March 2009
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The National talk new album
“We often joke that it should be one word and start with a C. The last two, it’s been Alligator and Boxer, so we’re talking about Caligula or something.” That is Aaron Dessner talking with P4K about the Nationals yet-to-be-titled third album. Boxer was easily one of my favorite albums from 2007 so I am pretty excited about the prospect of this new work. The brothers...
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Cymbals Eat Guitars
I often stay away from acts that Pitchfork has championed, in part because I don’t want to boost their ego when they are right and because the band is probably getting enough exposure from P4K’s endorsement anyway. On the other hand, there always seems to be some sort of resentment towards any new band that gets the title of “Best Music” from the site; the term...
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Doizenberry 3.30.09
Howdy there. Several unrelated yet awesome videos for you here. I don’t know much about Steve Angello, but I love the idea of “gypsy klezmer techno” (from A-Trak’s visit in the studio) I thought “Not Big” from Lily Allen’s Alright, Still was the worst burn track of the decade. And while new single “Not Fair” is not nearly as malicious as “Not Big,”...
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Sigur Ros Take Away Show
By now this video is relatively ubiquitous, but it has been stuck in my head for a few days now. Sigur Ros are absolutely captivating in this take away show (although you wouldn’t know it from the reaction of the other people in the restaurant). mp3:Sigur Ros - Vid Spilum Endalaust
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Peaches and The Great Pit of Carkoon
Passion Pit’s “Sleepyhead” was a great beacon of musical goodness in an otherwise stale fall (musically speaking of course). Everybody knows the story…Michael Angelakos made “Sleepyhead” as a Valentine’s Day present to his then girlfriend and it got passed on to some others and took off. They played CMJ last fall to packed houses and killed it and have a...
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Culture Club 3.26.09
(via GraphJam) Not a lot to pass on here in the Culture Club…most everything I was reading this week was from SXSW. Nonetheless, until I catch up with my RSS, enjoy. Music -The AV Club interviewed Clem Snide’s Eef Barzelay -Format Magazine has an interview with Canadian rapper K-OS -Complex talked with Kid Cudi Non-Music -Jeremy Mickel has a fanscinating write-up on developing his first...
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SXSW and more
Everybody and their mama has had SXSW coverage, but I figured I’d pass on some of my favorite stuff. NPR (of all places) has a ton of good blog coverage and concerts from The Decemberists, K’Naan, Blitzen Trapper, BLK JKS, The Heartless Bastards among others available to stream or download. The AV Club had five writers in Austin…unfortunately, they’re all pals, so a few of...
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New Department of Eagles Video
The video for In Ear Park stunner “Nobody does it like you” premiered last night at the MOMA and is now available for the rest of us plebeians. My brother was at the premiere so hopefully he will be able to contribute some photographic evidence of the “performance” and what is sure to be some overly academic commentary on the event (kkiddding). Update: no pictures and he...
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Video Doizenberry, Part Deux 3.24.09
Just plowing through some more stuff I wanted to pass along. -MSTRKRFT, N.O.R.E. and Isis kill it with “Bounce” on Jimmy Kimmel -Calvin Harris – I’m Not Alone mp3: Calvin Harris – I’m Not Alone mp3: Calvin Harris – I’m Not Alone (deadmau5 Remix) -The Evolution of the Batman logo -Umbro – Designing a new English soccer kit
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Yo, I'm slackin'
Sup everybody. I didn’t get to go to SXSW, but my parents did plan a last second vacation to St. John, so that’s where I’m blogging from. I’d apologize for my lack of contact in the blogosphere, but to be honest, I’m not all that sorry for choosing the beach, 80º weather and family time over posting here, at least, not for a few days. Luckily for y’all,...
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Cut Copy / 930 Club / 2.23.09
If I wasn’t such an asshole (or could figure out how to upload photos from my phone) you would have some sick pictures of the show last night. But, I’m not and I can’t so deal with it. Needless to say the show last night was incredible. Cut Copy is quickly becoming one of my favorite live acts. Blissful, energetic, electronic music done just right. Every song had the crowd in a...
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Le Castle Vania Capture Coveted CotP Award
You may have not even realized it was happening, but one of CotP’s most prestigious awards, the hysterically awesome remix name award, has a new owner. Congratulations to Le Castle Vania for capturing CotP certification with a “Spring Break No Parents Remix” of the Virgins “Rich Girls”. As a recent college grad, I am embarrassed to admit just how often these words,...
