Time again to appreciate an old classic from a great band: Yo La Tengo, it’s your lucky day!
Lately I Can Hear the Heart Beating As One has cycled its way back into my cd player (yes, I still listen to cd’s.) Anyhoo it got me thinking, again, about how coolio YLT still is, even after all these years, AND how that 1997 album really exemplifies all of their sooper qualities. Actually when I bought I Can Hear… (for $4 at a giant used-cd store in LA) the multi-pierced alternachick cashier told me it was a “great album.” Score! Continue Reading »
Calling all high-school boys who’ve ever dressed up as Robert Smith for Halloween and been completely unappreciated by their less-cool classmates! (No really, I’ve seen this with my own eyes.) Vampire Weekend feels your pain…and possibly stole your costume. Check out these pictures of Ezra & Company on the set of their “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” video.
A non-Pharmaceutical Ted Leo does the NPR thing. All things considered, it was most likely an excellent show.
Gossip Girl: “Mind-blowingly inappropriate,” says the Parents Television Council. Um, have you read the books? This show is kid stuff. The guys at Gawker, who give Blair, Nate, Chuck, and the others more press than possibly every other media outlet combined, have the story on the new ad campaign.
Conor Oberst’s self-titled SOLO ALBUM is coming out soon! It’s funny, since I thought he always was solo, and “Bright Eyes” was just a stage name. Whatevs, guess not. Here’s one of the new songs:
The trash-bag concoction created by Project Runway’s new resident person-who-wears-leather-vests-and-no-pants, Stella, is on the auctioning block at a minimum bid of $30. So far, no takers. Why are we not shocked? To be fair, it was the show’s classic totally-unwearable challenge, and only a few of the designs have bids so far, but still: WE REFUSE TO RESPECT STELLA AND HER CRAPPY DRESS. Let’s compare her work to some of the other designers’ results:
Leanne’s Daniel’s Stella’s
Seriously, what was Stella doing while Daniel was ironing down 5 million blue plastic cups?
Subtle Nuances: The Kooks make “beachy, catchy, singalong rock…[their sound] reminds me of chocolate.”
Gentleman of Leisure: ”They push too hard at times, from the crappy poseur-rock of ‘Do You Wanna’ to the vapid cheese-fest ‘Shine On,’ which—surprise!—has already found its way into a Michelob Ultra commercial.”
Finally! No, I’m joking. I’m not even sure what membership in that genre entails, but since I got an exclusive email from The Great Northwest (their record company, actually), I thought I might as well show my appreciation by plugging the band’s upcoming, “much anticipated” debut.
SO: The Great Northwest’s first album, The Widespread Reign of The Great Northwest, comes out July 29, and promises to feature “lush soundscapes” and “savvy wordplay.” So if you’re into “ambient modulations,” etc., (I’m pretty sure I’m not), check it out. Here’s their myspace.
Time again to appreciate an old classic from a great band: Yo La Tengo, it’s your lucky day! 
Calling all high-school boys who’ve ever dressed up as Robert Smith for Halloween and been completely unappreciated by their less-cool classmates! (No really, I’ve seen this with my own eyes.) Vampire Weekend feels your pain…and possibly stole your costume. Check out 
