Download Songs For Snakes - The Time You Lost Was Mine So the SF Giants look geared for another year of heartbreak and let down and I'm FUMING that knucklehead Mayor Newsom isn't wearing a Giants cap at every public...
Download: Northern State - Sucka Mohterfucka Sassy political shit from NYC. Produced by Adrock. On Mike Patton's Ipecac label. That's all I need to know. Northern State is now on my frequently played list. They should be on yours too....
Download: The Black Keys - Strange Times Album comes out in the beginning of April. On Nonesuch. Produced by Dangermouse. Lots of hype. I hope it can live up to it. So far so good.
Download: Team Robespierre - Ha Ha Ha It is what it is. You know I was thinking that I'd like to have an automatic record review generator. You could just plug in some words like the name of the band,...
Download: The Dodos - Nerds The Dodos are from my hometown San Francisco. They're another guitar/drum power duo but a bit more on the experimental side of the tracks. Most seem to embrace the blues straight up. The dodos make...
Download: The Magnetic Fields - California Girls I've been selling off my CDs left and right. There's no reason to have them anymore and I can use the extra cash. But as I was doing so tonight, I picked up...
Download: Dale Strachan - Sad Gordon I was looking for a Dale song called Morrissey Blvd. but it appears we didn't put it on his solo album. I can't figure out why. Did he not want that song on his...
Download: Or, The Whale - Isn't She Awful San Francisco grande band Or, The Whale will be at the Noise Pop Fest this year. As is their right. They'll be at Cafe Du Nord on Feb. 28th if they can...
Wye Oak - Warning Via brooklynvegan, found this song the other day. Quite nice jangly, dreamy indie pop. Two piece. Girl and a boy. They make nice music and they are on Merge Records. More Wye Oak on Myspace. Not...
High On Fire - Devilution Hype Machine is great. Just over the course of a few days, I've discovered some great finds. Or, search for old favorites. Like this track from Oakland savior's of rock, High On Fire. Sometimes you...
Download: The Mountain Goats - Lions Teeth We're going to start featuring bands that are playing at the 2008 Noise Pop Fest in San Francisco. We'll also dip into Noise Pop past from time to time. Today it's The Mountain...
Panda Bear - Comfy In Nautica Aww Panda Bear. Such a cute name for a guy. I forget which folksy, ethereal, Candadian band Panda Bear is in; Arcade Fire? Broken Social Scene? Animal Collective? Wait they're from New York. Whatever....
Silver Jews - Sometimes A Pony Gets Depressed I'm not sure what it is, but this is one of my favorite songs. I could be my depression latching on to it like irony's iron fist, or it could be that...
fIREHOSE - Honey Please I've decided to kick the new year off and the new direction of this blog off with a song from a band from an era that means a lot to me. I don't know what it...
Download: The Dance Of Antoine Interview with Tim (Bab) Alexander I decided to post this in the feed so it gets the attention it deserves. It's a good discussion about the creative process of recording an album. Peace.
View a larger cover booklet. Download the Swedelife AlbumCast: The Dance Of Antoine by The Slowest Train In The World Individual Tracks: The Dance of Antoine II I'm With Fire The Infidels Arturo's Boys This Year's Pimpa Anne's Sister Black...
