Welcome to Member Vids 2016. Memba?
2016 presented a nice collection of vids. We rounded up some of our favorites and will present them to the people of the internet thusly.
Note: Much like in previous years, most of these songs do not appear anywhere on Lit Mix 2016. (We’re probably switching it to Lit Mix this year. Unless we change it to Suh Mix at the last minute.)
Here’s a couple quick stragglers before indulging the bonus:
Melkbelly “Elk Mountain”
We think there’s a linear story going on here - something involving a tyrannosaurus rex stealing someone’s landline phone. We detect a Lynch-ian blurring between dreamland and reality.
Stove “Stupidest”
Directed by the great Nnamdi Ogbonnaya. The crazy ass cat’s out of the bag again. Sure, the vegetable cart has it under control now, but how much longer before the cart turns its chopping skills back onto you?
Sad13 “Just a Friend”
Directed by (probably) Sadie Dupuis & Darl Ferm. Is that a Yard King? A quality barrow, right there. Sad13 had other full-length videos for Slugger, but the “Just A Friend” preview is still our favorite because of its subliminal ASMR shot - surprisingly underutilized within pop video world. Maybe this will become a thing in 2017.
Surface to Air Missive “The New Look”
“The New Look” does not appear on any S.A.M. album, mysteriously appearing on Youtube in late-July, smack between the promo cycles for their 2nd and 3rd albums. We like that Taylor maintains his tough stylishness even at the library and the drug store. Do not mess with this guy.
Showing posts with label speedy ortiz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label speedy ortiz. Show all posts
Thursday, December 29, 2016
Friday, September 18, 2015
Speedy Hotline Update
Some of the staff of this website contributes to the band Speedy Ortiz.
About 10 days ago, we posted this missive on our band's Facebook page:
On August 28, we played Riot Fest Denver, Day 1. At this show, the audience and venue size unfortunately did not encourage mutual respect, and a couple members of our band felt uncomfortable and unsafe. The festival supplied us with our own little safe backstage retreat for this very purpose, but most concert attendees aren't afforded such a luxury. We wish the hotline had been available on that day, and it was this show that inspired the hotline's inception.
We didn't really expect a big reaction beyond social media comments and some mild trolling. But since the story involves a girl-fronted rock band and "social justice," it should have been obvious that it would get picked up by Pitchfork.
It didn't take long before the trolls arrived along with other public critique from within our own community. And we (the staff writers) have been kinda confused about why the hotline and its corresponding missive have generated such a strong reaction. We're not really advocating for any extreme differences from typical show experiences other than encouraging friendly inclusiveness.
But for whatever reason, the language is still perceived as challenging an aesthetic.
We're guessing the types of people who've decided to shit on us over the past two weeks are those who fall into one or more of the following categories:
- First, there are those who didn't care for Speedy's music to begin with and are searching for reasons to justify their dislike. "Shitty '90s derivative blah blah blah." Yeah, we get it. It's great. The stock critique of dismissing any modern band with loud guitars as "'90s derivative" is far more original.
- There's also the old school conservative punks who think we're somehow trying to alter their personal show experiences. We can't see how our hotline would affect this, since it's intended for emergencies only. There are similar prominently and strategically placed "rules" posted in many punk & DIY spaces all over the country. And it really does help when attendees can easily view these guidelines upon entering a space. Contrary to popular belief, dozens of other bands, venues, show spaces and festivals also have hotlines used for similar purposes. It's not like we invented this idea, and it certainly doesn't mean the audience can't jump around and have a good time if they feel so compelled. Just be courteous and respectful.
- There's also those who feel comfortable continuing to participate in passive hatred or discrimination. It's not like we expect hatred and narrow-mindedness to just one day disappear out of nowhere because of one magical Tweet that will suddenly change the entire world. But inclusiveness at shows entails lack of hatred. Who needs it? Life's too short to spread hate. We're requesting that it stay away from Speedy shows so that everyone can party together without having to feel like they don't belong.
- And finally, there seems to be a fixation on the usage of the term "microaggressions." Sure, it's a buzz-word, but it's not at all inappropriate here. Replace it with the word "discrimination" if you'd like.
We can see the messages written about us. And yes, many of the comments we've seen have been surprisingly really funny. Lots of goofy jokes. So we've pissed off some people, but at least we haven't received death threats (yet). So thanks to our trolls for displaying a bit more playfulness and friendliness than the ones rallying against GamerGate.
GamerGate mostly generated from reactions to a woman's completely valid perspective of common tropes over the past 30 years of gaming. She doesn't call out any of this as incorrect. She didn't expect to notice an immediate cultural shift based around the popularity of her video series. She's just simply stating a perspective and with a refreshing lack of condescension towards opposing viewpoints. And that's it. But after the series became popular, those who felt challenged were unable to view the videos as simply opening an area of discussion. Not long afterwards, the host of the series began receiving anonymous death threats - simply for discussing her perspective.
We're open to hearing opposing viewpoints, and we don't mind friendly discussion. Contrary to modern opinions, laughing at a non-PC joke isn't the worst thing in the entire universe. We're old enough to get that. Believe it or not, we're actually past the damaging and unhealthy narrow-minded liberal arts undergrad perspective that assumes the entire worldview will continue to be incorrect until it perfectly aligns with our own. We're far more inclusive than that, encouraged more by aligning with Andrew WK's "party" mantra. Partying is whatever you want it to be. Do your thing; let everyone else do their thing. Everyone deserves to have a fun time when they attend a show and party in any way they'd like. We're not opposed to moshing or dancing in any way, as long as it's respectful of people nearby. A lot of show-goers might really enjoy getting shoved unexpectedly, and just the same, others might hate it. Common sense.
