Troy, NY. September 8, 2009 – Super 400 is gearing up to release their fifth studio album, Sweet Fist, out September 15th, 2009 on Response Records/Rock Ridge Music. Recorded on tape at the famed Ardent Studios in Memphis, TN, with cover art by Klaus Voormann, the renowned creator of the Beatles' 'Revolver' album cover, this album is the band's most skillful work to date, holding strong to their influences from legends like Jimi Hendrix, Cream, Blind Faith and Zeppelin.
Paste Magazine Gets To Know PEASANT with front-page feature & interview!
“Getting To Know” Peasant is a humbling yet adventurous journey that we should all take a minute to do. And that’s exactly what Paste Magazine sought out to do a few short weeks ago in Peasant’s hometown of Doylestown, PA. Quickly diving into Peasant’s past, present, and exciting new future, Paste Magazine’s Catherine Prewitt sat down with Damien DeRose (a.k.a. Peasant) in order to gain some true insight and new perspective what exactly it is that has inspired the man behind the music to make such a unique and intriguing sound.
With a bit of a sneak preview into what to expect from Peasant’s 2010 album release of “Shady Retreat”, Paste digs up several other
Portland filmmaker Matt McCormick launches the trailer for Some Days are Better than Others
Shot primarily in Portland and the surrounding areas, Some Days are Better than Others is a poetic, character-driven independent feature film starring James Mercer, Carrie Brownstein, Renee Roman Nose, and David Wodehouse. A charmingly melancholy look at abandonment, Some Days are Better Than Others asks the question, “Why do the good times slip by so fast while the sad times seem so sticky?” The film thematically explores heartbreak, abandonment, and alternative forms of communication while observing an interweaving web of awkward characters who seem to get kicked down by life time and time again. Above all else, Some Days are Better Than Others is a quirky black comedy about the disposable relics of our always-consuming society. It’s a film about growing up, growing old, and holding on to hope while looking for second chances.
Trailer link: http://www.somedaysthemovie.
THE GLAD HEARTS - The Oak and the Acorn
With a sound that touches upon both alt-country and artful indie-rock, GLAD 
HEARTS have crafted an album that wouldn’t seem out of place on the CD shelves of fans of NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL or Cassadaga-era BRIGHT EYES.
The band delivers fragile, summery folk hymns that quiver with equal parts indie rock sensitivity and dusty, booksmart poetry. Simultaneously, singer-songwriter Ryan Bing dumpster dives through the darkest moments of life – both his and others – and lays out his findings for all to see. However, what he's mining for isn't cheap tragedy, but hope.
Lending their talents to the album is a veritable who's-who of indie engineers, producers and mixers, such as Grammy Award winner Matt Shane (FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS), Chris Moore (TV ON THE RADIO, YEAH YEAH YEAHS, SCARLETT JOHANSSON), Michael White (TALKING HEADS, DAVID BYRNE, DAVID BOWIE) and John Schmersal (ENON, BRANIAC). Adding to the nuance of the songs is a grab bag of instruments that includes guitar, mandolin, bass, keys, drums, piano, organ, banjo, accordion, saw, drums, trumpet and bottles. The result is a communal back-porch party for the inner English major in all of us. The Oak and the Acorn is something quiet, seemingly plaintive and intensely personal, yet ultimately joyful and something to be shared, over fine china, paper plates or marshmallows on a stick.
The band has been making waves throughout its home region and is poised to break out on a national level by combining heartfelt and honest songwriting, an earnest DIY work ethic and a serious case of wanderlust. GLAD HEARTS' house tour lasts from last week until the end of time
DOWNLOAD THE ALBUM HERE:
www.mediafire.com/?lzil2q2jwdi
new video by Loquat ("SF's Best Indie Act" -SF Bay Guardian)
Loquat is among SF's most critically lauded local bands, recognized for their singular ability to combine beauty and innovation. "Lots of bands mix electronic and acoustic instruments," says the SF Chronicle, "but few pull it off with the grace—or even the shimmering melodies—exhibited by this San Francisco group fronted by Kylee Swenson." Nylon magazine says, "In a genre marred by overproduction and, sometimes, a lack of imagination, Loquat is not only wonderfully organic but refreshingly inventive."
Loquat's second full length album, Secrets of the Sea, has been on numerous influential blogs' lists of favorite albums, and is available on iTunes, Amazon and the Talking House Store.
Thom Yorke (feat. Andy Yorke) - "All For The Best" Video
Monday, September 21, 2009
Thom Yorke's video for "All For The Best" (featuring Andy Yorke) is now available at RollingStone.com. The song is from the Mark Mulcahy tribute album, Ciao My Shining Star (September 29), which features the eponymous track from Andy Yorke's former band, Unbelievable Truth.
Jump CLubb
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Jump Clubb from Beverly Hills, CA and are releasing a new album The Love of No Dance - October 6thFree download: "A Frozen Hug" - http://www.jumpclubb.com/Video: "Rather Be Played" - http://www.youtube.com/
Something Barrowed, Something Blue...
Friday, September 18, 2009
Wednesday 23rd September 09
PETER HOOK & SECTION 25 'ROCKING THE BLUE PLAQUES'
Back Door Music Project, Rochdale
Peter Hook and Section 25 join forces to play a special one-off gig in celebration of blue plaques being unveiled on two seminal recording studios in Rochdale; Tractor Sound Studios (which John Peel helped fund with his Dandelion record label after having lived in Rochdale and working in the Townhead Cotton Mill in 1959) and Kenion Street Music Building (Cargo & Suit 16 studios) where Joy Division and The Stones Roses recorded. Hookie only played Rochdale once, in 1980, despite recording there for years so we've been told to expect some Joy Division
MYSPACE MUSIC "CELEBRATES" MADONNA ON NEW HOMEPAGE WITH EXCLUSIVE VIDEO AND FAN CONTEST
Today MySpace Music officially unveils its brand new homepage with the exclusive premiere of Madonna's highly anticipated "Celebration" fan video directed by Jonas Akerlund, the singer's long time creative collaborator (Ray of Light). To watch the "Celebration" video featuring dozens of Madonna's biggest fans visit the MySpace Music homepage at http://www.myspace.com/music. The video can also be found here:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.
Daytrotter Presents: Dead Confederate / Meat Puppets Tour & Free Digital 7”
Hot off a UK tour with Dinosaur Jr, Dead Confederate kick off their co-headline tour with the Meat Puppets. Click here to get a free 7" digital EP featuring music from both bands - Dead Confederate's "The Rat" (Live from Laundromatinee.com) and The Meat Puppets "Go To Your Head "(from Daytrotter's SXSW sessions)".
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