GIMME TINNITUS

As the (sold out) Shellac show at The Bell House is rapidly approaching, I put together this little mixtape of Shellac songs to get you all excited. This right here is kind of like a Shellac for Dummies or something like that. Listen.

Downloadables:

Wingwalker (mp3) from Uranus

Rambler Song (mp3) from The Rude Gesture: A Political History

Song Of The Minerals (mp3) from At Action Park

Copper (mp3) from Terraform

Watch Song (mp3) from 1000 Hurts

The End of Radio (mp3) from the band’s 2004 Peel Session

Steady As She Goes (mp3) from Excellent Italian Greyhound

And remember, while the digital versions of these songs are great and all, you should probably track down and purchase the analog versions as well.

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So Antimagic‘s album, Trash Symmetry came out way back in October of 2009. That doesn’t mean you should not run to their bandcamp page and buy it right now. The band taps a similar yet slightly less chaotic vein as other practitioners of the art of Anti-Magic. This track clocks in at Shellac-ian 8 minutes and 36 seconds. Listen.

Downloadable: Never Learn Not To Run (mp3)

You can (and let’s face it, should) purchase Trash Symmetry @ the Antimagic bandcamp.

The band also has a newish live tape called Live Trash. Stream it below:

Streamable: Live Trash (bandcamp)

Upcoming NYC Show:
Sept 10 @ Don Pedro w/ THE PSYCHED

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Matt & Chris of Motico sent us these answers to our questions in this next installment of q and also a.

q: What is the last song you (really) heard?

m: If This Gun Were Real (I Could Shoot You and Sleep in the Big Bed with Mommy) (no mp3, sorry) by Mr. Anus and Mr. Horribly-Charred Infant a/k/a Happy Flowers

c: Dick Move (mp3) by Cobretti

q: What is your favorite food?

m: Gummi worms

c: Baba Ganouj from Sahadi’s

q: What is your favorite band to see live?

a: Between us probably Shellac. Or USAISAMONSTER but they are now sadly defunct.

Listen: Copper (mp3) by Shellac

Listen: Watch Song (mp3) by Shellac

Listen: Riff Scientist (mp3) by USAISAMONSTER

Listen: Cocaine Wedding (mp3) by USAISAMONSTER

q: What is your favorite venue in NYC (if applicable)?

a: Market Hotel, it’s too big, but how often do you get to say that about a new york venue?
(Update: Our beloved Market Hotel is closed. Which either makes our mention of it lame or prophetic. I can’t think of any place that supersedes it yet, though, so I guess we’ll stand on it.)

q: OK, President Obama appoints you as the first Secretary of Culture, to whom do you give your first grant?

a: The Builders Association, a really cool non-profit theatre company based in NYC.

q: Anything we should know about your latest project (whatever that might be)?

a: Our first full length album is coming soon, which we’re pretty excited about. It’s our best work so far. We’ve written a lot of songs and most of the best one’s are on this album. There will be vinyl involved. We can’t wait for you to hear it.

Here is a track from said new album, Misuser.

Listen: Fort Awesome (mp3)

Here is an older demo.

Listen: Electronic Detective (mp3)

And here is the A-side to the Gotta Be In It To Win It 7 Inch (back from the three piece days).

Listen: Gotta Be In It To Win It (mp3)

I will be sure to post some purchasing options when they become available.

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Welcome to part one of GIMME TINNITUS’ Best Songs Of The Aughts where we look back on the best songs of 2000-2004.

Back when all the “best of the decade” whoopla started earlier this year (with Pitchfork’s Best Of), I began thinking about the songs I would have blogged about had I actually been blogging (or let’s say posting about music on an angelfire page) way back in 2000. I sifted through many tracks to come up with this list, and I hope it helps you reconnect with some tracks you may have forgotten or better yet connect with something you may have missed.

The blog-o-sphere has been in a “best of the decade” craze of late, with all kinds of lists… here and here and here and here and here and here and here. There is even an aggregated page over at largehearted boy specifically for the topic.

