i admit it, i like pfork tv…
band of horses’ “no one’s gonna love you” off cease to begin
why’s “song of the sad assassin” off alopecia one of my favorites of the year - see below for “the hollows” mp3
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here we have bon iver on pfork tv recorded at the glasslands gallery in brooklyn. so pissed that he’s not coming through atlanta on his tour, but yet he’s hitting up charleston, sc. could have swore i saw he was coming to charleston, apparently i was mistaken. click here for the whole taped performance.
flume
for emma
here’s the upcoming tour dates.
05/13/08 Manchester, UK - Ritz w/ Iron & Wine
05/14/08 Sheffield, UK - Leadmill w/ Iron & Wine
05/15/08 Brighton, UK - The Great Escape
05/16/08 London, UK - Forum w/ Iron & Wine
05/19/08 London, UK - Chess Club at Social
05/20/08 London, UK - Scala
05/22/08 Den Haag, NL - Paard
05/23/08 Ottersum, NL - Roepaen
05/24/08 Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso - Upstairs
05/27/08 Paris, France - La Trabendo
05/29/08 Gent, Belgium - Vooruit
05/31/08 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound
06/21/08 Minneapolis, MN - Walker Art Center w/ The New Pornographers
07/20/08 Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Music Festival
07/21/08 Detroit, MI - Crofoot Ballroom w/ Bowerbirds
07/22/08 Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace w/ Bowerbirds
07/23/08 Montreal, QC - Cabaret Music Hall w/ Bowerbirds
07/25/08 Portland, ME - SPACE Gallery w/ Bowerbirds
07/26/08 Boston, MA - Museum Of Fine Arts w/ Bowerbirds
07/27/08 Dennis, MA - The Cave Cinema w/ Bowerbirds
07/29/08 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom w/ Bowerbirds
07/30/08 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg w/ Bowerbirds
07/31/08 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church w/ Bowerbirds
08/01/08 Washington, DC - Black Cat w/ Bowerbirds
08/02/08 Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theatre w/ Bowerbirds
08/03/08 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center w/ Bowerbirds
08/10/08 Knoxville, TN - The Pilot Light w/ A.A. Bondy
08/11/08 Nashville, TN - Exit/In w/ A.A. Bondy
08/12/08 Bloomington, IN - Waldron Arts Center w/ A.A. Bondy
08/14/08 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre w/ A.A. Bondy
08/15/08 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue w/ A.A. Bondy
08/24/08 San Francisco, CA - Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival
08/25/08 Los Angeles, CA - Troubador w/ A.A. Bondy
i gotta hand it to pitchfork, their pfork tv is pretty damn slick and they have becom a decent place for news, music related of course. i still cant make it through an entire review, but who really goes there for the reviews?
here’s a cool thermals performance atop a rooftop somewhere in brooklyn, me thinks. cant wait for their new record. in the mean time, they just released a live record of their performance @ the echo plex in la. click here for more info.
those crazy germans, notwist, came out of nowhere, at least for me, back in 03 with their brilliant neon golden. well, they are following up their less than brilliant, but still decent, 12, with the devil, you and me in may and june - depending on where you reside in the world. here is the first track off the devil, you and me. sounds pretty damn solid.
you guys hear that cleveland is getting his own show?
..and pfork is starting its own tv station on 4.7, well online station at least..
sup? for you futurama fans, like myself, out there, adult swim is airing nothing but until 11.30 pm, new years eve.
i’m curious did you guys/gals get anything from your respective companies for xmas? its gotten to the point that i would rather get nothing than what they try and shovel on us. i dont want to sound ungrateful, but did i really need a 20 buck gift card to carrabba’s? really, i didnt; but, thanks anyway, i suppose. since i am no fan of the joint i will be losing money on a meal that i didnt care to have in the first place. here’s an idea spend the extra 30 cents or whatever and get everyone visa gift cards or something similiar. maybe i am just becoming too disenchanted with the ways of corporate america.
so, i went through the entire pfork list last night and listened to whomever i was not familiar with. i was hoping that i would come away with at least a few new bands worth investigating further. the sad truth is that 90 percent of the tracks that make up their list are pure shite. ok, maybe not 90 but at least 70. still a sad state of affairs on what they consider to be the best of the best. lcd soundsystem? two tracks int the top ten? are you fuckin kidding me? the only two i can agree with are panda bear’s “bro,” which should be single of the year, and interestingly enough, “umbrella” - i liked it the first time i heard it. the only band that made an impression on me was the funky stones/springsteen/marah inspired sounds king khan & his shrines. check em out.
king khan and his shrines site
back in my early twenties i went through a mildly big roxy music phase which just so happened to coincide with my own personal british invasion. then like a lot of musical awakenings, see obsessions, it ended up abruptly. the only record i listen to with any regularity from that era of my life is blur’s parklife and pulp’s this is hardcore - which i still contend is one of the best records ever recorded. as of late i have found a new appreciation for roxy music’s siren and country life. i dont know what made me pull them back out, but its always a testament to the strength of a record when it sounds as good as the first time you heard it.
here they are playing in 75 on the siren tour. as a note, she sells might actually be the second track and it is tagged as such. the first actual track is missing but it may be just crowd noise.
