Probably not, but that’s what all the hipster blogs, websites, and publications are hyping.
I liked Animal Collective before Merriweather so go suck it.
Animal Collective — BREAKING UP
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We Are Being Watched!
“There are many of us who don’t believe the status quo of what we’ve been told,” acknowledged former governor of the state of Minnesota, actor and TV host Jesse Ventura in an exclusive interview with RT.
Ventura, who has had explosive encounters with the American mainstream media, called it “soundbite news” and said it cannot be trusted at all.
“Major news organizations have really become almost monopolized. The media today is in creating news rather than reporting it. And that’s very dangerous,” he said.
Jesse Ventura shared that “the Internet is getting super powerful now, and that is what the government has to control next.”
The ex-governor warned that “Whenever government says ‘to keep you safe’ – get ready, because you are going to lose your freedoms.”
One needn’t be Jesse Ventura to figure this out.
CD Review: Punk [2010]
Band: Reverend Elvis and the Undead Syncopators
Release: 3/2010
Label: Suzy Q Records
1. “I’m A Blues Punk” – B-
2. “Trouble” – B+
3. “The Angel of Death” – B
4. “Kill! Kill! Kill!” – B+
5. “Never Let You Go” – B+
6. “666” – B
7. “Tainted Love” – A-
8. “I Still Believe” – B
9. “Dead Before You Died” – B+
10. “Boppin’ The Blues” – B
11. “Country Heroes” – B-
12. “Rockabilly Riot” – B
13. “Honky Tonkin” – B
14. “Killer Wolf” – B+
Comments: A cross between Bob Dylan and Bloodshot Bill, Reverend Elvis is a great story teller and his back-up crew, the Undead Syncopators, play some sweet licks behind him. “I’m drinking all night long and getting high/I’m drinking all night long not afraid to die” sings Rev. Elvis on “Kill” with a drunken delivery. The band channels fellow rockers King Khan and BBQ Show on “Never Let You Go” if only because of the line: “Oh, little girl I love you/ I love you so and never let you go.” Side note: singing about little girls never gets old does it? How old is little? 20? Hopefully? Ever wanted to hear a rockabilly cover of Soft Cell’s “Tainted Love” ??? I was actually expecting a GG Allin cover based on the first few chords, but no go. Rev. Elvis really does the chorus great. Ever bopped the blues? BBT has bopped the blues. Unveiled for the first time: a new KLYAM designation. See below.
Grade: B (85)
EP Review: Night Deacon
Band: The Homostupids
Release: 3/2010
Label: Fashionable Idiots
1. “R Companion” – C
2. “The Donovan (chop chop chop)” – C+
3. “Wearing Sammy” – D+
4. “Our Week Is Ending” – D
5. “Swearing Sammy” – C-
6. “Sea Wolf” – C+
Comments: If this is the group’s self-proclaimed best release, then may I ask what kind of shit came before it? Instrumental sounds of shattered glass and farts? Stick to making hardcore funk and cut the so-easy-even-I-could-fucking-do-it shit on “Wearing Sammy” and “Our Week Is Ending.” Great Lightning Bolt impression on “Swearing Sammy.” Nawt. This isn’t even punx.
Grade: C- (72)
CD Review: Volume Two [2010]
Band: She & Him
Release: 3/2010
Label: Merge
1. “Thieves” – B+
2. “In The Sun” – A-
3. “Don’t Look Back” – C
4. “Ridin’ In My Car” – C+
5. “Lingering Still” – C+
6. “Me And You” – B-
7. “Gonna Get Along Without You Now” – B-
8. “Home” – C+
9. “I’m Gonna Make It Better” – B+
10. “Sing” – B+
11. “Over It Over Again” – B-
12. “Brand New Shoes” – C
13. “If You Can’t Sleep” – C-
Comments: Zooey sounds like some ’50s standalone rockabilly/doo-wop singer. Her voice is pretty yet very limiting. “In The Sun” works really well because it’s not an attempt at alternative country. Most songs on here are just bland throwbacks. I don’t have any recommendations for improvement because there’s a crowd of people who dig this kind of stuff.
Grade: B- (81)
A KLYAM Confession
Yeah, proceed to diss me for eternity, but I’ve got to admit that I thoroughly enjoy playing “Sexy Bitch” on guitar with bass on the amp turned all the way up and tone on the guitar turned all the way down. It’s fun.
And the sexy bitch of the day is:
US Gov’t Hates Free Speech
Telegraph
WikiLeaks, a non-profit organisation which tries to offer a means of anonymously exposing confidential documents, has become a thorn in the side of governments and private corporations.Its latest revelation concerns itself, namely a 2008 document attributed to the Army Counterintelligence Centre which concluded that the site constitutes a threat to military operations and US security.
The information could be used by foreign intelligence, insurgents or terrorists for “planning attacks”, the report added.
Its authors warned that the lack of editorial oversight over what could be posted could lead to it being used to spread lies and propaganda.
Their report also revealed that the army had tried to discover the identity of a possible mole leaking information to the site.
Homeland Insecurity!
“This Is Gonna Be On The New Record”
theFixedFocus
The oldest and most stylish Black Lip, Ian St. Pe, has got himself a side project called theFixedFocus.
The band’s first demo “Movin’ On Up” has a slick “Big Black Baby Jesus of Today” heavy guitar rhythm on top of a light reverb laced guitar. And features lyrics you’d expect from St. Pe like:
“Needed peace of mind/Oh hell yeah I got more than a lot/Laying back, feeling good/Doing like I’ve always done.”
“Can you hear that sound?/ Can you move it around?”
“Am I ready? Ready as I always was.”
“Question, am I all right? All right? In fact, I’m doing gooood.”
You ought to check ’em out: http://www.myspace.com/thefixedfocus
Funny Pic of the Day
Hahahahahahahaha. Gotta love Dave. Look at those psychosomatic arm aerobics.
Kids Like You & Me (KLYAM) 