On Vacation!

I'm having my vacation in the next days. I'll continue posting in the second half of August. You can contact me via e-mail or MySpace.

In the meantime, listen to some of my recommendations for the summer:


Islands - Return To The Sea


Band Of Horses - Everything All The Time


The Kooks - Inside In, Inside Out


Danielson - Ships


The Pipettes - We Are The Pipettes


Boy Kill Boy - Civilian


Evangelicals - So Gone


Figurines - Skeleton


Oh No! Oh My! - Oh No! Oh My!


The Diableros - You Can't Break The Strings In Our Olympic Hearts


The Plastic Constellations - Crusades


Maritime - We, The Vehicles


I wish you nice and hot summertime!

Bonus:
Indie Albums: The Pipettes, The Black Keys, The Drive-By Truckers, Muse, Sunset Rubdown, Howe Gelb, Tv On The Radio, Josh Ritter, Tiga, The Veils, The Mutts, Kid606, Ron Sexsmith, Vetiver, Final Fantasy, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Manitoba, etc. !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/gcywg
Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/okrhx
Angels & Airwaves - We Don't Need To Whisper
Rx Bandits - ...And The Battle Has Just Begun
Rise Against - The Sufferer And The Witness
Jamiroquai - Canned Heat (maxi)
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/h87sh
The Fray - How To Save A Life (2006) !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/kpvcl
Tool - 10000 Days
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/g4p8o
Maritime - We, The Vehicles (2006) !!!
Regina Spektor - Begin To Hope (2006) !!!
Final Fantasy - Has A Good Time !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/gfc2x
Indie Metal
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/qrx6e

Naama Hillman

Naama Hillman is a Singer/Songwriter based in London. She was born in Israel and grew up in America where her musicality was evident from the very early years, as she studied classical piano before discovering the guitar. Although influenced by artists such as Carole King, Neil Young, Zero 7 & Sarah Mclachlan, Naama's song writing is unique and very much her own.

With “striking melodies and strong lyrical content” (Time Out, London), Naama is no stranger to live performance. She constantly wins over audiences throughout her gigs in London (The Borderline, 12 Bar Club), New York (Arlene’s Grocery, CBGB’s) and Tel Aviv (Camelot).

After spending time in the studio with a small but significant group of collaborators; honing her skills as a songwriter and producer, Naama emerged with the finished product - "Living Room", a CD offering 11 original tracks.

As a follow up to her first album, “Living Room”, Singer/Songwriter Naama Hillman has released an acoustic EP available to download for free from her website. The EP is called “In Between the Lights” and includes 5 acoustic songs, both new and old, including a cover of the Johnny Cash hit, “Ring of Fire”. The idea behind the EP was to capture some of the magic in Naama’s performances and to showcase a more natural sound.

Naama's voice is beautiful, the songs are mellow and emotional, and the acoustic performance is excellent. Recommended!

Naama Hillman - In Between The Lines [EP]

Bonus:
David Bazan - Fewer Morning Parts [EP] (2006)
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/oy6j3
Betty Davis - Betty Davis + They Say I'm Different
+ Junction, James Hollingworth
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/qakxs
NOFX - Wolves In Wolves Clothing + Never Trust A Hippy [EP] (2006)
+ Pistolita, Still Motion, System Of A Down
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/sxgho
Gotan Project, The Crystal Method, Way Out West, etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/on2oc
Pearl Jam - Ten
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/n36h4
Alternative/Hard Core Albums
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/poo57

VOX Acoustic & Bedroom Sessions

Today, I have something special for you. I present you VOX. The VOX is a podcast on the belgian Skynetblogs, run by Jerome Colin, a music enthusiast, an artist and a journalist. Jerome makes interviews and organizes acoustic sessions with the indie artists and creates excellent podcast episodes in the form of a radio show. The most interesting are acoustic (VOX) and bedroom (les Nuits Botanique 2006) sessions with featured artists playing live acoustic sets and giving interviews. All podcast episodes are free for download!

The project started in the end of 2005 and until now Jerome's database grown quite large. Among the featured artists are Zita Swoon, Adam Green, The Subways, Girls In Hawaii, The Flaming Lips, The Dears, Two Gallants, Jose Gonzalez, Calexico, Elbow, Howe Gelb, Radio 4, Architecture In Helsinki, Andrew Bird, Adem, The Spinto Band, and many others. Enjoy!

