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ONCE November 2007 Mixtape

Happy Thanksgiving! This month is exciting for a couple reasons. First it is a fun month for getting together with family, eating turkey and then going home and officially starting the Christmas holiday season by hanging lights and decorating trees. But also it is exciting because next month ends the first full year of the ONCE mixtapes. This month we have some great new tracks from Jay-Z, Eddie Vedder, Wyclef and Angels and Airwaves. But we also have some cool obscure tracks like a classic Little Richard track. So lets get into it. Happy Turkey month!



Track #1
The Blood Brothers
“Camouflage, Camouflage”

I had already picked this track off their 2006 album “Young Machetes” for this months mix when word came down that this month they decided to end their ten year run and break up. So it seemed fitting that they made this month. The great interaction between Jordan Blilie and Johnny Whitney who started the band while still in high school. This song highlights the perfect chemistry between them. They will be missed.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4OEtlteAojI&feature=related – Love Rhymes With Hideous Car Wrecks


Track #2
Wyclef (ft. Akon, Lil Wayne and Nia)
“Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)”

Wyclef is back with his 7th album. Entitled Carnival 2, it revisits the concept of his first solo album in 1997. A story of a refugee girl and her struggles to accepted into the country. This track has made me a fan of Lil Wayne. It has a great hook courtesy of Akon and some sweet raps to boot. The album drops in December and if this track is any indication of the quality of the album then we should be in for a early Christmas treat!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7PxBGHjABnU – Video for Sweetest Girl

Track #3
Black Kids
“Hit the Heartbrakes”

This new band out of Florida have garnered lots of indie cred this year with the release of their 4 song EP, “Wizards of Ahhh” that can be downloaded for free from the MySpace account. Their approach is simple. They use a lo-fi approach and then add some great harmonies and catchy riffs to make the music stand out on its own. A full length album should be coming soon and only time will tell if they are able to carry this formula over to a 12 song layout.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ORqlI7nXww0 – Unofficial video for I’m Not Going To Teach Your Boyfriend To Dance


Track #4
Atmosphere
Sunshine

Atmosphere, the rap collective out of Minnesota, continues their prolific album output that they started in 1997. This track comes off of their “Sad Clown Bad Summer 9”. They just released late this month their “Sad Clown Bad Fall 10”. But this track is a about a hangover that seems to top them all. But then he walks outside and discovers the ultimate cure along with some deeper soul searching.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NHzyxBi5H-c – Live video of Sunshine

Track #5
Karbide
“End of October”

Warning. This song is addictive and you will have the chorus bouncing around in your cranium for days. My good friend out of Houston penned and recording the track over the space of a week in a bout of creative flow. The track quickly gained the attention of Garageband.com who named it their track of the day. Formerly of San Antonio based band Mutbuket, this track out shines all his previous works which is no easy task. Lyrically deep, the track creeps around you like a dirty realization that we aren’t all perfect. With this new project of his, we can only hope for more great tracks like this.
http://www.garageband.com/artist/Karbide

Track #6
Common
“I Want You”

Raps leading conscience is back with 7th album “Finding Forever”. A great track about love that you had, love that you still want, but love you know is no good for you. His lyrical word play makes me giddy.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YeOOL6A7Tfs – Video for I Want You

Track #7
Little Richard
“If You Pick Her Too Hard (she will come out of tune)”

We are all used to the flamboyant personality of Little Richard with his signature hits such as Tutti Frutti, Good Golly Miss Molly and Long Tall Sally. But this track shows why he is regarded very highly by his peers and even James Brown once credited him with, "first putting the funk in the rock and roll beat." This was recorded in 1972 as part of a more countrified session that he experimented with.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xhn7OQAmgLk&feature=related – Live version of Send Me Some Love

Track #8
Skinnyman
“No Big Ting”
Alexander Holland has been on the London grime scene since 2004 when this single boosted him from obscurity to a minor celebrity in Britain. He has taken his time coming out with a new album, and has only released a couple of EP’s since then. This is a great example of his skill.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QRu_OA0r0RM&feature=related – Council Estate of Mind video

Track #9
Eddie Vedder
“Long Nights”

Eddie Vedder released his first solo album entitled “Into the Wild”. It is a great soundtrack to the Sean Penn movie that is making waves right with the same title. The movie is about a young man who moved to Alaska in a adventure of the spirit. The soundtrack perfectly highlights the sometimes loneliness and isolation the character experiences.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hZaxrhtgltI&feature=related – Hard Sun video

Track #10
Jay-Z
“Sweet”

I am not a fan of Jay-Z or Diddy. But somehow when the two came together to form this unofficial soundtrack to the movie American Gangster, something clicked. Diddy and crew supplied the Motown laden beats that became the basis for the album. Then Jay-Z entered the picture and told his own story that mirror that of movie bad guy, Frank Lucas. This album is a solid trip to the 70’s. This album has suddenly become one of my favorite this year. This track perfectly illustrates what this album is all about. But this was a hard call because there are so many great tracks on this album, picking this one was tough.
http://treyminator.blogspot.com/2007/11/jay-z-is-american-gangster.html - Live version of American Dream

Track #11
Saul Williams
“Raised To Be Lowered”

There is absolutely no reason to check this album out because it is completely free! It is the new release from Saul Williams entitled The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust. You can go to his website and download it for free or pay $5 for the better bit rates. The album was masterminded by Trent Reznor and Alan Moulder. It plays like a NIN album, but with the poet sensibilities of Saul.
http://treyminator.blogspot.com/2007/11/saul-williams.html - Live version of Black Stacey

Track #12
The Killers
“Tranquilize (ft. Lou Reed)”

The Killers deliver this awesome album. When most bands simply put out a best of collection featuring all the songs you already had, they have done the opposite. They have released an album full of b-sides and great extra tracks from both the Hot Fuss and Sam’ Town sessions. It plays like a brand new album. This track features the great Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed. The song is a haunting song that contains among other things a chorus of kids singing about their sins.
http://treyminator.blogspot.com/2007/11/killers-tranquilize.html - The video for Tranquilize

Track #13
Coheed and Cambria
“No World For Tomorrow”

This was the second hardest choice I had to make on this mix. Which song to use off their brand new “Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV, Volume Two - No World for Tomorrow”. The fourth album that finishes the awesome story line of the characters Coheed and Cambria. This track seemed like the best I could do without just making the entire mix all from this album. It is seriously that good!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DE2e2Gf8NAk - Video for Running Free

Track #14
Angels & Airwaves
“Sirens”

The second album from former Blink 182 vocalist Tom DeLonge is tons better than the first one. The first album was like drinking warm water. At first it seemed to quench your thirst but then you never got that satisfaction. But with “I-Empire” you get what you were missing. Several great songs dominate the soundtrack which continues the same theme as the last one, love is all you need!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1bFvDAng3sA – Video for Everythings Magic

Cody Chestnutt and Michel Gondry

New Bloc Party - Flux

New single from the Flux EP!

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Leading the way for a 60's soul revival comes Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings. They are a great band that sort of grew from the rap collective The Soul Providers. Their gimmick is to make it look real. So the videos look old, the music is recording on old analog equipment and the soulful singing is done courtesy of the lovely Miss Sharon Jones!

2008 Independent Album of the Year Awards

And the nominees for 2008 Independent Album of the Year, are....

