First Time Is A Charm
HEAVE ventures to the first ever Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival.
The first-ever Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, which took place in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park from August 22-24, wasn’t perfect. Sound problems sabotaged sets by headliners Radiohead and Tom Petty and senseless scheduling forced fans to choose between The Black Keys and Beck on Friday and Primus and Cake on Saturday...
Posted by Ben Wadington on Sep 09, 2008 @ 7:00 am
These Covers Are All The Same
Little Boxes covered in Weeds
This week we get more of a history lesson than usual. In the economic boom following World War II, suburbs began to spring up around the country. It seemed like entire communities appeared overnight due to the cookie-cutter construction of the homes. Jump forward to the early sixties and a woman named Malvina Reynolds. While driving south from San Francisco, Reynolds passed the community of Daly City and got the idea for her song “Little Boxes...
Posted by Cory Roop on Sep 08, 2008 @ 7:00 am
The Funeral Mixtape
Not every mixtape can be a happy one, but they can surely help you cope.
Death can be a very painful thing, but there is beauty in someone passing on. Remembering the amazing life someone had can bring people who grew apart back together, and really does help put the value of life back into perspective. I'm currently on my way back to my hometown to attend the funeral for my grandfather. He lived an amazing and long life, and I truly know he was completely content with letting his body shut off, passing over to whatever unknown existence after we finish our lives on this planet. Of course I'll miss him...
Posted by Lisa White on Sep 05, 2008 @ 7:00 am
New Music from Metronomy
Remix artist Joseph Mount releases his own stuff - and it's good.
Joseph Mount is one sought after man about London town. He's been remixing other artists (Goldfrapp, Franz Ferdinand, Gorillaz) and making them sound better for the better half of the century, but now is his time to shine.
We've seen the rise and fall of the basement dwelling audio geek throughout pockets of pop history. Thomas Dolby and Howard Jones in the 80's, and Moby in the 90's. It's now time once again to celebrate awkward clothes, nervous stares and dad's old computer.
Self described as electro-garage, Metronomy consists of Mount's cousin Oscar on keyboards and school friend Gabriel on bass and keyboards. Their latest single, "Heartbreaker," is the finest laid back white boy funk you will hear this year. It's a simple but effective song of love and loss, where Mount empathizes with a heartbroken friend. The opening bass line is a sloppy tease, but things quickly move into a steady early 80's Human League melody and a funk beat Rick James would be proud of. You can almost picture the Apollonia 6 practicing their crude and sexy dance moves while Morris Day barks orders at them.
Aside from putting out their second album on September 8 entitled Nights Out, Metronomy are also involved in Sony's Walkman Project. This interactive site brings together musical talent from around the world, allowing the user to mix and match other musicians' compositions into a free track their very own.
Posted by Joe Roth on Sep 03, 2008 @ 7:00 am
Get To Know: Charlie Deets
Get ready for a digital get down.
Chicago has a great history with electronic music, acting as the hotbed for house music in the late 70s and early 80s. Some of the greatest DJs and electronica artists have performed in our great city, and Charlie Deets is no exception. Deets started his musical career in the local Chicago act Sally, a psychedelic indie rock outfit. While he acted as front man for the band, he worked on his own electronica music on the side...
Posted by Amy Dittmeier on Sep 02, 2008 @ 12:00 am