Rock shows are an environment that encourages drunk people to get very happy. And yes, many show-goers are looking to get laid when they attend rock shows. But not everyone enjoys having unprompted strangers place their hands or arms on them. Not everyone seems to have an understanding of phrases like "hands off please." Common sense? You might be surprised.
Here's an example of a happier instance. In June 2000, we attended Stroke 9 and Local H at the Webster Theater. You could hate or love either of these bands, but hear us out: Stroke 9 were a lot poppier and were basically touring on the success of a Top 40 hit from 6 months prior. Local H were slightly more album-based and significantly angrier, ultimately a one-hit-wonder from the viewpoint of Stroke 9's fans, although at least half of the crowd were clearly familiar with the bulk of As Good As Dead and Pack Up the Cats. There were a lot of white people and dudes in the audience but enough of a mix of genders & ethnicities that it made a lasting impression on us.
Local H played first, and half of the room exploded. Many show attendees who were unfamiliar with Local H decided to join the fans near the stage for one of the purest hour-long pogoing experiences we've ever had. Roughly 200 kids jumping in unison. It was kind of beautiful. Not everyone participated; the Webster has an elevated seating area near the bar for anyone who just wanted to chill and enjoy the rockage. But for those in the pit, it was amazing, and probably the closest we'll ever get to being in the crowd at a Nirvana club show circa-1992. After Local H was done, the crowd thinned out a bit and the remaining 2/3's of the room moved up for Stroke 9. There was no more pogoing. Different type of music. It's possible that the energy was expected to continue, but the highest energy of the night had passed. Stroke 9 were pretty good, but it was clearly a cool-down set. The show was one of the few refreshing instances within the Woodstock '99 era when we can recall such a diverse crowd losing its shit in unison while maintaining complete respect for one another.
A few years later, two friends of ours - a couple in their late-20s - told us about an experience they had at an Andrew WK show. They didn't realize that almost everyone at the venue would be significantly younger than them or full of so much energy. So they quietly hung out towards the back of the crowd and enjoyed being amazed at everything that was surrounding them. The crowd's energy and intensity could have powered a freight train. Towards the end of the show, Andrew announced that anyone who wanted to join him on stage was thereby invited. And so, every last person in the audience jumped on stage - everyone except for our two friends, who remained against the back wall in awe of what was happening in front of them.
These are instances when the style of music, the size of the venue, and the energy within the crowd kinda mesh together as a ying-yang, and everything seems pretty fucking harmonious. Everyone in those rooms were all lucky to have each other and be pulled together within that one amazing moment. We wouldn't give it up for anything.
On the opposite side of that coin, musical style, venue size and crowd energy can also result in a negative show experience.
The first punk show we ever attended was at a DIY all ages space at age 14. The teens and college-age punks were clearly unfamiliar with proper crowd response. After one of our friends was knocked to the floor, his head was actually trampled. It could have been a disastrous enough moment to have closed the venue permanently, but luckily he stood up a minute later - with a painful headache. After 20 minutes had passed, he claimed to have felt fine.
By the time we were old enough to attend arena-sized radio festivals, it had somehow become common for concert goers to attempt tearing the clothes off any girls who dared to crowdsurf. In many of those cases, the girls weren't crowdsurfing to be put on display, but rather in an effort to receive a breath of fresh oxygen and climb themselves out of the endless sweaty mass of humans. A handful of instances at the blistering and hedonistic Woodstock '99 resulted in more than a few crowdsurfing females having their clothes torn off entirely. In one instance, a girl only had the ring of her t-shirt around her neck by the time she had surfed to stage security.
By the end of the following decade, large quantities of tough bros began infiltrating club shows associated with less angry indie-rock like Of Montreal and MGMT. During a Sunset Rubdown show we attended towards the end of 2009, a 4-way fistfight erupted not far from where we were standing which more or less ruined our experience of the band's most popular song. It was a pretty unfortunate moment during a show where it seemed as though people might be compelled to keep to themselves and stay out of trouble. But this was not the case.
So really, shitty audience behavior can happen just about anywhere. We just wanna be able to help when it does strike at one of our own shows, and we know just as well as anyone else that stage security is not typically trained to help with these scenarios. But if necessary, we'll now be able to locate anyone in need of help and escort them to a safer area if necessary.
When people start getting hurt within the spirit of fun, the fun suddenly disappears. Rock shows should be for everyone. Let's have a good time out there!
About 10 days ago, we posted this missive on our band's Facebook page:
On August 28, we played Riot Fest Denver, Day 1. At this show, the audience and venue size unfortunately did not encourage mutual respect, and a couple members of our band felt uncomfortable and unsafe. The festival supplied us with our own little safe backstage retreat for this very purpose, but most concert attendees aren't afforded such a luxury. We wish the hotline had been available on that day, and it was this show that inspired the hotline's inception.
We didn't really expect a big reaction beyond social media comments and some mild trolling. But since the story involves a girl-fronted rock band and "social justice," it should have been obvious that it would get picked up by Pitchfork.
It didn't take long before the trolls arrived along with other public critique from within our own community. And we (the staff writers) have been kinda confused about why the hotline and its corresponding missive have generated such a strong reaction. We're not really advocating for any extreme differences from typical show experiences other than encouraging friendly inclusiveness.
But for whatever reason, the language is still perceived as challenging an aesthetic.
We're guessing the types of people who've decided to shit on us over the past two weeks are those who fall into one or more of the following categories:
- First, there are those who didn't care for Speedy's music to begin with and are searching for reasons to justify their dislike. "Shitty '90s derivative blah blah blah." Yeah, we get it. It's great. The stock critique of dismissing any modern band with loud guitars as "'90s derivative" is far more original.