Acoustic Sessions @ VOX
Jerome Colin @ MySpace


Bonus:
Lily Allen - Alright Still (2006) !!!
Graham Coxon - Love Travels At Illegal Speeds (2006) !!!
Automatic - Not Accepted Anywhere (2006) !!!
The Spinto Band - Nice And Nicely Done !!!
The Grates - Live @ Mercury Lounge 06-26-2006 !!!
Beirut - Live !!!
Blondie - Blondie + Eat To The Beat
VA - 24 Hour Party People
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/g8d3d
The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/kewpq
Björk - Vespertine
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/gmwhu
Girls In Hawaii - From Here To There (bonus tracks) !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/jt9uu
Mew - Frengers (incomplete)
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/qtgkq

Live Concerts

For this weekend I present you a few live shows that I hope you'll like.

The first is a Sufjan Stevens' live concert dating from 2005, that took place in Brussels, Belgium. It's from the Illinoise promo tour.

Sufjan Stevens & The Illinoise Makers - Live @ Ancienne Belgique Brussels 10-26-2005

The second is a dump containing a set of complete live shows from this year's Pinkpop Festival, that took place in Netherlands, 4-6 of June. Among the featured artists are Keane, Kubb, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Kaiser Chiefs, The Dresden Dolls, etc.

Live @ Pinkpop 2006: Keane, Kubb, Kaiser Chiefs, The Dresden Dolls, RHCP, etc.

And finally, the third is a collection of live shows in flac format. The most of them are from Bill Corgan, The Smashing Pumpkins and Zwan, but there's also a couple of others equally interesting.

Live: Zwan, Billy Corgan, The Smashing Pumpkins, Beck, Alice In Chains, etc.

Bonus:
Blitzen Trapper - Field Rexx (2006) !!!
Mountain Con - Sancho Panza (2006) !!!
Pink Floyd - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ofsoq
The Walkmen - A Hundred Miles Off (2006) !!!
The Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/mdvyz
The Futureheads - The Futureheads !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/mg78w
The Gossip - Movement !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/pjbbj
Ratatat - Ratatat !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/jwqtb
Battles - B [EP] !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/zx5dh
Cocorosie - Noah's Ark
Wazmo Nariz - Things Aren't Right, Etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/rbn3l
Muse - Black Holes And Other Revelations
RHCP - Stadium Arcadium
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/s7swm
AFI, Jimi Hendrix, Bullet For My Valentine, Pendulum, The Prodigy
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ntnse
Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/p7g5w
Aya RL - Aya RL
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/h3whg

Frida Hyvönen

For the past 3 years, Frida has been carving a singular path through Sweden, laying to bare with her minimal piano-based songcraft. With a passionate bite and crystal voice, Frida's debut album, Until Death Comes, features a raw home-recording feel similar to the Stones' Beggars Banquet, Joni Mitchell's Blue or Carole King's Tapestry. It's mostly recorded in the legendary Atlantis studio in Stockholm and co-produced with Jari Haapalainen.

Loved in her home country, she's just beginning to peek out into the rest of the world by touring in support of country-mates José Gonzalaz and the Concretes (who originally released Until Death Comes in Scandinavia on their own Licking Fingers imprint).

Frida, who has frequently toured across Europe, will now give America its chance as she traverses the US with fellow-Swede & label-mate, Jens Lekman.

Frida Hyvönen - You Never Got Me Right
Frida Hyvönen @ MySpace

Bonus:
The Killers - When You Were Young (single) !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/jdo67
The Flaming Lips - At War With The Mystics
Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/hlce5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones
Tool - 10000 Days
Ghostface Killah - Fishscale
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/l62v9
Depeche Mode - Playing The Angel
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/jgff4
Depeche Mode - Albums
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/zk9j3
Slipknot, Stone Sour, Team Sleep, The Used
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/nf4t7
Nightwish - From Wishes To Eternity
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/jytxk

News

Badly Drawn Boy has announced details of his long-awaited new album. After a two-year absence, the singer-songwriter releases Born In The UK on October 23, reports NME.com. The album will be his first for new label EMI, after splitting from XL. Tracks include the Springsteen-inspired title track, Degrees Of Separation, Nothing's Going To Change My Mind, Promises and Times Of Times ...


