Here’s the August 21st installment of the Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. Jake Fogelnest picks ‘em and plays ‘em, and I find ‘em and post ‘em. A match made in heaven.

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Wannabe-rockers have been eagerly awaiting Harmonix’s next entry in the Rock Band franchise all summer. Especially enticing is the inclusion of the Keytar peripheral which opens up the track selection to include a plethora of high-profile new wave snyth tunes from the 1980’s including some of my favorite 80′s classics: Continue Reading…

It’s about time, ladies! The talented ladies in Warpaint have finally announced their forthcoming LP titled, “The Fool”. Continue Reading…

Let me introduce you to my new band crush.  Light Asylum are Shannon Funchess and Bruno Coviello from Brooklyn.  If you think Brooklyn’s current output is a dime a dozen, you’ll have to think again after hearing this darkwave duo.  They’re heavily influenced by Depeche Mode, not to mention a few other mainstream industrial dance bands.  Shannon’s voice has been compared to Bowie and Grace Jones, but I hear some Alison Moyet in there as well.

Light Asylum played here in Seattle at Pony last week; I stupidly missed it.  I rushed to the bar to hear them play only to arrive to see them packing up.  Everyone left over were reeling over how amazing their performance was.  I interrupted Shannon and Bruno while they were getting ready to pack up their car (they were driving from place to place picking up shows!) to buy the CD everyone else had.  When we said goodbye, Shannon was yelling down the street at us.  “Thank you guys!  Spread the love, tell everyone about us!”

Well here it is, Shannon.  I jacked the first song from the amazing “Cardboard” ep, described as basically a demo to shop to labels.  Girl, you should be signed to which ever label you want because this music is amazing.

Check out their myspace music page for information on how to get some of their music.  I promise you’ll not only be hearing more about this band come 2011, you’ll be amazed by them.

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Here’s the August14th installment of the Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. Jake Fogelnest picks ‘em and plays ‘em, and I find ‘em and post ‘em. A match made in heaven. It’s a little late because I was at Outside Lands!

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I’ve been steaming in the Chicago heat at Lollapalooza for the past three days. I took over 10,000 pictures for Ice Cream Man this past weekend. I fly back home in a few hours, but Here are some of the early returns. Continue Reading…

Here’s the August 7th installment of the Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. Jake Fogelnest picks ‘em and plays ‘em, and I find ‘em and post ‘em. A match made in heaven. It’s a little late because I’m at Lollapalooza!

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Woke up this morning to find this sad, twee `woodland hymn from Australia in my inbox. The guitar has that sad, repetitive tangle of twinkling guitar and Freya’s moaning vocals seemed to fit the foggy San Francisco morning. They’re like of like Cocteau Twins meets Beach House meets Fleet Foxes. Oh, and their photo was labeled “Our Monkey” and I find that very cute.

Don’t know much about “Our Husband”, but apparently this is their first song, with an LP in the works. After moving from cold, cold Melbourne Nathaniel (Fire! Santa Rosa,
Fire! formed Our Husband with Freya Adele, (Bing goes to Monaco)

Listen: Villages by Our Husband

Here’s the July 31st installment of the Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. Jake Fogelnest picks ‘em and plays ‘em, and I find ‘em and post ‘em. A match made in heaven.

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This summer we’ve been teased by remixes and now the wait is over! we’ve got something entirely new! It’s called “The End of the World Is Bigger Than Love”. It’s ever so Jens – whimsical, weary, and winsome. It alludes to typically quirky Jens locales – a Target pharmacy in Brooklyn, Coney Island, etc. It’s all yours for an email address! Continue Reading…

Seems like I’ve had Best Coast tunes swirling through my head forever, so it’s hard to believe today is the release day of Crazy For You (Mexican Summer.) Today they also announced a slew of new North American tour dates. I saw them twice this spring, and can’t wait for my favorite cat-loving stoner, aka “coaster”, to play the bay area again.

Oh yeah – They’ve also got a free download of their current single, Boyfriend. Party on, Dude-ettes!