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The 12 Plays of Alt-Indie Christmas Songs - Mix Six
2007-12-25 10:40:00 Here is Mix Six in the 12 Plays series. This playlist includes a diverse collection of Christmas and wintry songs, just in case you are somewhere in the world where it is not going to be a white Christmas.Indie giants like Yo La Tengo, Comet Gain, Chris Letcher and Belle and Sebastian, plus relatively new favorites on the non-mainstream music circuit - whether you call them 'indie', 'alt' or whatever - like Band of Horses, Great Lake Swimmers and Phantom Planet contribute to the Christmas songs anthology.(Above: The note Santa is reading in the cartoon reads: "Dear Santa, If you leave a new bike under the tree, I will give you the antidote to the poison I put in the milk - Tommy.")A Change of Pace offers up the introspective "Christmas on the Coast" and the Parenthetical Girls present indie cheer with "I Love Christmas", plus holiday season songs by Dave Melilo, The Halo Brothers, The Reindeer Section, Phofo and Jason Gleason.A Hooves Christmas - The HoovesI Love Christmas - Par... More About: Songs
The 12 Plays of Alt-Indie Christmas Songs - Mix Eleven
2007-12-25 09:39:00 This installment of the alt-indie Xmas songs series includes tunes by Coldplay, Galaxie 500, From Mars, Big Star, Liz Phair, The Long Blondes and Saosin. One more mix to go!Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Freddy JohnstonYou Gotta Get Up - Five Iron FrenzyJesus Christ - Big StarListen, The Snow is Falling - Galaxie 500Shout for Trout At Christmas - The FountainAmazing Grace - Sufjan StevensYou're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch - Deanna KirkMookie's Last Christmas - SaosinWinter Wonderland - Liz Phair2000 Miles - ColdplayChristmas is Canceled - The Long BlondesLast Christmas - From MarsLet It Snow - Her Space HolidayWhite Christmas - Zakk Wylde More About: Songs , Indie , Plays , Christmas songs
The 12 Plays of Alt-Indie Christmas Songs - Mix Ten
2007-12-25 06:11:00 This mix, the tenth installment of the Christmas playlists series, offers Xmas songs from punk legends Sex Pistols and The Ramones and modern-day popular artists like Arcade Fire, Yo La Tengo, The Killers, Something Corporate and Stars . My personal favorite track on this playlist is Guster's "Donde Esta Santa Claus." It's different, upbeat and infectious. All I Want For Christmas is You ? Countdown Anorak Christmas (Club Mix) ? Sally Shapiro Another Rock and Roll Christmas ? Gary Glitter Blue Christmas ? Banjo or Freakout Christmas Piglet ? The Presidents of the United States Christmas Time Is Here ? Gatsby's American Dream December Cliché ? Beneath Her Parachute December Slow ? Aerospace Don't Shoot Me Santa ? The Killers Donde Esta Santa Claus ? Guster Festive Friends (Forever) ? Parenthetical Girls Forget December ? Something Corporate Hallelujah ? Jeff Buckley Have a Punky Christmas Everyone ? The Mangkuks I Took Some Time For Christmas (Live) ? Belle and Sebastian It's C... More About: Songs , Indie , Plays
The 12 Plays of Alt-Indie Christmas Songs - Mix Ten
2007-12-25 03:39:00 This mix, the tenth installment of the Christmas playlists series, offers Xmas songs from punk legends Sex Pistols and The Ramones and modern-day popular artists like Arcade Fire, Yo La Tengo, The Killers, Something Corporate and Stars . My personal favorite track on this playlist is Guster's "Donde Esta Santa Claus." It's different, upbeat and infectious. All I Want For Christmas is You ? Countdown Anorak Christmas (Club Mix) ? Sally Shapiro Another Rock and Roll Christmas ? Gary Glitter Blue Christmas ? Banjo or Freakout Christmas Piglet ? The Presidents of the United States Christmas Time Is Here ? Gatsby's American Dream December Cliché ? Beneath Her Parachute December Slow ? Aerospace Don't Shoot Me Santa ? The Killers Donde Esta Santa Claus ? Guster Festive Friends (Forever) ? Parenthetical Girls Forget December ? Something Corporate Hallelujah ? Jeff Buckley Have a Punky Christmas Everyone ? The Mangkuks I Took Some Time For Christmas (Live) ? Belle and Sebastian It's C... More About: Songs , Indie , Plays
