The Rosebuds Announce New Album; Annapocalypse Fondly Recalls The Time She Drunkenly Embarrassed Herself In Front Of Kelly From The Rosebuds

By Annapocalypse on

Last year, I went to see The Rosebuds at Plush, a popular bar/venue in Tucson, Arizona. Because it was summer and I had just graduated, most of my friends were out of town or had moved away. Therefore, I was stuck dragging my Top 40 radio-loving twin sister to the show with me. She proceeded to get incredibly drunk while I enjoyed sets from Land of Talk and The Rosebuds.

After the show ended, my sister threw drinks my way until I was as drunk as she was. Before I knew it, I was stumbling up to Kelly Crisp of The Rosebuds at the merch table and rambling on and on about how much I’d enjoyed their set and how fun they were live and how I’d read some good review of them on Brooklyn Vegan so I knew they would be good live anyway and how awesome their new album is and yeah. She smiled politely the entire time, and I tried to will myself to shut up, but, of course, I kept blathering on.

Several hours later, I was back home at my parents' house eating random cold cuts from the fridge (Ever notice how awesome deli meat tastes when you’re drunk? Seriously, try it sometime.) and watching a marathon of Degrassi. Moral of the story: now when I hear The Rosebuds, I think about eating salami and Paige being a lesbian.

So, with the recent announcement of The Rosebuds' forthcoming new album, Life Like -- due October 7 on Merge Records, featuring guest appearances from Mac McCaughan of Portastatic and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver -- I am going to celebrate by watching The N and eating a turkey sandwich.

The Flaming Lips’ Christmas on Mars Finally Finds Release on Warner Bros. in October

By Emceegreg on 07-31-2008

This Is a Movie from The Flaming Lips

(In Respect to poet Margaret Atwood)

It was filmed some time ago.

At first it seems to be

a Wayne Coyne

epic: oxygen generators and grey martians

blended with music;

then, as you watch

it, you see in the left-hand corner

a penis-shaped man: on a psychedelic trip

(acid or DXM) in space

and, to the right, halfway up

what ought to be a gentle

hobbit, a cameo of Elijah Wood.

In the background there are instrumentals,

and beyond that, Steve Burns from Blue's Clues.

(The movie will be released

in October on DVD with the score on CD.

Isaac Brock plays a small part

in the film, just under the surface.

It is difficult to say why

precisely, or to say

how good or bad this will be:

the effect of these musicians

on film is a distortion

but if you wait long enough,

eventually

you will be able to see this film.)

Tourdates:

Best Buy Continues to Mysteriously Cater to Music Nerds and Professionals, Introduces Musical Instruments and Gear to Stores

By Petey V on 07-31-2008

Best Buy, the largest consumer electronic retailer in the country, is unveiling a plan to create music centers in dozens of outlets nationwide. This move, already in effect in California, Illinois, and Minnesota, will outfit 85 stores with over 1,000 different products ranging from drums to turntables to guitar picks. "We're trying to create an authentic and genuine musical instrument store look and feel inside of Best Buy," says Best Buy VP of musical instruments Kevin Balon. The "store within a store" locations are aimed at all consumers, from amateurs to professionals.

Not only does the announcement leave Best Buy poised to become the second-largest instrument seller in the U.S., it also comes on the heels of the company's decisions to reintroduce vinyl to its music racks (TMT News) and to start selling albums from local and unsigned musicians (TMT News). If you've begin to suspect that Best Buy corporate leadership is overrun by music nerds, you may just be right: according to the Star Tribune, Best Buy's CEO, Brad Anderson, attributed the vinyl decision to the fact that "we've got an executive here who's basically responding to his own children" and added that he, "as an old vinyl collector," saw that decision as "close to his] heart." With the local music and instrument announcements following on the heels of this quote, it seems Best Buy may continue to test the indie culture waters. What's next, a record label? A Best Buy-curated [ATP? An acquisition of Tiny Mix Tapes? Stay tuned.

Animal Collective Confirm Fall Dates

By Mango Starr on 07-30-2008

Top 5 Reasons Why I Love Animal Collective
5. They put the Strawberry Jam (TMT Review) on my toast.
4. I went to an AC party a long time ago, and Avey was a great host.
3. They are from Baltimore, MD, which is on Chesapeake Bay's western coast.
2. They leave Paw Tracks on my roast.

1. But this is why I love them the most:

Tourdates:

Kurt Weisman Set to Tour on Bikes with Horaflora, Is Great

By Mr P on 07-30-2008

And you thought Radiohead were green. Kurt Weisman, who recently released the critically-acclaimed-by-us Spiritual Sci-Fi (TMT Review), is about to head out on tour with his bud Rob Roy (a.k.a. Horaflora) on bikes! They're calling it the "Cycledelic (Music) Trip," and you can find on-the-road updates at their blog.

They're looking for help to fill out shows in late August/early September, so give a hand if you can. Since they're playing at "Marika's House" and "145 South Street" on this tour, something tells me they won't refuse many gigs. Meanwhile, check out Kurt Weisman's Spiritual Sci-Fi on Important Records, and then absorb yourself in the amazing sounds of Horaflora. Do other stuff, too.

! Vetiver

$ Tumble Cat Poof Poofy Poof

& MV/EE and Travis Laplante

# Chris Weisman and Sheena Charland

NOFX Tour U.S., Hate U.S., Expect to Start Collecting Social Security From U.S. Right… About…

By Nobodaddy on 07-30-2008

Are you out of high school? Will you be soon? Unemployed or under-employed? Are you looking for a job that will offer you a real future, room to grow, world-travel, paid-vacations, early retirement, and more???

Then you should consider a career in the fast-paced (literally) world of booze-fueled, Bush-hating Punk-Rawk! With Punk Rawk, you'll have a career that you can really live with. But don't take my word for it... just listen to this totally unrehearsed testimonial from one of our most successful (i.e., most booze-fueled), middle-aged clients:

Yeah... ummm, we started NOFX on a whim back in 1983 after seeing a late-night infomercial for Punk Rawk. We thought, "what the hey?" you know? And here we are 25 years later, all past the age of 40, still touring the world with that same drumbeat in every song. No one has ever caught on! As a matter of fact, we just wrapped up a tour of Germany, Luxembourg, and Canada where we doubled our profit margins by turning the whole tour into a TV series for the Fuse Network, and now we're heading back to the U.S. for another round of shows in support of our most-recent live album (Yes, we've done more than one! That's how great our careers have been!), They've Actually Gotten Worse Live, currently out via our own label, Fat Wreck Chords! Life is unbelievable, and we're hammered all the time. And we owe it all to 25 years in the Punk-Rawk business. Oh wait, excuse me, my beer bong is ready for me... -- Fat Mike, NOFX

Well, there you have it, young job-seekers. Don't wait another second! Pick up the phone and start your own 25+ year career in the fabulous field of Punk Rawk today!

Here's that number one more time:

More

News
  • Recent
  • Popular

Music Reviews
  • Recent
  • Popular