http://walrusmusicblog.com Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:59:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dear Readers, We have come to a point where we feel that The Walrus should come to an end. It has been a great run for over 4 years and a big thanks goes out to all the readers, subscribers, bands and labels for supporting this blog. ... http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/we-were-the-walrus/ When I was in college back in the late '90s, my friends and I were obssessed with the legendary and unfinished  Beach Boys SMiLE "album". Like many other SMiLE-enthusiasts we tried to re-construct what COULD HAVE BEEN the greatest pop album of all time. This growing phenomenon unintentionally turned it ... http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/beach-boys-smile-box-set-interactive/ Jim Morrison and The Doors just unlocked the "I'm on a Boat" Badge on Foursquare. http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/watch-the-doors-hanging-out-on-a-boat/ Like their Elephant 6 brethren Neutral Milk Hotel, the geniuses of Olivia Tremor Control are re-emerging. However, in their case, its with a full tour and brand new material! I guess there is something in the psychedelic air... Listen to Olivia Tremor Control's awesome new track "The Game You Play Is ... http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/listen-to-new-music-from-olivia-tremor-control/ The experience of listening to Neutral Milk Hotel may feel like a dream, but the re-emergence of the band's leader Jeff Mangum is, I'm happy to say, a reality. First, the elusive genius began announcing shows, then a mini-tour, now details of an upcoming NMH Box Set  have been released. The ... http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/neutral-milk-hotel-box-set-details/ Shaking Through is a video collaboration between Philly producer Brian McTear's independent music production project Weathervane Music and Philly radio station WXPN. Local artists are featured recording a song over the course of a day and the newest video showcases the awesome talents of multi-instrumentalist Shai Halperin aka Sweet ... http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/watch-phillys-sweet-lights-record-you-let-me-down-in-one-day/ Late '70s French Disco radness! via Boing Boing: "No Wave chanteuse Lizzy Mercier Descloux flipping her hair and "performing" "Fire," written by Arthur Brown, from Descloux's 1979 album "Press Color." Yes, that's good ol' Serge Gainsbourg grinning at the beginning. (via Holy Warbles)" http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/watch-lizzy-mercier-descloux-performing-fire-in-1979/ From the upcoming HBO biopic. Get more info here. http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/al-pacino-as-phil-spector/ Good news for all of us drum fiends who are digging the cassette-based revival of obscure, but undoubtedly influential African sounds brilliantly curated by NYC's Brian Shimkovitz... via Altered Zones After five years of spreading world music to the masses, Awesome Tapes From Africa is finally launching a label. Starting this October, ATFA ... http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/awesome-tapes-from-africa-launches-new-label/ Ohhh very cool. Check out the show here and here is some background info via Pfork: Network Awesome, the content-exhuming online TV network run by electronic music smasher-upper Jason Forrest, is hosting a salute to women in punk all this week. The site has performance footage, interviews, ... http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/watch-women-of-punk-week-courtesy-of-network-awesome/ I haven't been this impressed with a new album in a long long time. Seriously, folks this is an amazing album. Just listen: And check out the new video for the first single: Skying will be released on July 26th on XL...and you and I will buy it. http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/stream-the-new-horrors-album-skying-highly-recommended/ After Iggy Pop, Suicide were the first true punks. Beginning in the early '70s Alan Vega and Martin Rev, heavily influenced by the Velvets and Silver Apples, created a brand new, post-apocalyptic electronic sound that pissed off everyone that heard it. No drums. Just Martin's synthesizer and Alan's gloomy, Elvis-like ... http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/watch-an-cool-interview-with-alan-vega-of-the-seminal-band-suicide/ UMO is a new band from Portland by way of New Zealand, but all you really need to know is that their album cover, pictured above, absolutely rules (the band purchased it from photographer Frédéric Chaubin who assembled an awesome book of weird Russian architecture.). The music is another story, but ... http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/unknown-mortal-orchestra-how-can-u-luv-me-mp3/ Dangerous Minds says, "Do It Yourself: The Story Of Rough Trade is a fascinating glimpse into the history of the seminal indie label/empire.” and I couldn't agree more. I watched this over the weekend and loved it. Check it out! http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/watch-an-awesome-documentary-on-rough-trade-records/ This new track from Zola sees her getting a bit more experimental with her rhythms and textures, which is always cool to hear. It's taken from her forthcoming album Conatus, which will be released October 4th through Sacred Bones. {MP3} Zola Jesus - "Vessel" (via Altered Zones) http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/zola-jesus-vessel-mp3/ I have been digging this single for some time now and it's been stuck in my head lately. Today I stumbled upon this gem of a performance on Tele Monte Carlo, an Italian-language station in Monaco. It's GREAT and as one YouTuber so accurately put it, "This has gotta ... http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/video-ann-steel-performing-my-time-monegasque-italian-tv/ Just what you need. Visit her website. http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/austra-lose-it-video/ Whoa MC Spank Rock is back in an unexpected way on this new track. Love that Can sample! {MP3} Spank Rock - "Energy" More info about the upcoming album here. http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/spank-rock-energy-mp3/ Narrated by Devendra Banhart. Start your love for the band with Everything is Possible: The Best of Os Mutantes a great primer compiled by David Byrne of The Talking Heads. Watch more awesome clips of the band over at Dangerous Minds. http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/watch-a-short-documentary-on-tropicalia-legends-os-mutantes/ This new Danish band Iceage has an incredibly evil edge...something a lot of new indie stuff is lacking. Get into it! {MP3} Iceage - "White Rune" http://walrusmusicblog.com/blog/on-repeat-iceage-white-rune-video-mp3/