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Discovery

Are you guys having a hard time filling that Vampire Weekend void until the next record? Your wait is over, kind of. What if Vampire Weekend and Ra Ra Riot got together and made a baby (I’m having flashback from that scene in Pineapple Express where James Franco is breaking down different kinds of hybrid weed strands). Discovery is the new project from Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend) & Wes Miles (Ra Ra Riot) and they may only have one song up, but the formula is destined for pop magic, or good blog fodder. Either way, I’m very interested in listening to what they’ve recorded.

Vampire Weekend-Exit Music (For a Film) (Radiohead Cover) [mp3]
Ra Ra Riot- Ghost Under Rocks (Passion Pit Remix) [mp3]

Silversun Pickups

In case you didn’t know, people still buy their music. Silversun Pickups debuted @ # 7 on the BILLBOARD TOP 200 this week. Crazy times.

Silversun Pickups-Panic Switch (Chin and Troublemaker Remix) [mp3]

Radiohead and Philosophy

Radiohead is the most relevant band in the world. I said it. There. Now there’s a book that talks about that and their influence on culture based on their music and philosophy. The name of the book is Radiohead and Philosophy, and it was released April 14th. Below are some fan made promos for the release. Sounds like a Sunday read.

Radiohead-House of Cards (live) [mp3]

Radiohead and Philosophy : Pearly

Radiohead and Philosophy : Pearly from William Haun on Vimeo.

Radiohead and Philosophy : The Bends

Radiohead and Philosophy : The Bends from William Haun on Vimeo.

Street Sweeper Social Club

Kind of like Buena Vista Social Club, but not really. Tom Morello and Boots Riley have joined forces to create the Street Sweeper Social Club.

Rage Against the Machine-Wake Up! [mp3]

Here’s more:

Tom Morello and Boots Riley have joined forces to form Street Sweeper Social Club. The group’s anticipated self-titled debut album will be released June 16th through Warner Music Group’s Independent Label Group. The 11-song set was produced by Tom Morello and features Boots Riley on vocals, Morello on guitar and bass, and Stanton Moore (Galactic) on drums.

“It’s revolutionary party jams,” said Morello of Street Sweeper Social Club. “It’s got huge steamroller riffs combined with depth, charge, funk, while Boots unloads clip after clip of incendiary rhymes rich with satire and venom.” Riley added, “This is a time when the working class is being fleeced left and right. More families will be homeless and more people will be jobless. They’ll need something to listen to on their ipods while storming Wall Street.”

Street Sweeper Social Club’s debut tour will be opening all dates in North America on the Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s Addiction May-June Tour (confirmed dates below). The tour will find Nine Inch Nails and Jane’s Addiction sharing a stage for the first time since the debut of the Lollapalooza festival in 1991 (as well as the first tour by the original lineup of Jane’s Addiction in seventeen years).

Tom Morello is a founding member and guitarist of the rock bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave. The two bands are responsible for multiple Grammy Awards and a combined 30 million albums sold worldwide. Morello has also received critical acclaim as a solo artist known as The Nightwatchman. Widely celebrated for his unique voice as a master electric guitarist, he is recognized by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of the “100 Greatest Guitar Players of All-Time (#26).” He is also one of only two guitarists featured as a playable animated character in the overwhelmingly popular Activision video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. Tom Morello graduated from Harvard University with honors as a Political Science major and has been a widely recognized political activist throughout his career. With System of a Down’s Serj Tankian, Morello formed Axis of Justice, an organization whose purpose is to bring together musicians, music fans, and grassroots political organizations to fight for social justice.

Boots Riley is best known as the leader of The Coup, the seminal Hip-Hop group from Oakland, CA. As a producer and lyricist, Riley has crafted critically acclaimed albums for The Coup that have graced the year-end Top 10 lists of Rolling Stone, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and more. They have also received “Album of the Year” honors from The Washington Post, Time Out New York, while Billboard Magazine declared the group “the best hip-hop act of the past decade.” Born in Chicago and raised in East Oakland’s Funktown neighborhood, Boots became a teenage community organizer. From his history of student organizing in Oakland’s public schools, serving on the central committee for the Progressive Labor Party, being the President of Youth InCar (Youth International Committee Against Racism), organizing to build California’s Anti-Racist Farm Workers’ Union, to developing “guerrilla hip hop concerts” (mobile concerts on flatbed trucks), Boots Riley has been an integral part of the progressive struggle for radical change through culture.

Street Sweeper Social Club Track Listing:
1. Fight! Smash! Win!
2. 100 Little Curses
3. The Oath
4. The Squeeze
5. Clap For The Killers
6. Somewhere In the World It’s Midnight
7. Shock You Again
8. Good Morning, Mrs. Smith
9. Megablast
10. Promenade
11. Nobody Moves (Til We Say Go)

Street Sweeper Social Club Tour with Nine Inch Nails & Jane’s Addiction

May 8 2009 Cruzan Ampitheatre – West Palm Beach, Florida

May 9 2009 Ford Amphitheatre – Tampa, Florida

May 10 2009 Lakewood Amphitheatre – Atlanta, Georgia

May 12 2009 Frank Irwin Center – Austin, Texas

May 14 2009 Journal Pavilion – Albuquerque, New Mexico

May 15 2009 Cricket Wireless Pavilion – Phoenix, Arizona

May 16 2009 Cricket Wireless Amphitheater – Chula Vista, California

May 18 2009 The Pearl – Las Vegas, Nevada

May 20 2009 Verizon Wireless Amphitheater – Irvine Meadows – Irvine, California

May 21 2009 Santa Barbra Bowl – Santa Barbara, California

May 22 2009 Shoreline Amphitheatre – Mountain View, California

May 24 2009 Sasquatch Festival – The Gorge, Washington

May 26 2009 Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre – Englewood, Colorado