The Arcade Fire are going to pass on the notion of bringing on an outside producer in to help with its next album. Front man Win Butler posted an update on the band's official site saying his crew will self-produce its follow-up to 2004's self-released Funeral. "After trying to decide if we should work with any producers we kind of realized that we already know how we want things to sound so we should just run after that sound as far as we can and not rely on someone else to guide the good ship Arcade Fire...at least for now." The act's in the midst of recording the album in a church converted into a recording studio in its hometown of Montreal ...

Lily Allen says she only fancies men who are "really tall - or really fat". Lily told the Mirror she's got her eye on England star Peter Crouch and also likes Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles. "I like a man to look and feel like a man. Maybe it's a protection thing. Typically good-looking guys do nothing for me. In fact, I find it a turn-off." The 21-year-old added: "I only like them if they're really, really tall or really fat. People say it's weird, but that's what I find attractive." Lily is single after splitting from A&R man Seb Chew, she says: "He finished with me and it was really sh*t, but if you're going to have to get dumped there are worse times than when you've got a No 1 single!" ...

Kings of Leon are to release a download-only EP. 'Day Old Belgian Blues' features six live tracks, taken from their 'Youth And Young Manhood' and 'Aha Shake Heartbreak' albums. The tracks were recorded at the AB Box in Brussels in November 2004. The EP is available for download via their official website kingsofleon.com ...

Ben Kweller's put the finishing touches on his next album -- and he plays every note on the record. Kweller joined producer Gil Norton for Ben Kweller, due out Sept. 12. The epynonymous affair follows up 2004's On My Way ...

Metric plays live @ Rollingstone, watch here ...

Bonus:
Antony & The Johnsons - S/T + The Lake [EP] + Live At St Olave's Church !!!
Russian Circles - Enter (2006) !!!
Sufjan Stevens - Enjoy The Rabbit + Greetings From Michigan + Come On Feel The Illinoise !!!
Animal Collective - Grass [EP]
Vincent Gallo - When
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/r8kug
Death From Above 1979 - You're A Woman, I'm A Machine
Dredg - Catch Without Arms
Panic! At The Disco - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
Sigur Ros - Takk
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ovycy
The Distillers - Coral Fang
Diam's - Dans Ma Bulle (2006)
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/r4wzk
Nine Inch Nails - Singles
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/s2jj4
Sylvain Chauveau & Ensemble Nocturne - Down To The Bone: An Acoustic Tribute To Depeche Mode
Thom Yorke - Eraser
Pure Mornin - Lost In Chicago
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/mvct7
Nathan Fake - Drowning In The Sea Of Love
+ DJ Kicks, London Elektricity, etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/nuay5
Moby - Hotel
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/nhhpj

The Holloways

The Holloways formed in a little place called Nambucca on Holloway Road, north London, back in November 2004. The members are: Alfie Jackson- Vocals, Guitars and Harmonica, Rob Skipper- Vocals, Guitars and Fiddle, Bryn Fowler- Bass & Backing Vocals, Dave Danger- Drums & Egg Shaker.

‘Two Left Feet’ is The Holloways’ first release on TVT Records. Produced by Langer & Winstanley (Elvis Costello, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Madness, Blur) the song (a paean to young love) is built around a typically inspired duel guitar and fiddle riff and accompanied by some lovely Dylan like harmonica. Alfie Jackson sings of being drunk and lonely and that overwhelming late night yearning for someone to bring a little joy into your life.

Having built up a huge and loyal following over the course of last year, the band released their first two singles ‘Generator’ and ‘Happiness and Penniless’ on their own label ‘Sensible Records’. Both received an incredible response: romping to victory on Radio 1 Zane Lowe’s ‘Fresh Meat’, ‘Rebel Play List’ winners on Lamacq BBC 6 Music (twice), plus two John Kennedy XFM sessions.

The Holloways' music style is very typical for the acts coming from G. Britain. If you liked the Libertines then check the Holloways too!

