GIMME TINNITUS

It’s time to look back and reflect again. What were we listening to one year ago?

Listen to The May 2009 Mix…

Downloadables:

I Want You To Know (mp3) by Dinosaur Jr.

December (mp3) by Pterodactyl

Roses In The Park (mp3) by Liechtenstein

You Lose (mp3) by Cause Co-Motion!

Night Brigade (mp3) by Golden Triangle

Blues Not Speed (mp3) by Mika Miko

Sooner Or Later (mp3) by ZAZA

Ruby Go Home (mp3) by Thee Oh Sees

Billy Ocean (mp3) by Super Tennis

Perfect Fit (mp3) by Apostle Of Hustle

Hey Una (mp3) by Tyvek

Lessons Learned (YACHT Remix) (mp3) by Glasser

Twin Of Myself (mp3) by Black Moth Super Rainbow

Two Weeks (mp3) by Grizzly Bear

A Parking Lot Carnival (mp3) by Yppah

Apply (mp3) by Glasser

Paradise Knife Fights (mp3) by Vampire Hands

Psychic City (Voodoo City) (mp3) by YACHT

It Ain’t Gonna Save Me (mp3) by Jay Reatard

You can purchase music by the artists above at awesome online retailers like Other Music, Insound, and Amazon MP3, or if you are into the whole subscription thing there’s eMusic.

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

Also, if you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions.

So, as of this here post no mysterious benefactor has emerged to finance a last minute jaunt down to Austin. Hence, I am not going to SXSW. I already went through Part 1 of the Unofficial SXSW 2010 Showcasing Artists torrent, you can see the results of that… here. Here is a selection of mp3s from bands featured in Part 2. This time I was able to whittle down the list to 28 songs. Some of these tracks will probably be familiar to you, while others not so much. Listen.

Downloadables:

The Numbers Song (mp3) by Acid Girls

Transparent (mp3) by Awesome Color

Upside Down (mp3) by Banjo Or Freakout

Black Thorn Rising (mp3) by Bastard Child Death Cult

You Can Listen You Can Talk (mp3) by Carsick Cars

NO CAR NO BLOWJOB (mp3) by The Chinese Stars

Stare At Wheel (mp3) by Dios

Hot Cakes (mp3) by El Ten Eleven

Daisy (mp3) by Fang Island

Generator 2nd Floor (mp3) by Freelance Whales

Girl Pop Soda (mp3) by Gay Witch Abortion

Aves (mp3) by Gifts From Enola

k Rhythm Party 1 (mp3) by Holy Fuck

Koopa Boss Mode (mp3) by Lazer Sword

Your Friend Wil (mp3) by MC Frontalot

Bicycle (mp3) by Memory Tapes

smoke in your disguise (mp3) by New Roman Times

So Many Mike (mp3) by Peelander-Z

Suicide Cat (mp3) by Pong

Cinco (mp3) by The Ruby Suns

this is what celine dion would sound like if she had a dick (mp3) by Shitty Carwash

Street Trash (mp3) by TOBACCO

Confidence and Progress (mp3) by Tone

Ginger (mp3) by Twin Sister

Shadow Pups (mp3) by Videohippos

Conjirin’ (mp3) by When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth

Hitman (mp3) by Woodgrain

Sooner or Later (mp3) by ZAZA

If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should think about installing the DownThemAll! Firefox extension or try the Flash Got Firefox extension.

Continuing our Best of 2009 coverage, I put together a mix of my favorite tracks from 2009 and uploaded it to the Soundcloud. These are my top 19 tracks from the past year.

