Archive for September, 2009

New video from the Flaming Lips (And Karen O)

The Flaming Lips have put out a new video for their song “I Can Be A Frog,” which sounds reminiscent of YACHT’s work, something that really catches my attention. The video for this song is the real high point however, featuring Karen O being…well, just about everything. The best thing about this is that whatever [...]

Oct 23

What I’m Listening To: The Violent Femmes

Hey there guys, I’m finally back up and writing again. I should be a lot less busy nowadays, so I will be writing more frequently again. Recently, I have been listening to The Violent Femmes. The Violent Femmes were formed in 1980, and recently broke up this year. Before the split, the band was comprised [...]

Oct 23

New from The Smith Westerns

The Smith Westerns are a fairly new band who have been putting out some more-than-fairly good music. Gorilla vs. Bear has already credited their debut album, “The Smith Westerns,” with the number 3 spot in their working list of the Best Albums of 2009. The big song from that album is titled “Be My Girl,” [...]

Oct 23

What I’m Listening To: Kanye West

Now before you get ahead of yourself and start telling me that Kanye isn’t an indie artist, I understand that. He is simply what I have been listening to this week for the most part. I am a huge fan of the beats and sampling that he uses in his music, along with the general [...]

Oct 23

New Video from Cass McCombs

Cass McCombs has a new music video out for “The Executioner’s Song,” off of his new album “Catacombs.” The video is directed by Aaron Brown. At first the song feels like it doesn’t really know where it is headed, but then it settles down in a soft melody with an easy beat. In the beginning, [...]

Oct 23