Blank Dogs & Cheap Time Singles Start Shipping On Monday!

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Two new In The Red singles start shipping next Monday (06/01/09). Blank Dogs Waiting & Cheap Time Woodland Drive / Penny and Jenny. Viva La Vinyl!

Kid Congo Receives Praise From NME.

A couple weeks back Kid Congo And The Pink Monkey Birds latest album Dracula Boots received a 9 out of 10 review from old school media powerhouse NME.

"...You can just imagine the scene – a B-movie called something like Hell On Wheels and directed by Roger Corman, with a motley crew of leather-clad juvenile delinquents roaring off on their motorbikes after causing a rumpus at the prom; The Pink Monkey Birds’ ‘Hitchhiking’ is blasting over the top...."

Read the full review HERE.

Papercuts Live Performance Captured In Full Grandeur.

While on tour earlier this month the Papercuts stopped by The Space in Hamden CT for a live to tape session for The Needle Drop.com. Preformed in front of a small audience the songs from the recent You Can Have What You Want album have never sounded better. Stream the whole session or download MP3s of individual tracks HERE.

If you like what you hear you can catch the band live this June co-headlining with Port O' Brien:

06/19 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
06/20 Seattle, WA @ Vera Project
06/25 San Francisco, CA @ Independent
06/26 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo
06/27 San Luis Obispo, CA @ Downtown Brewing Company

Biafra On Soft Focus.

Jello Biafra's fun filled four part interview on Ian Svenonius' Soft Focus show is posted on Vice.tv right now. Check it out (including Biafra's boots) HERE.

Juan Maclean Has A Mascot.

NookaNooka watch/toy company has designed a special "melancholy robot" Juan Maclean toy.

More the the NoonaNooka site with also features a making of video:

"The Juan Maclean NookaNooka is the not-too-distant relative of Nooka's official mascot, the NookaNooka. Born from the sci-fi influences and music of DFA Records' The Juan Maclean, and Nooka's decidedly different approach to design, our little robot friend will be hitting the road this month and next with The Juan Maclean and making appearances at select shows."

Upcoming Maclean dates:
05/27 Miami, FL @ Liv (w/ The Field)
05/29 Austin, TX @ Mohawk (w/ The Field)
05/30 Houston, TX @ Numbers (w/ The Field)
05/31 Lubbock, TX @ Cactus Courtyard (w/ The Field)
06/03 San Diego, CA @ Casbah (w/ The Field)
06/04 Pomona, CA @ Glass House (w/ The Field)
06/05 Los Angeles, CA @ Avalon (w/ The Field)
06/06 San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine (w/ The Field)
06/07 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir (w/ The Field)
06/08 Seattle, WA @ Nectar (w/ The Field)
06/09 Vancouver, BC @ Richards On Richards (w/ The Field)
06/11 Salt Lake, City @ UT Urban Lounge (w/ The Field)
06/12 Denver, CO @ Beta (w/ The Field)
06/13 Aspen, CO @ Belly Up (w/ The Field)
06/16 Chicago, IL @ Double Door (w/ The Field)
06/17 Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop (w/ The Field)
06/18 Toronto, ON @ Tattoo (w/ The Field)
06/19 Montreal, QC @ Les Saints (w/ The Field)
06/20 New York, NY @ Webster Hall (w/ The Fied)

Eat Skull Track Ranks High By Pitchfork Standards.

The track "Heaven's Stranger" from the Wild and Inside album by Eat Skull was rated 8 out of 10 by Pitchfork today.

" ..."Heaven's Stranger" would likely sound as catchy and infectious were it recorded with perfect clarity, but the fuzziness here fits the frantic pace perfectly-- a blood-rushing tune bathed in bright, fiery red...."

Free Blood Mixtape Available From Fader.com.

John Pugh of Free Blood kicked out a mixtape for FADER.com's "We Make It Good Mix" series. Look forward to a wild mix of jams from Herman's Rocket, Kid Creole, Freddie Mas, Little Walter, The Dirtbombs and Cameo. Download HERE.

Maclean Reveals Influences To XLR8R.

Juan Maclean lists some expected and unexpected influences when recording Future Is Now in a recent XLR8R feature. Grace Jones and Giorgio Moroder are a few names that are dropped. Read the full feature HERE.

Brainwashed Goes All Out For Blackshaw.

A tremendous review of Jame's Blackshaw's The Glass Bead Game was posted on Brainwashed earlier this week.

"....With all pistons firing, Blackshaw paints a dramatic, but meditative melodic picture with his guitar. His strings are seemingly caught in a never-ending upward movement, each note intent on elevating the song to a higher and more introspective level. In the background, violins and cellos radiate a steady current of calm hums and ghostly utterances. Then, with just a brief pause, the band begins to weave their disparate melodic and harmonic patterns together, further enrichenin the song's lively character. Each member bends their instrument, wringing from it more emotion than was present the moment before......."

".... It's hard not to talk in a superlative manner about this record; it is majestic and deserving of more accolades and praise than I can possibly write."

Read full review HERE.

A Hawk And A Hacksaw Video From Upcoming Album.

A HAWK AND A HACKSAW: I am not a gambling man from Home is Wherever You Are on Vimeo.

Neige of Amesoeurs & Alcest Interviewed On Blistering.com.

