GIMME TINNITUS

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.

Downloadables:

1. Constant Future (mp3) by Parts & Labor
2. Crime (mp3) by Mr. Dream
3. You Gotta Lose (mp3) by Obits
4. Ice Age (mp3) by Heavy Times
5. Tall Smoke (mp3) by The Great Valley
6. Neighbor’s Goods (mp3) by Thick Shakes
7. Do You Want to Give $$ (mp3) by Sic Alps
8. Car Alarm (mp3) by Signal Break
9. Spirit (mp3) by Arc in Round
10. Calyer (mp3) by Beach Fossils
11. Fire To The Ground (ft. Matt Berninger) (mp3) by The Forms
12. En Fluxx (mp3) by Marie Stella
13. 1-2-3 Bad (mp3) by Thank You
14. San Pedro (mp3) by Mogwai
15. It Goes Down (mp3) by Tape Deck Mountain
16. Shred the Gnar (Into the Stars) (mp3) by Starscream
17. C.R.E.A.M. Theme (Wu Tang vs Javelin) (mp3) by The Hood Internet
18. Summer Friends (mp3) by Junk Culture
19. LESS (DINOWALRUS DUB LOUNGE MIX) (mp3) by YVETTE
20. Hahahaha JK? (Yourself Remix) (mp3) by Das Racist
21. Point Break II (mp3) by USF

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):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

And, if you haven’t done it already, make sure you check out the other Monthly Mixes.

And now, it’s time to list my Favorite Albums of 2011. Here are 21 albums that I really loved this year. Listen to the tracks below, (and if you have not already) fall in love and go buy some albums.

Listen.
 

1. Hands on Fire by Hunters

   

   Downloadable: Brat Mouth (mp3)
   (purchase the EP)

 
 

2. THE ELASTIC NOSTALGIA by THE FIELD RECORDINGS

   

   Downloadable: Circuit Boards (mp3)
   (purchase the LP)

 
 

3. Trash Hit by Mr. Dream

   

   Downloadable: Holy Name (mp3)
   (purchase the LP)

 
 

4. Sleeping Bag by Sleeping Bag

   

   Downloadable: Beside (mp3)
   (purchase the LP)

 
 

5. Beyond My Means by Big Pauper

   

   Downloadable: Big Sick (mp3)
   (purchase the LP)

 
 

6. Constant Future by Parts & Labor

   

   Downloadable: Rest (mp3)
   (purchase the LP)

 
 

7. Carrion Crawler/The Dream by Thee Oh Sees

   

   Downloadable: Carrion Crawler (mp3)
   (purchase the LP)

 
 

8. Aesthethica by Liturgy

   

   Downloadable: High Gold (mp3)
   (purchase the LP)

 
 

9. The Slow Fade by ATM

   

   Downloadable: Phazed Out & Downtown (mp3)
   (purchase the EP)

 
 

10. Prom by Grooms

    

    Downloadable: Tiger Trees (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

11. Satanic Tambourines by Al Lover

    

    Downloadable: Black Magick Starter Jacket (mp3)
    (purchase the EP)

 
 

12. Spills Out by Pterodactyl

    

    Downloadable: Nerds (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

13. Memory Man by Big Spider’s Back

    

    Downloadable: Dead Channel (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

14. Maurice Narcisse by EULA

    

    Downloadable: Dirty Hands (mp3)
    (purchase the LP

 
 

15. Future, Towards the Edge of Forever by Starscream

    

    Downloadable: Space (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

16. True Waste by Shark?

    

    Downloadable: Down Low (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

17. H-p1 by White Hills

    

    Downloadable: Upon Arrival (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

18. Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will by Mogwai

    

    Downloadable: Rano Pano (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

19. Tripper by Hella

    

    Downloadable: Self Checkout (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

20. New Brigade by Iceage

    

    Downloadable: New Brigade (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

 
 

21. Mazes by Moon Duo

    

    Downloadable: When You Cut (mp3)
    (purchase the LP)

You can stream (and scrobble) all the songs in this post 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 mp3 in this post.

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):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Oh, and be sure to check out our of best of posts.
 

Northside Fest is back for it’s third installment all over Williamsburg and Greenpoint this week and here at GIMME TINNITUS we are getting excited for a half week of way too many shows. Here is our Northside Mixtape to help you get psyched. Listen.

Downloadables:

1. Dreaming (mp3) by Seapony
2. Distance Creator (mp3) by ZAZA
3. Sludge River Mouth (mp3) by Sleepies
4. Egyptian Magician (mp3) by Xray Eyeballs
5. Creep Academy (mp3) by My Teenage Stride
6. Beyond Living (mp3) by Milk Music
7. Puncher’s Chance (mp3) by Reports
8. Vibrations (mp3) by YVETTE
9. Making You Thinking (mp3) by Regal Degal
10. Sharing (mp3) by Grooms
11. Dead Channel (mp3) by Big Spider’s Back
12. Release It (mp3) by Hard Nips
13. Space (mp3) by Starscream
14. A Very Serious Man (mp3) by Diehard
15. Superboy (mp3) by Mussels
16. Spade (Belfast version) (mp3) by Marie Stella
17. I Am The Father Of Myself (mp3) by Radical Dads
18. Taking Off (mp3) by Gross Relations
19. Scabies, Babies (mp3) by The Hairs
20. Bummer Summer (mp3) by Young Adults
21. Wolf Pyramid (mp3) by Night Manager
22. You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere (Bob Dylan Cover) (Daytrotter Session) (mp3) by Holiday Shores
23. Wavlngth (mp3) by Headless Horseman

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.

