miércoles, 28 de febrero de 2007

FIB 2007: Nuevas confirmaciones


A los ocho nombres que confirmamos hace un par de semanas, hay que añadir a los siguientes artistas:

El bostoniano Armand Van Helden, productor y DJ a caballo entre el house y el breakbeat y padre de hits incontestables como ‘U Don´t Know Me'.

La banda del prodigioso Conor Oberst, Bright Eyes que darán buena cuenta de su reciente ‘Cassadaga' (Saddle Creek, 2007).

Desde Tucson, Burns y Convertino o lo que es lo mismo, Calexico. Los antaño subalternos de Howe Gelb en Giant Sand y ahora poseedores de una de las discografías más robustas y directo más solvente del panorama norteamericano de rock con raíces.

Herman Düne, ciudadanos del mundo y aclamados con su álbum ‘Not on Top'. Del homenaje a Van Morrison, pasando por Sebadoh y Jonathan Richman.

El demoledor trío londinense Klaxons que han sorprendido a propios y extraños con su primer álbum, ‘Myths of Near Future' (Geffen, 2007), y sus incendiarios directos.

Más guitarras suecas con Mando Diao, una de las bandas más reclamadas por los asistentes al Festival y los moradores de nuestros foros.

Microhouse, minimal techno y pop se dan la mano en la propuesta de Matthew Dear Live & Band, uno de los nombres pujantes de la música de baile norteamericana.

Micah P. Hinson es otro de los más importantes rockeros norteamericanos actuales que bucean en la música popular y sacan pólvora del legado de Dylan, Seeger, Guthrie, e incluso Josh White.

A nuestros usuarios del foro de fiberfib y a los asistentes al Festival que reclaman su presencia desde hace años, les traemos envueltos en el más suntuoso papel de regalo a los británicos Muse y su reciente ‘Black Holes and Revelations' (Warner, 2006).

Pero aquí no terminan las sorpresas. Por primera vez en España, los brasileños Os Mutantes. Entre Caetano Veloso y Syd Barrett se desenvuelve la banda de rock que más gloria ha proporcionado al país de la Bossa. ‘Panis et Circenses', ‘A Minha Menina' o ‘Bat Macumba' son palabras mayores.

Peter, Bjorn and John, que como buenos suecos construyen melodías pop imperecederas, llenas de vida, musicadas con lo justo y arregladas con mucho estilo.

También desde Suecia, pero vía Francia nos llegan las canciones de Peter Von Poehl que condensa en ‘Going where the tea trees are' décadas de pop europeo -desde Donovan, pasando The Korgis- y oníricos arreglos propios del mismísimo Van Dyke Parks de ‘Song Cycle' o del Nilsson de ‘Pandemonium Shadow Show'.

Simian Mobile Disco o SMD
, a Benicàssim desde Londres y en riguroso directo para hacernos bailar hasta la extenuación. No os podéis perder a unos tíos que mencionan entre sus influencias a DAF, Black Sabath, Nina Simone y Can.

Two Lone Swordsmen
, una de las propuestas más interesantes de la música electrónica británica amparados en Warp y dirigidos por Andrew Weatherall, que cuenta entre sus muchas coronas con la de haber parido junto a Primal Scream el clásico básico ‘Screamadelica'.


www.fiberfib.com

Canciones para ti

Sherwood- Song in my head (A different light 2007)
Preorder the new album by Sherwood HERE.

Limbeck-Big drag


The Apples in Stereo-Energy

The Besnard Lakes-And you lied to me(The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse)

Dan Deacon-Crystal Cat

Papercuts-Dear Employee
Papercuts-Summer Long

Arcade Fire-Keep the car running (Neon Bible 2007)

The Stooges-My Idea Of Fun (The Weirdness 2007)

Let's Go Sailing-Icicles (The Chaos In Order 2007)
Info in Filter.

Neon Bible LYRICS

Thanks to Sixeyes for them.

You can find all the lyrics of new Arcade Fire's CD in the blog written by Sixeyes.
10.No Cars Go
We know a place where no planes go
We know a place where no ships go
Hey!
No cars go
Hey!
No cars go
Where we know

We know a place where no spaceships go
We know a place where no subs go
Hey!
No cars go
Hey!
No cars go
Where we know
Hey!
Us kids know
Hey!
No cars go

Go!
No go!

Between the click of the light and the start of the dream
Between the click of the light and the start of the dream

Little babies?
Let's go!

Women and children?
Let's go!

Old folks?
Let's go!

Don't know where we're going

The Concretes 2007

Después de In Colour (Abril 2006), The concretes volverán en primavera con Hey Trouble (2007). En Marzo se editará el primer single del album que es el tema Kids, el cual ya puedes escuchar en el MySpace de la banda.

Pop / Indie / Rock

Stockholm,Sweden

MySpace
WEB

Componentes:
Daniel Värjö (guitar, mandolin, etc),
Lisa Milberg (vocals, drums, etc),
Ludvig Rylander (horns, piano, etc),
Maria Eriksson (guitar, vocals),
Martin Hansson (bass),
Ulrik Karlsson (horns, piano, etc)
and Per Nyström (organ, glockenspiel, etc).

Discográfica: Licking Fingers Records

Info from Licking Fingers:

About The Concretes
To keep this thing short we're gonna fast forward in a tempo that puts Speed 2 to shame.

Three girls: Lisa (drums), Maria (guitar) and Victoria (vocals), formed the band in 1995. Guys were added along the line. Many left after just weeks. The girl's working morale left a lot to be desired and they spent most of their time plotting on how to become the perfect band. The clue seemed to be in the clothes, rather than the chords.

Time passed, the girls straightened out so boys would stay longer. (They still dressed nice though). That plan worked. Records were made (see discography). All of a sudden they're an eight-piece band. The girls and then in order of appearance: Per (organ), Martin (bass), Ulrik (trumpet), Daniel (guitar) and Ludvig (saxophone).

