Blog-achella-geddon 2012! Thundercat is go.

So I got a second submission on the Facebook page and I'm happy to say that we are two-for-two in the not sucking department. Good show, people. Now, I cannot support this band name, but the tune ain't bad at all. Here's... wait for it... Ballerina Black. Told ya...

And hey holy shit this thing starts next weekend...

Thundercat



Who he is: Mr. Steven Bruner, FlyLo associate and bad-ass bass player...

What he sounds like: He's another one of the guys on the jazzier end of the Brainfeeder crew... much like Austin Peralta, who I saw live this summer in one of those odd occurences in which I actually go out in public. OLD. I'm just, like, really busy, man... anyhoo, I'm also not sure this is the best song on his debut album, but I gotta love the baseball card reference...

(THIS POST APPEARS TO HAVE MADE DMCA'D. HEY THUNDERCAT, MAKE SURE TO THANK YOUR RECORD LABEL FOR FUCKING YOU.)

What I think: Groovy shit and I like his look. Here's an example of the bass bad-assery I was speaking of earlier...



Back from vacation next week. We'll see how that goes...

Blog-achella-geddon 2012!: Hiatus Blues

Wow. Hard to get motivated to blog when you're on vacation. Had this whole lovely, profanity-laced rant about the whole Madonna/Deadmau5 thing mostly written (short version: Deadmau5 is a douche. Shocker.) but that shit's old news now. Oh well... back to the Coachella...

I was going to skip Wild Beasts and I'm sure I was right about that, but it's been so long since I started this post that I can't even remember why. HA!

Metronomy



Who they are: A British band that apparently includes a male Grace Jones impersonator...

What they sound like: Nice Electo-Pop. Kinda sounds a little bit like Phoenix... again. Still not a bad thing...

Metronomy - The Look (ysi)

What I think: I give these guys bonus points for being cool remixers on top of what the whole "band" thing. That's fun.



Hopefully I can get a couple more done this week...

Blog-achella-geddon 2012!: Needless Brit Bashing

I haven't skipped any bands in, like, two posts! Let's put an end to that with a short parade of British mediocrity...

First off, we have Gardens & Villa, who are a British outfit that's kinda jangly and lo-fi and boring...

Then we have Spector, another British group that kind of sounds like an updated Spandau Ballet, but aren't really as good as that comparison might indicate. Don't front on Spandau Ballet, yo...

Next, to switch things up, we have a British act... with a Swedish guy in it! Unfortunately, Fanfarlo are also painfully '80s-sounding. But I do love one song of theirs, and have posted that on the Facebook page. And let me just say, if you're not all "liked" up on that, you are missing some good shit lately, unless hours of free music isn't your thing...

So, to sum up... three strikes and the Brits are out, making way for some Frenchies... which probably really grinds their gears...

Housse De Racket



Who they are: A stylish Frenchie duo...

What they sound like: To be honest, they sound quite a bit like Phoenix, but I have absolutely no problem with that and neither do you...

Housse De Racket - Chateau (ysi)

What I think: I think Sunday's lineup is kicking ass so far in the "bands I'd never heard of" department. I guess Coachella isn't complete shit yet. Anyhoo these guys make quite a delightful racket (see what I did there?) live as well...



Have a good weekend...

Blog-achella-geddon 2012!: Toront-OH SHIT!

Canadian Hip-Hip... it's not just about Snow anymore...

The Airplane Boys



Who they are: Beck Motley & Bon Voyage, a pair of rappers from that new Hip-Hop hotbed (and I don't even mean that sarcastically), Toronto...

What they sound like: Just good indie Hip-Hop with some nice, original production... so of course, I'll just give you the tune where they rap over a decade-old Radiohead joint...

The Airplane Boys - Ice Age (ysi)

(These guys provide their tunes to you on free mixtapes via their website! Fuck yeah!)

What I think: I think it's funky fresh and not at all wack. Oh, and live band + no hype men? Sign me up...



