MAJOR LAZER
You can stream the new Major Lazer album (comes out June 16th) on their Myspace.
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DJ Shadow responds about DJ Hero
Today DJ Shadow sent out a message on his website, responding to his apparently unhappy fans about his involvement with DJ Hero. He specifically mentioned “know-nothing blogger[s]” and talked about his fans’ reservations with the game. Since I am a fan as well as a blogger, I’d just like to address my stance on the [...]
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Hip-Happin Guitar Hero
I can’t say that I “play” Guitar Hero. I’ve played it—and it was fun—but I still don’t understand why people just don’t play real instruments. I get it for the most part, it’s a completely different experience and that you get to participate in the music, whatever. But I’ve come to accept it as a [...]
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New Dizzee B-side is ‘back to basics’
Dizzee Rascal’s new single Bonkers will be officially released on Monday May 18th in the UK. And for the folk who buy a physical version, they will get the new Dizzee track ‘Butterflys’, which is a song much like others off his Mercury Award winning album ‘Boy In Da Corner’. It was announced by Zane [...]
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New NXNE acts confirmed
NXNE (North by North East) has just announced a number of new acts for this years festival. Included in this line-up are Black Lips and Cool Kids along with already confirmed Burning Bridges and Youth Brigade who will be playing in various locations dotted around the Canadian city of Toronto. The festival is in [...]
Posted by Joe Adamson | Read on...
21st Century Breakdown? Green Day to perform MySpace show
Vintage punk trio Green Day are perform in New York and then for free on MySpace
Posted by Matt | Read on...
MAJOR LAZER
You can stream the new Major Lazer album (comes out June 16th) on their Myspace.
Posted by alex | Read on...
Hip-Happin Guitar Hero
I can’t say that I “play” Guitar Hero. I’ve played it—and it was fun—but I still don’t understand why people just don’t play real instruments. I get it for the most part, it’s a completely different experience and that you get to participate in the music, whatever. But I’ve come to accept it as a [...]
Posted by alex | Read on...
New Dizzee B-side is ‘back to basics’
Dizzee Rascal’s new single Bonkers will be officially released on Monday May 18th in the UK. And for the folk who buy a physical version, they will get the new Dizzee track ‘Butterflys’, which is a song much like others off his Mercury Award winning album ‘Boy In Da Corner’. It was announced by Zane [...]
Posted by Joe Adamson | Read on...
New NXNE acts confirmed
NXNE (North by North East) has just announced a number of new acts for this years festival. Included in this line-up are Black Lips and Cool Kids along with already confirmed Burning Bridges and Youth Brigade who will be playing in various locations dotted around the Canadian city of Toronto. The festival is in [...]
Posted by Joe Adamson | Read on...
21st Century Breakdown? Green Day to perform MySpace show
Vintage punk trio Green Day are perform in New York and then for free on MySpace
Posted by Matt | Read on...
New Enter Shikari track to premiere on Zane Lowe tonight!
Huw Stephens is standing in for Zane Lowe’s BBC Radio 1 show tonight and will be playing Enter Shikari’s new single for the first time ever on radio.
Posted by Matt | Read on...
Review: Art Brut Vs Satan
Art Brut’s highly anticipated third album is full of little treats, like the sudden break back into Alcholics Anonymous 3 minutes through.
The whole album is pretty much how you would expect, tails of lead singer Eddie Argos’ immaturity through the joys and woes of modern life.
The thing is, is that Art Brut are another Marmite [...]
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Album review: Vampire Weekend
Everyone’s heard Vampire Weekend. They’ve been on adverts and everything, but I was surprised by how many people haven’t heard all of their debut album.
So I thought, disregarding the fact that it has been around for a while now, I would review it for you all!
It all kicks off with the familiar A-Punk. This is [...]
Posted by Matt | Read on...
Review: Doves - Kingdom Of Rust
Doves return with 5th album ‘Kingdom Of Rust’. Here’s what we made of it.
