According to Sean: “‘Help’ was recorded in one take using a micro-cassette recorder on October 9th, 2011. This particular method of recording harkens back to my 2007 lo-fi solo release, Tone Poems in Low Fidelity. This track may lead to another full-length record of similar proportions. But for now, it...
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So, this thing bubbled up the other day: a Telethon remix of seven songs from Yip-Yip‘s new album: And that was pretty cool. Local-on-local action is always sweet, but it’s even sweeter when it’s cross-genre local-on-local action. And then Telethon’s mad genius Matt Kamm sent me an email making sure I had...
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You’ve donated to In Curses‘ Kickstarter project, haven’t you? If you haven’t, you’ll probably want to after watching this. You don’t know who In Curses is? Here’s the deal: Once upon a time, recently, in a land not too far away at all… In Curses began. Alexandrah (lead vocalist of Solillaquists of Sound) and...
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13 new demos from Acoquí, f/k/a Galleries, a/k/a Alberto Hernandez of Viernes and Young Brother. Here's what he says about them: These are all bedroom studio demos I plan to re-record in a legit studio, hopefully with my friend in LA, Brian Foote who recently co-produced the new Zola Jesus album and has...
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Total. Fucking. Devastation. Again, for those who don’t know, but should, Mr. Pussy is Max Green (Great Deceivers), Eric Pitman (VRGNS), Andrew Lacour (Khann), and the almighty Phil Longo (your favorite band, at some point or another).
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FloridaMemory.com is a great repository of archival photos, audio, and video from the State of Florida’s Division of Library & Information Services. The website itself is a rabbit hole of wonderful Floridiana, and if you’re not careful, you can end up losing an entire afternoon digging around exploring cool stuff. The “Audio” section is...
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This is nearly a month old, and for that … apologies. We’re So Hip is a new solo project from ex-Diocious drummer Partin Whitaker (also of Mobella and the Savi Fernandez Band), and the six-song, self-titled EP he’s gone and made is a pretty far cry from the noodle-rock you may associate with his other...
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Howling Owls have a new song up to preview their upcoming Purple on Purple EP. Check out “Spirits to Lift My Spirits”: “Financial Children” is a brand-new track from Estate Sale Boat, from their long-in-progress album. (Hurry up guys!) It’s gotten some very nice press, even from as far...
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The new single from ATTACHEDHANDS:
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In case you didn’t know, our very own Garbo’s Daughter accompanied Paul Collins’ Beat on some West Coast tour dates recently. In honor of that successful run, the band issued a limited-edition, tour-only, four-song cassette on Burger Records. Including, duh, a take on “California Sun.” Six bucks. Buy it now. And then go see Paul Collins’...
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The Survivors Project News: Excerpts from ebook that gives sexual-abuse survivors a chance to tell their stories 5/22/2013
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Rusteak Restaurant & Wine Bar Food & Drink: Ocoee gastropub has a lot going for it By Faiyaz Kara 5/22/2013
Album Review: Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories' Daft Punk ascends to new heights of what-the-fuck on arguably the year's most anticipated release. By M.T. Richards 5/22/2013