world cup update

I had a few requests to post some photos of some hot Argentinian World Cup fans, but those bums lost to Germany today, so instead, let's celebrate Italy's dominating victory over the Ukraine:



The Italy-Germany match should be insane. I'll be pulling for England and Brasil tomorrow, and ultimately hoping for a Brasil-Italy final so I can go to my Brasilian friends' house to watch the game dressed like this.

friday megapost

Way too much good shit going on tonight in North Texas. We break it down for you:

Dallas:

I'll be rocking your mom's favorite songs upstairs at The Cavern, while Sound Team and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin play downstairs. Sound Team's Movie Monster received a laughable and ultimately condescending Pitchfork review today, in which they attempt to liken it to an actual "monster movie" (clever!) And the fact that the reviewer mentioned Creed not only forces us to question his credibility; it makes me wonder if the guy even listened to the album, or if he just felt like attacking the perceived "hype". And then to speak for Win Butler? Pretty arrogant of P-fork, but I guess I wouldn't expect anything less. Anyway, count on me dragging Bill upstairs to guest DJ.



Sound Team Movie Monster mp3
SSLYBY House Fire mp3



Why do my boys DJ Nature and $elect always have the illest fliers ever? Anyway, the real DJs will be spinning tonight at Monkey Bar. No reason you can't hit up their set and mine, Dallas. Quit being so lazy.

Cat Power The Greatest (DJ Nature 'The Party' remix) mp3

Fort Worth:



Metrognome's Popfest! is going down in Fort Worth, and I have a feeling I'm going to regret missing this one. Not only will there be performances by the Happy Bullets, Fishboy, and my favorite six-year old of all-time, but word is our friends Hardin Sweaty and the Ready To Go will be releasing their new album, Elephant Gun, at the show.

Fishboy Tree Star mp3

Denton:

Tilly & the Wall plays tonight at Hailey's and I obviously can't make it, but I've got a new contributor (which I'm really excited about) who will have a review and photos for you sometime this weekend. And there is basically nothing better than photos of Tilly & the Wall.

Tilly & the Wall Lost Girls mp3

Finally, Red Hunter and The Theater Fire play tonight at Dan's in Denton. Both bands put on a great show, so don't miss it, Denton.

pop now!

"The PDX Pop Now! Festival is organized by a group of local Portland musicians, writers, and fans from the PDX-POP mailing list who've coalesced around the idea of organizing a free local music festival. Our mission is to celebrate not only the bands who've achieved "success", but also the amazing lesser-known bands around town. PDX Pop Now! is a local music event meant for everyone. No matter what age you are, or what type of music you listen to, our goal is to provide you one place to catch some of Portland's finest, in a safe and fun atmosphere."

PDX Pop Now! also puts out a compilation CD to coincide with the festival, and the 2006 comp is ridiculous, featuring unreleased tracks from Stephen Malkmus, The Thermals, and more, including these two amazing tracks. That Menomena joint is one of the most beautiful things I've heard in a while, I can't wait for their new record:

Menomena Shirt mp3
Talkdemonic Ending the Orange Glow mp3

New Cash

Hopefully you guys are already aware of Amp Camp's MP3 of the Day feature. If not, go check it out, and browse the archives while you're there. They've got some great stuff (new Oneida, Thom Yorke, etc.) including this track from Johnny Cash's American V: A Hundred Highways (out July 4).

Johnny Cash God's Gonna Cut You Down mp3

i would go along with someone like you

I have to thank young blog prodigy Matt for this one; since he posted it last week, it has officially become one of my favorite songs of the year. What can I say, I love the Swedes. Stockholm's Peter Bjorn and John got help from the Concretes' Victoria Bergsman in creating the feel good whistle-along of the summer.

Peter Bjorn and John Young Folks mp3

holler at Peter Bjorn and John on Myspace

elsewhere:



Red Hunter and The Theater Fire play tonight at the Double Wide in Dallas. Unfortunately, St. Vincent sent us a message yesterday that she would be unable to make it back from NYC in time for the show, but it's still a stellar bill.

Peter & the Wolf The Fall mp3

your chance to be rich and famous

Shapes & Sizes & Hasselhoff

We are honored to be a judge for Asthmatic Kitty's "Reshape & Resize Shapes & Sizes" Contest, in which you can win $300 and the entire AK back catalog, and your mp3 on the AK website. The dealio:

"Take their popular "Wilderness," and do something amazing with the song. Remix it, reinterpret it, cover it. A specially selected panel of elite bloggers will choose the best of the submissions. The winner will receive a front page posting on our site and eternal gratitude from the record label and Shapes and Sizes, the Canadian way! But hey, we can't ignore that we are American and therefore egregiously capitalistic. We're giving $300 American to the winner! That's 336 loonies to spend on Old Dutch Potato Chips - remember, ketchup isn't the only flavor!

First place will also receive the entire (available) back catalog of Asthmatic Kitty releases, and a very orange and wonderful Laura Park AK t-shirt! Second and third place receive stuff too. On September 1st, check back at asthmatickitty.com for the winners."

Not sure about the "elite" part, but we sure are glad they asked us to judge this thing, because we love Shapes & Sizes. Check out the details and submit your creation here. Oh yeah, here's the track, now get busy:

Shapes & Sizes Wilderness mp3

pranging out

Head over to Indie Interviews to hear their recent interview with Mike Skinner of The Streets. I was in attendance for this interview, and Mike looked pretty much like this, completely bling-ed out, but he was wearing some ridiculously short shorts (Thanks to Miss Modernage for the wonderfully-labeled pic):



also:



Don't forget to check me on SIRIUS Blog Radio tonight at 10 EST. I'll be playing tracks from my favorite releases of the first half of '06, including songs from Midlake, Destroyer, Sunset Rubdown, and more. If you don't have SIRIUS, sign up for a free trial here so you can listen online. (And no, you cynical bastards, I don't get any money when you sign up for a FREE trial)

Finally:



Adult Swim hooks you up with another free EP, featuring the likes of Mos Def, MF Doom, Lady Sov, and more. Here's a sample:

Lady Sov Hoodie (Spank Rock remix) mp3

Here's the whole damn thing:

Chocolate Swim EP .zip

Remix Smile

Lily Allen rocking the Air Max 90s

Download this preview clip of a re-mixable version of Lily Allen's "Smile". I played with it for about 5 minutes at work before I got tired of it. But hey, that's 5 minutes I didn't have to actually work, so it's totally worth it.