- There's also the old school conservative punks who think we're somehow trying to alter their personal show experiences. We can't see how our hotline would affect this, since it's intended for emergencies only. There are similar prominently and strategically placed "rules" posted in many punk & DIY spaces all over the country. And it really does help when attendees can easily view these guidelines upon entering a space. Contrary to popular belief, dozens of other bands, venues, show spaces and festivals also have hotlines used for similar purposes. It's not like we invented this idea, and it certainly doesn't mean the audience can't jump around and have a good time if they feel so compelled. Just be courteous and respectful.
- There's also those who feel comfortable continuing to participate in passive hatred or discrimination. It's not like we expect hatred and narrow-mindedness to just one day disappear out of nowhere because of one magical Tweet that will suddenly change the entire world. But inclusiveness at shows entails lack of hatred. Who needs it? Life's too short to spread hate. We're requesting that it stay away from Speedy shows so that everyone can party together without having to feel like they don't belong.
- And finally, there seems to be a fixation on the usage of the term "microaggressions." Sure, it's a buzz-word, but it's not at all inappropriate here. Replace it with the word "discrimination" if you'd like.
We can see the messages written about us. And yes, many of the comments we've seen have been surprisingly really funny. Lots of goofy jokes. So we've pissed off some people, but at least we haven't received death threats (yet). So thanks to our trolls for displaying a bit more playfulness and friendliness than the ones rallying against GamerGate.
GamerGate mostly generated from reactions to a woman's completely valid perspective of common tropes over the past 30 years of gaming. She doesn't call out any of this as incorrect. She didn't expect to notice an immediate cultural shift based around the popularity of her video series. She's just simply stating a perspective and with a refreshing lack of condescension towards opposing viewpoints. And that's it. But after the series became popular, those who felt challenged were unable to view the videos as simply opening an area of discussion. Not long afterwards, the host of the series began receiving anonymous death threats - simply for discussing her perspective.
We're open to hearing opposing viewpoints, and we don't mind friendly discussion. Contrary to modern opinions, laughing at a non-PC joke isn't the worst thing in the entire universe. We're old enough to get that. Believe it or not, we're actually past the damaging and unhealthy narrow-minded liberal arts undergrad perspective that assumes the entire worldview will continue to be incorrect until it perfectly aligns with our own. We're far more inclusive than that, encouraged more by aligning with Andrew WK's "party" mantra. Partying is whatever you want it to be. Do your thing; let everyone else do their thing. Everyone deserves to have a fun time when they attend a show and party in any way they'd like. We're not opposed to moshing or dancing in any way, as long as it's respectful of people nearby. A lot of show-goers might really enjoy getting shoved unexpectedly, and just the same, others might hate it. Common sense.
Rock shows are an environment that encourages drunk people to get very happy. And yes, many show-goers are looking to get laid when they attend rock shows. But not everyone enjoys having unprompted strangers place their hands or arms on them. Not everyone seems to have an understanding of phrases like "hands off please." Common sense? You might be surprised.
Here's an example of a happier instance. In June 2000, we attended Stroke 9 and Local H at the Webster Theater. You could hate or love either of these bands, but hear us out: Stroke 9 were a lot poppier and were basically touring on the success of a Top 40 hit from 6 months prior. Local H were slightly more album-based and significantly angrier, ultimately a one-hit-wonder from the viewpoint of Stroke 9's fans, although at least half of the crowd were clearly familiar with the bulk of As Good As Dead and Pack Up the Cats. There were a lot of white people and dudes in the audience but enough of a mix of genders & ethnicities that it made a lasting impression on us.
Local H played first, and half of the room exploded. Many show attendees who were unfamiliar with Local H decided to join the fans near the stage for one of the purest hour-long pogoing experiences we've ever had. Roughly 200 kids jumping in unison. It was kind of beautiful. Not everyone participated; the Webster has an elevated seating area near the bar for anyone who just wanted to chill and enjoy the rockage. But for those in the pit, it was amazing, and probably the closest we'll ever get to being in the crowd at a Nirvana club show circa-1992. After Local H was done, the crowd thinned out a bit and the remaining 2/3's of the room moved up for Stroke 9. There was no more pogoing. Different type of music. It's possible that the energy was expected to continue, but the highest energy of the night had passed. Stroke 9 were pretty good, but it was clearly a cool-down set. The show was one of the few refreshing instances within the Woodstock '99 era when we can recall such a diverse crowd losing its shit in unison while maintaining complete respect for one another.
A few years later, two friends of ours - a couple in their late-20s - told us about an experience they had at an Andrew WK show. They didn't realize that almost everyone at the venue would be significantly younger than them or full of so much energy. So they quietly hung out towards the back of the crowd and enjoyed being amazed at everything that was surrounding them. The crowd's energy and intensity could have powered a freight train. Towards the end of the show, Andrew announced that anyone who wanted to join him on stage was thereby invited. And so, every last person in the audience jumped on stage - everyone except for our two friends, who remained against the back wall in awe of what was happening in front of them.
These are instances when the style of music, the size of the venue, and the energy within the crowd kinda mesh together as a ying-yang, and everything seems pretty fucking harmonious. Everyone in those rooms were all lucky to have each other and be pulled together within that one amazing moment. We wouldn't give it up for anything.
On the opposite side of that coin, musical style, venue size and crowd energy can also result in a negative show experience.
The first punk show we ever attended was at a DIY all ages space at age 14. The teens and college-age punks were clearly unfamiliar with proper crowd response. After one of our friends was knocked to the floor, his head was actually trampled. It could have been a disastrous enough moment to have closed the venue permanently, but luckily he stood up a minute later - with a painful headache. After 20 minutes had passed, he claimed to have felt fine.
