10 posts tagged “mp3”

Phew, this year has flown by! I just got finished making Christmas brekkie for the family, and while they're stuffing their faces I wanted to give you a little musical gift.


One of my favorite Joni Mitchell songs, covered by one of my favorite bands. Enjoy your holidays! I'm going back to the kitchen =E

--Ceji

 10/09/2008 21:52:58  ♥ written by vu ()

We Hype Music

  HEY! I just found out that the Hype Machine is finally indexing us! I'm really excited about this! Please consider marking ♥ on HypeM♥ or deliciousmarking us. You can also create your own hypem widget which I've employed over at Cover Lover.

Also, last night, I conducted an interview with Kerry Politzer (W♥M). It was totally unexpected and spontaneous. It was like You're here, I'm awake, let's do it!!!, and so it was done. Lots of fun, and you can hear a portion of it here (#27). The full show will air October 12^th. Now that's how things are done!

She's playing a few upcoming dates:

14 Oct 2008 19:00	SESAC Writers On The Storm at Rockwood	NY, New York
18 Nov 2008 20:30	Girls Rock The Night at Caffe Vivaldi	New York, New York

As you know we get a ton of music submissions (which is both a blessing and a curse), and although I hold actual physical CDs more important than demos or MP3s, in this post I am taking care of some digital submissions. Below are some notes I've put together for these MP3s - most are in the form of one or two songs. I think the most important thing they want to get across is that we mention their new tour dates, etc.

So apologies in advance if I don't go into a lot of details about their biography or music. Just think, this is only four of hundreds of digital submissions.

Also, I know my statement regarding not accepting MP3s is discouraging. If that didn't frighten you off, please consider submitting us some of your music. It wouldn't hurt to try, right?

Oh, and please stop sending me tea. I am not a tea drinker.

Look Mexico - You're Not Afraid of The Dark Are Look Mexico LOOK MEXICO lookmexico.net ♥ myspace.com/lookmexico This Florida band seems really impressive, at least according to their latest press release. Their music, from the first two passes through their four-track EP, Gasp Asp, sounds very much like all-american alternative rock. You know, the kind of thing you'll find at the Warp Tour (but not as aggressive). They are about to finish the rest of their tour, ending on Halloween, which actually looks really fun: 10/16 Auburndale, FL @ Bloodhound Bash 10/17 Ashville, NC @ The New French Bar w/The Dark Romantics 10/18 Charlotte, NC @ Lunchbox Records w/The Dark Romantics 10/26 Virginia Beach, VA @ The Jewish Mother 10/28 Columbia, SC @ The New Brookland Tavern 10/29 Nashville, TN @ Springwater w/Winter Sounds 10/31 Gainesville, FL @ The Fest 7

Hushpuppies - Lost Organ Hushpuppies HUSHPUPPIES hushpuppies.com ♥ myspace.com/hushpuppies They have one of those love/hate/adorable/detestible name don't they? Because they are French and because they are signed to one of my favorite record label, Minty Fresh, I'm mentioning them here. So what makes this rock band so compelling? Maybe it's because they're about to blow up when they appear on the upcoming Guitar Hero World Tour (Oct 28th), alongside other well-established acts such as Modest Mouse and REM. It's all planned accordingly when their album, Silence Is Golden will hit the States on November 4th. More information on news.w♥m

The Pale Corners - Steve Buscemi The Pale Corners THE PALE CORNERS myspace.com/thepalecorners Two things going for this band: (1) they are from Sweden, and (2) their song is call "Steve Buscemi". Mr Pink, himself. I hate to judge the band on one song, but that's all they sent me, and it's what you would expect: Swedish Indiepop, or as one girl calls it, "sissy music". If you like Sarah Records, you'll want to check out this band - even though it looks like they only have some demos so far. Their biography (by the way, bands when you send me random MP3s, please include a brief biography) lists that they are a four piece band (Christian Lilja, Henrik Nordström, David Tibblin and Victor Palm) from a variety of different "band constellations". They came together as The Pale Corners through their mutual love of pop music and table tennis. What else, my friend, what else? They are playing a few dates, if you happen to live in the area. 12 Nov 2008 Klubb Kavalkad @ Smålands Nation Lund 15 Nov 2008 Höstgask @ V-Dala Nation Uppsala 26 Nov 2008 Landet Stockholm 09 Dec 2008 Cole’s Corner  @ Pet Sounds Bar Stockholm

