GIMME TINNITUS

This is was the end of CMJ09 for me, I split my time between Bruar Falls and Brooklyn Bowl.

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: heading to @bruarfalls :: my section of g train has regular service?? wow :: sweating… damn you mta, why is it so hot on this g?

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: I’m at @bruarfalls :: bloody marys are $5 not $3, boooo! :: what is that? it’s not so much headbanging as it is headflopping

[Note] the headflopping band is named belgua

[Downloadable] Disco Show (mp3) by Belgua

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: @bruarfalls a little off sched :: @renminbinyc setting up :: and @renminbinyc is playing, loudly :: more people coming in

[Tweet] # @renminbinyc playing at @bruarfalls :: http://twitpic.com/mrb6k

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[Tweet] # #ohcrap :: forgot the #cmj09 tag on that last tweet

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: @renminbinyc is offering free hearing protection for tinnitusy cmj-ers :: “set up” :: http://renminbi.cashmusic.org/

[Downloadable] Set-Up (mp3) by RENMINBI

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: instrooo but we likey :: just guitar and drums now :: spinnanes-y :: effects pedals!! :: disbelief st djing next then the fancy

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: guess I’m not going to shea stadium or mrkt htl or that sub pop showcase :: fuck it, right? :: gonna go check out atj at bklyn bwl

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: some oslo coffee? don’t mind if I do :: still have not been to the new sound fix :: surfer blood setting up at bklyn bwl

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: swim (to reach the end) :: surfer blood at brooklyn bowl for after the jump free day party :: http://twitpic.com/mrrre

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[Downloadable] Swim (To Reach The End) (mp3) by Surfer Blood
(buy it)

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: you’ve prolly seen it elsewhere but here is the clever surfer blood tshirt :: http://twitpic.com/mrs1t

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[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: surfer blood having equipment issues :: two more songs from surfer blood :: powerpop goodness w/ extra percussion :: harlem next

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: harlem setting up :: brooklyn brewery pumpkin ale really tastes like squash :: surfer blood chillin’ for harlem

[Tweet] # #haha :: seems like every single band that every single person has seen at CMJ so far has been “killing it” (via @gorillavsbear)

[Tweet] # #oneletteroffbandnames Beer In Heaven (a Space Needle cover band)

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: harlem starting and first song over before I even typed this :: oh my the jangle, the jangle :: @heckturd where you at??

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: omg I hate babysitting this umbrella :: if only I wasn’t precipophobic :: harlem appear to be having a great effing time

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: tweetie #fail :: harlem performing instrument switch up :: @gorillavsbear harlem are “killing it”

[Downloadable] South Of France (mp3) by Harlem

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: you know what they say about drum size:: http://twitpic.com/ms4f7

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[Tweet] # Top 3 weekly #lastfm artists: Hüsker Dü – 20. Golden Triangle – 15. The Years – 14. http://bit.ly/15khD2 from tweeklyfm

[Downloadable] Prize Fighter (mp3) by Golden Triangle

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: tweetdeck for iPhone don’t fuck with me, I will erase your ass :: gonna leave for the greenlight party in ft greene :: 1 more beer

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: soft black playing now at bklyn bowl :: feel like this would sound better after 12AM :: said hey to surfer blood, 2 shows left

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: woah bklyn brewery black choc stout kicking my ass :: just realized I don’t have my hearing protection in :: #ohcrap

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: soft black picking up the pace :: looks like I missed the chance to meet @georgiakral and @gprecs irl :: met @heckturd finally

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: soft black at brklyn bowl :: http://twitpic.com/msdx5

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[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: rehydrating :: looking for the dudes from harlem :: no avail :: what is the diff b’twn soft black and small black??

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: soft black = small black – animal collective??

[Note] wow that last tweet was dumb, drunktweeting is dangerous

[Downloadable] The Earth Is Black (mp3) by Soft Black

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: I should prolly stay for a lil’ bit of lovvers, no? :: props to after the jump for putting on a rad day

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: day party… Props to after the jump for putting on such a rad day party :: pissed I missed the roulettes

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: lovvers soundcheck vs. “too high” by stevie wonder… very confusing :: more beer??