The 12 Plays of Alt-Indie Christmas Songs - Mix Nine
2007-12-24 22:56:00 Almost there! The 12 playlists of alternative-indie Christmas songs are riding through the snow on the way to gramma's house. (She better have lots of egg nog!)Here is Mix Nine. Mix Ten will be delivered soon, and later tonight - when I actually have a few minutes away from festivities - Mix Eleven will be posted.9 Flowers in December - Mazzy StarAll I Want For Christmas is You ? The Trekky Yuletide OrchestraAlone This Holiday ? The UsedBlack Christmas ? The International Karate PlusCarol of the Bells ? The Bird and The BeeCarol of the Season ? Parenthetical GirlsChristmas At Home ? Crawling With KingsChristmas Party ? The WalkmenDe Ushuaia Ala Quiaca ? Gustavo SantaolallaGhost of Christmas ? Manic Street PreachersI Won't Be Home For Christmas ? Blink 182Amazing Grace ? Jeff BuckleyJoy to the World ? Sufjan StevensHere Without You Baby ? NickelbackSilver Bells ? The PinesSleigh Ride to Christmas ? FlowmanSong About Christmas ? The SnowballsSpace Christmas ? Shonen KnifeThe Mods of... More About: Songs , Indie , Plays , Christmas songs
The 12 Plays of Alt-Indie Christmas Songs - Mix Nine
2007-12-24 08:23:00 Almost there! The 12 playlists of alternative-indie Christmas songs are riding through the snow on the way to gramma's house. (She better have lots of egg nog!)Here is Mix Nine. Mix Ten will be delivered soon, and later tonight - when I actually have a few minutes away from festivities - Mix Eleven will be posted.9 Flowers in December - Mazzy StarAll I Want For Christmas is You ? The Trekky Yuletide OrchestraAlone This Holiday ? The UsedBlack Christmas ? The International Karate PlusCarol of the Bells ? The Bird and The BeeCarol of the Season ? Parenthetical GirlsChristmas At Home ? Crawling With KingsChristmas Party ? The WalkmenDe Ushuaia Ala Quiaca ? Gustavo SantaolallaGhost of Christmas ? Manic Street PreachersI Won't Be Home For Christmas ? Blink 182Amazing Grace ? Jeff BuckleyJoy to the World ? Sufjan StevensHere Without You Baby ? NickelbackSilver Bells ? The PinesSleigh Ride to Christmas ? FlowmanSong About Christmas ? The SnowballsSpace Christmas ? Shonen KnifeThe Mods of... More About: Songs , Indie , Plays , Christmas songs
The 12 Plays of Alt-Indie Christmas Songs - Mix Eight
2007-12-24 06:04:00 Today I'll be publishing Mix Eight and Nine and tomorrow, Mix Ten and Eleven, and finally Mix Twelve on Christmas Day.This collection of 'more modern day' Christmas and holiday songs classics has easily surpassed 120 MP3s. Many of the songs from the playlists are just as much of a discovery for me as I hope they are for you, as are the artists who performed them. You're not going to find any of the old AM radio Christmas songs from decades ago (not that there's anything wrong with that) on these 12 playlists.There are many cover versions of traditional Christmas songs. The vast majority of these covers are from artists that most people have never heard of, including many music enthusiasts.All I Ever Get For Christmas is Blue ? Over The Rhine Breaking The Ice ? Mojave 3 (one of my favorite not-necessarily-Xmas songs) Carol of the Bells ? The Bird and the Bee Christmas ? Nieznany Wykonawca Drinking Up Christmas ? Dwarves Fallen Snow ? Au Revoir Simone God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen ... More About: Songs , Indie , Plays
The 12 Plays of Alt-Indie Christmas Songs - Mix Eight