Together they tour Sweden. A lot. Then England, play big festivals, tour America, Europe, England again. Etc. And then they find themselves in Jonathan Ross' Green Room, sat next to Halle Berry, waiting to perform their new single On The Radio.

But somewhere along the line the fun had stopped (for all possible reasons, surely you've seen a rock documentary or two). The band and Victoria decide to part ways then and there. It's a hard and sad and a very demanding time.

Once the dust settles the band realise they are madly in love with each other again.

The way it was when the band was new and some of them were still teenagers.

They start writing new songs. Lisa has moved to London so songs are sent back and forth via email, it's all very Meg Ryan/Tom Hanks. Once the songs are outlined they meet up in Stockholm and rehearse. The songs are coming together nicely. They hop in a van heading south, to Vallarum – where they recorded their first full-length album some five years back. Jari Haapalainen is in the van too, their long-time friend and collaborator. He's produced most of the band's work from their third EP an onwards (not In Colour, their second album, which was produced by Mike Mogis).

Lisa is doing most of the singing, with invaluable help from Maria. (Lisa is still doing most of the drumming too, but live they're gonna get a drummer in, to steer clear of any Phil Collins jokes). They record album no 3 in a week's time.

They call it 'Hey Trouble'. Partly to show that they're good sports. Partly because that's what their driver in America, Louie, said whenever they stepped on the tour bus. And partly because it sounds fun. And fun is all they want at this point. They reckon they've deserved it.


Canciones del CD Hey Trouble (2007):


El tracklist será anunciado pronto. De momento puedes escuchar Oh No y Kids en el MySpace de The concretes o en la página de su discográfica.

-Oh No

The song is about Lisa and Maria growing up, glued to the record player and over time developing anobsession with music, that much later resulted in this little pop group of ours.

-Kids

Kids is the first single from the upcoming Concretes album and it will be available in stores in Scandinavia from March 16 (but wherever you live you can buy it through LinkingFingers).

It's a song about innocence battling temptation and the reluctance of having to choose sides. The theme reoccurs on the album (hence its name) but it seems the jury is still out on how to win inthe end.


Oh No+Kids (mp3 ZIP -YSI-) (The quality is downgraded, these MP3s are just uploaded as samples)
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'Hey Trouble' will be available in the spring. It is produced by Jari Haapalainen and features Lisa on lead-vocals (as well as drums), as one of many effects of their recent Musical Chairs adventures.

martes, 27 de febrero de 2007

Howling Bells

Hace tiempo que pensaba hablar de esta banda australiana.La descubrí por casualidad en el esnips. Hoy con la excusa de un post de mi canción favorita "Low happening", al final hago un post de ellos. Ahora no recuerdo bien con quienes se les comparaban, sólo me acuerdo de PJ Harvey.


Indie / Country / Alternative

United Kingdom; Australia

MySpace

WEB

Componentes:
Juanita Stein
Joel Stein
Glenn Moule
Brendan Picchio

Info en Amazon:
2006 release by this Australian Goth band, which has been receiving rave reviews by the press all around the world. The band was part of an NME 'new music' showcase tour, and this self-titled album even earned the 'Album Of The Week' honors in the pages of NME!. Bella Union. 2006.



1. The Bell Hit
2. Velvet Girl
3. Low Happening
4. Broken Bones
5. Wishing Stone
6. A Ballad For The Bleeding Hearts
7. The Night Is Young
8. Across The Avenue
9. Setting Sun
10. Blessed Night
11. In The Woods
12. I'm Not Afraid

Videos:

Low happening
Here is our spanking new video for Low Happening, featuring the lovely Ditra Flame!!



Setting sun



Broken bones

Shy Child- Drop the phone VIDEO



Post anterior: Shy Child


MP3 Aqui (Grazie mile :) )

Bat for Lashes- Prescilla VIDEO


Alternative

Brighton,United Kingdom

The video for the new Bat For Lashes single, 'Prescilla', released 12th March 2007. The video was directed by Andy Bruntel.

WEB

MySpace


Video to new single 'Prescilla' out on enhanced CD 12/05/07

Post anterior: Bat for lashes

Avril Lavigne-Girlfriend VIDEO

En el YouTube aún no está, quien lo subió, lo ha quitado. Pero ya hay páginas que recogen las imágenes, asi que, para aquellos que lo buscan y lo quieren ver.

Here you can watch the video and download it WEB LINK
--
Editando el 3-3-2007
Pues ya está en el YouTube subido por RCA Records.
Como diría emvulo: "I take no credit for this video...."



A ver que tal el resto del disco The Best Damn Thing

I love you you imbecile


Pelle Carlberg »I love you you imbecile« (mp3)


Pelle Carlberg, former leadsinger of Edson, is back with a brilliant new album on March 28. "In a nutshell" is full of his characteristic sharp, wry humor and heartfelt folk-pop. Equally catchy and intimate pop songs written with an ease rarely seen since Belle & Sebastians early years.

The first single from the album is a duet with Norwegian singer Ida Maria called "I love you you imbecile" which will be released on February 28. Since you're on our mailing list you'll get it first and you'll get it for free.
-Labrador-

Post anterior:
http://asilentroom.blogspot.com/2006/10/pelle-carlberg.html

domingo, 25 de febrero de 2007

Heroes en Telemadrid


Si no fuera porque ayer nos pusimos a hablar de series, no me hubiera enterado. Y algo tarde ha sido porque ya el 15 de Febrero se emitió el primer capítulo de la exitosa serie, en la autonómica Telemadrid. Aqui se ve a veces. Y además lo malo es que también el jueves a las 22h, hay Anatomia de Grey en Cuatro y Prison Break en la Sexta. 3 buenas series el mismo dia y a la misma hora. Y otros días no hay nada que se pueda ver.
Tendré que recurrir a alguien que me la ha recomendado 2 veces, yo ya le he dicho 2 veces también que me la pase :) Todo el mundo habla genial de ella. Y parece ser que si que hubo gente que se enteró e hizo que la cuota de audiencia de Telemadrid aumentara.
Si no te gusta Anatomia y Prison, puede que esta te guste. Al menos si alguien anda tan despistad@ como yo. Dejo este post para avisar.

