MARCH MUSIC MADNESS '09 -FINAL FOUR PODCAST

Hank and I discuss the final four and who we want to win.

Final Four - We Listen For You

CLUES - "Remember Severed Head" MP3

ZACH THAT:

We had Clues on our Silverlake Steps and they played this great song "Remember Severed Head" and now the track has been played on NPR. The track is amazing and intense. This self-titled album coming out in May is going to be mind blowing.

-> Clues - "Remember Severed Head" <-

Man Man Announces 2009 Tour Dates

ZACH THAT:

I imagine there are more to come, but good to see the guys are ready to hit the road again.

April 22, 2009 – The Square Room – Knoxville, Tennessee
April 23, 2009 – The Rev Room – Little Rock, Arkansas
April 24, 2009 - Lounge on Elm St. - Dallas, Texas
April 25, 2009 - Norman Music Festival - Norman, Oklahoma

With Cursive:
April 26, 2009 - Mercy Lounge - Nashville, Tennessee
April 27, 2009 - Bottletree - Birmingham, Alabama
April 28, 2009 - Sluggo’s - Pensacola, Florida
April 29, 2009 - Social - Orlando, Florida
April 30, 2009 - Social - Orlando, Florida
May 1, 2009 - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, Georgia
May 2, 2009 - Cat’s Cradle - Carrboro, North Carolina
May 3, 2009 - Black Cat - Washington DC, Washington DC
May 4, 2009 – State Theater – State College, Pennsylvania
May 5, 2009 - Diesel - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 6, 2009 - Magic Stick - Detroit, Michigan

With Gogol Bordello:
May 29, 2009 – Beaumont Club – Kansas City, MO
May 30, 2009 – Cabooze – Minneapolis, MN
May 31, 2009 – Congress Theatre – Chicago, IL
June 04, 2009 – Ram’s Head Live – Baltimore, MD
June 05, 2009 – House Of Blues – Boston, MA


July 4th weekend 2009 - Rothbury Festival - Rothbury, Michigan

Black Lips - "I'll Be With You" (Music Video)

ZACH THAT:

Starfucker - "German Love" (Music Video)

ZACH THAT:

MOKB has just posted a great video by Starfucker, a band we've been touting here for a while since the guys at Backseatsandbar gave us the heads up after hosting their Louisville show. It kind of bothers me that a Starfucker video is brought to us by MTVU...but what can you do.

Dent May - "Howard" Video

HANK ALTOGETHER:

Zach's imaginary best friend, Dent May, has put out another fantastic video for a song on his album that apparently only we like.

Sophie Madeline - Love. Life. Ukulele.

Sophie Madeleine - Love. Life. Ukulele.

Release Date - Mar 1st, 2009
Label - Indie


8.6









ZACH THAT:

Ever since Hank posted a video of Sophie Madeline singing about beards, I’ve been smitten. After some searching, I found that her new album, “Love.Life.Ukulele” is available to download for five bucks. I forked over the money and gave it a few spins. I’m in love.

Madeline has a fireplace warmth to her voice that hugs perfectly against simple, yet smart lyrics. The melodies are stripped down, straightforward, without being boring…a tough task. Simply put, this album isn’t “Kid A” but does good music always have to test the limitations of sound? No, I would hope not. My favorite track on the album is “Wave Goodbye” a waltzy song that is just pure beauty all around. This is an emotional album that highlights Madeline as an extraordinary talent with a bright future to come. I will certainly be interested in seeing what direction she takes her music, I think her voice would sound just as good against a more aggressive sound, a la Patti Smith.

With Dent May and now Madeline, it seems the ukulele is to 2009 that the accordion was to 2008. It’s a welcomed instrument as it is featured on two of my favorites of this year. Next year it’s all about the glockenspiel.

(You can stream and buy Sophie Madeline’s album HERE)

RIP Maurice Jarre

ZACH THAT:

Maurice Jarre died yesterday at the age of of 84. He is responsible for some of the most amazing film scores including Lawrence Of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago, Ghost, and Witness. I have both Arabia and Zhivago on vinyl...today they will get heavy rotations. He will be missed.

