A new Radiohead album came out today. You can download it at inrainbows.com. After you put it in your shopping cart, you can choose to pay whatever price you want. What else can you say?
Stumbling into Syd Matters
When Thom Yorke sings, people listen. For that reason alone, Yorke making a solo album, makes perfect sense. On his solo debut, The Eraser, Yorke’s gnarled voice work its magic alongside an assortment of synthesizers, drum machines, loops.
All in all, the new material was good enough to justify the hype behind their new album, and the amount of time they’re spending making it.
In the midst of their current U.S. tour the California 4-piece, Mellowdrone, took the stage Tuesday night at the Knitting Factory. The one-stop singer, songwriter and front man Jonathan Bates was joined on guitar by Tony DeMatteo, keyboardist/bassist Cami Gutierrez, and uniquely rhythmic drummer Brian Borg.
Its hard to get excited about a compilation. Its typically no more than a glorified mix tape like the ones you made for your girlfriend in high school. But this is no ordinary collection of artists – and these are not the songs you dubbed off the radio. Believe it or not, but had this
Thanks to the camcorder, blur has released starshaped, a video retrospective of their carefree glory days from 1991-1994. These are moments when cases of Newcastle were flowing freely, backstage buffoonery was welcomed, and overall drunkenness and reckless travel dominated the landscape of a band that had only the pressure of finding their sound.
Hawthorne, California’s dios malos has garnered esteemed press from the BBC to Rolling Stone, while being pegged as a “band to watch.” With their compelling Beach Boy harmonies, they’ve managed to remain as one of today’s best-kept secrets in music.
With the third installment in the tech trilogy, Matters & Dunaway have finally risen to respected LP status, and deservedly so. A richly delivered work, Hightech is yet another instrumental album, full of textured soundscapes and patient breath.
