3 Radiohead songs from 18 years ago have surfaced this week on the internet. We are proud to present them to you here.
It sounds like a joke, but believe me this is true -- Sean Lennon has turned to the New York Post's Page Six gossip column to help him find a new girlfriend. Lennon sounds pretty desperate, but then he'd have to be to turn to a gossip column to prime the proverbial dating pump, wouldn't he? ''I'm completely alone and I'm completely miserable,'' the 30-year-old told Page Six. Tthe musician son of the late Beatle John Lennon and Yoko Ono sounds pretty specific about the kind of woman he's looking for, and brains rank high. Lennon says his ideal girl ''must have an IQ above 130'' and (not surprisingly) he also wants a woman who is truthful and has ''a kind heart.''Some of his other requirements do seem a touch odd, to say the least. ''Any girl who is interested in contacting him must be born female,'' which I guess implies he's worried transsexuals may pitch him for a date. Age is clearly not a biggie. Lennon would consider anyone between 18 and 45, but none with ''any clinical, psychological disorders.'' While Lennon knows ''beauty on the inside is more important,'' he is interested in a woman who is ''clearly beautiful ... no deformities, third legs, fifth nipples'', whatever that means!
What a musical treat we got when Davendra and Jana hooked up earlier this year for this vinyl only release. Here are three tracks from the album. This record was one of the most overlooked releases of 2005. Decide for yourself.
I say fuck because this situation demands it. We cannot go on another year without a new portishead record! Won't do it, can't do it. I have forever dreamed of a collaboration with Thom York and Beth Gibbons. Maybe one guests on the others album, or they do an entire record together. I would pay good money to lock those two up in an studio and give one instruction, have fun! Last we heard from the Portishead camp back in Febuary, it seemed things were in motion. The band said they were working on new songs, and the album would be out by years end. Well guess what, it's the end of the year. Where the fuck is Portishead?
Merry Christmas from the rough streets of Bushwick to you. We'd like to debut another Nic Armstrong track from his 2006 still untitled release.
Edgy trip hop from Poland. It makes sense when you say it out loud. Igor Pudlo and Marcin Cichy have been making good records there for years. We hope for more releases in this country, from the talented Polish duo.
Looks like things are heating up in the Radiohead Camp. Sounds as if the band is confident about the new album. There will be a new producer, and digital downloads in April. When will the demos leak out before hand? Let the madness begin, again.
Is it ever really a bad day to share some Nick Drake? The subway strike is off, we've been stuck in Bushwick for days. Someone bring us some sanity.
Don't you wish it was summertime, and there was a block party tonight. Thankfully we have a Ninja Tune artist to hold us over until we can party on our roofs again. Blockhead who's best known as a top-shelf producer for Aesop Rock, Cage, is here to feed us his beats until the city is warm again.
New EP exclusively for Acuarela from the Austin, Texas band. Five tracks which are the perfect continuation of their "We fight 'til death" album (Secretly Canadian). A compilation of sonic discoveries, organic structures and songs with succesive layers of pop, post, kraut and space rock, all under a single Spanish name: Confianza/Visiones(trust / visions).
If you’ve ever added pineapple to pizza, you know that a little Hawaiian punch goes a long way. Long-time Dan The Automator collaborators Jim Greer and Brandon Arnovick, a.k.a. the Rondo Brothers, follow in his conceptual footsteps with No Time Left On Earth, creating a tongue-in-cheek collection of Hawaiian hip-hop and tropical rock that is sure to get a few grass skirts shaking. Juggling a lively mix of slide-guitar boom bap, ukulele rap and poppy crooning from Glassjaw’s Daryl Palumbo among others, the album whips up a tasty buffet of island flavors so enthusiastically kitschy that they never sound trite or oh-so-ironic. The album’s first half is frontloaded with the best tracks, including the brief but incredible tribal instrumental “The War Chant,” the turntablism-meets-luau melody of “Aquarium Dreams” and the block party hip-hop jam “Pineapple Wine.” Things start to slow down in the second half, getting a little less novel (slide-guitar can only carry an album so far) and much more downtempo. But even at half-mast, No Time Left On Earth flies higher than most, mining a crate of sounds hip-hop has rarely used and rock has rarely crooned to. As playful and inventive as Kid Koala, but less ADD, the Rondo Brothers’ debut is a guaranteed lei. - Thank you Owen
We love you Bosque (we like saying your name too).
You can watch for the rest of 2005, you know you want to. From out of nowhere Bosque appeared, almost as if by accident. This could be a big year for her. Brown and Jose Gonzalez have a bright future, put these two together on tour. May we all die satisfied customers.
The Syrup Room had a good crowd last night. Cheap drinks, loud music, and a van parked inside(probably for safety). The bartenders and people at the door were very friendly. More shows to come in our hood. We heard more than a few times - "I can't believe there is a show here".
Clap Your Hands bombed on national television for the everyone to see. A disappointing performance from our favorite hometown boys. The band looked more bald and bored than exciting and fresh. TV could be to blame, as Spoon and Bloc Party suffered recent similar fates. This is really a band a lot of us are pulling for. Similar to turning on the lights after a late party, we may have uncovered something we didn't want to see.
December 17th: New York Press Presents: Glugg Night at the The Syrup Room with Other Passengers, The Big Sleep, Bravo Silva, Rocket Surgery. 8pm. Free beer from 9 to 10. Hot Icelandic Spiced Wine (Glugg). $5
David Letterman: Top 10 Signs You Are A Gay Cowboy
Oh Donovan. You never get enough love, or do you? Sometimes you seem like Dylan on bad day, on others you make paul mccartney not look like a stoned fruit cake. Regardless of my babble, here is a nice little song from Mr. Mellow.
The beautiful voice and face of Petra is good enough to keep most men up at night. She has worked as a session singer with some good hip-hop acts such as the Freestylers. This song is from her release Notes on Love, released on Gronland records.
Nic Armstrong is currently wrapping up his 2nd album. We are proud to debut a track from those sessions.
According to the band's management, Arcade Fire is holed up in Montreal studio working on the follow-up to Funeral. The recording will probably take away the possibility of the band headlining Coachella in April.
A Green Day video game is currently in development. With a release expected late summer '06. You can expect live performances and new tracks according to Warner Brothers. Should we bother getting off the couch?
Here is a picture from the Abbey Road sessions, the Beatles last together. Their swan song maybe their crowning moment of their musical legacy. From these sessions we offer this rare gem. An outtake of one of the greatest rock songs of all time.
Bushwick's own, Levy, have just released a new video for the "On the Dance Floor" single. In the mold of John and Yoko's promo for "Woman" where the couple simulate sex(just days before he was murdered).