By the time we were old enough to attend arena-sized radio festivals, it had somehow become common for concert goers to attempt tearing the clothes off any girls who dared to crowdsurf. In many of those cases, the girls weren't crowdsurfing to be put on display, but rather in an effort to receive a breath of fresh oxygen and climb themselves out of the endless sweaty mass of humans. A handful of instances at the blistering and hedonistic Woodstock '99 resulted in more than a few crowdsurfing females having their clothes torn off entirely. In one instance, a girl only had the ring of her t-shirt around her neck by the time she had surfed to stage security.
By the end of the following decade, large quantities of tough bros began infiltrating club shows associated with less angry indie-rock like Of Montreal and MGMT. During a Sunset Rubdown show we attended towards the end of 2009, a 4-way fistfight erupted not far from where we were standing which more or less ruined our experience of the band's most popular song. It was a pretty unfortunate moment during a show where it seemed as though people might be compelled to keep to themselves and stay out of trouble. But this was not the case.
So really, shitty audience behavior can happen just about anywhere. We just wanna be able to help when it does strike at one of our own shows, and we know just as well as anyone else that stage security is not typically trained to help with these scenarios. But if necessary, we'll now be able to locate anyone in need of help and escort them to a safer area if necessary.
When people start getting hurt within the spirit of fun, the fun suddenly disappears. Rock shows should be for everyone. Let's have a good time out there!
Friday, June 14, 2013
Summer Jamz report & The "New Shit" Radar featuring Yeezus, No Age, Two Inch Astronaut, Fat History Month, ASG, Ryan Power, Ovlov, Speedy Ortiz, Washed Out
Summer Jams 2013
Did we mention that our chief editor fired the entire staff two weeks ago? That explains the infrequent updates. Well that, and the excitement over June-fest, which is sadly almost half over without any big posts.
Summer Jams report is here to help in any way we can.
It's been years since this many summer jams have shown up all at once. (Maybe since 2007. That's a long time ago.) But we're damn good and ready:
Daft Punk "Get Lucky": along with whatever other singles they end up releasing. Duh.
Bruno Mars "Treasure": Yes we're serious. This placed somewhere in the 40s or 50s on our Hot Mix 2012, and we've been pumped to hear radio catching onto it.
Mariah Carey & Miguel "#Beautiful": "Get Lucky," "Treasure" and "#Beautiful" are part of an unexpectedly outstanding trifecta of Top 40 singles that actually sound summery. It's been years since this has come together so nicely, and more summer jams have been proven to assist the vibe's longevity (or "gevity" as Yeezus would say). For example, summer 2012: We were stuck with the standalone summery-sounding "Call Me Maybe" which got old very quickly because it was literally the only good song on the radio for 2 months.
Disclosure "When a Fire Starts to Burn": A P4k jam, and not something we expect to be all over the radio anytime soon. But the hipsters need summer jams too sometimes.
Deerhunter "Back to the Middle": Summer air-guitar in the car.
YEEZUS: With all the "event" albums over the past few months (most of which we're still pretty psyched on), it's possible that we've found the jam album that's gotten us most excited. It's only be a few hours, but we're nearly ready (prematurely?) to go all out and label this "The album of the summer." (Sorry Daft Punk.)
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Alright kids, time for THE NEW SHIT RADAR, brought to you by THE INNERNETTE
Kanye West "On Sight"
Thank you leak. Pant fulla bone fully realized. Any attempts to upload these songs to Youtube over the past 3-4 hours have proven unsuccessful, but this shit here might be enough...
No Age "C'mon Stimming"
Def a grower. Normally we would have quickly made this song our top story, but ya'know... Yeezus. (P.S. No Age is still our #1 band of the moment. But I mean c'mon... Yeezus. The fucking Kid A of rap has arrived.)
Two Inch Astronaut "Sternum"
Something weird's been going on when a band leaks five songs from their album prior to its release, but we have no complaints since it's enabled us to get half the album firmly planted in our heads prior to June 18 when the whole thing can finally be processed as a whole. This one got stuck about 2 hours ago:
Fat History Month "Sad History Month"
Intensely deep. Loss for words at how crazy this song is. This is one of those songs that's so good that it's urging us to do exactly what we didn't want to do this December and actually go through with an entire Hot Mix 2013 list all over again. (Damn you Fat.)
ASG "Avalanche"
Ryan Power "New Attitude"
Ovlov "Nu Punk"
Speedy Ortiz "No Below"
Washed Out "It All Feels Right"
Did we mention that our chief editor fired the entire staff two weeks ago? That explains the infrequent updates. Well that, and the excitement over June-fest, which is sadly almost half over without any big posts.
Summer Jams report is here to help in any way we can.
It's been years since this many summer jams have shown up all at once. (Maybe since 2007. That's a long time ago.) But we're damn good and ready:
Daft Punk "Get Lucky": along with whatever other singles they end up releasing. Duh.
Bruno Mars "Treasure": Yes we're serious. This placed somewhere in the 40s or 50s on our Hot Mix 2012, and we've been pumped to hear radio catching onto it.
Mariah Carey & Miguel "#Beautiful": "Get Lucky," "Treasure" and "#Beautiful" are part of an unexpectedly outstanding trifecta of Top 40 singles that actually sound summery. It's been years since this has come together so nicely, and more summer jams have been proven to assist the vibe's longevity (or "gevity" as Yeezus would say). For example, summer 2012: We were stuck with the standalone summery-sounding "Call Me Maybe" which got old very quickly because it was literally the only good song on the radio for 2 months.
Disclosure "When a Fire Starts to Burn": A P4k jam, and not something we expect to be all over the radio anytime soon. But the hipsters need summer jams too sometimes.
Deerhunter "Back to the Middle": Summer air-guitar in the car.
YEEZUS: With all the "event" albums over the past few months (most of which we're still pretty psyched on), it's possible that we've found the jam album that's gotten us most excited. It's only be a few hours, but we're nearly ready (prematurely?) to go all out and label this "The album of the summer." (Sorry Daft Punk.)
