I’ve been listening to Black Moth Super Rainbow’s 2007 album Dandelion Gum. This analog-sourced electronic synth pop drone James-Bond-theme-on-better-drugs whatnot occupies certain parts of your brain so the others can go into overdrive. It’s great stuff to blare while you’re brainstorming. My favorite tune is Forever Heavy.
I bought it because I downloaded the song Sun [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Beck’
July 16, 2008
Black Moth Super Rainbow
July 7, 2008
Beck and Benji Hughes
Tomorrow we can buy the new Danger-Mouse-produced Beck album, Modern Guilt. You can bet yer summer-lovin’ ass I’ll be there.
Listen on Beck’s MySpace to three songs from the disc, Orphans, Gamma Ray, and Chemtrails. For the scoop on what chemtrails are, check out this Guardian article.
Watch Beck Hansen perform the title track to the new [...]
July 6, 2008
From the Basement TV: Radiohead, et al.
In addition to Black Cab Sessions, Take-Away Shows, and Handheld Shows, there’s a new kid in town trading in a little bit of those projects’ charms for more polish.
From the Basement filmed some of your favorite bands in a studio with no introduction and no audience. The clean-looking video can be seen in clip-form on [...]
March 29, 2008
Splice
Intense synth drone funk. Or something or other. Badass, at the least.
Black Moth Super Rainbow – Sun Lips – buy
Beck – Heaven Hammer (Missing) [Air remix of the Beck remix of their own song] – buy
March 17, 2008
Top-Shelf Jukebox Songs
So I’m chalking my pool cue at the pub this loverly St. Patrick’s Day, and I says to my friend, I says, “List of the best jukebox tunes? …”
Billie Jean – Michael Jackson
Brandy (You’re A Fine Girl) – Looking Glass
Roxanne – The Police
Superstition – Stevie Wonder
Fishing in the Dark – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Cecilia – [...]
January 30, 2008
The Flaming Lips
A couple bits of Flaming Lips news. You should definitely download this fantastic, addictive bluegrass version of Turn it On.
They’re also returning to Kansas the first week of June to headline the Wakarusa festival again. To see what the exuberant, prop-filled show will look like, check this YouTube clip of them at Waka in 2006 [...]
