Time for a little bit of aural time travel. Let’s look back, reflect, and contemplate… what were we listening to one year ago?
Listen to the January 2011 Mix and find out.
You can stream (and scrobble) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice.
If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions as we are way too lazy to zip and upload every single Monthly Mix.
Also, if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):
It’s time to listen to a bunch of the tracks I have not posted recently. Here is the next NOT POSTED mix. These are just a few of the songs that would get their own individual posts here on GIMME TINNITUS if I only had the time.
You can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom of the page OR if you are browsing with Chrome you can play (and scrobble) the whole page using the ex.fm extension OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice. Listen.
And if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):
Also, If you want to download all (or most of) the tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions.
Michael and Marisa of Ghost Animal sent us these answers to our questions in this next installment of the q and also a series.
q: What is the last song you (really) heard?
michael: Hmm, that’s tough given the parenthetical. The last song I listened to was “GB City” by the kickass Bass Drum of Death off their kickass album GB City. But the last song I really heard? Let me check my last.fm. I feel like the question means something more than the last song I listened to, suggesting something along the lines of the last song that sunk its claws in or destroyed me in some emotional capacity. I don’t know. Let’s leave it at that.
michael: I have a few, depending on when. Diet Coke (any time after noon and before nine), Gin and Tonic (either Bombay Sapphire and tonic with lime or Hendricks and tonic with cucumber, depends on how saucy I’m feeling), or just a nice big bottle of red wine from 7-Eleven. It’s a rotating cast, really, but never at the same time.
michael: Lately I’ve had a blast at every Hausu show I’ve gone to (it’s this band of four friends of mine at Reed College). I want to say The White Stripes but sadly they are no longer, and I’ve only seen them twice (once I was in the midst of a mosh pit in Rome, that was insane). I guess really my favorite band to see live is any band that makes me lose my mind. Especially if my friends are in the band. That’s really special.
q: What is your favorite venue in NYC (if applicable)?
michael: Well I’ve never been to a show in New York that I didn’t play. Glasslands was the prettiest venue, I’d love to go to a real bumping show there sometime. But Silent Barn was really fantastic. So I’d say Silent Barn.
marisa: Well my favorite venue in SF is Bottom of the Hill. When we played NY, the funnest space we played was Silent Barn.
q: What piece(s) of culture are you really really excited about right now?
michael: The 90s coming back. It’s already happening with bands hugely influenced by Pavement, Dinosaur Jr., etc. I’m really waiting for a grunge comeback. That’s my goal. So, I guess the real answer: Nirvana.
marisa: Fuck, I don’t know. I’ve been cut off from the world too long, stuck in college. I don’t know…sweater vests?
q: Anything we should know about your latest project (whatever that might be)?
michael: My latest and consuming project is my senior thesis on the novels of Virginia Woolf. Oh and I’ve started to download the entire R.E.M. discography because I realized the other day I’ve never listened to them, and that feels like a shame. Oh: musically Marisa and I have been writing and practicing new songs when we’ve had time. We’re really excited about what we’ve come up with so far and can’t wait for school to be over so we can get into the studio and record some of these tracks. So I guess just keep a lookout, new things should start happening by summertime. Also we have some old/new releases coming out – a 7″ with remastered songs from the first tape and another 5-song 7″ EP coming out, um…soon? Yes. And our Kill/Hurt tape sold out! The tape has two extra bonus tracks on it! Ok whatever. Oh and I think we’re doing a split 7″ with one of my favorite bands, Tan Dollar. But so far that’s all talk. Hopefully it’ll happen.
marisa: Well, we’ve been sitting down writing some new stuff. And guess what…I sing! I’m pretty excited for our new songs. You’ll be able to tell we’ve been sun deprived too long here in Portland. #whiteasfuck#seasonalaffectivedisorder
It’s time to listen to a bunch of the tracks I have not posted recently. Here is the next NOT POSTED mix. These are just a few of the songs that would get their own individual posts here on GIMME TINNITUS, if I only had the time.
