MP3s & Streams
Caribou announce new album, Swim
April is shaping up to be a great month. Case in point – Caribou (formerly Manitoba) drop their new album Swim on April 20th. Caribou’s public face, Dan Snaith, has said that the new record […]
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News
Broken Social Scene announce new album + tour
My one concert regret of 2009 was missing Broken Social Scene at the Wanderlust Festival. I can put that regret more easily behind me now as I look forward to a May tour kick-off here […]
MP3s & Streams
Playlist: January 30th Sirius XMU Download 15
Here’s the January 30th 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. We also keep a […]
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Radio Dept. Leak New Track: Heaven’s On Fire
Stream it right here, folks! As we reported last week, the new Radio Dept. album ‘Clinging To A Scheme’ will officially be released in March 2010 directly from Labrador Records’ online store. One confirmed song […]
New Releases
Song Of The Day – Lali Puna’s “Remember”
Lali Puna is back after 6 years! Valerie Trebeljahr and her boys from The Notwist and Tied & Tickled Trio spent the end of last year getting the group back together. If you haven’t heard […]
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Playlist: January 23rd Sirius XMU Download 15
Here’s the January 23rd 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. The little birdie that […]
Tours
Sea Wolf To Tour With Phoenix, then The Album Leaf
Got a recent tweet announcing an unlikely but great pairing: Phoenix have invited Sea Wolf to join them for a trio of tour dates beginning on January 27th in Reno. Soon after they’ll join The […]
MP3s & Streams
The Radio Dept. announce release date for Clinging to a Scheme
Our favorite Swedish dreampop band, The Radio Dept., finally send good news our way! After four long years, we have artwork, a tracklisting and a new confirmed release date for their third album, Clinging to […]
MP3s & Streams
Serena-Maneesh Sign With 4AD
Serena-Maneesh have joined the roster of perhaps the most influential independent label ever. The now 30+ year old 4AD has seen its share of ups and downs, and 2010 looks like a definite upswing. Besides […]
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Playlist: January 16th Sirius XMU Download 15
Here’s the January 16th 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. We also keep a […]
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Song of the Day: Back to the Sea by The Sandwitches
The Sandwitches, hailing from our very own San Francisco, released their eclectic and fun debut album, “How To Make Ambient Sadcake” late last year. They rapidly got the attention blogs all around. Their shining mix […]
Reviews
Phil’s Best of 2009
2009 was pretty underwhelming for music. I struggled long and hard to make a top ten list, but there really weren’t ten that I felt made the list. So here are my top nine of […]
Design
100 Extraordinary Examples of Paper Art
Paper art can be traced back to Japan, where it originated over a thousand years ago. From complex paper cutting to book carving, this is an ever expanding area of design that is hardly talked […]
MP3s & Streams
Playlist: January 9th Sirius XMU Download 15
Here’s the January 9th 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. Thanks for today’s shout-out, […]
News
Death Cab for Cutie to cover Simple Minds “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”
Death Cab for Cutie is performing at the 15th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards, airing live on VH1 on January 15th at 9pm (EST/PST). The band will be performing a cover of the Simple Minds song, […]
Photos
Flickr 365 Self-Portrait Project
From this first shot, you’d think I don’t want to do it, but looks can be deceiving. On a bit of a whim, I decided to throw my camera into the ring for a 365-day, […]
MP3s & Streams
Playlist: Sirius XMU’s Top 41 of 2009
While googling to find our readers the mp3 links for the Sirius XMU Top 41 of 2099 playlist, it struck me that all these songs have one thing in common. Almost all of these tracks […]
Playlists
Paige’s Top 10 Songs of 2009
As 2009 comes to a close, we can’t resist generating our own The Color Awesome “best of” lists. I’ll start with my ten favorite tracks of the year. I thought about waxing prolific about why […]
MP3s & Streams
Playlist: December 26th Sirius XMU Download 15
Here’s the December 26th 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. We also keep a […]
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Song of The Day: Let’s Go Surfing by The Drums
The Drums are like a welcome dose of happy Prozac in what’s been a glum few weeks. It’s a little Beach Boys, a little Bow Bow Wow with some tripiness mixed in. RcrdLbl is giving […]
Videos
Video: Sea Wolf Shock Sessions
Sea Wolf recently recorded a twenty minute, five-song set for Shock Sessions. It’s particularly exciting because this session includes their first live performance of the Violet Hour, their song from the Twighlight New Moon Soundtrack. […]
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Playlist: December 17th Sirius XMU Download 15
Here’s the December 17th 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. We also keep a […]
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Merry Fucking Christmas from The Color Awesome
I’m having a really hard time getting in the Christmas spirit this year. I’m not usually such a pissy holiday grinch. Therefore I’m hoping that throwing myself into creating a really nasty, grumpy, downer of […]
Movies
Larger Than Life in 3D! Final two nights! Free swag!
3D films are becoming more and more common. I’m happy to report that that includes concert films. The folks at AEG Live have been extremely busy this past year. They’ve been frequenting summer music festivals […]