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Return of the King(s)
So far 2009 has been a spectacular year for music. Between Animal Collective, Fever Ray, Handsome Furs, Bat For Lashes, Grizzly Bear (almost in the “so far” category) and the new Phoenix album (same) I am slightly overwhelmed when it comes to mentally compiling my theoretical best of the year list. Unfortunately, this speculative mental exercise has recently become even more...
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Hollahollaholla...
Sorry for flooding your RSS readers with test posts…just trying to make the blog a bit more streamlined. Got some dope videos in today’s Doizenberry, though. -We Have Band – Oh! -This new documentary on Mike Tyson looks fantastic. I’m not sure I’ve been this geeked about a movie trailer since Batman Begins. Opens April 24th, 2009 in NY and LA. -Dope Honda ad (via jeffstaple) ...
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Microphone check, one, two, what is this...
Alright, so I need to test something out…so here’s some beats. No explanation, just testing something out. Enjoy! mp3: Daft Punk - Digital Love mp3: Koushik - Lying in the Sun mp3: Ratatat - Lex mp3: The LOX - Wild Out
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Culture Club 3.15.09
From The Big Picture’s coverage of Holi, the Indian festival of colors Hello, hello…here’s this week’s Culture Club…I’m testing out some new code as well, so this might change things a bit. Music -I really enjoyed Rollo and Grady’s interview with Nettwerk Music Group exec Terry McBride about the future of music. I think his timetables are a bit off…I think the...
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More Good Grizzly Bear News
This is dope. Sam and I are lucky enough to be attending the DC show. I was already unbelievably psyched, now doubly so. Upgrade! (also, if you are in DC, tickets still haven’t sold out yet!!) mp3:Grizzly Bear - Colorado mp3:Here We Go Magic - Tunnelvision Also, GVB just posted the Lissvik remix of “When I Grow Up”. Check it below. Fever Ray meets pan flute. The island vibe...
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Royksopp and Bat For Lashes are Dominating
A couple days ago we finally got another single off of Royksopp’s upcoming Junior, with “The Girl and the Robot”. The song features Swedish pop-damsel Robyn and is quite fantastic. Combined with album opener “Happy Up Here”, Junior was shaping up to be quite the killer. Well, now we can put speculation aside and listen to the thing in full over at their MySpace. Obvious standouts include...
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Doizenberry 3.12.09
Hola. Sorry for no Tuesday Culture Club…mad busy in my other line of work. Drive-by posting today: here’s some videos I enjoyed from the last few days. Culture Club and beats tomorrow. -Kid Cudi – Superboo -After watching A-Trak discuss his album’s title Infinity + 1, I’m thinking he’s got a shot at teaching as a second career -Jon Hamm as Lex Luthor -The Logic of Life on Racial...
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New Handsome Furs Video
In case you missed it, Handsome Furs released their sophmore album Face Control yesterday via SubPop. I was a huge fan of Plague Park so I have pretty high expectations for their newest effort. Unfortuantely I haven’t had much time to really sit down and give it a good listen. Their latest video for “I’m Confused” has got me excited though. For fans of zombie flicks and the...
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Be Yourself
Back in october when CotP was just in its infancy I offered a brief introduction to French electro act Sparc. Well, they are back with a new single “Be Yourself”. More understated than French contemporaries like Daft Punk and Justice, Sparc relies on slower more methodical melodies that eventually build into pulsing, late-night trance. mp3:Sparc - Be Yourself mp3:Sparc - Alphajet Good...
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Doizenberry 3.9.09
Bonjourno! Hope you had a great weekend. I certainly did…don’t have a lot of time to post…working on the Red Tabs…not sure what’s going on. -Simian Mobile Disco – 10,000 Horses Can’t Be Wrong mp3: Simian Mobile Disco – 10,000 Horses Can’t Be Wrong -Lance Armstrong, Nike and LIVESTRONG have come together for a curated project called Stages with the likes of KAWS,...
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Vacationing People
In between repeated spins of Veckatimest and securing tickets to see Grizzly Bear at the 930 club in June, I spent some time perusing the GB blog; you know, just to get the full immersion experience. It seems Ed and crew have decided to move beyond just making great music and into the world of promotion, as well. On the site they debut the new Foreign Born song “Vacationing People”....
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I LOVE THE INTERNET.
I am an admitted internet addict, so I’m a tough crowd when it comes to viral videos or web-based projects and software. So for me, this is high praise: Kutiman’s newest project, ThruYou, is one of the most impressive things I’ve seen on the internet. Kutiman is an Israeli funk-jazz fusion, etc. recording artist who has had moderate success in the U.S. and Europe. It’s...