Bob Dylan Gives You a Song for Free

HANK ALTOGETHER:

It's pretty useless to talk about Bob Dylan these days. It's like wandering into a Ph. D. on Shakespeare -- everyone's already talked about it, so what're you supposed to add to the discussion. And honestly anyone who talks about Dylan now ends up saying -- "I miss his old stuff!" But they conveniently forget that Dylan was just as irrescible and changing back then as the times were'a. And to say that he needs to go back to his "old stuff," well you might as well try tracking down your first girlfriend and seeing if she'd like to marry you. Yeah, you'll probably have about as much luck. Nevertheless, he has a new album coming out so we all have to figure out what he's saying and simulatenously revive a stupid debate: is Bob Dylan important or not? I'll step out, thank you. In the end it's just music and it's Dylan music which means that it's usually pretty good. Just listen to the new mp3 dude's givin' us. It's got all kinds of maraichi on it.

Go here.

Sophie Madeline - Beardsong

HANK ALTOGETHER:
The official anthem of bearded dudes who wanna be with girls with Zooey Deschanel-esque haircuts.

Lightning Bolt - The Power of Salad and Milkshakes

HANK ALTOGETHER:

I wanna see Lightning Bolt live so bad. Mostly it's their documentary The Power of Salad and Milkshake's fault. Pitchfork.tv is screening it this week. See it here. And buy an extra ticket and a plane ticket and I'll meet you at the show.

MARCH MUSIC MADNESS '09 - THE FINAL FOUR

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE VS FLEET FOXES

ARCADE FIRE VS SUFJAN STEVENS

Full Bracket:

Flaming Lips to Close Out Pitchfork Fest 2009

ZACH THAT:

Interesting Pitchfork, very interesting move. It has been officially announced that the Arcade Fire haters will be closing out the 2009 Pitchfork Music Festival that runs July 17th-19th. I think it's a great addition and look forward to seeing what other surprises they have up their sleeve.

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - We Can Win Missouri! (Music Video)

ZACH THAT:

TOUR DATES:

April 03 University of Wisconsin Madison, WI
April 04 TBA TBA
April 05 House Cafe Dekalb, IL
April 06 Schubas Chicago, IL
April 07 Howard's Club H Bowling Green, OH
April 08 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
April 09 Mercury Lounge New York, New York
April 10 Boston University Boston, Massachusetts
April 11 Brillobox Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

MARCH MUSIC MADNESS '09 -THE ELITE EIGHT

ZACH THAT:

We're down to eight and by sunday morning we'll have our final four. Getting really tough to choose some of these.

Herman Düne - Subarbs with You

I imagine Herman Düne having a drink with Leonard Cohen. Leonard speaks of death and the future, Herman Düne tells jokes with salt and pepper shakers. Leonard Cohen talks of the fall of the Clovis culture and women he loved in the 60s, Herman Düne makes a fart noise. Leonard Cohen and Herman Düne agree to agree.

MARCH MUSIC MADNESS '09 Analysis

ZACH THAT:

The nice people over at the blog Graduate Students Are The Worst have done a quite impressive breakdown of the first two rounds of voting. Click HERE and see their take on how the fans of bands voted.

A MUST SEE LA SHOW

ZACH THAT:

When running a blog it's sometimes very hard to stay away from devoting too many posts to your favorite bands. I talk a lot about how great Mother Mother is on this site and I just can't stop. Tomorrow the band will be playing at The Troubadour here in Los Angeles and everyone should should be there. Come by and say hi, I'll be the one with a pink button down shirt and brown corduroy jacket...new balance sneakers. Hope to see you there, Mother Mother always kills live.

BUY TICKETS

The Whispertown 2000

ZACH THAT:

Harmonies and that good ole folk sound seem to be dominating the indie “scene” these days. Fleet Foxes, Devendra Banhart, and Iron & Wine are the poster bands for the movement, but there are a lot of great indie folk bands out there waiting for their recognition. One of my favorites that I found last year was the Bowerbirds, who I often claim one up what the Fleet Foxes do so well. The year before it was all about Jonquil, who also has a lot of deserved fame coming to them soon.

