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Today we're bringing you the world premiere of
From The Land of Fire and Ice: Red Motor Dog
July 25th, 2007
If you're like me, you've spent a little bit of time wondering what happened to Scott Weiland's voice after Stone Temple Pilots released Purple. The attitude remained, but some of the muscle, some of his vocal essence, had gone. I always chalked it up to drugs (pay attention kids) but I'm working on a new theory now: Elvar from Red Motor Dog, in some B-movie-inspired dark ritual, took some of that gravel-and-balls texture and made it his own. Red Motor Dog is from Iceland. They do things like that there.
A surprisingly refreshing drive down a well-worn road, Red Motor Dog's EP is a great addition to the library of anyone who still pulls out early STP, Foo Fighters, and Bush records and cranks them to 11. I can't be the only one who still does that.
Key tracks:
Blast-Off
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Norman Cranck
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The Desert Riders
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This is what is what real Rock sounds like. Listen." [REC by dodga]
Note: the sniff/hock at the beginning of
Wake Up!
is
also what real Rock sounds like. But it's kinda gross.
The Heavenly States: Everything But the Elephant
July 16th, 2007
Everybody's raving about The Heavenly States! Check out what some critics had to say about these Oakland based Indie Rockers.
For all you indie snobs with a shadowy Dave Matthews Band-loving past, this Oakland, California, trio delivers equal parts patchouli-soaked violin and Superchunk-worthy melodies. [RollingStone]
The last great indie-rock violinist, The Dambuilders' Joan Wasser was known for her dark, sawing ardor, but the States' Genevieve Gargon has a breezy, darting quality that deepens and brightens the hummable angst-purging of singer/guitarist Ted Nesseth. Full of romantic, lefty yearning, Nesseth recalls the sweaty conviction of another Ted (Leo). [SPIN]
Buoyant, Bush-baiting pop. [Newsweek]
Oaktown's The Heavenly States may wear their pulsating hearts on their sleeves, but I'll take earnest power-pop liberalism over bored mall-punk any day. From their self-titled 2003 debut to their recent Black Comet, the bands arch wordplay and jagged composition on tracks like "Pretty Life" andhave been as compelling as they have been hilarious. Remember, these left-fielders signed on Hardware Wars creator Ernie Fosselius to direct their video for "Car Wash." So, yeah, they're well-versed in the intersection of entertainment and absurdity, political or otherwise. (For more on that score, check out their hilarious Flash short Osama bin Lozenges on YouTube. It's a riot.) This advertisement of the Heavenly States' artistic agenda was indeed paid for by the L.A. Weekly. But I would have given it to them for free, if they couldn't pay. [LA Weekly]
Check out this video for
My Friends
Danielle Evin Playing the Nation
November 8th, 2006
Some people choose to make music, and others are drawn to it. For Danielle Evin, the rising singer/songwriter whose self-titled release is featured on Amie Street, it would seem that music was always her calling. "I felt at an early age I had a knack for singing," says Evin. "My mother says I used to sing in the crib."
...A combination of blue-collar work ethic and superior talent, Danielle Evin appears to be something of a rarity in today's music scene: a skilled singer, writer, and musician, with her eyes open and her feet on the ground. Evin's perspective may be valuable to young musicians trying to maintain artistry within a space so often dominated by industry. Her sage advice reveals a clear view of things both as they are and as they should be: "Don't let anybody change who you are, you always want to stick with your instinct... and hire a great lawyer."
Evin is currently on tour, coming next to Providence, RI this Thursday at The Century Lounge.
