Maximo Park-Our Earthly Pleasures One of the most anticipated albums for me this year is Maximo Park’s Our Earthly Pleasures. I can’t tell you how many times I listened to A Certain Trigger when it was released. I have to reiterate that Maximo Park is not like their British counterparts. I have to preface this…
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SXSW DAY PARTY #943 Make plans to be here.
Paolo Nutini-Instore @ Twist and Shout 03-02-07 You know the question when people ask you what you would like to be reincarnated as when you die, I have finally found what mine would be. You should have seen how many girls showed up for the in-store, it was ridiculous. More importantly, the music. Paolo is…
Battles-Mirrored The album is a little on the manic side, and perhaps one of the most avant-garde sounding albums that I’ve listened to in 2007. Definitely RIYL Animal Collective. Their album will be released May14th via Warp and, here’s some more news from the label: Battles have arrived with their new single ‘Atlas’, its video,…
Jared Leto Get’s His Nose BrokenOnly in my hometown of El Paso. HAHAHA!!! 30 Seconds from Mars played in El Paso this past weekend and according to this story in the El Paso Times, it goes a little like this: Singer’s nose broken at Coliseum concertBy Adriana M. Chávez / El Paso TimesArticle Launched: 03/04/2007…
Scion Showcase @ SXSW Tom Morello will be in town. Methinks that there will be a secret Rage and Wu show…..Wu Tang ain’t nuthin to F#$%^ wit!!! SCION SHOWCASE: AUSTIN*Thursday, March 15th*THE MELVINSBORISPELICANPANTHERSWith Scion Resident DJ Set By:DJ HAUL12:00pm – 4:00pm*Saturday, March 17th*RAKIMGHOSTFACETHE RHYTHM ROOTS ALL STARSMICKEY AVALONWith Scion Resident DJ Set By:DJ HIGHER12:00pm –…
Tonight!!! I caught Paolo Nutini on a Late Show a couple of weeks ago, and I didn’t think a whole lot of the performance, but I will give him a chance to change my opinion tonight. He will be doing an instore performance at Twist and Shout @ 6 , and for you lucky kids…
Junior Boys -Dead Horse EP Junior Boys are HAWT!! The duo can’t seem to do any wrong and have been getting rave reviews from everybody. This new EP with a handful of remixes by some of the hottest button pushers/vinyl thumpers in the game bring you Junior Boys to the Nth degree. Plus, in support…
Horrors-Strange House If you’re looking for an evil circus carnival all wrapped up into one album, you may have just ran into some luck. Horrors are one of the latest UK imports NME coverboys that have enjoyed monumental success overseas and will be making their presence known in Austin this month when they headline the…
Fader does SXSW No bias here, but Fader always has one of the illest all week parties at SXSW, mark my words!!!