Lily Allen U-MYX Preview of "Smile" .zip

Also, Lily has made available a pretty cool "album-teaser" from her upcoming LP, Alright, Still:

Lily Allen Alright, Still Album Teaser mp3

girl talk and white denim

Sorry to throw these both into the same post (running late this morning), but both are worthy of your undivided attention. I personally can't get enough of either:



After a few listens, I'm addicted to Girl Talk's new record, Night Ripper (thanks Sam). Dude has made the ADD-afflicted's album of the year, taking only the best parts of your favorite (and least favorite) songs and mashing them with various top-40 hip hop and more. Cop it now at emusic before they get served with a cease & desist, you'll be glad you did. On this track alone, you get Neutral Milk Hotel, Juelz Santana, 50 Cent, Better Than Ezra(?) and oh so much more:

Girl Talk Minute by Minute mp3

more on Girl Talk here

get a couple more tracks from MOKB

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Not sure how to describe this one, as it's sort of outside of my musical frame of reference. But it kicks my ass, so just listen:

White Denim Let's Talk mp3

listen to a couple more White Denim tracks on Myspace

New DJ Shadow

Solesides offers up two tracks from DJ Shadow's highly anticipated new record, The Outsider:

DJ Shadow Enuff (feat. Q-Tip & Lateef) mp3
DJ Shadow This Time (I'm Gonna Try it My Way) mp3

*Links removed at the request of the label

Band of Horses: Live in Denton

A jovial Band of Horses played to an appreciative crowd last night in Denton, playing nearly everything from Everything All the Time during their hour-long set. The sound was as good as it's ever been at Hailey's, the band sounded almost exactly like they do on record (a good thing, in this case), and I left wishing I had a voice like Ben Bridwell's. The Hall & Oates cover they've been playing on this tour was great, anybody got the mp3? I suppose the original will have to do for now:

Hall & Oates You Make My Dreams mp3

Click for larger image:





elsewhere:

Just when you thought the mashup had seen it's heyday, along come two acts who are still doing something interesting with the form: Girl Talk and Flosstradamus. Dodge has a few tracks from Girl Talk, and here's a good one from Flosstradamus, in which the Chicago DJ crew mixes their hometown hero (Kanye) with Sigur Ros' "Staralfur":

Flosstradamus Overnight Star mp3

Tonight in Denton

Band of Horses are playing Hailey's tonight up in Denton, and we are reluctantly making the trek up there even though we have to work in the morning, mostly because we love Everything All the Time and we've heard good things about the live show. How about playing in Dallas next time, huh guys?

Band of Horses The Great Salt Lake mp3

elsewhere:

The Tripwire pointed us in the direction of this Gnarls/Beasties mash. Not a big mashup fan, but London's DJ Sussex did a decent job on this one, although it'd be pretty hard to mess up Dangermouse's beat:

DJ Sussex Crazy vs. Check it Out mp3

the evening episode

I'm an unabashed fan of '90s female-fronted electronic-pop (the good kind: Massive Attack, Portishead, Mazzy Star, etc.) and the music of Sacramento's The Evening Episode definitely recalls that aesthetic: organic, lush, sensuous, and impossibly warm. The band's press materials draw valid comparisons to Portishead and The Notwist, and Teresa Eggers' sexy/sweet vocals also bring to mind Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval. And I've probably mentioned this before, but I have a thing for hot vocalists/thereminists:



Here are a couple tracks from the new album, The Physicist Has Known Sin, which comes out July 11 on Slowdance Records.

The Evening Episode Lovely Creatures mp3
The Evening Episode New Love mp3

The Evening Episode plays in Seattle tonight with the great Buck 65. Preorder The Physicist Has Known Sin here, starting tomorrow

related:

Music is Art has a nice little write-up on Mazzy Star, as well as some live mp3s from a '94 performance.

elsewhere:

The Daily Growl has some mp3s from a Lily Allen live radio session.

World Cup:



In my most highly anticipated match of the World Cup thus far, the Italians take on Australia this afternoon. Although I'd love to see the Socceroos do well, I have to pull for my thugs the Azzurri. UPDATE: Italy, down a man, wins on a PK from Totti in stoppage time! Yay for stoppage time.

World Cup Update

nice wall

Today's Portugal-Netherlands match illustrated why soccer will never catch on in the U.S. That game was ridiculous, and the ref was a complete douche. 20 cards, players flopping all over the place, grown men crying like little girls. It was worse than the NBA Playoffs. Portugal won the match, 1-0, thanks in big part to the Netherlands' idiot coach benching their best scorer (Van Nistelrooy). In today's other match, Becks proved he's still a badass with an ill goal on a free kick (see above photo), as England beat Ecuador 1-0.

song of the evening

You've no doubt heard Jim Noir's charming "Eanie Meanie" (mp3) on the Adidas World Cup ad, but this Hot Chip remix of "My Patch" is where it's at:

Jim Noir My Patch (Hot Chip remix) mp3

I just received Noir's full-length today, but have yet to listen. Any good?

Liars added to Pitchfork Fest

As if the Pitchfork Music Fest lineup wasn't ridiculous enough already, the f'ing Liars were added to the final lineup today. The 2nd day of the fest could very well be the best day in the history of live music, with Os Mutantes, Spoon, Liars, Devendra, Tapes, The National, Jens Lekman, Danielson, Diplo, CSS, and on and on and on. Have I mentioned how much I love the Liars record?