HÉROES LOS JUEVES A LAS 22H EN TELEMADRID.

CocoRosie-The Adventures of Ghosthorse and Stillborn

Se nota que hace mucho que no escucho la radio, estoy segura que Julio Ruiz ya habrá puesto algún tema de sus adoradas CocoRosie, porque ni idea de que las hermanas Bianca y Sierra tuvieran ya a punto su tercer trabajo. Me he tenido que enterar por el blog de GorillavsBear. Además vendrán en Abril a España.





Christian Rap / Black Metal / Disco House
Brooktown, France

WEB
Touch and go Records

Tracklist:
Rainbowarriors (mp3 Insound) !!!
Promise STREAM
Bloody Twins
Japan
Sunshine
Black Poppies
Werewolf
Animals
Houses
Raphael
Girl and the Geese
Miracle

Sobre el disco recogido en su web de Touch and go:

The Adventures of Ghosthorse & Stillborn

“Rainbowarriors are on a crusade for the kind of drug-free America where the elected officials are tranny shaman and the religious leaders are winged evangelists who speak in tongues of Happy Core.

Rainbowarriors horse gallop through miles of balmy grass roads all the way to the swingset swamps. They witch water(???) and have witches for fathers; they hear disharmonies of sadness sung by drunken glowworms. They sleep in swollen barns; they sleep through silver nights.

Rainbowarriors live by the hero myth; Rainbowarriors ain’t nothin’ to fuck with.”

Birthed through an intricate process of prank phone calls and clairvoyant documentation, The Adventures of Ghosthorse & Stillborn follows CocoRosie and their crew of miscreants through the Mechanical Forest of Feelings.

“It was there we first confronted the Warlock, Laughing Crow, and buried the Black Dove.”

This album is a departure from the obscured blur of stained glass rêve to a more self-exploitive memoir. Parts are dreamy and parts are savage, but, as with an opera where death represents a secret heaven, the whole record feels like a black diamond in the snow. From her humble beginnings in the South of France, the saga sailed the Seven Seas all the way to that icy crack in the Earth’s crust just outside of Reykjavik. Upon her return to her Parisian homeland, she shared a mystical rendezvous with beautiful sailors Pierre et Gilles, the album cover being the consequence of that affair.

“We definitely moved to the afterhours of life and unpacked our bags for this endeavor.”

Sierra comes from the classical world: control, mastery, dominance. And the classical world has its own bulimia. Ballet, torturous feet and leg bending contraptions --classicalism is like contortionism. It’s a cruel circus, like hunting unicorns or killing My Little Pony.

Bianca, on the other hand, she’s more of a lazy-toed lobster, somewhat of a psychological pistol. Much in the same way as Bianca, “Stillborn” is definitely the littlest champion. She’s always ruminating on blurry words and they, in turn, are always mutating, changing, transforming.

If Jean Genet was the muse that inspired Noah’s Ark, the spirit guide for this album was Wee Willie Winkie. A pre-pubescent idol who never changes out of his bedtime clothes, Wee Willie Winkie runs through town, upstairs and downstairs in his nightgown, knocking on the window, crying through the lock "Are the children all in bed? It’s past eight o’clock.” He might have been an O.R.W. (original rainbowarrior).


The Adventures Of Ghosthorse & Stillborn is the 3rd ventricle of the CocoRosie liturgy and is dedicated to Simons.


Posts anteriores:

-CocoRosie

-La CocoRosie metalera

Conciertos en España:

Apr 12 2007 Sala Apollo Barcelona
Apr 13 2007 Círculo de Bellas Artes Madrid

Ok Go-Do you want (Wallpaper version) VIDEO

The second video for Do What You Want was directed by OK Go and Blip Boutique and stars a large contingent of LA's most talented weirdos. Also: wallpaper.



Television,television (Wallpaper man)
Ok Go commissioned me to make this video to be screened during their live show while they performed the song "Television, Television". The wallpaper theme was then expanded on for another video for the song, "Do What You Want" in which the band, I and other folks donned the same thick, patterned fabric suits and danced, rolled and bounced around in them.



Me da algo de mal rollo el video este segundo con un solo hombre de papel ^*^

Post anterior

-Ok Go VIDEOS

The Sunday Drivers-Tiny Telephone #2


Tercer disco de The Sunday Drivers. Grabado en San Francisco bajo la tutela de Brad Jones, productor de entre otros Josh Rouse.-Mushroom Pillow Records-
(Nota: hablar del nuevo proyecto de Josh Rouse junto a su novia llamado She's Spanish,I'm American)

Tracklist

1-Rainbows of colours
2-She
3-Do it
4-Paranoid
5-Life is
6-Little chat
7-Sing when you're happy
8-Day in day out
9-Better if I
10-Goodbye

Ahora puedes escuchar She y Do it en la web de Mushroom Pillow.

MP3-She+Do it (YSI)

Post anteriores:
The Sunday Drivers-MySpace

The Sunday Drivers-Tiny telephone

sábado, 24 de febrero de 2007

Para los que buscan

El video Girlfriend de Avril Lavigne

"Girlfriend" video premiering next week

Make sure you tune into MTV's TRL next Monday, February 26th, to see the world premiere of the new video for "Girlfriend".


Avril's MySpace

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El MySpace de The Sunday Drivers

El único MySpace que aparece de la banda toledana es este link, y no parece que esté ahora en funcionamiento, porque no parece que acepten Friend Requests. Quizá hagan uno especial para el nuevo disco, o actualicen éste. Mirad mejor su web y foro.


Actualizando !!! El link de arriba parece que no es el oficial.
MySpace de The Sunday Drivers myspace.com/thesundaydriving OFICIAL

viernes, 23 de febrero de 2007

Shy Child


NYC, New York
United States
WEB
MySpace

Duo formado por:Pete y Nate.