The Holloways - Demos (Sampler)
The Holloways @ MySpace

Bonus:
Smoosh - Free To Stay (2006) !!!
Sufjan Stevens - Avalanche (2006) !!!
Camera Obscura - Underachievers Please Try Harder !!!
Andrew Bird - And The Misterious Production Of Eggs !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/jgbad
Smoosh - Free To Stay !!!
+ Rufus Wainwright, Albin De La Simone
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/eksfo
Mouse On Mars - Radical Connector
Röyksopp - The Understanding
Fischerspooner - Odyssey
Pendulum - Hold Your Colour
Mint Royale - Dancehall Places + See You In The Morning
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/jyost
The Strokes (ft. Eddie Wedder and Josh Homme) - Mercy, Mercy Me (Marvin Gaye cover)
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/gvysp
Razorlight - Hey Ya! (Outcast cover)
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/fcwrf
The Arcade Fire - Maps (Yeah Yeah Yeahs cover)
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/jhpau

The Horrors (UK)

The Horrors are an indie garage punk band from London. The band consist of Faris Badwan (vocals), Tomethy Furse (bass), Joshua Von Grimm (guitar), Coffin Joe (drums) and Spider Webb (organ). The Horrors are young, nice dressed, have fancy haircuts and play hot music. They have released the 7", Sheena Is A Parasite, for the Loog Records. The video for the song was directed by Chris Cunningham. Their second single 'Death At The Chapel' comes out at July, 31th. The rumor says that the band plans the release of a live EP for the Vice Records. Hopefully, we'll here more from the Horrors in the near future. Check them out!

The Horrors - Demos (sampler)
The Horrors - Sheena Is A Parasite (vid)
The Horrors @ MySpace

Bonus:
Explosions In The Sky - Albums !!!
+ Paul Desmond, Dave Brubeck, The Bad Plus
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/qljap
Meanwhile, Back In Communist Russia - Peel Sessions 17.06.2001 !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/nzf85
My Bloody Valentine - Peel Sessions 25.09.1988
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/qstyh
Autechre - Live
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/p86mc
Pink Floyd - Animal Instict + Peel Sessions 1971 + Peel Sessions 1972
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/npovu
The All-American Rejects - The All-American Rejects
Mae - The Everglow
Jacks Mannequin - Everything In Transit
+ The Early November, With Broken Wings, Something Corporate
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/zgta5
Slum Village - Slum Village + Fantastic Vol.1
Cee-Lo Green - And His Perfect Imperfections
Rhymefest - Blue Collar
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/qjp4r

Bound Stems

Chicago's Bound Stems is Dan Fleury (guitar), Bobby Gallivan (vocals, guitar), Janie Porche (vocals, guitar, sampler, violin, etc.), Dan Radzicki (bass, keys, vocals) and Evan Sult (drums, tapes). Fleury, Radz, and Bobby were friends from high school basketball on; Evan arrived from Seattle and Harvey Danger in September 2002. They started writing songs all the time, then playing out, then writing some more, and by the time Janie had completed the transition from friend to roommate to band member, The Logic of Building the Body Plan EP had been released by Flameshovel Records and they were deep into the construction of Appreciation Night, Bound Stems' debut full-length, also on Flameshovel.

Appreciation Night was two years in the making. Now that it is complete, the members of Bound Stems have disengaged their real jobs (high school history teacher, comic book art director, lab tech, hi-tech techs) in favor of their heretofore fake job as a touring band. It's an act of faith consistent with the characters on the record, the architecture of the songs, and the implied narrative arc. It's time to spread the good word. Get excited about counting again.

Two vocals (Bobbie and Janie), excellent guitars and dissonant melodies make the sound of Bound Stems exciting and enjoyable. Having a sneak preview of some songs from their upcoming album, the impression is that Bound Stems will grow big. Appreciation Night will be made available this September on Flameshovel records. Highly Recommended!

Bound Stems - Andover (from Appreciation Night)
Bound Stems - Western Biographic (from Appreciation Night)
Bound Stems - Refuse The Refuse (from Appreciation Night)
Bound Stems - Wake Up, Ma And Pa Are Gone (from The Logic of Building the Body Plan EP)
Bound Stems - My Kingdom For A Trundle Bed (from The Logic of Building the Body Plan EP)
Bound Stems - Crimes & Folies (from The Logic of Building the Body Plan EP)
Bound Stems - Wake Up, Ma And Pa Are Gone ( live on WLUW)
Bound Stems - Risking Life And Limb For The Coupon ( live on WLUW)
Bound Stems @ MySpace