2007-12-24 05:16:00 Today I'll be publishing Mix Eight and Nine and tomorrow, Mix Ten and Eleven, and finally Mix Twelve on Christmas Day.This collection of 'more modern day' Christmas and holiday songs classics has easily surpassed 120 MP3s. Many of the songs from the playlists are just as much of a discovery for me as I hope they are for you, as are the artists who performed them. You're not going to find any of the old AM radio Christmas songs from decades ago (not that there's anything wrong with that) on these 12 playlists.There are many cover versions of traditional Christmas songs. The vast majority of these covers are from artists that most people have never heard of, including many music enthusiasts.All I Ever Get For Christmas is Blue ? Over The Rhine Breaking The Ice ? Mojave 3 (one of my favorite not-necessarily-Xmas songs) Carol of the Bells ? The Bird and the Bee Christmas ? Nieznany Wykonawca Drinking Up Christmas ? Dwarves Fallen Snow ? Au Revoir Simone God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen ... More About: Songs , Indie , Plays
The 12 Plays of Alternative-Indie Christmas Songs - Mix One
2007-12-24 01:24:00 Indie, alternative, rock and pop music fans have made it as clear as fresh fallen snow; they want a complete collection of alternative Christmas and holiday songs. Here is the first of 12 Xmas playlists featuring many of the best original and cover-version Christmas and holiday songs available anywhere. I hope you enjoy these playlists as much as I have enjoyed putting them together. (Note: the photo to the left is a staged photo; you know, like a joke.)"The 12 Plays of Alternative -Indie Christmas Songs " collection playlist series - Mix One- Happy Christmas (War is Over) - The Polyphonic Spree- 25th December - Everything But The Girl- Last Christmas - Jimmy Eat World- First Noel - My American Heart (pictured on the right)- Hey Parker, It's Christmas - Ryan Adams- Miracle Of Christmas - Funeral For A Friend- Just Like Christmas - Low- Born on Christmas Day/Annunciation Day - Ted Leo and Pharmacists- Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses- Did I Make You Cry on Christmas Day? - Sufjan... More About: Indie
The 12 Plays of Alt-Indie Christmas - Mix Seven
2007-12-23 07:29:00 Hey everyone, the days up to Christmas are flying by. Yet the lists of alternative Christmas songs out there is much, much longer than I ever anticipated. There are literally hundreds of worthy Xmas and holiday songs performed by an exciting and diverse line-up of musicians, groups and bands. Here is yet another example featuring artists such as Manic Street Preachers, Thick Pigeon, The Weepies, Monster Bobby, Green Day and dozens of others. The 12 Plays of Alt-Indie Christmas - Mix Seven - A Very White Christmas - Le Man Avec Les Lunettes- All That I Want - The Weepies - Christmas Time is Here - Vice Guaraldi- Do They Know It's Xmas (Feed The World) - Far w/ Chino Moreno- Holiday - Green Day - Ghost of Christmas - Manic Street Preachers- I Feel Like Going Home - Yo La Tengo- Jingle Bell Rock - Thick Pigeon- Last Christmas - Le Sport, Montt Mardie and Mr. Suitcase - Not Christmas At Home - Crawling With Kings - Not Giving In - Rediscover - Silent Night - Monster Bobby- So ...
The 12 Plays of Alt-Indie Christmas - Mix Seven
2007-12-22 22:30:00 Hey everyone, the days up to Christmas are flying by. Yet the lists of alternative Christmas songs out there is much, much longer than I ever anticipated. There are literally hundreds of worthy Xmas and holiday songs performed by an exciting and diverse line-up of musicians, groups and bands. Here is yet another example featuring artists such as Manic Street Preachers, Thick Pigeon, The Weepies, Monster Bobby, Green Day and dozens of others. The 12 Plays of Alt-Indie Christmas - Mix Seven - A Very White Christmas - Le Man Avec Les Lunettes- All That I Want - The Weepies - Christmas Time is Here - Vice Guaraldi- Do They Know It's Xmas (Feed The World) - Far w/ Chino Moreno- Holiday - Green Day - Ghost of Christmas - Manic Street Preachers- I Feel Like Going Home - Yo La Tengo- Jingle Bell Rock - Thick Pigeon- Last Christmas - Le Sport, Montt Mardie and Mr. Suitcase - Not Christmas At Home - Crawling With Kings - Not Giving In - Rediscover - Silent Night - Monster Bobby- So ...