Liars The Other Side of Mt. Heart Attack mp3

bonus P-fork hotness:

CSS Let's Make Love Listen Death From Above (XXXChange mix)

love

One of my favorite blogs posted the new J Dilla track the other day, and I believe the word K used to describe it was "uplifting". If this track is indicative of the stuff on The Shining, Dilla will have two albums on my year-end "Best of" list:

j dilla love (feat. Pharoahe Monch) mp3

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Contest:

Win tickets to see the Birdmonsters a week from today in NYC. Guess the score of tomorrow's Sweden-Germany World Cup match. Leave your answer in the comments. Winner gets a pair of tix.



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world cup update

oh, the shame

The U.S. was eliminated after their loss to Ghana, and Italy wins the group with a 2-0 victory over the Czech Republic. Looks like the boys from Ghana (the Ghanarreans?) will take on Brasil in the round of 16, and Italy will likely face the Socceroos. In a symbolic display of Italy owning the Czechs, here's a photo of Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon's (oops) girlfriend, Czech supermodel Alena Seredova.

what strange machines we are

Austin's Peter and the Wolf have just released their new record, Experiments in Junk, featuring Red Hunter and his crew (just about every cool musician in Austin plays on this record, I think). Here's a sample:

Peter & the Wolf Strange Machines mp3

In lieu of a writeup on the band, I'll direct you to Red's highly entertaining interview with the Austinist, in which he talks briefly about his upcoming sailboat tour, where his songwriting inspiration comes from ("the occipital lobe"), and what he's been listening to lately (Destroyer and Jolie Holland, among others). I was also happy he mentioned Keith Zarriello of The Shivers as one of the best songwriters of our time, because I love this song:

The Shivers Beauty mp3

elsewhere:

I regretfully had to miss The Walkmen show last night, but my boy D took some solid shots of the band and was kind enough to send them my way:






World Cup:

Tons of action already this morning, as Ghana is already up on the U.S., 2-1 at halftime. I hate to say it, but I don't really care if the U.S. advances. Yeah, I know, national pride and all that, but they're just not a very likeable squad. My Italians are looking good, up 1-0 on the Czechs at the half. EDIT: If you're stuck at work like me and can't watch the games, you can listen live online here. Thanks to Jonny for the heads up on that.

Beck + Jamie Lidell: Live in Dallas

Well, I'm pretty bummed out about missing Talk Demonic and Man Man, but overall, I think that as sterile a venue as it is, Nokia was the place to be last night. I'm sure plenty of people would argue that point, but Jamie Lidell and Beck were amazing. If I could be one performer right now, it'd probably be Lidell. The guy does some crazy shit and all of his improvised beats, looped vocals, and beatboxing usually come out sounding perfect. And I feared that Beck's puppet show was going to be downright corny, but it turned out to be pretty damn cool. Oh, and first person to get me an mp3 of "1000 BPM" wins a prize. That song is the jam. Here are some photos from the evening (click for larger image):



Jamie Lidell













Elsewhere:

A block of Lower Greenville went up in flames yesterday afternoon, including the Arcadia Theater. The Dallas Observer Blog was on the scene, complete with the requisite "the Arcadia Fire" and "the Theater Fire" jokes.

Here's my SIRIUS Blog Radio Week IV Playlist. Check out this little drop Lady Sov did for the show. She was really cool, and Mike Skinner was kind enough to intro "Pranging Out" for me too:

Lady Sovereign SIRIUS Blog Radio intro/Bear impression mp3

1. Lady Sovereign--"Random"
2. M.I.A.--"China Girl (Diplo Mix)"
3. DJ Nature--"The Greatest"
4. Cansei De Ser Sexy--"Let's Make Love (XXXChange mix)"
5. Hollertronix--"Staring at the Sun"
6. Love is All--"Make Out Fall Out Make Up"
7. Sonic Youth--"Bull in the Heather"
8. Fiery Furnaces--"Teach Me Sweetheart"
9. Prototypes--"Je Ne Te Connais Pas"
10. The Streets--"Pranging Out"
11. Soul President--"Got to Have It"
12. Think About Life--"What the Future Might Be"
13. Cassettes Won't Listen--"Cutting Balloons"
14. Phoenix--"Long Distance Call"
15. The Walkmen--"Another One Goes By"
16. Stars--"One More Night"
17. The Zombies--"This Will Be Our Year"
18. St. Vincent--"Paris is Burning"
19. The Shivers--"Beauty"
20. Van Morrison--"Sweet Thing"
21. Martin Crane--"On an Evening"
22. The Wrens--"Happy"
23. Cassettes Won't Listen--"Cut Your Hair"
24. A Tribe Called Quest--"Lyrics to Go"
25. The Streets--"Two Nations"
26. Caetano Veloso--"Alfomega"
27. Gilberto Gil--Bat Macumba"
28. Os Mutantes--"Ando meio Desligado"
29. Tom Ze--"Gloria"

song of the evening: you're so warm

I received a myspace friend request recently from Athens, GA emcee/producer Jamie Radford, and I'm glad he found me, because I can't stop listening to this track. This is a perfect summer time instrumental, so warm (thus the title of the song?) and bubbly. At the risk of sounding overly sentimental, reminds me of being a little kid for some reason.

Jamie Radford You're So Warm mp3

Turns out Jamie was recently featured on Said the Gramophone (not sure how I missed that). Do check out more of his tracks, dude could end up being a hell of an emcee. (start with "Had to Let it Go")

ridiculous

What it dew with all the ridiculously good touring acts rolling through North Texas tonight? We'll go weeks without a decent show, then we have like 5 great shows on the same night? Someone needs to give these dudes some guidance. Anyway, we still haven't decided whether we'll be seeing Richard Swift/Talk Demonic/The Walkmen or Man Man/Lovely Feathers or Beck/Jamie Lidell or The Coup up in Denton, but it'll most likely be a combination of all, or at least some, of the above, reminiscent of this one time.

mp3:

The Walkmen Louisiana
Man Man Van Helsing Boombox

Of course, if you're not in North Texas today, there's only one place to be, and that's in your car listening to me on SIRIUS Left of Center Blog Radio.