* Arcade Fire - Neon Bible (Merge)
* Band Of Horses - Cease To Begin (Sub Pop)
* Battles - Mirrored (Warp)
* Beirut - The Flying Club Cup (Ba Da Bing)
* El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead (Definitive Jux)
* Justice - † (Downtown / Vice / Ed Banger)
* Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer? (Polyvinyl)
* Panda Bear - Person Pitch (Paw Tracks)
* Radiohead - In Rainbows (self-released)
* Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - 100 Days, 100 Nights (Daptone)
* Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (Merge)
* The National - Boxer (Beggars Banquet)

All these are super great albums! Although I have the album and have tried to get into them, Beirut and Panda Bear I cannot quite get into.

http://www.plugawards.com/general_vote.php

The Killers - Tranquilize

New one from The Killers off their new album of bsides and rarieties called Sawdust. This is Tranquilize with the classic Velvet Underground alumni Lou Reed!

Mika - Happy Ending

Jay-Z is the American Gangster

Jay-Z isnt my favorite rapper. But with this album, that is the unofficial soundtrack for the movie of the same name, he changes his pace a little bit. His lyrics are a bit more thick and the beats are all smooth Motown sounds sampled oh so perfectly. P-Diddy does the beats! Which is crazy because I dont really like him either. But yet here they are creating what seems to me to be a perfectly flawless album. Here is a great live track from the album!

New Stars Video!!

The night starts here.....

RIP Lee Hazlewood

This was Lee Hazlewood's last recording before he died of cancer in August. It was recorded a month before his death.

15 Steps VS Seven

This is the coolest thing I have seen in a while!!

Saul Williams

Saul Williams has a great new album produced by Trent Reznor called Niggy Tardust. Here is a great video of him performing "Black Stacey" off of his last album.

The National - Slow Show

The National has the best album of 2007 so far if you ask me! It is called Boxer, go pick it up!

Coheed and Cambria - The Running Free

Here is the new single from Coheed and Cambria's new album. The album rocks, this is probably the weakness song on the album, which isnt a bad thing!

Jacques Brel

I dont know much about Jacques Brel except that he was a actor and director as well as a popular Belgian, French singer. But man with this guy sings he owns the song! He puts is all into it. This performance is really cool.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Brel

Dj Lobsterdust - Saysayism AllStar Jam

Lobsterdust has been making these awesome mashups for a couple years now and I anxiously await every new one. This one is so cool. Who else would mash Rhianna, Mary J, Michael Jackson, Nine Inch Nails, Diana Ross, Nelly Furtado, Rick James,Teh Temptations and Paul McCartney!

Example (of good rap)

Great new rapper Example out of London shows us some of his excellent word play with backing vocals by the Carpenters!

Tomahawk Rocks

God Hates a Coward from Tomahawk!

Jenny Lewis and the Watson Twins

This is a great video! And it has Sarah Silverman so why wouldnt it be!? This is off the new album.

Rilo Kiley Begs You To Shake That Moneymaker!

Great lead single from Rilo Kiley off of their new album, Under the Blacklight.

Atreyu Becomes a Bull

Atreyu has a great new album out called Paper Sails and Lead Anchors. This is the lead single Becoming the Bull. Not the best song on the album but the only video so far.

Chromeo needs some bonified lovin'!

This is a great song from Chromeo off their new album!

Atmosphere Loves His Sunshine

First single off of Atmospheres new album. It is about time! No official video yet but we have a great live take.

Wyclef and His Mission to Save a Refugee!

Go Wyclef! This is a new single off his new album Carnival 2 that comes out in December.

The Blood Brothers (RIP 1997-2007)

They broke up this week. They will be missed.

Tunng

This is a great electronica band called Tunng.

Bat For Lashes

Just discovered this great little all female English band. They have a great sound. Accidently listened to Horses and I off of their album entitled "Fur and Gold". Soon as I heard I went and got the entire album. And I am not disapointed. Here is what WIKI has to say...

Bat for Lashes are an English female band led by Natasha Khan (born 25 October 1979), a Brighton-based songwriter.

Born to an English mother, and a Pakistani father, part of the eminent family of squash-playing Khans, her early childhood was spent travelling the world following her father who trained the Pakistani squash team, summers in Pakistan, and the rest of the time in Hertfordshire[1][2]. She had a strict religious upbringing until her parents separated, when she was eleven years old.

Khan graduated in film and music; while at university her experimental work was influenced by artists such as Steve Reich and Susan Hiller, and she produced multi-media work centred on sound installations, animations and performance. She went on to work as a nursery-school teacher, and it was during this period that she began writing the material for her first album.

Her debut single, "The Wizard", was released digitally through DiS records and on seven inch through Khan's own imprint, She Bear Records. She then signed to the record label Echo, alongside Feeder and Róisín Murphy, and released her debut album, Fur and Gold, on 11 September 2006.

Bat for Lashes' music has been likened to the work of Björk, Thom Yorke, Cat Power, Tori Amos, and Kate Bush.

Twilight Singers Cover TV On the Radio

This so cool! The Twilight Singers doing a encore of Wolf Like Me by Radio TV On the Radio! This comes from the infamous show where they ended the show and everyone left, well almost everyone. Then those who had stuck around, about 50 people, got a one of a kind encore. Frontman Greg Dulli took the mike to tell the crowd, "You'd better fu**ing work for an encore!"

ONCE August 2007 Mixtape

It seems like I should start calling these ONCE Late August 2007 Mixtape because I am putting them out later and later in the month! But it is ok because I have made it up to you by putting together a pretty sweet mix for this month. I put this together and listened to it for a week before deciding on the final track arrangement, ect. And I am just digging it.

Track #1
Stars- The Night Starts Here

Great new track from Canadian masterminds the Stars. This track has it all from the dreamy male\female vocals to the intricate lyrics of doubt and remorse. This comes off their brand new album entitled "In the Bedroom After the War".

Track #2
Against Me! - Thrash Unreal

This band has surprised me lately. Never been a fan but everyone kept raving about the new album "New Wave". So I finally gave it a chance and have found it a pleasurable experience. This track attempts to explain the pain and loneliness that leads to trying to dull it with the weekly parties. Leaving us with the great line, "No mother ever dreams that their daughter is going to grow up to a junkie".

Track #3
Junior Boys - In the Morning

A great track that mixes dance with Indie rock to great some really cool ambience rock. Canada is really cranking out some great bands lately. And Junior Boys are no exception. The songs leads explains how at night we can seem old and mature but in the morning we realize that we are just too young for these things.

Track #4
120 Days - Sleepwalking

120 Days is a Norwegian band with some great influences to pull from. Formed in 2001 this song comes from their first full length self-titled EP that saw the light of day last year. This song sounds like they have a bit of Radiohead in them along with a little Depeche Mode. The bass line carries this song.

Track #5
Charlotte Gainsbourg - The Songs That We Sing

This singer hails from France where she holds not one but two Cesar Awards, the equivalent of the Academy Awards, for acting. This is from her album 5:55. For those of you who saw The Science of Sleep you might remember her as the character Stephanie. The song asks the question, why do we sing? And does the song mean the same for the people that we are singing them to.

Track #6
CL Smooth - Smoke In the Air

In the 90's the famous hip-hop duo of Pete Rock and CL Smooth were the inspiration for lots of rappers. But after a falling out with his partner, CL has laid low until last year when he put out his album "American Me". The album is full of great beats and even better lyrics. This track is no exception and shows why CL Smooth is such a prolific artist.

Track #7
Clutch - Electric Worry

My friend Nathan turned me on to these guys about a year ago. Picture this. it is hot, humid and the mosquitoes are biting. And the five piece from Maryland is singing about the worries of relationships. Having been around since 1991, the band recently released their 17th album and continues it's steady progression into the world of blues rock. The song plays like a preacher telling the congregation of their sins. With this song they show why they are still a force to be reckoned with even after almost 17 years.