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OLIWA
A few days ago i attended an up and coming, un-signed Edinburgh band Oliwa gig. If you’ve got a few minutes spare check out their myspace profile and listen to a few of their songs. We will be playing some of their stuff on the next podcast anyway but they are a fantastic band that [...]
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Bullet Train To Where?…
If you haven’t heard of Bullet Train To Vegas, you have been missing out. Imagine Fugazi running into a disco club and starting an all out brawl with At the Drive-In. That is what Bullet Train To Vegas is. With bass lines that could move the most critical dancers and guitars that scream “RAW” in [...]
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Hip-Happin Guitar Hero
I can’t say that I “play” Guitar Hero. I’ve played it—and it was fun—but I still don’t understand why people just don’t play real instruments. I get it for the most part, it’s a completely different experience and that you get to participate in the music, whatever. But I’ve come to accept it as a [...]
Posted by alex | Read on...
New Enter Shikari track to premiere on Zane Lowe tonight!
Huw Stephens is standing in for Zane Lowe’s BBC Radio 1 show tonight and will be playing Enter Shikari’s new single for the first time ever on radio.
Posted by Matt | Read on...
MP3 Update: Standout Singles You Need To Hear
Here’s five MP3’s that I’ve come across in the past few weeks that have thoroughly wowed me. There’s something for everybody below: folk, electronica, hip hop, pop, and soul. Enjoy it all, readers!
DM Stith - Be My Baby
David E. Sugar - To Yourself
GZA - 0% Finance
Kelley Polar - Entropy Reigns (In the Celestial City)
Janelle Monae [...]
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Reverend And The Makers’ debut album for release
Reverend And The Makers is a unique indie-electronic style band. They have released a few successful singles and are now ready to release their debut album, The State Of Things, on September 17th.
In addition to the release date, Reverend And The Makers have announced the track listing for their debut album (see below). [...]
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Battle’s Debut Album Set For Release
Many of you may not have heard of Battle before, and for good reason - this aspiring indie band is preparing their first full-length, ten-track album “Break The Banks” for its release on September 3rd.
Battle does have a bunch of previous work as you can see on their official website (link above), but in the [...]
Posted by Benjamin Hummel | Read on...
Today’s Popular Artists Cover 40 Years of Hit Singles
If you’re into indie groups like Foo Fighters and Franz Ferdinand, you might be interested in BBC Radio 1’s upcoming covers album. This fabulous collection will contain one hit song for each year from 1967-2006, covered by popular modern artists. For example, “Your Song” by Elton John will be covered by The Streets [...]
Posted by Benjamin Hummel | Read on...
21st Century Breakdown? Green Day to perform MySpace show
Vintage punk trio Green Day are perform in New York and then for free on MySpace
Posted by Matt | Read on...
OLIWA
A few days ago i attended an up and coming, un-signed Edinburgh band Oliwa gig. If you’ve got a few minutes spare check out their myspace profile and listen to a few of their songs. We will be playing some of their stuff on the next podcast anyway but they are a fantastic band that [...]
Posted by Jon Wheatley | Read on...
DJ Shadow responds about DJ Hero
Today DJ Shadow sent out a message on his website, responding to his apparently unhappy fans about his involvement with DJ Hero. He specifically mentioned “know-nothing blogger[s]” and talked about his fans’ reservations with the game. Since I am a fan as well as a blogger, I’d just like to address my stance on the [...]
Posted by alex | Read on...
What if Mona Lisa was an emo?
TheTeeParty have got some very interesting original artwork on their website. Most notably is this tee titled, What if Mona Lisa was an emo?.
Source: indieclothingblog.com
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North America Bloc Party tour canceled
I have some bad news for all of you Bloc Party fans out there. Matt Tong, the drummer recently suffered from his lung collapsing, while playing the drums at an earlier performance. He was doing alright, but according to a recent press release, “he’s on the road to recovery, but doctors have advised that [...]
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Casiotone Tragedy
Last Friday, October 27th, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone a.ka. Owen Ashworth’s apartment in Chicago caught fire. Owen and his girlfriend escaped the apartment without injury, but he did lose some equipment and their cat, Rufus.