1. she sells
6. whirlwind
10. song for europe
11. virginia plain
12. for your pleasure
merry christmas from us, well me, at captains dead! be safe and godspeed!
here are the top 100 singles from 07 according to pfork. thanks to the cat that wrangled up these tracks!
100: ost & kjex - milano mugolian (a thrilling mungophony in two parts)
99. broken social scene presents: kevin drew - backed out on the…
98. old time relijun - indestructible life!
97. sir richard bishop - ecstasies in the open air
96. times new vking - teenage lust
95. groove armada [ft. mutya buena] - song 4 mutya (out of control)
94. mgmt - time to pretend
93. antibalas - beaten metal
92. air - mer du japon (kris menace remix)
91. menomena - the pelican
90: Miranda Lambert - gunpowder & lead
89: air france - beach party
88. the new pornographers - myriad harbour
87. sophie ellis-bextor - me and my imagination
86. rekid - next stop chicago
85. barr - the song is the single
84. 50 cent - i get money
83. sonic youth - i’m not there
82. tinariwen - matadjem yinmixan
81. modest mouse - dashboard
80: grizzly bear - little brother (electric)
79. magik markers - taste
78. amy winehouse - tears dry on their own
77. the national - mistaken for strangers
76. klaxons - golden skans
75. escort - all through the night
74. black lips - katrina
73. the twilight sad - cold days from the birdhouse
72. ted leo & the pharmacists - la costa brava
71. the shins - turn on me
70. cassie - is it you?
69. roisin Murphy - overpowered
68. black kids - i’m not gonna teach your boyfriend how to dance with you
67. devin the dude [ft. andre 3000 and snoop dogg] - what a job
66. king khan & the shrines - welfare bread
65. dj khaled [ft. t.i., akon, rick ross, fat joe, birdman & lil wayne] - we takin’ over
64. no age - neck escaper
63. sharon jones & the dap-kings - i’m not gonna cry
62. cool kids - i rock
61. !!! - hearts of hearts
60. the white stripes - rag and bone
59. lil wayne - upgrade
58. shellac - the end of radio
57. electrelane - to the east
56. aesop rock - none shall pass
55. studio - no comply
54. joanna newsom - colleen
53. bat for lashes - whats a girl to do?
52. the clientele - bookshop casanova
51. kanye west [ft. t-pain] - good life
50. dude ‘n nem - watch my feet
49. yeasayer - 2080
48. liars - plaster casts of everything
47. t2 - heartbroken
46. Deerhunter - wash off
45. the honeydrips - fall from a height
44. pantha du prince - saturn strobe
43. deerhoof - the perfect me
42. spoon - black like me
41. los campesinos! - you! me! dancing!
40. beirut - elephant gun
39. sally shapiro - he keeps me alive
38. matthew dear - deserter
37. blonde redhead - 23
36. okkervil river - our life is not a movie or maybe
35. dirty projectors - rise above
34. the tough alliance - silly crimes
33. dinosaur dr. - almost ready
32. r. kelly [ft. t.i. and t-pain] - i’m a flirt (remix)
31. cortney tidwell - don’t let stars keep us tangled up (ewan’s objects in space remix)
30. dan deacon - wham city
29. arcade fire - keep the car runnin
28. dizzee rascal - pussy’ole (old skool)
27: lil mama - lip gloss
26. jay-z - roc boys (and the winner is…)
25. kanye west - can’t tell me nothing
24. gui boratto - beautiful life
23. simian mobile disco - i believe
22. animal collective - peacebone
21. m.i.a. - boyz
20. radiohead - all i need
19. the field - a paw in my face
18. chromatics - in the city
17. burial - archangel
16. feist - 1 2 3 4
15. jens lekman - a postcard to nina
14. caribou - melody day
13. of montreal - the past is a grotesque animal
12. spoon - you got yr. cherry bomb
11. grinderman - no pussy blues
10. jay-z [ft. beanie sigel] - ignorant shit
9. animal collective - fireworks
8. justice - d.a.n.c.e.
7. lcd soundsystem - someone great
6. ugk [ft. outkast] - int’l players anthem (i choose you)
5. rihanna [ft. jay-z] - umbrella
4. m.i.a. [ft. bun b and rich boy] - paper planes (remix)
3. panda bear - bros
2. battles - atlas
1. lcd soundsystem - all my friends
