Victory Records hired comic Gilbert Gottfried to star in an anti-piracy PSA where he repeatedly tells music pirates to go fuck themselves. It's hard to say where this plan went wrong. One writer noted that there's quite a a bit of irony behind the company funding a video to tell fans that they need to start purchasing music, because some say that Victory has a long history of not paying artists themselves. The arguments made in the video are terrible and don't shine any light on the number of reasons why fans [...]
(photo by Kjell B. Persson) Adorable Scandinavian pop act Club 8 are back with maybe their most Nuggets-meets-Caribbean soul single to date, "Closer Now", soon to be available as a 73 LP/digital download release come November 23. Full of spring and hope and clamoring guitars and drums, Club 8 seem to make the peppiest, most [...]
M.I.A.'s latest album got panned pretty roundly, and in seemingly some kind of face-saving apology, the indie-rapper has been releasing a handful of new standalone tracks. The newest of said tracks, "Bedroom To The Hallway To The Road To The World," is a sort of droning, typical M.I.A. b-side that honestly I think most people could do without. That's not to say it's a necessarily awful song, I just don't exactly know why she needed to release it. But M.I.A. is M.I.A. and of course she released it at a ridiculous URL with accompanying weird images at bedroomtothehallwaytotheroadto theworld.com . [...]
You might have caught the preview of this session on Gorilla Vs. Bear last week , but today we have the other two videos from Twin Sister's session with Laundromatinee.com. Twin Sister is a five piece indie rock/pop group from New York City, consisting of Andrea Estella on vocals, Eric Cardona on guitar, Gabel D'Amico plays on bass, Udbhav Gupta on the keyboard, and Bryan Ujueta on the drums. Cardona's guitar is clean, sharp, and echoic, giving the overall sound a dream sequence like quality. The band's guy/ girl harmonies, performed by Estella [...]
Houses: 'Reds' [ mp3 ] Houses' debut album 'All Night' is out on October 19th on Lefse. Here's a little background info on 'All Night'
Spur was an unknown Illinois band who gained some local notoriety in the late 60's but never hit the big time (they opened for many of the era's big bands: The Byrds, Cream, Bob Seger, Steve Miller and The Grateful Dead). For Spur of the Moments , Drag City compiled the best tracks from their sole album (1968), along with several outtakes and rare 45 cuts. Tons of blogs and rock magazines/fanzines have reviewed this gem, so we figured we'd give our own spin on this exciting, new reissue. While Spur of the Moments is by no means a [...]
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I once saw an interview with Daryl Hall and John Oates about how their careers exploded in the 80's. They explained that in order to achieve the massive success they did, their music had to take the pop route. The two said this without any apologies or regrets, and I had the feeling that they were proud of it… which they should be… six #1 hits is nothing to scoff at. Now, I'm not saying that every band needs to do what Hall & Oates did, but it's something to think about. It [...]
Two very different albums via stream. For Down There you've got about a day and a half to peep Avey Tare's swampy solo bow . From what I can gather Warpaint's trippy opus, The Fool , will stream for the next week , up until its release.
Linkin Park has recently released their highly anticipated album A Thousand Suns . To celebrate, we're giving away the album as well as a poster! One lucky reader gets the prizepack. Four runners-up get the CD. If you wanna win, just email us at theaudioperv@gmail.com (with the subject: GIMME MY LINKIN PARK PRIZEPACK! and we'll hit you up if you win! (Sorry, US entries only!) Be sure to check out LinkinPark.com for exclusive merch or iTunes to...
In his first book, DECODED ( pre-order ), pop culture icon JAY-Z describes the hidden meanings behind some of his most provocative songs and provides a highly personal narrative of the culture that so powerfully shaped his life and art. But some stories are bigger than the printed page. Bing, the decision engine from Microsoft, is launching a multi-platform search experience and interactive game to help people decode JAY-Z's life and lyrics. JAY-Z's words will be taken a step further, allowing...
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart released its self-titled debut album way back at the beginning of 2009. Since then the band has kept its fans satisfied while expanding their pop palette on the excellent Higher Than the Stars EP and this Summer's shimmering anthem "Say No To Love". We're extremely pleased to report that the band has been recording, mixing, and mastering their much-anticipated sophomore full-length which is slated for a March 2011 release on Slumberland . In...