Track #8
Arcade Fire - Rebellion (Lies)

This band almost made my mix a couple of months ago when their stellar album "Neon Bible" was released. For one reason or another they never quite made it. But this song off of their debut album "Funeral" really embodies what is so cool about this band. The slow bass line build up leads into the the resounding chorus that proclaims "every time you close your eyes... lies, lies". You can sleep but your problems don't go away.

Track #9
Wolf Parade - It's A Curse

Boy I could do a mixtape just on great Canadian bands that have come out in the last couple of years. Here we have Wolf Parade who was formed one day when the singer Spencer Krug was asked to open for Arcade Fire on their Us Kids Know tour. With only three weeks lead time they put together a band and recorded enough songs to get a EP out. Last year saw the release of their first full length EP entitled Apologies to the Queen Mary. This track takes us on a night trip driving with no particular place in mind.

Track #10
We Are Scientist - What's the Word

A great band out of California. They are close friends with Art Brut the band that made the ONCE July 2007 Mixtape. The song laments on the possibilities of being someone who tries to stand for something but fails in the end.

Track #11
Counting Crows - Holiday In Spain

I just heard someone out there reading this, "hey I know this band!". I am a sucker for good piano rock and no one does it better than perennial favorites Counting Crows. This song comes from the closing track off of "Hard Candy". A cool ditty about getting fed up with life and jumping on a plane for a quiet vacation with some bananas and booze.

Track #12
Samuel L. Jackson - Stackolee

Sam Jackson sings?! Yep, but it isn't a big departure from his usual self. Expect plenty of cussing, ranting and a great story. The song has it's roots in a John Lomax track from 1910. It tells the story of a man who finds his women messing around with another man and the revenge that he extracts. In this version of the song, which you can see in the great movie "Black Snake Moan", Jackson sings his own version of the torrid tale.

Track #13
Ani Difranco - 32 Flavors

Everyone's favorite folk singer out of Buffalo, New York gives a new listen to a classic of hers. She reinvents the song in this performance taken from her "So Much Laughing, So Much Shouting" live album. What is always a great song is giving a new skin.

Track #14
Two Hours Traffic - Heroes of the Sidewalk

Straight out of Canada, they recently released their first full length album entitled "Little Jabs". The songs on the album are full of poppy goodness and some decent vocals. This song is about eloping and feeling sorry for everyone else because they don't have the love that they have.

ONCE June 2007 Mixtape

Welcome back to this months ONCE mixtape. Got a lot of cool tracks on this one that span from Swedish pop to 50's Soul to Indie rock. 15 tracks are the best of the new and old.

Track #1
Robyn
With Every Heartbeat (ft. Kleenup)

This track is too cool! She is the Swedish dance queen who gave up the hits Show Me Love and Do You Know (What It Takes) back in 1997. Well she has never quit putting out the dance candy she is known for. But she has matured the material to give it a very deep and introspective feel that is refreshing. This track follows her through the heart break of a lost love and the attempts she makes to leave the drama behind and move forward with her life.

Track #2
The National
Slipping Husband

A sweet track from Brooklyn's indie darlings. The song is a wake up call to a husband who is lacking in his duty as a husband to take care of his children and wife. It ends with the awesome condescending line "Dear we had better get a drink in you before you bore us."

Track #3
Nina Simone
I Shall Be Released

No one sings like Nina does. Her sadness drips from this 1974 track that was off the album "Here Comes the Sun". A women scorned and is beaten down by her past relationships. But with a new sense of pride in herself she realizes that one day she will be released from all that pain.

Track #4
Smashing Pumpkins
That's the Way (My Love Is)

We haven't heard from Smashing Pumpkins since their breakup in 2000. Now a period of quiet has produced another Corgan masterpiece that by far is better that the last two Pumpkin albums. This soaring song invokes the spirit of Corgan's Zwan while adding the great sound that made the Pumpkins who they are.

Track #5
Steven Lindsay
Monkey's Gone To Heaven

This haunting song defies explanation. A classic Pixie's song is redone by Steven Lindsay's second album Kite. A beautiful rendition of a song most critics called one of the essential alternative songs of the 80's.

Track #6
Coconut Records
West Coast

Everyone's favorite "man on the bottom of the heap" actor Jason Schwartmann puts out a album, Nighttiming, crafted solely in his bedroom playing all the instruments. Known for his roles in Rushmore, I Heart Huckabees and as King Louie XVI in Sophia Coppola's Marie Antoinette, he creates a fun summer album full of Indie rock and Beatle like vocals.

Track #7
Deerhunter
Heatherwood

The band hails from Atlanta with a singer suffering from Marfan Syndrome. This makes him around 6 foot and 100 lbs making him easily the skinniest man in indie rock. This track comes from Cryptogram their debut album. The album is like a bitter pill. It tastes awful at first but makes you feel alot better after you have swallowed it. They were the most talked about band at SWSX this year in Austin.

Track #8
The Delfonics
Ready Or Not, Here I Come (You Can't Hide My Love)

Philadelphia soul brothers gave us this classic which has been used in the massive Fugees hit of the same name. The soaring vocals and harmonies leave no doubt why these guys ruled in their field of work during the 60's. For another great hit of theirs check out Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time (Didn't I?).

Track #9
Rufus Wainwright
Release the Stars

The son of folk legend Loundon Wainwright III is back with his 5 octave vocal chords with a blistering album of piano tunes aimed at sobriety and maturity. The albums namesake "Release the Stars" is a sarcastic look at Hollywood and it's excesses.

Track #10
Hawthorne Heights
Saying Sorry

Ohio emo rockers pull all stops on their latest album tearing out there hearts and placing the pieces in the lyrics. This non-stop rocker includes this track about biting the bullet, swallowing the pride and eventually saying sorry for the things you have done to other despite the consequences. The killer hook in the song will have you coming back for more and more.

Track #11
Battles
Atlas

This great band features the ex-drummer from helmet on the skins. The album features a heavy drum feel with weird live vocals voice overs. At first you wonder what you are listening to then all of the sudden a song emerges from the noise and you are hooked.

Track #12
Art Brut
Direct Hit

This band has a unique approach to their music. The singer tends to lean toward spoken word more than actually singing. But with a killer band backing him the sound works well for them. Here we have Direct Hit. The song follows two individuals who are hanging out a club and cant seem to get over their reluctance to get on the dance floor and dance even when there is a direct hit playing!

Track #13
Elsiane
Vaporous

The little known group has put out a classic album that rivals the 90's Portishead run. Plays like a slow motion jog through fog. The vocals are delivered in a lisp style that you might hear from a fairy in the forest. And the violin solo will bring a tear to your eye. Check out the great album Hybrid which plays across all genres from classical, jazz, rock and electronic.

Track #14
Afghan Whigs
I'm A Soldier

The 90's saw the rise of grunge. But hidden in it's shadow was the Motown sleaze of The Afghan Whigs. They were the opposite of grunge and were hailed by the critics for releases such as Black Love and Gentlemen. But they never got to see their star shine the way that it should have given what they brought to the table. When they broke up after the awesome output of the 1965 sessions the fans were stunned. Luckily front man Greg Dulli (a solo track of his made the ONCE March 2007 Mixtape) went on to release solo albums as well as forming The Twilight Singers and the Gutter Twins. The Whigs are my favorite band of all times. When their label from the 90's, Sub Pop, announced a best of package from them, they came back together to record two new songs. I'm a Soldier was a result of that rare collaboration. A gritty song which begs to be analyzed as something deeper, but in the end it is just what the Whigs did best, a sleazy dirty song with Motown backups. Another classic from a classic band. Pick up their greatest hit package, "Unbreakable" if you want to see what they were all about.

