I missed the megafaun and bowerbirds show up here.

alittle sad

Future of the Left just put out a hell of a record.

7/13/2009 8:45:31 PM

http://www.myspace.com/porcupinetree

Porcupine Tree has posted a 7:30 preview of "The Incident." This might be my most anticipated release still to come this year.

7/13/2009 9:31:04 PM

^^
The ArtsCenter: Aug. 22

7/14/2009 8:23:31 AM

bout to start recording a record with some friends of mine in greensboro. i'll post tracks as we make em.

i want to release songs in stages as a unique way to hear what studio editing/mixing can do, so i will post a track that is completely raw, then post the same song with subsequent edits & mixing, and finally a master copy.

should keep me occupied the last half of summer

7/14/2009 10:16:36 AM

^ the rivers cuomo approach

7/14/2009 10:18:53 AM

i figured someone has done it before, but o well. it will still be fun

7/14/2009 10:21:18 AM

no, it's def. cool

i still think the very first version of "dope nose" that rivers posted is way better than the album version

you using tape or digital?

7/14/2009 10:53:10 AM

it will still be digital. presonus firepod into steinberg cubase for preliminary tracking, and edits. i believe we will be mixing and mastering with pro tools.

its going to have a lot of raw sounds, dynamic microphones on guitar & bass cabs, banjo & strings. definitely want to try and capture the energy of the song through as much live recording as we can (as opposed to layering).

7/14/2009 10:59:02 AM

I still have a ton of the SS2K / Maldroit demos from Weezer.com.

And I'm still pissed that so many good songs got shelved or were butchered.

7/14/2009 11:01:05 AM

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7/14/2009 11:01:26 AM

Quote :

"its going to have a lot of raw sounds, dynamic microphones on guitar & bass cabs, banjo & strings. definitely want to try and capture the energy of the song through as much live recording as we can (as opposed to layering)."

that sounds similar to an uncompleted album i did with the octobers a few years ago. we had guitar, cello, keys and one guy switched between guitar/bass/banjo depending on the song. we did live recording and some of it turned out really well. for whatever reason it never was completely finished.

7/14/2009 11:11:56 AM

^actually i just got a hold of your unfinished record and was going to release it as my own

7/14/2009 11:15:35 AM

has the megafaun been posted here? I noticed some of you are already listening.

7/14/2009 11:17:38 AM

it comes out in a week. just buy it.

7/14/2009 11:23:00 AM

planning on it anyways...just hard to wait...never been good at it.

7/14/2009 11:26:43 AM

well i'm just waiting and i know multiple people who would just send it to me. i prefer the anticipation of opening up the packaging to unzipping a file.

that said, i'm getting the vinyl. does anyone know if it comes with a download of the album from the band?

7/14/2009 11:29:39 AM

How's Regina Spektor's new album?

7/14/2009 1:30:32 PM

Quote :

"does anyone know if it comes with a download of the album from the band?"

It does

7/14/2009 5:35:24 PM

^^ I like.

7/14/2009 5:37:50 PM

Quote :

"it will still be digital. presonus firepod into steinberg cubase for preliminary tracking, and edits. i believe we will be mixing and mastering with pro tools. its going to have a lot of raw sounds, dynamic microphones on guitar & bass cabs, banjo & strings. definitely want to try and capture the energy of the song through as much live recording as we can (as opposed to layering)."

Cool, i have a firebox/firepod, too. I use Logic, but have previously used Cubase a lot. Why the switch to Pro Tools? Especially if using a non digidesign interface? Does the mastering house use PT and require a PT project?

7/14/2009 6:09:14 PM

all this talk about recording reminds me of the time i could have bought a tascam 388 (all-in-one, 8 tracks, 1/4" reel-to-reel) in good working order for $300 but passed on it because i didn't have anywhere to put it.

7/14/2009 6:26:31 PM

recording analog is a waste of time and money. there, i said it. take my hipster cred.

7/14/2009 7:17:57 PM

stream of the new dodos album

http://timetodie.net/

i <3 the dodos

7/14/2009 11:42:53 PM

im not sure why we would switch to PT honestly, other than the fact that one of us has it and wants to use it.

the firepod is great. i recorded the last album i did with all the drum tracking into the firepod and through cubase, with every drum mic having its own channel. that gave me mixing control over so much more than i ever had before. i could adjust virtually every sound from every tom that my kit produced, and then could match the 2 overhead condenser mic's to blend cymbals and ambience with the toms.

and i did it all in my basement. came out pretty well, except that i hate how the snare drum sounded.

7/15/2009 11:27:01 AM

^^Anyone have a link to the CD of the album that got leaked?