Discográfica:Wall of Sound UK / Say Hey US

Discografia:
LPs:

One WIth The Sun Say Hey Records US
Romz Record Japan 2004
Please Consider Our Time Grenadine Records US
Romz Record Japan 2002


EPs/7"s:

Drop The Phone / Down On Yourself 7" PIAS / Wall of Sound EU 2007

Technicrats / Summer 7" Good & Evil / 679 Recordings UK 2006
The Noise Won't Stop 7" Good & Evil / 679 Recordings UK 2005
The Humanity EP Grenadine Records US 2003


REMIXES:

Munich (Shy Child Remix) The Editors 2006
Arm in Arm (Shy Child Remix) The Boggs 2006
Dead Funny (Shy Child Remix) Archie Bronson Outfit 2006
Decent Days & Nights (Shy Child Remix) The Futureheads 2005
Falling Picture (Shy Child Remix) Stars As Eyes 2003

MP3:
Break your neck
Summer

Little Man Tate #3

After "Sexy in Latin", the new single will be "This must be love" ( I do like this song).



You can now pre-order the new Little Man Tate single 'This Must Be Love' from recordstore. Simply click on the banner above to get your bundle (5 formats for £5). The single is available on 2 7"s and CD.

Tracklisting

CD

1. This Must Be Love
2. Hello Miss Lovely (So You Like My Jeans)
3. Too Quick To Type
4. The Self Appreciation Club

1st 7" (Picture Disc)

Side 1.
This Must Be Love
Side 2.
The Self Appreciation Club

2nd 7"


Side 1.
This Must Be Acoustic Love

Side 2.
Hello Miss Lovely (So You Like My Jeans) - Llive at The Paradiso, Amsterdam

jueves, 22 de febrero de 2007

Summercase 2007


La organización del Summercase ha dado a conocer esta mañana el cartel de su edición de este año, que se celebrará los días 13 y 14 de julio en el Parc de Fórum de Barcelona y en Boadilla del Monte.

Entre la primera tanda de nombres confirmados figuran los de:

The Jesus and Mary Chain
Arcade Fire
LCD Soundsystem
!!!
Air
PJ Harvey
The Flaming Lips
Dj Shadow
My Brightest Diamond
The Pigeon Detectives
Electralane
Kaiser Chiefs
Jarvis Cocker
PJ Harvey
The Chemical Brothers (Live)
OMD


Próximamente se darán a conocer el nombre de más grupos que participarán en el festival. En la rueda de prensa, los portavoces de Sinnamon han asegurado estar trabajando en la mejora de los recintos y en evitar los solapamientos en los horarios de los distintos grupos que hubo el pasado año.
Los abonos tienen actualmente un precio de 85 euros, su precio subirá en el mes de abril, y ése mismo mes se anunciará el precio de las entradas para cada uno de los días.

Para más información puedes visitar la web oficial del festival: http://www.summercase.com/.

miércoles, 21 de febrero de 2007

The Mars Patrol -"Hit the lights"



Escúchalo en su MySpace.

VinoDelfin-"Perfecto en la locura"


Pop/Rock/Indie
Barcelona,Spain

WEB
MySpace

Componentes:

Marcos Andrés (voz, guitarra)
Alberto González (guitarra)
Fluren Ferrer (teclado)
Matías Luna (bajo)
Pablo Lacolla (batería)

Discografía:

"Perfecto en la locura" (Blind Records, 2006)

1. Donde Irán
2. El abismo
3. Ser (Con la colaboración de Shuarma)
4. Perfecto en la locura
5. Espejos
6. Querer es el poder
7. QNMFT
8. Las últimas flores
9. Barcos
10. La nave

Producido por The Blind Joes & Vinodelfin. Grabado y mezclado en Blind Records por The Blind Joes. Masterizado por Nathan James en Jigsaw Sound, New York.
Shuarma aparece por cortesía de Emi Music Spain.

Actuación en Buenafuente:




Posts anteriores:

-VinoDelfin

-VinoDelfin- "Ser" VIDEO

martes, 20 de febrero de 2007

Siwel- A Healthy Shift

El nuevo trabajo de Siwel se llama A Healthy Shift, y saldrá el 27 de Febrero en ZebraRecords. Escucha su tema Debris en la web de la discográfica.


Folk
Spain

WEB
MySpace

Banda:
Siwel (guitar, voices) & The Sweetlanders are:
Luis Martinez : Guitar
Juanlu Tormo : Bass
Tino Nocedal : Drums


A Healthy Shift, el estimulante giro de SIWEL.
Existe un incuestionable espíritu de búsqueda y renovación en el nuevo trabajo de Siwel -A healthy shift- (Zebra Records, 2007). Esta vez, este joven músico con apenas 23 años explora nuevas vías para desnudar su alma, inspirándose como siempre en sus propias vivencias.
Este tercer disco del prolífico Siwel, al igual que los dos anteriores ha sido grabado en los Estudios Tabalet (Valencia). La grabación y producción a cargo de Luis Martínez unida a la dirección de una banda acompañante que incluye miembros de su grupo -Euro Trash Girl- los Sweetlanders aporta un estimulante giro en la discografía de Siwel.
Siwel nos ofrece una obra llena de talento, un disco menos introspectivo y más fresco musicalmente. Rebosa valentía y deseo y a diferencia de los trabajos anteriores, introduce un sonido lleno de sabores, de múltiples capas y paisajes sonoros. Esto no significa que renuncia a la tendencia melódica que le caracteriza, más bien ha creado un mestizaje que se apoya en tonadas rock y country alternativo.
Este trabajo brilla desde la primera nota, desde los tenues versos de 6.05 PM hasta las sinceras advertencias de Seize it pasando por un conjunto de melodías que no temen sumergirse en el rock si hace falta, para dar como resultado un puñado de canciones profundas, con talento propio, bellamente moldeadas que hacen de éste, el trabajo más sólido que Siwel haya realizado hasta la fecha. También explora el lado oscuro del amor y lo hace de manera singular y atrevida, sin caer en términos, ni estilos prediseñados, sino con versos sarcásticos como los de Friendly call insertados en una composición musical envidiable.
Baladas equilibradas con acento rock como 10.27.05, Debris o Fifteen days, constituyen dramáticos pilares en los que se apoya todo un panorama creativo. Hay más y es lo que hace de este trabajo algo brillante y sin precedentes, Siwel es sincero con cada acorde y cada suspiro, ofreciendo por un lado un sonido abierto y expansivo manteniendo a la vez innegables trazas melódicas. Todos los temas contienen un mensaje vivo en letra y música que nos recuerdan la brevedad de la vida y la importancia de disfrutar cada segundo al máximo.
A healthy shift es un disco conceptual, que puede ser escuchado de principio a fin como una pieza, o de manera separada, lo que le hace digno de elogio y excepcionalmente gratificante.

