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Okay, it's not Flickr, but it does use the Flickr sharing service to import related photos to the music you are streaming. But it's not just photographs, it's images artists that are linked to their music! It streams music of the people you choose. Very cool, it's like getting free music that goes beyond the indie artists. Yes, that means you can get a stream of even people like Fergie. Oh gracious. I can already tell I'm going to have a lot of fun with this little application. Spread the word!

This one is for Yellowcard, compiling the photos with music like a slide show. It's bloody brilliant! Free music and a show, very entertaining while also being legal and allowing artists to promote their music in a new way!




Disclosure:
This post is sponsored.

Labels: music, playlist

"Yellowcard" impressed me when they first came out with "Ocean Avenue." In fact, I ended up buying tickets for my brother to go to the Warped Tour so he could see them, as he became a fan as well.

But I haven't heard anything spectacular from them until recently.

They are on the verge of releasing their new album Paper Walls, set to launch on July 17th via Capitol Records. They will be touring in support of ther album starting next week and on throughout November! (Taking a few weeks break in August). Now that is dedication!

Yellowcard - "Light Up The Sky" (mp3)

Pre-order Paper Walls!

Labels: Yellowcard

And really, just don't come back...I don't know why the rhyme says to come again another day. Haha.

Some rain related songs for you on this blue Monday morning.

OurAfter - "Rain" (mp3)

Jane Olivor - "Come In From the Rain" (mp3)

Club 8 - "Spring Came, Rain Fell" (mp3)

Labels: music

Don't hate.

This may be the ONLY time you see a Kanye West song on this blog.
So just enjoy it.

Kanye West (featuring John Mayer) - "Bittersweet" (mp3 for sampling only)
Kanye West - "Can't Tell Me Nothing" (mp3)

West has a new album releasing, Graduation, August 21st and it requires a purchase. In addition to John Mayer there is also said to be a track featuring Chris Martin from Coldplay. I can't find a pre-order link right now but if someone else does then please let me know.

Labels: John Mayer, Kanye West

Frisbie.

Who knew when I started playing their music, it would sound like rock from decades ago? It does, to me it's like Cheap Trick modernized with a little Wolf Parade or The Posies.

Their New Debut album is releasing on Appendix Records, July 17, 2007. I don't like the cover art, it freaks me out, it's like that little boy from the movie "Omen." Yes, that black and white baby face is their cover art...but I shall not judge the record by it's sleeve... =o)

Gerald - Drums, Grinning, Liam - Guitar, Singing, Marcin - Keyboards, Thumbless Snapping, Matt - Bass, Espresso and Steve - Singing, Guitar. (As taken from their MySpace page...some one is a clever smart@ss. I love it!)

So with the grinning and the thumbless snapping, sit back, sip your espresso and enjoy Frisbie.

Listen:
Frisbie - "New Debut" (mp3)
Frisbie - "S.F.B." (mp3)

You can buy their upcoming album and some of their older material on their MySpace page via Snocap. Or you can hop on over to CD Baby.

Labels: Frisbies, music

Because you said you had never heard of "Straylight Run" and it made me sad.

"Straylight Run" is a favorite of mine. I have seen them live, seems like ages ago since then, but they were perfect. Perfect.

Brother and sister talents extraordinaire, John Nolan (previously from "Taking Back Sunday") and Michelle Nolan both play the piano, guitar and share vocals, Shaun Cooper is the bassist and Will Noon is on the drums. Their older materials is far calmer and brooding than their new material, but both sides of Straylight Run are fantastic.

Their new album The Needles The Space will be in stores on June 19th!! They are currently on tour with Sparta and Love Drug.

Listen:
Straylight Run - "The Miracle That Never Came" (mp3)

The Needles The Space Track listing
"The Words We Say"
"The Miracle That Never Came"
"Soon We'll be Living in the Future"
"How Do I Fix My Head"
"Who Will Save Us Now"
"Cover Your Eyes"
"We'll Never Leave Again"
"Take It To Manhattan"
"Still Alone"
"This is the End"
"Buttoned Down"
"Track #12"
"The First of This Century"

Labels: advanced, music, Straylight Run

In case you didn't see yesterday, The Goo Goo Dolls have posted their track "Fiction (Before It's Too Late)" from "The Transformers soundtrack" on their MySpace page. Seems that some people aren't too thrilled with it, but I really like it.

Secondly, it is finally Friday and boy what a week it has been.

And I am exhausted!

So here are some sleepy-themed songs for you.

Something For Kate - "Song For A Sleepwalker" (mp3)
The Cardigans - "03.45: No Sleep" (mp3)
I'm From Barcelona - "Oversleeping" (mp3)

And the adorable sleepy time image is from a brilliant digital illustrator shiii-kun.