Rolo Tomassi - Abraxas Rolo Tomassi ROLO TOMASSI www.myspace.com/rolotomassi ♥ partywounds.blogspot.com Rolo Tomassi are a noisy screamo band from Sheffield and two songs were sent to me via "I Spy" have elements of electronica thrown in and the singer stood out as a woman (usually these screamcore band are men-oriented). They were recently on the cover of Plan B Magazine and it confirms that the girl singer is hot... and probably criminally underage. Their debut album is called Hysterics, it was recently released on September 23rd through Hassle Records. I would imagine their live shows to be intense and insane, so be sure to check them out: 13 Oct 2008 wedgewood rooms, portsmouth w/blood red shoes 15 Oct 2008 cockpit, leeds w/blood red shoes 16 Oct 2008 academy 3, manchester w/blood red shoes 17 Oct 2008 brudenell social club, leeds brainwash festival 18 Oct 2008 cafe drummonds, aberdeen w/blood red shoes 19 Oct 2008 king tuts, glasgow w/blood red shoes 20 Oct 2008 academy 2, newcastle w/blood red shoes 21 Oct 2008 waterfront, norwich w/blood red shoes 22 Oct 2008 the regal, oxford 23 Oct 2008 academy 2, birmingham w/blood red shoes 24 Oct 2008 astoria 2, london w/blood red shoes 07 Nov 2008 the royal, derby refuse revolt clubnight 08 Nov 2008 the engine rooms, brighton w/don caballero 09 Nov 2008 93 feet east, london hokaben festival

Today, the latest installment in the Harry Potter film series was released. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the fifth film based on the popular book series by J.K. Rowling. So, it's only fitting that I post some Harry Potter related music. To kick this post off is the theme song. Arranged by award-winning and legendary composer John Williams, "Hedwig's Theme" was originally featured on the soundtrack to The Sorcerer's Stone (otherwise known as The Philosopher's Stone). It's since been featured in every Harry Potter film to date including The Goblet of Fire by Patrick Doyle and The Order of the Phoenix by Nicholas Hooper. Two teenagers who go by the name of Advanced Potion-Making created a rock version paying homage to John Williams and the series.

Williams was supposed to compose the soundtrack to The Goblet of Fire, but due to scheduling conflicts, he was not able to. Why? Well, he was working on a couple of small films that you might have heard of called Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Memoirs of a Geisha, and War of the Worlds. He provided the soundtracks to the first three films in the series, but for the second, The Chamber of Secrets, fellow composer William Ross helped to finish it and received adaptation credits. The Goblet of Fire was done by Patrick Doyle who also scored Eragon while The Order of the Phoenix was by Nicholas Hooper who scored The Girl in the Café. He's also rumored to be the composer of The Half-Blood Prince.


Now for some Wizard Rock! What is Wizard Rock? Well, basically artists create music all based on the Harry Potter franchise. It could be anything from Harry himself to some reference to potions or magic, as long as it has to do with the series. It's all for the love of music and reading. Now, there are way too many bands to post on here so I chose the ones I enjoyed the most. Besides, many of the Wizard Rock musicians only have one song in their repertoire. The below musicians have created more than one song and have been around for quite some time.

Harry and the Potters
The most popular of the Wizard Rock musicians and the guys that started it all are Harry and the Potters. They're two brothers named Paul and Joe DeGeorge who started the band in 2002. Joe planned a rock show in his backyard, but all the bands cancelled. So he grabbed his brother, wrote some songs, and played them for a couple of people. "This Book Is So Awesome" is only 30 seconds in length, so I also posted another song of theirs', "The Wrath of Hermione", which is unreleased.
Website | Virb | MySpace | DL "Book" | DL "Hermione"