It doesn’t stop there, lately I’ve been spinning a fantastic LP, “Swim” by The Whispertown 2000. Weird name, I know. The harmonies are top notch on this record and there is an absence of pretension in the music that is really comforting. The band is willing to spice up the sound with varying investigations of previous bands such as The White Stripes, The Magnetic Fields, and The Pixies. These comparisons are not labeled to the band, but individual tracks on the album that allows for their original voices to meld well with these beautiful nods to the past.

With so much music out there, it’s refreshing to hear a band that doesn’t have to be too quirky to feel new. I’m looking forward to seeing what this wonderful band offers up next, in the meantime, they’re touring the country. See if they play where you call home:

TOUR DATES:
Mar 25 2009 7:00P
the inconvenience Chicago, Illinois
Mar 26 2009 8:30P
The Firebird (fka The Bluebird) St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 27 2009 9:00P
The Basement Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 28 2009 9:00P
Nachbar Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 29 2009 8:00P
Snug Harbor Charlotte, North Carolina
Apr 4 2009 8:00P
Common Grounds Gainesville, Florida
Apr 5 2009 8:00P
The Social Orlando, Florida
Apr 6 2009 8:00P
Jack Rabbits Jacksonville, Florida
Apr 7 2009 8:00P
Bottle Tree Birmingham, Alabama
Apr 8 2009 8:00P
The Earl Atlanta, Georgia
Apr 9 2009 8:00P
Local 506 Carrboro, North Carolina
Apr 10 2009 8:00P
Rock N Roll Hotel Washington, DC
Apr 11 2009 8:00P
The Barbary Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 12 2009 8:00P
The Bell House Brooklyn, New York
Apr 13 2009 8:00P
Maxwell’s Hoboken, New Jersey
Apr 14 2009 8:00P
Great Scott Boston, Massachusetts
Apr 16 2009 8:00P
Mohawk Place Buffalo, New York
Apr 17 2009 8:00P
El Mocambo Toronto, ON
Apr 18 2009 8:00P
Grog Shop Cleveland, Ohio
Apr 19 2009 8:00P
Blind Pig Ann Arbor, Michigan
Apr 20 2009 8:00P
Schubas Chicago, Illinois
Apr 21 2009 8:00P
High Noon Madison, Wisconsin
Apr 22 2009 8:00P
400 Bar Minneapolis, Minnesota
Apr 24 2009 8:00P
Waiting Room Omaha, Nebraska
Apr 25 2009 8:00P
Hi-Dive Denver, Colorado
Apr 26 2009 8:00P
Kilby Court Salt Lake City, Utah
Apr 28 2009 8:00P
The Vera Project Seattle, Washington
Apr 29 2009 8:00P
Doug Fir Portland, Oregon
May 1 2009 8:00P
Cafe du Nord San Francisco, California
May 2 2009 8:00P
Cellar Door Visalia, California
May 3 2009 8:00P
Troubadour Los Angeles, California
May 15 2009 12:00P
ATP Festival w/ the Breeders Minehead, UK
Sep 11 2009 8:00P
End of the Road Festival Dorcet, UK

The Whispertown 2000 - "Old Times" Video from Whispertown 2000 on Vimeo.

MARCH MUSIC MADNESS '09 - SWEET SIXTEEN

We're finally to the point where each band match-up is a complete mind fuck. This has been a lot of fun and we appreciate you guys getting into it and voting.

Sweet Sixteen Bracket:

PODCAST

sweetsixteen - Zach Hart

VOTE:

We Have Band - "Oh" (MUSIC VIDEO)

ZACH THAT:

MARCH MUSIC MADNESS '09 - ROUND 2

ZACH THAT:

Exciting first round with a lot of close match ups. Here is the updated bracket:




Hank and I should have a podcast up today where we sounds off on the first round results. Keep voting:

Kanye West = Two Years in Jail?

ZACH THAT:

You read the title right, you remember when Kanye "The Self-Proclaimed Greatest Thing Ever" West smashed that guys camera at LAX? Well, today, he is finally being charged and could face up to two and a half years in prison if found guilty of all charges.

So, lets break this down. Two and half max - great lawyer - celebrity = Community Service. Oh wait...I forgot to add in his overuse of auto-tone...carry the two....that = LIFE IN JAIL!