Labels: music, music news

Jeepers, I can't remember New Music Tuesday and now I'm forgetting Advanced Music Wednesday.

Coming up:

Datarock - "The New Song" (mp3)
Their new album is releasing on June 12th

Matt Pond PA - "Magic Boyfriend" (mp3)
Matt Pond PA - "If You Want Blood" (mp3)
They are releasing a new limited-edition EP on June 19th. Interested parties...matt pond PA will release Last Light on September 25th.

Art Brut - "People In Love" (mp3)
His new album comes on out July 19th, if you pre-order you get a snazzy poster.

The White Stripes new album will release in the US on June 19th. The track originally up here is apparently so special they don't want me to share it, so it has been removed as requested. You can visit their website to stream new music.

Labels: advanced, music

"Jets Overhead" is a band I just got turned onto which makes me sad, because I have been missing out. So you've got to give them a listen; deprivation is not cool.

The group consisting of Adam Kittredge - Vocals/Guitar, Jocelyn Greenwood - Bass/Guitar, Piers Henwood - Guitar/Keyboards, Antonia Freybe-Smith - Vocals and Luke Renshaw - Drums, are from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Late last month, "Jets Overhead" were featured in the L.A. Times. You can get their music at eMusic. You can also grab some snippets from their website.

Their music reminds me a little bit of "The Dandy Warhols" but I really, really don't like doing comparisons. Their album Bridges is just brilliant. So you should absolutely grab some tracks.

Take a listen:
Jets Overhead - "Life's A Song" (mp3)
Jets Overhead - "Killing Time" (mp3)

Labels: Jets Overhead, music

Alright so the pun was totally intended. I'm definitely easily amused, so laugh at that. =o)

I've noticed there are a million bands named JUSTICE. Maybe not a million, but definitely several. WHY!? Piggy backing on a band name is just so silly and frustrating.

There is a Christian rock band named JUSTICE.
JUSTICE - "Let There Be Light" (mp3)

And then there is this funky trip hop group named J.U.S.T.I.C.E
J.U.S.T.I.C.E - "Dance- mstrkrft remix" (mp3)

Labels: Justice, music

I've been hearing a lot about Architecture in Helsinki, but there has been so much going on in the entertainment world that I have been slacking on listening to their music.

They put out a new EP Heart of Races on June 5th and their full-length comes out in August, it will be titled Places Like This. Polyvinyl Records says the EP "paves the way for a much bigger and brighter picture on their new album."

Anyway, in support of their new albums they are touring parts of the US, with one show in Canada. Of the 10 states they plan on visiting, Philly is one of them WOOHOO! and they'll be at the Starlight Ballroom on June 9th.

Take a listen:
Architecture in Helsinki - "Heart it Races" (mp3)

Tour dates:
6/07 Boston, MA @ Middle East
6/08 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
6/09 Philadelphia, PA @ Starlight Ballroom
6/10 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
6/11 Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium
6/13 Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
6/14 Vancouver, CAN @ Richards on Richards
6/15 Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
6/16 San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo's 365 Club
6/18 Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
6/19 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theatre

Labels: Architecture in Helsinki, music

Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo producedd and co-arranged a record for James Jackson Toth and Jessica Toth of "Wooden Wand." And with the help of Jarvis Taveniere, DM Seidel, Jeremy Earl, Steve Shelley and Ranaldo himself, "Wooden Wand" will be releasing a remarkable album, James & the Quiet on June 12, 2007.It's dark, it's heavy and there's an old-fashioned rock to the music with a mingling of an electric guitar, piano and Toth's voice steering country.

Listen here:
Wooden Wand - "The Pushers (Morning Version)" (mp3)
Wooden Wand - "Portrait in the Clouds" (mp3)

Labels: music, Wooden Wand

I just heard one of my favorite songs shuffling through my iTunes mix. It brings me such happy thoughts when I hear "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police. The song is on disc two of the new Police CD, which is a compilation of some of their greatest and most timeless hits.

This song was written in 1976, but not released until 1981, which just happens to be the year I was born. ;o) And like all music The Police release, it's just incredible! This song originally was a track on Strontium 90: Police Academy. The crystal chiming of the piano in this song is what makes it so catchy. It also has quite a reggae influence if you listen both in the "e-oh-oh" string and the written lyrics:

Every little thing she does is magic
Everything she do just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on

You can hear cross influences between The Police, Phil Collins, U2 and The Moody Blues who are all known for their classic music. The Police raised the bar for pop artists and British artists with their enlivened and robust music that is truly an instrumental workout! You'll hear it on the latest Police CD.