Bonus:
They Might Be Giants - Then: The Earlier Years !!!
The Olivia Tremor Control - Black Foliage Animation Music Vol.1 !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/j9t4s
Frou Frou - Details
Voltaire - The Devil's Bris
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/g33nc
The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/nyr45
30 Seconds To Mars - A Beautiful Lie
Jack Johnson And Friends - Curious Geroge
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/hdtxu
James Copperthweite & Olivier Vessey - Obscura
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/eoe9s
Fools & Horses - Pop Filter (2006)
Stride - Bah Humbug + Imagine + Music Machine
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/hpo6h
The Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/zlu2z
KT Tunstall - Eye To The Telescope
Mansun - Attack Of The Great Lantern
The Listening - The Listening
Fatboy Slim - The Greatest Hits
Failure - Fantastic Planet
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/z7aly

The Decemberists - Live On KCRW

Colin Meloy leads the Decemberists, a five-piece outfit whose pop sound has listeners comparing the band with the likes of Neutral Milk Hotel and Belle & Sebastian. Meloy, who hails from Missoula, MT, is the main songwriter for the group. Rounding out the lineup are Ezra Holbrook on drums, Nate Query on upright bass, Jenny Conlee on accordion, and Chris Funk on theremin and pedal steel guitar. Frontman Meloy previously devoted some time to an alternative country group before breaking off to pursue his craft as a singer/songwriter in the city of Portland, a period that eventually led to the Decemberists' formation. He also holds a degree in creative writing. In addition to her duties on the accordion, Conlee also plays piano. Funk is the band's newest member. Before Hush Records released the Decemberists' first album in 2002, the group put out an EP of five tracks. Their full-length debut, Castaways and Cutouts was re-released that same year on the Kill Rock Stars label, and the band began to accumulate a serious fan base. 2003 saw the release of Her Majesty, another fine collection of theatrical indie pop with british folk sensibilities that further cemented their growing reputation as a band to watch. The following year they released the five-part epic EP The Tain, based on the 8th century Irish poem of the same name, followed by their third full-length Picaresque in 2005.

The presented is a live set from KCRW's Morning Becomes Ecletic show that took place in April 21, 2005. Enjoy!

The Decemberists - Live @ KCRW 04-21-2005

Bonus:
Angels And Airwaves (ex Blink 182) - We Don't Need To Whisper (2006)
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/geul8
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ksryd
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I'm, That's What I'm Not
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/klhal
Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/gm7cx
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/japx3
Radiohead - Albums
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/gg9db
The Notwist - Neon Golden
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/jln2o
Stephen Kellog & The Sixers - Bulletproof Heart + One Night In Brooklyn
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/hx5el

Envelopes

Envelopes are indie-pop outfit from Malmoe, Sweden. The band consists of Henrik Orrling (vocals, guitars, keyboard), Audrey Pic (vocals, guitars, keyboard), Fredrik Berglind-Dehlin (guitars), Filip Ekander (Drums) and Martin Karlsson / Ulf Hglund (Bass).

First Envelopes never saw eachother except for holidays since they were spread other Sweden and France for some obvious convenient reasons related to the hard reality of life. Then they went to Northen Yorkshire in a farm with real animals like horses and pigs. There they rehearsed, recorded new demos, made the Sister in Love video and could admire how everyday was bringing a new light to the famous shit mountain that stood next to their house.

During that time their debut album DEMON was released. First in Uk (august 2005), april 2006 in USA and soon in the rest of Europe (may 2006), and a CD single as well, called FreeJazz, in february 2006. Now Envelopes are recording their new album in Sweden, in the Tambourine studios, the studio of the band Eggstone. Envelopes have just released the limited 12-inch single I Don't Even Know, Remix, available via Rough Trade.

The music of Envelopes is melodic, catchy and poppy. Two vocals sound very interesting, and the melodies are very nice. One can feel the influence of Pixies in their songs. Recommended for all the fans of the Unicorns, Architecture In Helsinki, Figurines and Pixies.

Envelopes - Sister In Love
Envelopes @ MySpace

Bonus:
cLOUDDEAD - Ten !!!
The Mars Volta - De-loused In The Comatorium
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/g645p
Daniel Agust (Gus Gus) - Swallowed A Star (2006) !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/zjeqc
Rammstein - Live Aus Berlin
Dolly - Dolly
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/kbqze
Tom Waits - Albums
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ecs3w

The Research

The Research is a pop band from Wakefield, United Kingdom. The members are: Russell 'The Disaster' (vocals/keyboards), Georgia (bass/vocals), and Sarah (drums/vocals). Their songs - typically about themes of love, loss and fear - are notable for their plaintive lyrics, vocal harmonies, and use of a synthesizer in place of a guitar.