Amesoeurs or Alcest? Neige’s dual personalities are revealed in Blistering interview.

"I try to avoid composing consciously for a precise project, but if I feel I really have inspiration for Amesoeurs, most of the time it is coming from my deepest anguishes and frustrations. This was much easier to compose for Amesoeurs than Alcest because it's connected to more ‘human’ feelings and themes. Also because it's always easier to write sad music than the one I play with Alcest."

Read full interview HERE.

Bob Log III - That Guy With The Cool Helmet.

The one-man army known as Bob Log III is currently on the road and leaving behind a trail of press. Here are links to just a few:

- Time Out NYC (above)
- UWeekly (Columbus, OH) live mention 5/13/09: http://uweekly.com/newsmag/05-13-2009/11243
- NME http://www.nme.com/reviews/bob-log-III/10399
- Seattle Weekly Blog http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/reverb/2009/05/bob_log_at_the_croc.php
- The Seattle Stranger http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2009/05/05/bob-log-iii-crocodile
- Our PDX http://ourpdx.com/2009/05/bob-log-iii-and-willem-maker-doug-fir/
- Denver Post http://blogs.denverpost.com/reverb/2009/05/11/live-review-bob-log-iii-the-bluebird-theater/

REMAINDER OF DATES:
05/13 Fort Wayne, IN @ The Brass Rail
05/14 Columbus, OH @ Summit Club
05/15 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern
05/16 Pittsburgh, PA @ 31st Street Pub
05/17 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
05/18 Brooklyn, NY @ Union Hall
05/19 Baltimore, MD @ Talking Head Club
05/20 Wilmington, NC @ Soapbox
05/21 Charlotte, NC @ Snug Harbor
05/22 Atlanta, GA @ E.A.R.L.
05/23 Orlando, FL @ Will’s Pub
05/24 Sarasota, FL @ Pastimes Pub
05/25 Tallahassee, FL @ Engine Room
05/27 Houston, TX @ Meridian Red Room
05/28 Austin, TX @ Red 7
05/29 Dallas, TX @ Lounge on Elm Street
05/30 Oklahoma City, OK @ 66 Bowl

Part Two of Kid 606 Interview.

Check out the second part of lengthy Kid 606 interview posted on Cokemachineglow.

Upcoming Kid 606 shows:
05/29 Berlin, DE @ Maria (Record release show w/ The Bug, DJ Rupture, Sick Girls, Christoph De Babalon, Sly 1)
05/30 Rennes, FR @ Antipode - main stage (Kamikaze Warfare 5.0)
06/04 Kyoto, JP @ Metro
06/05 Toyoko, JP @ unit
06/12 Osaka, JP @ noon
06/20 Aalborg, DK @ 1000FRYD
07/18 Winchester, UK @ Matterley Bowl- overkill stage (Glade Festival)

Flower-Corsano Duo Review On Tiny Mix Tapes.

Flower-Corsano Duo lands 4 out of 5 stars "Eureka!" review on Tiny Mix Tapes.

"....... Mick Flower and Chris Corsano, virtuoso madmen whose contributions to American experimental music are by now legion. Flower, the electro-acoustic sage on “Japan banjo”; Corsano, the shape-shifting genius drummer boy of aggro-jazz, noise rock, and, well, cricketing: to perceive The Four Aims as the work of just a duo is to gloss over the immense complexity within each pole, the subdivisions and layers of sonic sedition that weave through each man’s playing. It’s a profoundly collaborative product, but even to voice that cripplingly broad claim is to evade the dynamics of contention that enliven and, indeed, define the record. The five pieces and 51 minutes evince a mounting tension whose internal logic begs inspection only after having run its course, interpellating and pummeling the curious into bewildered submission....."

Read full review HERE.

Shjips Considered An Essential Download By Q Mag.

Sandwiched between Peaches and X-Ray Spex, Wooden Shjips' "Fallin'" is tagged by Q Magazine as one of the Top 50 essential tracks to download for May.

Bike For Three! Sneak Preview Track Posted On XLR8R's Site.

XLR8R has posted "All There is to Say About Love " from Bike For Three's upcoming More Hearts Than Brains album which comes out later this month.

"...Canadian rapper, Buck 65, has teamed up with Belgium-based electronic producer Greetings from Tuskan. The resulting album under their Bike for Three! guise finds these two honing in on their respective musical powers, with sharp rhymes falling over 8-bit-style electronics. Impressive, particularly considering the two never actually met face-to-face during the recording process..." Get track here.

Thee-8.Oh-Sees!

John Dwyer's latest garage pop outfit, Thee Oh Sees, just nabbed a ragin' 8.0 Pitchfork review for the Help album on In The Red.

".....With an album this retro-minded, there's a desire to pick apart all its myriad influences, and indeed, I could spend my entire word count investigating nods to the Small Faces, 13th Floor Elevators, the Troggs, and others, but that would be missing the point. The important thing here is that Thee Oh Sees incorporate the oft-referenced Nuggets stuff in a way that feels reverential. With grinding guitars and bah-bah-bah vocals, tracks like "Meat Step Lively" and "Go Meet the Seed" owe everything to this style, but with the punk and new-wave elements also at play, they don't feel trite or plagiarized. Even if they did, these guys sound so much more authentic than almost anyone else doing this kind of thing that one wonders if it would matter...."
Read the full review here.