GIMME TINNITUS

>> Faux Hoax is Danny Seim of Menomena, John Askew of Tracker and Dave Allen of Gang Of Four (and, of course… Pamplemoose). They have some streaming remixes over @ their muxtape, but no mp3s for downloading just yet.

>> The Needle Drop posts about the worst album covers of the year (so far)… here.

>> Download the new Spanish Prisoners EP over at Bandcamp… here. The download is 128k. You can download the EP @ 320k (or a bunch of other geeky formats) if you “name your price” which can now be zero.

Downloadable: Los Angeles Guitar Dream (mp3)

>> UK indiepoppers Bear Hands stopped by Daytrotter a while back. Listen to the results… here. Speaking of indiepop, New Zealand’s own Cut Off Your Hands also stopped by Daytrotter. Their session is here.

>> Finally, have you checked out the revamped Double Dagger website… here. Also available is their free mp3 that has been floating around the internets for the past few months.

Downloadable: The Lie/The Truth (mp3)

Upcoming Show: May 23 @ Market Hotel with So-So Glos, Screaming Females, videohippos, Air Waves

- The Contrast Podcast this week features the theme, Trios. It features the songs of many a kick ass trio… Nirvana, The Jam, The Police, Dino Jr., The Parallelograms, among others. My conribution is a song by Double Dagger… The Psychic (posttypography mp3)

Listen to the podcast: The Trios CP (tim young mp3)

I was surprised that there was no Minutemen. I was sure someone would include some Minutemen. They are like the bestest punkrock trio, like ever. To make up for this horrible miscarriage of justice I present a trio of Minutemen songs.

Listen to the Contrast Podcast Minutemen BONUS:
Hey Lawdy Mama (mp3)
Bob Dylan Wrote Propaganda Songs (mp3)
The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts (mp3)

If you like buy some more… here or here.

- Tweedubbers High Places do Daytrotter… here. Also on Daytrotter, last years’ CMJ darlings Drink Up Buttercup… here.

- Fuck Yeah Go Team posts some (pre-No Age) Wives b-sides… here.

- Wavves makes a big ass list of cool shit for Pitchfork… here. Listen to Wavves: No Hope Kids (mp3)

- There’s two new Lounge Acts to check out at WOXY…. The Antlers’ is here, and Bear Hands’ is here.

Listen to ‘em:
The Antlers Lounge Act (woxy mp3)
Bear Hands Lounge Act (woxy mp3)

- Underneathica blogs about Obits but then posts a Dick Hell cover of The Kinks. Nice… here.

- Fingertips (your home for free and legal mp3s) posts a Dog Day song with a noiice earlyREMjangle to it… here.