Track #15
The White Stripes
Icky Thump

Detroit's Jack and Meg White are back with this English influenced album full of simple drum taps and awesome guitar work. This band never fails to disappoint. And on this new album they show why they are still the best at what they do. The new album Icky Thump was just released last month.

Battles

Battles is a great new American Math band with a really cool sound. This is their lead single entitled "Atlas". The drummer is the old drummer for 90's alt-rock outfit Helmet. The sound is very percussion based and there are no traditional vocals. But whats is so cool about this band is that at first it seems like a bunch of noise. But then out of the blue you hear a real song, and a good one at that!

The group's line-up is composed of well-known musicians, including ex-Helmet drummer John Stanier, ex-Don Caballero guitarist Ian Williams, ex-Lynx guitarist Dave Konopka, and Tyondai Braxton (son of avant-garde jazz musician Anthony Braxton), who also plays guitar and keyboard and creates live voice samples.

Their first full-length album Mirrored, recorded by Keith Souza at Machines with Magnets, was released on May 14, 2007. The first single from the album, "Atlas", was released on February 21, 2007 as streaming audio, and the accompanying streaming video was released on February 28, 2007.

Elsiane

This music is beautiful. My friend Joey turned me onto it. Their name is Elsiane and the album is called "Hybrid". They are from Montreal. The singer is Elsieanne Caplette and the drummer's name is Stephane Sotto. The album is available from ITunes. Get it before these two blow up and you miss the train! They weave classical influences with a certain dreamy jazzy feel. If you liked Portishead back in the day, then you will love this. The vocals are delivered with a urethral lisp.

Steven Lindsay - Monkey Gone To HEaven

I don't have anything on this guy. Don't know much about him. But this song really is cool. It Steven Lindsay singing a cover of "Monkeys Gone To Heaven" by Frank Black's Pixies.

The Twang

The Twang are a great little band from Britain. I first noticed them when one of my favorite grime bands from Britain did a remix of one of their songs. Their music is almost spoken word at some points but always melodic.

The Twang are a baggy-influenced indie rock band from Birmingham, England.The band was formed in Quinton, Birmingham by Phil Etheridge and Jon Watkin.The Twang originally performed in and around Birmingham under the name "Neon Twang". However, this was allegedly changed due to numerous scuffles between the band's fans and punters in various pubs. These events prevented them booking gigs in some venues, hence the need for the name change. The band have been quoted saying that they don't promote violence at their performances and have criticised the lack of doormen and security at local venues.

In the early days before Stuart Hartland joined the group, lead singer Phil Etheridge and bass player Jon Watkin swapped instruments on numerous "Neon Twang" tracks ("Cloudy Room", "Push The Ghost" and "Aimless With An Aim" being surviving tracks from this period). Etheridge frequently played bass guitar and sang, whilst Watkin played lead guitar. The addition of Hartland in late 2005 enabled Watkin to take over Bass duties permanently and allowed Etheridge to perform songs live with much more enthusiasm, although the frontman's trademark dancing was still evident whilst playing Bass.

During the "Neon Twang" period the band's sound was very similar to how it is now, some very early track names being: "See It Thru", "Big Day Out", live favourite "Shoot To Kill", "Time Waits", "Push The Ghost", "Aimless With An Aim" and the reggae influenced "Fake ID". "Aimless With An Aim" later turned up as the B-Side to the bands first single "Wide Awake".

Lead singer Phil Etheridge is an Aston Villa fan, Saunders is a Birmingham City fan whilst the rest are West Bromwich Albion fans as stated in a Live Lounge Session on Radio 1 presented by Jo Whiley.

Mos Def

This was just too cool. Mos Def is awesome!

Hip hop, rap and spoken word artist Mos Def reads Malcolm X's "Message to the Grass Roots" on November 9, 2006. Part of a reading from Voices of a People's History of the United States.

Mute Math

Mute Math is my newest favorite. The drumming is what separates them from other bands. The staccotto rythms bounce around playing with the melodies that the rest of the band creates. The songs are part pleading and part hope. They have a general good feeling that is built on occasional electronic manipulation and the mournful singing of the frontman.

Mute Math is a rock band formed in 2003. They combine diverse elements like rock, new wave, electro, and psychedelia, with ambient vocals. The group from New Orleans consists of Paul Meany on Rhodes piano, bass, keytar, keyboards, samples, and vocals, Darren King on drums, samples, and programming, Greg Hill on guitars and vocals, and Roy Mitchell-Cárdenas on bass guitar, upright bass, and bass drum.

Mute Math started in 2001 as a long distance collaboration between Paul Meany in New Orleans, LA and Darren King in Springfield, MO. Early on Paul intermittently received instrumental demo CDs from Darren King. Fairly impressed with his efforts, Paul contacted Darren and asked if he could mess with the demos a bit, adding some song ideas of his own. Darren obliged and the two would set in motion a sort of songwriting ping-pong match that would carry on for several months. A few rounds of this led to talks of a possible project, which soon grew to become Mute Math.

With the recruiting of guitarist Greg Hill and bass player Roy Mitchell-Cárdenas, Mute Math worked feverishly in their New Orleans home studio to demo a whole new collection of songs. Creatively ambitious, they dove head first into exploring a new definition for themselves on how a rock band should sound and perform. Finding inspiration in things often considered the antithesis of modern rock music they were determined to carve a unique niche in which to place their songs. The result was a captivating soundscape of experimental rock drenched in irresistible hooks. Paul immediately played the demo for longtime friend and producer Tedd T, who fell in love at first listen. He created a model indie label, Teleprompt Records, where Mute Math could freely operate and begin building a musical momentum.

Talib Kweli - Ear Drum

Talib is one of the best rappers out there. He isn't played on any radio stations. The closest he has come to touching the masses he deserves was Kanye West's track "Get 'Em High" off West's debut album. But a more prolific rapper you could not find. Plus he cranks out more studio albums, collaborated albums, free albums, mixtape albums than most rappers out there. His flow is already smooth and his lyrics are always thought provoking. His new album is Ear Drum and the new single is "More or Less". The album drops June 25th!

!!!

Yes that is the name of the band. !!! combines catchy guitar riffs with electronic dance beats making for a very irrestible product. The album plays like Pink Floyd married David Bowie, then had a surrogate bastard child with The Cooper Temple Clause. Ok I know that was confusing... but the music isn't. It makes for a great solid album that never stops until the last track. Sometimes the music is spacey, other times forceful and poppy. The album is called Myth Takes and this is the video for one of the better tracks on the album, "Must Be the Moon". Also check out the video for "Heart of Hearts"!

!!! (often pronounced as chk chk chk) is an American band that formed in fall 1996 from the former bandmembers of The Yah Mos, Black Liquorice and Popesmashers.

After a tour together, Black Liquorice and Popesmashers decided to mix the former's disco and funk style with the latter's noisy aggressiveness, and !!! was born. The band's name was inspired by the subtitles of the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy, in which the mouth-clicking sounds of the Bushmen were represented as "!". In the International Phonetic Alphabet postalveolar click consonants are represented by ǃ which is not an exclamation mark but a pipe with a subscript dot.

