Influences: Bowie, Joy Division, Nine Inch Nails, Peter Gabriel, Bauhaus, King Crimson, Kate Bush, YYY’s, Celebration. From Brooklyn, of course.
Entries from April 2008
Myspace Band of the Week: The Kiss Off
April 21st, 2008
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Sellout(s): Matt & Kim
April 21st, 2008
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Sweet Beats, Troubled Sleep
April 21st, 2008
Merge is giving away The Rosebuds remix album, Sweet Beats, Troubled Sleep (Night of the Furies Remixed). “Night of the Furies contained songs of despair and loss that roused friends of the band to present them with personal reconstructions of these dark tales. The resulting assortment of dance tunes and lullabies delighted Ivan and Kelly, […]
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Melody Day
April 21st, 2008
Because it’s Monday.
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Paint a Vulgar Picture
April 21st, 2008
An Illustrated Discography of The Smiths and Morrissey.
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Unknown Marketing Pleasures
April 18th, 2008
“Microsoft is said to be releasing a limited edition, Joy Division Zune featuring an adaptation of Peter Saville’s pulsating cover art from the band’s Unknown Pleasures debut. The launch is meant to parallel the June 10th release of the Joy Division DVD” (don’t worry, it’s just a mock up from Engadget)
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Portishead’s Third for Free at Last.FM
April 14th, 2008
“Last.fm announced today that Portishead’s long-awaited new album, Third, will be made exclusively available on the site, in its entirety, for free from April 21, a week before its official release.” Hasn’t everyone that wanted to hear it already heard it, since it leaked on to the interwebs about a month ago?
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