I won’t say how or where I found out, but here’s The Treasure Island 2009 Lineup, a day early. Saturday: MGMT, MSTRKRFT, Girl Talk, Brazilian Girls, The Streets, Passion Pit, LTJ< Bukeum Feat Mc Conrad, […]
This morning my friend Matt passed on the sad news that Grammy Award-winning album cover designer Tom Wilkes passed away this week. Like Matt, he was a Long Beach native. Tom Wilkes gained national prominence […]
Here’s the July 11th installment of the Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. Jake Fogelnest picks ’em and plays ’em, and I scribble down the track names and search for the links online. A match made […]
How’s this for caveats? I don’t live in Seattle (that’s Phil.) I’ve never had a Cupcake Royale (Kara‘s is my bay-area cupcake boutique of choice). However, I’m a sucker for free sweets (why do you […]
Got an update from the folks at Lollapalooza today. They’re promoting the festival by giving away a 15 track sampler from iTunes. It’s pretty sweet – tracks from Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver, Deerhunter, White Lies […]
I saw Sara Lov open for Sea Wolf back in 2007. I haven’t kept up since, but noticed she released a new CD in March, “Seasoned Eyes Were Beaming”. Right now she is in the […]
Here’s this week’s Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. What’s more appropriate than the best independent playlist on Independence Day? This week light on mp3 links, but hey, it’s a holiday. I want to get the […]
As we mentioned back in April, the wonderful Air France were working on a remix for a secret band. I was a good boy and promised not to say who it was until it was official. We […]
I spent the last weekend with my gay brothers and sisters celebrating Gay Pride here in Seattle. I don’t usually celebrate with the crowds – it’s always too sunny and/or crowded and way expensive. This year […]
Of all the rotten luck: Jens Lekman has been quarantined for 10 days after contracting swine flu in South America. Jens says he fell ill and experienced a hallucinogenic fever while on an Air France […]
Evidently it’s auction season. I know little about the world of fine art and music memorabilia, but I do have an email alert set up with Christies to let me know whenever there’s a pop […]
A few days late, but here’s this week’s Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. It’s got two tracks that disappeared in April an are back on the liast again. Perhaps Jake was just before his own […]
I just received this in the mail. 1 Top Class Manager is how Rob Gretton(January 15, 1953 – May 15, 1999) referred to himself as Joy Division‘s fifth member in the book. Through financial thick and […]
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“Hello love have you seen this? www.gbgbelongstous.se” That was the e-mail I received from Air France today! The news broke the day before and they were probably wondering why we didn’t post something immediately. This […]
I must be living under a rock. Oh wait. No, I just live in the States. Coventry’s best ever band, The Specials, played Birmingham’s O2 Academy a few months back as part of their 30th […]
I was searching around my music collection trying to come up with a decent playlist of father inspired songs. I didn’t have much luck, the cheeze factor was way too high for my taste. So […]
I’m finally done editing my Sasquatch pictures! Here’s this week’s Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. Jake Fogelnest picks ’em and plays ’em, and I scribble down the track names and search for the links online. […]
It’s official. After over a year of speculation, former New Order members Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris and Phil Cunningham have formed a new band without ex-bassist Peter Hook. There is no word as to weather […]
I know it’s hard to believe but ten seventeen days later I’m still spending most of my free time editing Sasquatch pictures, but here is this week’s Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. Jake Fogelnest picks […]
The Treasure Island Music Festival, otherwise known as my-favorite-music-festival-on-the-plant is happening October 17th and 18th. If you live in the bay area and you’re into indie music YOU ARE A FOOL IF YOU DON”T GO. […]
So many old names are coming out of the woodwork today! Nouvelle Vague’s third album, NV3 will be released in the UK on June 15th. Nouvelle Vague’s approach is so beautiful and unusual that many […]
Les Pattinson, the retired bassist for Echo and the Bunnymen, has been coaxed out of retirement to play two live shows for his mates, The Wild Swans. According to the Wild Swans website, “After a […]
I recently set up my turntable which has been in storage for too long. It’s a pleasure to sit on the couch with the windows open and listen to Dionne Warwick, Four Tet, Boards of […]
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