Veritas Lux Mea

The Lower 48

2009-11-04T19:28:00.006-06:00

Forgive me for being the crotchety 28 year old here, but I don't get kids most of the time these days, what with their penchant for stars like Paris Hilton or music like anything you will ever hear on the radio, but at least there's some kids out there these days doing something that makes sense.

Teenage quartet The Lower 48 is a new band comprised of an eclectic blend of classically trained musicians, singer-songwriters and a smoky-voiced female vocalist. Their debut, Everywhere To Go, is a five-song EP recorded and produced by Chad Weis of The Devil’s Workshop Studio (known best for his work with Mason Jennings, The Bad Plus, and Haley Bonar) in Minneapolis. It is an ambitious and mature debut release for the band’s young musicians, all of whom are under 20.

Photo by Zoe Prinds-Flash

Upon listening to the included track, "Transmissions Pt. 1", I was immediately impressed by the maturity and the simpleness of their sound. There's no glitz or glam or pretentious lyrics, just a heartfelt and homespun sound that hits you'd expect from the likes of She and Him or Bon Iver. Def take a listen and see if it impresses you as much as it does me:

The Lower 48 - "Transmissions Pt. 1"

Everywhere to Go, the new album from The Lower 48, it out today, and for only $5 on iTunes!

Pedro, Ounsworth, and Muse

2009-11-04T19:04:00.003-06:00

The wife is sick and laying on the couch watching sitcoms so I'm relegated to my MLB.com audio subscription to listen to the World Series tonight. Hoping Pedro can keep the Phillies in it, despite the New York media's attempts to throw him off - we'll see. On the plus side, that does give me some time to do some blogging...

Ounsworth and Flashy Python to open for Cold War Kids

If you're heading out to catch one of the four Cold War Kids shows coming up, you might want to get there a little early as former Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! frontman Alec Ounsworth and Flashy Python will be opening for the band on those select dates. Ounsworth and Flashy Python will be playing tunes from Ounsworth's new album, Mo Beauty, as well as from Flashy Python's debut Skin and Bones and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's catalogue.\

New video for Muse song "Undisclosed Desires"

If you want to catch the new Muse song "Undisclosed Desires" that will be featured in the new Twilight Saga: New Moon movie but don't want to wait to hear it in the theater, you can head over to MySpace and check out the video and Matthew Bellamy's Bono-esque eyewear. It's some sort of weird-industrial pop that I'm not immediately in love with, despite my huge Muse crush. But then again, it is for a teenage abstinence vampire movie, so....

Cold War Kids, Behave Yourself EP

2009-10-27T19:22:00.002-05:00

Veritas Lux Mea favorites Cold War Kids will be releasing a 4 song EP called Behave Yourself on January 19, and will be playing on four shows in January, each of which will have a free recording of each show that can be downloaded with ticket purchase.

The 4 shows set for January are:
Los Angeles - The Wiltern - January 22
San Francisco - The Fillmore - January 23
New York - Terminal 5 - January 29
Chicago - The Vic Theatre - January 30

Anybody planning on hitting up one of the shows? Let us know!

You can see and hear a preview of the upcoming songs by checking out the short 1 minute video up now at the band's website

Star and Micey

2009-10-27T19:06:00.003-05:00

We've been on "the look" for some new music to dig into lately and were happy to stumble upon the Star & Micey self-titled debut record in our inbox.

Harboring a sound that blends Memphis soul with lo-fi indie rock and singer-songwriter introspection, Star & Micey's debut effort is an enjoyable record that is as diverse as it is easy to listen to - with tracks like "Salvation Army Clothes" which twinge and tangle with a certain backwater Bayou bite to softer, sweeter tunes like "Nelson," which features Jody Stephens of Big Star fame.

