Archive for March, 2008

Beatbots shutting its e-doors…April Fools!

Monday, March 31st, 2008

I found out today that one of Baltimore's finest online assets to the arts and music, webzine and forum Beatbots, is shutting its doors in May.Read more for the full news posting: FriendsThree and a half years ago I started Beatbots in my basement appartment in Hyattsville, MD. What started ...

4(artists)-for-1 Mostly Metal Monday

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Dream Theater - Fatal Tragedy Dream Theater - Master of Puppets (Metallica Cover) Darkest Hour - The Sadist Nation Wooly Mammoth - Head Full of Collision Mastodon - I am Ahab Isn't that heavy metal image hilarious? The first two tracks come from progressive metal standard-bearers Dream Theater. Almost all of them students from the ...

Yelle: get your fille

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

I have a crush on a little French fille named Yelle. This is both a musical crush and a physical one. Emotionally...not so sure. How do the French just get electro and synth so much better than us? Check video after the jump. Here are some tracks ...

Matt & Kim - Lo-Fi Social Club (03.27.2008) Live Recording

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Check my show review at BYT. Jeff the Taper was in the house as well and was kind enough to provide us with the entire live recording, exclusively. Check after the jump for the tracks. Download MP3s of each song by clicking on the name or a ZIP file of the ...

The Death Set - Lo-Fi Social Club (03.27.2008) Live Recording

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Check my show review at BYT. Jeff the Taper was in the house as well and was kind enough to provide us with the entire live recording, exclusively. Check after the jump for the tracks. Download MP3s of each song by clicking on the name or a ZIP file of the ...

Five for Friday (MP3s) - Funky twitchy edition

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Here's a funky post-punk/new-wave/electro flavored Friday pep session. Check yo self before you wreck yo self. MGMT - "Kids" Polysics - "Buggie Techinica" Q And Not U - "End the Washington Monument (blinks) Goodnight" The Faint - "Posed to Death" The Presets - "Are You The One"

Preview - Matt and Kim, The Death Set @ Lo-Fi Social Club

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

You should get your ass to this show. It is guaranteed to be ridiculous. Friday morning be damned, live for Thursday night. It will likely sell out AND be sweaty as all get-out. Be prepared for a spazz-dance workout, you wacky kids! This could be ...

Review - Crystal Castles, HEALTH, Thrust Lab @ the Ottobar

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

I walked into a fairly impressively packed Sunday night at the Ottobar. The last time I saw it this packed was for cult-legend Daniel Johnston a few weeks back. But the crowd was an altogether different variety. The sea of X’s made me a little wary of ...

New Thrushes video for Heartbeats

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008

New video from the kids in Thrushes in anticipation of their Heartbeats Remixed CD, coming out in May. Be sure to check em out, opening for Raveonettes this Friday at the Ottobar (info on flyer to the left).While you're at it, check out our interview with the band and ...

Sound Off! - Pete & the Pirates!

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Pete & the Pirates are a group of strapping young lads from the merry ol' (Reading to be precise). And I stumbled upon them while checking Black Cab Sessions for a new update. Suffice to say, I was wooed enough by their talented guitar rock (who would've thought some English ...

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