The 12 Plays of Alt-Indie Christmas Songs - Mix Six
2007-12-21 02:30:00 Here is Mix Six in the 12 Plays series. This playlist includes a diverse collection of Christmas and wintry songs, just in case you are somewhere in the world where it is not going to be a white Christmas.Indie giants like Yo La Tengo, Comet Gain, Chris Letcher and Belle and Sebastian, plus relatively new favorites on the non-mainstream music circuit - whether you call them 'indie', 'alt' or whatever - like Band of Horses, Great Lake Swimmers and Phantom Planet contribute to the Christmas songs anthology.(Above: The note Santa is reading in the cartoon reads: "Dear Santa, If you leave a new bike under the tree, I will give you the antidote to the poison I put in the milk - Tommy.")A Change of Pace offers up the introspective "Christmas on the Coast" and the Parenthetical Girls present indie cheer with "I Love Christmas", plus holiday season songs by Dave Melilo, The Halo Brothers, The Reindeer Section, Phofo and Jason Gleason.A Hooves Christmas - The HoovesI Love Christmas - Par... More About: Songs
The 12 Playlists of Alt-Indie Christmas - Mix Five
2007-12-20 08:45:00 This Christmas playlist features a great mix of indie and alt Christmas songs from Reliant K, The Fine Lines, The National Splits, Milton DeLugg & The Little Eskimos and The Used.There are also xmas tunes from Alien Sex Friend, Sandry Mooy, Gatsby's America, Arcade Fire, Kirsty MacColl and The Pogues.Enjoy the songs, and if you dig something a lot, help support the artists - buy some of their music, get tickets and share with friends. Alt Xmas Songs - Mix Five 1. Alone This Holiday - The Used2. Angels We Have Heard on High - Reliant K3. Stuff The Turkey - Alien Sex Friend 4. O Santa - The Fine Lines 5. Christmas Time - Gatsby's America6. O Little Town of Bethlehem - Belle & Sebastian7. Get Behind Me, Santa - Sufjan Stevens8. Holiday on the Moon - Love and Rockets9. Hooray for Santy Claus - Milton DeLugg & The Little Eskimos10. Star of Wonder - Sufjan Stevens 11. Let's Wrap Each Other - The National Splits12. Holy Night - Sandra MooyBonus Tracks / Yeah Toast ... More About: Indie
The 12 Playlists of Alt-Indie Christmas - Mix Five
2007-12-20 07:51:00 This Christmas playlist features a great mix of indie and alt Christmas songs from Reliant K, The Fine Lines, The National Splits, Milton DeLugg & The Little Eskimos and The Used.There are also xmas tunes from Alien Sex Friend, Sandry Mooy, Gatsby's America, Arcade Fire, Kirsty MacColl and The Pogues.Enjoy the songs, and if you dig something a lot, help support the artists - buy some of their music, get tickets and share with friends. Alt Xmas Songs - Mix Five 1. Alone This Holiday - The Used2. Angels We Have Heard on High - Reliant K3. Stuff The Turkey - Alien Sex Friend 4. O Santa - The Fine Lines 5. Christmas Time - Gatsby's America6. O Little Town of Bethlehem - Belle & Sebastian7. Get Behind Me, Santa - Sufjan Stevens8. Holiday on the Moon - Love and Rockets9. Hooray for Santy Claus - Milton DeLugg & The Little Eskimos10. Star of Wonder - Sufjan Stevens 11. Let's Wrap Each Other - The National Splits12. Holy Night - Sandra MooyBonus Tracks / Yeah Toast ... More About: Indie
The 12 Playlists of Alt-Indie Christmas - Mix Four
2007-12-20 02:46:00 Note: I have fixed all of the links for Mix Two of the alternative Christmas songs series. My apologies and thanks for your patience.Do you have egg nog-tummy, Christmas-time fatigue, coffee-infused insomnia or instant vertigo every time you hear Bing Crosby singing "White Christmas"? No? What about a hangover from the Christmas party last night? Who was that passed out under the Christmas tree with the Santa hat on?In any case, with Dec. 25th only seven days away, I am admittedly a day behind in keeping with the 12 days of Christmas goal - one playlist a day. Doh! (hoh hoh hoh).Due to the unprecedented number of worthy alternative Christmas and holiday songs discovered during the Big Search, each subsequent playlist will now contain 15 or more tunes each. Eventually, all of these playlists will be wrapped into a special edition.Sufjan Stevens' famous box set Christmas Songs is a hit once again this year, and two of the songs from the set are included here for sampling.Glasgow, Sco... More About: Indie
