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jos dve obrade...
omiljeni australijski bend The Lucksmiths na svom aktuelnom izdanju prepunom zaboravljenih snimaka ima i nekoliko obrada, medju kojima i cuveni slager iz repertoara sastava The Bee Gees...

... potom i Natasha Khan sa svojim spektakularnim bendom u jednoj od verzija dve decenije starog hita za Bruce Springsteena.

The Lucksmiths - I Started a Joke (mp3)
Bat For Lashes - I'm On Fire (mp3)

Nice Pics...

parking lot in sweden

... u medjuvremenu se izborio za #1 liste albuma u svojoj domovini, vozeci mali avion iznad Islanda snimio spot za jednu od pesama sa svoje nove ploce, gostovao na brojnim lokalnim televizijama... i konacno, na parkingu ispred kluba u kome je nastupio prethodnog vikenda, odrzao mali session uz pratnju svoje omiljene gitare, malobrojnih prijatelja i 'slucajnih prolaznika'...

twee as fuck

sastav Tullycraft koji vec dugo vremena svojim prisustvom oplemenjuje muzicku scenu grada Seattle se vraca nakon dve godine pauze sa novom petom po redu plocom koju ce krajem narednog meseca objaviti diskografska kuca Magic Marker Records.

'Every Scene Needs a Center' je sasvim logican nastavak prethodne ploce, nastao u gotovo kucnom ambijentu uz podrsku velikog broja lokalnih muzicara ukljucujuci i clanove nama omiljenih Math & Physics Club. Sean Tollefson i drugari nastavljaju tradiciju prenosenja pozitivne energije kroz raznolikost tema i stilova, trudeci se da pronadju pravi put do sustine popularne muzike. ono sto ispunjava njihove pesme su naravno harmonije, ali one sadrze i sve sto jedan kultni bend mora da ima, a to su pre svega upecatljiva jednostavnost i neodoljiv sarm, sa druge strane kroz njih sa uspehom apostrofiraju mnoge od svojih uzora, sto je u pesmi koja najavljuje plocu definitivno sastav The Buzzcocks.

catchy.

Tullycraft - The Punks Are Writing Love Songs (mp3)

... na ploci se nalazi i pesma 'Take Away the Make Up', koja je u medjuvremenu postala veliki koncertni favorit...

from Pitchfork: Today by Matthew Solarski

news: Morrissey Kicks Off Tour

While $75 million can't buy a Smiths reunion gig, a mere fraction of that sum will get you a seat at the next sermon delivered by the world's preeminent man-diva, Morrissey. Step right up and get your tickets!Moz's previously reported trek across North America kicks off tonight (September 20) in Tijuana, and, provided the man who forgave Jesus can atone for a tremendous tequila hangover, he'll continue in serpentine fashion across the U.S. through early November. San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City get near-lethal multiple-night doses of Moz, while a previously mentioned press release calls this stretch of gigs "the last Morrissey will do for the foreseeable future." Not quite cause for alarm for those of us who can't foresee past next Tuesday, sure, but if you've always meant to catch Moz live, make this your tour.Kristeen Young still opens all shows, several of which were are make-up dates after Moz done got all sick and cancelled part of his summer tour. [MORE...]

Video: Morrissey: That's How People Grow Up (Live on Late Show With David Letterman)

A few messages from our readers

Dan:
Hi!I was hoping that maybe you would listen to the track I included, "Just Impolite." It has already created a bit of buzz on myspace, especially since its inclusion in the popular webTV series We Need Girlfriends. Anyways, if you want to post it, I would be willing to send you my new track "Dancing in a Minefield" which is not available for download anywhere and my fans are just waiting to get their hands on it, so I'll send them over to you for downloading. our myspace is http://www.myspace.com/plushgun I am available for any interviews, phone or email. We are also trying to push our premier show, which is going to be on 9/27 at The Bitter End in NYC. Thanks so much!Dan IngalaPlushgunwww.myspace.com/plushgun

