On the radio we looked like giants. On the strip, happiness is on the outside. Come inside for no one.
artwork by ericailcane
Monthly Archive for December, 2007
We all know Radiohead is great. If you look them up in the dictionary it says ‘great band.’ So this past summer when we were all anticipating the release of their new album in ‘08, we were all expecting it to be pretty good. Then they went and did what great artists have always done since the beginning of modern art. They did what they wanted to do. They wanted the fans to have the music first. They gave us a present and let us decide what to give in return. All of a sudden the relationship between band and fan became closer. Of course it wouldn’t have mattered if the music wasn’t good. It was. In fact it was great. There was passion and focus flowing through each song from start to finish. Waves of rhythm would pull you from one song to the next. Then they would bottom out and let the lush vocals of Yorke do the rest. In the end, Radiohead did indeed produce one of the best albums of the year. It’s a fact.
mp3: Radiohead – All I Need –> buy
mp3: Radiohead – Nude
mp3: Radiohead – Reckoner (LoveTongueAttack Bmore Remix)
mp3: Radiohead – Nude (Amplive Remix)
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Don’t miss a great show tonight at the Lo Fi Social Club in Baltimore where We Read Minds, Suicide Dolls, Heroin UK, and Algebra of Need are performing.
mp3: We Read Minds – You’re Too Young –> website –> buy
There are some pretty good concerts tonight in the area. The one that stands out is legendary MC, Rakim, burning Sonar up in Baltimore with lyrics of fury(as the song goes). If your an indie kid looking for rock, then DC is the place tonight. The Velvet Lounge presents The Alphabetical Order, Can Joann, FOX Japan, and Erik Bradford. Continuing the indie rockingness is the Black Cat who hosts Benjy Ferree, The Points, and The Shirks. So go forth into this great night of concertness.
mp3: Erik B. & Rakim – Lyrics Of Fury –> website –> buy
mp3: Benjy Ferree – In The Countryside –> website –> buy
mp3: The Alphabetical Order – Submarines –> website –> buy
mp3: Can Joann – Indecision’s Way –> website –> buy
Woops! I just noticed that the Benjy Ferree show is tomorrow night at the Black Cat. Sorry ’bout that!
Ahhh…the short work week. Where Friday doesn’t really feel like Friday. Don’t get me wrong…it’s still Friday. I still have the overwhelming joy that two days approach where everything is calm and relaxing. I will still check the clock every hour to see how much longer until this work day ends. So let’s call this the pre-weekend before New Years Day eve celebration! Hooray! Go be merry. Paint a picture. Give a hug. Plant a tree. Eat french fries. Watch TV. Run. Jump. Sing. Dance. Listen.
mp3: Human After All (Justice Remix) – Daft Punk
mp3: Needy Girl (Bloc Party Remix) – Chromeo
mp3: 2080 (Brenmar Remix) – Yeasayer
artwork by blu
If you’re itchin’ to get out of the house, show off those new threads, or spend some of that XMAS loot, then there are some dynamite shows to do that tonight. Here in Baltimore a great local band, Mary Nova, rock the Ottobar with Watch Man Walk, The Ghostwrite, and Balk. In DC, Meredith Bragg has a CD release show at the Black Cat with Paul Michel and label mate Danny Hue. Finally in Philly at the Khyber, Chris Fullerton folks it up a bit along with the bare bones rock of Toy Soldiers, Sailboat!, and Engine We’re A Forest.
mp3: Mary Nova – The Banker –> website –> buy
mp3: Meredith Bragg – Twin Arrows –> website –> buy
mp3: Paul Michel – Day’s Looking Up –> website –> buy
mp3: Chris Fullerton – Song For The Devil –> website –> buy
mp3: Toy Soldiers – Wrecking Ball –> website –> buy
Did you see the words? They took a vote and said no. Now we sleep in the ocean without love. Dead.
artwork by Dan Witz
I thought this little animation courtesy of Grickle would help spread some of that famed holiday cheer!
mp3: Brad Laner – Out Cold
mp3: Beck & The Flaming Lips – Cold Brains
mp3: Yeasayer – Wait For The Wintertime
mp3: Tacks, The Boy Disaster – Frozen Feet
mp3: Sam Skarstad – Ice Cave
mp3: Summer Hymns – Ice Age World
mp3: Ugly Cassanova – Ice On The Sheets
mp3: The Octopus Project – Exploding Snowhorse
On a foggy Sunday in Baltimore, it’s quite clear to me where you need to be tonight. Spankrock will be taking the stage at The Talking Head in Baltimore for their fourth annual Christmas performance. I saw last years show, and I’m going back for more of their experimental, electro hip-hop.
Virtually every other venue in Balt/DC/Philly is quiet until after Christmas, so come out and get Spankrocked.
mp3: Spankrock – from Breezeblock —- website — buy
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