------------------------------------------------------------------
Alright kids, time for THE NEW SHIT RADAR, brought to you by THE INNERNETTE
Kanye West "On Sight"
Thank you leak. Pant fulla bone fully realized. Any attempts to upload these songs to Youtube over the past 3-4 hours have proven unsuccessful, but this shit here might be enough...
No Age "C'mon Stimming"
Def a grower. Normally we would have quickly made this song our top story, but ya'know... Yeezus. (P.S. No Age is still our #1 band of the moment. But I mean c'mon... Yeezus. The fucking Kid A of rap has arrived.)
Two Inch Astronaut "Sternum"
Something weird's been going on when a band leaks five songs from their album prior to its release, but we have no complaints since it's enabled us to get half the album firmly planted in our heads prior to June 18 when the whole thing can finally be processed as a whole. This one got stuck about 2 hours ago:
Fat History Month "Sad History Month"
Intensely deep. Loss for words at how crazy this song is. This is one of those songs that's so good that it's urging us to do exactly what we didn't want to do this December and actually go through with an entire Hot Mix 2013 list all over again. (Damn you Fat.)
ASG "Avalanche"
Ryan Power "New Attitude"
Ovlov "Nu Punk"
Speedy Ortiz "No Below"
Washed Out "It All Feels Right"
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Q&A with Darl Ferm from Speedy Ortiz (TMK X-Clusive)
We met up with Ferm downtown at the China Club for some Q&A. What we learned may shock you.
How many basses do you own? Is the bass in your face?I own two broken basses and a functional Squier P-Bass. The bass is in my face. The bass took my Face/Off, so yes, it was in my face. Best $40 I've spent on Craigslist.
Which bass string is your least favorite?
G. I avoid it all costs. I use it for two songs, and only so I can explore and understand how much awfulness a string can possess.
Who is your favorite fictional bass player?
Bitter Dean Bobby Peterson featured on the Simpsons episode where Homer goes to college. Not to be confused with Dean Bitterman from School of Hard Knockers.
What did you do yesterday?
I watched three episodes of Parental Control after an episode of Bet On Your Baby, like everyone.
What TV shows or movies have the best bass?
Twin Peaks has the best bass, in the opening credits and throughout the score. Angelo Badalamenti is one of my favorite composers. Bass has become a more prominent feature of film scores lately, notably the new Tron and Spring Breakers.
How many Speedy Ortiz videos have you worked on?
"Indoor Soccer" and "Ka-Prow!," but "Ka-Prow!" was more of a team effort. I also have some live music videos at my website DUMP FOOTAGE.
Is Sting a good bass player? Is Geddy Lee a good bass player?
Sting was in Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, so yes, Stu Hamm rules.
Everyone's been dying to know, when will the Notes From Underground full length become a reality?When the legal issues clear up between me and Men's Warehouse, the greatest The Cure cover band of all time.
How was it playing in Day Sleeper? What was your favorite show in Day Sleeper?
My favorite show was at University of Southern Maine, Gorham, where we drove out of state for the first time, played for 6 people, and watched the trailer for the Speed Racer remake, just like every Day Sleeper experience.
Who were the best bass players on The Simpsons?
Already answeredddD.
What is the best pizza of all time?
Modern, even when the cheese decides to leave its close friends sauce and crust.
If there were a bass shaped like a pizza, where would be the best place to play this bass?
My mouth.
Sadie said I should ask you about Milo. How's Milo doing? Does he slobber?
He's sniffing glue. Beagles have a strong sense of smell, so he gets pretty high.
How was your recent bagel mission in Montreal?
Mission was a double success. Cinnamon raisin bagel was acquired. Plain bagel was acquired x2.
Okay, last question. I know you're tight with the Boston band Krill. If Krill were your children, where would you organize their respective birthday parties?
They are my children. I'm their dad. Their birthdays will be held inside Mike Caulo's body (I.e. Osmosis Jones). See you next Bastille Day.
Monday, May 20, 2013
The "New Shit" Radar (Ovlov, Kim Deal, Krill, Lil B, Two Inch Astronaut, Uncle Acid, Speedy Ortiz, Trinidad Jame$)
The radar is detecting extreme hotness and jamminess in the following "hot jam" directions:
Ovlov "Blue Baby"
Currently touring with Grass Is Green. If you miss this, you have no one else to blame but yourself for missing out. Give these bands another year and they'll be opening for U2 and Rod Stewart down at Nassau Coliseum. No joke, our first official lock for "top 10 albums of the year" is almost here. In the meantime, them boys have unleashed a sick teaser track:
Kim Deal "Walking with a Killer"
Kim's got 4 new songs floating around, and The Breeders will be playing Last Splash from now until at least October. You have no excuse to miss this. NONE. DO NOT FUCK THIS UP.
Krill "Never a Joke"
Catch this band before Lucky leaves and Krill enters indefinite hiatus. I swear to God if you fuck this up supper will be cancelled forever.
Lil B "Choppin' Paper Up"
Pretty boy swag
Two Inch Astronaut "Blood from a Loyal Hound"
Touring soon with Hive Bent. Spill it.
Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats "Evil Love"
Fun Fact: Did you know this is our third favorite band in the world right now after BEAK> and No Age? No new videos from Uncle Acid just yet, but the album slays like some gnarly slay monster.
Speedy Ortiz "Tiger Tank"
Not on bandcamp, but that's ok. Our X-clusive Speedy interview may be posted tomorrow. Probably.
Trinidad Jame$ "All Screwed Everything"
"All Gold Everything" gets chopped and screwed to bits. This is def on Bandcamp.
