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"I'm Not a Tour Guide, I'm on Your Side" - Brothers Past live in VA 10/22/10
Evangelos Dimitriadis
November 4, 2010
Well well well... the time is at hand. Philadelphia's electronic/indie/psych quartet Brothers Past released another show for you. The band, currently celebrating 10 years of setting themselves apart from the norm, has graced us with Live at Attitudes - a bonus October 22nd show in Blacksburg Virginia. This is just a bonus release not part of their Everything Must Go Digital Box Set (Volume 2 will be out this month so stay tuned). Stream for free, or buck up and pay the measly $5 for something worth much more. The "Heroes>Boy" segment has caused some commotion, but in my humble opinion the "Words Like Weapons" is an absolute furious pleasure. Let your ears and brain decide for yourself!

Pretty Lights' Third Free EP of the Year: Glowing In The Darkest Night
Mike McKinley
October 26, 2010
Pretty Lights delivers third free EP of 2010‚ Glowing In The Darkest Night. Download it at PrettyLightsMusic.com. The last two were dope -- cheers to free music!








Check out the tour:

October 27 - Cain's Ballroom - Tulsa, OK
October 28 - Lyric Theatre - Oxford, MS
October 29 - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
October 30 - Patriot's Point - Charleston, SC
October 31 - MoogFest 2010 - Asheville, NC
November 2 - Bourbon Street Ballroom - Baltimore, MD
November 3 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
November 4 - The National - Richmond, VA
November 5 - House of Blues - Boston, MA - SOLD OUT
November 6 - Washington Avenue Armory - Albany, NY
November 7 - Higher Ground - Burlington, VT - SOLD OUT
November 8 - Higher Ground - Burlington, VT - SOLD OUT
November 10 - Madison Theatre - Covington, KY
November 11 - Boma - Columbus, OH
November 12 - Fillmore - Detroit, MI
November 13 - The Rave - Milwaukee, WI
November 14 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
November 15 - Sokol Auditorium - Omaha, NE
November 17 - The Complex - Salt Lake City, UT
November 19 - Showbox SoDo - Seattle, WA
November 20 - McDonald Theatre - Eugene, OR
November 21 - Arcata Community Center - Arcata, CA
November 23 - Knitting Factory - Reno, NV
November 26 - The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA
November 27 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV
November 28 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
November 30 - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ
December 1 - The Marquee - Tempe, AZ
December 2 - Sunshine Theatre - Albuquerque, NM
December 3 - Telluride Conference Center - Telluride, CO - SOLD OUT
December 4 - Telluride Conference Center - Telluride, CO - SOLD OUT
December 5 - Belly Up - Aspen, CO - SOLD OUT
December 30 - The Congress Theater - Chicago, IL (w/ Major Lazer)
December 31 - The Congress Theater - Chicago, IL (w/ Holy Fuck) Listen: Yellowbirds - "The Rest of My Life"
Mike McKinley
October 20, 2010
Listen below to "The Rest of My Life" -- the first single from Yellowbirds. You can download the song at iTunes.

Yellowbirds is Apollo Sunshine guitarist/vocalist Sam Cohen's new band and their debut record will be released through Royal Potato Family early next year. Apollo Sunshine have put out some of my favorite records ever -- so‚ when someone in that band makes new music there's a good chance it's going to be interesting. So far‚ so good…

Yellowbirds - "The Rest of My Life"



Listen: Rubblebucket - "Triangular Daisies"
Mike McKinley
October 12, 2010
Rubblebucket's new EP Triangular Daisies comes out next week. Check out the dreamy title track (you can download at their site). They just keep getting better -- a good example of a band that is constantly evolving and exploring new sounds.




Rubblebucket - "Triangular Daisies"

Billy Martin's Life on Drums
Drew Stoga
October 6, 2010
Anyone who follows Medeski Martin & Wood knows that besides being one of the world's most ambitious and unique drummers, Billy Martin has a long standing interest in the visual arts. Check out MMW's iconic logo, Shack-man's cover art or the gallery on billymartin.net for evidence. He has also recently begun experimenting with film and has created a number of music videos and short films.

Now comes his first feature length film, Billy Martin's Life on Drums. Much more than an instructional drumming video, the 153-minute Life on Drums is an experimental film bursting with inspired music and creative film techniques (full disclosure: my pal Matt McClain is the film's Director of Photography -- see his work here).

Luckily the film is also grounded with narrative. Between Billy's lessons, compositions and inspired solos are intimate conversations between Billy and his first drum teacher, the charming Allen Herman. Allen is from the old-school and has truly lived his life behind the kit. He shares, and undoubtedly influenced, Billy's open-minded attitude towards music. Allen and Billy have clear chemistry and as a result their conversations are genuinely interesting whether discussing specific drumming techniques or their broader attitudes towards the creative process.

This film is first and foremost for aspiring drummers who admire Billy Martin. However thanks to some interesting film techniques and good conversation, I believe it may hold a good amount of appeal for other musicians and fans of experimental and creative music. At the very least it is required viewing for MMW fans. Pick it up here...

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