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Long Beach’s Magic Lantern have finally gone and released a new sonic document after what seemed like an eternity of waiting. Eagerly anticipated by those who have been biding their time waiting for the band to get on with their uber limited cassette only and CD-R releases (their Self-Titled CD-R was limited to 30), “High Beams”, the band’s latest opus [...]
News Bytes Twitter Next Week’s New ReleasesI saw the a link for Good Copy Bad Copy in the comments section of one of Chris Anderson’s (editor of Wired Magazine) continuing posts about his new book “Free” yesterday.
I wouldn’t say the ideas are anything new here, but what is interesting are the interviews with people in the other parts of the world and their views on copyrights and how they’ve either decided to ignore or play ball with US copyright law and the copyright laws of their home country.
There are also interesting interviews with Girl Talk, Danger Mouse, Lawrence Lessig (Creative Commons), Olivier Chastan (VP Records), and a whole slew of others (for and against copyright reform) that you can see here.
It’s an hour long, so I recommend letting it load up this morning and then watch when you take your lunch.
Sunday, November 25th: Radamacher @ Allstar Lanes
Rademacher’s final night of their “blog residency” LA shows. Get the final 3 tracks from their new album, Stunts below. $5 cover includes bowling and shoe rental.
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Rademacher – If You Got Some Magic (mp3)
Monday, November 26th: Francisco The Man! @ Knitting Factory
Francisco The Man! were really good last time I saw them at The Prospector. Also at Thursday at The Silverlake Lounge
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Francisco The Man! – Lord Knows I’m Weak (mp3)
Also recommended: Le Switch @ The Viper Room
Tuesday, November 27th: The So So Glos @ Silverlake Lounge
A tip of the hat to Cat Dirt for the heads up on The So So Glos from New York.
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The So So Glos – Black and Blue (mp3)
Also Recommended: Dead To Me @ The Glasshouse, The Henry Clay People @ The Prospector
Wednesday, November 28th: Don Caballero @ Safari Sam’s
For you instrumental math rock fans. I saw them about a year and a half ago at Alex’s Bar and they were really good. w/From Monument To Masses
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Don Caballero – Mmmmm Acting, I Love Me Some Good Acting (mp3)
Also recommended: The Rolling Blackouts @ The Scene Bar, The Moon Upstairs @ La Cita
Thursday, November 29th: The Rolling Blackouts @ Silverlake Lounge
The Rolling Blackouts have got a lot of mileage out of their 2004 release, Black is Beautiful, we’re hoping they get something new out in ‘08. w/Francisco The Man, Weather Underground
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The Rolling Blackouts – Hung Up On The Hang Ups (mp3)
Also Recommended: Letting Up Despite Great Faults @ The Prospector, 60-Watt Kid @ The Smell
Friday, November 30th: Ghostland Observatory @ Henry Fonda
I have still yet to see Ghostland Observatory, but word of their spectacular live shows continues to spread each time they come to town.
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Ghostland Observatory – Sad Sad City (mp3)
Also recommended: Don Caballero @ Alex’s Bar, L.A. Record Player #2
Saturday, December 1st: 60-Watt Kid @ Pehrspace
60-Watt Kid mash multiple music genres together to make endearing psychedelic experimental pop. w/Katie The Pest, Abe Vigoda
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60-Watt Kid – Ocsicnarf Nas (mp3)
Also recommended: The Living Suns @ Detroit Bar
Grab the last three tracks from Rademacher’s new album Stunts, as they complete their “Blog Residency” this week.
Track 3: “Machines” (mp3)
Track 5: “What Yr Used To Back Home” (mp3)
Track 7: “On Yr Marks” (mp3)
By now you should have got the rest of the album from Radio Free Silver Lake, You Set The Scene, and Aquarium Drunkard; see the recap below:
Track 1: “Arkansas” on Radio Free Silver Lake
Track 2: “Not My Home” on Aquarium Drunkard
Track 4: “If You Got Some Magic” on Radio Free Silver Lake
Track 6: “Today Is Different” on You Set The Scene
Track 8: “Stunts” on Aquarium Drunkard
Track 9: “Letter To Fresno, CA” on You Set The Scene
Rademacher play the Eagle Rock Bowling and Drinking Club this Sunday at All Star Lanes: 4459 Eagle Rock Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90041
This was cool. Local LA artist, Max Neutra, did some live painting during Tweak Bird’s set last night at The Scene Bar in Glendale. See some of his past work in live action. Read more »
The Strange Boys at The Doll Hut by me
Last night at The Doll Hut was just another example of why touring bands don’t want to come to Orange County – localism (using the surfing term is the best way I can describe local bands being shitty to touring bands) and crappy crowds full of teenagers who have no respect for anyone.
Jay Reatard and The Strange Boys (as I overheard in the parking lot later that night) showed up at The Doll Hut around 5pm and were told there wasn’t a show, so they went and got a room (I imagine they went and called their booking agent to confirm there actually was a show) and then came back a little later to be greated by the local bands who I guess were orginally booked on the bill (though when I checked earlier in the evening, not one of the “scheduled” bands had the show listed on their own myspace) and were pissed that one of them was getting bumped.
I walked in as Pterodacdudes were going on, and after reading about Erin’s experience there a couple weeks back, I braced myself to have to sit through some pretty subpar bands. But as Pterodacdudes played I was surprised that they were pretty ok – in a less intense The Bronx kind of way – and had a energetic group of friends out to support them.
After Pterodacdudes finished, I guess Killer Dreamer was supposed to play, but they got barred and The Strange Boys took the stage next, who I was there mostly for in the first place. They seemed a little worried that the crowd might turn on them due to the night’s circumstances, but thankfully nothing weird happened and they had a pretty solid “crowd” (and I use that term loosely as The Doll Hut isn’t big enough to hold the amount of people that would constitute a “crowd”) that were just as eager as I was to check out the Austin by the way of Dallas, TX group’s Dylan worshipping country-tinged garage rock.
The Strange Boys set was way tighter than I was initially led to believe from their recordings I had heard, they were loud and tightly tuned with the guitars and rhythm section locked in a groove all night that juxtaposed nicely with Ryan Sambol’s adolescent warbblely marble-mouthed vocals.
Download “Nothing” (mp3) from their Nothing 7″ which you can pick up from Dusty Medical Records.
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