As a result he’s going to have to cancel some of his upcoming shows
The only remaining performances:
11-04 San Francisco, CA [...]
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Yeasayer Tour Dates (2008)
August
11 Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia
14 Berlin, Germany - Lido
15 Hohenfelden, Germany - Highland Festival
16 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop
17 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands - Lowlands Festival
19 Gent, Belgium - Democrazy
20 London, England - Kings College
22 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
24 Reading, England - Reading Festival
September
26 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
October
03 Brisbane, Australia - The Zoo
04 Melbourne, Australia [...]
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MGMT Tour Dates (2008)
July
23 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
24 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
25 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom
27 Brooklyn, NY - McCarren Park Pool Party
28 Washington, Washington DC - 9:30 Club
29 Richmond, VA - The National
August 1
1 Chicago, IL - Double Door
2 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
4 Montreal, QC - Osheaga Festival Musique et Arts
9 Osaka, [...]
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Of Montreal Tour Dates (2008)
August
08 Myslowice, Poland - OFF Festival
09 London, England - Field Day Festival
10 Leicester, England - Summer Sundae Weekender
October
07 Durham, NC - Carolina Theatre
08 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
10 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
15 Paris, France - Elysee Montmarte
16 London, England - Koko
17 Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 1
8 Rome, Italy - Circolo Degli Artisi
19 Berlin, [...]
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Beck Tour Dates (2008)
August
21 Reno, NV - Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
22 San Francisco, CA - Golden Gate Park Outside Lands Festival
24 Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater ^ 27 Victoria, British Columbia - Royal Theatre •
28 Vancouver, British Columbia - Orpheum Theatre • 30 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
September
19 San Diego, CA - Street [...]
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Modest Mouse UK tour dates
Modest Mouse will be performing their hit album “We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank” live in September. If you’re interested in seeing them perform in the UK you will only have two opportunities. It’s too bad they are so far away, I would really like to see these guys give a [...]
Posted by Benjamin Hummel | Read on...
Vetiver joins forces with The Shins
As previously posted, The Shins will be touring the U.S. in the next few months. Well, it turns out that indie folk band Vetiver will be joining them on the road for five of their October gigs. Vetiver’s music often includes cello and violin, making them a unique addition to the collection of [...]
Posted by Benjamin Hummel | Read on...
DJ Shadow responds about DJ Hero
Today DJ Shadow sent out a message on his website, responding to his apparently unhappy fans about his involvement with DJ Hero. He specifically mentioned “know-nothing blogger[s]” and talked about his fans’ reservations with the game. Since I am a fan as well as a blogger, I’d just like to address my stance on the [...]
Posted by alex | Read on...
Hip-Happin Guitar Hero
I can’t say that I “play” Guitar Hero. I’ve played it—and it was fun—but I still don’t understand why people just don’t play real instruments. I get it for the most part, it’s a completely different experience and that you get to participate in the music, whatever. But I’ve come to accept it as a [...]
Posted by alex | Read on...
11 Electronica Albums You Might Have Missed
It’s difficult to hear every great album that surfaces as well as easy to miss them. Lucky for you, I’ve decided to collect eleven of what I believe to be some of the most unsung albums within the past couple of years. I hope you enjoy the selection and find some artists to fall in [...]
Posted by Caleb Andrews | Read on...
Fantastic idea for an indie video.
I stumbled across this on youtube a few days ago. Whilst not really indie related at all i think this would make a fantastic idea for a cheap indie video.
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2 + 2 = 5… I concur.
One word: Radiohead. Radiohead is pretty much the best band on the planet (along with Lightning Bolt). No matter what mood I’m in, where I’m at, what I’m doing, I can always pop in one of the fantastic Radiohead albums and it will excite the hell outta me. If you’re reading this [...]
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Godspeed you! amazing emperor
I’m sure many of you know of the band Godspeed You! black emperor but i need to profess my love for them.
I have to be honest, when i first started listening to them, it was mostly a joke. My friend had them on his mp3 player and had never listened to them. The band name [...]