You can check out a free-3 track album sampler here

More info available at the band's website

Free Weezer Concert in San Francisco

2009-10-19T21:33:00.003-05:00

I don't bash a lot of music on this blog. Which isn't always easy, because I get a lot of crap emailed to me that I would consider, well, crap. But knowing that most of the artists I get info from are trying to make their way and just looking for an ear or two to listen and maybe a post if you like what you hear I try only to post about bands or music that I enjoy and not give those other bands negative press. Who knows, maybe people actually do listen to Nickelback.

But when it comes to one of my favorite bands, sometimes I feel the need to vent.

So, if you live in San Fransisco, or close by, and feel like watching the career of once-brilliant garage band Weezer continue their downward spiral into mediocrity you're welcome to attend the MySpace Secret Shows Presents Weezer with Natalie Portman's Shaved Head at the Regency on Wednesday, Oct 21.

Doors open at 8 pm and the show is free - first come, first served.

Here's how the press release describes the latest Weezer record, Raditude, due out Nov 3rd: "With its rollicking communal spirit, Weezer's latest offering can be viewed as a natural progression from those impromptu jam sessions from the band's Red Album tour. Raditude sees the band partying with Lil' Wayne, hitting the clubs with Jermaine Dupri and bringing in a host of Indian musicians to push the band into a psychedelic, spiritual dimension. Within these 10 songs lie boundless possibilities and ceaseless excitement, proof that Weezer remains a band that defies easy summations and can never be taken for granted, a band who has grown as they've opened their horizons."

Weezer + Lil' Wayne and Jermaine Dupri? Count me out. I'll continue to tout the Blue Album and Pinkerton as two of my favorite albums of all time, but even the title of their new record - Raditude - sounds lame and pretentious, which sadly, describes most of their recent efforts. Maybe I'm not being fair, since I haven't heard a single note off the new record, but for some reason I think I'm doing myself a favor by just remembering Weezer for the good times they provided me and my friends back in the day with classic tuns and good times.

The Whigs - In the Dark

2009-10-19T21:19:00.004-05:00

Been a little under the weather lately but hopefully on the mend now...and back to posting.

We're really excited for the new release from the Athens, GA band The Whigs, set for release in early 2010. We had a chance to catch the band down in Madison, WI last year and they absolutely rocked.

The Whigs in Madison

To tempt us over until the release, the band is releasing the title track from In the Dark for free for all to download, share, and enjoy. You can do so here.

The band is out on tour this fall (no Wisconsin dates, damn) so if you have the chance I highly recommend you take in their set. They're playing with the likes of The Features, The Dead Trees, and Mean Creek on select dates, which you can peep below:

With The Features (from October 28th - December 15th)
With The Dead Trees (from October 28th - November 21st)
With Mean Creek (October 28th and December 5th - 15th)

October 28th Middle East (Downstairs) Boston, Massachusetts
October 29th Funk & Waffles Syracuse, New York
October 30th Mohawk Buffalo, New York
October 31st Musica Akron, Ohio
November 2nd Mad Hatter Cincinnati, Ohio
November 3rd Newport Music Hall Columbus, Ohio
November 4th Birdy's Indianapolis, Indiana
November 5th Cannery Nashville, Tennessee
November 6th Bottom Lounge Chicago, Illinois
November 7th Triple Rock Minneapolis, Minnesota
November 10th Bluebird Theater Denver, Colorado
November 13th Media Club Vancouver, British Columbia
November 14th Tractor Tavern Seattle, Washington
November 15th Doug Fir Lounge Portland, Oregon
November 17th The Independent San Francisco, California
November 18th Detroit Bar Costa Mesa, California
November 19th The Troubadour Los Angeles, California
November 20th Beauty Bar Las Vegas, Nevada
November 21st Soma (sidestage) San Diego, California
December 1st Emo's Austin, Texas
December 2nd The Loft Dallas, Texas
December 4th The Variety Playhouse Atlanta, Georgia
December 5th Rhythm & Brews Chattanooga, Tennessee
December 8th Visulite Charlotte, North Carolina
December 10th Black Cat Washington, DC, Washington DC
December 11th The Fillmore @ Irving Plaza New York, New York
December 12th North Star Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 14th Local 506 Chapel Hill, North Carolina
December 15th Pour House Charleston, South Carolina

More info at The Whigs website

The House That Dirt Built in stores today

2009-10-13T22:19:00.003-05:00

A band we've really been keeping our eye on, The Heavy, finally dropped their sophomore album The House That Dirt Built in stores today. We don't get all worked up about much around here anymore but I have a feeling this record is really going to cause a lot of buzz.