Ovlov "Blue Baby"
Currently touring with Grass Is Green. If you miss this, you have no one else to blame but yourself for missing out. Give these bands another year and they'll be opening for U2 and Rod Stewart down at Nassau Coliseum. No joke, our first official lock for "top 10 albums of the year" is almost here. In the meantime, them boys have unleashed a sick teaser track:
Kim Deal "Walking with a Killer"
Kim's got 4 new songs floating around, and The Breeders will be playing Last Splash from now until at least October. You have no excuse to miss this. NONE. DO NOT FUCK THIS UP.
Krill "Never a Joke"
Catch this band before Lucky leaves and Krill enters indefinite hiatus. I swear to God if you fuck this up supper will be cancelled forever.
Lil B "Choppin' Paper Up"
Pretty boy swag
Two Inch Astronaut "Blood from a Loyal Hound"
Touring soon with Hive Bent. Spill it.
Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats "Evil Love"
Fun Fact: Did you know this is our third favorite band in the world right now after BEAK> and No Age? No new videos from Uncle Acid just yet, but the album slays like some gnarly slay monster.
Speedy Ortiz "Tiger Tank"
Not on bandcamp, but that's ok. Our X-clusive Speedy interview may be posted tomorrow. Probably.
Trinidad Jame$ "All Screwed Everything"
"All Gold Everything" gets chopped and screwed to bits. This is def on Bandcamp.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
T.Scene Newsletter: March 2012
-TOP STORIES AT THIS HOUR-
Our SLUT LIFE cassette-comp is complete and has started making the rounds. A few of the artists on this tape have been psyched & generous enough to dub additional copies and spread the love! So it's likely that this tape will stretch beyond the initial run of 60 copies. If all goes well, it should be available to stream online at some point, with a "Side A" stream and a "Side B" stream so that the track order stays intact, and so those who weren't able to receive a copy can still listen in their cars with a Bandcamp phone app or by downloading SideA.mp3 and SideB.mp3. Here's one of our special correspondents being lame and showing off the goods...
In addition to this, T.Scene has begun a temporary cassette-label of sorts... The first four releases have been announced as the following:
TS01 Lowt Ide / Dead Wives "Alanis More-Cassette / Jomo Coffin" (split) released 2/7/12
TS02 Dead Wives "Crud" released 2/7/12
TS03 Various Artists "Slut Life" released 3/22/12
TS04 Speedy Ortiz "The Death of Speedy Ortiz" released 3/22/12
TS02 and TS04 are re-issues of online releases, while TS01 and TS03 are both compilations. We have no expectations for this label to take-off and become a huge deal, and so these may end up being the only four T.Scene cassette releases.
In any case, all four tapes will be available this week at the following shows featuring our pals in SPEEDY ORTIZ and GRASS IS GREEN...
3/28/12: Flying Object in Northampton, Mass (with WENDY XU)
3/29/12: Shea Stadium in Brooklyn, NY (with DIEHARD, SHARK? and SQUAREHEAD)
3/30/12: Wesleyan College in Middletown, CT (with TWO INCH ASTRONAUT and POOLS ARE NICE)
3/31/12: Wacky Castle in Allston, MA (with PILE, FAT HISTORY MONTH and STATE CHAMPION)
In addition to a shit-ton of shows, SPEEDY ORTIZ have also finished recording Sports EP which is due for release in late-May on Exploding In Sound Records. EIS posted a press release on March 12, while Speedy themselves released a digital-single a week prior:
The "Taylor Swift" single was met with mild controversy due to alleged "trademark infringement," but as the saying goes, any press is good press... And the single has continued making the rounds on the blog-circuit, detailed at Speedy's official Livejournal page.
HUGE NEWS from LOWT IDE has arrived with the completely unexpected announcement that they have actually finished their 5th album after 3 years of on-and-off recording. While it's currently still in the mastering stages, the half-band/half-social-experiment maintains that Tag Sale, due for release on April 9th, was allegedly produced by an Al-Qaeda leader and will include 19 new songs. More info on this coming soon. In the meantime, we forgot to announce in our February newsletter that they also uploaded their 2009 album The CEO's Collection onto Bandcamp:
No official word from DEAD WIVES regarding any recording or forthcoming shows, although their live EP ended up actually happening... The idea was in limbo for a while, but it's been released on their Soundcloud page, suggesting this as another "demo" release...
That's all for this hour. More announcements are comin' real soon!
Our SLUT LIFE cassette-comp is complete and has started making the rounds. A few of the artists on this tape have been psyched & generous enough to dub additional copies and spread the love! So it's likely that this tape will stretch beyond the initial run of 60 copies. If all goes well, it should be available to stream online at some point, with a "Side A" stream and a "Side B" stream so that the track order stays intact, and so those who weren't able to receive a copy can still listen in their cars with a Bandcamp phone app or by downloading SideA.mp3 and SideB.mp3. Here's one of our special correspondents being lame and showing off the goods...
In addition to this, T.Scene has begun a temporary cassette-label of sorts... The first four releases have been announced as the following:
TS01 Lowt Ide / Dead Wives "Alanis More-Cassette / Jomo Coffin" (split) released 2/7/12
TS02 Dead Wives "Crud" released 2/7/12
TS03 Various Artists "Slut Life" released 3/22/12
TS04 Speedy Ortiz "The Death of Speedy Ortiz" released 3/22/12
TS02 and TS04 are re-issues of online releases, while TS01 and TS03 are both compilations. We have no expectations for this label to take-off and become a huge deal, and so these may end up being the only four T.Scene cassette releases.
In any case, all four tapes will be available this week at the following shows featuring our pals in SPEEDY ORTIZ and GRASS IS GREEN...