Downloadable/Streamable: Best Of 2009 Mixtape (soundcloud)

The Individual Tracks:
01. Die Slow (mp3) by HEALTH

02. You’re A Target (mp3) by No Age

03. Bell (mp3) by Screaming Females

04. Gumball Machine Weekend (mp3) by Yppah

05. Pine On (mp3) by Obits

06. M.B.T. (mp3) by Susu

07. Fear! (mp3) by Shark?

08. In The Dark (mp3) by Gun Outfit

09. It #1 (mp3) by Ty Segall

10. Sooner Or Later (mp3) by ZAZA

11. Set-Up (mp3) by RENMINBI

12. Sinister Skies (mp3) by Pollination

13. Blessa (mp3) by Toro Y Moi

14. Dreamsucker (mp3) by Grooms

15. Got Nuffin (mp3) by Spoon

16. Name Tossers by BOAT

17. The Lie/The Truth (mp3) by Double Dagger

18. Arming Eritrea (mp3) by Future Of The Left

19. Bone Jam (mp3) by Jeff The Brotherhood


If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should think about installing the DownThemAll! Firefox extension.


More Best of 2009 Coverage:
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Streamable: Lovely One (youtube) by Ty Segall


Downloadable: Lovely One (mp3)


Streamable: Your Is Mine (youtube) by Long Legged Woman



Streamable: Arms Length (Live on KEXP) (youtube) by ZAZA


Downloadable: Arms Length (mp3)


Bluest Sky (youtube) by Goes Cube

props to culture of me


This has been another…

I admit it. I am that guy taking photos at the show. Here are some of my favorite pictures that I have taken at shows over this past year.

This is the Year in Shitty Photos.

Grooms @ Cake Shop
Listen: Acid King Of Hell (Guitar Feelings) (mp3)



Wavves @ Mercury Lounge
Listen: No Hope Kids (mp3)



Dinowalrus @ Public Assembly
Listen: Nuke Duke ‘Em (mp3)



Japandroids @ Pianos
Listen: Rockers East Vancouver (mp3)



Buke & Gass @ Cake Shop
Listen: Run For You (mp3)



Double Dagger @ Market Hotel
Listen: No Allies (mp3)



ZAZA @ Cake Shop
Listen: Repetition (mp3)



Harlem @ Brooklyn Bowl
Listen: Friendly Ghost (mp3)



Sisters @ Public Assembly
Listen: Accolades (mp3)



BOAT @ Bruar Falls
Listen: Prince Of Tacoma (mp3)



HEALTH @ Bowery Ballroom
Listen: Die Slow (Tobacco Remix) (mp3)



Screaming Females @ Public Assembly
Listen: Fun (mp3)


If you want to download all the individual tracks in this post, you should think about installing the DownThemAll! Firefox extension.


More Best of 2009 Coverage:
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So this post contains (pretty much) all of my favorite mp3s from 2009. I have not put them in any sort of preferential order. These are sorted by artist in alphabetical order.

Take your time, scroll slowly, there are some real gems here. You may notice some big names missing here. Well, you know you can find those mp3s elsewhere (right?).

I will be putting up best of 2009 posts all week, so make sure you check back here soon. Also, if you haven’t already, you should check out largehearted boy’s 2009 Year-End Online Music Lists. Good stuff.

Without any further ado, I present the Top 109 Downloadables of 2009.

The Downloadables:

Glow Wreath (mp3) by Aa (BIG A little a)