MARCH MUSIC MADNESS '09 - ROUND 1

Here we go. Starting a few hours before tip off because there is no way I’ll make it up before the first game out here on the west cost. Voting should be easy, just see below. I provided a picture for each band and since you can't see the overall bracket, I encourage you to click open the full bracket and follow along with your voting.

The dates of the tourney go like this:

ROUND 1: 3/19
ROUND 2: 3/21 – 1AM ET
ROUND 3: 3/23 – 1AM ET
ROUND 4: 3/26 – 1AM ET
ROUND 5: 3/28 – 1AM ET
ROUND 6: 4/4/ - 1 AM ET
*As soon as one round ends, voting on the next begins automatically.

I think the program keeps it one vote per IP address…but if it doesn’t, let’s keep this thing clean…don’t be an idiot and vote 1,000 times for your favorite band…let the right ones win.

* After testing the program with my roomate, if you share an IP address, the window below only allows one vote per network. If you see that the window already says you voted...click VIEW RESULTS and it should allow you to vote there. Good to know it has some voting control.

It’s time….for…MARCH MUSIC MADNESS ’09:

Candy For the Eyes - Grizzly Bear

ZACH THAT:

"Two Weeks"



"Knife"



"Shift"



"Deep Blue Sea"

March Music Madness Podcast

Zach & I discuss how we came up with this year's bracket, our predictions, favorite matchups, and facial hair.

Episode 4 - We Listen for You

Silverlake Steps - Clues

Band bio:

CLUES began building in secret in the summer of 2007, playing a series of un-advertised shows in small Montreal venues. Emerging above-ground in 2008, their first performances elicited passionate responses from both audiences and music media.

CLUES was founded by Alden Penner and Brendan Reed, both active for years in the Montreal music scene. Alden was one-half of Unicorns, a band that burned bright and fast at the beginning of the century, and Brendan has been a member of a number of groups, including the endless, Endless Forever. In 2008, CLUES recruited friends Ben Borden, Lisa Gamble, and Nick Scribner from the Montreal art and music scenes. Fully formed, CLUES began work on a debut record.

Through their founding and early work as a band, CLUES has remained close to home, dedicated to collaborating with and supporting fellow independent artists. In 2008, Reed started VillaVillaNola, a curated digital music store with records by artists from Montreal and beyond who have flourished underground but who otherwise receive sparse attention. Strong ties to the independent music community, together with shared ideals have led CLUES to a collaboration with Montreal’s Constellation, who will release the band’s debut record in May of 2009.

I was fortunate enough to catch Clues play live and I'm here to say that this is one of the most exciting new acts of 2009. Their debut self titled album is set to be released May18th on Constellation. Very excited to hear the whole album, I'm predicting it will be one of the best of the year.

(Let the video fully load to avoid jumping)

Silverlake Steps - Clues - "Remember Severed Head" from We Listen on Vimeo.

Silverlake Steps - Clues - "Perfect Fit" from We Listen on Vimeo.

MARCH MUSIC MADNESS '09

VOTING NOW OPEN!

It’s BACK! Our 2nd annual March Music Madness, a competitive 64 band/solo artist tournament that runs concurrently with the NCAA Basketball tourney, is set to start this THUR. The bands that move on round to round are determined by you, the music fan. We will have an embedded screen up on the site THUR that will easily allow you to vote for who you think should move on. The reasons for your vote is entirely up to you…who is the best, who is your favorite, who is more “now”.

We narrowed the field to sixty four teams by selecting the most relevant indie rock/hip hop bands to compete. Absent from this years list is RADIOHEAD, who won it last year. We also dropped Wilco, LCD Soundsystem, and The Flaming Lips who all did well in MMM ’08. For those wondering how we selected the bands and why they are seeded in a certain way…fear not, tomorrow (MON), we will post a podcast where we discuss our logic and turn to our thoughts on the first round.

