X-Wife are from Portugal. If Thom Yorke decided to have a little fun and join Pulp to play dance-y new wave tunes; this is what they would sound like. That muted picked riff on “Ping-Pong” is catchy stuff. They play three great NYC dates before heading down to Texas for SXSW. […]
I have no clue how I missed Indian Jewelry last year. After hearing great things about their legendary live shows and finally getting around to listening to Invasive Exotics, I’m kicking myself for missing them back in December. For those of you heading out to SXSW this year, do your ears a big […]
I finally got around to watching Babel over the weekend and the thing that impressed me the most about the film was its soundtrack. The music fit the tension, mood, and imagery throughout the movie perfectly. There was a scene in the Japan segment of the film where Cheiko (Rinko Kikuchi), a teenage […]
Great news from FRICTION alums, The Shackeltons, as they recently signed to Seattle’s Loveless Records (Tom Brosseau, Voyager One). They were the first band the label signed in nearly two years. The band’s road to Loveless began when label partner/KEXP “Morning Show” host John Richards saw the band live for the first time […]
the art world’s focus will be on new york’s armory show this weekend where nearly 150 international galleries will be showcasing some of their most exceptional works of contemporary art. as much as i admire art, i won’t be attending simply because (a) my limited savings couldn’t get me more than this item (fragments from […]
I’m not really in a writing mood today, but I thought I’d share this this track I’ve really been digging. XLR8R did a super nice piece on the burgeoning Baltimore music scene in their March issue highlighting acts like Ecstatic Sunshine and Dan Deacon. I only heard a couple of tracks off Deacon’s […]
crackerCAM was on location at mercury lounge last night to catch nicole atkins and the sea. nicole atkins, the talented singer-songwriter who headlined our first friction show, was performing songs from her latest EP, bleeding diamonds. the crowds enthusiasm and anticipation over her performance heightened as nicole atkins took the stage. this of course was unsurprising […]
Next month’s FRICTION is about one thing, and one thing only, gettin’ drizzed. That’s right, we’re turning The Delancey into a wall-to-wall sweaty-faced DANCE party, mixing things up with a little hip-hop and electro as we celebrate the 2nd birthday of CrackersUnited.com with a killer lineup featuring Toronto’s Holy Fuck, Philadelphia’s Plastic Little, and […]
It’s been Explosions in the Sky overload all week for me. Monday’s show at Warsaw was kind of a let down because of the huge venue and lack of crowd enthusiasm. Maybe it was because my fellow Texans played four new songs from their new album All of A Sudden I Miss Everyone […]
I remember when MTV Unplugged in New York was released in 1994, seven months after Cobain’s death. My friend was still wearing her white “RIP Kurt Cobain” t-shirt regularly, which had a huge print of his face on the front and 1967-1994 in black letters across the bottom. I asked her when she […]
Brooklyn dream-poppers, Mahogany, are prepping for the European release of Connectivity in May on The Track and Field Organization record label (Of Montreal, Dressy Bessy, Essex Green). The album will also receive new artwork for the release. In addition, the band will also be releasing a 12″ single featuring remixes by Ulrich […]
Check out this video of Plastic Little’s “The Jump Off” which serves as a little preview for our upcoming FRICTION show (full details next week). You gotta love the Boston Terrier holdin’ it down in the video - Boston Terriers everywhere show much respect. RIP Boston Bob.
Don’t forget, A Sunny Day in Glasgow […]
Let me start off by saying that I consider myself to be a music junkie. To that, let me add that I am a very mellow, laid-back, don’t really give much of a damn kinda guy. So it should come as little to no surprise that I LOVE electronica, ambient, chill-out, shoegaze, or […]
The Lionheart Brothers feature members from two of my favorite bands of the last two years, Serena Maneesh and 120 Days. The band consists of Marcus Forsgren, Frantz Andreassen, Audun Storset, Peter Rudolfsen, and Morten Øby and recently released Dizzy Kiss, their second full-length and first release since 2004’s Colour Contrast Context EP.
The Norweigan […]
Monthly Archives: February 2007