Posts Tagged ‘ alternative ’
Audio-OK – “Good Man EP”
Record Label: S/R
Genre: Alternative
Band Link: www.myspace.com/audiook
Sounding exactly like a German Talking Heads, Audio-OK play simple, midtempo proto-post-punk.
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Subculture Stereo – “Subculture Stereo”
Record Label: S/R
Genre: Alternative
Band Link: www.myspace.com/subculturestereo
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Loose and eclectic in a “hey, let’s do a bunch of stuff and record it” kind of way, Subculture Stereo put more emphasis on being zany than on being good.
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Katie Locke & Bullet Proof Tiger – “S/T EP”
Record Label: S/R
Genre: Alternative
Band Link: www.katielocke.com
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Although put through an indie rock filter, at the end of the day this is low-key alternative rock bordering on adult contemporary.
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Kill Hannah’s Van and Trailer stolen
I should make a new section on the website that just posts news about bands getting their vans & trailers stolen. This is becoming a pattern, well a pattern that has been happening for long time but a pattern nonetheless. More and more bands are getting their vans & trailers stolen, mostly in Philly. Here’s some advice, don’t stop in Philadelphia!! The latest victim is the band Kill Hannah, who I don’t know but after hearing their music on MySpace, maybe I should have kept it that way. About $120,000 worth of band equipment, merchandise and the van & trailer was stolen. YIKES. Shitty band or not, that’s gotta suck. And for all the bands out there, NEVER leave your van unattended! Especially in cities like Philly.
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Smile Empty Soul – “Consciousness”
Record Label: EMI Music
Genre: Alternative
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Dated grunge/alternative with midtempo, chunky riffing. I give them props for not trying a harder, possibly more lucrative nu-metal approach, but this wussy, feel-good grunge isn’t much better.
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Kate Miller-Heidke
Sony Music Australia artist Kate Miller-Heidke is currently on tour in the US with Ben Folds, and her album Curiouser has gone Platinum in Australia. If you miss her with Ben Folds, she’ll be back touring the States soon, including prominent appearances at SXSW and Coachella. We sat down with her to ask the important questions on everyone’s minds.
What would you do today if you knew tomorrow meant the end of humanity?
I would attempt to summon some kind of a demon using one of Aleister Crowley’s Magick books and ask this demon for the transformative power to turn myself into a sloth. That is if the sloths were going to be spared in the extinction of humanity.
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Video: Nirvana – “School” (Live At Reading)
Amazing footage of Nirvana performing “School” at the 1992 Reading Festival was recently made available for fans. The video comes from the CD+DVD Nirvana Live At Reading which hits stores November 17th, with the CD only version arriving on November 3rd. Often heralded as one of the greatest Nirvana performances of all time, the gig featured front man Kurt Cobain rocking out in a hospital gown. Fans can now own a color-corrected video from the original film with audio sourced from the original multi-track masters.
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The Plurals – “Whatevers Forever”
Record Label: Bermuda Mohawk Production
Genre: Alternative
Band Link: www.myspace.com/thepluralsrock
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Promising indie/punk that’s clearly influenced by the Pixies. The Plurals do the girl/guy, quiet/loud, long song/short song, tension/release thing, with some off-kilter pop sensibility under that fuzzy 90s guitar sound.
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Ludo CD Contest (ended)
Starts: September 28th
Ends: October 12th
Number of Winners: 3
Contest Prizes: Ludo, Broken Bride re-issues
Contest Links: www.ludorock.com, www.myspace.com/ludorock
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Pearl Jam previewing new album on MySpace
Today MySpace Music is exclusively premiering Pearl Jam’s long awaited 9th studio album, Backspacer, days before it hits stores. To stream the album in its entirety for free visit the band’s official MySpace profile at http://www.myspace.com/tenclub.
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