You know, I think Snow should follow Vanilla Ice's lead and get himself a totally unexpected new career and corresponding reality show. Maybe he could become one of those dudes that catches catfish with his bare hands...

Blog-achella-geddon 2012!: Sharing the love...

Before we delve into Sunday's lineup, cool happenings over at the Facebook page... somebody finally realized that you could post something up there and put up a song. Crazy thing is... it's kinda good. So here it is...



Let this be a lesson to all of you. Sharing is fun! More, please. Now back to your regularly scheduled shenanigans...

Sleeper Agent



Who they are: A shiny new band outta Kentucky.

What they sound like: Punky straight-ahead rock that's catchy as fuck...

Sleeper Agent - Shuga Cane (ysi)

What I think: If you have a rock band and want me to like it, there are some things you need to do. And writing simple, catchy-as-fuck songs is right on the top of said list. Not sounding like another Arcade Fire wannabe jackoff act is also right up there. From The Descendants, to Green Day to (more recently) We Are Scientists, I've always had a weakness for catchy-as-fuck Pop/Punk... every now and then a new band will get the balance right and I'll embrace them for no apparent reason. These guys do just that and I have. They kinda kick ass live, too...



So suck on that...

Blog-achella-geddon 2012!: In which I am predictable...

You may read this and think that I don't like anything. That's not exactly true, but no... I'm not terribly impressed with the top of Saturday's lineup...

St. Vincent's website is has the URL "ilovestvincent.com". I find this to be quite presumptuous. And in my particular case, false....

To paraphrase Denny Green, Godspeed You! Black Emperor is not who I thought they were. I actually quite like the reunited Montreal band's Mogwai-like post rock. I'm gonna do a little more digging on them. You should, too, if that's your kinda thing...

For a minute there, I thought fIREHOSE was FireHouse... that woulda been a weird booking, huh?

The thing about Feist is, well... her stuff makes for great remixes, but I'm not nearly as in love with the originals.

Andrew Bird was rated a "meh" the last time he played the big shinding my favorite music blogger... me. So I'm gonna trust that opinion...

Sebastian Ingrosso is one of the members of Swedish House Mafia and thus can suck a bag of dicks.

Jeff Mangum is the dude from Neutral Milk Hotel, if that means anything to you...

I thought that Miike Snow might be something I would like, but upon listening to a couple of cuts from their new album, I realized that I must have had them confused with someone else... someone who made listenable Pop music...

Kaskade is a handsome man, I'll give him that....

Upon a thorough YouTubing, I gotta say I don't care so much about Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds as it's no Oasis, which will probably chuff off a bunch of people, the first of which being Noel Gallagher. But it's just that Liam's a better singer, dude. Deal with it...

David Guetta should be playing the KISS FM Summer Jam instead of Coachella at this point, no? Or are we just gonna have next year co-headlined by Fergie & Pitbull? Just sayin'...

I'll leave The Shins to Zach Braff...

And I'll congratulate Bon Iver on his Best New Artist Grammy win over J. Cole & Nicki Minaj. Score one for the beardy-stroky set, I guess...

Which brings us to your Saturday headliner...

Radiohead



Who they are: The band your band could smell like.

What they sound like: I guess this header isn't really necessary in this case... here's one off the TKOL RMX comp reworked by new Tonegents fave Jacques Greene...

Radiohead - Lotus Flower (Jacques Greene Remix) (ysi)

What I think: I think they're the best band in the world. But you knew that. Once again, huzzah for the YouTubes... as here's their full set from Glasto '11... in nifty crowd-sourced fashion. Enjoy...



2/3 of the way done. Woot.

Blog-achella-geddon 2012!: Blame Guetta!

First today is our old buddy SBTRKT, who is awesome, but I've already done a couple posts on him, so read those. Also, popped a video up on the Facebook page, so watch that, too...

And Sub Focus is just a combination of every Dance music cliche that's hot these days. Uninspiring, although I'm sure it would be entertaining on the proper chemicals...

As, I'm sure, will be...