Ron and the Weasleys
Ron and the Weasleys, you can guess, are based on Harry's best friend, Ron Weasley. They're two brothers (yes, again) and each represent Ron at a different age. John represents "Ron" at year 3 and Mike represents "Ronald" at year 7. They started the band after booking a show for fellow Wizard Rockers, Harry and the Potters. After that show, other Wizard Rock bands started appearing and they felt the need to represent Ron Weasley.
MySpace
The Hermione Crookshanks Experience
EDIT: Thanks to Lauren from The Moaning Myrtles for pointing out that there IS a band (well two, but only one has music online) called Hermione and the Grangers. Well, here's a "band" based on her name called The Hermione Crookshanks Experience from California. It's a one-girl band; she plays guitar, bass, drum machine, keyboards, sings vocals and records on a MacBook.
MySpace
The Moaning Myrtles
This girl-due based their name on the ghostly girl in the bathroom that does the weird whiny moaning, which could get annoying, but their music isn't. Just like many other Wizard Rock bands, they too were inspired by Harry and the Potters to create a band based on the series. And since Harry Potter fans seem to have this whole comradership, Alex Carpenter from The Remus Lupins provided some acoustic guitar on The Moaning Myrtles album.

The Remus Lupins
Although the name is plural, it's actually one guy, Alex Carpenter. Here's the description from his site: "The Remus Lupins began when Alex Carpenter looked at his bookshelf and held his guitar in his hand. A sudden lightning bolt of creativity jumped into his fingers and he began to play, and to write songs about Harry Potter. Since then, he hasn't been able to shake the habit and keeps writing them." He's touring this summer with two other guys, though they're more of a backing band.

The Whomping Willows
The Whomping Williows is plural, but once again is only one person, Matt Maggiacomo. He also runs a "record label" called Cheap Rent. A little description... "We form friendships with bands and we do our best to help them release and promote their music. We also encourage our bands to maintain DIY ethics so they never feel the need to sign with a corporate record label." Most of the bands on Cheap Rent are Wizard Rock bands.
The Mudbloods
The Mudbloods are five guys from Texas who took their name from the derogatory term that describes a muggle-born wizard. Draco uses the term as an insult to Hermione since she is one. Much like the other Wizard Rock bands, The Mudbloods tend to play in uniform, sporting the sweater over a buttoned-shirt with tie look. Sorry, they didn't provide much info on their site.
MySpace

If you're curious about this whole Wizard Rock phenomenon and want to delve deeper into the enchanted maze, there are a couple of websites that have much more information and lists bands that currently either have music already or are just starting out.

Wizard Rock - "Your source for the latest in Wizard Rock"
Real Wizard Rock - "Lyrics for your favorite Wizard Rock Bands"
Wizrocklopedia - They "aim to record the past, present, and future of all things related to wizard rock and hope to shed more light on the movement itself."
Wizard Rockumentary - "The Wizard Rockumentary is an independent feature length documentary exploring Harry Potter fandom, the Wizard Rock community, and the goals of these musicians to promote literacy."

So, check those sites out and watch the film when you can. The IMAX version supposedly has some crazy 3-D ending. And the last book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, comes out July 21. 

I just quickly listened to Graham Coxon's new album.   You know, that guy from Blur...

Here's  a secret on how to listen to an album: You listen to track 1, the middle track (usually 6) and the last track.  They are usually the strongest tracks, because if you program it right - you want to start off with a song that grabs the audience's attention.  Then when they're about to become disinterested, you pick them up again with the middle track.

So according to my theory, here are the best tracks off his album:
1. Standing on my own again
6. Gimme some love
12. See a better day

What I did get to listen to (random tracks), they're not all bad.  If you like  Happiness in Magazines, you'd probably enjoy this one.

Black Box Recorder is John Moore, Sarah Nixey (vocals) and Luke Haines.

Luke Haines is originally from the Auteurs (does anyone remember them?), and he's brilliant.  I met Luke a while back when I interviewed them for my radio show.

I recommend "The worst of Black Box Recorder" if you're just getting into them, as it is their greatest hits CD (it also comes with some bonus MOV videos).... which I'm sure are all on youtube.

More on the Auteurs later on.

This Chicago indie rock band is putting together some fine new tunes.

They still don't have a full length album yet.  They're working on their forth EP.  They're looking to tour this Summer.

This song is their latest single off their new untitled EP.

Check out their website, it's myspace.com/thevillainsofverona