posted November 22, 2017 #
I put together another edition of the
We Own This Town podcast for the Thanksgiving break. It's ~35 minutes of local Nashville area music ranging from straightahead rock songs to weirder fringe tracks (courtesy of a band called
E-JAIL). It's a good listen and will be a pleasant accompaniment to your weekend away from the computer.
As always, you can
Subscribe to the feed,
stream it on the web or just
download a file. Up to you!
- Bully - Kills to be Resistant
- Ace Quaalude - heat death electric
- The Subnovas - I Cannot Stop
- Saunas - My Body
- E-JAIL - France in a Thong
- Harpooner - Hush Up
- Jeremy Fetzer - You Should Know By Now
- Infinite Limb - Drone_01 (Electric_Reeds)
Continue Reading...
posted November 21, 2017 #
Imagine a hellscape where Gogo in-flight WiFi is your ISP everywhere.
Now email ajit.pai@fcc.gov and push back on net neutrality repeal.
posted November 21, 2017 #
I assume this just never ends.
posted November 21, 2017 #
I won't try to encapsulate the work of German graphic designer
Otl Aicher into one massive educational post as he has been written about, in volume,
many many many many other places.
There's no shortage of inspiration to draw from his work. This post just serves as a pleasant reminder to take that leap from time to time.
posted November 21, 2017 #
One of my favorite musical discoveries of the year is
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, an Australian psych-rock band with possibly the best band name this decade has known. Initially I was drawn into their collab album with Mild High Club,
Sketches of Brunswick East. This turned out to be one of their more subdued releases but served as a great entry point into more of their catalog.
Their latest,
Polygondwanaland, is their fourth full-length album of the year. The first single, "
Crumbling Castle", is an 11-minute epic with one of the best 80's effects videos I've seen, period.
The album is free and
according to their site, free to distribute. They provide digital, CD and vinyl masters. If you want to do a press run, have at it. Pretty remarkable approach if you ask me.
The band has releases dating back to 2011, so I'm not exactly on the cutting edge of new music discovery but I'm loving what I'm hearing and, hopefully, that's all that matters.
posted November 21, 2017 #
Coupler's Gifts From the Ebb Tide is a gift of undemanding music https://t.co/nxnaV4FWwu
posted November 20, 2017 #
can someone explain why japanese game show 'slippery stairs' hasn't made its way to our part of the world yet https://t.co/cd1BHvvoKl
posted November 20, 2017 #
Was stoked to stumble onto a copy of @CouplerMusic’s last record, “Sunless,” yesterday at a shop here in Santa Cruz… https://t.co/qoE4G3c4qX
posted November 20, 2017 #
SYNCRO is out everywhere.
vinyl + cassettes are available here: https://t.co/rbmInRHejf
posted November 20, 2017 #
When I started
yk records, I had zero expectations for any high profile music sites to ever discuss my releases. Whenever the
Nashville Cream would write about something I released, I was pleased as punch. Earlier this year, Rolling Stone
debuted a Little Bandit video and I was overjoyed that my little label would wriggle its way into such a publication. I've had
Bandcamp mention several releases (Makeup and Vanity Set, Skyway Man among them) and was shocked to be on their radar, given how much I enjoy them as a company.
Now it seems that Pitchfork
has reviewed the new Coupler record, giving it a 7.1. Not a bad score and not a terrible accompanying writeup (considering the pessimism the publication is known for, it's actually quite good). I gotta say, it's a great feeling to see that tiny little "YK" on their site along with the review.
I think the label has a long way to go in terms of visibility and reaching more people with its musical offerings but I consider this an excellent notch on the accomplishments list.
posted November 20, 2017 #
Plenty of great
Projects,
Illustrations and
Collages from
Tom Abbiss Smith. There's a great amount of texture and real-world cut-n-paste to his work, even when it is entirely digital. The abstract collages mixing scribbles, color blocks and plant shapes are right up my alley; particularly when they dive into the unrecognizable.
posted November 20, 2017 #
You may know Alan Davies from his ongoing co-host duties of quiz show
QI but he's
also got his own show,
As Yet Untitled, worth a watch. It's a literal roundtable discussion amongst comedians with no underlying theme. I was drawn in by the
episode featuring Harry Shearers, Richard Ayoade, Katherine Parkinson and Lou Sanders. Fortunately, there's four seasons of episodes with plenty of familiar faces (including Noel Fielding, Kevin Eldon, Rob Delaney, Sharon Horgan, etc. etc) and pointless banter. A good way to spend a holiday break.
posted November 19, 2017 #
Screwed up the damn bundt cake. Goddamnit.
posted November 19, 2017 #
I'm gonna make a new album next year, and you can help me make it if you're cool
You're cool right?
https://t.co/1zAPshTNdd
posted November 19, 2017 #
for your Sunday post-slumber-party-leftovers-breakfast:
https://t.co/I6LEfVoZWH
posted November 19, 2017 #
WE RECORDED A NEW ALBUM!!!!! RT FOR AWARENESS!
posted November 19, 2017 #
*Unedited* raw footage live performance tapes from MTV's 120 Minutes in 1994:
PAVEMENT: https://t.co/yD3pkorNEg
S… https://t.co/s9TfoLYwxm
posted November 19, 2017 #
Who has the best album cover of 2017?
posted November 19, 2017 #
3. the wire
2. the sopranos
1. this two-minute clip of nathan for you https://t.co/OeOY3U9UOv
