Entries from October 2007

WTF: The Notwist “Pick up the Phone” video

October 12th, 2007

Uhh, I’m not sure how I missed out on this video, seeing as how this song is off one my top-three favorite albums of all time (The Notwist’s Neon Golden), but it is inexplicably strange. It follows the story of a stuffed bear, a stuffed rabbit, a broken relationship, and a paper airplane. Despite its […]

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Tags: video

RETRO: Unwound live at a punk rock house show in 1994

October 12th, 2007

Few things make me happier than Unwound. In this clip, the defunct Olympia, Washington trio is playing what looks like a house party at Kid City on Bixby Street in Santa Cruz, California sometime in 1994. “Envelope” off New Plastic Ideas and “Ratbite” off Fake Train. You’re welcome.

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Tags: video

NPR’s excruciating Sigur Ros interview

October 12th, 2007

This interview with Iceland’s Sigur Ros is so painful to watch, but I highly recommend it. The interviewer is admittedly a little daft or maybe just nervous, but even some of his simplest, most straightforward questions are met with nine-months-pregnant pauses followed by three muttered words at best. NPR posted the interview purely as an […]

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Tags: interview · link

No new Pixies album

October 12th, 2007

Despite an overwhelming curiosity factor, the fact that Kim Deal has taken a stance opposing a new Pixies album is probably a blessing in disguise. Black Francis recently spoke to The Gothamist, saying, “While I may have tried to convince her otherwise, maybe she’s got a point… She doesn’t need a new Pixies record, so […]

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Tags: news

Live Nation is betting on Madonna

October 11th, 2007

Of course, Madonna will leave Warner Bros. for Live Nation, unless Bugs Bunny counters and equals the offer, which is highly unlikely. The non-label, ticket peddling firm is offering the world’s number one homosexual icon (ok, maybe next to Bette, Babs and Beyonce) $120 million for a ten-year, three-record deal that also culls some of […]

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Tags: gossip

Nine Inch Nails teetering on brink of cool

October 11th, 2007

The words Nine Inch Nails and hip rarely share the same paragraph, much less the same sentence, but with the announcement that Interscope’s last chance to make any money off Trent Reznor is a remix album, a few credible names have popped up. Evidently, the likes of Fennesz, The Faint, Ladytron, and New Order have […]

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Tags: new release · news

MTV digs up whiners in Radiohead backlash

October 11th, 2007

Despite the overwhelmingly positive reviews for In Raindbows, Radiohead’s seventh studio album, MTV has evidently scoured the Internet to try to find some negative reactions to the much-hyped download. The negativity stems from the bitrate at which Radiohead allowed In Rainbows to be encoded. 160 kbps is considered sub-par by any remotely educated audiophile’s standards, but with a download for […]

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Tags: commentary · news