Tonight's show is probably the best one yet, and I even somehow convinced Mike Skinner and Lady Sov to stop by to tell us what's really good...tune in to Channel 26 at 10 (9 central) to check it out.

If you don't have SIRIUS, go here and sign up for a free three day trial so you can listen online. All you need is an email address.

a concert for kinky and world cup update

One of the coolest local bills I've seen in a long time will take place Friday night at Sons of Hermann. The show is a benefit for the great Kinky Friedman, and local acts the Theater Fire (you know how much we love them) and PPT (one Dallas' best hip-hop acts) will grace the stage to help raise some money for the man who should be the next Governor of Texas.

The Theater Fire I Heard About You mp3

Top 10 Reasons to Vote for Kinky

world cup:


I couldn't find hot, so i went with "hilarious"

Mexico advanced to round two, despite a 2-1 loss to Portugal this morning. And in the most irrelevant sporting event in history, Angola and Iran played to a 1-1 tie. The big game of the day, however, is Argentina vs. Netherlands at 3 PM EST.

blogs:

1.618 is one of the coolest blogs out there right now. They post an mp3, along with a photographic representation of the song. None of those annoying "words" to mess it up. Browse the archives by clicking the colored squares at the bottom of the page to find songs by artists ranging from Bowie to Devendra to Ghostface.

POPFEST!

Before any of you guys say it, I'll go ahead and save you the trouble: the Mavs just completed the most epic choke-job in the history of sports. I'm talking some Phil Mickelson, Boston Red Sox in the '86 World Series, Buffalo Bills "wide right"-type shit.



Metrognome Collective has just announced the lineup for their First Annual POPFEST!. The POPFEST! festival is a benefit show for the Metrognome Collective, and will get underway at 8pm on Friday, June 30th, 2006. The lineup features some of Texas' most intriguing young bands, including gvsb favorites Teenage Symphony, Fishboy, and The Happy Bullets, and I'll give you three words why this is a can't miss fest:


Miss Maya Bond

mp3 (all highly recommended):

Fishboy Tree Star
Maya Bond Ghost Castle
Teenage Symphony Our Sad Prayer
The Happy Bullets The Vice and Virtue Ministry

Here's the full lineup:

The Beatdown-8:00
American Werewolf Academy-8:30
Hardin Sweaty and the Ready to Go-9:00
Tha Bracelets-9:30
Maya Bond-10:00
The Shapes-10:30
Ballroom Dancing-11:00
Teenage Symphony-11:30
Man Factory-12:00
Fishboy-12:30
Happy Bullets-1:00am

Elsewhere:

My boy Kevin has some live radio session mp3s from two of the West Coast's finest, Birdmonster and Cold War Kids.

And if you thought that CWK vs. Tapes 'n Tapes gridiron battle was intense, what about a Division Day vs. B-Monster rumble, complete with medieval weapons? I gotta give this one to D-Day. Come on Birdmonsters, what's so funny about a deadly knife fight?

world cup update

Good news: Sweden advanced to the second round of the World Cup today, playing to a 2-2 draw against England thanks to a Larsson goal in the 90th minute. Bad news: now they play host Germany, who beat the piss out of Ecuador today, 3-0. Good luck, guys. With fans like this, you're going to need it:


The Germans are so hot right now

insistor on MTV

Tapes 'n Tapes' video for "Insistor" will be up on MTV2.com on Friday (6/23) and then will be premiering at at the top of MTV2's Subterranean on Sunday (6/25). I haven't seen it yet, but it looks like it could be pretty cool. Here's some info and a couple screen grabs:

"The video was directed by dan knight and produced by richard weager, both from HSI Productions in london. we shot it may 17th in london at black island studios. the treatment was based on silent era german expressionist films, and the band's performance is what is driving the projector machine. all of the characters in the video are played by the band members (the evil nosferatu looking one is erik the bass player, the casanova is matt the keyboard player, the 2 street sweepers are the drummer jeremy and singer josh)"

Studying the Pagode

"Pagode will probably be the best love album of the year (and maybe one of the best, period)..."--Stylus


Tom Ze

I haven't posted much (relatively speaking, of course) over the last week or so, because I've been trying to wrap my head around a couple of epic concept albums (see yesterday's Liars post) that require slightly more attention than casual listening at work or in the car. The latest is Tom Ze's "rock operetta" Estudando O Pagode, a sort of social commentary on romance, sex, and love.

A couple of points to consider: Tom Ze is 70 years old, and his new album is one of the highest rated of '06 on Metacritic. I would've tried to post a track that's indicative of the rest of the record, but this thing is so eclectic, that would be an exercise in futility. So, we'll just go with my favorite at the moment:

• Tom Ze Elaeu mp3

"Elaeu", which is set at a gay pride rally in The Vatican (the liner notes are in English), is almost like two different songs; the verses are slow and driven by a slinky bassline, but the soaring chorus is what makes it great. The chorus feels entirely out of place, sounding like some kind of collabo Beck and the Animal Collective might whip up if they were old men in the same nursing home. But it works beautifully, and that's the genius of Ze.

Purchase Estudando O Pagode here

elsewhere:



In lieu of a World Cup post with extremely hot foreign girls, you get a Dallas Mavs post with a questionably decent drunk girl holding a beer and a "Dirk is My Homeboy" shirt. God, I don't ask for much, but I need your help tonight: Please break Dwyane "Backcourt Violation" Wade's ankle. Thank you.

if you need me, i can always be found

I'm embarrassingly late to recognize the greatness of the new Liars record, Drum's Not Dead, and I'm not afraid to admit it. I wasn't a fan of the band's last record, and I guess Drum's could be considered "difficult", so it's taken repeated listens to absorb the many nuances the Liars have packed into this conceptual masterpiece. I've had the record for a few months now, and let me warn you: when it does finally hit you, it's like a ton of bricks. This track, undoubtedly the most accessible and "normal" from the album, has gotten more play than just about anything else on my ipod lately. It's one of the most emotionally affecting, and for lack of a better word, sweetest, songs I've heard in a long time.

