class="albumtitle"><br />
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</span><i><span class="bodytext"><b>Release Date May 29 - Caldo Verde Records</b></span>
<span class="bodytext-italic">Among The Leaves</span><span class="bodytext">
is the 5th full length album by Mark Kozelek under the Sun Kil Moon
moniker. Played almost entirely on nylon string guitar, this 17-song all
original album was recorded between October 2011 and January 2012 in
San Francisco. </span><span class="bodytext-italic">Among The Leaves</span><span class="bodytext">
- words which caught Mark’s attention from a John Connolly novel -
finds Mark relaxed, singing playfully about his life as a musician while
retaining the melancholic spirit of his 20 year catalog. Mark’s love
for San Francisco and Northern California are at the heart of this new
album. “My first album (</span><span class="bodytext-italic">Down Colorful Hill</span><span class="bodytext">)
was released in 1992” says Kozelek, “but creatively, I feel like I’m
just beginning. The new album was written and recorded impulsively,
without second guessing. I didn’t have that kind of confidence in the
past.” Unlike Red House Painters’ epic </span><span class="bodytext-italic">Rollercoaster</span><span class="bodytext">, described by Rolling Stone as “the slowest and mopiest self revelations ever put to tape” or Sun Kil Moon’s </span><span class="bodytext-italic">Ghosts of the Great Highway</span><span class="bodytext">, which </span><span class="bodytext-italic">Billboard Magazine</span><span class="bodytext"> called “heartbreaking,” </span><span class="bodytext-italic">Among The Leave</span><span class="bodytext">s
displays a more raw and humorous side of Mark’s songwriting. Aaron
Prellwitz, recording engineer of Red House Painters and all 5 Sun Kil
Moon albums describes the latest effort as “wonderfully direct." Kozelek
curiously ties together legends Joe Frazier, Bobby Fischer and Ed Gein
in ‘The Winery’, ‘‘Song for Richard Collopy’ is a touching tribute to
the late San Francisco guitar repairman, and ‘Sunshine In Chicago’ –
written just before taking the stage at a Chicago venue last year – is a
funny, self deprecating poke at life on the road. Though </span><span class="bodytext-italic">Among The Leaves</span><span class="bodytext"> is mostly in the solo, nylon string style of </span><span class="bodytext-italic">Admiral Fell Promises</span><span class="bodytext">, a new ensemble of players joined Mark for a portion of the record, recalling the same spirit as </span><span class="bodytext-italic">April</span><span class="bodytext"> and </span><span class="bodytext-italic">Tiny Cities</span><span class="bodytext">, but with a fresh, new sound.</span></i><br />
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<span class="bodytext">But here's the best part. Check out those song titles!</span><br />
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<span class="bodytext">1. I Know It’s Pathetic But That Was The Greatest Night Of My Life<br />
2. Sunshine In Chicago<br />
3. The Moderately Talented Yet Attractive Young Woman vs.
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4. That Bird Has A Broken Wing<br />
5. Elaine<br />
6. The Winery<br />
7. Young Love<br />
8. Song For Richard Collopy<br />
9. Among The Leaves<br />
10. Red Poison<br />
11. Track Number 8<br />
12. Not Much Rhymes With Everything’s Awesome At All Times<br />
13. King Fish<br />
14. Lonely Mountain<br />
15. UK Blues<br />
16. UK Blues 2 <br />
17. Black Kite</span><span class="bodytext"> </span><i><span class="bodytext"> </span></i>joseph kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710555202770401074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21055109.post-46741203789335474272012-02-20T17:21:00.002-06:002012-02-20T17:22:27.658-06:00Crepuscular Chill-Out: The Bodysnatchers "Easy Life"<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qlzqben0BbY" width="420"></iframe>joseph kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710555202770401074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21055109.post-55687661046647179742012-02-20T08:41:00.001-06:002012-02-20T08:41:16.676-06:00Happy President's Day!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Fun fact: the above image, a tour poster for the wonderful
TAD, so offended their record label that they were promptly dropped when
executives learned of it. <br />
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It's that time of year again, wherein we honor those valiant souls who served--and some who died in the service of--as the Commander-in-Chief of the United States of America. You may not like whoever is in office, but the office itself is worthy of respect. Here are some musical tributes I think you will enjoy:<br />
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<b>Gene Marshall-"Jimmy Carter Says 'Yes'":</b><br />
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<b>They Might Be Giants-"James K. Polk"</b>"<br />
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<b>Vaughan Meader as JFK</b>:<br />
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<b>The Simpsons "Rappin' Ronnie"</b><br />
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<b>Rappin' Ron Reagan</b>:<br />
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<br /><<b>B>George Clinton "Paint the White House Black</b>:<br />