Based triply in Sacramento, California, Portland, Oregon and New York City, their debut full-length record came out in 2000 as a self-titled album on the label Gold Standard Laboratories. This was followed in 2003 by the acclaimed single "Me and Giuliani Down By the School Yard", a lengthy track combining house beats with sinewy basslines, psychedelic guitars, and simple, silly lyrics which quote the title song of the musical Footloose. They are known for their cathartic live shows, and are commonly associated with the dance-punk movement.

!!! is composed of Mario Andreoni (guitar), Dan Gorman (horns/percussion/keys), Nic Offer (vocals), Tyler Pope (guitar/various electronic devices), John Pugh (drums/vocals), Justin Van Der Volgen (bass/sound) and Allan Wilson (horns/percussion/keys). Drummer Jerry Fuchs (who has played with The Juan Maclean) joined the band for Myth Takes. Jason Racine formerly played percussion. The band also shared membership with the similar, defunct group Out Hud (including Tyler Pope, who has played with LCD Soundsystem) which played instrumental music that was more dub-influenced and experimental.

The Noisettes

Immeddiate impressions of this band may bring to mind the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Shingai Shoniwa though is no Karen O and she wants you to know it. She sings with a clarity that Karen sometimes lacks. It has a feel of a late 70's punk, with a touch of the 60's rockabilly. While the album, "What's the Time Mr. Wolf", itself is not solid through and through, it creates a very impressive debut that makes the mouth water wondering what the next step could hold for this band. Check out great tracks on the album like Sister Rosetta, Scratch Your Name and the Count of Monte Christo. Here is the video for Sister Rosetta.

The band formed in 2003 when guitarist Smith and singer Shoniwa of the band Sonarfly began playing and writing together more often. The two met drummer Morrison (formerly of Living With Eating Disorders, Willis, Six Toes, Jaywalk Buzz and others) in December 2003 and played a number of gigs across London over the winter.

They recorded their debut EP Three Moods of the Noisettes during this time, which was released in April 2005 on London indie label Side Salad Records. This led to signing internationally with Universal Music Group, who released the EP in the US on the Low Altitude imprint. Their next single, "Iwe" was released via the Transgressive label, followed by "Scratch Your Name" on Mercury/Side Salad Records; since then all releases have been on the Vertigo Records label.

Noisettes have toured Europe and the United States extensively, with the likes of TV on the Radio, Tom Vek, Babyshambles, Bloc Party and the Mystery Jets. They supported Muse on a UK and European arena tour in November and December 2006, and toured the UK to promote the release of their debut album What's the Time Mr. Wolf? in February 2007. Noisettes also appeared at the Coachella festival on April 27th, 2007.[1]

Brother Ali

Usually when you a white guy is a rapper, he gets some extra deserved scrutiny. But what happens when the rapper isn't just white, but albino? Brother Ali, under the careful watchful eye of nearsayer Atmosphere, excels in the area where most would fail. Even if you aren't a fan of Atmosphere, you will enjoy this album. He crafts the beats for Brother Ali using soulful hooks and melodic beats they keep you wanting to hear the next song. His album "Undisputed Truth" is a rap bible full of incendiary lyrics chastising the the government and it's policies. But the flow is magnificent and the beats are the icing on the cake!

Originally from Madison, Wisconsin, Ali moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota at age 15, where he became involved in the local hip hop scene. He's signed to Rhymesayers Entertainment, a hiphop record label founded by Brent Sayers, Musab S'ad Ali, Derek Turner, Anthony Davis, and Slug, the frontman of Minnesota rap group Atmosphere, with whom Ali has become fast friends.

Ali is an albino and although his appearance made him the brunt of bullying in high school (his response is chronicled on the track "Win Some, Lose Some"), he has come to be unabashedly proud of his distinctive features, celebrating it in a track called "Forest Whitiker", where he called on "anyone out there who's a little different" to stand up and exult in who they are, rather than stay ashamed. Ali is also a devout Muslim, religion being a theme that is mentioned in several of his songs including "Self taught" and "Victory".

Though he initially produced his own material (his cassette tape-only Rites of Passage EP (2000) was self-produced), Brother Ali turned to Ant (Anthony Davis), Rhymesayers Entertainment's in-house producer, to produce his first two major releases on Rhymesayers, 2003's Shadows on the Sun and 2004's Champion EP. The albums proved immediately popular with fans who had largely been introduced to Ali when he opened for Atmosphere on their national tour for the God Loves Ugly album. Ant's funk- and soul-inflected beats often matched the gravitas of Ali's rhymes. Ali's buoyant, agile flow and exuberant, expressive voice resonated on key tracks such as "Star Quality", "Picket Fence", "Forest Whitiker", "Chain Link", and "Rain Water".

Ali's second LP, The Undisputed Truth, was initially due out on March 6, 2007 but was later postponed to an April 10, 2007 release date. The single "Truth Is" was released in early 2007, with "Freedom Ain't Free" as the B side. Both tracks slightly strayed from Ant's trademark soul dipped style, and were tinged with a dub/roots reggae influence.

ONCE April 2007 Mixtape

April is half way through! I am a little late with this addition. But I promise you it was worth the wait. I had a lot of fun putting this together. There are some great tracks in here (not to mention some great non-album tracks that are exclusive)! Please give me some feedback as always on what you think. I always love people's reaction so I know what to put more of or put less of on the next go-around (plus it is nice to know someone is listening to these....right? Ha!). Hope April is going well for everyone. Please keep Virginia Tech in your prayers, those kids are hurting!

Track #1
Four Winds - Bright Eyes
This is a great lead off track to the EP of the same name. This was a tease for the great full length LP that was just released called "Cassadaga". His vocals have never been better with his flippant regard for mainstream. This is as close as it gets to the radio.

Track #2
Everyone Gets a Star - Albert Hammond Jr.
If you like the Strokes, this is the guitarist from that band. On his newly minted solo album he shows why his former band shines. He is the master lyricist and harmony crafter.

Track #3
Casey's Song - City and Colour
Alexisonfire is always a great band partly because of Dallas Green's amazing vocal work in contrast to the shreds of his counterpart in the band. Here on his solo album he strips it all away to his guitar and windpipes. This weeping song of regret will have a tear clinging from the corner of your eye.

Track #4
Any Other World - Mika
This album was featured on my blog as a must have. It is like a great party. Souring Queenesqe vocals with heart wrenching piano work. This is a great song backed by an exceptional string section.

Track #5
Didn't I - Darondo
Pretend it is the 1970's, and you live in LA. I now introduce you to the toast of the town during that era. 'Nuff said!

Track #6
Rhododendron - Bloc Party
If you have been keeping up with my mixtapes you will start to see a pattern. One track from this band on each album. I cant say enough about this four piece out of Essex. This bonus track off the album "Weekend In the City" shows why the lead singer is hurting like he is. It is tough living up to you pop sometimes!

Track #7
The Greatest - Cat Power
This young lady sings you to sleep with her soft lullabies all the while showing you why she is truly the Greatest at what she does.

Track #8
Your Ex-Lover Is Dead (Final Fantasy Remix) - Stars
Now this is a treat! This is a sample of the good stuff to come off of the Stars upcoming release. It is a reworking of the Stars classic album "Set Yourself On Fire" by their friends called "Do You Trust Your Friend?". This remix is done by Final Fantasy. It will make you sad and hopeful all at the same time!

Track #9
$1000 Wedding - Gram Parsons
Everyone needs a little Gram in their collection. The forerunner of country-rock brings you this classic from 1973.

Track #10
Hide and Seek - Imogen Heap
This track has gotten a resurgence of interest as of late because of the inclusion of it's chorus on a SNL skit. This is the singer of the Frou Frou. They gave us the lead track off the Garden State Movie Soundtrack.

