“Youth In Trouble” is the first taste of new music to come from The Presets in over four years.The track is a never-ending, undulating slice of face-melting techno, listen here. Their new album, Pacifica, is due out in September on Casablanca. After several teasers, the band has also premiered of the full video for “Youth …
Month: June 2012
Dub Pistols have spent the past 15 years winning over audiences globally with their infectious blend of ska, dub, hip-hop, electronic and punk. Now, Barry Ashworth and his motley crew are back with their fifth studio album, Worshipping The Dollar. Featuring guest vocals from UK hip hop legend Rodney P. and rising reggae group Red …
Greetings Portlanders! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Mr. Lumberjack. I am the creator of Palikka – the game where people throw some wood. If you’ve never heard of it, Palikka is described by some as “the long-awaited sequel to the internet, except better, because it’s made of wood.” Others have noted the …
Wednesday night, June 27, The Chop Tops headlined a show at Seattle’s El Corazon. I was unfamiliar with the Chop Tops, but heard the show advertised on KGRG, liked what I heard, so decided to check them out. I was not disappointed. The Chop Tops are a psychobilly trio from Santa Cruz, California. This means …
They Might Be Giants have been carving out their own path for three decades, continuously pushing the envelope and creating entirely new approaches to music along the way. The release of their first family album No! in 2002 opened new doors for the band and paved the way for other acts in the kid’s music …
In celebration of the release of Joe Jackson’s new album The Duke, out on Razor & Tie, Jackson is offering a free MP3 of “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got Swing)” HERE. Teaming up with Iggy Pop on vocals, the track challenged both legendary artists to create “something that swings like hell, …
The King Blues are breaking up. There are rumors of strife within the band. This CD will apparently be their last hurrah. Personally, I’m bummed. We need more bands out there protesting the fact that the wealth of the entire developed world is being concentrated on the top 1% and turning all developed countries into …
A few years ago, lightning struck when a classically trained, competition-level pianist turned her full attention to pop and electronica — resulting in the critically acclaimed 2010 album, When You Dream. Music history is full of such unlikely stories, odd segues and their accompanying bursts of brilliance. But when lightning strikes twice, and when the …
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs – Tapes & Money – At Pdx’s Doug Fir 8/6 and Seattle’s Neumo’s 8/5
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (aka TEED), one of the most innovative up-and-coming producers in dance music, will appear in Portland on August 6th at the Doug Fir Lounge and in Seattle on August 5 at Neumo’s. TEED recently released his debut album Trouble here in the US on Casablanca Records. You can stream some of …
If I was out on Martha’s Vineyard right now, I’d be joining Carly Simon’s 67th birthday celebration (b. 6/25/1945), but I’ll make do with this 1972 Central Park video – she may have been born with with a silver spoon, but she had horrible stage fright – so she didn’t gig often during those early …
On Sunday June 24, 2012, I attended my first Pride Parade. Actually, that may not be entirely true. I remember attending a pride event in Seattle way back in 1979. But recently I received an invitation from my employer, Seattle Public Schools, to ride with them on their school bus, and since my younger son …
A New Orleans jazz luminary, Dr. Michael White has released Adventures In New Orleans Part 2, his 6th release on Basin Street Records. It contains Dr. White’s take on classic hits like Janis Joplin’s “Me & Bobby McGee” & The Turtles’ “Happy Together.” Dr. Michael White offers the “I Love You Too Much To Ever …
Zulu Winter just released their debut album Language to widespread praise in the UK, and they’ve been gaining momentum in the US with support from from Pitchfork, Under The Radar, BlackBook and NYLON. “Bitter Moon” MP3 here.
After releasing their double-disc EP yellow//gold in May, The Spring Standards hit the road for a US tour with Rhett Miller. This week, the band performed album track “Here We Go” live on Conan, where they were joined by friend and fan Aubrey Plaza on saxophone. “Here We Go” is available as an MP3 HERE.
After 15 years together, Dub Pistols are preparing to release Worshipping The Dollar, their fifth studio album. Out July 3rd on Sunday Best Recordings, the album contains standout single “Mucky Weekend,” which features guest vocals from UK hip-hop legend Rodney P. The band has been voted “Best Live Act” by DJ Mag, and is currently …
[Young Empires will perform in Portland on June 30 at Dante’s and in Seattle on June 29 at The Vera Project.] I like the jangly guitar sounds througout the song. The song reminded me of music which dominated the airwaves in the early eighties. Although the video itself is visually stunning, I don’t get the …
Here’s a story which tends to reinforce the Portland ‘greener stereotype, but goats make the stereotype fun. And here’s the link to the Goat Cam – www.goatlandia.com.
NBC is making a big mistake on this one by letting Oregon’s own Ann Curry go. It’s Matt Lauer and Al Roker who are driving down the ratings: http://www.kgw.com/entertainment/160009605.html
Here’s a nice article about EPB celebrity guest contributor, Lorelei Carlson, a fine LA-area songwriter. The song included with the article, “I Want My Sweater Back,” (also found below) is deep, emotive, electronic. Well worth a listen: www.loreleicarlson.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TVCKmmUF_M
Behold the 2-minute, sci-fi short film, Secular Quarter 3, which floats UFOs over Israel 100 years from now. It’s excellent, please check it out. Currently, this vid is a semi-finalist for YouTube’s Your Film Festival sponsored by Prometheus director Ridley Scott. Friends of Secular Quarter 3‘s director, David Gidali, are doing outreach to Jewish fans …
Ridley Scott has thrilled and frightened audiences for more than 30 years through a mixture of rich storytelling, diametrically opposed characters, and complex environmentally driven plots that clash in varying degrees of discovery, conflict, destruction and resolve. Prometheus is another fine example of this type of film making, and without going too far into this …
Here’s some vintage video of monks chanting & painstakingly drawing sand mandalas among other things. I got to see a performance like this a few years back when a group of monks was in residence at a health food store for a month painting this huge mandala in public. Then one day, of course, they …
I thought I knew a lot about the Seattle music scene, but working at JetCitystream has introduced me to so many artists that I wasn’t even aware of before now. Brandi Carlile is a name I was familiar with, but honestly I hadn’t even heard a song from her before this one. I’m quickly becoming …