Shepard Fairey's artwork for Li(f)e by Sage Francis
Shepard Fairey, one of our least favorite pop-culture artists, has created the artwork for the album Li(f)e by Sage Francis, one of our favorite pop-culture artists. (more…)
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Sage Francis reveals Shepard Fairey cover art
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010New album, Li(f)e, by Sage Francis coming May 11 (Anti-)
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Sage Francis
Sage Francis‘ new album features Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Iron and Wine), Jim Becker and Tim Rutili (Califone), and songwriting by Jason Lytle (Grandaddy), Chris Walla (Death Cab for Cutie), Tim Fite, and members of Calexico, DeVotchKa, and Sparklehorse.
“We specifically sought out songwriters who had never worked with a rapper,” Francis explains. (more…)
N.A.S.A. feat. Tom Waits + Kool Keith: “Spacious Thoughts”
Thursday, February 4th, 2010Too cool.
Fucked Up lose lawsuit against Rolling Stone
Monday, February 1st, 2010Two songs available from Serena Maneesh: S-M 2: Abyss in B Minor
Monday, February 1st, 2010“Ayisha Abyss”
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“I Just Want To See Your Face” (available on their MySpace page). (more…)
Ten months later Big Business release music video
Friday, January 29th, 2010A little late, but worth it, Big Business has released a video from Mind The Drift (Hydra Head) by Wesley Belak-Berger.
Big Business “The Drift” Music Video from Wesley Belak-Berger on Vimeo.
Sneak Peek: Brent Rollins artwork for Freeway’s The Stimulus Package
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010We got a sneak peek at the artwork for Freeway & Jake One’s new album, The Stimulus Package (Feb. 16th, Rhymesayers) created by hip hop design star Brent Rollins. (more…)
Man or Astro-Man? to play SXSW
Monday, January 25th, 2010Man or Astro-Man? are going to reform, again (they did it twice in 2006) at SXSW this year. They’ll also play a one-off show March 6th at the Bottletree in Birmingham. (more…)
Bohren & Der Club of Gore: Dolores, now on vinyl
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Late in 2008, Ipecac released the latest album from Germanic down-tempo jazz experimentalists Bohren & Der Club of Gore. The band describes its sound as an “unholy ambient mixture of slow jazz ballads, Black Sabbath doom, and down-tuned autopsy sounds.” (more…)
36 Hours in Nashville
Thursday, December 17th, 2009Friday
1) Check in to the Hutton Hotel
The Hutton Hotel hallways smells like toilet. It’s unmistakable. But still, this is the place to stay, Nashville’s newest green hotel. It has a boutique feel, with overly friendly staff, French soaps, super comfy beds, free wi-fi, a rain shower, and warm cookies and milk waiting for you in the room. It’s the kind of place where they treat you like a real dandy, but in a good way. The restaurant is great — friendly, affordable. The bar closes at 2 a.m., but if you need more time to close your deal, $40 will keep it open until 4. (more…)
24 Hours in Zurich
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Arguably the most beautiful city in Europe, Zurich is friendly, comfortable, and absolutely delicious. Ranked as the city with the highest quality of living in the world, with the highest density of bathing facilities (that often turn into bars at night) and one restaurant for every 180 inhabitants, it’s a great (but likely expensive) stop on a European trip. (more…)
Jawbox Reunion Videos
Friday, December 11th, 2009Jawbox performed for the first time in 12 years on the Jimmy Fallon show. The clips are below. (more…)
World In Stereo: Group Doueh
Friday, December 11th, 2009Group Doueh – Treeg Salaam
Powerful music often has as much imagery as a western novel. Zane Grey can fill your mind with every pockmark on the face of a mountain in Riders of the Purple Sage, just as Fucked Up can bring you to an abandoned building crumbling from the inside out with only a few chords. Group Doueh can show you Dakhal, Western Sahara in quick bright plucks of a tinidit (a lute-like instrument with a sound as sharp as a sandstorm). (more…)
Blu-ray player review
Friday, November 27th, 2009
Blu-ray players
A great gift idea this year is a Blu-ray player. Why? First of all, your ancient piece-of-shit DVD player that you bought for $74 at CVS really needs an upgrade. (more…)
TyK 2010 Calendar release party at Mars Gallery in Chicago happens tonight!
Friday, November 20th, 2009TyK [Thought You Knew] launches their 2010 Ladies and Men’s Calendars at Chicago’s Mars Gallery at 1139 W Fulton Market, featuring work of ALARM contributor and TyK Ladies Calendar photographer Michelle Nolan.