Liars The Other Side of Mt. Heart Attack mp3

World Cup coverage:

Poor Togo. The Sparrowhawks had threatened to skip today's match over some payment dispute that I don't understand or really care about, and they might as well have stayed home, as they were knocked out of the World Cup by Switzerland, 2-0.

Birdmonster: Live on WOXY

This Mavs game is going to give me a heart attack. I hate overtime. Here's some live Birdmonster:



Birdmonster Live on WOXY mp3 (June 16, 2006)

Track Listing:
Ice Age
Cause You Can
The Bar In The Back Of The Basement
interview
Balcony
Resurrection Song
Spaceman

macaco vs. urso: noticia de copa mundial

Brasil continued their sleepwalk through the World Cup field, advancing to round two with another somewhat uninspired 2-0 victory over Australia. The Socceroos (dumb name) kept within striking distance until the 90th minute thanks to a gritty effort, and if they could've gotten ANY of those shots on goal, the game might've had a different outcome. And yeah, Ronaldo is fat and slow, but I have a feeling he'll get his in the next round. Robinho looked amazing today, and even Fred got into the scoring action. Anyone else notice how Ze Roberto kinda looks like Seu Jorge?



In honor of Brasil's dominance, here's some kickass Brasilian party music, brought to you by the magic of Myspace:


Tigrinha & McMaguila

Tigrinha & McMaguila Churrasco da Tigrinha mp3
Cansei De Ser Sexy Let's Make Love (XXXCHANGE mix) mp3

london

I posted the mp3 of Cibelle and Devendra's cover of Caetano Veloso's "London London" a while back, and Brookyln Vegan has the link to the video. Here's Caetano's original version, written while he was living in forced exile in London during the early '70s.

Caetano Veloso London London mp3

also:



emusic is involved with the Pitchfork Music Fest this year, and they are currently offering a FREE eMusic 24-track compilation made up entirely of artists on the bill, including unreleased tracks from Mountain Goats and Yo La Tengo, as well as songs from Destroyer, Tapes 'n Tapes, Jens Lekman, and just about everyone else that's playing. Highly recommended.

You guys seem to love the World Cup coverage, particularly the photos of the Swedish fans. As a result, we've decided to cover the after-parties too here at gorilla vs. bear:



Okay, I'm off to Austin for the weekend for a wedding...while I'm there, I'll probably try to hang with Mike Skinner and Lady Sov.

gorilla vs. bear's continuing world cup coverage

Swedish midfielder/supermodel Freddie Ljungberg scored on a header in the 88th minute to give Sweden a 1-0 victory over Paraguay this afternoon, which puts my boys in solid shape to take second in their group and advance to the next round. This girl was very happy:



the knife afraid of you mp3

air

If you're into experimental-leaning hip hop, do yourself a huge favor and check out the new Dabrye record, Two/Three. The album features guest spots from Jay Dee, Beans, Doom, and more, flowing over Dabrye's progressive, "head-nodding beats, with bass lines that reference jazz and electro in equal measure." This track is the B-side to the "Air" single, and it features the ubiquitous MF Doom's familiar flow over Dabrye's futuristic sinister beats.

Dabrye Air feat. MF Doom (Remix) mp3

read more about Two/Three and Dabrye here

elsewhere:



Sound Team is currently rocking the West Coast leg of their summer tour, and they play L.A.'s Troubador tonight, along with gorilla vs. bear favorites SSLYBY and Division Day. That's a great bill, so check them out. Read the rest of the tour dates here.

cerro verde

If you've been reading this blog for a while now, you know that we love Fort Worth's Mara Lee Miller, aka Bosque Brown. Bosque Brown's wonderful (but way too short) new "one-sided LP", Cerro Verde, will be released very soon on Burnt Toast Vinyl. I will concede that Miller's Cat Power-meets-The Carter Family vibe isn't for everyone. Damien Jurado compared her voice to "the heartache of Kitty Wells and the lonesome howl of Robert Johnson", and she more than validates those comparisons on this track:

Bosque Brown The Pain mp3

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elsewhere:

Check out Division Day's new video for "Hurricane", directed by Chris Levitus (who has directed videos for Radiohead and many others.)

Salon offers up an exclusive download from the newest Eccentric Soul release (which was given an 8.1 by Pitchfork today), featuring tracks from Detroit's Big Mack Label. I'm entirely obsessed with this album, and the track over at Salon is a good one.

SIRIUS Left of Center Blog Radio:

Here's my SIRIUS Blog Radio 3.0 Playlist from last night. You really should be listening:

Midlake--"We Gathered in Spring"
TV on the Radio--"Wolf Like Me"
Zombies--"Care of Cell 44"
The Long Winters--"Honest"
Fleetwood Mac--"Dreams"
Vetiver--"You May Be Blue"
Joni Mitchell--"In France They Kiss on Main Street"
Brendan Benson--"Tiny Spark"
Broken Social Scene--"Cause=Time"
Modest Mouse--"Trailer Trash"
The Flaming Lips--"Race for the Prize (Remix)"
Figurines--"All Night"
Love Is All--"Ageing Had Never Been His Friend"

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The Tapes 'n Tapes curated portion of the show:

Primal Scream--"Accelerator"
Menomena--"Cough Coughing"
Liars--"The Other Side of Mt. Heart Attack"
The Wrens--"Built in Girls"
Buddy Miles--"Wholesale Love"
Cold War Kids--"Saint John"
Black Mountain--"No Satisfaction"
Silver Jews--"Smith & Jones"
Ryan Adams--"Amy"
Husker Du--"Chartered Trips"
Les Savy Fav--"Sweat Descends"
Miss Fairchild--"One of those girls"
Lipschitz--"The Curse"
Duplomacy--"Coppertone"
Ghostface Killah--"Buck 50"

the pitchfork effect

Thanks to Steve for pointing out this article in City Pages about "how an upstart record-review site (uh, Pitchfork) won the animosity--and allegiance--of indie music scenesters and changed the rules for breakout bands." And yeah, anonymous, I know you're sick of reading about Tapes. Sorry dude.