The 12 Playlists of Alt-Indie Christmas - Mix Four
2007-12-18 15:05:00 Note: I have fixed all of the links for Mix Two of the alternative Christmas songs series. My apologies and thanks for your patience.Do you have egg nog-tummy, Christmas-time fatigue, coffee-infused insomnia or instant vertigo every time you hear Bing Crosby singing "White Christmas"? No? What about a hangover from the Christmas party last night? Who was that passed out under the Christmas tree with the Santa hat on?In any case, with Dec. 25th only seven days away, I am admittedly a day behind in keeping with the 12 days of Christmas goal - one playlist a day. Doh! (hoh hoh hoh).Due to the unprecedented number of worthy alternative Christmas and holiday songs discovered during the Big Search, each subsequent playlist will now contain 15 or more tunes each. Eventually, all of these playlists will be wrapped into a special edition.Sufjan Stevens' famous box set Christmas Songs is a hit once again this year, and two of the songs from the set are included here for sampling.Glasgow, Sco... More About: Indie
The 12 Plays of Alternative-Indie Christmas Songs - Mix 2
2007-12-18 04:43:00 Have you heard enough of the old Christmas songs that make you want to pull your hair out yet? ;-)Well, hopefully the playlist below will help alleviate the stress. Peace on earth and good will to all is not a bad mantra.In the on-going series of alternative and indie song playlists, we hope to alleviate some of that by offering you the best collection of alternative Christmas tunes available anywhere on the Internet (and we checked! - for weeks!).1. Blue Christmas - Bright Eyes2. Christmas is Going to The Dogs - The Eels3. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Death Cab For Cutie 4. We Three Kings -Fuel5. Christmas Night of Zombies - MXPX6. This Time of Year - Mighty Mighty Bosstones7. When I Get Home For Christmas - Snow Patrol8. Put the Lights On the Tree - Sufjan Stevens9. Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Sugarcult10. The Christmas Song - The RaveonettesListen to the first volume of the alternative-indie Christmas songs series or subscribe to get the entire 12 playlists as they are... More About: Songs , Alternative , Indie , Plays
The 12 Plays of Alternative-Indie Christmas Songs - Mix Three
2007-12-17 08:37:00 The third installment of IRC's special Christmas music series of "The 12 Plays of Alternative -Indie Christmas Songs " includes some more mainstream rock artists such as My Chemical Romance, Slade and Belle and Sebastian, as well as popular indie artists like Low, Sufjan Stevens and Jens Lekman.More 'underground' indie and alternative artists, like Sciflyer and The Ten Thousand Dollar Tattoo, have also contributed to this mix. Enjoy Mix Three and support your favorite artists. 1. Have Yourself a Merry Little Xmas - Daphne Loves Derby2. Maybe This Christmas - Ron Sexsmith3. Silent Night- Low4. All I Want For Christmas Is You - My Chemical Romance5. The Opposite of Hallelujah - Jens Lekman6. The Same Thing Goes for Christmas - Sciflyer7. My First Santa - Ten Thousand Dollar Tattoo8. Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade9. Star of Wonder - Sufjan Stevens10. Bittersweet Eve - BalasanaBonus Tracks - Belle and Sebastian live on the historic Peel Sessions, Dec. 18, 2002:- The 12 Days of Christmas...