Labels: magic, music, the police

Oh you know this cover art is far too funky to not find out what "The Rondo Brothers" are all about.

Jim Greer and Brandon Arnovick are "The Rondo Brothers" and you may have heard some of their scores in commercials while channel surfing. They have scored television ads for Toyota, the NHL, the NFL, Chevy, Dodge and several other companies. Their latest and second full length album, Seven Minutes To Midnight, was released by Citrus to Citrus on May 21, 2007.

While they are not exactly my cup of tea, maybe some of you out there will enjoy their hip hop madness. The only band I know to compare them to would be Gorillaz. But you should take a listen and see for yourself. I do think there is a good beat to "Crazed." =o) And their label has said Seven Minutes To Midnight, is a "musical mindscape with fat, mid tempo trip hop beats."

Here are some tracks.

Rondo Brothers - "Until We All Fall Down" (mp3)
Rondo Brothers - "Dune Stalker" (mp3)
Rondo Brothers - "Crazed" (mp3 my favorite)
Rondo Brothers - "Liberation" (mp3)

Labels: The Rondo Brothers

Bedroom Walls has posted that they have "about 14 songs at various stages of completion." If only the walls at Singing Serpent studios could talk! Their last album All Good Dreamers Pass This Way was released over a year ago by Baria Records. My hope is that they follow suit with their amazing song "Kathy in Her Bedroom" because it is superb!

They've got some dark content, but it's fantastic music. You'll hear strings incorporated into some of their music that will blow you away. If only it would last longer, some of their songs make you wish for a little bit more. Hopefully when they release their next album it will feel closed and complete.

Plans to tour out West in August are in the works, moving Midwest by September. For June they have a show set up on the 28th with The Veils and The Comas.

Take a listen:
Bedroom Walls - "Kathy In Her Bedroom" (mp3)

Bedroom Walls - "Somewhere In Newhall" (mp3)

Buy their music!

The great photo is from Magnet's January 2007 issue.

Labels: Bedroom Walls

Yippee skippee!

A new track off of Spoon's new record.

Spoon - "Underdog" (mp3)

Release Date: July 10, 2007
Merge Records

Labels: Spoon

Please head over to the website for VENUS magazine and check out the interview/review I did with Hardly Art Records' new band "Arthur &
Yu."

Arthur & Yu
The Seattle duo reels in excitement about developing In Camera

Arthur & Yu - "Lion's Mouth" (mp3)

And also, I recommend heading over to Treble for a review written by Jeff Terich on "The Long Blondes" new album, Someone To Drive You Home. Terich says, "Sheffield's Long Blondes aren't merely the best female-fronted band in England at the moment, I might go so far as to say they're the best band in the UK at the moment. "

The Long Blondes - "Weekend Without Makeup" (mp3)

Labels: Arthur Yu, interview, The Long Blondes, Treble

You know me. You know I love Brendan Benson, The National and Elliot Smith.

We can add another one to the list now.

Southerly.

Seriously, I am impressed by any musician or band that has such a diverse sound and are this multi-talented. From Portland, Oregon (Yay Toby) hails Krist Krueger who does it all. Skratch magazine calls him a "one man musical army."

If that doesn't pique your interest well then I honestly don't know what will.

Take a listen:
Krist Krueger - "Dreams That Make Men Free" (mp3)
Krist Krueger - "Soldiers" (mp3)

Labels: Krist Krueger

Another fun album releasing tomorrow is Tonight I Have to Leave It EP from Shout Out Louds.

This EP includes the first single from their Our Ill Wills album which Merge will release on September 11, 2007. The EP was produced by the fantastic Bjorn Yttling.

Their last album, Howl Howl Gaff Gaff, was released by Capitol Records in 2005. It was so successful that fans are anxiously awaiting the new album.

The track listing for Tonight I Have to Leave It EP is:

Tonight I Have to Leave It
Don't Get Yourself Involved
Streams of Whiskey
Tonight I Have to Leave It - The Russian Futurists Remix
Tonight I Have to Leave It - Kleerup Remix

Adam, Carl, Ted, Bebban and Eric have an incredible energy and you can see them here in the US beginning July 16th.

Take a listen:
Shout Out Louds - "Tonight I Have To Leave It" (mp3)

Listen to more on their MySpace page and buy the album!

Labels: Shout Out Louds

The Loose Salute will be releasing Tuned To Love CD tomorrow, June 5th.

Ian (Drums & Vocals) and Lisa (Vocals), Pete Greenwood (Guitars), Charlotte King (Harmonies & Percussion) and Al Forrester (Piano & Organ) decided to go ahead and release their album with Graveface Records. They coaxed a bunch of their friends to add to the sound by playing a myriad of different instruments. The combination of sounds makes Tuned To Love a unique and fun album.