"To be fair, the Tapes 'n Tapes whirlwind popularity wasn't entirely due to Pitchfork's review. In fact, all of the band's Austin shows had been booked before the review was even posted. The first whisperings that led to the band's blowout indie success came from mp3 blogs like Music for Robots, Gorilla vs. Bear, and Brooklyn Vegan. If Pitchfork critics are the tastemakers, these bloggers are lesser-known sometime-gatekeepers. The next big thing doesn't necessarily have to go through them before it reaches Schreiber's site, but it probably will."

Cat Power on Letterman

Watch it on Youtube. I love Chan Marshall.

cassettes won't listen

NYC's Cassettes Won't Listen (aka Jason Drake) can do no wrong lately. Their gorgeous single "Cutting Balloons" (mp3) received quite a bit of praise when it was released earlier this year, and their remixes of Midlake's "Young Bride" and Dr. Octagon's "Aliens" (mp3) have caused quite a stir on the internerd as of late. And now, CWL has blessed us with this just-recorded exclusive cover of Pavement's classic, "Cut Your Hair", which will no doubt become a staple of DJ sets everywhere, including my own. Highly recommended.

Cassettes Won't Listen Cut Your Hair mp3
Pavement Cut Your Hair mp3

Bonus:



Cassettes Won't Listen also covered the RJD2 song that you might've heard in Adidas' awesome "Impossible Team" World Cup commercial in which the little kids in a sandlot pick teams of world superstars. The spot features Beckham, Kaka, Zidane, and a few other greats:

Cassettes Won't Listen De L'alouette mp3
RJD2 De L'alouette mp3

elsewhere:



Make sure to tune into SIRIUS Left of Center (Channel 26) for Blog Radio tonight at 10 EST. My third attempt at being a real-life broadcaster is made significantly easier by special guest DJs Josh and Matt from Tapes 'n Tapes. The Tapes will select kickass songs, including tracks from the Silver Jews, Liars, Menomena, Wrens, Les Savy Fav, and more; Josh and Matt will then proceed to tell us stuff about the songs. It will most likely rule, so don't miss it.

Cold War Kids, Figurines, + Tapes 'n Tapes: Live in Dallas

Let me be the first to start the backlash to the backlash: Last night's show (Cold War Kids/Figurines/Tapes 'n Tapes) at Gypsy was pretty damn great, all around. If I have one complaint, it's that the Figurines probably should've opened, as their set sandwiched between CWK and Tapes sort of broke up the evening's flow. The energy from all three bands was electric, with no one showing any ill effects from their early-afternoon gridiron battle in 100+ degree heat, and the appreciative capacity crowd at Gypsy ate it up. The highlight for me was the Kids joining Tapes onstage for a rousing rendition of "Omaha". Go here to read a more in-depth review of last night's show.

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gorilla vs. bear's world cup coverage

After watching France sleepwalk their way to a 0-0 tie with Switzerland this morning, and enduring Brazil's snoozefest 1-0 victory over Croatia this afternoon, I'd like to say that I'm officially over the World Cup. I mean, my boys Fred and Cris didn't even see the field for Brazil. But the problem is, I'm not even close to over it. I'm still captivated. So I'll be offering sporadic coverage throughout the month, mostly in the form of photos:






The Streets Not Addicted mp3

Later:

Photos from last night's Cold War Kids/Figurines/Tapes 'n Tapes show, so we can all debate who was amazing and who is totally overhyped. Again. Say what you want, but all three bands had the audience in the palms of their hands all night. Great show.

Inaugural Post-Blog Rock Super Bowl

Much has been made about the backlash in the mainstream media regarding blogger favorites Tapes 'n Tapes and Cold War Kids. Well, these bands are blogger favorites for a reason, and if anything, the backlash illustrates just how out of touch mainstream media is with what people want. Any question about these bands being "overhyped" was laid to rest for good in the Inaugural Post-Blog Rock Super Bowl in Fairview, Texas. I think the photos pretty much speak for themselves, my friends. I can assure you, it was a heated battle that ended in a triple-overtime tie.

Tapes 'n Tapes and Cold War Kids play tonight at the Gypsy Tearoom, along with Denmark's Figurines.

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Sorry about the limited photo coverage, next time I'll try to snap a few more.

"Miami Don't Trip Cause You Know We Got This"

NBA Finals Game 2 is tonight. Watch party at my house, where we will be bumping ( at least somewhat unironically) this, the "Official Finals Theme" of the Dallas Mavericks, by Dallas rapper Big Tuck. Some of the lyrics are laughable ("Dish the rock down low, Shaq do not want Dampier"...mmmkay), but overall it's not too bad as far as team theme songs go.

Big Tuck Welcome 2 Dallas mp3

At the very least, it beats the hell out of this one:

Lazer MFFL (Mavericks Fan For Life) mp3

You May Be Blue

For some inexplicable reason, I've slept on the new Vetiver record until a few days ago, despite hearing nothing but good things about it. I actually stumbled upon To Find Me Gone while browsing the new emusic releases, and it was definitely one of the pleasant surprises of the year thus far for me. The new record finds Devendra-cohort Andy Cabic at his best, and not coincidentally, his most accessible. This record strays from the psych-folk realm and leans heavily on the dreamy, '70s-era CSNY/Joni Mitchell West Coast rock that is apparently enjoying a welcome resurgence right now (see Midlake's The Trials of Van Occupanther). Cabic is obviously a huge fan of early Fleetwood Mac, as evidenced on this amazing song:

Vetiver You May Be Blue mp3

Go to emusic right now and download To Find Me Gone with your 25 Free Downloads, you'll be glad you did.

i'm on your side when nobody is

Dallas' own St. Vincent (Annie Clark of The Polyphonic Spree) is set to begin a string of East Coast tour dates with Pattern is Movement this evening in Boston, and if you take only one bit of advice from me this month, do NOT miss her. She is one of the most captivating live performers making music right now, and each time I've seen her play has been more magical than the last.