Don’t Lie (mp3) by Abe Vigoda

So Bored (Wavves Cover) (mp3) by Anamanaguchi

Two (mp3) by The Antlers

Perfect Fit (mp3) by Apostle Of Hustle

Walkabout (w/ Noah Lennox) (mp3) by Atlas Sound

Time (mp3) by Beach Fossils

Make You Mine (mp3) by Best Coast

Born On A Day The Sun Didn’t Rise (mp3) by Black Moth Super Rainbow

Tin Birds (mp3) by Blank Dogs

Which One Of You Jerks Drank My Arnold Palmer? (mp3) by Blockhead

Name Tossers (mp3) by BOAT

Absolutely Anything (mp3) by Brilliant Colors

Rustic Arcadia (mp3) by Campfires

What’s This Magical (mp3) by Celebration

Love Is A Wave (mp3) by Crystal Stilts

Pink Sabbath (mp3) by Dananananaykroyd

We’re Not Going (mp3) by Darlings

Combination Pizza Hut And Taco Bell (Wallpaper. RMX) (mp3) by Das Racist

Cassette Tape (mp3) by Day Of The Woman

Digital Haircut (mp3) by dd/mm/yyyy

BEAD (mp3) by Dinowalrus

Useful Chamber (mp3) by Dirty Projectors

Knotty Pine (mp3) by Dirty Projectors + David Byrne

The Lie/The Truth (mp3) by Double Dagger

Moon Fallout (mp3) by Dragon Turtle

I Remember (mp3) by Endless Endless Endless

Self Awakening (Take Remix) (mp3) by Ernest Gonzales

Housewolf (mp3) by Eula

Robots (mp3) by Exercise

Thee Only One (mp3) by Frankie Rose

Greg The Nerd (mp3) by Frat Dad

Surf Solar (Edit) (mp3) by Fuck Buttons

Arming Eritrea (mp3) by Future Of The Left

When They Fight They Fight (mp3) by Generationals

Prize Fighter (mp3) by Golden Triangle

Two Weeks (mp3) by Grizzly Bear

Dreamsucker (mp3) by Grooms

In The Dark (mp3) by Gun Outfit

Friendly Ghost (mp3) by Harlem

Die Slow (mp3) by HEALTH

Before Tigers (CFCF RMX) (mp3) by HEALTH

Fangela (mp3) by Here We Go Magic

Stats And Demographics (mp3) by Huak

Rising 5 (mp3) by Hudson Mohawke

Young Hearts Spark Fire (mp3) by Japandroids

Bone Jam (mp3) by Jeff The Brotherhood

West Coast (mp3) by Junk Culture

Dimensional Bleedthrough (mp3) by Krallice

Overnite Religion (mp3) by Kurt Vile

Beach Town (mp3) by Le Loup

Roses In The Park (mp3) by Liechtenstein

Tambourine (mp3) by Little Girls

Mysterium (mp3) by Liturgy

Red Oak Way (mp3) by Lotus Plaza

Forever (mp3) by Love Of Diagrams

100 Flowers (mp3) by Lovvers

Junked! (mp3) by The Mayfair Set

Asleep At A Party (mp3) by Memory Cassette

Lips (mp3) by Micachu & The Shapes

Blues Not Speed (mp3) by Mika Miko

1,2,3 Partyy! (mp3) by Mission Of Burma

You’re A Target (mp3) by No Age

Invisible Cities (mp3) by NOMO

Pine On (mp3) by Obits

Two-Headed Coin (mp3) by Obits

When Your Mask Is Your Revealing Feature (mp3) by The Oranges Band

Young Adult Friction (mp3) by The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

Fences (The Soft Pack Remix) (mp3) by Phoenix

Goth Star (mp3) by Pictureplane

Sinister Skies (mp3) by Pollination

Preparation’s Kids Choir (mp3) by Prefuse 73

First Daze (mp3) by Pterodactyl

Gigantic (Pixies Cover) (mp3) by Puttin’ On The Ritz

Passion Of Saint Edmund (Rebirth) (mp3) by railcars

Fake Blues (mp3) by Real Estate

Set-Up (mp3) by RENMINBI

FROST (mp3) by Salem

Bell (mp3) by Screaming Females

Fear! (mp3) by Shark?

