The Strokes announced their new album & follow-up to 2011’s Angles earlier this year. And they’ve already shared a handle of teaser’s for said album Comedown Machine. But the full deal is streaming on over at Pitchfork Advance. Have a listen. As a major strokes fan, Angles was a bit disappointing, and the band agreed on that, possibly due to a disjointed recording effort. […]
While all of SXSW 2013 was a wild and exciting time, this past Saturday the 16th was particularly special for Apes on Tape. Our first official SXSW showcase, Cascadia: the Greater Pacific Northwest showcase, went down at TenOak in Austin. Personally, I could not have hoped for it to go as well as it did. […]
Vampire Weekend’s third full length album Modern Vampires of the City drops May 7th via XL Recordings. They’ve teased us with some live tracks, like “Unbelievers“. But they’ve shared two real deal, studio version recordings from the album. Check out “Diane Young” and “Step” below. Touche to the dudes for continuing to push their own boundaries and […]
Photos of the mayhem and wonder that was SXSW 2013 in Austin, TX. Shots ranging from the streets to convention center to 50 Cent to Eagles of Death Metal to surf rock barn shows and more. Photos by Tom Roth, plus additional Instagrams form the @apesontape feed. [nggallery id=60]
SXSW 2013 is well underway, with official music activities kicking off last night. However, as any band performing this week can tell you, we’ve got plenty, plenty more shows before the dust settles on Sunday. With literally thousands of artists hitting Austin, it’s tough to know where to start. I, for one, don’t pretend to […]