Track #11
City - Lo-Fi-Fnk
This is just fun. A great dance track from two lads from England.

Track #12
Blinded By the Sun - Everlast
You may recognize this cat from the late 90's with his hit "What It's Like". With his fourth album he brings a little soul and country to the mix.

Track #13
It Hurts So Good - Millie Jackson
A great track that is reminisce of the Motown era. Bouncy horn section backed by a Supreme like buoyancy. This is the ultimate in 1970's funk.

Track #14
Golden - Fall Out Boy
I know.... Fear not people. This track shows why the band has staying power. It's a sharp stick to the arm and a lesson in popology.

The Coup

When you are ready to experience some dope funky Oakland underground stuff, turn to The Coup. Boots Riley, the brain behind the magic, brings it all. The album, Pick A Bigger Weapon, has so many classics. From the great song Shoyoass (video above) to My Favorite Mutiny. If you like underground rap and also love to get a little funky, then this band is for you. Pam the Funktress provides all the hooks and delicious grooves. This is a rare instance where everything comes together just right. The album has some great guests like Talib Kweli. This album is for all those who want to dance but also start a revolution!

Timbaland

Timbaland has an album out called "Timbaland Presents : Shock Value". If his name doesn't strike a bell he is the mastermind behind the rise of Missy Elliot. After she branched out on her own he began a beats for hire kind of guy. As of late you may recognize his work in crafting pop classics such as Nelly Furtado's "Promiscuous" and Justin Timberlake's "Sexy Back", "My Love" and "What Comes Around". While I am not a huge fan of the people he works with, I can recognize that he knows how to craft a song that is undeniably catchy. His album is full of unlikely collaborations like Fall Out Boy, Tony Yayo and 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Missy E., Elton John, She Wants Revenge and The Hives among others. This album will have you dancing from the first track to the last. The ability to last in your CD player longer than a day at a time may come into question. But while it is playing, you will forget you didn't know hot to dance in the first place. Here is the lead single off the album featuring Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake called "Give It To Me".

Timothy Z. Mosley (born March 10, 1971), better known as Timbaland, is an American musical composer and R&B record producer and rapper whose style influenced both genres even helping to blur the distinction between R&B and hip-hop, as well as pop and dance music. With partner Magoo, he is a member of hip-hop group Timbaland & Magoo.

Timbaland has been considered similar to producers such as Brian Eno, Phil Spector or Norman Whitfield in that he helped to redefine the sound of an entire genre of music with an immediately recognizable production style.[1] [2] The songs he produces feature unusual arrangements, sounds, and instrumentation, tied together by a trademark sense of space and rhythm. Like Spector and Whitfield, Timbaland's production sometimes overshadows the credited performer and becomes the actual "star" of the song. With songwriters Steve "Static" Garrett and childhood friend Missy Elliott, Timbaland has helped to create some of the most successful songs in modern pop music and urban music, including singles for Elliott, Aaliyah, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Ludacris, Nelly Furtado and The Pussycat Dolls.

Modest Mouse

This band amazed me when they came out with "Good News For People Who Love Bad News". That album was full of tales of sorrow and desperation. The songs were complete chaos, and oh so beautiful. Now comes "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank". The album continues it's journey with a slightly more optimistic view. The lead single off the album "Dashboard", while not being a proper barometer for the rest of the album, acts as a great diving board to engage you to listen to the entire album. With the addition of Johnny Marr, the former guitarist for 80's sorrow gods The Smiths, the band has much more to add while still being a band undeniably led by frontman Issac Brock. The video for "Dashboard" is just too cool! Nothing like a fish story to move along the action.

Modest Mouse is an American indie rock band. They were formed in 1993 in Issaquah, Washington by singer/lyricist/guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green, bassist John Wickhart, and guitarist Dann Gallucci [2]. However, since their 1996 debut album This Is a Long Drive for Someone with Nothing to Think About, their lineup has been centered around guitarist Isaac Brock, drummer Jeremiah Green and bassist Eric Judy. Since being signed to Sony's Epic Records in 2000, the band has attained significant popular success. Elements of Modest Mouse's sound have been likened to or have been inspired by those of Elliott Smith, Pixies, Built to Spill, and numerous other alternative rock bands. Their name derives from a passage from the Virginia Woolf story "The Mark on the Wall".

The National

What can I say? I have been into a lot of great Indie acts lately. It has really fueled 2007 for me so far. This act has only cemented it's influence on me. Their album Alligatorwas voted one of the top 50 albums of 2005. They have a new album called Boxer coming out in May. Look for it, I have heard some leaked tracks off the album and it sounds great.

The National is an indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, founded in 1999 by friends (including two pairs of brothers) from Cincinnati, Ohio. Their first self-titled album was released in 2001 on Brassland, a label founded by two of those brothers, Aaron and Bryce Dessner, and their friend, writer Alec Hanley Bemis. The band had played few shows before the release of the album.

Influences range from Tom Waits to U2. The band's morose, self-deprecating lyrics are written and sung by Matt Berninger in a distinctive, deep baritone. The band is rounded out by Scott & Bryan Devendorf. Padma Newsome, from sister band, Clogs, often contributes strings, keyboards, and other arrangements and instrumental flourishes.

The band's early gimmick was that the members had all given up good jobs to work on the project, however, this seems to have been dropped.

Their latest album, Alligator, was #2 in Planet Sound's Top 50 albums of 2005, losing out to Bright Eyes, but beating the likes of The Magic Numbers, The Wrens, Elbow, Rilo Kiley, Malcolm Middleton, Arcade Fire, My Morning Jacket and HARD-Fi. It also charted high in "Album of the Year" charts in the LA Times, Insound, Uncut, and many other publications. One of their most well-known songs is "Mr. November."

On their last tour the band played a handful of new songs. Their next album, called "Boxer", will be released on May 22, 2007.

Mika

This dude is over the top. And it is delicious fun! "Grace Kelly" starts off the album with a rancous mix of Broadway antics and all the showmanship of Queen. I dont normally gravitate toward such flamboyant singers. But this album is hard to resist. Each song keeps you plugged in and wide eyed. The songs range from fun of "Grace Kelly" to the sad loneliness of "My Interpretation" and all the way to the sugary pop of "Lollipop". Life in Cartoon Motion, is an album that you will put in, and then won't take it out until it is over. That is a personal guarantee!

Mica Penniman (born 18 August 1983, Mica Penniman), known by his stage name Mika (IPA [ˈmiːkə]), is a London-based singer who has a contract with Casablanca Records and Universal Music.

Mika was born in Beirut, Lebanon, to a Lebanese mother and an American father. He is the middle child of the five children born to his parents. When he was a child, his family was forced to leave war-torn Lebanon, and they moved to Paris. They moved to London when he was nine years old, where he attended the Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle, Westminster School and the Royal College of Music, from which he later dropped out to record his first album.

He was trained by a Russian opera professional and his public performances and jobs have varied from classical performances in the Royal Opera House, writing in-flight music for British Airways and creating an Orbit Chewing Gum jingle.

His band consists of Martin Waugh (guitars, backing vocals), Michael Choi (bass, backing vocals), Cherisse Osei (drums) and Luke Juby (keyboards, guitar, backing vocals).

Bright Eyes - Four Winds EP

This is Bright Eyes (AKA Conor Oberst). He is from Nebraska. He is the Bob Dylan on this generation. His vocals are always pained and ripe with feeling. This is off his EP entitled Four Winds. It comes out in March 9, 2007. It is a six song teaser to get our mouths wet for his twelfth album which comes out later this year! And he is only 27! This EP reigns in his eclectic style and makes it a little friendlier for those not used to his style. He started putting out albums as a teenager so this album really is starting to show his late 20's side of his personality. If you like this song you will love the rest of the Four Winds EP.