Enough setup, here are the songs…

Downloadables + Streamables:

1. Small Stakes (mp3) by Spoon
(buy from the band)

2. Alan Is A Cowboy Killer (mp3) by mclusky
(buy it)

3. OK Apartment (mp3) by The Oranges Band
(buy it)

4. Speakers Push The Air (mp3) by Pretty Girls Make Graves
(buy it)

5. The National Anthem (youtube) by Radiohead
(buy it)

6. Rebellion (Lies) (mp3) by Arcade Fire
(buy from the band)

7. Cause = Time (mp3) by Broken Social Scene
(buy from the label)

8. The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret (mp3) by Queens Of The Stone Age
(buy it)

9. You’re No Rock N’ Roll Fun (mp3) by Sleater-Kinney
(buy from the label)

10. Sentimental Man (mp3) by Dismemberment Plan
(buy from the label)

11. 3rd Planet (youtube) by Modest Mouse
(buy it)

12. Black History Month (mp3) by Death From Above 1979
(buy it)

13. My Girlfriend’s Best Friend by The Sun
(stream sample/buy it)

14. Without MSG I Am Nothing (mp3) by mclusky
(buy it)

15. No Jumper Cables (mp3) by Aesop Rock
(buy from the label)

16. Black Metal (mp3) by The Forms
(buy from the label)

17. The Return Of Evil Bill (mp3) by Clinic
(buy from the label)

18. 99 Problems (torrent) by Jay-Z and The Beatles as mashed by Danger Mouse
(not for sale)

19. Barely Legal (youtube) by The Strokes
(buy it)

20. Two Bit Rhythm (M.I.A. Mix) (mp3) by M.I.A.
(for sale in the UK)

21. Spiders (Kidsmoke) (youtube) by Wilco
(buy from the band)

22. PDA (youtube) by Interpol
(buy from the label)

23. Braintrust (mp3) by Hot Snakes
(buy it)

24. Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone? (mp3) by Ted Leo + The Pharmacists
(buy it)

25. Staring At The Sun (mp3) by TV On The Radio
(buy it)

26. Powdered Wig Machine (feat. PJ Harvey) (mp3) by Desert Sessions
(buy it)

27. Everything Hits At Once (mp3) by Spoon
(buy from the band)

28. Fell In Love With A Girl (youtube) by The White Stripes
(buy it)

29. Slow Rt. Hand (mp3) by Califone
(buy from label)

30. Short Term Effects (mp3) by Motico
(not for sale)

31. Cashout (mp3) by Fugazi
(buy from label)

32. Freedom (mp3) by J Mascis & The Fog
(buy it used)

33. Panic Bullets (mp3) by Skeleton Key
(buy from label)

34. Mr. You’re On Fire Mr. (mp3) by Liars
(buy it)

35. Free (mp3) by Cat Power
(buy from label)

36. Watch Song (mp3) by Shellac
(buy from label)

37. Know Your Onion! (mp3) by The Shins
(buy from label)

38. Huddle Formation (mp3) by The Go! Team
(buy from label)

Also, be sure to check out part two of the Best Songs Of The Aughts 2005-2009. I have not decided whether I will tackle the topic of best albums yet, but the decade isn’t over (though I am running out of time here).

Do you remember the postrock outfit named Somme? They sounded like this.

Downloadable: Massless (mp3)

Well, they have expanded their lineup and changed their name to Other Animals. Their eponymous new album was recorded mainly live in 4 days at Steve Albini’s Electrical Studios in Chicago and was mastered by Mr. Robert Spurr Weston IV (of Shellac and Volcano Suns fame). The album sounds like this.

Downloadable: Boxcar Blue (mp3)

The song above takes a little while to get going, but once it does it’s pretty awesome, no?

And did I mention that the band is presently giving the album away for free on their website. Go grab it.

Downloadable: Other Animals (zip)

If you live in the Chi-town area be sure to check them out live.

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