3/28/12: Flying Object in Northampton, Mass (with WENDY XU)
3/29/12: Shea Stadium in Brooklyn, NY (with DIEHARD, SHARK? and SQUAREHEAD)
3/30/12: Wesleyan College in Middletown, CT (with TWO INCH ASTRONAUT and POOLS ARE NICE)
3/31/12: Wacky Castle in Allston, MA (with PILE, FAT HISTORY MONTH and STATE CHAMPION)
In addition to a shit-ton of shows, SPEEDY ORTIZ have also finished recording Sports EP which is due for release in late-May on Exploding In Sound Records. EIS posted a press release on March 12, while Speedy themselves released a digital-single a week prior:
The "Taylor Swift" single was met with mild controversy due to alleged "trademark infringement," but as the saying goes, any press is good press... And the single has continued making the rounds on the blog-circuit, detailed at Speedy's official Livejournal page.
HUGE NEWS from LOWT IDE has arrived with the completely unexpected announcement that they have actually finished their 5th album after 3 years of on-and-off recording. While it's currently still in the mastering stages, the half-band/half-social-experiment maintains that Tag Sale, due for release on April 9th, was allegedly produced by an Al-Qaeda leader and will include 19 new songs. More info on this coming soon. In the meantime, we forgot to announce in our February newsletter that they also uploaded their 2009 album The CEO's Collection onto Bandcamp:
No official word from DEAD WIVES regarding any recording or forthcoming shows, although their live EP ended up actually happening... The idea was in limbo for a while, but it's been released on their Soundcloud page, suggesting this as another "demo" release...
That's all for this hour. More announcements are comin' real soon!
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
new shit: Ceremony / Mr Dream / Speedy Ortiz / FNU Ronnies / Three Mile Island / Rational Animals
new Ceremony video:
new Mr Dream EP:
new Speedy Ortiz single:
new FNU Ronnies single:
new Three Mile Island:
new Rational Animals single:
new Mr Dream EP:
new Speedy Ortiz single:
new FNU Ronnies single:
new Three Mile Island:
new Rational Animals single:
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
T.Scene Newsletter: Feb 2012
Time for our monthly t-scene newsletter... Our top stories at this hour, covering the news of 1/23/12 through 2/23/12:
The news we're most excited for right now is the announcement of our first NEW COMPILATION release in nearly 10 YEARS.
Over the past 2 years, Taste My Kids has been posting various T.Scene releases on mediafire, mostly comps of re-packaged material, as well as newer releases from Ovlov, Dead Wives and Quilty. However, for the first time since Trumbull Scene Volume 2 (compiled during the summer of 2002), a new actual physical release is coming to fruition.
Its title is SLUT LIFE, and its line-up of artists is currently set to include JEFF PECK, GRAPH, POOLS ARE NICE, TWO INCH ASTRONAUT, THE SMOOTH HANDS, LORD CANTI (featuring ex-members of OVLOV), ELVES, JAMIE FOUND OUT, NATIVE MODE, SPEEDY ORTIZ, DOWCET, DEAD WIVES, LOWT IDE and a few more artists that are currently unconfirmed. It's initially set to be a cassette-only release (with no initial digital release on Bandcamp or other various forums).
As of right now, we can only guarantee that Slut Life will be available at the shows of all the bands who appear on it. More information, including a full tracklisting and artwork should be available here in our next T.Scene Newsletter. In the meantime, check out the recent redux version of Trumbull Scene: The Big Hits:
Now officially a 4-piece band, SPEEDY ORTIZ continued their reign of terror with a couple weekend-long mini-tours in early February. A few more of these should continue throughout the remainder of February and March as they prepare for Sports EP, their first official release as a full-band and the follow-up to The Death Of Speedy Ortiz from late last year. To help promote their forthcoming shows and Sports EP, Speedy launched a livejournal account as their first official website a few days ago. Recording is scheduled to begin in mid-March. In the meantime, catch Speedy rockin-the-fuck-out at these dates:
Friday, Feb 24: Big Snow, Brooklyn NY (PERSONALITY CRISIS)
Saturday, Feb 25: Alternate White Haus, Brooklyn NY (with KRILL, LOST BOY & CINDY LOU GOODEN)
Sunday, Feb 26: Arlene's Grocery, Manhattan NY (with SLOTHRUST)
Thursday, March 1: Great Scott, Boston Mass (GRASS IS GREEN's release party for the long-awaited Ronson LP -- we've heard there will be cassettes available in limited numbers! As well as CD's obviously.. Also featuring ARVID NOE and SNEEZE!)
Friday, March 2: Poland St, Portland, ME (with Grass Is Green, THE WALDOS, FALLS OF RAUROS, CORRESPONDENCES)
Sunday, March 4: Pianos, Manhattan, NY (with Grass Is Green, REDDWARF, MAGNETIC ISLAND, and SLOTHBEAR)
Wednesday, March 7: Western CT State University Student Center, Danbury CT (with FAT HISTORY MONTH, FLORIDA=DEATH and POOLS ARE NICE)
Thursday, March 8: Starlab, Boston Mass
Sunday, March 11: Midway (with Fucktrots)
Thursday, March 22: Sierra Grille, Northampton, Mass (with PILE and Fat History Month)
Wednesday, March 28: Flying Object, Northampton, Mass (with Grass is Green)
Thursday, March 29: Shea Stadium, Brooklyn NY (with DIEHARD, SHARK? and Grass Is Green)
The 8th annual BERFEST - held throughout the last weekend of Jan 2012 - was a huge success once again, with its sold-out 2nd night in Boston (on January 28th) meeting expectations as one of the best shows of 2012 so far, including a strong headlining set from PILE, a set comprised of nearly all-new material from GRASS IS GREEN, a farewell-set from OVLOV with first-time appearances from two covers (Dinosaur Jr's "Feel The Pain" and CKY's "To All Of You"), and brilliant opening sets from Boston favorites FAT HISTORY MONTH and SCOUTER.
