The Roundtable
What is your favorite song used in a movie?
Everyone likes music and movies, and I’m assuming everyone especially enjoys when those two come together. Sometimes I catch myself singing “Kiss From A Rose” from the Batman Forever soundtrack, and the other day there were a couple of people singing “I Believe I Can Fly” and “Space Jam” from the glorious Michael Jordan movie, Space Jam...
Posted by Wes Soltis on Sep 19, 2008 @ 7:00 am
New Music From Guillemots
Stadium sound with a small club heart.
Guillemots is a term used to describe a group of sea birds, and is also the name of Fyfe Dangerfield's merry London based band. This Mercury Prize nominated group etched a little place in our hearts back in 2006 with their debut E.P. From The Cliffs and follow up debut Through The Windowpane. Both releases blended Dangerfield's child-like vocal wonder with an unconventional carnival pop sound that at times seemed fit to fall apart. Always catchy and dreamlike, Guillemots never seem to lose your attention.
Red is their second album on Polydor records. Guillemots seem to be looking for an untapped audience on this one. The songs are more explosive and straightforward, but still oddly jarring and fun. First single "Kriss Kross" is unfortunately not an ode to 90's "clothing inside out" teen rap sensations, but the song does not tell us to "jump jump," rather it demands we "dance with our thunder and lightning."
"Kriss Kross" is also signature Guillemots. The song starts off like one of those pivotal James Bond chase scenes or an immolation victory from Mortal Kombat. Instantaneous synth hits bring a darker groove than we're used to. Don't let that trick you, as the song progresses into what feels like an old time Christmas staple. Quality madness from you can wrap your straight jacket around.
Posted by Joe Roth on Sep 17, 2008 @ 7:00 am
Get To Know: Bowery Boy Blue
Move over Neil Young, this band is taking over.
New York City doesn’t necessarily inspire images of steel guitars and banjos, but in recent times these instruments have become a feature within its music scene. An explosion of new-wave country bands have been coming out of the five boroughs in recent years, taking classic country rock influences and melding them with contemporary indie rock. This movement has gathered more followers as it develops, from the band Cheyenne and now to Bowery Boy Blue...
Posted by Amy Dittmeier on Sep 16, 2008 @ 7:00 am
New Music From The Airborne Toxic Event
Turning heartache into a living.
The Airborne Toxic Event was born from a tragedy as painful and depressing as their band name sounds. Before forming in 2006, front man and novelist Mikel Jollet had already experienced a lifetime's worth of sorrow. In the span of a week his mother was diagnosed with cancer, his girlfriend left him and he learned of his own debilitating Autoimmune disease...
Posted by Joe Roth on Sep 10, 2008 @ 7:00 am
Get to Know: Butterfly Explosion
Shoegazers be damned, these blokes can move
The shoegaze genre, a type of music that started in the U.K. in the late 80s, didn’t necessarily go over well in the U.S. Known for their static stage performance and noisy guitars, bands like My Bloody Valentine and Jesus and Mary Chain were quickly pushed aside in America for the more energetic vibe of the grunge movement...
Posted by Amy Dittmeier on Sep 09, 2008 @ 7:01 am