Well, 2011. You were quite the year! So much so that I’ve only been able to recover enough to think about you a full week into 2012. Crazy, huh? New jobs, lots of change, oodles of shenanigans, and yes, lots of good music. So much so, that I undoubtedly missed vast quantities of things that I really should have got to. Ho hum.
So what things did Skye like? Blimey. I just looked at the Excel spreadsheet of this year’s releases (see how cool Skye is!), and there’s a lot of stuff on there. However it’s fair to say that I do actually have a favourite record of 2011, despite my general resistance to ranking things. I know, crazy times, huh, maybe the Mayans are right after all.
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Topics:
2011,
anna calvi,
arcade fire,
bill wells and aidan moffat,
bon iver,
carloman,
cults,
danger mouse and daniel luppi,
feist,
gorillaz,
king cresote and jon hopkins,
king's daughters and sons,
laura marling,
loch lomond,
low,
mogwai,
roundup,
sons & daughters,
st. vincent,
stephen malkmus and the jicks,
summer camp,
the dead man's waltz,
the go team,
tv on the radio,
wilco,
wild beasts
Oh, for a few more days of being under the influence and along-side the influencers.
This weekend, I made my way to the greater Baltimore area for what was predicted to be a very rainy, muddy Virgin Mobile Free Fest. Upon arriving at the airport, though, my driver (Yakov!!! I love you!!) pointed out that: “Is because you here, the sun come out!” And out it stayed! You’re welcome, Free Fest attendees!
After getting cleaned up, my friends and I headed towards DC (on a yellow schoolbus) for a little dinner and dancing, courtesy of the beautiful Mekanism team. The setting was the 9:30 Club, where we were supposed to have dinner and then watch Peter, Bjorn, and John play. But something happened and part of PB&J were injured, which isn’t funny, but is, because A) It’s Peter Bjorn and John..what were THEY doing to get injured? and B) Because PB&J. So, instead of getting a sensitive, light pop show, we got a fucking scorching ECLECTIC METHOD DJ set, rich with mind-warping video mash-up and altogether madness. This was my first EM experience, so forgive a n00b.
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Topics:
big sea,
cee-lo,
cut copy,
deadmau5,
empire of the sun,
grace potter,
james murphy,
kip malone,
la coacha,
lcd soundsystem,
mekanism,
patti smith,
sir richard branson,
the black keys,
tv on the radio,
virgin mobile 25,
virgin mobile free fest
Sunday, the final day of Pitchfork, arrived with a lot of anticipation. It was the only day of the festival to sell out. It was also the day of the festival with the fewest lower-rung up and comers. It was also the day of the much-hyped performance by Odd Future. It would be a tale of two festivals.
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So sad. From TV on the Radio’s site:
We are very sad to announce the death of our beloved friend and bandmate, Gerard Smith, following a courageous fight against lung cancer. Gerard passed away the morning of April 20th, 2011. We will miss him terribly.
The following shows will be cancelled:
April 20 St. Andrew Halls, Detroit MI
April 22 Metro, Chicago IL
April 23 First Ave, Minneapolis MN
April 24 First Ave, Minneapolis MN
April 26 Ogden, Denver CO
There will be more information as it becomes available.
Wanna own the following goodies?
-A Seven Inch Vinyl Copy Of ‘Tiger’
-A CD Single Of ‘Groove Me’
-Two Maximum Balloon Red Balloons
If so, then leave a comment on this post!
A winner (US only) will be randomly chosen on 9/15 @ NOON.
Maximum Balloon recently unveiled a video for ‘Tiger’.
Visit Maximum Balloon at his official site.
Pre-order Maximum Balloon here.
(A deluxe edition of Maximum Balloon is available as well)
MP3: Maximum Balloon – Groove Me (Alex Metric Mix)
Maximum Balloon will see daylight on 8/24. It features collaborations with:
Kyp Malone
Karen O
Holly Miranda
Theophilus London
David Byrne
Learn more about Maximum Balloon here.
MP3: Fanfarlo – Fire Escape (Dave Sitek Mix)
His recent set featured:
Hold You Holy
Leave The Lights On
Free Ride
Give Blood
Download each & every track here.
Visit Rain Machine on MySpace.
MP3: Rain Machine – Give Blood
Catch Rain Machine (Kyp Malone) at:
9/21 – Brooklyn, NY @ Bell House
9/25 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
9/26 – Los Angeles, CA @ Getty Center
9/28 – San Fransisco, CA @ The Independent
9/30 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
10/1 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos
10/2 – Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore
10/9 – Birmingham, AL @ Bottletree
10/10 – New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks
10/12 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
10/13 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
10/15 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
10/16 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry
10/17 – Chicago, IL @ Double Door
10/18 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
10/19 – Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace
10/20 – Montreal, QC @ Il Motore
10/22 – Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
10/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
Visit TVOTR on MySpace.
MP3: TV On The Radio – Staring At The Sun (Mad Kids Mix)
