My favorite musical things from 2011 so far

One of them is this video:

Wye Oak - Fish (Official Video) from City Slang on Vimeo.

Head on over to Collapse Board to find out the rest.

Stuff to read, things to see.

Hello, strangers. If you're sad about the less-frequent posting, I am sorry. It's just the way it goes. Mostly because I hate Blogger so, so much. But there's new stuff I've written here and here. It's about music in funny languages, but do not be afraid! Read it anyway...

Also, this flyer. Mark your calendars. RSVP on Facespace. Draw a circle around it on Google +. Whatever helps get your ass there. Thank you.

I DO want to...

Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.

Music Video - The Chase from The History of Pan!c on Vimeo.

Also - from his Facespace page: "In his youth, Pan!c grew up with a steady diet of techno and Morrissey, later championing Britpop at a series of local DJ gigs..." In other words the fact that I'm not best friends with this fellow yet is absolutely ludicrous.

This video sums up the freedoms for which we drunkenly shoot off bottle rockets on this day

Slacker Escapism

Local indie rockers Carradine have a new record coming out soon that's currently streaming on their Bandcamp page. Sloppy Pavement-esque goodness, just like us olden days people like it. They used the tag "1993" for a very good reason. Good call on that tag choice, guys. The album title is In Case I Lose It, We Both Have It which is certain to be one of my favorite album titles of the year...

Record release show at The Atlas Bar in Hamtramck is Saturday July 16th. They describe the album as being "pressed on some tasty vinyl by Detroit's own Archer Pressing." I hope this means that it is a color other than black. Or that you can actually eat it. Or both.

"Bollywood! Bollywood! Bollywood!"

That is what the world over will be chanting repeatedly forever once my brand new column "Bollywood Ear Candy" takes off on Collapse Board. Hollywood will be a distant memory and Tom Cruise will end up working as Shah Rukh Khan's very short laundry boy. But I personally will settle for just a few people actually reading the column and enjoying it. Read it on Collapse Board now, and let me know what you think.

Three new Morrissey songs?! Yes please.

Morrissey played three brand new songs on BBC radio yesterday. They're all going to be on his next album which is apparently done but... wait for it... he's currently without a label. You know the record industry is a wasteland of incompetence when somebody like Morrissey is floating around without a label. He should tell them all to go to hell and just put stuff out himself. "Action Is My Middle Name" is my favorite of the three new tracks, even if it does sound like he's stroking out at the end:



There's also "People Are The Same Everywhere" and "The Kid's A Looker" which you can find here.