Martin Solveig



Who he is: Michael Cera's dad, apparently...

What he sounds like: Blame it all on Guetta, but one-by-one many of his contemporaries are testing the waters of chart Pop... and, of course, doing it much better than Guetta. Martin had his huge hit in "Hello", Bob Sinclar is going to be on the charts this summer with a couple of things I heard off his new album... it's like that shit they said was gonna happen in the '90s about Electronica taking over the world finally happened but in slightly lamer form than we would have hoped. Oh well. Anyhoo, here's one with the dude from Phoenix on vocals...

Martin Solveig - The Night Out (ysi)

What I think: I think it will be a great set, so long as it's not so much like this...



These guys should probably just stop doing TV shows...

Blog-achella-geddon 20102!: In Honor of Robbie Coltrane

Just got paid/ Friday night/ Actually not really/ On a bi-weekly pay schedule...

One band to skip past today, and that is Manchester Orchestra. I was pleasantly surprised by their non-sucky Rock back in '08 and pegged them as a band to watch. Did I watch them? No. Sometimes I kinda suck like that...

But the Friday post goes to...

Flying Lotus



Who he is: Mr. Stephen Ellison, member of the Coltrane family... and if you have to ask which Coltrane family I'm talking about, you probably shouldn't be reading this blog. Maybe this is a little more your speed. Also, I have a second joke for that one... member of the Coltrane family and I'm not talking about the Robbie Coltrane family, although he is indeed a fine actor. HEY-YOOOO!

What he sounds like: As the de facto leader of the L.A. beat scene, Flying Lotus kind of laid the groundwork for what all of the other kids I've been blogging from said scene are doing. Probably. I mean, that sounds like I know what I'm talking about, doesn't it? And hey, if that's good enough for presidential candidates, it's good enough for me. Of course, the thing about FlyLo is that, being a member of the Robbie Coltrane family, he brings a Jazz master's sensibility of, umm... jazz... to the precedings. Someday this kid will be known as the Miles Davis of the sampler. See what I did there? Dick move! Anyhoo, this might be the closest thing to a House track you'll ever hear from him (although the Jazz hits you right from the beginning). Dig it...

Flying Lotus - Do The Astral Plane (ysi)

What I think: Love this guy. And continue to love finding full sets on YouTube... this one starts off as a DJ thang but develops into a full, live jazz combo by the end. Enjoy...



Have a good weekend, all...

Blog-achella-geddon 2012!: Old & White or Young & Black?

Today it's about crusty old British geezers vs. shiny new black rappers...

First, representing the geezers, we have punk legends Buzzcocks, who I've never been all that into. Which shouldn't surprise you. I'm sure it'll be lovely if you're into that kind of thing. I wonder if old punks load up on Viagra before shows to give 'em some extra "oomph"? Makes sense, don't it? Plus they're ready for the the groupies after the show, HEY-YOOOOO!

Now, representing the rappers, A$ap Rocky is supposed to be hot shit right now, but I find his beats to be slow and wack, so suck on that...

Back to the geezers, presenting Squeeze. You heard me... muddafuckin' Squeeze. Pullin' mussels from da muddafuckin' shell, yo. I'm surprised they were able to take a long enough break from the state fair/horse track circuit to "squeeze" this gig in. PUN MUDDAFUCKIN' INTENDED!

Now for the rappers, young gal Azealia Banks seems like a bit of a one-hit wonder at this point, but her one hit is a jam, and I got it for you at the Facebook page...

And then Awolnation are neither geezers nor rappers, but rather sound like a bad KROQ band that was given some keyboards for some reason...

Which brings us to a band rather similar to our last featured dudes...

Kasabian



Who they are: They aren't old enough to be geezers, but they are British... and like Kaiser Chiefs, could definitely be considered Brit-Rock veterans at this point...

What they sound like: Also much like Kaiser Chiefs, Kasabian's embellishes their geetar rockin' with some electronics here and there and they've got hooks by the pound. Instead of a new one, though, I'm gonna go with a classic today...