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<b><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Dxl4lQ8tmdM" width="420"></iframe> </b>joseph kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710555202770401074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21055109.post-25914672317871511022012-02-19T07:00:00.000-06:002012-02-19T07:00:05.643-06:007 AM Wake-Up Call: Mahalia Jackson "Trouble of the World"<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="259" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/8eiI52WluF0" width="450"></iframe><br />
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Good morning!joseph kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710555202770401074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21055109.post-81067238298471665952012-02-18T12:46:00.000-06:002012-02-18T12:46:51.047-06:00Wow, what a song! THEESatisfaction "QueenS"<script src="http://cdn.topspin.net/javascripts/topspin_core.js?aId=11400&timestamp=1329584479" type="text/javascript">
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Got this record from the crack <a href="http://www.subpop.com/">Sub Pop</a> staff...and it's mind-blowingly wonderful. Out in March, please take a moment and dig this out-of-the-world sound. You won't be disappointed.joseph kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710555202770401074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21055109.post-60362050295037782642012-02-18T07:00:00.000-06:002012-02-18T07:00:10.973-06:007 AM Wake-Up Call: Laura Nyro "Stoned Soul Picnic"<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jwSNbC9zK-w" width="420"></iframe><br />
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Good morning!joseph kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710555202770401074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21055109.post-70158430114777682752012-02-17T17:13:00.002-06:002012-02-17T17:13:28.113-06:00Crepuscular Chill-Out: Smokey Robinson "Quiet Storm"<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YBFQPqBbuUA" width="420"></iframe>joseph kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710555202770401074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21055109.post-39824021304789804492012-02-17T10:01:00.000-06:002012-02-17T10:01:58.538-06:00Reviews Elsewhere: Dirty Three Toward the Low Sun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Some guy's review of the new Dirty Three record, <i>Toward the Low Sun</i>, out on 2/28 via <a href="http://www.dragcity.com/">Drag City</a>:<br />
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"... one thinks…'did they ever sound <i>this</i> dirty?'" <br />
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Read the rest of the review at <b><a href="http://www.bigtakeover.com/recordings/dirty-three-toward-the-low-sun-drag-city">Big Takeover</a></b><br />
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<b>MP3: <a href="http://www.dragcity.com/system/tracks/downloads/5239/original/1-04_Rising_below.mp3">Dirty Three - "Rising Below"</a></b></div>joseph kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710555202770401074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21055109.post-65118195136333708142012-02-17T07:00:00.000-06:002012-02-17T08:44:45.938-06:007 AM Wake-Up Call: Andy Partridge "Prince of Orange"<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/x_GxRoyZRJA" width="480"></iframe><br />
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Good Friday morning! This is your wake-up call....joseph kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710555202770401074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21055109.post-76922067216004356682012-02-16T18:08:00.000-06:002012-02-16T18:08:29.603-06:00Admin Note: Let's be friends!<br />
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If you like Mundane Sounds (and who knows why you would), then keep up with us on Facebook on our Official, True, and One and Only Facebook page:<br />
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<b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mundanesounds">Mundane Sounds Facebook Page</a></b>joseph kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710555202770401074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21055109.post-23153893798091520612012-02-16T17:27:00.000-06:002012-02-16T17:27:38.132-06:00Crepuscular Chill-Out: Sub Oslo "Celestial"<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HUd0JRgZ_1E" width="420"></iframe><br />
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This, to me, is what dubstep wants to be....joseph kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710555202770401074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21055109.post-73390946907976917942012-02-16T12:28:00.001-06:002012-02-16T12:33:09.783-06:00A Thought OccursI wonder how many hesh dudes will wind up at the <b>fIREHOSE</b> reunion tour and will leave disappointed they didn't hear this song?<br />
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Hopefully, they'll dig this one. It's hard not to dig it, even if MTV got the name wrong, too.<br />
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Here are them dates:<br />
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04/05 – Sacramento, CA @ Harlow’s<br />