The Research started in the Spring of 2003. The first song they wrote, “She’s Not Leaving”, was released on At Large Recordings in November 2004. Since then the band has been very busy touring and writing enough songs to make an album. In April 2005, they went to Chicago, Illinois, to record everything they had with John McEntire (Tortoise) in his Soma Electronic Studios. “I Love You, But…” / “C’mon Chameleon” is the first release from the time in Chicago. In February 2006 they released their debut album Breaking Up. They are signed to At Large Recordings, a subsidiary of EMI.

The Research - Sampler (Demos)
The Research - Breaking Up (stream preview)
The Research @ MySpace

Bonus:
Andrew Bird - & The Mysterious Production Of Eggs + Fingerlings !!!
VA - The Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers (A Tribute) (Bono, Bob Dylan, Van Morisson, etc.)
+ David Cross, Jerry Joseph, John Prine, etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/gcx9k
Devendra Banhart - Cripple Crow !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ffrdj
Eagles Of Death Metal - Live At Slims
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/f8hmr
Rob Zombie - Educated Horses
Tool - 10000 Days
+ Rhapsody, Amorphis
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/kzjwx
The Eagles - Albums
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/lx6dh
Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams
Kill Bill - OST
My Name Is Nobody - OST
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/gy26w
U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990 + The Best Of 1990-2000
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/gu83x

News

It's been nearly a decade since we last heard new Portishead material, but founding member Geoff Barrow insists an actual album may be emerging at the moment. Commenting on the group's MySpace page, he wrote, "The tracks are in a right mess but sounding like [an] album for the first time in years. It's nice to think us old gits have a few tunes in us without sounding like coffee table Zero 7 [or] Moby chill-out shit!" ...

Broken Social Scene will take some time off once it wraps up its tour commitments. Although it hasn’t used the word “breakup,” the Canadian outfit told Billboard that it plans to take a break after it wraps up a fall tour, which is in the planning stages. The band didn’t forecast how long it’s break will last, though many members already have solo projects in the works ...

Ani DiFranco will have her 17th studio album in stores next month. DiFranco’s Reprieve will surface Aug. 8, from DiFranco’s Righteous Babe label. The 13-song album was recorded entirely by DiFranco with bassist Todd Sickafoose in DiFranco’s New Orleans home studio. The album’s cover art depicts a eucalyptus tree near ground zero at Nagasaki in 1945 by photographer Yosuke Yamahata shortly after the detonation of the atomic bomb ...

The Electric Soft Parade has broken ground on its next album. The band headed into Oxfordshire’s Truck studios to begin work on the follow-up to this year’s The Human Body EP (Better Looking Records). Although no title has been revealed, the act plans to have the record surface in the States in spring from Better Looking Records ...

The Lemonheads will break a nearly 10-year studio silence this fall. Evan Dando and his latest Lemonheads lineup (drummer Bill Stevenson and bassist Karl Alvarez, both formerly of All), will drop its self-titled effort Sept. 26 from Vagrant ...

Grizzly Bear will make its Warp Records debut this fall. The act’s The Yellow House follows up this year’s Sorry for the Delay (Audraglint), which collected the Boston band’s demo recordings. The Yellow House surfaces Sept. 5 from Warp ...

Bonus:
Editors - Live @ Trabendo 27-01-2005
Franz Ferdinand - You Could Have It Much Better
Grand Corps Malade - Midi 20
She Wants Revenge - She Wants Revenge
Placebo - Placebo + Sleeping With Ghosts + Meds
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/zrfhc
System Of A Down - Hypnotize
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/k57ru
Placebo - Meds
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/e9upb
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/lv33g

Help She Can't Swim

UK art punk band Help She Can’t Swim are Leesey Francis, Tom Denney, Tom Baker, Tim Palmer and Lewis Baker. Their debut album, ‘Fashionista Super Dance Troupe’ was released on Fantastic Plastic in 2004. The band is working on their second album, 'The death of night life', that will be released this summer on fantastic plastic records. The album is currently in the mastering process and finishing off artwork. Release date and full details will come soon. If you like Sleater-Kinney, The Chalets and The Grates then you should check HSCS as well.

