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I feel so useless sitting here. What can I do to help Ferguson??
there’s a bail and legal fund that’s been set up for those who’ve been arrested
this person is trying to organize a food drive for school kids in ferguson.
national moment of silence 2014 (for victims of police brutality)
share the following:
videos of what has happened
links to articles
how to make a tear gas mask
livestream link to the peaceful protests
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Go ninja
Saw ninja turtles last night. Get ready for a review. In the mean time (and those times are mean), here's this.
New release from Andrew Falkous of Future of the Left and mclusky fame. There's a lot in common here with Future of the Left's most recent release, How to Stop Your Brain in an Accident—singularly odd yet overtly political lyrics, some harsh guitars, some beautiful melodies. But it's that last element that really delineates this from Future of the Left: the songs on I Am Scared of Everything That Isn't Me are a lot more traditionally structured than those on previous releases. Gone are the lurchy hits, replaced with smoother grooves and what seems like more layers.
Which is kind of a bummer. Part of what was so arresting about How to Stop was hearing the definite and distinct pieces crash together in interesting ways. As much of a fan as I am of bedroom pop, I Am Scared's muffled production feels less like a uniting layer, as it often can with lo-fi, and more like a screen keeping the listener out.
That's not to say that I Am Scared isn't without its redeeming qualities. Falkous is a truly exceptional lyricist. The words on this album all seem to gesture at some general frustration with the world's organization—his other band is called Future of the Left, for crap's sake—and western social norms, but he steers clear of proselytizing. Instead, he leaves the listener with lyrics to mull over, like "I never saw a diet coke in the hands of an action man" in "soft power itches" (none of the titles on this album are capitalized) and the ominous conclusion of "disturbing the ache": "cowards can't swim."
There are some great hooks on this, too; the title track's chorus's triumphant melody clashes delightfully with its cagey lyric. There's some great guitar work, too, from the tentative leads at the beginning of "disturbing the ache" to the noise-y squall with which "the earth keeps its secrets" and the album itself end. Scooby Doo-soundtrack style organ maligns some of the tracks, but even those can't ruin Falkous's deft playing.
Falkous tagged this album as "rock" on Bandcamp, a surprise showing of sincerity considering his lyrics the general attitude of bands toward their SEO game (that said, his other tags are "guitar," "ghost dad," "loud," protein," and "rick rubin"). But it its accurate insofar as this album is a great benchmark by which to judge other, contemporary rock. I just wish I could hear it better. Then again, maybe that's a sign of the times.
In the End, You're an Allstar by Jeremy Turnbull
Mashups are back. But only Smashmouth-themed mashups.
Is Girl Talk still alive? Do high schoolers still try to get on his stage?
Has he ever done a 'Mouth mashie?
Are all mashups just a joke?
Will I ever listen to this 2x?
Smash-up?
Hyphen y/n?
Cowpunk from Denmark. These vocals sound like he asphyxiated directly after recording them. And not in a cool way, like he ran up a bunch of stairs while eating a steak.
Also, if you're looking to 'take your music in a new direction,' I'm pretty sure garage isn't a good way to go. Every other band for the last five years but also maybe since *White Blood Cells* came out has been just that. The guitars are a little crisper here than on most garage tracks, so I guess there's that. If you really want to listen to some music like this, check out the Dan Auerbach-produced tracks from the new Black Lips album. They might not have the freshest sound, but at least it's 1) theirs and 2) one they put effort into. From the desk of Simon Jesse: "like it kinda sounds like a tuneless libertines" "somethin abt that really handsome dude tryna do a country voice is really hilarious to me"
Lunch
Thank god there's at least one punk band in Portland that isn't into that "lol we're greasers" shit. Lunch. Nice.
In case yr wondering what my speaking voice sounds like
Running with the Devil, Indeed
According to Classic Rock, a website that I've only heard of because they tagged David Lee Roth, whom I obviously follow, in a post (sick social media move, guys!), he's working on an album with John 5 of Marilyn Manson fame.
Here's hoping it sounds like Roth getting weird and less like John 5 pretending he's weird. The next Lulu? We should be so lucky.
Sleaford Mods
I have some friends with whom my conversations rapidly turn into lists of people and things that we find loathsome. It brings some consolation, knowing that the things that vex me on the daily vex another.
Sleaford Mods feel like one of those friends, and their List of Hateful Things is long and detailed. It includes: drug users, social media, selfies, graphic design offices, social climbing fans of the band, cubicle life, Paul McCartney, people with fake accents, Shoreditch, the easily impressed, the overly educated, nationalism, golf, corgis, and a whole bunch of other stuff.
With menacing riffs and a ranting, English frontman, comparisons to The Fall come easy, but Sleaford Mods aren't some mediocre almost-tribute band. With just one guy, Andrew Fearn, making the music, their instrumentation is just as repetitive as E. Smith and co.'s, but far sparser, which allows vocalist Jason Williamson's spleen to float to the front of the mix.
Maggot Brain-Volebeats
Cover of the Funkadelic shred fest. Chiller than the original, but not boring. Kinda DSOTM-y?
Thee Midniters
For the last two weeks I've been listening to a whole lot of Philly Soul. Looking to expand my soul knowledge, I found these guys. Very cool stuff.
Please Retire.
Weezer just put out this.Selected lyrics:
"I thought I'd get a new audience/I forgot that disco sucks."
"Maybe I should play the lead guitar and Pat should play the drums."
"The strat with the lightning strap."
"Had to make a few mistakes to find out who I am."
"Rocking out like it's '94."
"We belong in the rock world/there is so much left to do/if we die in obscurity/oh well/at least we raised some hell."
"Turn off those stupid singing shows."
I wanna say Rivers Cuomo is just really lazy and writes lyrics while pretending to crap right before getting into the studio. But really I think he is just a man confused by how he got famous who's kind of run out of ideas. I kind of want to break down just how criminally bad these lyrics are but I'm worried that would just make me sad. Kinda makes me nostalgic for "Greatest Man That Ever Lived." At least they were trying.
From the desk of Simon Jesse:
"literally did a spit take to the lyrics"
"i feel like it kinda proves rivers cuomo is a self aware and mean dude"
"like what the fuck is this album gonna sound like"
Q: Didn't they already do the return to form thing with "Pork 'n' Beans"? That was a kewt song with a kewt vid. [a joke about pork n beans tasting gross reheated]
Q: Has anyone else made a song so transparently autobiographical and boring at the same time?
the last time i listened to this i was stayin up all night last summer watchin the sunrise over oakland out the window waitin for somethin real bad to happen now me n arielle are listenin to it pre tucking in to “one big cookie” that we made w like ten cookies worth of cookie dough so sometimes this world is just a-ok
artist's rendition of my face in approximately 8 hours "looks like somebody's got a case of the mondays"
No future
The Strokes' debut album Is This It was first released on 7/30/01. To help us celebrate this 10th Anniversary, we asked some of our favorite indie bands to
"Peter Bjorn n John....crushing it?" Yeah dude. Peter Bjorn n John. Crushing it. Nice.
There’s a definitive moment in Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas when Hunter S. Thompson sums up the end of the ’60s era profoundly, making note of a “high-water mark” that can be seen from,Bar Reviews
Best review of a bar I've ever read. Willamette Week forever. This place sounds awful but I bet it will do really well. Please your keys and job under the mat. I'll be there to pick them up.
