Swedish electronic duo Korallreven are preparing for their ever US dates, including several at SXSW 2012. In anticipation, they’ve released a video for their single “Sa Sa Samoa” featuring Julianna Barwick. You can download the track right here, plus an extended version remix right here. Give the video and watch and see if Korallreven is […]
I’ve been hearing non-stop clamor of the goodness of Portland’s Radiation City for some time now. And to be honest, my brain held some weird “don’t touch” mechanism because we’re Apes on Tape and they put out cassette tapes on label Apes Tapes (#googleseorankingsbattle). Luckily, I’ve finally made it past that roadblock and enjoyed their beautiful, delicately […]
One of the day-to-day routines of running a *music bL0G* is filtering through a flooded email inbox of 7,000 press releases. On any given day, probably about .9% are releases worth handling. The other portion consists of hYpEd uP, vapid-jargon filled, standard issue releases of bands that are “CHANGING THE FUCKING WORLD” and “PACKING STADIUMS”. […]
You might have heard that Converse conned verses from André 3000 (of Outkast) over the work of Gorillaz and James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem). An original 3 minute version was released earlier this week. But now, the full 13-minute version is streaming. People who have taken audio production classes will notice the differences between the two versions. In the […]
If you watched the Shins’ “Simple Song” video we posted earlier this week, you might have spotted guitarist Jessica Dobson alongside James Mercer. In addition to currently playing in the Shins (and with Beck in the past), Dobson has undertaken a number of other musical endeavors. Personally, I was able to watch her open for […]