-Zebra Records-

Discografia:

-Siwel (2004)
-Unforgettable moments of forgettable times (2005)

-A Healthy Shift (27 Feb 2007)



10.27.05
Debris
6.05
Underheart
Always Unexpected
The Long flight home
Seize it
Mr.Smile
The fifteen days (after the previous ten)
Friendly Call

The Lazarus Plot

El viernes llegó el EP en un precioso sobre plateado :). Acabo de leer que telonearon a Semisonic, hubiera sido genial ver ese concierto.

"With Coldplay taking a break, the music scene won't be lacking when this band makes it big"-The Sun.


Indie / Acoustic / Alternative

London and South East
United Kingdom

WEB

MySpace

Componentes:
Daniel Batchelor - Vox/Guitars/Piano/Songs
Garry Williams - Vox/Guitars
Chris Clapton - Bass/Sampler
Peace - Drums/Percussion/Loops

Información recogida en su web: (Más en su Myspace)
When a band’s debut EP is described in some quarters as ‘flawless’ and ‘frighteningly good’, you might expect them to have delusions of grandeur but not so with The Lazarus Plot. Instead, the band has remained grounded by largely ignoring everything they read about themselves and sticking true to the roots of their music. Lead singer and songwriter Daniel Batchelor says: “‘Don’t get me wrong I think we’re a fantastic band with some pretty special songs but we normally prefer to let our music do the talking”.

Formed at the turn of 2003 in a South London pub, The Lazarus Plot shirked away from the teen angst music of the Britpop scene and instead created their own sound borne from a mesh of artists as diverse as Massive Attack, World Party, The Divine Comedy, DJ Shadow and even Duran Duran. It is this eclectic mix of influences which has helped them fuse as a band. “We are pretty different” agrees drummer Russell Peace. “We all have varied tastes in music, but we have a very clear picture of what our sound should be, and we don’t really move away from that.”

So how successful have they been? Well, their supporting of big names like Everything But The Girl, The Bluetones and Shed 7, their growing fan base, their sell-out performances in some of London’s top spots. And then there’s the planned international tour, which starts in Barcelona with further pencilled-in dates in the U.S and Canada.

And the reviews. Apart from some seriously flattering reviews of their forthcoming EP, their live performances encouraged one gushing journalist to pen about the band: “And then something makes me turn around and pay attention. Something I haven’t seen, or heard, in a long time. Something called talent.”

Do they still make me turn around and pay attention? Absolutely. Check out this band. They’re going to be huge.


Siobhan Lismore, www.nuts4chic.com

Discografia:

-The Lazarus Plot EP

1.Do you want to be someone?
2.Holding on for you
3.Nothing is unforgiven
4.Interview
5.Waiting for tomorrow (live version)

4 y 5 From 96.4 The Eagle

PrimaveraSound 2007

Estrella Damn Primavera Sound ‘07” ha anunciado una lista de 69 nombres confirmados, el grueso del cartel de su próxima edición, que tendrá lugar en el recinto del Fòrum barcelonés los días 31 de mayo y 1 y 2 de junio. Wilco y Patti Smith presentando los flamantes discos que publican esta primavera y el regreso de Smashing Pumpkins, cuyo nuevo álbum está previsto para julio, son los principales reclamos mediáticos de la cita.


Artistas confirmados

Architecture In Helsinki
Bad Brains
Band Of Horses
Barry Adamson
Billy Bragg
Blonde Redhead
Bola
Bonde Do Role
Brightblack Morning Light
Built To Spill
Buzzcocks
Comets On Fire performing Blue Cathedral
David Carretta
David Thomas Broughton
Death Vessel
Diplo
Dirty Three
DJ Yoda
Dominik Eulberg
The Durutti Column
Erol Alkan
Explosions In The Sky
Fennesz & Mike Patton
Girls Against Boys
Grizzly Bear
Grupo De Expertos Solynieve
Hell
Herman Düne
Isis
Ivan Smagghe
Jonathan Richman
Justice
Kid Koala
Kimya Dawson
Klaxons
Lisabö
The Long Blondes
Los Planetas
Low
Luke Slater
Luomo
Matt Elliot and his orchestra
Maxïmo Park
Melvins performing Houdini
Mijk Van Dijk
Modest Mouse
Múm
Mus
Nathan Fake
Oakley Hall
Oliver Huntemann
Patti Smith
Pelican
Play Paul
The Rakes
Reinhard Voigt
Robyn Hitchcock And The Venus 3
Slint performing Spiderland
Smashing Pumpkins
Spank Rock
Spiritualized acoustic mainlines
Standstill
Technasia
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
The Good The Bad And The Queen
Toktok
Uffie & Feadz
Umek
Wilco

http://www.primaverasound.com/


Cartel .pdf

domingo, 18 de febrero de 2007

The Cinematics

Me recuerdan algo a Interpol. Si aún no los conoces no sé a que esperas a escuchar su tema Break.

Rock / Alternative

Glasgow, Scotland
United Kingdom

WEB

MySpace

Componentes:
Scott Rinning
Ramsay Miller
Adam Goemans
Ross Bonney

Información recogida en su MySpace:
The Glasgow four piece beat combo The Cinematics are an intriguing gang of young boys with an eye on some fairly serious goals. With influences ranging from The Cure, Television, Magazine, Wire,The Smashing Pumpkins to Talking Heads, The Smiths and Jeff Buckley. The band have a diverse taste in music which in turn makes their sound interesting, but easily accessible.

