Because GALPALS make us want to act silly and giggle our heads off
Taking a just slightly softer and cuter cue from We’ve Got a Fuzzbox and We’re Going To Use It, Austin duo GALPALS serve up the sassiest little slice of fuzzed-out garage pop we’ve heard in recent memory with For Our Sake (video below). The forthcoming For Our Sake 7-inch marks Howling Owl Records‘ first international release...
Because we’re suckers for choirs and covers
(…And we’re totally in denial that the holidays are over, so even though it’s a touch tardy, allow us to throw out just one last holiday-inspired goodie before we delve headlong into the new year, k?) All-female Belgian rock choir Scala & Kolacny Brothers present December, an LP that explores a selection of non-traditional holiday...
Because Christmas is coming: ‘The Water You Walk’ by WHY?
WHY’s “loosely Xmas-themed track” entitled, The Water You Walk, will appear as the B-side to the band’s forthcoming Waterlines 7-inch.” The wintery, woodland clip is directed and produced by Erika Ochoa. ___ WHY? on tour in 2013 02-08 – Cincinnati, OH – The Taft Ballroom #$ 02-09 – Cleveland, OH – The Grog Shop #$...
Help kids in need by watching Hey Rosetta’s ‘Carry Me Home’
Taken off Hey Rosetta’s debut holiday EP, A Cup of Kindness Yet, “Carry Me Home” and its companion video below weave a common sentiment of trying to get home for the holidays. In the true spirit of the holidays, XM Canada will donate $10,000 to Kids Help Phone — an anonymous phone and online counseling service...
Because Christmas is coming: ‘Twinkling Lights’ by Office Romance
Taken from festive three-song EP, https://itunes.apple.com/album/i-love-holidays-feat.-syd/id575623598I Love the Holidays, post-punks Office Romance bust out of their mold to debut the holiday-inspired, iTunes Single of the Week, Twinkling Lights.
Because Christmas is coming: A ukelele version of ‘O Holy Night’
This is what a guitarist, composer and singer/songwriter — named Jon DeRosa — who studied classical and flamenco guitar while idolized Glenn Danzig and memorizing the entire output of 4AD and Projekt Records sounds like when he covers a Christmas classic using only a ukelele. “‘O Holy Night’ is perhaps the single Christmas song I grew up...
Because Christmas is coming: Download Said The Whale’s Christmas EP
Vancouver’s Said The Whale are doing their part to make the season bright by offering up an excellent EP of Christmas-themed songs just in time for the holidays. Download and enjoy the band’s West Coast EP Christmas Collection below, but don’t be a Scrooge: Leave ’em a tidy tip for their festive efforts. Said The...
Because The Breeders will reform to play ‘Last Splash’
In honor of their 20th Anniversary, original The Breeders lineup — Kim and Kelley Deal with Josephine Wiggs and Jim Macpherson — will perform their 1993 album Last Splash in its entirety at 2013’s Deerhunter-curated edition of All Tomorrow’s Parties. Taking place June 21-23 at Camber Sands Holiday Centre in Sussex, England, Deerhunter will also...
Because Christmas is coming: ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas’ by Band-Aid
If you’re anywhere near the neighborhood of 40, this Christmas video needs no introduction, but to the younger set, here’s some valuable back story on a rather historic release: Do They Know It’s Christmas is a song written by Bob Geldof (Boomtown Rats) and Midge Ure (Ultravox) in 1984 and performed by star-studded ensemble, Band...