What we changed this year are the selections for the 16 and 15 seeds. In the basketball tournament, smaller teams make it in…so Hank and I (Zach) wrote in four teams apiece for those seeds. They are:

HANK
The Avett Brothers
Shearwater
Frightened Rabbit
Ladyhawk

ZACH
Mother Mother
The Henry Clay People
Foals
Late Of The Pier


This was a ton of fun last year and I hope you will participate in the voting to ultimately crown the 2009 March Music Madness Champion. Tell your friends, link us up, and let’s make this big.

As today was the day that the Basketball bracket was released, we roll out ours below as well. ENJOY. (how can you not love a world where Dan Deacon and Joanna Newsom square off?)

CLICK TO ENLARGE THE BRACKET

You Can Be In Daft Punk!

ZACH THAT:

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take Daft Punk's sound and mess around with it like that Kanye West guy? Want no longer my friends...I give you iDAFT by najle:

HERE

Jack White's The Dead Weather MP3's

ZACH THAT:

Jack White plays drums in a new band with Alison Mosshart from The Kills. Interesting...but I would love a decent follow up to "Elephant" than have all these random side projects. That's just my opinion.

Click HERE to go to their official site and stream two songs.

Comforting Software

HANK ALTOGETHER:

Said the Gramophone loves Herman Dune as much as I do. So, I was pleased to hear this older track that I didn't have called "Show Me the Roof." It's kind of like Carol King's "Up on the Roof" except it's about fears and friends and general awesomeness. Here's a vid of them doing it life:



At some point the video-er gets the idea to whole the camera sideways and it looks like a beard is holding up David Ivar-Herman Dune

RECOMMENDED: The Antlers

HANK ALTOGETHER:

Brooklyn-based Antlers recently released Hospice, a creeping exploration of insulation, self-imposed confinement, and the general doldrumsums and ennui that make you feel like you could die. Yeah, it's not a hugely happy album, but a good one. Exquisitely crafted with songs that go on forever and make you feel like you could live in the repetition before exploding or moving backward in an unexpected way. Terrifyingly honest about fear of death. And at time stunningly beautiful. Give 'em a chance.

-> The Antlers - "Bear" <-

-> The Antlers - "Two" <-

REVIEW: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!


Release Date - Mar 9th, 2009
Label – Interscope


3.9









ZACH THAT:

When reviewing an album that is not a debut, I find it nearly impossible to stray away from comparing the current release to past works. In 2003, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs released one of the most impressive debuts of the decade with the pyretic and down right aggressive “Fever to Tell”. Frontwoman Karen O was the essence of cool, showing the “I don’t give a shit” rock attitude that would make Patti Smith very proud. The album shook the foundations of the rising synth driven indie pop movement and showed that there was still a place for jagged guitars and proved that screamo female lyrics could be nothing short of beautiful.

We catch up with the band six years later, a befitting follow up LP, “Show Your Bones” and a throw away EP, “Is Is” under their belts and a new album being released into the public. The fans became giddy with the unveiling of the striking title, “It’s Blitz” and drooled when they saw the eye candy album cover of a hand dramatically breaking an egg. It was all perfect, but then came the actual music. The first two tracks are as poppy as the band could possibly get and are convenient enough to be the first two singles released. “Zero” and “Heads Will Roll” are nice, but basically equate to the missionary position, while I find myself wanting to reconnect with the mind-blowing sex that was every track on “Fever To Tell”. Listening to the first two tracks, it becomes very apparent that the guitar has found a new friend in the synth. The very music that the Yeah Yeah Yeahs challanged in ’03 is what they decided to bring to the table for the new album. It’s a horrible move that leaves a lot of their early fans wondering why the change was necessary.

With this said, these two tracks are really the only interesting pieces on the whole album. Tracks three through ten sludge around, mopping transition to transition, while my ears wish to grow eyelids to gently close. Oh, Zach is getting a little dramatic again, you might be saying, but really, when I spin this album I really can’t find any reasoning for the existence of these eight songs. These tracks are the equivalent of a band’s sound going into the witness protection program…where are the Yeah Yeah Yeahs??? One of my favorite responses to this album is a friend saying, “I know that it’s a woman lead singer, but ‘Fever To Tell’ had balls…where are the balls on this album?” While I think it can be articulated better, the sentiment rings extremely true. Where is the risk? The intensity? The passion? The balls?

