Judee Sill’s life was brief, but her music lives on and has influenced countless artists. I was turned on to Judee’s work after hearing Fleet Foxes Robin Pecknold cover “Crayon Angel” at several Fleet Foxes […]
Could it be another week already? Indeed, it’s time for another Sirius XMU Download 15. Jake Fogelnest picks ’em and plays ’em, and I scribble down the track names and search for the links online. […]
Between April 1st and April 30th, Nathan Willett from Cold War Kids and Ben Gibbard from Death Cab for Cutie ran a combined 148 miles and raised over $2,000 for a new water well in […]
Amazon has opened the floodgates on its Kindle publishing. As of this week, emerging blogs (like this one) can publish alongside the corporate big boys. You can check out The Color Awesome for Kindle on […]
When it comes to all things music, I’m often jealous of my city-dwelling friends. Not this weekend. The Record Man in Redwood City is holding their annual parking lot sale this Saturday and Sunday May […]
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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I know my mom needs one of these. How about yours? Another great commercial from SNL.
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mother’s day is Sunday. Looking for a mother’s day gift for mom? How about some mom jeans? A classic from SNL.
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? […]
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 […]
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 […]
Over the course of his meteoric career, Andy Warhol (1928–1987) used the medium of music to transform himself from fan, to record album designer, to producer, to celebrity night-clubber, to rock star. Warhol Live presents […]
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