Kasabian - Fire (ysi)

What I think: I think you'll get everything you need to know from watching this...



Gotta say I'm loving this trend of full concerts popping up on the YouTubes... I only hope it keeps up!

Blog-achella-geddon 2012!: Fuck Rush Limbaugh

No, there's no connection between that fat piece of shit and today's Coachella acts... I just thought it needed to be said. Anyhoo, we're covering exactly one line on the poster today...

And that line starts with The Big Pink, about whom I had some lovely things to say in 2010...

Next come Black Lips, about whom I did NOT have some lovely things to say in 2008...

Grace Potter & The Nocturnals are actually nowhere near as bad as I thought they'd be. I actually have their best song, "Paris" in the DJ Lately rotation and have supplied the video thereof at the Facebook page for your review...

I'm very seriously on the fence about tUnE-yArDs. This chick really rides the fine line between interesting and awful and I just can't quite figure out which one she is. Plus fuck the way she does the random capitol letters in her handle. It serves merely to irk me, girl...

Laura Marling is just a sensitive girl with an acoustic guitar whose music makes me want to kill myself...

... whereas The Head And The Heart are a bunch of sensitive dudes with acoustic guitars whose music doesn't make me want to kill myself quite as much as Laura Marling's, so they got that going for 'em...

And Destroyer is Indie Rock darling and perennial blog-fodder Dan Bejar, who seems to be doing a '70s Soft Rock thing these days. I'll pass, bringing us to...

Kaiser Chiefs



Who they are: They are Brit-Rock veterans at this point, eh?

What they sound like: They've updated their sound with a bit more electronics lately, which always scores some bonus points from me. And although some of the tunes on the new records sound like they are going to fall completely apart at the seams, they still manage to find some of their trademark huge hooks when it's working right. To wit...

Kaiser Chiefs - On The Run (ysi)

What I think: Ever since I saw one of their live shows on the teevee, I've been a fan. And you should be, too...



Now if you'll excuse me, I predict a bowel movement, so I'm out...

Blog-achella-geddon 2012!: The guy from that show...

Today, the best comic-turned-rapper since Eddie Murphy put the boogie (and other assorted items) in your butt. But first...

Grouplove's Indie Pop gets no love because I can't stand the guy singer.

Zed's Dead actually produced a Brostep remix of "Knights In White Satin"... you heard me. And they get rewarded with a gig at Coachella. I cannot sigh heavily or derisively enough to express my exasperation with this...

And The Vaccines sound like they listen to a lot of The Smiths, but that's really about the only thing I can say about them other than "meh"...

So how about a "serious" musician?

Childish Gambino



Who he is: Well maybe we can find one of those tomorrow. Because CG is the rapping alter ego of actor/comedian Donald Glover, one funny motherfucker...

What he sounds like: ... but this record is far from a joke. (See what I did there?) It's funny, sure, but this is not comedy rap. It's a real album. A pretty decent one. It is NOT Chunky A...

Childish Gambino - Fire Fly (ysi)

What I think: I think go see it. For one thing, he's probably got better between-song banter than any other act at the show...



There don't even appear to be any stupid shouting hype men. Major bonus points for that.

Blog-achella-geddon 2012! Jacques Of All Trades

No time for a pithy opening remark today, so...

I'm gonna skip We Were Promised Jetpacks today although I do sympathize with the name. I'd like to know where the fuck my flying car is, too. IT'S 2012! WHY AM I STILL ON THE FUCKING GROUND?!?!?

Anyhoo...

Jacques Lu Cont



Who he is: He is actually Mr. Stuart Price, a Brit who for some reason wants to pretend he is French. Maybe it's to explain how bad he smells. He also goes by Les Rhythmes Digitales, the Thin White Duke (for remixing) and about 10 other aliases. He's probably most famous for his collaborations with Madonna (i.e. Confessions On A Dancefloor). We shall call him Stu-Jacques.

