Cause=Time

Gus Gus – Forever

I haven’t heard an album that made me nostalgic for the big beat albums of the late 90′s until I got my grubby hands on this album from Icelandic supergroup Gus Gus. Rich big beats layered over hypnotic vocals from Biggi Veira, Earth, and President Bongo make for the perfect soundtrack to any houseparty. Just listening to the album make you think of those nights when you would party and the shit didn’t start till 2am and went on till the early morning past daybreak….. You can buy the album here and make sure you check out their Myspace Page .

Gus Gus-Moss[mp3] (Get this, it will immediately brighten your day!)

Gus Gus-You’ll Never Change[mp3]

The Police Add

Second Date

The Police are adding a 2nd date to their Denver stay, adding June 10th to the schedule according to a Denver Post article :

The Police, whose June 9 reunion show at the Pepsi Center sold out hours after it went on sale, have added a second Denver show on Sunday, June 10.
Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Monday, March 5, at the Pepsi Center box office and all Ticketmaster retail locations including select Macy’s stores, select FYE stores, Angelo’s CDs, the city’s official visitors’ center at 1600 California St., and more. Ticket Center hours may vary. Contact retailer to confirm hours of operation. To charge tickets by phone, call 303-830-TIXS or 719-520-9090 or log on at livenation.com.
Tickets are $225, $90 and $50 plus applicable service charges. There is a four-ticket ticket limit per person for all arena shows.
The tour has sold out in every market in which tickets have gone on sale do far. That’s 16 shows in cities including including Los Angeles, Oakland and New Jersey.

The Police-Can’t Stand Losing You[mp3]
The Police-Don’t Stand So Close To Me[mp3]
The Police-King of Pain[mp3]
The Police-Message in a Bottle[mp3]
The Police-Spirits in the Material World[mp3]

Tonight Tonight

I want to make it to the Hi-Dive tonight, chances are I won’t be able to, however, for those that are able to make it over to South Broadway, DO IT!!!

Tuesday, February 27th

Radio 1190 Presents…
Saturday Looks Good To Me
w/ Chris Bathgate, Bad Weather California, I’m A Boy
Doors at 8:00 PM
+16 w/ ID $8 / $8 day of show

Saturday Looks Good To Me-Keep Walking[mp3]

Saturday Looks Good To Me-Underwater [mp3]

Son Volt-The Search

Things, time, and places change with each each year that passes. I would like to think that most things evolve. However, I’m not sure I want certain things to change. Maybe, and just maybe, I don’t want to adapt to newer ways of doing things. What if I like doing things the hard way. Son Volt’s story is one of grief and heartache I imagine. I think of the story of Son Volt and I can’t help but think if the same thing were to happen to me, I would be a little upset. Imagine being in a band with one of your closest friends, a best friend if you can imagine, and you guys bring attention to a genre of music that wasn’t really known before you came around. The band breaks up, your bud starts another band, and everybody has their money riding on you to start the more successful band. As the years go by, your buddy’s band becomes one of the most important/relevant bands in America. Maybe it’s just me, but I always think of that when I listen to Son Volt. I love Jay Farrar’s voice, a voice that exudes a smokey quality that is reminiscent of Tom Waits, but not as smokey, maybe not as many Marlboro’s. I’m going to tell another story, so please do, indulge me for a second. One of my friends was thinking of going to Austin for College, and the lot of us decided to take a road trip to Corpus Christi (home of the world’s largest Whataburger(I luv me some Whataburger) and a Selena statue) and finally making our way to Austin. Keep in mind, at this time I was kind of listening to decent music. I still had Third Eye Blind and Semisonic in my CD wallet. My friend Birklebach is one of these kids where every conversation to him was pseudo-intellectual, but he backed it up. He hung out w/Fugazi and At the Drive In during their heyday’s and he listened to good music. Musically, I always felt inferior when around him. He popped in Wide Swing Tremolo for the first time while driving through the wide open spaces known as Central Texas and from that moment, I always knew that even though Jeff Tweedy had more commercial success, Jay Farrar would always hold a special place opening my eyes to a new style of music. His style doesn’t change, but that’s not such a bad thing. The name of Son Volt’s new release is The Search, it will be released March 6th, and you can buy it here.

Son Volt-Straightface[mp3]

Son Volt-Underground Dream[mp3]

Son Volt-Circadian Rhythm[mp3]

Schuba’s SXSW Roundup

Reason#498 SXSW RULZ!!!

The good people from Schubas/Spin are throwing down this year. They will be kickin’ it O.G. style, check it:

Its that time again. Schubas is proud to present its 2007 SXSW Roundup.
This year we’ll have free Miller High Life, free Sauconys, free Maxell headphones, and, of course, free barbecue!

Now, that’s what I’m talkin bout!!

Thursday, March 15, 2007 – Noon to 7:00 PM – All Ages – FREEYard Dog Folk Art Gallery – 1510 S. Congress – Austin, Texas

THE 1900S ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI

BENJY FERREE

BISHOP ALLEN

COLD WAR KIDS

DAVID VANDERVELDE & THE MOONSTATION HOUSE BAND

ELVIS PERKINS IN DEARLAND

MIDLAKE

PROTOTYPES

RUSSIAN CIRCLES

Kissy Sell Out

Thanks to a little bird, Kissy Sell Out is becoming one of my favorite DJ’s right now. I hopefully will be fortunate to catch him in London this April when I go on my Europe trip. He will be playing Scala, it will be insane, and I can’t wait!

The Black Ghosts-Face (Kissy Sell Out Remix)[mp3]

& for good measure

Goodbooks-Leni (Kissy Sell Out Remix)[mp3]

Chromatics-In Shining Violence

Talk about some vague shit. I have hunted high and low for a release date on the full length album for Chromatics titled In Shining Violence, that will be released by Troubleman Unlimited and I have come up empty handed. It still doesn’t change the fact that the album is ILL. They have released a couple of singles here and there, but I am just spreading the good word. File under: More Disco infiltrating new wave dance punk.

Chromatics-In the City[mp3]

Chromatics-Lady[mp3]