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The quaint, not-so-little duo that is She & Him have announced their upcoming tour dates.
I’d like to go to the Glasshouse show because it will be more intimate but I’ll be catching them the next day at Coachella!
Check out the dates…
March 15th, 2010 – Los Angeles, CA @ Largo at the Coronet
Tickets on sale 1/29.
March 25th, 2010 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
This show is sold out.
March 27th, 2010 – Savannah, GA @ Savannah Music Festival
This show is sold out.
March 29th, 2010 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Tickets on sale 1/29.
March 30th, 2010 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Tickets on sale 1/29.
April 15th, 2010 – Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
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April 16th, 2010 – Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
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Check out their site for more info on buying tickets HERE.
“Boys Who Rape Girls” is the second release from The Raveonettes’ In and Out of Control album. The heavy topic of rape is ever so gently glossed with soft vocals, a steady drum beat and a sweet guitar solo. This is not a complex song by any means, but a deep track — yes.
After “personally witnessing the effect of rape on various individuals and the cowardice of the perpetrators,” singer Sune Rose Wagner decided to pen this song.
The graphic images of women beaten and torn touches a nerve and yes, this is a good thing; you should feel uneasy about rape by the way.
This is a simple song with a solid, quick message: “Boys who rape should all be destroyed.” I agree.
In and Out of Control is now available on VICE records.
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Coachella, the So. Cal festival that we all love is just around the corner and the acts are better and juicier. I mean The Cure and Public Enemy are pretty tough to beat but in their place this year we have the Pavement (who just reunited) and Tiësto. This year’s Coachella was really set out to satisfy indie music lovers since 3/4′s of the line-up is made up of signature indie bands. Get ready to buy your tickets because you will not want to miss this festival!
Tickets go on sale on Friday, January 22 at 10:00 AM at all Ticketmaster locations and www.coachella.com.
Three-day weekend passes are $269.00 (plus surcharges).
Check out the line-up and flyer on the next page…
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“Written In Reverse” by Spoon
This is song is from Spoon‘s newest album, Transference, which is out on January 19, 2010.
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Arcade Fire has put up a post on how you can help in Haiti.
Be generous and do what you can to help in Haiti. The smallest amount, can make the biggest impact in a life in need.
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The newest album by Vampire Weekend has been out for about a week now and I’ve had it on constant replay.
This album is VW’s sophomore record and has garnered an unbelievably large buzz on the net. Many wondered whether the guys would be able to out-do their first and highly celebrated self titled album.
I can sincerely say that they have surpassed my expectations.
In Contra, the guys have musically matured but have still held to their rebellious quirks. Singer Ezra Koenig has said that this album was largely influenced by California. VW’s tropical, Afro-beat sound continues in Contra and is further complimented by the fact that VW recorded some of their songs in Mexico. Obviously, you can see how Horchata came to be.
According to Koenig, he recorded songs in the music studio of Molotov in Mexico. Talk about wild inspirations eh?
Another neat FYI, VW sampled M.I.A.’s “Hussel” in the track “Diplomat’s Son.” You can hear M.I.A’s track as the backbone while her voice peeks in and out of the song.
VW does a beautiful job mixing in their shakers, drums and other percussion instruments with the tangible sounds of the viola and violin in tracks such as “California English” and “Giving Up The Gun.”
Normally when thinking of VW, most listeners first think of charming singer Ezra Koenig, leaving the the rest of the band in a rubbed-out blur as back up. However, interestingly, drummer (amongst other things) Rostam Batmanglij produced all of the tracks, arranged strings, and mixed and engineered the tracks. That’s a good load of work that goes unnoticed and unannounced so here is my official applause/bow/shout out to Rostam! Exceptional work amigo!
Overall, this album is wonderfully addictive. The beats are heart pounding, the chorus lines are catchy and the harmonies are soother and much more calmer than in their frosh album.
I highly recommend that you buy this album, you won’t be disappointed.
For all of you who are tight on money (including myself), I suggest that you buy your album at Target because it was the cheapest I’ve seen it go for, a whopping $7.98. That’s a freaking bargain!
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She & Him have announced that their second album, Volume Two, will be released on March 23rd, 2010. Written by Zooey (She) and produced by M.Ward (Him), Volume Two is the follow up to the duo’s critically acclaimed debut, Volume One. The album includes eleven original tracks and two covers – “Ridin’ In My Car” by NRBQ and Skeeter Davis’ “Gonna Get Along Without You”. It will be available via Merge Records.
She & Him: Volume Two Track list:
01 Thieves
02 In The Sun
03 Don’t Look Back
04 Ridin’ In My Car
05 Lingering Still
06 Me And You
07 Gonna Get Along With You
08 Home
09 I’m Gonna Make It Better
10 Sing
11 Over It Over Again
12 Brand New Shoes
13 If You Can’t Sleep
More information on Volume Two will be available soon at www.sheandhim.com.
Super excite for this. Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward are terrific musicians and make beautiful music together.
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Beach House just gave us a sneak peak of their soon-to-be-released album Teen Dream by giving away a FREE download of their track “Norway.” Check it out!
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The Drums, who are amazing, will be playing a FREE 21+ show at Spaceland in Silverlake (Los Angeles) tomorrow. GO!
Who:
When:
Monday, November 16th 2009 at 8:30 pm
Where:
Club Spaceland
Notes:
Only 21+
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The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
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