Truth Is (mp3) by The Sky Drops

Crown On The Ground (mp3) by Sleigh Bells

C’mon (mp3) by The Soft Pack

Los Angeles Guitar Dream (mp3) by Spanish Prisoners

Got Nuffin (mp3) by Spoon

Billy Ocean (mp3) by Super Tennis

Kudos (mp3) by Surf City

Swim (To Reach The End) (mp3) by Surfer Blood

M.B.T. (mp3) by Susu

Ghost Colony (mp3) by Tape Deck Mountain

Where Was My Brain? (mp3) by Ted Leo + The Pharmacists

Portofino (mp3) by Teengirl Fantasy

So Fine (mp3) by Telepathe

Kilometer (mp3) by Tempo No Tempo

Ruby Go Home (mp3) by Thee Oh Sees

Move To California (mp3) by Times New Viking

Blessa (mp3) by Toro Y Moi

It #1 (mp3) by Ty Segall

Shark Suit (mp3) by UUVVWWZ

When I’m Gone (mp3) by Vivian Girls

Elephants (mp3) by Warpaint

Belong (mp3) by Washed Out

Mickey Mouse (Demo) (mp3) by Wavves

So Bored (mp3) by Wavves

Homeopathic Valtrex (mp3) by White Shit

Psychic City (mp3) by YACHT

Ambling Alp (mp3) by Yeasayer

Gumball Machine Weekend (mp3) by Yppah

Sooner Or Later (mp3) by ZAZA

UPDATE: I knew I forgot something…

Coat Of Arms (mp3) by Nosaj Thing

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More Best of 2009 Coverage:
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And now Day 2 of CMJ09 a/k/a Force Field PR vs. Terrorbird Media

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: missing Tempo No Tempo and/or Seven Saturdays #ohcrap

[Downloadable] Kilometer (mp3) by Tempo No Tempo

[Downloadable] A Beautiful Day (force field mp3) by Seven Saturdays

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: finally heading over to cake shop and pianos for an abbreviated look at force field vs. terrorbird

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: and we’re back :: made it for most of zaza :: if you get a chance… see them :: headed to pianos :: I think real estate is next

[Downloadable] Sooner Or Later (mp3) by ZAZA

[ZA-photo-ZA]

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: attention freegans there is an abandoned cupcake outside cake shop… vanilla frosting w/ sprinkles

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: lowriding fat dude keeps rolling past cake shop w/ fat beats :: warpaint next at cakeshop http://twitpic.com/mdwnd

[Lowriding Bicycle Photo Of The Day]

[Downloadable] Beach Comber (force field mp3) by Real Estate

[Real Estate Photo]

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: slide guitar action w/ real estate :: off to cake shop to see what’s up :: warpaint (I think) :: thinking of buying some merch

[Note] warpaint were probably my favorite performance of the day, maybe becuz I had only marginally heard of them and really liked their performance

[Downloadable] Elephants (mp3) by Warpaint

[Couldn't Squeeze Any Farther Into Cake Shop Photo]

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: darlings setting up downstairs at cakeshop :: really have no excuse to miss them :: going back down in a few :: darlings are a go

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: officially missing darlings :: must go downstairs and stop loittering :: oh my… indiepopgoodness indeed :: trading instruments!

[Downloadable] We’re Not Going (mp3) by Darlings

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: darlings finished w/ awesome blowout number :: headed to force field to maybe see these united states :: lots of setting up here

[A Darlings Photo]

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: hey force field unless these united states totally kill it, it looks like terrorbird wins the battle :: groovy

[Downloadable] West Won (Daytrotter Session) (mp3) by These United States

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: checking out the subba cultcha show upstairs :: first time I’ve heard someone play up here today :: one more song by ???

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: thinks it’s sure juror, but could be the whisperians :: seen a lot of pbr being consumed by musicians, do they really like it?

[Note] apparently I can’t read, it was the Hospital Bombers

[Downloadable] The Devil’s Music (mp3) by Hospital Bombers

[Someone Else's Flash Photo]

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: nice to see some fiddle in the house :: think I saw the elusive @heckturd earlier but I’m not sure :: think I may be done

[Note] the day is a tie, I liked the terrorbird bands more, but then I didn’t make time for the force field bands I saw previously (grooms and surfer blood) which totally evens things out.

