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Thursday, August 21st, 2008
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MP3: The Faint - Conductor (Thin White Duke Remix)
All photos: Faith Desired
The Faint are always a good prospect for a fun night and great show.
Unfortunately, the past two times I saw the Faint, their opening spots weren't filled with the creme de la ...
Posted in 9:30 Club, Audio, DC, Jaguar Love, Live Review, the Faint | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
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MP3: The Secret Machines - Dreaming of Dreaming
I was alarmed and concerned when I heard first news out of the Secret Machines camp right before their stint at David Bowie-curated Highline festival in New York: founding member, guitarist, backup vocalist and brother Ben Curtis had left the ...
Posted in Audio, Preview, the Secret Machines | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
I make no secret of my love for Joss Whedon. He is able to adapt to any medium with his distinct style and complex, rewarding and believable characterization.
Foraying into TV, movies and comics, he really has mastered quite a few mediums of art and delivery. But his calling ...
Posted in Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Joss Whedon, Musical, Neil Patrick Harris, Video | No Comments »
Monday, August 18th, 2008
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MP3: Wallpaper - T Rex
I gotta say, I'm impressed.
We here at Aural States get a lot of music. A lot. The majority of which is mediocre to above average. A surprising amount is actually quite good. There are very few things that come across my ...
Posted in Album Review, Audio, Wallpaper | 7 Comments »
Saturday, August 16th, 2008
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MP3: Beach House - Apple Orchard from self-titled (2006)
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MP3: Beach House - Heart of Chambers from Devotion (2008)
One of Baltimore's finest gets into the ever-fantastic London Black Cab for an inspired performance of Heart of Chambers.
Posted in Audio, Baltimore, Beach House, Black Cab Sessions, Video | No Comments »
Friday, August 15th, 2008
On Aug 29, we will have a drawing for a free copy of this album to a lucky US winner! Comment this post or email us at auralstates@gmail.com with your name, address and contact email for future contests. We will announce the winner next week.
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MP3: ...
Posted in Album Review, Audio, Contest, the Faint | 2 Comments »
Monday, August 11th, 2008
So the Cure are getting yet another tribute album this October. Perfect as Cats: A Tribute to the Cure drops on Oct. 28th from Manimal Vinyl. The album is a double-disc with 32 tracks of cover-y-goodness. Why do we care?
3 words: Bat for Lashes. AKA one ...
Posted in Audio, Bat for Lashes, Preview, the Cure | 2 Comments »
Friday, August 8th, 2008
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MP3: The Rumble Strips - "Time"
Someone has finally been brave enough to take up the mantle of Dexys Midnight Runners. UK's the Rumble Strips deliver uptempo, criminally joyful pop. At first listen, it is quite tempting to mistake them for a Dexys' clone...but in fact, they share just ...
Posted in Album Review, Audio, Video, the Rumble Strips | No Comments »
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Don't miss Small Sur's CD release show Aug. 9 @ 2640 Space, and their show at the Talking Head Aug. 30 with Duchess and the Duke.
With this first release on Tender Loving Empire, Bob Keal, ringleader for the motley crew of wilderness folksters Small Sur including one familiar face Andy ...
Posted in Album Review, Andy Abelow, Audio, Baltimore, Bob Keal, Recommended Albums, Small Sur | 5 Comments »
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Esteemed dance-punkers the Faint have delivered some of the most fun live shows I've ever been to. Their time on Saddle Creek was fruitful, yielding three albums, including 2001's irresistible good-time maker, Danse Macabre.
Get your dancing shoes on and prepare for a frenzy, because their latest effort, Fasciination, drops ...
Posted in Audio, DC, News, Preview, the Faint | No Comments »
The Bug: London Zoo
13th Floor Elevators: Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (Vinyl Mono LP only)
Arbouretum/Pontiak: Kale (Vinyl LP only)
Small Sur: We Live in Houses Made of Wood
Abe Vigoda: Skeleton
Imperial China: Methods: EP