Plushgun - Just Impolite (mp3)


Ryan:
Hi good people at Musikoon!
I just wanted to write you and recommend a band called Akron/Family, of which I'm a huge fan of, and send you some links for your listening pleasure. They just started a tour this weekend with Greg Davis and Megafaun and they have a new album coming out Tues. I'm horrible at describing music but here is some digital love to check out for yourself:
"Ed is a Portal" -- http://akronfamily.com/backend/mp3/Ed%20Is%20A%20Portal.mp3
"Phenomena" -- http://akronfamily.com/backend/mp3/Phenomena.mp3
I was hoping you could listen to the music and consider them for posting/review on the musikoon music blog.
If you want some more info, check this out:
http://akronfamily.com/backend/
Also, their website is here:
http://akronfamily.com/mainstreet.htm
and of course they're on MySpace:
http://akronfamily.com/mainstreet.htm
I heard about Akron/Family from some very nice people in Megafaun who are local to me here in North Carolina. Megafaun are not only opening but they'll also be playing as part of Akron/Family on stage, along with Greg Davis, turning Akron/Family into a very robust 8 piece of sonic mastery. Anyways, just thought I'd pass along the good word! I think Akron/Family deserve some attention.
I'd love to hear what you think.
Talk to ya soon,
ryan


Andrew:
I was looking through your blog and I thought you might be interested in myband Red Collar based in Durham and Chapel HIll, North Carolina. I washoping you could check out our music, and if you like it, we'd love for youto review and/or post us. We've been told we sound kind of like BruceSpringsteen fronting Fugazi. We've gotten serious kudos for our lyrics andour high-energy live shows. This year we released our debut album - the Hands Up EP. We've built astrong fan base, played a SXSW showcase and toured our region(mid-atlantic). The Carolina Hurricanes (pro hockey) actually play ouralbum at their games and we just got added to a bunch of college radiorotations - KEXP & XMU among others.This winter we will be recording a full length with producer BrianPaulson(Wilco, Archers of Loaf, Superchunk). If you have a chance, check out the music off our The Hands Up EP:
Hands Up - http://www.redcollarmusic.com/songs/Hands-Up.mp3
Lyrics - http://www.redcollarmusic.com/lyrics/Hands-Up-Lyrics.txt
Used Guitars - http://www.redcollarmusic.com/songs/Used-Guitars.mp3
Lyrics - http://www.redcollarmusic.com/lyrics/Used-Guitars-Lyrics.txt
Stay - http://www.redcollarmusic.com/songs/Stay.mp3
Lyrics - http://www.redcollarmusic.com/lyrics/Stay-Lyrics.txt
Witching Hour - http://www.redcollarmusic.com/songs/Witching-Hour.mp3
Lyrics - http://www.redcollarmusic.com/lyrics/Witching%20Hour%20-%20Lyrics.txt
Also, here is some more info. Photos and cover art- http://redcollarmusic.com/pressphotos.html
EPK - http://www.redcollarmusic.com/RedCollaronesheet-1.pdf
Myspace - http://www.myspace.com/redcollarmusic
Buy the EP here- http://www.powerteamrecords.com/merch
Grayson Currin (pitchfork, Burly Time Records, Independent weekly) wrotethis review of The Hands Up EP:http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A45230
Appreciate your time; and hope you like it.
Best,
Andrew
Red Collar

ivy education

ovih dana je NYC scena ponovo aktuelna jer postoji nekoliko prilicno zanimljivih bendova koji bez pravih izdanja sa uspehom prevazilaze lokalne okvire. jedan od njih je i sastav Vampire Weekend koji cine cetvorica svrsenih studenata univerziteta Columbia, nastao tek pre nesto vise od godinu dana, ali sa vec impresivnim brojem svojih obozavalaca...

