Archive for June, 2008

America Del Sur - “America Del Sur” (Rack & Ruin Records)

June 30th

Postpunk Teenage Surf Twang | There we go with a record very likely to enter my 2008 top ten! Rock-orientated Netaudio has become rather usual these days, but this precious lo-fi gem is something special. Brian Wilson-style vocal melodies, jazzy chords on guitars that sound like metal-rimmed glasses and a lot of (North) American Indiepop […]

Density of Sound 12

June 26th

Left click to play, right click to download
Tracklist
Orxata Sound System - nai ti su
Ur Knall - Zugabe
Faren Khan - Fun Tashlikh
Defiant Kinetics - Quiver
ElMaes - 5 (Calebs full on waxed apple dub)
Ghostown - Ghostown
Dubosmium - Wala Mma
Silent Bells - Nocturnism
Brain Damage - Les miroirs du temps
Kazoo Funk Orchestra - Second Slice
Bo Marley - La Brandade
Blancheneige […]

He’s Very LONEL-E

June 24th

Spoiler Alert! WALL-E’s a Cylon.
I saw the movie last night. Not my favorite Pixar product, but certainly worth the money. I thought it was odd for Pixar to include video of REAL humans (assuming Fred Willard isn’t a cartoon of some kind) along with the CG ones. That kind of broke the illusion […]

Jazz in a City of Tango

June 18th

By Eric Benson
Jazz is often called the United States’ only original art form - a music that was born in New Orleans, grew up in Chicago, and reached maturity in New York. Yet, for the last 50 years, jazz has become an increasingly international idiom, boasting significant players from every continent of the world.
As a […]

Free the Robots “Jazzhole”

June 15th

Hailing from Santa Ana, California, Free the Robots is bringing the heat. DJ and producer Chris Alfaro samples and manipulates sounds from an eclectic mix of genres to create instrumental bliss. Drawing from funk, electronica, jazz, world, rock, and psychedelic music, the Free the Robots EP serves hip hop with a definite twist.
Catch Free […]

Things I Learned from S3 and Apple in July 08

June 12th

Apple has had troubles with the introduction of its new products in July 2008. While the iPhone registration glitch and the MobileMe start problems seem to have been resolved, behind the scenes there are hundreds (or thousands, who knows?) of iPhone developers who have paid money to have their apps reviewed and put into the […]

B-Sides in the Bins #30 - Chicago - 9/12/08

June 7th

My wife and a friend of hers wanted to go to Chicago for a Gluten-Free Cooking Conference. This left her friend Sharon’s husband Bob and I with lots of time on our hands. Bob Najouks is one of the Sunday morning jocks on Kirkwood College’s Jazz and Blues station KCCK, so I thought a trip […]

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