What he sounds like: Whatever you wanna call him, Stu-Jacques has been a dependable source of funky House for over a decade. And while he mostly does his thang as a much-in-demand remixer these days (for big Pop acts like The Killers, Seal, Gwen Stefani... you get the idea), I'm gonna take you in the way-back machine for a stone cold classic...

Les Rhythmes Digitales - Jacques Your Body (ysi)

What I think: I'd have to imagine this would be a DJ set... and probably one of the better ones of the weekend. But nonetheless, I offer you this. Make of it what you will...



I must say, if that really is a live tune, ol' Stu-Jacques is a heck of a bass player. Anyone know for sure?

Blog-achella-geddon 2012!: The many uses of "shit"

Before we get back to the big list, I just wanted to let you know that I'm gonna post up a bunch of the old DJ mixes I've done for the blog (which aren't available anymore) on the Mixcloud. Here's the first, click and get a Brazilian. I'll wait...

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And now back to your previously scheduled program...

Suedehead is what happens when a bunch of white people from Orange county with no soul try to start a soul band. "But, Tone", you say, "there's a black guy in the band." That's the thing... THERE ALWAYS IS! That's how they get you. But the thing is... the black guy's from Orange County, too. "Ahhhhh", you say...

It seems like this Destructo guy has been around for a while... the name sounds familiar to my old raver ears. But seems that he's part of the whole HARD kiddie fidget house crew, so I scoff...

Mt. Eden sounds like a nice place until you realize all the radio stations there play nothing but fart-inducing Brostep...

We Are Augustines? No, you are a poorly-named Indie Rock band I'm not even comfortable giving a "meh" to...

Now, I fully suspected that I would be giving some love to Dragonette since they've made those fun jams with Martin Solveig lately, but you know what? On their own, they're kinda just some so/so Electro-Pop...

And you're gonna start to think I dislike Dubstep if I keep shitting on all these Dubstep acts, but I posit that it is they who are picking shitty Dubstep acts. Like Borgore. Shitty. But our next act is hot shit. In case you're confused, that's a good thing. "Shit" is a very flexible adjective...

Gary Clark Jr.



Who he is: From Austin, Texas we have a young, honest-to-goodness bluesman.... Huzzah!

What he sounds like: A little bit BB King, a little bit Jimi, and a little bit Hip-Hop (in attitude and funkiness). I'd read Rolling Stone's raves about this guy and become interested... after listening to his debut EP, I've become converted...

Gary Clark Jr. - Don't Owe You A Thing (ysi)

What I think: Brand new authentic, funky-ass Blues? Sign me the fuck up. And he does not let down live, which shouldn't surprise you...



Hell yeah...

Blog-achella-geddon 2012!: What's In A Name?

Allrighty! Time to start Saturday!

And the first name on the bill is Pure Filth Sound which appears to be a collective of Dubstep DJs from LA. So... maybe something bad, maybe something good. And then we get our first new discovery of the day...

Keep Shelly In Athens



Who they are: A boy/girl group from Athens... Greece. You thought I was gonna say Georgia, didn't you? But then this would probably some twangy Indie Folk shit and not on this blog. BTW, I hear Greece is a just incredible place to vacation right now...

What they sound like: A throwback to the old Chick + Knob (twiddler) tradition (see: every act of the '90s), making sexy downtempo with sexy vocals and being generally sexy. And it's got a little bit of the Chillwave vibe to it on a couple of the songs which gives it enough of an update to not sound completely derivative of '90s Trip-Hop. Dig it...

Keep Shelly In Athens - Cremonia Memories (ysi)

What I think: I wasn't expecting much from an act with a name this shitty, so needless to say I am pleasantly surprised. Here's a short set courtesy of the mighty KEXP to wet your whistle...



Nice stuff, but seriously... change the name. It's awful...

Blog-achella-geddon 2012!: Many Swedish Things

Finishing out the Friday lineup with some stone cold playaz... but first...