novopeceni nastavnik Ezra Koenig predvodi jedan od najupecatljivijih novih bendova kome su demo materijal, ali i sjajni nastupi doneli ugovor sa diskografskom kucom XL Recordings, koja ce ove jeseni objaviti njihov premijerni single, a pocetkom naredne godine i prvu plocu.

kroz svoje pesme oni predstavljaju uzbudljivu mesavinu zanrova, stilski neocekivanu i u ovom slucaju veoma uspesnu. slackerski pop sa pocetka devedesetih u sada nesto drugacijoj interpretaciji susrece afro uticaje poput onih koje su nesto ranije na svojim plocama promovisali Paul Simon i David Byrne. mladalacka energija i razigranost ni ovaj put nisu sporni, ali ono sto ovaj bend izdvaja od slicnih pokusaja jesu pazljivo skrojeni, jednostavni i pre svega inteligentno smisljeni aranzmani, zahvaljujuci kojima njihova recitost dolazi do izrazaja, tekstovi postaju uzasno zabavni, dok je muzika i dalje cool.

smart pop.

Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma (mp3)

... glavni krivac za sjajne aranzmane klavijaturista Rostam Batmanglij je trenunto aktuelan i povodom rada na soundtracku za film 'The Ten', koji je okupio nekolicinu zanimljivih muzicara sa americke indie scene.

PARTY OF THE YEAR

We are proud to represent...

seven mirrors
one disco ball
four lights
one bottle of rum
three bottles of tequila
62 beers
four crew
& 17 people

country leanings

svaki bend koji Dinosaur Jr. povedu sa sobom na turneju zasluzuje nasu paznju, ovog septembra u pitanju je sastav Band Of Horses koji vec pocetkom narednog meseca u izdanju diskografske kuce Sub Pop dolazi do svoje nove, druge po redu ploce.

pevac, gitarista i tekstopisac Ben Bridwell je za ovu priliku okupio novu ekipu, vratio se kuci na jug i resio da snimi jos jednu plocu kako bi dokazao da iznenadni uspeh debitantskog albuma nije bio slucajan. 'Cease to Begin' je ploca koja je pored potpuno novih clanova benda, okupila i nekoliko starih prijatelja medju kojima je cuveni indie producent Phil Ek, covek sa kojim je godinama saradjivao Robin Peringer, ali i bassista Matt Gentling iz legendarnog sastava Archers Of Loaf. u pitanju je pre svega odlicno izbalansirana ploca koja donosi pregst melodija, na kojoj je uticaj okruzenja i vise nego primetan. gitare su sada mirnije, distorzije je daleko manje, ali sjajni tekstovi i autentican vokal su ponovo tu... stari fanovi ce mozda biti razocarani, ali svi ostali ponosni na svoj novi omiljeni bend...

Ben Bridwell je zadovoljan, zasto ne biste bili i vi...!!!

turn it loud.

Band Of Horses - Ode to LRC (mp3)

... treba li dodati i da je jedna od sporijih i najdirektnijih pesama na ploci dobila ime po slavnom nemackom kosarkasu, prvom evropljaninu koji je ikada zaigrao na NBA All Star mecu...

coverz

nas omiljeni zabavni program 'Weeds' polako ulazi u trecu sezonu i nastavlja da prezentuje svoju uvodnu temu u raznim verzijama, ove jeseni cucemo i nekoliko uzbudljivih interpretacija cuvene pesme koju je dosta davno napisala Malvina Reynolds, a nama je svakako najdraza ona koju Colin Meloy izvodi u pratnji svog sastava The Decemberists.

potom i definitivno obrada nedelje u kojoj Norah Jones upoznaje divnu festivalsku publiku negde u Poljskoj sa jednom od pesama iz repertoara svog omiljenog benda... (they're nice and really good, and they are from Canada)

no, ona ce vam vec sve reci...