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Find some more models...
Christian Faur is an artist who has recently risen to interweb fame with his pieces made of of crayons (via BB) -Immuzikation hooked it up with his latest track this morning. I dig a lot of the stuff he’s done in the past. Mash-ups are ubiquitous in today’s culture and even still Immuzikation has been able to separate himself from the pack with his mixes. “Fish Tacos”...
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Doizenberry 3.5.09
-Format put up their list of the 70 best hip hop videos of all time. For my money, it doesn’t get better than NWA – Straight Outta Compton mp3: NWA – Straight Outta Compton -Hockey (aka the artists formerly know as Hockey Night) are a new group off of DFA…everything DFA touches seems to turn to gold, so keep an eye out for these guys. Too Fake Music Video mp3: Hockey - Too Fake -Big City...
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Bromanst.
(note: I think the concept “bromance” is stupid…and yet, when that title came to me, it needed to be aired.) In 6th or 7th grade, when I was first getting into music, I remember my parents coming into my room one evening to make sure I was doing my homework. Instead, I was listening to Are You Experienced? while lying in my bed and practicing my shooting stroke. (I’d heard from...
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Culture Club 3.4.09
Does your city hate cyclers? (Read: not have any bike lanes?) Buy some colored chalk and make some with your friends. Music -I haven’t plowed through all of this week’s New Yorker yet, but I have three recommendations from it at the moment: Sasha Frere-Jones profile of Lily Allen, DT Max’s remembrance of David Foster Wallace, and DFW’s fiction piece Wiggle Room, from his...
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The Antlers, Hospice, Is Really Good
Every year their is an album that really surprises me. Its often from a band I have never heard of and stumble upon through happenstance. In ‘07 it was Okkervil River’s The Stage Names. Last year it was Elbow’s Seldom Seen Kid. It may be a little too early to call, but I think I may have already found my quiet obsession for 2009. Today Brooklynite songsters, The Antlers quietly...
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Bell, "Magic Tape"
Olga Bell (aka…Bell) is a Russian born, Alaska raised, Brooklynite (or as her Myspace proclaims, Bruklyn). Originally trained as a classical pianist, Bell now makes mesmerizing electronic ballads that have recently captured my attention. The cover art for her upcoming 7” represents her sound well, although I wouldn’t have complained with a nice profile shot of Olga...
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Passion Pit Announces Full-Length Debut, Manners
Sometime last week, Pitchfork announced that Massachusetts outfit Passion Pit will release their first full-length LP, Manners (see track listing below) via Frenchkiss on May 26th in the U.S. While this is seemingly great news, I am approaching this album with cautions optimism. The soaring, ethereal and instantly lovable “Sleepyhead” was one of my favorite tracks of 2008....
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"All I do is party..."
A-Trak’s new disc Infinity+1 is out at the end of this month, March 31, and he’s come up with a great promotion for the internets. He (or his label) set up a Tumblr feed that’s designed as a calendar for the month of March. Each day until the release of Infinity + 1, A-Trak or someone affiliated with him will be putting up some kind of content related to the album. I’m...
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Doizenberry 3/2/2009
-Was goofing around on PitchforkTV while coding this weekend and found this dope live video of Girl Talk remixing Grizzly Bear’s “The Knife,” with Christopher Bear, Chris Taylor and Ed Droste singing live at Pitchfork Festival ’07 (audio under video). Grizzly Bear vs. Wu-Tang Clan vs. Clipse – The Knife (Live with Girl Talk) -The Mentalists – Kids (MGMT Cover played on the iPhone)…(audio under...
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Dot-dash-dot-dot-dot-dot-dash-dash-dot
Good afternoon everybody…not trying to overload you with music here, especially after the LAZRtag beats and the Fever Ray vid that Heavy D just put up, but I’ve had a dope mix going all weekend and what better time to share it with y’all. Also, I’m trying to get those other About, etc. posts down a little lower on our blog’s totem pole. As I hope you can tell,...
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Work is Play
Siren, siren, siren, air raid, air raid, siren! As you can see the new steez is up and running, and I for one think it looks sick (no conflict of interest there, so its totally legit). Big ups to Sam for banging that one out. While I was in Chile my inbox got pretty cluttered with new tracks, some good, some crap, and some really awesome shit. These two tracks from L.A. crew LAZRtag fall into the...