You can grab a track off the album for free by going here. Like what you hear? Go get the album.

US Tour Dates

10/21 || The Echo || Los Angeles, CA
10/22 || Martini Ranch || Scottsdale, AZ
10/23 || Casbah || San Diego, CA
10/24 || The Blank Club || San Jose, CA
10/27 || Slim's || San Francisco, CA
10/28 || Silver Moon Brewing Company || Bend, OR
10/29 || Doug Fir Lounge || Portland, OR
10/30 || The Crocodile || Seattle, WA
11/2 || World Café Live || Philadelphia, PA
11/4 || Club Metronome || Burlington, VA
11/5 || Great Scott || Boston, MA
11/7 || 92Y Tribeca || New York, NY

Relation covers the Pixies' "Here Comes Your Man"

2009-10-07T19:33:00.004-05:00

We must be in a cover song kind of mood today because in addition to Love in October's cover of Tokyo Police Club's Nature of the Experiment which you can grab in the previous post we've also got a cover of the The Pixie's "Here Comes Your Man" by Relation.

The cover rendition has a John Hughes 80's throwback vibe to it that makes it sound both a little desperate and delicious - like most good Pixies covers. It is the final track on the debut album Fear of Night from the Southend duo Relation. The album is clearly a call-out to the 80's electo pop days of Depeche Mode and New Order but nonetheless a fun spin.

Stream and download below:

Hear Comes Your Man (Album Version) by MikeRog10

One last note...

I turned 28 yesterday (woo!) - so I want to share one of my more recent favorite "birthday" songs with you, called "Happy Birthday, Don't Die" by Rhett Miller, below:

Happy Birthday, Don't Die

Nature of The Experiment (Acoustic) - Love in October ( Tokyo Police Club cover )

2009-10-07T19:28:00.003-05:00

"Nature of the Experiment" by Tokyo Police Club is one of my favorite tracks of the past couple years, and here it gets an interesting acoustic makeover by the band Love in October that you just might enjoy as much as I did.

You can snag an mp3 of the track at the Love in October website.

Good Graces and White Gold

2009-10-01T19:41:00.005-05:00

Veritas Lux Mea friends The Good Graces released Bring on the Tambourines! this week. We previously profiled them, but to correspond with the release, they've also released another track off the album, which you can snag below:

The Good Graces - "Bad Driver"

Grab the EP on Amazon for under $5

White Gold’s Milkdonculous Giveaway

WHITE GOLD and GotMilk? have teamed up to help save California high school arts programs with White Gold’s Milkdonculous Giveaway.

California public high schools will be challenged to remake a scene from the rock opera for the chance to win part of a combined $50,000 in funding earmarked for arts programs ($20K scholarship for first place, one $10K winner for second place and 8 honorable mentions at $2.5K each). For more details, go here

Yakuza Heart Attack

2009-09-29T20:51:00.005-05:00

I think I have more than a few prog-happy friends that will be interested in this last post of the evening. Proggers Yakuza Heart Attack will be releasing their sophomore album called Yakuza Heart Attack II off Squids Eye Records on Oct 22 but below you can snag three of the tracks absolutely free. These tracks provide the perfect background for your latest WoW conquest or hitting up the old school Mario Bros (I'm talking to you, Nate).

Yakuza Heart Attack - "Scarlet Moon"
Yakuza Heart Attack - "Power Surge"
Yakuza Heart Attack - "Tears of the Judge"

Described by PopMatters as "[L]ike Weezer trapped inside a Gameboy and knowing that rocking is the only way to break out", Yakuza Heart Attack certainly can inject some game into your playlist. There's no guitars, but plenty of synth, and plenty of fun for all.