The 12 Plays of Alternative-Indie Christmas Songs - Mix Three
2007-12-17 08:37:00 The third installment of IRC's special Christmas music series of "The 12 Plays of Alternative -Indie Christmas Songs " includes some more mainstream rock artists such as My Chemical Romance, Slade and Belle and Sebastian, as well as popular indie artists like Low, Sufjan Stevens and Jens Lekman.More 'underground' indie and alternative artists, like Sciflyer and The Ten Thousand Dollar Tattoo, have also contributed to this mix. Enjoy Mix Three and support your favorite artists. 1. Have Yourself a Merry Little Xmas - Daphne Loves Derby2. Maybe This Christmas - Ron Sexsmith3. Silent Night- Low4. All I Want For Christmas Is You - My Chemical Romance5. The Opposite of Hallelujah - Jens Lekman6. The Same Thing Goes for Christmas - Sciflyer7. My First Santa - Ten Thousand Dollar Tattoo8. Merry Xmas Everybody - Slade9. Star of Wonder - Sufjan Stevens10. Bittersweet Eve - BalasanaBonus Tracks - Belle and Sebastian live on the historic Peel Sessions, Dec. 18, 2002:- The 12 Days of Christmas...
The 12 Plays of Alternative-Indie Christmas Songs - Mix 2
2007-12-13 05:16:00 Have you heard enough of the old Christmas songs that make you want to pull your hair out yet? ;-)Well, hopefully the playlist below will help alleviate the stress. Peace on earth and good will to all is not a bad mantra.In the on-going series of alternative and indie song playlists, we hope to alleviate some of that by offering you the best collection of alternative Christmas tunes available anywhere on the Internet (and we checked! - for weeks!).1. Blue Christmas - Bright Eyes2. Christmas is Going to The Dogs - The Eels3. Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) - Death Cab For Cutie 4. We Three Kings -Fuel5. Christmas Night of Zombies - MXPX6. This Time of Year - Mighty Mighty Bosstones7. When I Get Home For Christmas - Snow Patrol8. Put the Lights On the Tree - Sufjan Stevens9. Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Sugarcult10. The Christmas Song - The RaveonettesListen to the first volume of the alternative-indie Christmas songs series or subscribe to get the entire 12 playlists as they are... More About: Songs , Alternative , Indie , Plays
"The 12 Plays of Alternative-Indie Christmas Songs" - Playlist Vol. 1
2007-12-11 04:05:00 After weeks of searching and sifting through hundreds of links, followed by hours of listening to alternative and indie Christmas songs, IRC is happy (or should it be 'merry'?) to announce the first-ever alternative and indie Christmas songs playlist series on the Internet (no, seriously) - The 12 Plays of Alternative -Indie Christmas Songs special music MP3 collection (see first list below).Indie rock and pop music fans have made it clear as fresh fallen snow that they want somewhere to listen to and download alternative Christmas and holiday songs, and not the Old Spice traditional songs we all know way too well. Time for change!IRC has heard the call and met the challenge: Indie-savvy Santa Claus and his elves have arrived early this year bringing gifts of music and more for a much different Christmas experience:"The 12 Plays of Alternative-Indie Christmas Songs" collection playlist series - Mix One1 - Last Christmas - Jimmy Eat World2 - Happy Christmas (War is Over) - The Polyp... More About: Playlist
Modest Mouse, Spoon and Jimmy Eat World Headline "Not So Silent Night" Conc
2007-12-07 00:18:00 SAN FRANCISCO - Indie rockers in the Christmas and holiday spirit will get a special treat tomorrow night (Fri. Dec 7/07) as the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium presents the "Not So Silent Night " music festival.The all-night festive concert is exclusively designed for fans of indie and alternative rock with headliners Modest Mouse and Spoon, followed by Jimmy Eat World and stocking stuffers Angels & Airwaves and Paramore, a popular SF Bay Area indie band.The festival is almost guaranteed to be a great time. Tickets are still available and you can also check out Craigslist, eBay or whatever ticketing service you may use to see if you can grab some stubs for this once-in-a-lifetime special Christmas festival.But don't worry, if miss it, stayed tuned to IRC for full post-festival coverage with MP3s, official websites, YouTube videos from the fest, fan photos, blog reviews and more.The event was coordinated by San Francisco radio station Live 105. See you there.Bloggers: Send IRC yo...
