the culture of methe culture of mei'm what you would consider an obsessive consumer of pop music. i write about pop culture with opinions and without any objectivity in mind. i buy music with the money i should spend on food. my name is that dude jeff and this is the culture of me. Articles
She & Him get love from the Times
2008-04-16 19:53:00 Something is in the water about everyone thinking that Matt Ward and Zooey Deschanel are super hot shit. Sold out shows. SXSW sweat-soaked write-ups. Hell, The New York Times are even offering up an mp3 of the duo's track "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here". How sincere. Plus, to show how indie-minded the paper really is, writer Melena Ryzik even goes the distance to get a quip from Stereogum's honcho. This isn't to say that Volume One doesn't deserve the kind of praise it's getting, as it is a wonderful collection of near-country vignettes that are moody, ambling and downright enjoyable.Though she was raised and lives amid celebrity in Los Angeles and has appeared in both hugely popular films (“Elf,” in which she briefly sang) and critical and cult favorites (“Almost Famous,” “All the Real Girls”), it’s easy to imagine her puttering around a cozily decorated Williamsburg loft. She takes home doggie bags, prefers tights to s... More About: Love , The Times
Label tells Winehouse "no more drugs".
2008-04-16 17:50:00 Oh Amy. Wise up! We need another record full of derivative works that Stax would laugh at. And Holland-Dozier-Holland would clap for. According to a source at The Sun, Wino's record label, Universal is non-plussed with the singer's penchant for headline-catching behaviors that are completely unrelated to her singing. "Amy has been reminded of her responsibilities. Unless she is clean she will not be allowed to release another album. They would never release her from her deal, they would just not put an album out. She has been warned about her behaviour and needs to keep the standards up." So, no more punch-ups with your boyfriend. No more weird pseudo naked shots on your driveway. Cool it on the looking after children while drinking thing. No, no, no. (mp3) Rehab (Hot Chip remix) Godspeed! More About: Drugs , Label , Tells , Winehouse
Video: The Last Shadow Puppets - "My Mistakes Were Made For You"
2008-04-16 16:38:00 One Arctic Monkey + one Rascal = The Last Shadow Puppets. We here at the culture of me never quite liked that whole obsession some folks had about Alex Turner's proper mates but we can say for sure that we really like this project. The duo's record, The Age of the Understatement, is out now via Domino. Tracklist: 01 The Age of the Understatement02 Standing Next to Me03 Calm Like You04 Separate and Ever Deadly05 The Chamber06 Only the Truth07 My Mistakes Were Made for You08 Black Plant09 I Don't Like You Any More10 In My Room11 The Meeting Place12 Time Has Come Again (mp3) The Age of the Understatement Godspeed! More About: Video
Stream: new tracks from The Vandelles' Del Black Aloha
2008-04-16 00:42:00 Feverishly retro yet tremendously current, The Vandelles create voluminous crushes of noise that are eerily reminiscent of JAMC, dozens of surf rock greats and, rightfully so, "The Wild One". Much like Black Rebel Motorcycle Club before them, these kids are getting lots of love for their take on fuzzed out Wall of Sound. The NYC quartet are back with a new full length (dropping summer 08) and you can stream two fresh tracks ("Bomb the Surf" and "Deep In The Desert") off of Del Black Aloha on their MySpace. Rave on. Tracklist: 01 Introduction02 Dash & Dive 03 Lovely Weather04 Bomb the Surf05 Get Down06 Fever of the Beat07 Blue Moon Over the Strip08 Going Downtown09 Chain Walking10 Roving Rex11 Deep In the Desert12 Die for it Cowboy (mp3) Swell To Heaven Godspeed! More About: Tracks , Stream
Emerging: Bellman Barker
2008-04-15 23:10:00 (photo by Shervin Lainez) Zach Braff, alert! A new band that writes incredibly poppy, sunny, really really smart melodies is here. Get on top of that shit. Bellman Barker , a DC-based five-piece do a completely proper take on twee, mixed with bits and pieces of power pop and indie rock (think post-grrrl Olympia). We get visions of girls with glasses and cardigans, boys with kittens on their tee shirts and all of them looking for their 45 adapter for their record players. The boys recorded their breezy EP, Anise & Anisette, and we can't do anything but stand firmly behind them. We are totally expecting big big things from this Capital City group. they (mp3) Anise & Anisette (mp3) Two Bees (mp3) Pockets Godspeed!
mp-FREE: new DFA mix, Spring 2008
2008-04-15 18:49:00 Download and enjoy! This mix brought to you by Justin Miller, Jacques Renault and your BFFs at DFA. From the first cowbell hit, you are sucked in. Holler. (mp3) DFA Spring 2008 mix Godspeed! More About: Free
mp-FREE: new Oppenheimer
2008-04-15 01:02:00 New material from Belfast's electro-pop duo Oppenheimer is certainly guaranteed to be a great way to end/start/enjoy one's day. We think yes. You? The band's new record, Take the Whole Midrange and Boost It, hits stores in June, but you can enjoy two blip-full tracks from it right now. Only on the culture of me. (mp3) Look Up (mp3) Stephen McCauley for President Godspeed! More About: Free
Books: Mark E. Smith biography is fucked up.