More about Yakuza Heart Attack at their MySpace page

The Melvins Chicken Switch remix album out now

2009-09-29T20:36:00.004-05:00

It's been a looooooooong time since I last listened to The Melvins, but in fact, my very first CD purchase ever was The Melvins Stag back in 1996, so I feel obligated to mention that they've got a new remix record called Chicken Switch out in store for you to checkout.

Chicken Switch track listing and remixers:

01 Washmachine Sk8tronics (Remixed By Eye Yamatsuka)
02 Emperor Twaddle Remix (Remixed By Christoph Heemann)
03 She Chokes Her Dying Breath & Does It In My Face (Remixed BY V/VM)
04 AAHHH... (Remixed By John Duncan)
05 Linkshänder (Remixed By Matmos)
06 EggNog Trilogy: I) She's Ivanhoe, II) Cancer, III) Inebriated (Remixed By Lee Ranaldo)
07 SNOW REM REM IBVZ (Remixed By Merzbow)
08 Prick Concrete/Revolution M (Remixed By David Scott Stone)
09 Queen (Electroclash Remix By Panacea)
10 The Silky Apple Butter Of Youth (Remixed By Sunroof!)
11 4th Floor Helicopter (Remixed By Kawabata Makoto)
12 disp_tx_skel_mach_murx (Remixed By Farmersmanual)
13 Overgoat (Remixed By Void Manes)
14 Over From Under The Dog, Girl & Boy Treatment (Remixed By RLW)
15 Hard Revenge Milly Bloody Battle VS. The Melvins Ozmatized Gore Police (Remixed By Speedranch)

If you've never listened to The Melvins I can't guarauntee you won't hate it, but you can check out one of the tracks, "Queen (Electroclash Remix by Panacea)" below:

The Melvins - "Queen" (Electroclash Remix by Panacea)

More info available at The Melvins site

Stream the Where The Wild Things Are Soundtrack Free

2009-09-29T20:17:00.003-05:00

The kid in us still remembers way back when we first read Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are, so we're pretty excited to catch Spike Jonze's rendition when it hits the theaters in October. We also love the trailer featuring Arcade Fire's "Wake Up."

I was a little disappointed to find out that Arcade Fire really isn't on the soundtrack but when you have an entire soundtrack of Karen O (from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and "The Kids" I guess you can't complain.

The soundtrack is available for purchase now, but if you want to preview it first you can head over to imeem and after registering and going through the usual advertising clicks you can stream the entire album for free. Make sure you check out the track "Building All is Love," our favorite of the bunch.

If you want to avoid registering at imeem you can just head over to Stereogum and stream it there.

Tapes n Tapes music video for "Hang Them All"

2009-09-22T22:34:00.003-05:00

We're eagerly anticipating the upcoming Minneapolis tour stop for Tapes n' Tapes and we'll be in the Cities on Oct 3 to catch their sold-out show at The Turf Club in St. Paul.

If you missed their appearance on Conan, you can check out the music video for the track "Hang Them All", directed by Jonnie Ross, below:

If you're looking for that Conan appearance you can see the video of that at the band's website as well.

Concert Announcement: Pete Yorn, The Majestic, Madison, WI - October 27

2009-09-22T22:15:00.003-05:00

Pete Yorn will be swinging through Wisconsin this fall for a show at The Majestic in Madison on Oct 27. If it's been a while since you've caught up to speed with Yorn, you can stream some tunes at his website.