Daft Punk's Sci-Fi Indie Film "Electroma" London Screening Next Week; New "
2007-11-26 00:27:00 LONDON - Techno music trail blazers Daft Punk released their new album Alive this week, but the collection of live performances is being overshadowed in London by the buzz surrounding a special cinematic screening of the duo's Electroma, a strangely beautiful sci-fi styled film.The two main characters, played by Peter Hurteau and Michael Reich, are based ironically enough on the persona's of Daft Punk's Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter.In the film, the duo set off on an odyssey to become human, roaming through gorgeous desert landscapes in a sports car on wide-open roads until they come upon a small town (filmed in Inyo County, California) inhabited by a close-knit community of proud robots.When the 'townspeople' discover that their new residents true intention is to acquire latex (yup, latex) faces in a desperate move to humanize themselves, the locals turn on the pair, and things start to get weird. There's not much action, but the film does seem to captivat... More About: Film , Indie , Week
Meet One of the U.K.'s Hottest Bands - Editors
2007-11-04 03:11:00 With the success of their new release An End Has A Start, accompanied by popular music videos and a pair of hit singles, the Editors are back in the U.K. after an extensive tour of the U.S., and at a time when the band's stylish brand of neo-punk mixed with goth-rock is catching on in the alternative rock arena.Last month the Birmingham, England quartet kicked-off a two month long tour of Europe with a sold out show at the Brixton Academy in London.Measuring by the number of searches for Editors' related links on this site and other music blogs, IRC has put together a compilation of music videos, blog and mainstream media articles and reviews, MP3s, concert photos, amateur concert videos, plus the Editors' official website, MySpace and YouTube pages:- Review of Editors' Fillmore show, San Francisco - September 20, 2007- Watch Editors' music and concert videos at IndieRockConcerts.com and IndieRockSongs.com- Listen to and download free studio and live Editors' MP3s- Exactly why... More About: Bands , Meet , The Editors
Editors' Drummer Ed Lay Breaks A Cardinal Rule of Indie Rock Etiquette
2007-11-01 22:53:00 CAMBRIDGE, England - With a run of successful concert tours, albums and singles, the U.K.'s super hot Editors are making plenty of positive waves in the music world.So what's up with the crap coming from drummer Ed Lay's mouth recently?In July, The Cambridge Evening News in the U.K. caught up with the petite drummer outside a club in Cambridge:"When we catch up with drummer Ed Lay to chat about the band's phenomenal rise, he's unloading all the bands equipment from a van to set up for rehearsals - proof that even if you have a number one album and a shower of critical acclaim under your belt, you still have to get your hands dirty occasionally."I had to hire my own van and go and pick all our stuff up," he moans. "See, it's not all glamorous you know. Nobody does my washing either."Umm, did you really say that, dude?Hey Ed, I can guarantee you that fans of the Editors don't want to hear you whining, especially about moving your own equipment or, wait a minute, washing your ow... More About: Concerts , Etiquette , Rock , Indie
The Smashing Pumpkins Launch 2007 Tour with Bunches of Shows in San Francis
2007-10-27 06:00:00 While it is by no means a reunion of the iconic alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins , Billy Corgan and his band are pitching themselves as the real thing, even though two of the original band members - bassist Darby Wretsky and guitarist James Iha - are not touring with Corgan. Therefore, fans have actually gone to the shows not knowing Wretsky and Iha were not on the tour, and that's wrong; it would be like The Rolling Stones touring without Keith Richards (yeah I know...) and Ron Wood. Read more about reaction to this controversy.Nevertheless, Billy Corgan and Friends, as a local reporter called the band, sold out 10 shows at San Francisco's historic Fillmore Theatre. Corgan apparently cannot lego his ego and decides to deceive fans.Rumored to be 'The Smashing Pumpkins' last tour, tickets for all of the shows (the capacity of the venue is 1,500) were gone in one day and are now being scalped and sold on eBay and Craig's List (which eBay owns 25% of) for four to ten tim... More About: Tour , Launch , Bunches
Stereophonics Return With No.1 Album in U.K.; Music Videos, MP3s,Tour Sched
