Posts Tagged ‘edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros

30
Mar
12

Tiger Bites: Vol.2 (Bosco Delrey, Screaming Females, Liz Green)

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Categories: Radass Videos, Sick Tracks and Tiger Bites
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BoscoMemphisI know what you guys want because it’s Friday and I want it too – something, anything to kill some time and bring the weekend on a little faster.

Good new is I got just the thing for ya. This week is 70’s psychedelic stoner rock legends Bosco Delrey, weirdo grungey basement dwellers Screaming Females and old school acoustic blues siren Liz Green.

And then, right at the end of it all, I’m going to throw in something mellow to ease you into the weekend gently and who knows? Maybe give you something to smile about.

Let’s kick it off with ol’ Bosco Delrey first with their video for “Baby’s Got A Blue Flame” because it’s my favourite of the three and has a blonde bass guitarist that is going to completely fuck your shit up.

 

 

Next up it’s five foot hellraiser Marissa Paternoster belting out “It All Means Nothing” off the Screaming Females upcoming album Ugly.

If you don’t know this band I can almost guarantee you that when you hear … sing you will be overcome with a strong desire to punch her in the throat, but give this track a little time and play it again in a day or so and you just might have one of those, “Huh… it’s actually pretty cool” moments.

The video is pretty rough though. Maybe go back to whatever it was you were doing and just let the song play in the background.

Don’t say I didn’t warn ya. It’s like she read my “Stray Cat Recipes” post and took that shit to heart…

 

 

We’re going to tone things right down with this sombre little piece from Liz Green. The video was painstakingly made entirely from paper and filmed with stop animation.

I think it’s on a whole other level. Definitely show this to your friends.

They will think you are very cool.

 

 

Lastly, here’s the surprise I promised. Are ya ready kids?

I tracked down the new Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros single for you, it’s called “Man On Fire”.

Admittedly it’s no “Home” but I still really like this song and am stoked they’re back with album number two cause number one was a real game-changer for me.

 

 

Have a killer weekend party people and look after your bad selves Winking smile

-ST

24
Jun
11

It’s A Glorious Goddamned Day!

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On days like today, everything, all the blood sweat and tears, all the hard work and late hours, all the frustration and drudgery is worth it.

Nothing in this life ever came easy, no siree. We’d never appreciate it if it did, it would just roll on by easy breezy and we’d be left with that ‘hm’ feeling that always accompanies a total anti-climax.

I don’t like writing about my work life on this site, but we’ve been working on something big that lands this weekend, like a gigantic disco from the future, and from what I’ve seen over the past few days, it’s going to melt faces guys, holy shit.

 

 

So I feel super-stoked. Like there’s nothing else I could have done to make this any better. Maybe it doesn’t go 100% according to plan, maybe it fucks out a little here and there, I don’t care, there is nothing, nothing I could have done any differently to make this better.

My wish for you, all you crazy kids out there in interwebs-land who read these fightin’ words, is that your Friday brings you the same happiness mine is bringing me.

Let’s sing a song (finally got this shit working), a ditty that goes a little something like this…

 

 

Have a killer weekend party people Winking smile

-ST

24
Jun
11

It’s A Glorious Goddamned Day!

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On days like today, everything, all the blood sweat and tears, all the hard work and late hours, all the frustration and drudgery is worth it.

Nothing in this life ever came easy, no siree. We’d never appreciate it if it did, it would just roll on by easy breezy and we’d be left with that ‘hm’ feeling that always accompanies a total anti-climax.

I don’t like writing about my work life on this site, but we’ve been working on something big that lands this weekend, like a gigantic disco from the future, and from what I’ve seen over the past few days, it’s going to melt faces guys, holy shit.

 

 

So I feel super-stoked. Like there’s nothing else I could have done to make this any better. Maybe it doesn’t go 100% according to plan, maybe it fucks out a little here and there, I don’t care, there is nothing, nothing I could have done any differently to make this better.

My wish for you, all you crazy kids out there in interwebs-land who read these fightin’ words, is that your Friday brings you the same happiness mine is bringing me.

Let’s sing a song (finally got this shit working), a ditty that goes a little something like this…

 

 

Have a killer weekend party people Winking smile

-ST

25
Aug
10

Where The Music At Yo?

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If you love this site as much as I do (not humanly possible) you might have noticed there haven’t been any music reviews as of late.

Reason being I’m now officially writing album review for a radass site called www.pulpmag.co.za.

So the deal is I publish a little taste of my reviews on this site, just the first couple of sentences, then if you wanna check out the full review, you click a HYPERLINK* included at the BOTTOM of the post that says “Read the whole enchilada here…” and ka-pow! It’s a done deal

So to kick things off, here are all the reviews I’ve written to date, enjoy!

Album Review: Arcade Fire – The Suburbs

If Holden Caulfield, the anti-hero protagonist of The Catcher In The Rye, had to grow up and start an indie rock band, that band would be Arcade Fire.

 

 

This phenomenal Canadian group, which consists of no less than seven members, has a powerful grasp on nostalgic indie anthems that deal with themes of innocence lost and disillusionment with adulthood that would have made Holden proud.

Their debut 2004 album Funeral instantly became a firm favourite among music critics and aficionados the world over as did their 2007 follow-up, Neon Bible, which earned the band numerous awards and accolades and proved there was much more to this band than just their debut album.

And so Arcade Fire approached their third album which, many would argue, is the most difficult album to record. Repeat the material of your previous two albums and your audience will yawn in your face and move on. Stray too far from your roots and your fans will balk like skittish ponies, bitching and moaning all the while about how you either sold out or took WAY too many drugs this time around.

Read the whole enchilada here…

Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros

Before I start writing this, a confession. This is not a new album. It’s been out for just over a year now, BUT iTunes released the deluxe version of the album three weeks ago which, coupled with the fact that pretty much no one knows this band, is justification enough to review this gem of an album.

 

 

Not a whole lot is known about Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros and the few interviews I found with the band on YouTube are difficult to watch because frontman and lead vocalist Alex Ebert has taken a lot of drugs in the 32 odd years he’s been alive and has this way of staring off into the distance in interviews and making absolutely no sense.

That said, the band itself is nothing short of seriously awesome. Like Arcade Fire, Edward Sharpe is made up of enough people to start a slow pitch softball team. Everyone in the band sings, though Alex Ebert and Jade Castrinos handle the majority of the vocals.

Read the whole enchilada here…

Also look out for the “Tiger Bites” section on the site. That’s where I wrap up the week’s news in the music world.

We live in interestin’ times I tell ya. Interesting times indeed…

-ST

*WARNING: NEVER click more than 5 hyperlinks a day, it’s like feeding gremlins after midnight…