It’s always hard to write a review like this for two reasons. I really love the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and was looking forward to this album. Also, most critics and fans, for the life of me I don’t know why, love this album. For this reviewer, everything that made the band extremely special in the first place is absent on this record. I’ll chalk it up to the band wanting to try something new, but what worries me the most is that if people accept this watered down sound, we may never get the true Yeah Yeah Yeahs back. That to me is the most depressing part of this failure of an album.

Britney Spears: "My Pussy Is Hanging Out Of This Fucking Thing"

ZACH THAT:

Man. I found this on Pigeons and Planes and they got it from It's Pop...I don't care if I'm getting sloppy thirds...this video is insane. Spears, being the professional she is, forgot her mic was turned on and said:

Behind The Scenes: Radiohead @ The Grammys

ZACH THAT:

Stereogum gets all the great scoops. That's why I love and hate them. Thanks for the big heads up on this amazing behind the scenes video of the USC Marching band getting ready to play with Radiohead at the 2009 Grammys:

Interview: The Joy Formidable

ZACH THAT:

I’m always shocked when I get any response from a band. I just find it really encouraging when Ritzy Bryan (lead vocals and guitar) of an amazing band like The Joy Formidable actually answers our e-mail and questions…especially us being a relatively unknown blog.

The Joy Formidable is an amazing three piece from North Wales and has garnered a ton of deserved buzz with their first LP, “A Balloon Called Moaning”. The music manages to mix beauty with the aggressive…the rough and raw with a layer of sweet. They are giving away their album on myspace, but please support them by buying a cd, shirt, or a concert ticket. They talked to us, so help us repay them.


WLFY: The album is a quick eight tracks. Typically when an album is eight/nine tracks you usually have that annoying ten minute track that justifies having eight tracks. What is the reasoning for such a short (but amazing) album?

A Balloon called Moaning, for us, was always going to be a snapshot of our material to date. We wanted to give our fanbase a larger body of work and this album outlines our musical chronology, early tracks mixed with more recent recordings. It felt very natural, a portrait of our journey so far.

WLFY: The band seems to have a lot of touring coming up, what are your must haves on tour? (food, books, music, etc).

I read a lot; it's one of the perks of traveling long distances; absorb yourself in a good book. And listening to a lot of music, re-discovering your back catalogue or enjoying new music. I'm pretty good at keeping myself occupied; it's the upshot of being an only child!

WLFY: What can someone expect when going to a Joy Formidable show? What's different then what we get with the album?

It's difficult trying to sum up your live show, we love performing and every show is different. The live experience is instantly different to listening to the album, but they are fundamentally entwined. We like changing things, experimenting with dynamics and really putting on a show.

WLFY: Can you give us a heads up on some of the lesser known bands in your area that people should know about?

There's band from London called Citadels, we've played with them and they have some amazing songs and I like the energy of Dead Wolf Club, they're a new band. Also Frazer King from Manchester and O Fracas from Leeds.

WLFY: Any plans on a US tour?

We would love to tour the U.S . We’re releasing our debut U.S single in May and hopefully we'll manage to build it up and head over.

WLFY: Favorite album of 2008?

Mercury Rev's Snowflake Midnight

WLFY: The music industry here in the US is taking quite the hit...how are things in Europe? Any suggestions for "saving" the music industry?

The old model has changed so drastically, I think it's all about being innovative, ultimately about supporting good music instead of trends and bands empowering themselves outside of the music industry machine.

WLFY: What's something about your band that you can't get off wikipedia/the internet that nobody knows but should?

We have a band pet that we take on tour; a dancing lizard called King Charles. The hours just fly.

New St. Vincent - "The Strangers"

ZACH THAT:

-> St. Vincent - "The Strangers" <-

HEY LA: Late of The Pier is Coming!

ZACH THAT:

I've been waiting for Late of the Pier to head to LA for a while now and was very disappointed when they just had a Coachella date. That has all changed with the announcement that they will play Spaceland on 4/20 and Cinespace on 4/21. Both shows will be with The Whip and is a must see show for all.