2007-10-21 02:54:00 The Stereophonics first full length album in two years - Pull The Pin - was released Monday (Oct. 15) to over-whelming critical acclaim, intense radio play and appreciative fans, boosting the album to the top of the U.K. album charts in less than 48 hours.The promotional efforts leading up to the launch of the band's sixth studio album included the advanced release of the melodic hit single and music video "It Means Nothing", plus the title track, from this summer's online only Bank Holiday Monday EP [see videos links below].On October 29, The Stereophonics will kick-off a one-month, 21-show concert tour of the U.K. and Europe through the end of November. (this page will be frequently updated, or you can sign-up for the free Feed Me Indie mailing list)Here's a clip from the band's press release on Monday: "If you want to download a digital copy of the album, it?s available through iTunes together with two bonus tracks, a video and the digital booklet."To watch the band's new p... More About: Videos , Music , Space , Music Videos , Tour
Why Morrissey Walked Away from a $75 Million-Plus Deal? Too Old and Stupid
2007-09-11 01:53:00 Indie pop rock icon Morrissey still has the pull to sell out stadiums and other venues worldwide thanks to his adoring fans - young and older - who just can't seem to get enough of his catchy pop songs and more often, dreary, whiny ballads about how the world hates him, how sad and depressed he is and why love never seems to work out for him.Morrissey has been touring the world for the past 21 months, notching up more than 150 shows from Seattle to Tokyo to London and New York. What's going on man? Are you trying to prove something?But more interesting is why does Morrissey continues to say no to a Smiths' Reunion. In fact, he recently turned down a $75 million payout to perform 50 shows as part of a Smiths' reunion.Naturally Morrissey (I hate writing your stupid name, much less having to say it; use your full real name dude - it's not like you're Oprah), the former lead singer of indie pop legends, The Smiths , has stirred up speculation of a possible reunion of the one of the... More About: Stupid , Deal , Million
Lollapalooza 2007 Special Edition: Music Video Performances
2007-08-31 04:42:00 Missed out on Lollapalooza? Well, don't sweat it.IRC has put together a hot compilation of videos from festival goers and mainstream media highlighting the indie rock and pop artists that helped make Lollapalooza 2007 a great success. Even threats of thunderstorms were not going to allow the feast of music to be interrupted, although there were a few, brief showers, which you can imagine was a nice relief from the searing heat and icky humidity that has made it an unusually warm summer in the midwestern United States. Don't miss reviews and postings for festivals still yet to take place, such as Austin City Limits Festival, Monolith, Download Festivals, Vegoose and many more.Check out YouTube videos from Lollapalooza (videos have been approved for quality) and other Lolla links.LCD Soundsystem at Lollapalooza 2007 (from AT&T Blue Room)- Daft Punk Is Playing At My House - North American Scum - Time to Get Away Pete Yorn (from AT&T Blue Room) at Lollapalooza 2007 - Closet - Young Fo... More About: Video , Music , Music Video , Performances , Pearl Jam
Death Cab For Cutie Ben Gibbard's iPod Playlist
More articles from this author:2007-08-23 21:40:00 The indie pop quartet out of Bellingham, Washington with the unusual name, "Death Cab For Cutie ", has taken the rock world by storm in the past two years with heart-filled indie rock songs, thoughtful lyrics and creative musicianship. (photo, left: Photo by Autumn De Wilde)DCFC (as they are known to many fans, or else just "Death Cab")consists of singer, songwriter and guitarist Ben Gibbard, guitarist Chris Walla, bassist Nick Harmer and drummer Michael Schorr.The guys of Death Cab have been together for a decade, but their popularity reached international proportions only recently and rather quickly.Prior to 2005, Death Cab released a number of CDs, LPs and EPs with moderate success, but it wasn't until their 2005 Atlantic Records release "Plans" that the band's name became recognizable to millions worldwide.Even more recognition has come the band's way via Ben Gibbard's "side project" The Postal Service, which pumped out a big hit with "Such Great Heights" - a popular radio an... More About: Ipod , Playlist 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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