Help She Can't Swim - Knit 1 Pearl 1
Help She Can't Swim - Midnight Garden (video stream)
Help She Can't Swim @ MySpace

Bonus:
Juana Molina - Son (2006) !!!
Matmos - The Rose Has Teeth In The Mouth Of A Beast (2006)
Boards Of Canada - Trans Canada Highway [EP]
Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere
+ Thom Yorke, The Streets, Booka Shade, Busta Rhymes, Mr. Lif, Clipse, Fort minor, MF Doom, etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/jorjw
Tv On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain (2006) !!!
The Tall Dwarfs - Hello Cruel World + The Short & Sick Of It !!!
The Cinematic Orchestra - Every Day !!!
Grizzly Bear - Horn Of Plenty !!!
Spangle Call Lilli Line - Nanae !!!
Vashti Bunyan - Lookaftering !!!
Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth !!!
+ Time Of Orchids, Can, Ulver, The Meters, Gong, Giles & Fripp Giles, Brainiac, Television, etc.
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ox5l7
Handsome Boy Modeling School - White People !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/h39vt
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/fphlb
The Arcade Fire - EP
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/eb3vu
Fall Out Boy - From Under The Cork Tree
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/hsrgy
System Of A Down, Linkin Park, Stabbing Westward
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/jl683
Mattias IA Eklundh - Freak Guitar: The Road Less Traveled
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/epnde

The Long Blondes

The Long Blondes came together through a series of chance encounters. Kate (lips), Dorian (licks), Reenie (hips), Screech (sticks) and Emma (high kicks) bumped into each other at public library counters, charity shop sale rails and the dancefloors of DIY club nights. It was deliciously inevitable that this lot would get together and form a band. The Long Blondes are the part of the next chapter of Sheffields idiosyncratic musical heritage: the suburban disco fantasies of the Human League, the opulent ridiculousness of ABC, the seedy glamour of Pulp.

The Long Blondes have released a couple of singles and are working on their debut album (release date still not set). The last single Weekend Without Makeup is released for Rough Trade and is available via Amazon. The introduction to the band with couple of songs is available as free podcast episode here.

The Long Blondes - Weekend Without Makeup
The Long Blondes @ MySpace

Bonus:
Martin L. Gore - Counterfeit + Counterfeit2
Gorillaz - Demon Days
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/n2nyo
Raphael - Caravane
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/nh9g8
Elvis Presley - His Hand In Mine + How Great Thou Art
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ml3k7
Alexis Blue - Live + EPs
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/n9wpg

Note! I finally set up the profile on MySpace and uploaded couple of my photos on it. I guess some of you girls and boys may be interested to meet me :) Check for the link on the top-right side of the screen, under the contacts.

The Diableros

The Diableros are a 6-piece indie-rock band coming from Toronto, Canada. The band includes long-time friends Gary Leggett and Ian Jackson on bass and guitar respectively, supported by Tara Huk on Farfisa and Matt Rubba on keys. Phoebe Lee keeps them in check on drums.

The Diableros formed in the spring of 2004, initially for a Jesus and Mary Chain tribute night thrown by Dan Burke at the Silver Dollar. After playing together once afterwards for fun, core members Pete, Tara and Phoebe realized that they were onto something worthwhile and decided to start a real band. Over the rest of the year the group grew into a six member outfit, which would slowly edge its way to the forefront of the Toronto indie pop/rock scene. The Diableros take strange life experiences, wrap them in a wall of sound and break them loose again. Imagine The Jesus & Mary Chain, The Walkmen and The Modern Lovers partying in Bowie's ballroom.

In the past year, the Diableros have shared stages with The Zoobombs, Tangiers, Art Brut, Jon-Rae & The River, The Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Anagram, The Creeping Nobodies, Grassy Knoll & The Magic Bullit, The Airfields, In Support Of Living, The Floor, The Vulcan Dub Squad, Wintersleep, The Guest Bedroom, The Two Koreas, The Ladies and Gentlemen, The Mark Inside, Foxes, Lipstick Machine, Henri Faberge & the Adorables, The Patients and many more.