You can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom of the page OR if you are browsing with Chrome you can play (and scrobble) the whole page using the ex.fm extension OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice. Listen.
And if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):
Also, If you want to download all (or most of) the tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions.
Tucker of Total Slacker sent us these answers to our questions in this next installment of the q and also a series.
q: What is the last song you (really) heard?
a: must have been last nite b4 i went to bed i was having “youtube adventures” and found the soundtrack to friday the 13th part 8-jason takes manhattan … about a year ago, dustin and cole from beach fossils and ross and i all stayed up til like 6am watching this movie and others while making drunk drawings… we love watching 80′s thrillers, cuz the soundtracks r so funny like this one.
a: my favorite beverage is prolly this fresh juice we make at home when we have groceries …its fresh beets, carrots, kale, apple and ginger!!!!!
q: What is your favorite band to see live?
a: my favorite band to see live has to be Ava Luna, they just signed to infinite best, cant wait to hear that album! also: “Friends” know how to thrash out the jamz!!!!! those kids live at market hotel and have been such good compadres to us!…they recently covered “magical date night” @ monster island and i missed it! ;\
q: What is your favorite venue in NYC (if applicable)?
a: favorite venue in nyc has to be maRKET hoTEL — we only got to play there once with Prince Rama in 2010, that show was posted in the New Yorker actually which was exciting!! favorite functioning venue::::: i feel like its a toss between shea stadium and silent barn.
q: What piece(s) of culture are you really really excited about right now?
a: i feel excited about the attention that’s on independent music and diy shows right now… it seems like both the music industry and mainstream culture are paying attention to whats happening in cities like brooklyn/s.f./ austin … i feel its a really exciting thyme to be alive cuz there’s so many great new bands popping up and trying new ideas ‘n such.
q: Anything we should know about your latest project (whatever that might be)?
a: we’re almost done w our debut record!!! its got 12 songs, less reverb …and all the songs from our orig . demos that were blogged about this past year… but recorded by carlos hernandez of ava luna… with great Mics and and this really cool old mixer from the 70′s …we ran all the drums and vocals thru the old pre amp channels to get an amazing tone … its all about TONE on this record !!!!!!! i’ve never worked so hard in the studio on any recording as i have on our debut… we’re thrilled to have it released late june/ early july w Marshall Tellar records in London— and possibly a Major label here in the u.s. … its also gonna have several new songs that kids have only heard at shows recently like “shitty baby” … “Thyme traveling high school dropout” …”Stealing from salvation army” (which is a protest song to battle conservatives) … also a instrumental psych tune that’s just designed to get high too called “Kools MCrules”..and a ode to the last time emily and i drank 4Loko hahaha called “no mo 4loko” which is very grungy ;) plus all the orig tunes like psychic mesa, crystal necklace, Secret VHS collection, these condos don’t belong, magical date night etc….
回 may 19 LOS ANGELES @LINK DEN –fmly nite– tba,tba,
回 may 20 SAN FRANCISCO @hemlock tavern
回 may 22 OAKLAND @ sugar mountain *jaymes crowe presents*
回 may 24 PORTLAND @ Mississippi Studios w/TOTAL BROS
回 may 25 SEATTLE @ Vera project w/ Allo Darlin’, tba, tba all
回 may 26 (driving )
回 may 27 DENVER @ Rhinoceropolis w/ Vitamins, tba, tba
回 may 29 ROCKFORD– (tba )
回 may 30 MILWAUKEE ( tba )
回 june 1-3 CHICAGO ( tba )
回 june 4 DETROIT @ The Majestic w/ tba,tba
回 june 7 TORONTO @ Teranga *curated by daniel woodhead *
回 june 9 BOSTON – PELLY TWINS PRESENT (tba -tba )
**featuring special guests, The Olsen twins on autoharp **
if u live in 1 of these cities and wanna throw a show in yr grandmas basement or whatevs — email TS pronto >> totalslackerrules [at] gmail.com
And be sure to check out the rest of the q and also a series… here.
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