usounds March 30th, 2006
So I was feeling kinda down, just kinda shut out from the scene, waking up in my ‘am disoriented and not really caring how or why. Driving aimlessly around town, sucking on the built-in bong, t-topped air swishing my mane this way and that and just not knowing what to do with myself. That kind of mood. I cruised by the beach in Santa Monica and popped in a tape of an mp3 of the first song from the new album by The Stills. I got a rush from the opener but things kinda slid downhill from there and I didn’t feel any better. That’s when I remembered the emergency flask of Canadian Mist in the glovebox. At least something from Canadia got me feeling a little better that day. Anyway, you may have more luck then me, there is a lot to like in this song but it didn’t blow the socks off my ass.
Download “In the Beginning” by the Stills (alternate link)
Stills TourDates:
Apr 2 2006 8:00P TT the Bear’s Boston, MA
Apr 3 2006 8:00P The Church Philadelphia, PA
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usounds March 14th, 2006
The Walkmen are inexplicably not playing in Los Angeles on their North American tour. Clearly a mistake was made somewhere, some clueless manager (the type who proclaims Boston “not a big College town”) or label apparatchik bungled the entire schedule and this is the sad result. Or, could it be that Hamilton Leithauser is scared of coming face-to-face with the toughest interviewer in his career? We’ll probably never know.
In other Walkmen news, Leithauser had this to say about the new album, due May 23 “”We’re all very proud of this. I think it runs about 42 minutes, and its much more solid than the last record. There are no dips, so it is very different in that regard. We’ve always been pretty heavy, and this seems a little lighter. I mean, it still sounds like the same band. But it has a lot less organ involved.”
Walkmen Tourdates are here
usounds January 18th, 2006
Looks like a whole concert from 5/24/1998 in Wigan. Includes our personal favorite, Some Velvet Morning, which is Nancy Sinatra’s greatest gift to the world.
The Verve Live mp3s
Image from http://www.thei.aust.com/
usounds January 13th, 2006
Download songs from the album everyone else has already:
Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood
Over and Over Again (Lost and Found)
CHYSY will be rolling through your town if you live in the following major metropolitan areas of Europe, Japan, and North America…
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usounds December 14th, 2005
By Hadley Tomicki
How many shows do you attend that rock the fuck out, while no one seems to be dancing but you and that mulleted guy who drank too much Budweiser? One could never point such a finger at a Moving Units’ show, where the dance-heavy beats mix with dark progressive rock to get asses pogo-ing, shaking, and moshing like it’s Olympia circa 1993 all over again.
It’s rare to find a band with such an enthusiastic middle-sized following as the Units, who bring a funkdified, diverse bunch of ages to each show. Youthful enthusiasm and high expectations filled the historic confines of the Avalon on November 16th, as the Units debuted brand-new songs, along with a relatively recent, yet beloved oeuvre.
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usounds December 7th, 2005
Bauhaus in Cleveland, Ohio at The Agora Theater 11/19/05
Bauhaus, the original gothfathers, performed on their Near the Atmosphere tour with their original lineup; Peter Murphy on vocals, Daniel Ash on Guitars and Saxophone, David J on Bass, and Kevin Haskins on Drums. While certainly not the largest venue in Cleveland, the highly anticipated concert was well attended. The audience was a mature group of both young and old and was somewhat reserved throughout most of the close to two hour concert, perhaps mesmerized by the very extraordinary and sophisticated light show, (but according to Julz Finley, it proved to be challenging to get a good shot with all the strobes and fog).
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usounds November 18th, 2005
Review By Hadley Tomicki
Photos by C. Browne
The night of October 20th at El Rey packed in so much sugary cuteness, I imagine the crowd full of young 20-somethings woke up with new cavities. Anticipating the raucous cheerleading funk squad, The Go Team, the former movie-house was brimming with sights from ironic whiteboy afros and vintage dresses to fanboy Danny Masterson.
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usounds November 10th, 2005
New York’s Stellastarr* sound amazing with or without five bong hits. Check out the latest single, “Sweet Troubled Soul” from the album “Harmonies for the Haunted” released in September on RCA.
Sweet Troubled Soul MP3
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usounds November 9th, 2005
Austin, TX band The Black Angels released a self-titled debut EP in October on Light in the Attic Records. Check out this mp3 and have your ass handed back to you in a paper bag with a hefty load of psychedelic rock.
Black Grease mp3 from The Black Angels
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usounds October 5th, 2005
If you follow this site at all, you’ll know we have a thing for our good friends The Go! Team and their wild musical adventures all over the globe. Well, you may not have known that the album you burned/borrowed/bought was never properly released in the USA. All that’s changing now, so you can buy the USA version, which includes 2 bonus tracks as well as new vocals on “Bottle Rocket”.
“Lady Flash” Streaming Audio:
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Real Audio
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The Team will also be touring North America on the following dates:
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