2008-04-15 00:25:00 We've always kind of loved Mark E. Smith , but it's more because he's totally insane and really smug (we aim to be like him minus the insane part) and also that he's been doing The Fall for thirty years. Also of note, in those years, Smith has gone through so many band members, no one really remembers most of their names or what happened to them. If there were a "Behind The Music", it'd take three hours just for each bicker, punch, kick, or bite. For more on that, here's a just-released excerpt from dude's biography.And I couldn't stand my sisters. Sometimes in the school holidays when my mam and dad were at work, I'd be looking after five fucking girls: my three sisters, this adopted kid, and another whose parents were abusive to her. This was late the 60s or early 70s, and they'd have been about four or five at the time. I devised this thing called "Japanese prison camp". I'd make them sit in this room under a table with a big cloth over... More About: Books , Biography
News: CSS bassist quits. Still only one dude in the band.
2008-04-14 21:12:00 (photo by Mariana Juliano) That is, of course, until the Brazilians bring in a session drummer as Adriano (the aforementioned Y chromosome carrier) will be taking over the bass playing for now. Says Ira, "I decided to move forward and dedicate more of my time to fashion and other projects. Just a big change of priorities, as I will never stop playing music. "CSS will always be in my heart. They said goodbye to their bass player, but they won a new lifetime fan. In health and sickness, in happiness and so forth. Blah blah blah, so help us God." (mp3) CSS - Knife (Grizzly Bear cover) Godspeed! More About: News , Band , Dude , The Band
Video: Lupe Fiasco - "Paris, Tokyo"
2008-04-14 04:16:00 A whirlwind tour far, far away from Lupe 's windy city. Dude's all iced out. The Cool indeed. Conceptually following "Superstar" on the kid's sophomore record, it makes perfect visual sense to include Lupe's characters (and what great casting for the... More About: Video , Tokyo , Paris , Lupe Fiasco
mp-FREE: Listen to Pink Skull. Then destroy.
2008-04-13 23:31:00 Philly's Pink Skull are fucking amazing. The dudes create the kind of soundtrack to a fifth-grader lighting bugs on fire with a magnifying glass, stealing his sister's diary and picking his nose. All while taking acid and watching "Scanners". Swallow... More About: Free , Listen
CONTESTS: See Kate Nash live at Webster Hall for free
2008-04-13 21:35:00 FILTER and RAGGED magazine are giving away sets of tickets for some of RAGGED mag's cover girl, Kate Nash, in many of the major markets the Made of Bricks star will be hitting up on her tour over the next... More About: Contests , Free , Live , Hall
News: Chromeo's Fancy Footwork goes deluxe
2008-04-13 03:10:00 The boys are also set to play Coachella and All Points West this summer, not to mention Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo. Crazy. The seriously deluxe version (including 9 remixes and all 5 of the duo's videos) is out June 18 via... More About: News , Deluxe , Fancy
Live: The Glass help you "Lose Your Shit" tonight in Brooklyn
2008-04-13 00:36:00 About the party: Clearly, glitz and glamour serve a very important purpose. ?because without glitz and glamour, we wouldn?t have any botox, Meatpacking District, or wayward celebrities to ogle at. But at the point when ogling gets old, stilettos give... More About: Live , Shit , Glass , Tonight , Brooklyn
Emerging: The Young Punx
2008-04-12 19:55:00 Two years ago, a Scottish lad who called himself Mylo postured all macho about how he aimed to "Destroy Rock & Roll". But since that was more bravado than follow-through and the end-result came out as sort of a blueprint... More About: Young , The Young
Pre-order Dizzee's Maths + English from Insound and get a free 7" + 10% off
2008-04-12 18:41:00 How about that? If you didn't spring for the import version (or if you've already torrented yourself a copy), Insound and Def Jux teamed up to create an exclusive 7" that will be included free with all Insound pre-orders of... More About: Free , English , Order , Maths
mp-FREE: Elika make our electro pop dreams come true
2008-04-12 06:33:00 Somewhere between our love and hate of pop music, there are bands like Elika. The brooklyn duo, comprised of Eva Maravelias (vocals, keyboards, drums) and Brian Wenckebach (guitar, keyboards, programming), blend spacey electronics, straight-ahead guitar rock and lovelorn female-fronted 80s... More About: Dreams , Free , Electro , True , Make