Forget the fact that her guitar playing is amazingly precise and stylishly unique; she has a stage prescence that cannot be learned. After her last show here in Dallas, people were throwing names around like Buckley, Bjork, Fiona Apple, and Nina Simone. And, while I don't necessarily agree with all of those comparisons, she definitely possesses some of the elements that make those artists special.

I featured this stunning track, from her upcoming LP, on my SIRIUS show this week, and it elicited more response from listeners than anything else I played. It's something like listening in on a futuristic, almost apocalyptic reading of a mid-century love letter:

St. Vincent Paris is Burning mp3

Here are the complete tour dates with Pattern is Movement:

June 9 The Paradise Lounge (Boston, MA)
June 11 Gloucester YMCA (Gloucester, MA)
June 12 Valentine's (Albany, NY)
June 13 The Bog (Scranton, PA)
June 14 Revolution Records (Washington, D.C.)
June 15 The Knitting Factory (NYC)
June 16 The Trocadero (Philly)
June 17 The Catacombs (Butler, PA)
June 18 Pete's Candy Store (Brooklyn, NY)*

*also with Rachael Cantu.

View St. Vincent's July West Coast tour dates (w/ Rachael Cantu) here. Also, check out an interview Annie did with Urban Pollution.

multiply

Jamie Lidell was recently the guest on AOL's The Interface. Jamie performs 3 songs at the front end of the podcast, and the interview is great. Jamie is a funny dude; he talks about Gnarls Barkley, God shitting on him, and his hypothesis that James Blunt has sold millions by mistake because his cover art is a total ripoff of Jamie's. Jamie also insists that he's a virgin. Numerous times. Sure, Jamie.

Here's the mp3:

Jamie Lidell on AOL's The Interface mp3

elsewhere:



My boy D was able to make it down to the AAC to snap the above shot of what I was talking about earlier, and he also ran into ESPN's Dan Patrick:

"Ran into Dan Patrick donning Oakley M Frames (Now that I think about it, I do remember turning my time travel clock back to 1995 when I woke up this morning) . He was dressed like a frenzied business man rushing betwixt airport terminals in mid-July. A lackey stood beside him...To protect him."

diesel's in town

My morning commute down I-35 takes me past the American Airlines Center, aka the home of the Dallas Mavericks. As I rolled by this morning, though, the scene was different; a huge NBA Finals banner hung from the arena's facade, there were literally hundreds of media trucks cluttering the AAC parking lot, and there was a huge outdoor stage with a band getting ready to play (not sure what that was about at 7:30 am).

I mean, of course I realized the Mavs were in the NBA Finals, but that's when it really hit me: The Mavs are in the fucking NBA Finals. The same Mavs I used to watch struggle to hit double-digit wins for an entire season are about to play for an NBA Championship. Shaq is in town, and this thing gets underway tonight at 8. Mavs in 6.

elsewhere:



I know you all listened to my radio show last night, right? Well, for the few who missed it, here's the playlist with a few select mp3s. As a radio rookie, I'm still trying to get comfortable on my voicebreaks, but the music was stellar. I've had quite a few people ask about the St. Vincent song, and I'm going to try to get permission to offer it up as a download tomorrow:

SIRIUS Playlist: Week II

1. Lily Allen--"LDN"
2. Prototypes--"Je Ne Te Connais Pas" (mp3)
3. The Heart Attack--"Right Now"
4. St. Vincent--"Paris is Burning"
5. Cibelle--"London, London"
6. Tunng--"Jenny Again"
7. Midlake--"Young Bride (Cassettes Won't Listen Remix)
8. The Light Footwork--"The Art of Everyday Communication Part II"
9. Tacks, The Boy Disaster--"Frozen Feet"
10. Sound Team--"Movie Monster"
11. Sound Team--"Your Eyes are Liars" (mp3)
12. Sound Team--"Back in Town"
13. Silversun Pickups--"Lazy Eye"
14. Sunset Rubdown--"They Took a Vote and Said No"
15. Phoenix--"Rally"
16. Tripping Daisy--"Sonic Bloom"
17. Shapes & Sizes--"Island's Gone Bad" (mp3)
18. Plus/Minus--"Steal the Blueprints"
19. Lily Allen--"Smile"
20. The Streets--"Pranging Out"
21. Smoosh--"Rad"
22. Dear Nora/CFTPA--"Hot Boyz"
23. Figurines--"Silver Ponds"
24. Tapes 'n Tapes--"Just Drums"
25. Cold War Kids--"Hospital Beds" (mp3)
26. Maya Bond--"Cute Papa"
27. Cansei De Ser Sexy--"Meeting Paris Hilton"
28. Os Mutantes--"A Minha Menina"
29. Liars--"The Other Side of Mt. Heart Attack"

Work it Out

Good news: Spine Magazine has the new Jurassic 5 single (we love you, Spine Magazine). Bad news: the track apparently features members of the Dave Matthews Band(?). I could do without the incessant DMB-style noodling on this track, but Chali 2na, Soup, and crew still bring it, as usual.

EDIT: the more I listen to that annoying hook, the more Dave Matthews' singing grates on my last nerve. Luckily, the other tracks I've heard from Feedback are much better.

Jurassic 5 Work It Out mp3

The new LP, Feedback, comes out July 25, and features guest turns from Mos Def, Scott Storch, etc.