Pitchfork Fest 2009 Lineup Announced

ZACH THAT:

Pitchfork is rolling out the list of bands slowly:

Friday, July 17

Built to Spill
The Jesus Lizard
Yo La Tengo
Tortoise

Saturday, July 18

The National
Pharoahe Monch
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
+ many more!

Sunday, July 19

Grizzly Bear
The Walkmen
Vivian Girls
+ many more!

I'm predicting the following acts to be added: Wavves, Kanye West, Antony & the Johnsons...and thrown in one of these: White Lies, The Joy Formidable, Say Hi, or Late Of The Pier.

Mother Mother - Body Of Years (Music Video)

ZACH THAT:

One of my favorite bands, Mother Mother, has a new video for their excellent song "Body Of Years" There is no embedding on this one, so you have to click...oh, no:

BODY OF YEARS (Music Video)

Here is a nice behind the scenes making of the music video...video.

New Bob Dylan Album

ZACH THAT:

Not much to report here other than the fact that Rolling Stone is saying that Bob Dylan is set to release a new LP in April. After hearing his last record and the many complaints about his live shows being quite sad of late, I'm not sure if I'm excited for this. I mean, it is Bob Dylan...that should count for something.

Miley Cyrus is Idiot, thinks she's important enough to hug Thom Yorke

HANK ALTOGETHER:



Evidently Cyrus was dissed by "not current" Radiohead, b/c they wouldn't be her BFFs backstage. That's the problem with this generation, they think everything is deserved to them.

NEW CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH!

ZACH THAT:

Enjoy a new track from CYHSY who just played on Fallon.

-> CYHSY - "Statues" <- (via IGIF)

My Ego is Not as Big as Your Ego. See, Look How I Deal with You as an Adult

HANK ALTOGETHER:

I've seen less drama among 6th grade high school students.

Quoth Win Butler:


I mean, seriously. Who the fuck cares?

Asher Roth - "I Love College" Music Video

ZACH THAT:

I have no words. If you like this guy or his shit song...please write in the comments why. This is not a debate on the new Bloc Party...where I can see where some people might like it...for Roth o the other hand, I have no idea how anyone could consider him to be decent. Explain. Please. I will write back. Here is his shit video for his shit song:

Hot Bands and Douce Bags

HANK ALTOGETHER:

Okla-freak Flaming Lips front man Wayne Coyne is pretty damn funny when dissing Can-a-dicks The Arcade Fire.

Quoth Coyne to Rolling Stone:

I'm a fan of them on one level, but on another level I get really tired of their pompousness. We've played some shows with them and they really treat people like shit. Whenever I've been around them, I've found that they not only treated their crew like shit, they treated the audience like shit. They treated everybody in their vicinity like shit. I thought, "Who do they think they are?" I don't know why people put up with it. I wouldn't put up with it. I don't care if it's Arcade Fire or Brian Eno. If either of them walked into a room and treated people like shit I'd be like, "Fuck you, get outta here."

People treat Arcade Fire like they're the greatest thing ever and they get away with it. Those sort of opinions change my view of their music. They have good tunes, but they're pricks, so fuck 'em. Who does Arcade Fire think they are? I've been around groups. I've been around the Edge from U2 and he's the fucking sweetest guy ever. I was around Justin Timberlake when he was young and he was just a normal, nice, kind person. Anyone can be polite and kind and people who have the privilege and money and attention should understand that. If they don't, then fuck 'em.

Quick Hits - Mar 3rd, 2009

ZACH THAT:

The Boy Least Likely To – The Law Of The Playground

Release Date - Mar 3rd, 2009
Label - +1/Too Young To Die


6.7










Bosque Brown – Baby

Release Date – Mar 3rd, 2009
Label – Burnt Toast Vinyl


3.2












Black Lips – 200 Million Thousand

Release Date – Feb 24th, 2009
Label – Vice Records


7.8













U2 – No Line On The Horizon

Release Date – Mar 3rd, 2009
Label – Interscope


1.4









Malajube – Labyrinthes

Release Date – Mar 3rd, 2009
Label – Dare To Care


7.3










Say Hi – Oohs And Aahs

Release Date – Mar 3rd, 2009
Label – Barsuk


8.7