We start with Arctic Monkeys, who are just "meh" for me. They got a couple good ones, don't get me wrong, but yeah... "meh"...

Refused is some legendary Swedish Punk band that I've never heard of. I'm not really sold on the whole concept of Swedish Punk, though. I mean, Sweden's pretty fucking awesome. What do they have to be pissed about? You gotta be pissed to be punk, no?

I believe I've mentioned this before... but for some reason Pulp is the only big Brit-Rock band I just never gave a shit about. I don't mean that in a bad way... I mean I have absolutely no opinion of Pulp either way. Wouldn't know a Pulp song if I tripped over it. And I am totally okay with that...

And Swedish House Mafia... oy... tell you what. In the interest of saving time, I'll just say they can eat a bag of dicks. Swedish dicks. Which are just like Swedish Fish, except that they're dicks...

Which brings us to your Friday headliner...

The Black Keys



Who they are: Akron's #1 sons, especially since that other dude took his talents to South Beach.

What they sound like: They just sound better and better...

The Black Keys - Gold On The Ceiling (ysi)

What I think: These guys have gone from "eh, they're kinda interesting" to "you know, this is pretty good" to "the best American Rock band, period" in the space of a few years. Why? Because despite being very (and in the drummer's case, VERY) white, they are well in touch with their inner black men, which is pretty much the key for making good music. Because you know what you get when a band isn't in touch with their inner black men? This...


We're from the streets... well, actually it's more of a cul-de-sac

... and we can all agree that's not good. But you wanna see something good? Here's the Keys from last year's Coachella... the whole dang set, no less...



Thanks, Interwebs!

Blog-achella-geddon 2012!: Get Yo Mope On

Am I going all soft on ya? You be the judge...

I was gonna do a post on Explosions In The Sky, as I like 'em well enough... but I find the post I did on them back in '07 to be hee-larious and you should just read that. Because I KILL ME!

(Slaps knee repeatedly)

Then we have the musical turd burgler known as Afrojack. This video tells you everything you need to know about this assclown...



Yep. Nailed it. Those are all real songs, btw... Just fucktastic shittery, wouldn't you agree?

But hey, I'm sure there are people that would say the same about this next act, but 1) this isn't their blog and 2) I heard they had Herpes...

Mazzy Star



Who they are: You know who they are and you know you fuckin' love "Fade Into You" when you're feelin' all grey and moist so stop hatin', haterz.

What they sound like: You'll be surprised to hear that their new album is being produced by... Afrojack! Ok, not really... Did I get any of you on that one? Huh? Did I? No?

Mazzy Star - Lay Myself Down (ysi)

What I think: I don't think there's anything wrong with liking Mazzy Star. Hope Sandoval has a great voice so fuck off...



See what I did there? Dropped a little 120 Minutes on your ass. Boom. YOU CANNOT RESIST!

Blog-achella-geddon 2012!: Eyes down

Hey everyone, it's Valentine's Day... LOVE ME, DAMMIT!

M83



Who he is: Mr. Anthony Gonzalez up there... another Frenchy. He's got friends to help him play live, though...

What he sounds like: You like big epic synth pads that go on for days? You'll love this guy. He's added more vocals as of late... his own, no less... and still managed to not suck. That may seem snarky, but sometimes it's better when producers don't dream of being singers. I'm looking at you Moby...

M83- OK Pal (ysi)

What I think: You might not think that something this shoegaze-y would be my cup of tea, but hey... we all gotta brood sometime. You know you used to be down with Ride and Slowdive, so don't front. Besides, I randomly saw him live a few years ago at Coachella before I had really heard any of his music and quite liked him. So there...



And it just gets mopier tomorrow...

Blog-achella-geddon 2012!: I came, ISAM, I conquered

It seems that every year there is one electronic act at Coachella with an audio/visual experience that tries to top anything done before. We'll get to this year's in a second. But first...

GIRLS is, to start, a band of two dudes, so eyes rolling already... I mean, can a couple of dudes who call themselves GIRLS even possibly be any good? (The answer is no.)