May 27 2009 Starlight Theatre – Kansas City, Missouri

May 29 2009 Charter One Pavilion – Chicago, Illinois

May 30 2009 Verizon Wireless Music Center – Noblesville, Indiana

May 31 2009 DTE Energy Music Theatre – Clarkston, Michigan

Jun 2 2009 Moison Amphitheatre – Toronto, Ontario

Jun 3 2009 Comcast Center – Mansfield, Massachusetts

Jun 5 2009 Tweeter Center at the Waterfront – Camden, New Jersey

Jun 6 2009 PNC Bank Arts Center – Holmdel, New Jersey

Jun 7 2009 Nikon at Jones Beach Music Theater – Wantagh, New York

Jun 9 2009 Merriweather Post Pavilion – Columbia, Maryland

Jun 10 2009 Post-Gazette Pavilion – Burgettstown, Pennsylvania

Jun 12 2009 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre – Charlotte, North Carolina

MEXICAN INSTITUTE OF SOUND

The hype machine is running on all cylinders behind Camilo Lara (aka MIS). The New York Times wrote an extensive feature story on him and the LA Times said he lit it up at Coachella this past weekend. Camilo has been extremely busy with his newest release, Soy Sauce, and the forthcoming soundtrack to the Gael Garcia & Diego Luna movie, Rudo y Cursi, where he co-produces the soundtrack, more on that on a later date. I’m still waiting for a Denver date for MIS (RIYL-Nortec, Kinky). The newest album is guaranteed to make your next carne asada a hit!

MIS-Yo Digo Baila [mp3]

…And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead

Baeblemusic was on hand to record the band’s last show in Brooklyn and they also have a contest for fans…

AYWKUBTTOD-Isis Unveiled [mp3]

Hey Trail of Dead fans…how would you like to get your hands on some free band merch? In celebration of our latest concert release, The Trail of Dead Live at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, we have yet another contest for you. This time, not only are we giving away a signed copy of the band’s latest release, The Century of Self, but along with the album, the winner will receive a Trail of Dead T-shirt and bandana! Don’t hesitate to enter, as the contest will only be running for two short weeks.

For entry, just follow these simple steps:

a) Register on Baeblemusic
b) Let us know what you think about The Trail of Dead’s performance by leaving a comment
c) You must be registered! – Any comments posted anonymously will not be considered a contest entry
d) Voila! You’ve entered the Baeble Hook Up!

Contest ends on Wednesday, May 6. Winners will be selected randomly from the pool of comment entries. Good luck!

AYWKUBTTOD Live-Isis Unveiled

Watch the full concert at baeblemusic.com

Nomo

Instrumentalists go bananas! The horn and percussion enthusiasts sound like what Trey Anastasio’s solo backing band use to sound like after a twenty minute jam session. The thumping bass, horns-a-blarin, and chageling drums create an improvisational solo opportunity on every track.  I can only imagine how magnetic their live show must sound like in a smoky room and free booze flowing.  Invisible Cities is the name of the forthcoming release from Nomo to be released Cinco de Mayo via Ubiquity Records.

Nomo-Inivisible Cities (off of new album) [mp3]

Magic Wands/The Kills **** Free Tickets!!!

I have a pair of tickets to give away to the first person to email me @:
julio.enriquez@gmail.com

for the Kills/the Horrors, and Magic Wands show tomorrow @ the Fox Theatre in Boulder. Good Luck!

Magic Wands-Kaleidoscope Hearts [mp3]

The Cure Live

When I was growing up, the UK music scene provided the soundtrack to my youth. While friends of mine were listening to Pearl Jam, Nirvana, and NWA, I was listening to The Cure, Morrissey, New Order, and Depeche Mode. That’s what happens when you have an older sister, instead of an older brother. (Photo Cred-The Cure @ Coachella 2009-Whitlz) The Secrety MySpace show that the Cure played last December at the Troubador is available for your listening pleasures over at their Myspace page.

The Cure- The Love Cats [mp3]

Tracks featured on The Cure Live from Secret Shows include:

·         Underneath the Stars
·         Pictures of You
·         Lullaby
·         The Reasons Why
·         The End of the World
·         Lovesong
·         Friday I’m In Love
·         One Hundred Years
·         Boys Don’t Cry + more….

Pink Mountaintops

Stephen McBean’s side band is starting to give his main band a run for their money. On the May 5th release of Outside Love (via Jagjaguwar), the Quaalude version of Black Mountain has members of Destroyer, Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter, Jackie O Motherfucker, The Organ, and Black Mountain contributing in ways that make you wish all other albums had this kind of help. The release plays like you would want Black Mountain to play after a really bad hangover. Something fairly tame and something that won’t make you believe that the room isn’t moving. I feel guilty admitting to this, but I like this album better than anything that Black Mountain has released and you can purchase the album here.

Pink Mountaintops-Outside Love [mp3]

Here’s to hoping that they visit us west of the Mississippi!

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