Bloc Party - I Still Remember \ The Prayer

Wow. Ok I loved Bloc Party's Silent Alarm. And then Weekend in the City came out. And I sort of liked it. Then I listened to it again, and then again. This is not Silent Alarm. This is soooooo much more. This adds a whole nother depth to this band. Absolutely brilliant. Every song soars in epic waves and crashing drums. I highly recommend it. It seems to be a story of a guy that takes a trip to the city for the weekend to visit a lover. I only drool more when I found there are 12 other tracks floating around that didnt make the album. But they are available on the Japanese and Canandian imports and ITunes. Don't walk.... run! Go get the album you will nto be disapointed. This is the video for "I Still Remember". A great song about unrealized love.

Bloc Party has been together since 2002, with names such as Superheroes of BMX, The Angel Range, Diet, and Union, before settling on Bloc Party in September 2003. Band members Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack have formed the fulcrum of these various incarnations, and were subsequently joined by bassist Gordon Moakes who answered an advert in the NME, and most recently drummer Matt Tong. Lissack and singer/guitarist Kele Okereke first met in 1998 in Essex, where Lissack had grown up and Okereke attended school. Lissack attended Bancroft's School and Okereke attended Ilford County High School until 16 then Trinity School for sixth form. They bumped into each other again in 1999 at the Reading Festival and soon after formed the band Union.

In 2003 they changed their name from Union to Bloc Party. The name is a play on block party,[1] a name for an informal neighbourhood festival, which might hire a local band as entertainment. The band has said that the name was not intended to be an allusion to the Soviet Bloc or the Canadian political party Bloc Québécois; the absence of a 'k' is purely for aesthetics.

However, the band's bassist, Gordon Moakes, said on the group's official internet forum that it was more a merging of the eastern "blocs" and the western "parties", in the political sense. Moakes notes that the name was not driven by politics, but rather it "looked, sounded, seemed fine so we went with it."

Editors - Munich

Ok a little back story on this band. Found them like two months ago. I really didn't get into them too much. They were quite what I was looking for. Then last week I am going through all my music and I find this band again. As my finger hovered over the delete button I suddenly had the urge to hear them again. And surprise I found something pretty cool. I now have been unable to stop listening to them for the last few days. A lot of people have been comparing them to Joy Division and Echo and the Bunnymen. But since I never liked those bands or even listened to them, maybe that is why I originally wrote them off so quickly. So I can't compare them to those bands but I can say that I really am digging their sound and I DO compare to The Killers. They have a certain catchy pop to them that I found easy to listen to from track one to the last. Here is the video for "Munich" off their most recent album The Back Room.

Editors are an indie rock band from Birmingham, England, who met studying Music Technology at Staffordshire University, comprising Tom Smith (lyricist/vocalist/guitarist), Chris Urbanowicz (guitarist), Russell Leetch (bass guitarist) and Ed Lay (drummer). The band's debut single "Bullets" was released as a limited edition of 500 on Kitchenware Records on 24 January 2005; it quickly gained support from radio stations such as Xfm and 6music. As other singles were released their popularity and fanbase grew larger.

Their debut album The Back Room was released 25 July 2005, to critical acclaim.

Tell Them God Is Gonna Cut You Down - Johnny Cash

This is a great tribute video to the man in black, Johnny Cash. Here all the people he has influences through the years come together to pay a homage to the man who defined several generations. Can you recognize all the celebrities? Rick Rubin is the man in the beard at the end who throws the flowers off the cliff. He is a legend himself!

mewithoutyou

This band carries itself as "Christian". But in no way does this hinder their spirit or style. His vocals come off as a talking, almost preaching. But it suits the epic flows of the incredibly talented musicians in the band. They create a sound scape that ebbs and flows and allows front man Aaron Weiss to wax poetic about his feelings on life. I discovered this band after looking for bands that seemed to like to play music more than sing it. And this band as really hooked me. Usually I am not one for the Christian music, but this bands does it so well you forget all about that. Here is their single "Paper Hanger" off their album Catch For Us the Foxes.

The band consists of singer Aaron Weiss, guitarists Michael Weiss and Christopher Kleinberg, bassist Greg Jehanian and drummer Richard Mazzotta. Though hard to truly classify their sound, mewithoutYou's music is generally dominated by Weiss, who, rather than singing, talks in dramatic, varied tones and pitches. The band usually strays from typical song structures featuring effects-laden guitar, a very prominent and distorted bass tone and bombastic rhythms, resulting in a rather experimental style. Most recently the band has incorporated more varied instrumentation including various percussion instruments, accordion, and harp.

The band's Christian roots can be seen through the biblical allusions found throughout the songs as well as interviews with the band members. In one example Weiss calls Jesus his rabbi.

Come See About Me - Afghan Whigs

The premiere rock group of the 90's was undoubtly the Afghan Whigs. They turned in record after record of sweet and dirty ditty's. They were also known for their great covers. Here Greg Dulli and company tackle Motown's super hit from The Supremes, "Come See About Me". They turn it into something dark and creepy and unmistakenly Whigs. This is off their Uptown Avondale EP.

Cinemechanica

Cinemechanica has a new album coming out. I have been craving this since I first heard the Three Way Split EP with Maserati and We Versus the Shark. This band masters the disorganization of math rock and pulls it into a cohesive collection of songs that neither bore or make you want to skip a track. Half the tracks are instrumentals with no vocals. This is the new single "I'm Tired of Paul McCartney" from the new album "The Martial Arts".

Cinemechanica is an American, four-piece rock band from Athens, GA. They blend aspects of post-rock, punk rock, and math rock in order to produce their own energetic and intricate brand of rock. Cinemechanica has played shows with Deerhoof, 400 Blows, We Versus the Shark, Maserati, The Plot to Blow up the Eiffel Tower, and So Many Dynamos.

They formed Hello Sir Records which houses and promotes a few other like-minded, young bands located in Georgia who incorporate various styles and sounds.

Muse

My friend Joey got me interested in this band right when their new album, Black Holes and Revelations, was released. It didn't take but a few listens to discover that this was a band I wanted to enjoy. I quickly picked up their other two albums and became a fan. This band has a weird style that dodges your attempts to explain it. They jump genres like a plank walking pirate. I am not sure what that means, but I am sure they are good! Here is the video for "Knights of Cydonia".

Muse is a popular English rock band formed in Teignmouth, Devon in 1992-1994. Their idiosyncratic style is a blend of indie rock, electronica, progressive rock and heavy metal, with heavy influences from classical composers, especially those of the Romantic era such as Sergei Rachmaninov. The band is famed for its energetic live performances and frontman Matthew Bellamy's eccentric interests in global conspiracy, extraterrestrial life, theology and the apocalypse. Muse consists of Matthew Bellamy (vocals, guitar, keyboards, piano), Dominic Howard (drums, percussion) and Chris Wolstenholme (bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals). As of the release of their fourth album, Morgan Nicholls assists the band during live performances, providing additional keyboards, samples and backing vocals.[1]

Cold War Kids

I first heard this song about 6 months ago and loved it! I walked around for days promising my wife and children I would never touch another drink as long as I lived. And I don't even drink or have children! I got the album on the strength of this single and suddenly found out that this band is not a one hit wonder. The entire album is a great listen. Here is the single that started it all, "We Used To Vacation".

