New unpopularized culture gimmick:
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p.s. I have Born Ruffians tickets! Roseland Ballroom with Franz.
BF
Three sad semesters, it was only fifteen grand.
Spent in bed I thought about the army
I dropped out and joined a band instead.
Spent in bed I thought about the army
I dropped out and joined a band instead.
Happy almost 10th birthday "I've been thinking a lot today" !! The most iconic song of the past decade? By your favorite late 90s/early 00s child predator-esque piano playing guy?
The Virgins on J. Fallon Last Night
My formal review tone article for the school paper!
Local New York indie rockers The Virgins have exploded onto the subcultural scene recently, propelled by their self-titled debut, a spot on the Gossip Girl soundtrack and an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The group has built a huge internet following as well. Frequently described by the bloghouse as ‘the feel good’ Next Big Thing, The Virgins have a more approachable aura, as opposed to their contemporary, fortunate predecessors - Ivy Leaguer pop quartet Vampire Weekend and trust-funded post-2000 rock revival act The Strokes. Critically, their LP is pretty good, but nothing revolutionary, falling short of the positive blog buzz. Stylistically, they're kind of like the Von Bondies in a sense that their album is uncohesive - they have yet to truly define their sound. The Virgins use the album to try out different styles ranging from the Smash Mouth-esque album opener ‘She’s Expensive’ to the Coldplay meets State Radio’s ska riffs in the catchy love-and-death tune ‘Fernando Pando’.
Local New York indie rockers The Virgins have exploded onto the subcultural scene recently, propelled by their self-titled debut, a spot on the Gossip Girl soundtrack and an appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The group has built a huge internet following as well. Frequently described by the bloghouse as ‘the feel good’ Next Big Thing, The Virgins have a more approachable aura, as opposed to their contemporary, fortunate predecessors - Ivy Leaguer pop quartet Vampire Weekend and trust-funded post-2000 rock revival act The Strokes. Critically, their LP is pretty good, but nothing revolutionary, falling short of the positive blog buzz. Stylistically, they're kind of like the Von Bondies in a sense that their album is uncohesive - they have yet to truly define their sound. The Virgins use the album to try out different styles ranging from the Smash Mouth-esque album opener ‘She’s Expensive’ to the Coldplay meets State Radio’s ska riffs in the catchy love-and-death tune ‘Fernando Pando’.
Despite the spread of critical approval for the debut, the album is a grower, so those who are unsure of it at first will eventually be won over. A great band for a wide range of audiences, The Virgins land somewhere in between, delivering a solid four out of five star album that’s trendy enough for New York hipsters, but accessible for the mainstream audiences as well.
Hedonistic Me
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BORN RUFFIANS RETURN!
Supporting Franz all ages.
This is huge.
Supporting Franz all ages.
This is huge.
Luke's Doing Other Things
I've been meaning to write about this for a few weeks. Luke's doing a 5 song indie compilation with Graham Wright (Tokyo Police Club), Will Currie (Will Currie and the Country French), Dean Marino (Tin Star Orphans, EX~PO) and Jay Sadlowski.
Last month they got together at Chemical Sound in Toronto to record and write songs for their EP, NOVELS. The person who wrote this story on Panic Manual is also filming a documentary on the recording process.
Here's a bit from the article:
Here's a bit from the article:
There isn’t much news to report since everything being done is leading up to a spring release of the forthcoming EP. The group has only recently settled on an official name for the project; NOVELS. Work is being done on mastering the 5 recorded tracks, and a website and documentary (this is where I come in) of the entire event are in development. Stay tuned…
NOVELS media Contact: Marshall Angus: marshall (at) thecountryfrench.com
Baltic Chillout
Really cool video of a song called Remind Me by Royksopp, a Norwegian indie chill band.
Also, if you don't know about The Whitest Boy Alive (I think they're German)
Please educate yourself, they're another chillout group. Progressive. Or, was progressive when they first came out, I've been listening to them for a few years.
This is Golden Cage from their LP, probably a top track on iTunes and another cool video.
Well, contrary to the time on this post it's 1:16am, that's all for now.
P.S. what do you think of UPOP 2.0? eg Breaking up my lengthy posts with little lyric/pic things, new layout, new sidebar...n e 1 miss David K? If you have the slightest idea what I'm talking about, a big THANK YOU! for reading through and keeping up with me. The Bloghouse <3's u & what comes around goes around.
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Also, if you don't know about The Whitest Boy Alive (I think they're German)
Please educate yourself, they're another chillout group. Progressive. Or, was progressive when they first came out, I've been listening to them for a few years.
This is Golden Cage from their LP, probably a top track on iTunes and another cool video.
Well, contrary to the time on this post it's 1:16am, that's all for now.
P.S. what do you think of UPOP 2.0? eg Breaking up my lengthy posts with little lyric/pic things, new layout, new sidebar...n e 1 miss David K? If you have the slightest idea what I'm talking about, a big THANK YOU! for reading through and keeping up with me. The Bloghouse <3's u & what comes around goes around.
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AC
"What's the day?" "What are you doing?"
"How's your mood?" "How's that song?"
Man it passes right by me, it's behind me, now it's gone
"How's your mood?" "How's that song?"
Man it passes right by me, it's behind me, now it's gone
A List of Everything Ever
Tom Chapin, CT - 1998
Backstreet Boys, NYC- 2000
Pink/N*SYNC, NYC-2000
John Mayer, NYC- February 2007
John Mayer, Toronto- April 2007
NERD/Lupe Fiasco/Rihanna/Kanye West, NYC- May 2008
Born Ruffians/Kid Sister/Vampire Weekend, NYC - June 2008
The National/Modest Mouse/REM, NYC, June 2008
Albert Hammond Jr, NYC, July 2008
Rogers Picnic, Toronto, July 2008-
The Postelles, NYC - August 2008
Born Ruffians, Brooklyn - October 2008
Little Joy, NYC - November 2008
Vampire Weekend, NYC - December 2008
Harlem Shakes/Born Ruffians/Tokyo Police Club - February 2009
Don't think I left anything out, but it's possible.
Backstreet Boys, NYC- 2000
Pink/N*SYNC, NYC-2000
John Mayer, NYC- February 2007
John Mayer, Toronto- April 2007
NERD/Lupe Fiasco/Rihanna/Kanye West, NYC- May 2008
Born Ruffians/Kid Sister/Vampire Weekend, NYC - June 2008
The National/Modest Mouse/REM, NYC, June 2008
Albert Hammond Jr, NYC, July 2008
Rogers Picnic, Toronto, July 2008-
The Carps/Born Ruffians/Dizzee Rascal/Chromeo/Animal Collective/Vampire Weekend/Tokyo Police Club/Cat Power/City and Colour
The Postelles, NYC - August 2008
Born Ruffians, Brooklyn - October 2008
Little Joy, NYC - November 2008
Vampire Weekend, NYC - December 2008
Harlem Shakes/Born Ruffians/Tokyo Police Club - February 2009
Don't think I left anything out, but it's possible.
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