However, the slightly-less-publicized 1st and 3rd nights of BERFEST were surprisingly just as eventful. The Sunday-show in Danbury included the next in a series of reunion sets from HOME MOVIES, as well as the debut performance from NATIVE MODE, a new project featuring ex-members of THANK YOU MR. KEATING who had previously performed in a few various shows to support their last LP The Baxter Special (one of our favorite unsigned albums of 2010).
Native Mode's new website can be found here: http://nativemodemusic.com/
HOVERAL's reunion set at Berfest was also full of surprises, with the set list including 2 Smooth Hands songs, a Bernie song, and - probably the biggest surprises of all - a NEW Hoveral song, tentatively titled on their setlist as "Why Bother." No comment from Hoveral regarding this signaling the band reforming in a more permanent setting, but the set is available in full on Youtube for anyone who missed it. Here's a link to Part 2 of their set, which begins with the new song:
Various news from DEAD WIVES was announced throughout February:
On February 1st, a new remixed version of their compilation Crud (originally released in October 2011) was uploaded to their Bandcamp page, marking their 2nd official release...
On February 8th, they announced on their facebook page that Crud would also be available on cassette, alongside another cassette-only split-release with LOWT IDE. The split-release is titled Alanis More-Cassette / Jomo Coffin. Both will be available at a series of Dead Wives shows planned for late-April and throughout May of 2012.
Plans for a Dead Wives Live EP has been scrapped. Instead, they have begun preparing the official follow-up to 2011's Scuz Bucket EP, which should be finished in time for their shows in April and May. More info on this coming soon.
No huge news from Lowt Ide at the moment, although they have been continuing recording of their long-awaited 5th LP Tag Sale, with one new song appearing soon on the Slut Life comp.
That's our news for this hour. More coming in March, or possibly even sooner. Leave us comments! Later.
The news we're most excited for right now is the announcement of our first NEW COMPILATION release in nearly 10 YEARS.
Over the past 2 years, Taste My Kids has been posting various T.Scene releases on mediafire, mostly comps of re-packaged material, as well as newer releases from Ovlov, Dead Wives and Quilty. However, for the first time since Trumbull Scene Volume 2 (compiled during the summer of 2002), a new actual physical release is coming to fruition.
Its title is SLUT LIFE, and its line-up of artists is currently set to include JEFF PECK, GRAPH, POOLS ARE NICE, TWO INCH ASTRONAUT, THE SMOOTH HANDS, LORD CANTI (featuring ex-members of OVLOV), ELVES, JAMIE FOUND OUT, NATIVE MODE, SPEEDY ORTIZ, DOWCET, DEAD WIVES, LOWT IDE and a few more artists that are currently unconfirmed. It's initially set to be a cassette-only release (with no initial digital release on Bandcamp or other various forums).
As of right now, we can only guarantee that Slut Life will be available at the shows of all the bands who appear on it. More information, including a full tracklisting and artwork should be available here in our next T.Scene Newsletter. In the meantime, check out the recent redux version of Trumbull Scene: The Big Hits:
Now officially a 4-piece band, SPEEDY ORTIZ continued their reign of terror with a couple weekend-long mini-tours in early February. A few more of these should continue throughout the remainder of February and March as they prepare for Sports EP, their first official release as a full-band and the follow-up to The Death Of Speedy Ortiz from late last year. To help promote their forthcoming shows and Sports EP, Speedy launched a livejournal account as their first official website a few days ago. Recording is scheduled to begin in mid-March. In the meantime, catch Speedy rockin-the-fuck-out at these dates:
The 8th annual BERFEST - held throughout the last weekend of Jan 2012 - was a huge success once again, with its sold-out 2nd night in Boston (on January 28th) meeting expectations as one of the best shows of 2012 so far, including a strong headlining set from PILE, a set comprised of nearly all-new material from GRASS IS GREEN, a farewell-set from OVLOV with first-time appearances from two covers (Dinosaur Jr's "Feel The Pain" and CKY's "To All Of You"), and brilliant opening sets from Boston favorites FAT HISTORY MONTH and SCOUTER.
However, the slightly-less-publicized 1st and 3rd nights of BERFEST were surprisingly just as eventful. The Sunday-show in Danbury included the next in a series of reunion sets from HOME MOVIES, as well as the debut performance from NATIVE MODE, a new project featuring ex-members of THANK YOU MR. KEATING who had previously performed in a few various shows to support their last LP The Baxter Special (one of our favorite unsigned albums of 2010).
Native Mode's new website can be found here: http://nativemodemusic.com/
HOVERAL's reunion set at Berfest was also full of surprises, with the set list including 2 Smooth Hands songs, a Bernie song, and - probably the biggest surprises of all - a NEW Hoveral song, tentatively titled on their setlist as "Why Bother." No comment from Hoveral regarding this signaling the band reforming in a more permanent setting, but the set is available in full on Youtube for anyone who missed it. Here's a link to Part 2 of their set, which begins with the new song:
Various news from DEAD WIVES was announced throughout February:
No huge news from Lowt Ide at the moment, although they have been continuing recording of their long-awaited 5th LP Tag Sale, with one new song appearing soon on the Slut Life comp.
That's our news for this hour. More coming in March, or possibly even sooner. Leave us comments! Later.
Friday, December 30, 2011
Speedy Ortiz "Live At Shea Stadium"
Lots of good stuff at the Live at Shea Stadium blog... And we're totally pumped to see Speedy Ortiz set from a month ago has joined their archives. (!!!!!!!!)
IIRC the set was something like:
1. "Taylor Swift"
2. "Cutco"
3. "Swim Fan"
4. "Doomsday"
5. "Thank You"
6. "Not Too Amused" (Sebadoh)
7. "Hexxy Sadie"
8. "Ka-Prow!"
Speedy Ortiz - Live @ Shea Stadium by LiveatSheaStadium
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