Streamable: Sooner Or Later (vimeo) by ZAZA


Downloadable: Sooner Or Later (mp3)


Streamable: Drive Me To The Center by The Seedy Seeds



Streamable: Woodshock 1985 (youtube) by Richard Linklater


props to yvynyl


Streamable: The Man Who Breaks Things (Dark Shuffle) (youtube) by Land Of Talk



Streamable: Two (youtube) by The Antlers


Downloadable: Two (mp3)


Streamable: Free Energy (youtube) by Free Energy


props to Soviet Panda
Downloadable: Free Energy (mp3)
I Miss Hockey Night BONUS: For Guys’ Eyes Only (mp3)


Streamable: Bell (Live @ Terminal 5) (youtube) by Screaming Females


Downloadable: Bell (mp3)

Where: Cameo Gallery

When: 9:00 PM

Who: ZAZA
Listen: Repetition (mp3)

Who: Blind Man’s Colour
Listen: Heavy Cloud Hustle (mp3)

Who: Dinowalrus
Listen: Nuke Duke ‘Em (mp3)

Why: ZAZA are having a party for their new EP entitled Cameo at a venue named Cameo, serious. If you can’t make it, you can always purchase their EP straight from Kanine… here.

Also: ZAZA has another EP release party at The Norwood Club on August 20.

Where: South Street Seaport

When: 6-ish and FREE

Who: Ribbons
Listen: Plain (mp3)

Who: ZAZA
Listen: Sooner Or Later (mp3)

Who: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Listen: Young Adult Friction (force field mp3)

Why: Three killer indiepop bands… plus, this is your last chance to see The Pains for a while (they are gonna be touring all over the place this summer).

Also: ZAZA have a couple of EP release shows coming up in August (Cameo on August 14 + The Norwood Club on August 20) and Ribbons will be playing Public Assembly on August 9.

BONUS: NYC’s Seaport Music presents Insound’s Digital Mixtape July 2009 (zip)

Let’s continue our look back on this year and it’s awesomeness (musically anyway). This time I went through the trouble of adding “buy” links, so if you find yourself listening to something on this list over and over fork some of your hard earned cashmoney, ok?

And now the 2nd installment of the Best Downloadables Of 2009…

Buried In The Nude (mp3) by Screaming Females
(buy cd or vinyl // buy mp3)

Arming Eritrea (mp3) by Future Of The Left
(buy cd or vinyl // buy mp3)

Los Angeles Guitar Dream (mp3) by Spanish Prisoners
(buy CD or LP // buy mp3 // dl the new EP for FREE)

Ruby Go Home (mp3) by Thee Oh Sees
(buy cd or vinyl // buy mp3)

To Clean (mp3) by Woods
(buy cd or vinyl // buy mp3)

Twin Of Myself (mp3) by Black Moth Super Rainbow
(buy cd // buy mp3)

Sooner Or Later (mp3) by ZAZA
(vinyl and mp3 coming next month)

How To Defeat A More Powerful Enemy (mp3) by Apostle Of Hustle
(buy cd or vinyl or mp3)

What’s This Magical (mp3) by Celebration
(dl for FREE // make a donation on their blog)

Blues Not Speed (mp3) by Mika Miko
(buy cd // buy mp3)

Billy Ocean (mp3) by Super Tennis
(buy vinyl // buy mp3)

Tambourine (mp3) by Little Girls
(buy cd or vinyl // buy mp3)

Two Weeks (mp3) by Grizzly Bear
(buy cd or vinyl // buy mp3)

Apply (mp3) by Glasser
(buy vinyl // buy mp3)

You Lose (mp3) by Cause Co-Motion!
(buy vinyl // buy mp3)

Psychic City (Voodoo City) (mp3) by YACHT
(buy cd or vinyl or mp3 + free stuff // preorder See Mystery Lights)

Roses In The Park (mp3) by Liechtenstein
(buy cd or vinyl // buy mp3)

