Tag archive for ‘punk’
-
“The Rap” from Local Musicians: Airfix Kits
The Rap: The Rap is a series of op-eds with mp3s that highlight local musicians and upcoming events in the Bay Area. Each week a band writes about their favorite local band, and the following week, the band that was chosen gets to chooses their favorite Bay Area group. If you’re a Bay Area musician and would like [...]
Audio clip: Adobe Flash Player (version 9 or above) is required to play this audio clip. Download the latest version here. You also need to have JavaScript enabled in your browser.
-
Summertime Mp3s [Mixtape]
So as spring turns to summer, we change our dress, we spend more time outside and we take like a little bit slower (hopefully). Summertime music is very different than other seasons. With the change in our regular activities focused on spending time outside, the music we listen might be more chilled, ambient, less intrusive, fun and bright. [...]
-
“Miss Misery (Early Version)” by Elliott Smith
Seattle and Portland based label, Kill Rock Stars, have released what could be described alternately as a either a retrospective or overview consisting mostly of Elliott Smith’s non-Dreamworks discography in the form of a 14 track album of greatest hits, for lack of a better term. The album, called An Introduction to contains some of his sparest, most [...]
-
Matt & Kim [Interview] Talk Sidewalks
The dreariness of winter takes a toll on most of us, but not Matt & Kim. Their latest album, Sidewalks (released on Nov. 2nd), is a bright reminder to live for today. Their influence goes beyond their music. They’ve inspired Erykah Badu to strip down, made thousands of fans dance fanatically at their shows (we’ve witnessed it), and [...]
-
Album Review: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
The comic book turned movie, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, features a soundtrack which notably might suffer from the same ailments of most comic books turned movies: seeming kitsch. The story revolves around Michael Cera as bassist in a rock band “Sex Bob-ombs” struggling with angst, love and jealously for a girl. Cera fits the role like beans [...]
-
Tokyo Police Club, Arkells and Freelance Whales @ Rickshaw
Had Tokyo Police Club been alone it would have been enough. Had the openers been left to fend for themselves I think they could have a retained 50% of the audience, a good number for a trio of relatively unknown bands. The biggest name out of the openers- Freelance Whales- played well (especially on “Ghosting”). The crowd bopped [...]
-
Review of Tokyo Police Club Pre-Outside Lands 2010
(Photo of Tokyo Police Club) Ahhhh, the pre-Outside-Lands-festival-show. Weirdest fucking crowd ever: East-Bayers taking “facebook profile shots” at the bar; frat guys trying to get into fights solely for the sake of I have no idea why; a 40-year-old “cougar” waxing philosophical on the intricacies of liking the same music as her 15-year-old daughter; juveniles getting hammered before [...]
-
Outside Land 2010 Bands to See
The 2010 Outside Lands festival in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park features an eclectic mix of names, some fresh and others finely aged. It’s also hard not to improve upon last year’s stinky Sunday headliner, Tenacious D (apologies to all the man-boys living in their mother’s basement wailing along with Jack Black). Below, I’ve accumulated my list of [...]
-
Silversun Pickups at The Fox Theater: Live Review
I had been in a weird place when the show began. I had just cried about a girl, the screen on my iPhone cracked and a blood blister on my right pinky toe were all causes of deep distress. All these things considered I hopped on the BART train to Oakland’s Fox Theatre to hear Silversun Pickups. This [...]
-
The Clash – "I Fought the Law"
I’m exhausted because today I fought the law, but the law won. Yes, it’s true, I was speeding listening to techno music, but it was a trap. Now, $500 later, and three hours of sitting at my laptop answering questions like “Can you drink and drive while an old pedestrian crosses the street,”–I have answered to the law, [...]
Recent Comments