Gareth Parton (The Beta Band, The Go Team, The Pipettes, Mojave3) is the engineer behind the album and the producer is Pritpal Soor.

Listen to the music:
The Loose Salute - "The Mutineer" (mp3)
The Loose Salute - "Turn the Radio Up" (mp3)
The Loose Salute - "Death Club" (mp3)

Labels: The Loose Salute

North Philly isn't so bad. I'm used to South Street, but this had quaint shops and eateries as well.

So let's talk about the show.

Johnny Brenda's is a new bar in an old area. It's actually quite nice on the inside, especially upstairs where the very tiny stage sits in a corner of the room. There were two pub style tables with six stools and everyone else had to stand. Fortunately, my crew snagged a table and stole a stool, so the four of us had seats only five feet from the stage.

Doors opened at 8:30. A "band" (and I use that term very lightly) called "Bears in Heaven" were the openers for "The National." Maybe it was the fact that it was nearly 100 degrees in the venue, maybe it was the fact that this "band" didn't come out on stage until 10:30...I didn't like their "music" at all. I hope everyone else did. I hope I was just being a hot, irritable snot. I couldn't understand a word the singer said and I should have been able to catch it since every single song consisted of echoing vocals. Aside for behaving as though he had stepped into a cave for the first time, he also was doing something on possibly a keyboard. But to me it amounted to pushing the demo button on a cheap Casio. The mustache on guitar strummed so furiously that his entire right arm swung back like he were hitting a golf club. Every single time he strummed the guitar he would swing his arm back. I don't know what he thought he was doing, but it added nothing to the sound or quality of their performance. The man dressed from head to toe in white (white t-shirt and white denim) also did some sound mixing casio demos.

Hold your horses, this isn't all bad. Their drummer and bassist were excellent. The music all had a great beat that you could really get into So to you two guys, I'd say...start new with another band and leave that "band."

And now for the main act.

"The National" didn't get set up on stage until 11:20-ish. By that time I was literally sweating like a football player in the heat of a game. I was disgusting myself. And every man in that room was dripping with sweat. Horrible.

But.

"The National" turned everything around for this sardine, because I was entranced by their performance. They are incredible on albums, but seeing them live was an experience like no other. This might well have been my favorite performance of all the indie bands I have seen. I can't put it on the top of the list due to the insane amount of time waiting for the band to play and the sauna-like venue.

They are out on tour to support their new album Boxer which is just freaking awesome.

Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf, and Scott Devendorf are five of the most amazingly talented musicians I have ever seen. They switch off at each song and trade instruments. And man are there instruments...guitar, bass, piano and drums, with brass, woodwinds, strings, and organs. Each member handling multiple different parts of the show. If you get a chance to see them, do it, it's awesome. They are currently on their way up to Canada.

The National - "Racing Like A Pro" (mp3)

Buy their music!

Labels: Johnny Brendas, The National

Well it will be part of the afternoon and into the evening...and a late night.
We're heading up to North Philly for two super fun reasons.

1. The Art Star Gallery is having a craft fair type thing and I'm covering the piece for VENUS. If y'all head up that way you should stop by this weekend at some point. They are open until 7 p.m. today.

2. The National is playing at Johnny Brenda's and we've got four tickets! Fun times, I am super psyched. I hope they play "Green Gloves" but anything will be awesome!

Grab the "Green Gloves" mp3 above...

And here are some other fun tracks for ya!

Chemistry - "About You" (mp3)

Spoon - "Chips and Dip" (mp3)

Labels: Chemistry, music, The National

Fallout Stations is the limited edition, companion EP to The Foundry Field Recordings debut full-length Prompts/Miscues.

It comes out next Tuesday, June 5th.

They've done a session with the fantastic Daytrotter.com already. There's a great write up and some MP3s to grab.

Their label, Emergency Umbrella Records, announced their mini-tour along the West Coast of the US, but their big summer tour will hit many venues during July and August.

And here is the closing track on their upcoming EP.

The Foundry Field Recordings - "Transistor Kids" (mp3)

Labels: Indie, The Foundry Field Recordings

It's indie, alternative, rock from shoegaze "People Noise."

And their album is Ordinary Ghosts.

But there is nothing ordinary about their melancholy music and trifling riffs.

Zeke Buck and Matt Johnson are the core foundation. On stage they add Rahman McGinnis, Mike Dufresne and Woody Woodmansee.

Listen:
People Noise - "A Million Lives" (mp3)
People Noise - "The Killing Fields" (mp3)
People Noise - "Pretty Things" (mp3)

And you can buy more of their music on their MySpace page.

Labels: music, People Noise