Their set featured: The Con Alligator I Know, I Know, I Know Hell Download all tracks here. Tegan & Sara recently covered Bad Religion. MP3: Tegan & Sara - Alligator (Troublemaker Mix)
Camden artist Leelou is bringing us a powerful slice of post- punk pop with her debut EP 'Kiss. Death. Love. Come'. After working and touring with French legendary cover band Nouvelle Vague she's made a welcome return to her solo roots and has meet her musical match in production partner Paul Simm's. Her first Single [...]
Still floundering with about as much of a grasp on the dictionary definition of chillwave as Gruff Rhys has on reality beyond hallucinogenics and Patagonian heritage, regardless of Panda Bear blueprint and Neon Indian interpretation Norwegian bunch Lanzarote create spine-tingling synth tropicalia that's more frigid than a February dawn in Lancashire, let alone the Canary Islands. Following the EC2-engulfing success of the first in a series of warehouse-slanted nights under the nominal jurisdiction of the very same island , it's only a matter of time before two further definitions ought to be required when punching Lanzarote into [...]
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What is happening this week in the D? Some huge shows, you should be able to find something you like this week for sure. Gorillaz, Sufjan, Deftones, Campesinos. Check em all out below. Monday, October 18, 2010: - Deftones at Palladium Ballroom ( Tickets )* - White Denim at The Loft ( Tickets )* Tuesday, October 19, 2010: - Frightened Rabbit, Plants & Animals at The Loft ( Tickets )* - Bettie Serveert at The Prophet Bar ( Info ) [...]
Katy Perry sounded as if she was in much better vocal form on The X Factor last night than when she appeared on Wetten, Dass...? earlier this month. The Cosmopolitan -covering California gurl belted out her third Teenage Dream single "Firework" on the UK program, where her backing dancers dazzled the cheering studio audience with a surprise pyrotechnic display. Watch below. Katy sounded pretty decent tackling the Stargate/Sandy Vee-produced track live. The problem with a [...]
Os presentamos hoy a una nueva banda llamada Yuck, en realidad llevan ya un año juntos y recientemente han fichado por el sello Fat Possum , con el que publicarán su álbum de debut, que se llamará "TBA", a principios del próximo año 2011. Previamente a la publicación de dicho álbum está previsto que salgan a la venta un par de singles en formato de vinilo de 7", el primero de ellos, "Rubber", estará disponible a partir del 1 de noviembre en el sello The Pharmacy Recording Company , mientras [...]
Filed under: Video , New Music , Exclusive The video for Baryshnikov's remix of Suckers ' infectious track, 'A Mind Less Known,' is as aloof and, shall we say, colorful as the original song itself. The remix puts all this weirdness out on the dance floor but not without rhyme or reason, as Suckers' bassist Pan has unusual connections to both sides of the remix team. "Mikhail Bortnik is the creative director and co-owner of Mishka and one [...]
Filed under: Video , New Music , Exclusive At 74 years old, Buddy Guy is a true American legend and the pioneer of an entire style of blues guitar -- Chicago's West Side sound. In fact, his new album, 'Living Proof,' is a proud assessment of the elder statesman's significant accomplishments. That said, Guy still turns into a humble fan in the presence of another blues legend, B.B. King . The two have been friends for ages but that [...]
die menschen von city slang gehen jubiläen an, vergessen dabei aber nicht, weiter am ball zu bleiben. denn nur wer sich rührt, bleibt in bewegung. aktuellstes signing sind tu fawning , die sogleich ein debutalbum an den start bringen. "hearts on hold" wird der erstling der band aus portland heißen. als einflüsse gibt die truppe u.a. indische gamelan musik an, dazu afrikanische rhythmen, zudem tom waits, die boswell sisters, portishead, liars und jay-z. gegründet hat tu fawning das duo joe haege (31 knots, menomena) und corinna repp. in 2008 veröffentlichten sie auf polyvinyl eine ep und ergänzten [...]
Uffie – Difficult (2006 Parties Remix by SebastiAn)
Review of Diamond Rings’ Special Affections and giveaway
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