The Decemberists - Little Boxes (mp3)
Norah Jones - Ocean of Noise (mp3)

lack of love

nazad u Göteborg...
sastav Dorotea je godinama svirao daleko brzi i tvrdji pop od onog koji je oduvek zeleo, da bi nakon raspada benda, gitarista i pevac Mikael Carlsson konacno dosao u poziciju da snimi plocu po svom ukusu. pod imenom The Honeydrips je proletos objavio svoj debut album na sve popularnijoj etiketi Sincerely Yours iza koje stoji famozni electro duo The Tough Alliance.

'Here Comes the Future' je ploca jednostavnih melodija koja predstavlja prigodnu mesavinu pop muzike osamdesetih u raznim svojim oblicima, ali upakovana tako da se uticaji lako prepoznaju. atmosfera je dominantna bez obzira da li su u prvom planu retro synthisaizeri i fuzzirane bass deonice ili akusticna gitara i impresivan vokal, dok gotovo u svakoj pesmi mozete cuti tragove njegovog omiljenog benda The Jesus & Mary Chain, bilo da se radi o klasicnoj electro pop temi nastaloj uz podrsku popularnih drugara ili pravim indie pop biserima...

aktuelni single je upravo ovo drugo...

pravi biser!

The Honeydrips - I Wouldn't Know What To Do (mp3)

... b-strana singla donosi i remix jedne od pesama sa ploce od strane decka po imenu Axel Willner, poznatijeg kao The Field...

According to Pitchfork

Photo by Lauren Dukoff

Devendra Banhart begins his Roll through North America this weekend in support of that new album he has with the silly title coming out September 25 via XL. The tour's first show is September 1 in Vancouver.

Earlier this week, Devendra formally released the album's "Tonada Yanomaminista" via iTunes.

And finally, in other Devendra news...that photo.

Keep Rollin' Rollin' Rollin' Rollin':

09-21 Toronto, Ontario - Danforth Music Hall !



MP3: Devendra Banhart: Seahorse [from the forthcoming Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Mountain LP]

Video: Devendra Banhart: Devendra Gets Superstitious

long haired child

brda iznad Los Angelesa sa pogledom na Topanga Canyon poseduju cudesan mir i imaju gotovo mitsko obelezje za popularnu muziku, jer su bas tamo mnogi cuveni rockeri dolazili trazeci svoju inspiraciju, na kojima je uostalom i Neil Young snimio svoj legendarni album 'After the Goldrush'. skoro trideset godina kasnije tamo se sa svojim prijateljima preselio i Devendra Banhart, gde je u iznajmljenoj kuci pretvorenoj u studio uspesno priveo kraju snimanje svoje nove pete po redu ploce 'Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon' koju ce krajem meseca objaviti XL Recordings.

'I’m high, and I’m happy, and I’m free…'

na ovoj ploci mladjani Devendra ostavlja svoje folk uticaje po strani, stavlja bend ispred sebe i pojavljuje u svom do sada najrockerskijem izdanju. ovo je zapravo tiha rockerska ploca sa klavirskim deonicama u prvom planu, zacinjena njegovim latino korenima uz presudan uticaj okruzenja u kome je nastala. ma koliko opusten, njegova ekscentricnost je dominantna, pa su pesme uvek drugacije bez obzira o cemu ili na kom jeziku pevao. plocu je snimio uz pomoc svojih najblizih prijatelja koji vec dugo godina cine njegov prateci bend, ali i nekoliko impresivnih gostiju medju kojima je jos jedan autenticni hippie Chris Robinson, njegova miljenica Vashti Bunyan, ali i davno zaboravljena Linda Perhacs.

Devendra Banhart sa uspehom ignorise medijske pokusaje zanrovskog etiketiranja i iznova dokazuje svoju autenticnost, plocom na kojoj ima sasvim dovoljno pesama da svako pronadje svoj mali kutak za uzivanje...

probajte!

Devendra Banhart - Cristobal (mp3)

... pesma koja otvara plocu u kojoj na vokalima gostuje i omiljeni lik s velikog platna, golobradi meksicki glumac Gael Garsia Bernal...