Pete Yorn Tour Dates

Oct 19 – Granada Theatre - Lawrence , KS
Oct 21 – The Blue Note - Columbia , MO
Oct 22 – Rococo Theatre – Lincoln , NE
Oct 24 – Bluebird Nightclub – Bloomington , IN
Oct 25 – Newport Music Hall – Columbus , OH
Oct 26 – Vogue Theatre – Indianapolis , IN
Oct 27 – Majestic Theatre – Madison , WI
Oct 29 – Intersection – Grand Rapids , MI
Oct 30 – State Theatre – State College , PA
Nov 1 – Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield , CT
Nov 4 – The Hart Theatre at the Egg – Albany , NY
Nov 5 – Electric Factory, Philadelphia , PA
Nov 8 – Amos End, Charlotte , NC
Dec 5 – KBCO Radio show, FOX Theatre, Boulder, CO

Monsters of Folk debut album drops tomorrow

2009-09-21T21:35:00.003-05:00

If you're heading out to your local record store tomorrow to peruse the new releases might I suggest you grab yourself a copy of the debut album by Mosters of Folk. The super-group collaboration of celebrated rockers M.Ward, Jim James (My Morning Jacket), Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis plays like a really great concert encore - where various crooners take the stage, each bringing their unique talent to a larger, deeper pool - swimming with delightful sounds.

You can stream three of the tracks at the Mosters of Folk website. We recommend starting with "Say Please."

Bike Naked for the Flaming Lips in Portland

2009-09-21T17:27:00.003-05:00

Just add naked... and maybe a little TLC?

If you're an avid nudist, or a cyclist, or heck, just live in Portland, like to get naked, own a bike, and dig the Flaming Lips, then you've got a chance at appearing in their music video for "Watching the Planets" off their Embryonic record.

[Flaming Lips lead singer] Wayne describes the scene, saying that the idea came from the musical, "Hair": "You know how it's a bunch of freaked out naked people climbing some mountain with blood and fire and finding some new civilization there-- so I thought of Portland, right?"

BikePortland has all of the info for anybody who's interested in participating. Here are the basic details:

Flaming Lips naked bike video shoot
Wednesday, September 23, 10am - 10pm (drop-in)
The top of Mount Tabor, by the basketball courts
No RSVP needed. Just show up wearing clothes, please.
For more information, contact: bikeforthelips@gmail.com

Musical Notes: Mystery of Two, Says Shes Ms. Blat, and Bishop Allen

2009-09-17T22:23:00.004-05:00

The Office is back. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is back. Community seems like it might work. All in all a good night of television for once. But we've got a few quick musical notes for you as well:

Mystery of Two

...is a Cleveland rock group that is actually 3 people - Nick, Ryan, and Jeff. The "not quite post punk, not quite new wave" band just released their second album and would like you to have a listen to a few of their tracks, below. If you like their stuff, you can snag it on their MySpace page.

Mystery of Two - "French Rocking Horse"
Mystery of Two - "Repeat It"

Says Shes Ms. Blat

...is Lottie Leymarie on keys/vocals and Bret Puchir on percussion and their sound is powerful and thudding. Think pop, but raw, heavier - more Fiona Apple & Lucinda Williams than Norah Jones. Stream it here.

Bishop Allen

...is coming to Madison Nov 2 @ arguably the best smaller venue in the city, The High Noon Saloon. See you there? Peep the rest of their tour dates here.

Sunday Morning MP3 - The Good Graces - "Pretty New Song"

2009-09-13T09:46:00.003-05:00

Atlanta indie folk minimalists The Good Graces, who we profiled in a previous post, recently released a new song titled "Pretty New Song," which comes off the Bring on the Tambourines! EP scheduled to drop later this month. For a sneak preview, you can snag the song for free below, courtesy of the band and Eskimo Kiss Records:

The Good Graces - "Pretty New Song"

As the band mentions on their website, keep your eye out for other great tracks from the EP as they appear sporadically on the album's website. Currently (as of this morning) you can go there to snag a free mp3 of the track "I Miss the 90's".

If you miss out on any of the tracks you can pick up the album when it drops Sept 29.

Heartless Bastards + Wolfmother on tour

2009-09-13T09:20:00.003-05:00

Big day for us as we kick off a solid 12 hours of football coverage, from ESPN's Sunday Countdown at 10 am CST to the end of the Packers-Bears game around 10pm. We are literally giddy with anticipation. If you're laying some money on the games you might want to see what the folks at ESPN think of the predicted outcomes.