Jimmy Cliff I got no problem with... but since when did Tim Armstrong become the go-to White Guy Reggae Guy? Because he had a Ska band 20 years ago? It sure doesn't have anything to do with Rancid (who kinda lived up to their name... never a fan). I mean, the you only have to go as far as THE VERY NEXT ACT ON THE BILL to find dudes more qualified in White Guy Reggae...

IT'S THE HEAVY HEAVY MONSTER SOUND! But I don't need to write a whole post about Madness, do I? Do I really?... Didn't think so. You can go watch a video and get your skank on at the Facebook page however...

And I got nothin' against Cat Power, per se... but at this point, "meh". Which, one way or the other, is never a word anyone will use to describe...

Amon Tobin



Who he is: The Brazilain beat man has been around for quite a while now, and here's a fun fact: Not only is his real name Amon Tobin, his real name is Amon Adonai Santos de Araújo Tobin. That's a name you'd love to touch (but you mustn't)...

What he sounds like: Tobin is known for laying down some of the fiercest beats in Drum & Bass, but that shit is nowhere to be found on his new record/multi-media mindfuck ISAM. This stuff is atmospheric, disjointed and downright creepy...

Amon Tobin - Lost Found (ysi)

What I think: No matter what you think of the tunes, this show stands to be this year's Holy Shit Moment, right up there with past extravaganzas like Daft Punk's Pyramid, Etienne De Crecy's Cube, the Shpongletron and the Shadowsphere. If you haven't already seen what I'm talking about, enjoy this little teaser...



If you miss this for something like Afrojack, you are a fucking idiot.

(Too harsh?)

(Nope.)

Blog-achella-geddon 2012!: Tom Brady Can Suck It

Gotta start this post with four simple words that equal excellence: New. York. Football. Giants! Another great win and another amazing game. I bet Tom Brady went home and cried himself to sleep on his supermodel...

See, that's why I hate that guy. EVEN WHEN HE LOSES, HE WINS! Fuckin' prick. I hope Welker moustache rapes him. Anyhoo, in celebration here's a NY band. How's THAT for on-the-nose?

The Rapture



Who they are: One of the bands that started the whole Dance-Punk revival (or whatever the hell you want to call it) waaaaaaaaay back near the dawn of the century.

What they sound like: A little bit o' Rock, a little bit o' Dance, and a whole lot o' catchy... which is scientifically proven to be a solid formula when done right. And these guys certainly do it right...

The Rapture - Never Die Again (ysi)

What I think: Although the new record didn't give me the hugest boner on first listen, there's definitely plenty to like. Plus, unlike a lot of these whippersnapper bands that are playing this thing, these guys actually have something called a "catalog", which comes in handy. Don't miss 'em...



GO BIG BLUE!

Blog-achella-geddon 2012!: Hating on Adolescents

I mean, as if kids aren't annoying enough without being infinitely more talented than you. Little bastards. More on that in a sec...

... but today we start with Marlon Brando's favorite band, The Horrors. GET IT?!?! I KILL ME! But seriously, folks, these guys kinda have a bit of an Echo & The Bunnymen thing going on (shocking) which is sometimes better than others. I do quite like one of their tunes, and you kind find that on the Facebook page...

Also, we have M. Ward, who's just as "meh" as ever. It's called consistency, people... something today's featured artist is not old enough to even know how to achieve...

Madeon



Who he is: He's that kid in the picture. No really. He's 17. He's French. He's playing Coachella. I hate him so much.

What he sounds like: His sample heavy house is kind of like if Daft Punk fucked Akufen. I'm telling you, this kid has absolutely no business being this good at music. I wanna punch him in his little French face...

Madeon - Shuriken (ysi)

What I think: Oh, and as if THAT is not enough, watch what the little shit does with Ableton Live and a Novation monome controller thingy. This will freak your shit out. HE'S BARELY GOT PUBES, FOR FUCK'S SAKE!



GET OFF MY LAWN!