Tours
Underworld playing The Fox in August
Good things come to those who wait. Case in point: Underworld are playing The Fox Theater in Oakland on August 7th. You can pick up tickets in a presale that goes on until 10am tomorrow. […]
Year: 2009
MP3s & Streams
Au Revoir Simone Debuts New Album, Purchase For Free
Au Revoir Simone’s Still Night, Still Light is set to drop next week. Can’t wait? You can stream the whole album right now via their Myspace page. I haven’t listened to the whole thing yet, […]
Featured
Upcoming Events
Penetration Part Three
If you’re in Seattle this Thursday, May 14th, you have no excuse for missing this! Dumb Eyes will provide audio and visual goodness. You’ll provide the party! 9 P.M. – Close @ The Bus Stop, […]
Playlists
Playlist: MTV2 Subterranean for 5.07.09
For years I’ve been watching Subterranean on MTV2, and before that, the original 120 Minutes. Much like Sirius XMU’s “Download 15” playlist, I don’t understand why these playlists aren’t archived online, so I’ve taken it […]
Cool Stuff
Confirmed: I’m Shooting Sasquatch!
No, I’m not going postal on Bigfoot. I’m shipping my six-year-old off to the grandparents and then I’m flying north to help Phil celebrate his Birthday and then I’m headed to the Gorge to photograph […]
Festivals
The Wanderlust Festival: Yoga + Music + more
Have you ever day-dreamed about what your own version of “a perfect music festival” would be like? My version would be small (like Treasure island), in a beautiful natural setting (like Rothbury), with a luxury […]
Cool Stuff
Happy Mother’s Day: Timberlake and Samberg’s “Motherlover”
It’s Mother’s Day. What have you done for *your* mom lately? I almost peed my pants when I first saw this on SNL last night. Justin Timberlake is one funny guy. The cameos by Susan […]
Humor
A Gift for Mom: The Mom Translator
I know my mom needs one of these. How about yours? Another great commercial from SNL.
MP3s & Streams
Playlist: May 9th Sirius XMU Download 15
Another week, another Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. Here’s the Download 15 for May 9nd. This is our seventh weekly installment of the playlist. Do you appreciate it? Use your manners like your momma taught […]
Festivals
Presale: Phoenix at the Spectrum Festival
Phoenix is playing The Spectrum Festival in San Francisco. I’m ever so bummed that I’ll be out of town, but all of our readers can still take advantage of today’s presale, ending at 10pm tonight. […]
Cool Stuff
Friday’s Random Rollup
How about this for a random twitter #followfriday ?Rania Al Abdullah, Queen of Jordan, joined the tweeting masses yesterday. Follow her at @QueenRania (via TechCrunch) Expenses tight? Build your own cigarbox guitar or ukulele. These […]
Videos
Live Indie Pop on a Twee Scale: SF Popfest 2009
Here at the Color Awesome, we’re all about indie pop and we love local artists and festivals. So you can imagine I’m ever so happy to tell you about the San Francisco Popfest 2009, May […]
Cool Stuff
Bunnymen’s Ocean Rain is Officially Out of This World
According to NME, Our longtime favorites Echo And The Bunnymen will be launching a copy of their seminal 1984 album ‘Ocean Rain’ into outer space: “NASA astronaut Timothy Kopra is set to take a copy […]
Cool Stuff
Daft Punk to pen soundtrack for ‘Tron 2.0’.
We’ve heard rumors off and on for the past few months, but now it’s official. Daft Punk is composing the soundtrack for Tron 2.0. For those of you too young to remember, Tron is the […]
Cool Stuff
Death Cab on CNN: “the perfect marriage of four guys”
So I’m home sick with the flu. It’s amazing what you’ll find trolling the web mindlessly for hours. Evidently Chris and Nick of Death Cab for Cutie stopped by CNN yesterday to chat about all […]
Cool Stuff
Objectified: Consuming Design
Gary Hustwit, Director of Helvetica, the documentary about typography, graphic design and global visual cultre, is at it again. His newest project, Objectified, explores industrial design and the manufactured objects we surround ourselves with on […]
Humor
A Gift for Mom: Mom Jeans
Mother’s day is Sunday. Looking for a mother’s day gift for mom? How about some mom jeans? A classic from SNL.
MP3s & Streams
Leaked: The Horrors – Primary Colors
As we reported last week, The Horrors have been taking the UK by storm. We’re also completely infatuated here at thecolorawesome. Their new album, Primary Colours, drops tomorrow in the USA and UK. Can’t wait? […]
MP3s & Streams
Playlist: May 2nd Sirius XMU Download 15
Another week, another Sirius XMU Download 15 playlist. Here’s the Download 15 for May 2nd. It’s been a busy weekend and a few listening links are still missing, but I hope to add them in […]
Featured
Stephin Merritt: Off Broadway With Coraline
Stephen Merritt can’t stand still. The amount of projects he’s principled in the last 18 years are too numerous to recollect off the top of one’s head. He’s created some of modern pop’s most memorable moments – […]
Cool Stuff
Deb Googe: Join Me For A Drink?
So you’re sitting at Six Arms on Seattle’s Capitol Hill. Fresh from a Sunday afternoon nap, ready for an IPA and some pub grub. Some girl who looks exactly like Deb Googe from My Bloody […]
Playlists
Playlist: 4.23.09 MTV2 Subterranean
For years I’ve been watching Subterranean on MTV2, and before that, the original MTV alternative/indie music video show 120 Minutes. While YouTube has lessened the impact of video shows like Subterranean, I still like to […]
Cool Stuff
The Bran Flakes: Play What You Like
I’m a huge fan of the Goodwill Dollar LP bin. You’ve seen those poor, deserted records – children’s learning LP’s, religious sermons and presidential speeches, hypnotism records to help you stop doing whatever it is […]