Like a lot of others out there we recently jumped on the Heartless Bastards bandwagon and haven't gotten off. Now comes word that they will be touring this fall in support of blistering guitar rockers Wolfmother. The Wolfmother dates will kick off in Dallas, TX, on October 29th and come to a close on November 24th in Los Angeles, CA. Sadly, no Wisconsin dates. Peep the schedule below:

Heartless Bastards tour dates:

09.24.09 Oberlin, OH Dionysus Club
09.25.09 Cincinnati, OH Grammers Bar
09.26.09 Columbus, OH The Basement
09.30.09 Tyler, TX Clicks
10.01.09 Houston, TX House of Blues - Bronze Peacock
10.04.09 Austin, TX Zilker Park

On tour with Wolfmother:

10.29.09 Dallas, TX House of Blues - Dallas
11.02.09 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
11.03.09 Charlotte, NC The Fillmore Charlotte
11.04.09 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
11.06.09 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
11.07.09 Boston, MA House of Blues - Boston
11.08.09 New York, NY Terminal 5
11.11.09 Toronto, ON Kool Haus
11.12.09 Pontiac, MI Clutch Cargos
11.13.09 Chicago, IL Riviera Theater
11.14.09 Minneapolis, MN State Theater
11.16.09 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
11.17.09 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
11.19.09 Portland Roseland Theater
11.20.09 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre
11.21.09 Vancouver, BC Queen Elizabeth Theatre
11.23.09 Oakland, CA Fox Oakland Theater
11.24.09 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern

New single from Los Campesinos!

2009-09-12T11:39:00.005-05:00

The Sea Is A Good Place To Think Of The Future from Los Campesinos! on Vimeo.

We're really excited by the lastest single from VLM fav Los Campesinos! We had a chance to catch them down in Madison and it was a stellar show. They'll be touring the UK in October, but in the meantime, you can check out the single and video for "The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future" above or if you want to download the track and keep tabs on the band you can do so over at their website.

Portland Cello Project

2009-09-07T10:07:00.005-05:00

The wife and I rented The Soloist last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. It also got me to thinking I need to get back to listening to classical music and playing instruments more often... it would help had we not sold my violin a few years ago back when we were jobless to help pay for rent, but even just listening once in a while would be a step in the right direction.

The Portland Cello Project isn't classical per say, but they're classically based and the softer side of me is really enjoying their track with singer Thao Nyugen called "Tallymarks" which you can download below courtesy of Riot Act Media:

Portland Cello Project featuring Thao - "Tallymarks"

Since the group's inception in late 2007, they have performed with a veritable "Who's Who?" list of Portland musicians, from Laura Gibson to The Dandy Warhols, Horse Feathers, Mirah and Loch Lomond, just to name a few.

The group's newest full-length was released on June 9th, 2009 on their new label, local independent Kill Rock Stars and includes such diverse pieces as a Pantera cover and a solemn religious piece by John Tavener.

At live shows, their repertoire can consist of anything from Metallica to Horse Feathers to Britney Spears to Bach.

The Portland Cello Project earns every penny from ticket sales and sales of our CD’s and Tee-Shirts, so get out of the house, break out of your usual music mold, and support the group if they are appearing anywhere near you:

October 2009
15 - Santa Barbara, CA @ SoHo
16 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
17 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place
21 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
22 - Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey -
23 - Vancouver, BC, Canada @ The Biltmore Cabaret
24 - Spokane, WA @ Empyrean Coffee
27 - Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
28 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall
29 - Urbana, IL @ The Canopy Club
30 - Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
31 - Detroit, MI @ The Cafe at the Majestic Theater

November 2009
1 - Toronto, ON, Canada @ El Mocambo
2 - Montreal, QC, Canada @ Il Motore
3 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
4 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
5 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
6 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
7 - Richmond, VA @ The Canal Club Downstairs Lounge
9 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
11 - Houston, TX @ The Studio at Warehouse Live
12 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk
13 - Ft Worth, TX @ Lola's
14 - Lubbock, TX @ Jake's
17 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
18 - Tucson, AZ @ Plush
19 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
20 - Pomona, CA @ The Glass House

You can learn more about the Portland Cello Project at their website and stream a few tracks to boot.