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Indie Anthems Is Back.
Did you miss us? ‘Cause you better believe that we did!
We are finally back with a slew of fresh new writers, articles, and a beautiful face lift to boot! You’ll have to excuse the mess & clutter, we still have a few things to fix up. Don’t fret if something doesn’t work properly, just contact [...]
Posted by David Myers | Read on...
Forums…oops
You guys, I made a big mistake. I closed new user registration when I set up the forums, and that why nobody could post. I fixed it, so all of you who registered can now post, and all of you who haven’t registered can now do so and post.
Sorry again!
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Indie Anthems Forums are up!
The forums are finally here. Make sure to check them out ASAP.
Read more about what will happen with them here.
I hope all of you join the forums and talk about your favorite indie things. (or anything else)
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Where’s the news?!
I’ve been bad. I have been extremely busy with life, and haven’t had much time to update the site. With that being said, we’re look to hire (that means MONEY people) a couple new writers.
Please send me a message through the contact form, and I’ll look you over. Make sure to include your email [...]
Posted by David Myers | Read on...
Writers Wanted!
Do you like to write? Do you like Indie music?
…Well we want you! Indie Anthems is looking for talented writers that LOVE indie music. Please email me at David [at] indieanthems [dot] c o m. (Sorry for the strange formatting for the email, but I’m not a fan of bots finding my email). You can [...]
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Who the hell are you?
…That’s probably what you’re wondering. My name is David Myers, and I recently acquired this site from Jon Wheatley. I reside in upstate NY, and have been listening to indie music for a couple years now. I’m a big fan of Arcade Fire, as well as various other indie bands.
I have big plans for [...]
Posted by David Myers | Read on...
Art Brut – Alcoholics Unanimous
Art Brut are back with a third album and here is the first single from it, in video form!
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Mogwai - BatCat
Along with an ambiguous visual narrative, Mogwai’s BatCat has a suspenseful tone that keeps you waiting with baited breath. It intros with a girl watching kittens drink the milk of their dead mother. Girl then gets chased by what looks to be a younger version of the brother and sister from The Knife. Girl runs [...]
Posted by Caleb Andrews | Read on...
Album review: Vampire Weekend
Everyone’s heard Vampire Weekend. They’ve been on adverts and everything, but I was surprised by how many people haven’t heard all of their debut album.
So I thought, disregarding the fact that it has been around for a while now, I would review it for you all!
It all kicks off with the familiar A-Punk. This is [...]
Posted by Matt | Read on...
Indie Anthems Podcast #9
Ah yes, it’s that time again. One of the better podcasts that we have done if i do say so myself.
You’ll have to listen to the podcast to find out what this picture is about and please, please don’t forget to comment. If you comment we will read it out in the next show. [...]
Posted by Jon Wheatley | Read on...
Indie Anthems Podcast #8
It’s taken so so so long to get here, but we finally have podcast #8 for everyone. I’m excited we’re getting these going again.
The songs are as listed:
Secret Knives - Red House
Devendra Banhart - Little Yellow Spider
Beirut - Mount Wroclai (Idle Days)
Architecture In Helsinki In Case We Die - Wishbone
Not sure what the second [...]
Posted by David Myers | Read on...
Indie Anthems podcast #7
Indie Anthems podcast #7 is here, and it’s a VIDEO! Check it out, and tell us what you think.
Posted by David Myers | Read on...
Indie Anthems Podcast #6!!!
I recently found this great Wordpress plugin that lets you add music into your blog mosts. It’s a really cool one, and I think it will be a lot easier to listen the all of Jon and Chris’s wonderful podcasts now. I updated all of the older podcasts so they now all have the plugin. [...]
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Indie Anthems podcast #5!
The time has come! Indie Anthems podcast #5 is here!
Download
Be Your Own Pet - Bicycle, Bicycle, You Are My Bicycle
Deep Sea Diver - Grizzly Bear
The Books - Take Time
Deerhoof - Scream Team
The Ditty Bops - Wake Up
Have a good New Year!
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