This is by no means a comprehensive list, but here are some the shows that we would love to check out in whole or part.

THURSDAY
• NYC Popfest showcase @ Bruar Falls
  Doors at 8pm, 21+
• SexMusic showcase @ Coco 66
  Doors at tba, 21+
• Mr. Dream showcase @ Glasslands Gallery
  Doors at 8:30pm, 21+
• HoZac Records showcase @ Shea Stadium
  Doors at 9pm, all ages

FRIDAY

• Still Single showcase @ Bruar Falls
  Doors at 8pm, 21+
• PopGun Booking showcase @ Glasslands Gallery
  Doors 8:30pm, 21+
• Redefine Magazine showcase @ Shea Stadium
  Doors at 8pm, all ages
• Heartfast Records showcase @ Union Pool
  Doors at 8pm, 21+

SATURDAY

afternoon shows

• The Battering Room showcase @ Bar Matchless
  Doors at 12pm, FREE, 21+
• The L Magazine showcase “Bands You Need to Hear, Part 1 @ Spike Hill
  Doors at 1:30pm, FREE, 21+

evening shows

• The L Magazine showcase “Bands You Need to Hear, Part 2 @ The Back Room at the Gutter
  Doors at 8:30pm, FREE, 21+
• Tell All Your Friends showcase @ Brooklyn Bowl
  Doors at 6pm, 21+
• Flavorpill, I Rock I Roll & The Bell House showcase @ Cameo Gallery
  Doors at 7:30pm, 21+

SUNDAY

afternoon shows

• Newtown Radio 1-Year Anniversary BBQ @ Shea Stadium
  Doors at 2pm, all ages

evening shows

• NYCTaper & Pop Tarts Suck Toasted showcase @ Public Assembly
  Doors at 8pm, 21+
• BirdDog Promo showcase @ 285 Kent Ave
  Doors at 8pm, all ages

Check out the full Northside Fest schedule @ thelmagazine.com

And if you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers:

Bandcamp | Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

And don’t forget to buy some music in physical form at your local independent record store or directly from a band’s merch table at a show.

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.

So, another Record Store Day come and gone. I made a few of purchases at Sound Fix and Permanent Records (and saw EULA play). I have to admit I was really not that motivated to gobble up RSD exclusives. I just bought a few albums that I knew I would want to listen to on vinyl (including one classic double LP). My purchases follow…

• Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will by Mogwai

  

  Listen: Rano Pano (mp3)

  Listen: San Pedro (mp3)

  (purchase Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will @ subpop.com)

 

• Constant Future by Parts & Labor

  

  Listen: Constant Future (mp3)

  Listen: Rest (mp3)

  (purchase Constant Future @ jagjaguwar.com)

 

• Double Nickels on the Dime by Minutemen

  

  Watch: This Ain’t No Picnic (youtube)

  Watch: Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Love (youtube)

  (purchase Double Nickels on the Dime @ insound.com)

I also went and preordered a few albums via the interweb.

• Beyond My Means by Big Pauper

  

  Listen: Big Sick (mp3)

  (preorder Beyond My Means @ circleintosquare.com)

 

• Future, Towards the Edge of Forever by Starscream

  

  Listen: Space (mp3)

  (preorder Future, Towards the Edge of Forever @ insound.com)

 

• Hidden Trees by kohwi

  

  Listen: Hobbies (ft. Mutual Benefit) (mp3)

  (preorder Hidden Trees @ blacktentpress.com)

 
Plus, I obtained the new ANTIMAGIC single. Here is the b-side.

Listen: Inner Most Secret Shogun Heart (mp3)

(ordering info TK @ bandcamp.com)

 
And, I acquired the new EULA CD. Here is the title track.

Listen: Maurice Narcisse (mp3)

(ordering info TK @ eulamusic.com)

Truthfully though, when you love music, any day can turn into a “record store day.” So, go to your local independent record store. Clicking through mp3 aggregators and/or blogs is just not the same a flipping through stacks of LPs. Music can be more than zeros and ones, listening to a little vinyl will remind you of that fact.

However, if you really really do not feel like going to a record store you can of course order the above records by following the purchase links provided.

It’s time (already?) for the second volume of the Best Downloadables of 2011.

You can download any or all of the tracks at your leisure or you can stream all the songs in this mix using the Yahoo media player at the bottom left of the page. If you are using Chrome you should really think about installing the awesome ex.fm extension (especially if you use last.fm).

Downloadables:

1. Deadbeat (mp3) by Hunters
2. Deep in the Bottle (mp3) by Wonder Wheel
3. Minajah (mp3) by True Womanhood
4. Shred the Gnar (Into the Stars) (mp3) by Starscream
5. En Fluxx (mp3) by Marie Stella
6. Always (Prefuse 73 Remix) (mp3) by Junip
7. The Things That You Notice (Max Tundra Remix) (mp3) by Marnie Stern
8. Skull Eyes (mp3) by True Widow
9. Don’t Let Her Go (mp3) by Mind Spiders
10. THE SPELLS (mp3) by Mrs. Magician
11. Red (mp3) by Endless Endless Endless
12. Hard Up (mp3) by Mi Ami
13. Do You Want To Give $$? (mp3) by Sic Alps
14. Spirit Or Something (mp3) by Monogold
15. Crystal (mp3) by Xray Eyeballs
16. Gift Shop (Pink Skull REMIX) (mp3) by DINOWALRUS
17. Walking Out On Love (mp3) by Grass Widow
18. Mazes (mp3) by Moon Duo
19. Dog Problems (mp3) by Christmas

Oh, and be sure to check out the rest of our of best of posts.

Additionally, 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):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

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.