Cold War Kids are an indie rock band from Long Beach, California, USA. They have released three EPs via Monarchy Music, and they appeared at the 2006 SXSW music festival and the 2006 Lollapalooza music festival. In 2006 they signed to Downtown Records and released their full length debut, "Robbers and Cowards".

Hello America - Def Leppard

What can I say. I grew up on Def Leppard. Not the Leppard you know from Hysteria era, but the drunks from Devonshire who simply knew how to rock and roll! Here they are in their first single introducing themselves to the world with "Hello America"!

Clutch - Burning Beard

My friend Nathan recently passed this band off to me. At first listen I recognized that this wasn't his usual taste of metal and mayhem. This band sounded like they had grown up on Anthrax and Iron Maiden. But then all of the sudden they decided to inject the blues. It is there and then it isn't. The touch of stop, start rhythms combined with the deep range of singer Neil Fallon creates a backdrop of a Southern style that builds with each song. If Lynerd Skynard had been a hard rock\metal funk band, this would have been their sound. Their album Robot Hive\Exodus is a perfect example of that. They have a new album entitled From Beale Street to Oblivion coming out in May of this year. So we will see if they decide to continue this highway into the South. Here is the video for the lead single off of that album called "Burning Beard".

Clutch is a musical group from Germantown, Maryland in the United States. They have been playing together since the early 1990s, producing records at a rate of approximately one per year. They released their first EP, Pitchfork, in October of 1991.

Though each of Clutch's albums is marked by its own distinct and cohesive sound, the band's musical style may be said to have migrated from metallic hardcore punk to hard rock over the course of its career, with strong blues influences becoming more prominent in later years. As vocalist/guitarist Neil Fallon notes, "We've been really conscious of the blues over the last couple of years, and you have to admit that the blues really is the source of all rock and roll. I think it's important to go to the source to find that inspiration." Clutch has also been categorized as stoner rock; however, its blues influences and unusual lyrical style make the group difficult to classify.

Despite having signed with major record labels in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Clutch has not pushed for mainstream popularity, and their songs rarely receive airtime on commercial radio or music television. Instead they have accumulated a devoted cult following. This following has been cultivated by an ambitious touring schedule; the band has often performed more than 100 shows per year.

Tool - The Making of Undertow

Ok, someone has posted the coolest set of videos from around 1991 or so of Tool recording their big label debut Undertow. I haven never seen such a cool behind the making video in my entire life. There are three parts the best is part 2 where they destroy a piano with a shotgun and pick axes. If you know the album you will recognize the sound it makes! That album was a classic, and these video's shows you genius in the making. Thanks to my friend Nathan for sending this to me!

Gym Class Heroes

The one thing I have always enjoyed about underground hip hop is that they usually use more live instrumentation than a regular rap outfit would. Instead of the conventional looped samples and pre-recorded beats, Gym Class Heroes use live instruments, similar to artists such as Stetsasonic, The Roots, and Crown City Rockers. To call this a true hip hop band is a bit of a stretch. They have more of a pop sensibility about them. But that being said, doesn't make this band bad at all. What they lack in true hip hop they make up with heart felt music. Travis McCoy incorporates his own hard learned life lessons into deep and captivating lyrics that are augmented by the laid back beats of his live band. This video is for the Queen and I from their new album "As Cruel As School Children".

The original Gym Class Heroes formed in 1997 when Travis McCoy and drummer Matt McGinley became friends during gym class whilst at high school in Geneva, New York, and joined forces with guitarist Milo Bonacci and bassist Ryan Geise. The original GCH began playing birthday parties, clubs, and festivals which eventually led to numerous larger venues throughout the northeast.After hearing the song "Taxi Driver", (which pays homage to various rock artists), Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy became interested in the Gym Class Heroes and invited the band to one of his shows. Travis met with Wentz on June 10th 2004 in Buffalo and struck up a rapport. The Gym Class Heroes then went on to join Wentz's label, Decaydance Records, which is an imprint of Fueled By Ramen. Travis later said that Wentz's support, coupled with the label's touring ethos and family atmosphere, is what drew him to Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen.

Alexisonfire

I have really been enjoying this band in the last year. Their album "Watch Out" was a great permeable soup of rage and beauty. The screaming of George Pettit is so perfectly accented by Dallas Green's awesome harmonies and crack laden guitar riffs. Also Wade MacNeil, the bassist, lends his punk vocals from time to time as well. At first listen you might immediately place them in the screamo category. But it quickly becomes evident that they are much more than that. Their new album "Crisis" has just dropped. With songs ranging in subject matter from the Blizzard of 1977 which paralyzed portions of the Niagara and Northern New York region, to disenfranchised steadfast employees, the album on a whole embodies a much darker theme. They attribute this to traveling around the world the last couple of years then coming back home and seeing things without rose coloured glasses. This is their new single "This Could Be Anywhere In the World".

Alexisonfire consists of five friends who formed a band in late 2001 as the result of a three-band break up. The name is not Alex Is On Fire, but Alexis On Fire. They played their very first show on tour in Denver, Colorado on March 27, 2001. The band's name is a sort-of homage to Alexis Fire, who claimed to be the world's only lactating contortionist stripper [3]. This caused problems when she discovered that they were using her website name as their band name, and threatened to sue. However, since she had never trademarked the title, nothing became of these threats. The band released its first EP, Math Sheet Demos in 2002 so named because the CD was wrapped in former drummer, Jesse Ingelevics' math homework. The first, self-titled studio album Alexisonfire was released that same year. Initially they faced hard times and received virtually no radio airtime, which continues to stand true today regardless of their popularity. This didn't hold the band back though, they broke out, gaining notoriety in the underground, and eventually mainstream with the support of Canada's MuchMusic.

The Blood Brothers

I have really been into this new album (Young Machetes) since it came out. And I am liking it more and more. I was already a fan of The Blood Brothers after they put out their second album (Crimes) and I first heard the song "Love Rhymes With Hideous Car Wrecks". But this new album really lets their talent shine. The vocals are traded back and forth between two of them. Don't let the screechy vocals get you before you give them a chance! They will grate at your nerves for a bit but then all of the sudden the clouds will lift and you will be left with a very surprising result. Periods of torture are rewarded with sweet refrains. You will find yourself falling in love with their album in it's entirety. Here is the video for their new single "Laser Life".

The Blood Brothers is an experimental post-hardcore/art punk band formed in the Eastside suburbs of Seattle, Washington, USA in 1997. Members are: Jordan Blilie (vocals), Johnny Whitney (vocals), and Morgan Henderson (bass), along with Waxwing's Cody Votolato (guitar) and Mark Gajadhar (drums).

The band has two dedicated lead vocalists. In addition to this, Cody and Morgan perform back-up vocals. Recent albums (March on Electric Children, Rumors Laid Waste, ...Burn, Piano Island, Burn and especially Crimes) have featured a degree of experimental instrumentation: Morgan often deviates from bass to add a second guitar , and also utilizes laptop technology. Johnny has added piano and Wurlitzer organ to many more songs, a process which actually began on "American Vultures" from March on Electric Children. He has claimed he always wanted to incorporate such instruments into the Blood Brothers' sound, but only on signing with a major label prior to ...Burn, Piano Island, Burn did he have the means to do this

Talib and Madlib - Liberation

Brooklyns main MC is back! Talib Kweli has teamed up with DJ Madlib of Stones Throw Records to give us a free record! You heard it right. "Liberation" is a new 9 track free internet only album. Download it at http://www.rappcats.com/. You will not be disapointed. Talib has a new album coming out this year. So this album will wet are appetite and tide us over until that time. Enjoy!