Where Was My Brain? (mp3) by Ted Leo + Pharmacists
(buy cd or vinyl // buy mp3)

Forever (mp3) by Love Of Diagrams
(buy cd or vinyl or mp3 // buy new 7″ direct from the band)

Dreamers (mp3) by Browns
(buy cd or vinyl)

Useful Chamber (mp3) by Dirty Projectors
(buy cd or vinyl or mp3)

Heart Sweats (mp3) by Japandroids
(preorder cd or vinyl // buy mp3)

Bio Hassle (mp3) by Boogie Boarder
(buy cd w/comic // buy mp3)

Got Nuffin (mp3) by Spoon
(buy cd or vinyl // buy mp3)

If you haven’t already, check out Best Downloadables Of 2009, Vol. 1… here.

Streamable: Auto-Tune the News #5: lettuce regulation. American blessings.
(youtube)



Streamable: Last Choice (youtube) by Love is All



Streamable: Crazy/Forever + Heart Sweats (Live on KEXP Part 1) (youtube) by Japandroids


Downloadable: Heart Sweats (mp3)


Streamable: Racer X (Big Black Cover) + Young Hearts Spark Fire (Live on KEXP Part 2) (youtube) by Japandroids



Streamable: Live @ Northside Fest (Part 1) (vimeo) by ZAZA


Downloadable: Cameo EP (zip)


Streamable: Live @ Northside Fest (Part 2) (vimeo) by ZAZA


Props to Sitcom Serf

Probably the best value of the Northside Festival is happening @ Public Assembly (70 North 6th Street) on Friday. The show was curated by Pop Tarts Suck Toasted and is sure to be filled with awesomeness. 7:30pm 21+? $10

__ The Front Room Lineup__
Brilliant Sweaters
Description: I hear they like Green Day (and not in a bad way either)
Listen: Sexy Genius (mp3)

Screaming Females
Description: Mind-blowing rock and/or roll from New Brunswick, NJ
Listen: Electric Pilgrim (mp3)
Watch: Bell (youtube)

Sisters
Description: This noisy duo makes noisepop not noisepoop
Listen: Skeletate (mp3)

Dinowalrus
Description: This is your brain on something that is like drugs but is just a little bit weirder
Listen: BEAD (mp3)

Grooms
Description: Former Muggabears create artrock just for you
Listen: Dead Kid Kicks (mp3)

The Great Unwashed
Watch: Winter Classic (Live) (youtube)

__The Back Room Lineup__
Home Video
Watch: I Can Make You Feel It (vimeo)

Eula
Description: Connecticutindierockers are catchy as hell and abrasive at the same time.
Listen: Housewolf (mp3)

Palomar
Watch: Albacore (youtube)

Murder Mystery
Watch: The World (youtube)

The Rabbits
Watch: Mechanical Animals (Live) (youtube)

More deets and and times… here.

NOTE: Some of the bands are missing descriptions (sorry duders), maybe I will fill them in after the show.

There’s a bunch more awesome bands playing tonight. Check the official schedule… here.

For Example:
Aa
Air Waves
Zaza
These Are Powers
Golden Triangle
Javelin
Real Estate
Pterodactyl
The Secret Life Of Sofia
Bottle Up And Go

Damn!

The Cameo EP by ZAZA was recently recommended to me. After a little digging, I found out that they have been touring with GT favs The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart (and yes, I missed the show last night). I also found out that ZAZA’s EP is available for free… here. It is filled with lots of echo echo and catchydreamyshoegazey goodness.

Is it still ok to use the term shoegaze while talking about something influenced by MBV? Should I start using the “s***gaze”? Might this be misinterpreted? Anyway, take a listen then make with the downloading.

Downloadable: Sooner Or Later (mp3)

Quick Aside: We are taking about ZAZA not Za-Za.

Myspace page is here.
Kanine Records is here.

Same Title, Different Song BONUS: Sooner Or Later (mp3) by The Feelies