7/15/2009 12:48:29 PM

Quote :

"WUNC’s The State of Things featured WKNC 88.1, NC State’s student radio station, yesterday as part of its week-long series on North Carolina’s music scene. WKNC — “The Revolution” — “offers the kind of eclectic mix and local flavor that rivals anything you can find on Pandora, internet radio or even your best iPod shuffle,” The State of Things claims."

http://www.alumni.ncsu.edu/blog/2009/07/15/on-the-air-with-wknc/

7/15/2009 4:26:03 PM

this Blue Roses album is really good

http://www.myspace.com/musicofblueroses

if you hate Joanna Newsom you might wanna stay away

[Edited on July 15, 2009 at 4:50 PM. Reason : .]

7/15/2009 4:45:27 PM

Julian Plenti (Paul Banks of Interpol) - Julian Plenti is... Skyscraper

01 Only If You Run
02 Fun That We Have
03 Skyscraper
04 Games for Days
05 Madrid Song
06 No Chance of Survival
07 Unwind
08 Girl on the Sporting News
09 On the Esplanade
10 Fly as You Might
11 H

hxxp://www.megaupload.com/?d=DGOJDHGA

[Edited on July 15, 2009 at 9:19 PM. Reason : ]

7/15/2009 9:19:16 PM

Man, this new Mew album is absolutely phenomenal. seriously, probably the catchiest album I've heard all year.

[Edited on July 15, 2009 at 11:07 PM. Reason : ]

7/15/2009 10:59:08 PM

^could you post it?

7/15/2009 11:17:17 PM

yea. i should prob rehost it. I'd hate to post the link that I got it from as a friend of mine hosted it on his site quick for me to grab and not with the intention of me posting the link everywhere. gimme a few to mediafire it

7/15/2009 11:20:59 PM

great, thank you!

7/15/2009 11:24:04 PM

yea np.

Mew - No More Stories...

hxxp://www.mediafire.com/?tttnq2mzjmo

7/15/2009 11:45:06 PM

I was surprised to find out it leaked. You can find it in a google search too.

7/15/2009 11:50:56 PM

Modest Mouse -- No One's First and You're Next
hxxp://www.mediafire.com/?nyznnzdyzww

very early leak... also not the best quality, only 128 kbps, but it's a listenable copy of their new one.

I'm just curious to hear it, but if you're a big fan and want to hear it in its best quality, wait a week or two.

Quote :

"This is an EP titled No One's First and You're Next is slated for release in August 2009, composed of unreleased tracks from the recording sessions of Good News for People Who Love Bad News and We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank."

[Edited on July 16, 2009 at 2:15 AM. Reason : . not my link]

7/16/2009 2:14:38 AM

^ uggg, and fuck whoever did those ID3 tags on that thing

god damnit

7/16/2009 2:17:59 AM

definitely hating myself for being too lazy to bring in my ipod from the car last night to put the Mew on it. itching to listen to something like that at work right now.

7/16/2009 10:01:31 AM

man, heard some Megafaun for the first time today on the Loft's roots show. Awesome! I have got to get my hands on it.

7/16/2009 2:21:25 PM

Quote :

"Dear Ben, With every online ticket purchased you receive six Flaming Lips songs, including three unreleased studio tracks from the new album and three rare B-sides chosen by Flaming Lips. Plus, you also get an official live audio recording! You will receive one special code per ticket purchased, good for one digital download each of the following: • Three brand new songs from the new album, EMBRYONIC: "Convinced of the Hex," "The Impulse," and "Silver Trembling Hands." Redeemable immediately - see directions below, or click here now. • Three rare B-sides hand-picked by The Flaming Lips. • Official live audio recording! To begin downloading your music, please follow the simple instructions below:"

cool

7/16/2009 3:14:31 PM

grizzly bear is on letterman tonight

metric is on letterman tomorrow night

(could be re-runs though)

[Edited on July 16, 2009 at 3:21 PM. Reason : .]

7/16/2009 3:20:39 PM

i can't believe there's been a leak of the new album and i haven't gotten it yet. i am now downloading at work...don't tell my boss.

3 days til i see them live!!!

7/16/2009 3:51:37 PM

7/16/2009 7:58:44 PM

awesome.

7/16/2009 10:09:05 PM

1. What is that .gif from?

2. Give me it.

7/16/2009 10:22:49 PM

^8 i really like the mew album. listened to it 2 times through already. cartoons and macreme wounds is awesome. i don't have any of their other stuff...what should i get?

7/16/2009 10:54:29 PM

^i enjoyed "and the glass handed kites". looking forward to this new one.

[Edited on July 16, 2009 at 11:25 PM. Reason : -]

7/16/2009 11:11:05 PM

yea "and the glass handled kites" is solid. The only other one I have is "Frengers"

7/16/2009 11:36:20 PM

that .gif is from the "stillness is the move" video

7/17/2009 11:06:31 AM

new Atlas Sound feat. Noah Lennox (Panda Bear) http://bit.ly/mrzQU. awesome

7/17/2009 1:44:46 PM

Megafaun's new CD/LP is in stock at Schoolkids now

7/17/2009 4:15:50 PM