Discografia:

-Chase SINGLE

-Break SINGLE

-A STRANGE EDUCATION (Album de debut en TVT Records, 19 Marzo 2007)



1. Race To The City
2. Break
3. A Strange Education
4. Human
5. Chase
6. Rise & Fall
7. Sunday Sun
8. Keep Forgetting
9. Ready Now
10. Maybe Someday
11. Alright
12. Asleep At The Wheel
13. Home (Hidden track)


Videos:

Maybe Someday Live


Live on Fearless TV

Break


The hot single from The Cinematics featuring a cameo from We Are Scientists (link en YouTube)

Avril Lavigne -Girlfriend (Spanglish version)


Cuando escuché Girlfriend, la verdad es que no me gustó nada. Me esperaba algo más maduro. Tenía otras aspiraciones quizá para la Lavigne. Si la escuchas más de una vez, mala no es, porque es pegadiza (catchy catchy). Supongo que es un hit para que Avril vuelva a entrar con fuerza en las listas y en las emisoras musicales. Además últimamente si no era un rapero, pues algo de r&b se metia. Véase el cambio de estilo de Nelly Furtado. En esta canción de Avril sólo falta para el video, que Shakira entre en escena moviendo las caderas en el minuto 2:25. O Timbaland y Timberlake sustituyendo a la Furtado por la Lavigne.
Según el reputadísimo Stereogum, blog que me encanta mirar. Muchos blogs mencionarán el tema Girlfriend, porque la niña aunque ya casada sra. Lavigne, se atreve a decir Motherfucking. Aqui en España PLIN. Pero supongo que en Estados Unidos, quizá esa parte le pongan un PIII. O quizá no le quede otra que hacer una Clean version de la canción para que pueda ser radiada.
Y si no tuvieramos bastante ya con esto, ahora va y me hace una versión en español. Hala para entrar con más fuerza. Y no tiene desperdicio, porque con mi mal oido.., yo entiendo ... :P. No le voy a quitar mérito, y se agradece que quiera cantar en español. Pero no me puedo callar, bien puede ir a la sección esa de canciones de Pablo Motos.
Poniéndola en español totá, yo entiendo "Jei jei chocho, oyio a tu novia"

Si al final va a ser mi canción del año y ¿la tuya?

Girlfriend (Spanglish version)(Zshare)(This link is not hosted by asilentroom)

We are Balboa

Conocidos como Balboa gracias al programa de radio Disco Grande (Post donde hablamos de ellos -24Abril2006-).Y redescubiertos como We are Balboa gracias a Madmat (forero de Cajatonta).


Indie / Rock
Madrid; NY; United Kingdom

MySpace

Componentes:
Carlos del Amo, Lua, Jose Mora, David Leandro

Información recogida en su MySpace:
We Are Balboa have just finished recording what will be their international debut album "Space Between Bodies" with producer Jon Gray (The Zutons, The Subways, The Coral, etc...).

Twelve infectious rocking tunes which mix harsh sounding guitar riffs with a crunchy rhythm section and honey drenched female vocals which will make you want to drop it all and sing along to their songs at the top of your voice. Songs about love and aliens, uplifting tunes about erratic marriage proposals, and soaring melodies which depict places weve never been to before.

We Are Balboa started in 2003 when Carlos and Lua started to write songs together and began to look at music in a different way to that of other bands and music industry people in Spain. Whilst kids his age were listening to New Kids on the Block, Carlos was devouring anything decent that fell into his hands from AC/DC to the Allman Brothers, from Johnny Cash to the Ventures, from Neil Young to The Jam, imbibing every chord or melody that came out of his beloved vinyl player. When he met Lua, of British descent, they found in each other the soul mates they had always been searching for.

That same year they released an album with an independent Spanish label, when they were still called Balboa, which received all kinds of praises in their home country, and opened for various platinum selling bands in sold out venues, playing for 20,000 people, and played on many national tv and radio programs.

Since then they met up with Jose and David, in the summer of 2005 and created We Are Balboa, setting out to rock the world with their luscious melodies and vigorous sound. They began their new sonic adventure by winning the Global Battle of the Bands in 2005 in Spain, which took them to London, where some friends of Jon Gray saw them performing at the Astoria and gave them his number. They soon got in touch and decided that making an album together was the greatest thing that could come out of this newly found friendship.

Space Between Bodies is filled with rambunctious songs which elegantly and sagaciously interweave thrashy punk-rock sounds with dazzling addictive melodies. Recorded in a studio by the beach in the south of sunny Spain, mixed by the mixing king Jon Gray himself in London and mastered at the famous and recognized Soundmasters studios by Kevin Metcalf (Oasis, Supergrass, The Kinks, Rufus Wainright, etc...), this album is sure to leave you wondering why you havent tattooed We Are Balboas name on some part of your body.

"We are here to work hard at getting where we dream of and will enjoy every step of the way, just because music and playing live are the only things we have always desired in our lives. Says Carlos, when asked about the path that is opening in front of them with this album. This is a happy life were living and we will make sure everyone who comes to see us live leave after the show with an unbreakable smile on their faces, because we love what we do."


Debut album-- Space between bodies

01. Space Between Bodies
02. Wink
03. It's All Been Done
04. Some Places
05. Don't Make Me Waste My Time
06. Say You Love Me
07. Same Rates
08. Flavour
09. Down
10. Lady
11. Give Me Some
12. Saturday Night

Video:

Space between bodies (Video en Youtube)

This is We Are Balboa's first video, produced by Flair Records/PIAS and directed by Nephasto Productions, and shot in the coldest ice-skating rink ever !!! Enjoy!

"Space Between Bodies" Video



Anterior material musical:

After releasing their first E.P "They were called...",

01 - My Head
02 - Turns
03 - Take On Me
04 - Why?
05 - Your Bed

Balboa launched their breathtaking debut album, "Just Married", with 11 amazing original tunes and a powerful cover of The Only Ones' "Another Girl, Another Planet".