Labor Day with Corduroy, Zombies, and the Flaming Lips

2009-09-07T09:35:00.003-05:00

We're here enjoying our orange juice and Labor Day and figured we'd pass along a few tunes for you should you need a little something for your backyard barbecue soundtrack this afternoon.

First up is Toronto rock four-piece Corduroy, who I just had to check out since they are named after my favorite Pearl Jam song. Ok, not really, but that'd be cool, right?

At first listen we were reminded of another group of fellows that we sure like, Tokyo Police Club. And with influences such as Pavement and Arcade Fire its easy to see the resemblance. Then again, there's a lot of good music that comes out of Canada these days (see: Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Wolf Parade).

Anyways, Corduroy are going to be releasing some three song EPs, called Demoroys. The Demoroy's will be available for free download on the band's Myspace and on a Pay-What-You-Can basis at shows. Demoroy Volume 1 will be available for free download tomorrow, September 7th. But lucky you can download a sneak preview for free below, just in time for today's festivities:

Corduroy - "The Lighthouse Keeper"

Zombies!

If you're interested in male nudity (ass) and zombies, then check out Chickenhawk's new video "I Hate This, You Like This?" over at YouTube. It's fleash-eating fantastic, to say the least.

Shot in four days over a three week period, the Chickenhawk music video/zombie epic pulled together hundreds of people and created a community based blood fest that Leeds had never seen before. The project was designed to not only be a vast scale, but living(dead) proof that a high level of film production can be achieved with a small budget, as long as you keep your hanging eyeballs on the cash and the ambition.

And lastly, if you hadn't heard the new Flaming Lips song for "Trembling Hands" you can do so over at I Guess I'm Floating. It's been around a while (since June) but it was the first I'd heard it. Their new album, Embryonic, will be out on October 13.

Blogger by day, mustache aficionado by night?

2009-09-03T22:43:00.005-05:00

Not that you probably care because there's no music or mustaches involved, but if you want to check out the things I'm paid to write about from 8am-5pm every Monday thru Friday then head on over to our recently debuted pet blog and check out my posts there. Lots of good information and stories.

The Danvilles

2009-09-03T22:15:00.005-05:00

The only thing better than Aaron Rodger's sporty new mustache and the return of college football this evening was my wife's meatless lasagna. I ate so much I could put Garfield to shame. Hopefully I'll be putting that mustache to shame as well since I don't plan to shave between now and Halloween so that come Oct 31st I can shave my Zach Galifianakis like beard into a John Astin-as-Gomez Addams mustache.

Watching the tail end of the Packers-Titans preseason game after dinner I ran across the Musebox Featured Artist of the Week, The Danvilles. I hadn't heard The Danvilles before tonight but that's a shame - the track I got to listen to tonight ("The Man That Never Was") was polished and scrappy, and reminded me a bit of Tapes N' Tapes, who I'll be heading to The Cities to see on October 3rd.

According to the press release, The Danville's debut EP, Number One, was

"recorded over a single weekend {...} always destined to be more than a simple LP. Their first burst of creative energy would also spawn even more imagination in the old friends, who cobbled together a companion video EP of short films, inspired by the gloomy Edgar Allen Poe. Of course, we’d expect nothing less from a group that got their start when he was required-reading in English class. If only we could have bonded over Dick Dale and old punk royalty with somebody in our 4th period, then maybe we’d be putting out records too."

If you haven't heard The Danvilles, you can check out the standout track "The Man That Never Was" below, or head over to the band's MySpace site to stream some additional tracks and check out the videos mentioned above. We recommend the folksy "I Ain't No Jesus" which we could easily see playing as the credits run on a future True Blood episode.

The Danvilles - "The Man That Never Was"