Feb
11

Sach O leaves his House: Datsik & Excision! Sub Swara! Joe Nice!

Sach O’s new years resolution was to get out more and to be the last music writer to have never signed up for the ILM message board. So far so good. Shocking revelation: I try to avoid reading about music on the Internet. Obviously, I still consume more online music criticism than is acceptable for… Continue reading »

Feb
10

Nocando – Exploits and Glitches

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbYTc6WNrYQ Nocando used to earn a living testing for EA, so I trust him when he claims that the quickest way to beat a video game is by exploiting its glitches. Originally, James McCall’s Alpha Pup debut, Jimmy the Lock was named after this song, the first to receive video treatment. Equating video game ability… Continue reading »

Feb
10

Cross-Pollynation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfKtlOm9Iog In nearly five years of blogging, the number of bands I’ve written about following unsolicited submissions hovers at a rate of approximately one a year. Pollyn, a local dream-pop three-piece, is the exception. For those shopping your demos in overheated cars,  here’s how they beat the odds. First of all, it helps when your… Continue reading »

Feb
10

Popscene: Suede – “Suede”

Aaron Matthews prefers Suede to White Denim.  Fusing the catchy leer and guitar heroics of 70s glam rock with the grim crooning of Scott Walker, and the melodic melodrama of the Smiths, Suede was the first Britpop band. They formed in London in 1989, comprising singer Brett Anderson, bassist Matt Osman and Anderson’s then-girlfriend Justine… Continue reading »

Feb
09

The New Rap Language: The Know-Nothing Edition

Don’t blame me, I voted for Millard Fillmore.  “As We Enter” – Damian Marley & Nas The closer Distant Relatives comes to actually seeing the light of day, the clearer it becomes that I’d rather hear a mixtape of Damian Marley spitting solo over classic soundclash and Ethiopiques instrumentals.  Nothing against Nas (really). But the… Continue reading »

Feb
08

Queens of LA’s Lo-Fi Scene

Alternate titles for this article included: Lo-Fi: How Well Does it Match Your Denim Jacket? The Gorilla Vs. Bear Guide To Los Angeles, and Douglas Martin’s Skit Plans for the next 5′ 0 Clock Shadowboxers album. For those of you averse to ink stains, Sunday’s LA Times included a feature on Dum Dum Girls, Best… Continue reading »

Feb
08

The Passion of the Weiss Winter Mixtape

Why a winter mixtape? Because your Wu mixtape with “Winter Warz” and “Cold World” cracked in half. Because London just got through the biggest snowfall in decades. Yes, this mixtape is being posted on a website better known for summer jamz, but I’d argue that winter transcends weather. I’ve lived in Canada for most of… Continue reading »

Feb
07

Sach O: FACT Mix – Bass Clef

I’m possibly this site’s least athletically inclined contributor (my physique has been described as “Snoop-esque,”) but even I’ll be getting together with the guys, a case of beer and all the food that’s fit to eat tonight, cheering on a bunch of people attempting to move a ball from one side of a field to… Continue reading »

Feb
06

Don’t Let Dam-Funk’s Smile Fool U

Between Dam-Funk’s overwhelming love of music and his cat’s uncanny resemblance to portly striped scribe, F. Scott Fitzgerald (The Cat), he’s catapulted into the ranks of my favorite musicians. Of course, anyone making music for a living “loves it,” but barely a day can go by without Dam dropping some new funk on the masses.… Continue reading »

Feb
05

Free Flying Lotus Friday

Warp’s website has fairly elaborate details about Cosmogramma, Flying Lotus’s sophomore “space opera,” slated for release on 4/20 — along with efforts from Javelin and Caribou. Clearly, this is all some sort of insidious plot to bankrupt the weed smokers of America and England. The Internet is already abuzz over the guest appearance from Paste… Continue reading »

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