08/28/2008
Whoa, Did the Breeders Just Make The First Interactive Music Video?
Ya, we are pretty sure they just did. Check out this rad new video produced by Coudal Partners for The Breeders' song "Walk It Off," which allows you to choose from four different perspectives (one of those perspectives being the band's) as the ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/28/2008 10:42 AM EST in Indie-Rock, Video | Permalink
Power-Pop-Pick: New Music From King Tuff
We'll admit that we aren't crazy about the name, but Vermont's King Tuff writes some really awesome songs. Our favorites from their newest album King Tuff Was Dead, "So Desperate" and "Connection" are 70's style power-pop gems. The former is ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/28/2008 10:38 AM EST in Garage Rock, Power-Pop, Indie-Rock | Permalink
08/26/2008
Video Weirdness: Agaskodo Teliverek Ride Hoverboards in "Blood Club"
It's a fact that anything that refers to or depicts a hoverboard is pure genius. Apparently Agaskodo Teliverek is well aware of this and thus has decided to incorporate these magical flying devices in their bizarre new video for the song "Blood ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/26/2008 10:04 AM EST in Electronic, WTF?, Indie-Rock, Video | Permalink
08/25/2008
Video: Deerhunter's Bradford Cox Jams with King Khan, Spoon; Jay Reatard Sticks Things Up His Butt
Deerhunter's Bradford Cox is a fun character to follow (particularly in light of the recent dramas on his blog). As the conclusion of this 3-part special shows, he loves to have a good time and he loves Spoon. Seriously though, who doesn't? ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/25/2008 8:40 AM EST in WTF?, Indie-Rock, Video | Permalink
08/22/2008
On Repeat All Day: David Cronenberg's Wife - "My Best Friend's Going Out with a Girl I Like"
Although the name of this London band is not as brilliant as say Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, Duran Duran Duran or John Cougar Concentration Camp, David Cronenberg's Wife is still pretty amazing. After all, the guy directed Naked Lunch and Vid ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/22/2008 11:12 AM EST in Post-Punk, Indie-Rock, Highly Recommended | Permalink
08/19/2008
Austin Garage-Rockers Harlem Are "on Drugs"
If you love lo-fi, Nuggets-era rock and roll and bands with a good sense of humor, then Austin's Harlem is your new favorite band, or at least one that you should be listening to. "I'm On Drugs" from their debut full-length Free Drugs (the p ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/19/2008 9:41 AM EST in Garage Rock, Lo-Fi, Indie-Rock | Permalink
08/13/2008
Awesome Video Alert: Ida Maria - "Better When You’re Naked”
We featured Norwegian singer/songwriter and pizza burner Ida Maria on the blog way back, but now she's gotten super sexy and gone and done it...and by "it" I mean having a kick ass video for her new single "Better When You’re Naked.” The ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/13/2008 12:42 PM EST in Indie-Rock, Video | Permalink
Go To This: Free Dr. Dog Show Tonight in Philly's Rittenhouse Park
Since the weather is SO nice in Philly today, why not venture over to Rittenhouse Sq. Park for a free concert featuring local heroes and Walrus favs Dr. Dog? Show starts at 7pm. Meet me by the fountain... The band's newest album, Fate, is a ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/13/2008 9:55 AM EST in Indie-Rock, Local Music, Events | Permalink
08/11/2008
On the Rise: The War On Drugs
Philly's The War on Drugs are starting to make a name for themselves outside of the local scene with their awesome debut full-length Wagonwheel Blues. Co-founder Kurt Vile and gang are perpetuating the grand tradition of noisy Americana. "Ta ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 08/11/2008 9:59 PM EST in Country, Indie-Rock, New Music Spotlight, Local Music | Permalink
07/31/2008
Check Out The Trailer For Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist; Soundtrack To Feature Bishop Allen + Other Indie Favs
Hey! Hey! It's trailer day and apparently, Bishop Allen week, at least on The Walrus. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, which is set in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and stars everyone's favorite awkward "teen" Michael Cera, is based on the 2006 ...
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