01 - Definitely Alright
02 - Beach Life
03 - My Head
04 - For You
05 - Why?
06 - Another Girl, Another Planet
07 - Private Harvest
08 - It's For Your Own Good
09 - Behind You
10 - Every Single Day
11 - Turns
12 - Hi-8 Memories

Rocks Are Falling was their third creation, produced by Carlos himself.

1 - Rocks Are Falling
2 - Undervalue
3 - Visionary
4 - I Have Nothing (feat Deluxe)

Lights Out is their fourth release and gives us an insight of where they are heading with these four fresh and dynamic tracks.

Deluxe- Colillas en el suelo VIDEO


Pop / Rock / Alternative
A Coruña,Spain

WEB
MySpace
MySpace sobre la realización del nuevo álbum y donde te puedes enterar de todas las colaboraciones que habrá.
Julián "Hora Chanante", Iván González o Pablo Novoa, se han sumado a la causa haciendo coros Sara (Rubia), Leyva (Pereza) y Miguel (Maga). También ha grabado Alejandro Pelayo de "Marlango" unos preciosos xilófonos en, al menos, tres canciones...

El nuevo trabajo de Xoel López se llama Fin de un viaje infinito, previsto para el 26 de Marzo. El primer sencillo extraído es Colillas en el suelo.

Video:

El videoclip ha sido realizado por Borja Crespo y Koldo Serra para la productora Arsénico P.C.

Dogs- This stone is a bullet! VIDEO

Es genial tener de nuevo por el blog al quinteto Dogs. En esta ocasión, la razón es la salida el 26 de Marzo de su nuevo single "This stone is a bullet". La cara b es la versión en acústico de Soldier on, la puedes escuchar en su MySpace. Soldier on fue el primer sencillo que daba el pistoletazo de salida a lo que pronto será el segundo trabajo de la banda.


Indie / Rock / Punk
United Kingdom

WEB
MySpace

Componentes:

Johnny - vocals,
Rikki - lead guitar,
Rich - drums,
Dunc - bass,
Luc - rhythm guitar and backing vocals

Información recogida en su MySpace:

Dogs are 5 close friends who got together to make music in the summer of 2002. Citing influences as diverse as The Clash, Happy Mondays, The Jam, Pixies and Velvet Underground, they have since gone on to make one of the finest debut albums the capital has ever produced, and are currently in the studio recording the follow-up record, set to be released at the beginning of Summer 2007.

Within 3 months of their first rehearsals at a down-at-heel practice space in Bethnal Green, East London, the band had recorded a 3-track demo which would quickly see them playing gig’s in and around Camden and attracting serious interest from the record industry. Shortly after, an historic live performance at ‘In the City’ saw a’n’r men around the country sniffing, the band finally signing to Island Records.

In the spring of 2004 Dogs went to Cornwall to record their debut album with legendary producer John Cornfield at Sawmills Studio - home to debut’s from Oasis and Supergrass. The first release from the record, London Bridge, was met with excitement by the media and public alike and the limited edition single sold-out within 24-hours of hitting the shelves.

Further singles were released in 2005, reaching the Top 40, 30 and 20 consequetively before Turn Against This Land came out in August 2005 to great acclaim by the UK’s credible media. They have since gone on to sell-out venues all over britain, making friends such as Paul Weller and Roger Daltry along the way, and gaining a cult-status with the british public along the way.

Their latest single ‘Soldier On’, released through new label Weekender Records, has seen Dogs reaching a new audience and spearheading a brit-rock revolution. Boasting a second album of incredible songs and an ever-growing fanbase 2007 is set to be a great year for Dogs.

Singles:

-Soldier on (mp3)

-This stone is a bullet! (video)

miércoles, 14 de febrero de 2007

Bauer


Indie / Alternative / Powerpop
United Kingdom

Ya hemos hablado antes de esta banda. Han cambiado su URL de MySpace.

MySpace NUEVA!!

WEB

Nueva canción:

-Barrel one (MySpace mp3)

FIB 2007- Primeras confirmaciones

Hará como unas cuantas semanas, miré la página del FIB para enterarme de quien iba. Pero no ponía nada, y aún así ya habian vendido 5000 abonos.



www.fiberfib.com/tickets

miércoles, 7 de febrero de 2007

The Postmarks-Debut album available from yesterday


Tuesday, February 6th will see The Postmarks debut album released on Unfiltered Records. As that date approaches...we wanted to remind everyone that they can pre-order our album at the following outlets:

Amazon Insound iTunes

Much more announcements soon...exclusive tracks, tour dates and free giveaways. Plus, the redesign and launching of The Postmarks homepage.

Love,
The Postmarks


"Goodbye" The Postmarks



Goodbye MP3
in their MySpace

4 songs 4 u

DESAPARECIDOS the happiest place on earth
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE thriller
CLAP YO HANDS SAY OLD cool goddess rust away
NEW END ORIGINAL lukewarm
SG

martes, 6 de febrero de 2007

4 songs 4 u

THE FLAMING LIPS shine on
THE VIEW same jeans
KELLY STOLTZ sun comes through
JIMMY EAT WORLD just watch the fireworks
SG

domingo, 4 de febrero de 2007

Teddybears-Soft machine


Sweden

WEB

MySpace

Biografia recogida en su WEB:

A history of Teddybears,
as told by Jocke
:
The history of Teddybears began when Patrik and I met at an art school in Stockholm where we decided to form a grindcore band named Skull. When Skull needed a guitar player we invited my brother Klas and changed the band’s name to Teddybears.

At the time Klas was heavily into Experimental Neo-Jazz, though, so he was forbidden by the other members to touch the strings of his guitar while playing. This led to a lot of frustration and gear smashing, which was in fact one of the key elements to the band’s musical style in the early period.

The reason we decided to call ourselves Teddybears is actually because Phil Spector had a band in the 50's called The Teddybears. They had that big hit "To Know Him Is To Love Him." He has always been a great inspiration to us as a songwriter, producer and arranger. It's an homage kind of thing. We love guns same as him too, although we're more into toy laser guns and the sounds they make.

