Everyone has to hear this song by Sex Beet, it’s so good!
It’s linked on Nu Rave Brain Wave’s great site.
Check it out: http://nuravebrainwave.com/?p=5676
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The “Fuck You” Before “Fuck You”
Pharoahe Monch was saying “Fuck You” in bold terms way before Cee-Lo Green lallygagged his neo-soul “Fuck You” in 2010. All respect to Cee-Lo and those who love his title, but Monch knows what’s up a little bit more.
Lowell
KLYAMin’ at college now, I overheard a dude repeat a text message out-loud in the cafeteria:
Are you still a virgin? Still? What kind of question is that. Lowell.
Lowell, you ask? Yeah, dude seriously said Lowell instead of L-O-L or law-l, which is hardly acceptable, but better. I’m in for a long semester if I keep noticing things like this.
The Beets Daytrotter Session
I remember seeing The Beets open for No Age at Wellesley. I really enjoyed their music. Well, I forgot about them (pretty much) until I saw this. I shouldn’t have forgotten about them, they are great!
Link to Daytrotter Session: http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/the-beets-concert/20031324-37382373.html?utm_source=NL&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=100901DT
EP Review: Out of Nowhere [2010]
Band: Prismo Perfect
Release: 2010
1. “TV Dream” – A+
2. “Summer In The Kitchen” – A+
3. “Dead Shadow” – A-
4. “Enable Stop” – A-
5. “Wired Feelings” – A
Comments: Prismo Perfect is a band from France. They’re really good. Like they say, they play fast, but poppy rock music. They seem to be influenced by noise, punk, and garage and no track wears such influences on its sleeve greater than “TV Dream.” I only had to listen to it a couple of times before deciding that it’s amongst the best tracks I’ve heard in this young decade. That’s pretty remarkable for an obscure band from France! Combine one part No Age, three parts Ponys, and two parts Deerhunter (like on “Dead Shadow” really really) and the result might just be Prismo Perfect. I highly recommend people check out this band. They could easily become the next breakthrough Goner act or something.
Grade: A (94)
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CD Review: First Blood [2010]
Band: Nobunny
Label: Goner Records
Release: 9/2010
1. “Ain’t It A Shame” – A
2. “(Do The) Fuck Yourself” – A
3. “Blow Dumb” – A-
4. “Gone For Good” – A+
5. “Pretty Please Me” – B+
6. “Breathe” – A-
7. “Live It Up” – A+
8. “Motorhead With Me” – A+
9. “Never Been Kissed” – A
10. “Pretty Little Trouble” – A+
11. “I Was On (The Bozo Show)” – A
Comments: Nobunny is a master of bubble gum pop. We learned this on Love Visions, his debut album replete with goodies like “I Am A Girlfriend” and “Chuck Berry Holiday,” among every other song on there. This record is the same way, but it’s quite a progression for Nobunny. Gone is the drum machine and extreme lo-fi production. This isn’t clean by any stretch of the imagination, but you can tell that it’s been worked on more and has more depth than Love Visions. “Ain’t It A Shame” starts out like a cut to a commercial break, but becomes a passionate “ha, doesn’t it suck what I’ve done to you?” “(Do The) Fuck Yourself,” which is about as easy to understand as a fourth grade short story novel, should win something for being so triumphant and explicitly lucid. “Feels so good. Feels so nice. I do it every morning and night. Bite my lip, close my eyes, take me away to Paradise.” A little cowbell, a lot of power-pop, and a lot of having fun. That’s ‘blowing dumb,” the new way of saying having fun. I think. “Gone For Good” is the album’s first venture into the great musical style that is garage/punk. The chick wasn’t having it. Nobunny loves her (like he does everyone), but that just wasn’t enough! “Pretty Please Me” is an old sounding country number about the most casual of encounters. No love required! Just a little knack for kissing. “Breathe” is full of cheese and nonsensical lyrics. It’s funny and stuff, probably the least catchiest tune on here, but still always worth a listen. “Live It Up” is an excellent ode to turning things around and just start branching. Just do as many things as possible and not be afraid. Sounds so easy, doesn’t it? As people have said time and time again, “Motorhead With Me” will get stuck in your head. If it doesn’t, there’s a problem. It’s probably my second or third favorite Nobunny song ever ever! The toy piano complements the trashy guitars so damn good on “Never Been Kissed.” “Bozo” is the longest Nobunny song ever. It’s the weirdest for sure…especially when the fame circus theme “Entrance of the Gladiators” riff kicks in. After ten songs explaining the ups and downs of having (or lacking) femmes in life, we have “Bozo.” Nobunny is down for anything, y’all.
Grade: A (94)
CD Review: Everything In Between [2010]
Band: No Age
Release: 9/2010
Label: Sub Pop
1. “Life Prowler” – A-
2. “Glitter” – A
3. “Fever Dreaming” – A
4. “Depletion” – A+
5. “Common Heat” – A-
6. “Skinned” – A-
7. “Katerpillar” – B-
8. “Valley Hump Crash” – A
9. “Sorts” – B
10. “Dusted” – B+
11. “Positive Amputation” – B
12. “Shed and Transcend” – A
13. “Chem Trails” – A+
Comments: No Age is back in No Age form. Once again! What that means is the same as it has ever meant for Dean and Randy: 1) catchy noise-punk and 2) atmospheric experimentalism. The dudes could have definitely abandoned the filler atmosphere stuff like they did, to an extent, on Nouns. The instrumental sample heavy tracks on that album fit well. Not really so much the case here, but that’s fine! “Life Prowler” is a harmony of the sampler, the drum kit, and the guitar. Dean’s drums hammer away…Randy’s guitar enters a short while later. Dean sings. The samples come on. Noise. This is pretty cool introductory fare; a little taste of what the band is all about. It’s not a life changing track or even close to a great one, but it serves its purpose well. “Glitter” is the first song off this album that we all got to listen to. I’ve heard better, but it captures the “sound” so to speak of the band’s 2009 Losing Feeling EP. I really like how it comes together (via noise assault) toward the end. Y’all want punk No Age? Good. “Fever Dreaming” is moshing material a la “Brain Burner.” It shreds so great, though it doesn’t seem to be mixed as soundly as it could be. “Depletion” is another heavy yet catchy number. “Common Heat” is slower, but still a really good track. The shaker really stands out! “Skinned” changes up so often it’s almost hard to keep up with, but that’s nearly the beauty of it. “Katerpillar” is a decent little sound collage. “Valley Hump Crash” is lyrically cheesy, but the Minutemen-esque guitars compliment the surfer rock sampling very nicely. “Sorts” is really good. “Dusted” is just as good as “Katerpillar.” And “Positive Amputation” is not too positive. “Shed” is at first a mere noise explosion, but it picks up and becomes…so so fun. I love the back-and-forth on the verses of the closer, “Chem Trails.” The firecracker sound effects are cool, as well. I contemplated not counting some of the atmospheric tracks, but in the end I decided that since they are an inevitable part of the album, I must. Had I not included them, this would be amongst my very very favorites. The songs that rock on here…rock hard. So the tell-tale question…is this better than Nouns? Nope! It’s well-rounded effort, but even the best tunes on here are a few light years behind 75% of the Nouns LP.
Grade: A- (90)
Paradise Rock Club Renovations
The deal with the Paradise is that they shifted the stage, knocked down some of the walls that separated the hallway leading to the real entrance, and made the green rooms more band-friendly. At any rate, the place is bigger (capacity-wise) and less awkward.
Check out all 22 photos at The Phoenix site: http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/107186-photos-renovations-at-the-paradise/#TOPCONTENT
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