Live: Castanets do NYC, Europe
2008-04-11 22:54:00 New York's Castanets are bringing their quavering voices and yearning hearts abroad for real next month. But first, the kids have two dates in their five boroughs (okay, two). Tonight, they play the epicly underground Glasslands Gallery and then Sunday... More About: Europe , Live
Video: The Bud Lite Lime commercial featuring Santogold
2008-04-11 05:32:00 (photo obviously by David Alavida) Do you have it? We saw it (and at first, didn't believe it) and wanted to post it, but God forbid we could find it. Help us out. Santi White is the future. [insert references... More About: Video , Commercial , Lite , Lime , Featuring
Video: Tapes n Tapes - "Hang Them All" (live on "Late Night with Conan O'Br
2008-04-10 21:39:00 Does backlash ever happen twice in a row? With this week's drop of Tapes n Tapes' Walk It Off, we here at the culture of me are seriously waiting to see. (mp3) Tapes n Tapes - Insistor Godspeed! More About: Video , Night , Live , Conan , Late
mp-FREE: LA's Lazrtag remix Crystal Castles
2008-04-05 23:32:00 If you're totally NOT sick yet of hearing us at the culture of me go on and on and on about Toronto's bit-thrash heroes Crystal Castles , good. If you are, shut up. No one cares how sick you are of... More About: Remix , Free , Crystal Castles
mp-FREE: new BUL!M!ATRON! - "Amen"
2008-04-04 05:15:00 (photo by Red Slurpee) Another sort of amazing electro track by another sort of amazing electro artist. This time, LA's favorite exclamatory DJ, BUL!M!ATRON, hits you up with a new banger called "Amen ". And if you judged a book by... More About: Free
Video: Larry Tee featuring Princess Superstar - "Licky"
2008-04-04 03:57:00 The once-and-future king of forward-thinking electro music emanating from New York City makes quite possibly the most disturbing and, at the same time, funny parody video of what could be considered sexy videos as a whole. It's nearly three minutes... More About: Video , Princess , Larry , Superstar , Featuring
Live: Jared Friedman (Man In Gray) solo dates
2008-04-03 21:02:00 Jared Friedman, seen in the above photograph a little out of habit (dude takes his shirt off pretty much every time we see him), is best known by us at the culture of me as one part of the Goliath... More About: Dates , Jared , Live , Solo , Gray
Charlie Rohrer aka Ring Trick makes the most haunting remix of Radiohead's
2008-04-03 00:40:00 You guys already know that the boys in Radiohead are holding this remix contest, right? Well, they are. Deal with it. Anyways, San Francisco's IDM kingpin Ring Trick (who blew us away with the last 'head remix he did) has... More About: Remix , Charlie
mp-FREE: new Hail Social - "No Paradise"
2008-04-03 00:35:00 The guys over at RCRD LBL are surely after our hearts. We swear it. This time round, they've gone and put up the title track for Hail Social 's new EP. It's fucking tops. The Philly band strings together a little... More About: Free , Paradise
Kate Nash to drum in new band. Hopefully she sounds much "bettah" than we
2008-04-02 19:59:00 (photo by Fred Perry Subculture) The Made of Bricks lovely girl is taking a step to the side, trading from wildly bitter and snarky vocalist (cf. every song she wrote about an ex-boyfriend or something) to stick slinger for some... More About: Band , Sounds , Kate , Drum , Kate Nash
Video: The Long Blondes - "Century"
2008-04-02 18:00:00 After the Sheffield group gave away this lead single from the new record, Couples, which comes out next Tuesday, we couldn't wait for more to be released prior to the proper drop. Well, that was fast. The kids here at... More About: Video , Blondes , Long , The Long Blondes , Century
mp-FREE: The Count & Sinden - "Beeper (Detboi remix)"
2008-03-25 23:44:00 Enjoy the beauty of something that's so blatantly hybrid of everything, it's devoid absolutely of classification. But it's not devoid of bump. We at the culture of me are sure of that much. Plus, adding Kid Sister to anything equals... More About: Remix , Free , Count , Sinden
Video: The Raconteurs - "Salute Your Solution"
More articles from this author:2008-03-25 20:57:00 The clip, compiled with over 2500 still photographs and directed by the wondrous Autumn de Wilde, showcases our dear friend Jack as he shows off his new haircut and the rest of the boys show off their studio playing. Consolers... More About: Video , The Raconteurs , Salute , Solution 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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