Their debut album, You Can't Break The Strings In Our Olympic Hearts, was independently released in November 2005. In 2006 the album is released for the Baudelaire label. The Diableros share the same enthusiasm and spirit as The Arcade Fire and Broken Social Scene. Their music is impressive and exciting with authentic vocals and beautiful fuzzy sounds. Their debut-album is a true gem, one of the best recent releases and the most serious candidate for the best of 2006. It can be previewed at the band's official internet page. It's highly recommended!

The Diableros - Sugar Laced Soul
The Diableros @ MySpace

Bonus:
Interpol - Antics + Turn On The Bright Lights + C'mere [EP] !!!
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones
Kasabian - Kasabian
Bjork - Debut
Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi's Revenge
She Wants Revenge - She Wants Revenge
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/lcgbd
Oranger - New Comes And Goes !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/n4s3f
Muse - Black Holes And Revelations (2006)
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/pqcoz
Indie/Alternative/Punk/Rock
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/lr2pu
Live: Radiohead, Elbow
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/mfvv6
Indie Hip Hop
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ro7ye

Maritime

Shadows of past lives can get long, but they needn't darken the present. People know Davey von Bohlen and Dan Didier as half of The Promise Ring, the band that unwittingly resurrected a genre (or at least the name of a genre) and influenced untold numbers of kids to put thinking and feeling and rocking all together in one package. Eric Axelson, meanwhile, made the shimmy shake as the bassist of The Dismemberment Plan. Once again, in case you hadn't heard: Those bands broke up.

But before the carcasses were cold, there was Maritime. A logical extension of where these players had been and, simultaneously, a clean break, the new band feels like freedom-uninterested in restrictions either self-imposed or publicly expected. Maritime made their first record right away, and Glass Floor (released in early 2004) gently hummed with life and pop and good cheer. In its simplicity, it felt like a gentle kiss-off, a mostly happy stroll that was content to walk a straight line. Bands could make records just like it forever, and the world would be a better place.

But what to do for album number two, when the shadow cast by past triumphs is shorter and expectations (both public and private) don't feel as weighty as they once did? Here's what you do: You make We, The Vehicles-a triumphant realization of Maritime's unlabored goal and an occasional turn toward the darker, denser corners of years past. That's right: We, The Vehicles isn't all sunshine and bubbles. Maritime remains solidly tethered to pop perfection, but has taken space to let that pop cycle through all its permutations.

The sophomore release from Maritime is a great indie-pop release, exciting and catchy, an album that could play at your car stereo whole summer. Highly recommended!

Maritime - Future Is Wired
Maritime - I Used To Be A Singer
Maritime - Daytrotter Sessions
Maritime @ MySpace

Bonus:
The Southland - Influence Of Geography !!!
Teenage Funclub - Man-Made !!!
Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out !!!
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/nv5rj
System Of A Down - Hypnotize
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/ry9u6
Spirogyra - Albums
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/rufq7
Indie Metal
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/qrx6e
Snow Patrol - Final Straw
Joe Satriani - Albums
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/o5fzb
Coldplay - X&Y
Gorillaz - Demon Days
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/qcdou

Falcon The Band

Falcon is the band I discovered via Radio-Indie-Pop. It's an indie-rock outfit coming from Brooklyn, US. There's no much informations available regarding the band's bio and discography except that it's the band with world’s most complicated backstory. Apparently, Falcon are unsigned artists that make wonderful tunes similar to the music of My Morning Jacket or Band Of Horses but more poppy. The band has been working with Daniel Wallace, a novelist, on music to accompany O Great Rosenfeld, the book which tells the story of a hapless prehistoric tribe. The soundtrack for the book is excellent and is available for preview here!

Falcon - Dryland
Falcon @ MySpace

Bonus:
The Go! Team - Thunder Lightning Strike !!!
The Postal Service - Give Up
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/o76jh
Ok Go - Oh No !!!
Emitt Rhodes - Emitt Rhodes
David Bowie - Lodger
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/olqyy
Nelly Furtado - Loose (2006)
Too Short - Life Is... Too Short
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/l9zyo
30 Seconds To Mars - A Beautiful Lie
Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water
Marilyn Manson - Holy Wood
System Of A Down - Toxicity
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/lhosf
Gorillaz - Demon Days
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/mduog
[CODE]http://tinyurl.com/non2y