04/06 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir<br />
04/07 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos<br />
04/09 – Bellingham, WA @ Wild Buffalo House of Music<br />
04/10 – Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall<br />
04/11 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s<br />
04/12 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Historic Coconut Grove Ballroom *<br />
04/13 – Fresno, CA @ Fulton 55<br />
04/17 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom *<br />
04/18 – Flagstaff, AZ @ Orpheum Theatre *<br />
04/19 – Tucson, AZ @ Plushjoseph kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710555202770401074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21055109.post-64933921518292950792012-02-16T12:18:00.001-06:002012-02-16T12:18:13.963-06:00New Release: Release the Sunbird Imaginary SummerEP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />A surprise, this morning--a new EP by <a href="http://releasethesunbird.com/">Release the Sunbird</a>, the "don't call it a side" project by <b>Zach Rogue</b>. The EP, entitled <i>Imaginary Summer</i>, will be released digitally next Tuesday via <a href="http://www.brushfirerecords.com/">Brushfire Records</a>. According to the exciting press release, this EP contains six tracks, five originals and a Talking Heads cover.<br />
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If you aren't familiar with this new band, you might want to read this <a href="http://www.bigtakeover.com/profiles/release-the-sunbird-a-rogue-arises">profile</a>. Ignore any similarities to yours truly.<br />
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Listen to the opening track, "I Will Walk," courtesy of (ewwww) <i>Rolling Stone</i>:<br />
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<b>Stream: <a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/exclusive-premiere-release-the-sunbirds-gentle-i-will-walk-20120216">Release the Sunbird - "I Will Walk"</a></b> </div>joseph kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710555202770401074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21055109.post-61280003345983751762012-02-16T11:58:00.002-06:002012-02-16T11:58:42.997-06:00Welcome back, Dandy Warhols!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="caption">From the interwebs: </span><br />
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<i><span class="caption">The Dandy Warhols will release their tenth Long Playing Maxigroove®, entitled TH<span class="text_exposed_show">IS MACHINE, on April 24, 2012 through <a data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=7221626318" href="https://www.facebook.com/theendrecords">The End Records</a>.
The release, produced by The Dandy Warhols and Jeremy Sherrer, is made
up of eleven songs written by Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Brent DeBoer, Zia
McCabe, and guests David J (Love and Rockets, Bauhaus) and Miles Zuniga
(Fastball). The album’s cover was painted by artist Hickory Mertsching.
THIS MACHINE will be available on compact disc, long playing vinyl
record album (like they had in the past), and digital download, you
know, for walkin’ around.</span></span></i><br />
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<span class="caption"><span class="text_exposed_show">Here is "The Wow Signal," which may or may not be on <i>THIS MACHINE</i>:</span></span><br />
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The lovely and talented <a href="http://www.sophiaknapp.com/">Sophia Knapp</a> will release her solo debut, <i>Into the Waves</i>, on February 28th, via <a href="http://www.dragcity.com/">Drag City</a>. As a fan of her band Cliffie Swan, I can tell you I am eagerly awaiting this record.<br />
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As a treat, here's the title song from that album:<br />
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<b>MP3: <a href="http://www.dragcity.com/%3Cwbr%3Esystem/tracks/downloads/5259/%3Cwbr%3Eoriginal/1-03_Into_the_Waves.%3Cwbr%3Emp3">Sophia Knapp -- Into the Waves</a></b></div>
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Watch her video "Nothing to Lose"<br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BAk0jxEV1YQ" width="560"></iframe>joseph kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710555202770401074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21055109.post-76028642311863766332012-02-16T07:00:00.000-06:002012-02-16T07:00:08.372-06:007 AM Wake-Up Call: Ganger - "Lid of the Stars"<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1aTHf1TFnts" width="480"></iframe><br />
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Good morning!joseph kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710555202770401074noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21055109.post-31217124168855744062012-02-15T18:36:00.000-06:002012-02-15T18:36:05.433-06:00Colourbox "Shotgun"<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hw9AulEUYME" width="480"></iframe><br />
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That post earlier about Colourbox led me to pulling out my old Colourbox records...this song, opening their self-titled EP from 1983, still sounds like nothing else....joseph kylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11710555202770401074noreply@blogger.com0