When we started out we had pretty much the same musical influences as today; we were always listening to a lot of very different stuff - Dead Kennedys, Romanian gypsy brass bands, NWA, Bruce Haack, Bad Brains. This cocktail went through the Teddybears-blender and came out sounding like some twisted kind of hardcore-punk with a DJ making extra noise on a pair of turntables.

After a while our drummer left the band to pursue a career as a sculptor, and so we learned that cheap drum machines, electric guitars and vocoders could be a deadly combination. Nowadays, there's not a lot of punk in our music anymore I guess. We get some outlet for that kind of frustration in other areas of our lives, like painting, skateboarding and Nietzsche-reading.

Besides making music and having Teddybears together, all three band members also direct videos, short films and commercials. We got into the film business by making our own videos and eventually started getting other assignments as well.

We are also involved in other bands: Jocke is a member of the Caesars, Klas has an old school punk band called Suspiria, and Jocke and Patrik have a horror-jazz outfit called The Diamonds. We have our own little studio in Stockholm where we record most of our music, and we sometimes also have time to produce other bands.

We don’t consider Teddybears a rock band or an electronic outfit. In general we don't care much for dividing music into different genres, and we really don't feel that we belong to any particular scene. There's fantastic as well as crappy music being made in every genre today. But we like to mix it up and we don't want to feel that we have to limit ourselves to any specific style.

If we come up with a good tune or riff, we don't ask ourselves whether it's a dancehall beat or a rock song… that's something we might maybe figure out in hindsight, if then even. Obviously we get a lot of inspiration from bands like Kraftwerk, Suicide, Neu, Can, Silver Apples etc. But we hold Slayer, Yellowman and Public Enemy in equally high regard.

When people have asked us what made us collaborate with Jamaican MCs like Elephant Man or Mad Cobra, we always say it’s the same thing that attracts us to their style as to ESG, Spacemen 3 or Boogie Down Productions- it's great music! We don't discriminate; we regenerate.

Discografia:

-SOFT MACHINE (2006)

Escúchalo ahora entero en su MySpace/Listen to it completely in their MySpace

1. Intro
2. Different Sound (Feat. Malte)
3. Cobrastyle (Feat. Mad Cobra)
4. Yours To Keep (Feat. Neneh Cherry)
5. Are You Feelin' It (Feat. Elephant Man)
6. Black Belt
7. Punkrocker (Feat. Iggy Pop) (MP3 thx to IGuessImFloating)
8. Ahead Of My Time (Feat. Daddy Boastin')
9. Automatic Lover
10. Magic Kraut
11. Little Stereo (Feat. Daddy Boastin')
12. Riot Going On (Feat. Ebbot Lundberg)
13. Alma


Amazon.com
With Sweden's Teddybears, big-beat electro pop is alive and well. Of course, the insanely poppy vibe of "Cobrastyle," with dancehall kingpin Mad Cobra setting up the "my style is the bomb" chorus, is the band's most recognizable episode--boasting and hip-swiveling and carefree. And even though the tune appeared in 2004 on the After the Sunset soundtrack, it's vital mood lighting here--setting up the infectious, airy pop of "Yours to Keep," with Neneh Cherry on vocals, and Iggy Pop's chugging paean to fashion and poise, "Punkrocker." Oh, it rocks. Only in Sweden could you find an electro-pop band--helmed by a guitarist from garage rock champions the Caesars--inviting Mad Cobra, Cherry, Iggy, and Ebbot Lundberg (from Soundtrack of Our Lives) to consort across 13 tracks. Ear candy in spots, the album is perfect for heavy rotation, melodic and then more melodic. By the way, Iggy and Ebbot sound awesome--elevating the tunes with their distinctive rock yowls and drawing attention to a band that's been toiling away on the fringes for more than a decade. It bumps, it jiggles, and it swirls psych-like. --Andrew Bartlett

Product Description
Teddybears whip together a giddy, mixed-up sonic mash of international styles, resulting in their own indescribably delectable sound. Collaborators on this release include Iggy Pop, Neneh Cherry, Elephant Man, Annie, and the Soundtrack Of Our Lives' Ebbot Lundberg. The result is an awe-inspiring collection of genre-hopping modern pop that's inventive, irresistible, and impossible to pin down. The Stockholm-based trio's effervescent pop has already been featured in a variety of films and commercials. Most recently, the fab funk of "Cobrastyle" was heard on HBO's "Entourage" as well as in the Tab Energy Drink ad campaign, and will be featured in trailers for the upcoming film, "Employee Of The Month", starring Dane Cook and Jessica Simpson.


Videos:

Cobrastyle

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Punkrocker ft. Iggy Pop

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Snow Patrol- "Open your eyes" VIDEO

It's last single from Eyes Open, the last CD by Snow Patrol. I write about this now and not before, because when it was only available in members site of SP,I couldn't watch it. And now thanks to someone who has uploaded it in YouTube, I can enjoy it.



The new video for Snow Patrol’s forthcoming UK & Ireland single ‘Open Your Eyes’, is available to view at Snow Patrol.com.

The footage for the promo is taken from "C’était un Rendezvous", a cult-classic short film made in Paris in 1976 by French filmmaker Claude Lelouch.

This is the first time in it’s 30 year history that Lelouch has granted permission to use the footage, though many have tried to acquire the rights to use this beautiful, hair-raising piece of film.

More information on the film can be found at www.spiritlevelfilm.com.


I made a post with the rest videos from Eyes open in a post, in case you want to watch them.

4 songs 4 u

CLOUD CULT please remain calm (Track 02 from their upcoming album "The meaning of 8". There's a post in this blog about them.)
MODEST MOUSE south of heaven
AC NEWMAN miracle drug
NADA SURF popular
SG

viernes, 2 de febrero de 2007

4 songs 4 u

THE POSTAL SERVICE recycled air
PAVEMENT date with ikea
MIRAH dogs of b.a.
STRAYLIGHT RUN a slow decent
SG