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: where the people at? lovvers aren’t from around here, prolly won’t get a chance to see them for awhile people :: c’mon

[Downloadable] 100 Flowers (mp3) by Lovvers

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: think I am pretty much done for the day y’all :: hope you had a great cmj, I know I did

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: a few more twitpics :: lovvvers :: http://twitpic.com/mspcw

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[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: the lovvers tshirt :: http://twitpic.com/mspnh

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[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: a cd in the rain :: http://twitpic.com/mspwy

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[Note] I saw that broken CD in the rain just after leaving Brooklyn Bowl. Not sure if it symbolizes anything.

Mission Of Burma‘s new Bob Weston-produced album is entitled The Sound The Speed The Light. According to Matablog, “all the Burma trademarks are also present: the military snare drum, the melodic basslines high up on the neck, and the furiously experimental guitarwork, refracted and changed back into the songs via tape loops – all punctuated by the hoarse shouts of drummer Peter Prescott” The album drops this Fall on October 6th. Roger Miller has described the album thusly: “Casual but pretty rock. Doesn’t seem to suck.” Listen…

Downloadable: 1, 2, 3, Partyy! (matador mp3)

And yes, that’s “party” with an extra Y in the song title. Is this the beginning of the extra letter invasion on song titles? Maybe. They have already attacked band names (e.g. Wavves, Miike Snow, UUVVWWZ, Lovvers, and there are probably others but I can’t think of them now).

Preorder The Sound The Speed The Light… here.

Myspace page is here.
Matador page is here.
Amazon MP3 page is here.
eMusic page is here.

BONUS:
OK/No Way (matador mp3)
Max Ernst (matador mp3)
2wice (matador mp3)

- Soundbites has coverage of the Uninhabitable Mansions (the indie “super” group with members of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Au Revoir Simone) 7″ release show plus an mp3 of the b-side… here. Live WFMU mp3s are… here.

- The digital archives of Pukekos have added some Wives (yep, Dean and Randy of No Age’s old band)… here. Also posted is this whopper… Mr. Spunt’s record label, “Post Present Medium was bankrolled by a settlement that Dean received when his car was hit by a member of the Backstreet Boys.” Hmmmm, is this proof of cosmic justice or just a funny rumor? I don’t know.

- The latest Built On A Weak Spot monthly mix of noiserock and such is… here.

- Movimenta compiles some reviews of the new Lovvers album, Think… here.

- Finally and fitting for today’s snow, I bring you The Year Without A Summer (data was lost mp3) by Coltrane Motion. They have a show coming up on March 11 @ Public Assembly with Renminbi and The Five Cents.

The Hope That House Built (youtube) by Future Of The Left

Devil’s Trident (Teengirl Fantasy Basic Sensation Dub) (vimeo) by Telepathe remixed by Teengirl Fantasy

Records of a Flagpole Skater (youtube) by Surf City

Replica (youtube) by Beck

Nardwuar vs. No Age (youtube re: raw vegan food, 2 Live Crew, vaginahead, Hand Job Car Wash) by Nardwuar and No Age

VISIONS (youtube) by Clipd Beaks

Human Hair (youtube) by Lovvers

Short Fuse (vbs.tv) by Black Lips

Prehistoric Dog (youtube) by Red Fang

I guess sort of the UK equivalent of Wavves, get ready for the neolofipunkiness of Lovvers!!

Downloadable: Wasted Youth (mp3)
Props: Oh My Rockness

It makes me wonder with all this lofi goodness (which started maybe last year)… is there going to be a backlash? Is it already happening? Are trends and their backlashes going to start merging? Or is this just a variant of 90′s nostaglia? Should people just go out and buy some Guided By Voices records?

At least I know the answer to the last question. Yes.

Streamable: “My Valuable Hunting Knife (Tigerbomb EP version)” (youtube) by Guided By Voices

Lovver’s SXSW 2009 schedule is here.
Lovver’s blogspot is here.
Witchita Recordings is here.
Last.fm page is here.