http://walrusmusicblog.com Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:53:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The queen of No Wave, Lydia Lunch, was/is a TRUE badass. Watch as she discusses her thoughts on making money, entertainment and FILTH in 2 on air interviews from back in '83. And if you are looking to learn more about the No Wave scene, check out the great documentary ... http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/awesome-interview-with-lydia-lunch-from-1983/ Record Tripping is an audio-based interactive puzzle game that is both quirky and entertaining. You can use a scroll mouse to manipulate vintage audio pieces and down-tempo beats while simultaneously attempting to complete an assortment of beautifully animated, whimsical puzzles. So much fun! PLAY IT HERE. (via Buzzfeed) http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/friday-fun-record-tripping/ San Diego indie band The Soft Pack will be playing a free show tomorrow night at the old city boutique Reward at 7:00 and I encourage all of you to go. Their music is fun and the shop is a beautiful space with great sound, not to mention Art in ... http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/free-show-the-soft-pack-in-store-reward-24/ I'm sort of bored with new music at the moment, and today I stumbled upon this song from Mavi Isiklar. Incense and Turkish Delight! So good! http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/60s-turkish-psych-pop-from-mavi-isiklar/ Now that The Knife are off making weird operas, Fan Death are filling the void of dark, sexy disco pop. Here's a cool track from their new EP A Coin For the Well... {MP3} Fan Death - "Soon" http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/new-mp3-fan-death-soon/ The end is near. (via hearty) http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/when-worlds-collide-phoenix-meets-snookie/ Yankee Hotel Cable Foxtrot? http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/the-other-wilco/ Two great things that go great together! Add more corny cliches in the comments... (Thanks to Julie for the find.) http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/friday-fun-records-made-of-chocolate/ I posted a track from Serena Maneesh's new album not too long ago, but this one has got me psyched. It's more poppy, immediate and no less sexy. Look at that picture above, hot damn! Something tells me that if they make a video for this, it's going to be ... http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/new-mp3-serena-maneesh-i-just-want-to-see-your-face/ The Broken Bells collaboration between James Mercer of The Shins and Danger Mouse may be the best thing that Mercer has done since the first Shins album. Check out the video for the first single "The High Road" above. It features the guys encountering trippy shit as they walk along ... http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/new-video-broken-bells-the-high-road/ Is it shaping up to be the year Yeasayer? Me thinks so, especially after playing the new album Odd Blood. on repeat for the past few weeks. Goddamn it's good (in a Hot Chip x Animal Collective x Paul Simon x Prince kind of way --- phew!) The newest single, O.N.E ... http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/new-mp3-yeasayer-o-n-e/ Check out a charming rendition of the Genesis classic "That's All" from Clare and the Reasons. You can catch another in-store performance clip over at Art in the Age. BONUS: Here's an mp3 of the cover (via MOKB) {MP3} Clare and the Reasons - "That's All" (Genesis Cover) http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/watch-clare-and-the-reasons-cover-genesis-for-art-in-the-age/ Marry me, Victoria Legrand? We can live here. Beach House's immaculate Teen Dream is out tomorrow on Sub Pop. BUY IT! http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/watch-beach-house-perform-zebra-on-jimmy-fallon/ Yes! The always brilliant Dan Snaith aka Caribou has a new album, Swim, coming out on April 20th! Here's a free track preview, which sounds like a new direction for Snaith, a la The Whitest Boy Alive. Interesting... {MP3} Caribou - "Odessa" http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/new-mp3-caribou-odessa/ FACT: This is the most awesome and retarded synth-pop video you will ever see in your life!!!! http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/friday-fun-new-production-goes-to-munich-tippen-ein/ Check out the first video from Beach House's upcoming album Teen Dream, which is my favorite of the year thus far (yes, I know it's still early, but it's amazing.). http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/new-video-beach-house-silver-soul/ Why can't our award shows be this weird and awesome? More weirdness: Fever Ray accepts her award...and she is so happy that her face begins to melt! yay! Even more weirdness: A performance by The Teddybears...wearing large bear heads! Ahhh! yay! Watch the Swedish Grammy's (formal name P3 Guld) in its entirety ... http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/must-watch-video-staygold-robyn-spank-rock-damien-adore-do-backseat-at-the-swedish-grammys/ Jónsi stopped by WNYC recently for an interview and an intimate acoustic set. Behold: {MP3} Jónsi - "Live on WNYC" His anticipated solo record Go is out in March. (via TMS) http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/listen-to-jonsis-sigur-ros-beautiful-wnyc-live-set/ Brilliant, nervy synth-punk from Brooklyn's Led er Est that will make your eye twitch with dystopian satisfaction: {MP3} Led Er Est – "Laredo" Their album is out now on Wierd Records. (via xxjfg) http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/new-mp3-led-er-est-%e2%80%93-laredo/ Will Apple's purchase of Lala lead to the DEATH OF DOWNLOADING? Some interesting insights via Tech Crunch: For years there’s been speculation that Apple would supplement their $1/song (now $1.29) iTunes business with a monthly subscription service, but their upcoming plans are quite different and once again are positioning them to ... http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/will-apple-cloud-music-become-a-reality-soon/