SIRIUS Week Two Preview

Tune in to SIRIUS Left of Center (Channel 26) tonight at 10 EST on SIRIUS satellite radio to hear my second week of Blog Radio. I'll be playing some exclusive premieres that I'm really excited about, including Cassettes Won't Listen's remix of Midlake's "Young Bride" and a track from Dallas' own St. Vincent, as well as new songs from Silversun Pickups, Cansei De Ser Sexy, Lily Allen, Liars, Sound Team, and on and on.

Oh, I'll be saying stuff too, but I haven't quite figured out the "talking" part yet. But hey, it's only my second episode.

Check out summaries and playlists from previous episodes of SIRIUS left of Center Blog Radio here.

(if you don't have SIRIUS satellite radio yet, get a free trial here so you can listen online)

I Don't Want to be the Fool in This Game

Prototypes

In yet another case of me over-hyping a band that may or may not deserve it depending on how discerning your ears are, I bring you France's Prototypes (again). Sorry dude, but I can't get enough of this new record. While I can see this band being a little too, uh, "French" for some people, I love how every song kicks my ass in a completely different way.

MP3
Ici Ou Peut-Etre Demain

Congrats to Kate Grant, as you will be going to see the Prototypes live in NYC next Tuesday night. Check out the Prototypes on Minty Fresh, and be their friend on myspace.

previously:

Prototypes Je Ne Te Connais Pas mp3

elsewhere:

The Late Greats has mp3s from the Guillemots' World Cafe performance that are worth a listen.

So Much Silence has a great new track from L.A. producer Belief.

Pitchfork reviewed El Perro Del Mar's new album, giving it "Recommended" status and an 8.1 rating. We've been a fan of Sarah Assbring's '60s-style pop since we first heard it early this year, so it's nice to see her gaining some critical acclaim.

El Perro Del Mar God Knows (You Gotta Give to Get) mp3

Metallic Falcons

"The Metallic Falcons are angels with second hand wings. One set dark and one set light..."


I always assumed Satan was a Yankees fan

Another release that fittingly came out on 6/6/06 (fittingly, because it scares the shit out of me) is Metallic Falcons' Desert Doughnuts. Metallic Falcons consists of Sierra Casady (CocoRosie) and Matteah Baim (Voodoo-EROS), as well as their weirdly awesome crew of friends, including Devendra, Antony, and Jana Hunter. This is one of those records that is so epic and impossibly eerie and chilling, it must be heard to be believed. Not my fault if it induces nightmares, because it will.

Metallic Falcons Pale Dog feat. Jana Hunter mp3

Buy Desert Doughnuts here. The band will play its record release party tomorrow night in NYC at Tonic.

elsewhere:

Are you listening to Brooklyn Vegan on SIRIUS Left of Center right now? You should be, he's playing some great stuff. This Jamie Lidell track is the jam, and who knew Dave was such a comedian.

Tapes 'n Tapes in the NY Times

"When the record labels came calling, bloggers got to feel good about themselves, as if they had saved nice guys from a sad life of dive bars and bowling alleys."

Why is it when traditional media outlets mention blogs (mainly, in relation to generating buzz about a band), they do so with tongue firmly planted in cheek? Read the rest of the New York Times show review here.

we gathered in spring

Bella Union has made another track from Midlake's wonderful The Trials of Van Occupanther available for free download. Enjoy:

Midlake We Gathered in Spring mp3

You can now pre-order The Trials of Van Occupanther from Amp Camp.

In related news, Midlake is currently holding down the top spot on The Tripwire's Blog Chart.

movie monster

Sound Team

Well, it's 6/6/06, and we all know what that means (aside from the fact that we're all probably going to die): Sound Team's Movie Monster is finally here. Indie Interviews posted a chat with the band, and here's an exclusive Sound Team video clip of the band jumping around like frogs. Frogs with oversized cardboard human heads.

MP3 from Movie Monster:
Your Eyes Are Liars
Movie Monster


elsewhere:

The NY Sun takes some jabs at Tapes 'n Tapes and blogs. Oh, NY Sun, you're so hip.

Amp Camp offers up Four Tet's Remix of Jamie Lidell's "The City" (mp3)

finally:


Young and Restless implore us to listen to Satan

Here's a theme song to dance to just in case the apocalypse is really upon us, courtesy of Australia's Young and Restless:

Young and Restless Satan mp3

The Zookeeper's Boy

Zookeeper's Boy

A commenter from earlier today proclaimed Mew's "The Zookeeper's Boy" one of the best songs of the year, and coincidentally, I've had The Zookeeper's Boy EP lying around on my floor for the last few days amongst a stack of promo CDs. The jury is still out on "songs of the year" status, but try as I might, I can't get the damn melody out of my head. The song is an insanely fast grower, and I dare you to try to not sing along to that "Are you my lady?" refrain after a few listens.

Mew Zookeeper's Boy mp3

Darth Barkley

Gnarls Barkley in their best get-ups yet, performing live over the weekend at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards (photos courtesy of Wire Image):

C'mon

"A Sunny Day in Glasgow is largely the solo recording project of Ben Daniels. His sisters Robin and Lauren do all of the singing. Ben performs many of the songs with King Kong Ding Dong."

Philly's A Sunny Day in Glasgow requested to be my friend (not my real friend, just my myspace one), and I was immediately drawn in by their song "C'mon." It has so many layers and such intricate arrangement that it somehow manages to be both intensely melodic (sunny, even) and slightly disorienting at the same time. Highly recommended.

A Sunny Day in Glasgow C'Mon mp3

Buy A Sunny Day In Glasgow's debut EP here

elsewhere:

The Guillemots covered The Streets' "Never Went to Church", and although I'm not a huge fan of Mike Skinner's version, this one is pretty good (via Binky the Doormat):

The Guillemots Never Went To Church (The Streets cover) mp3

alright, still

Lily

Judging by the comments on my Friday post, you guys have fallen in love with Lily Allen. Okay, at the very least, you've fallen in love with her press photos. Well, at my various DJ gigs over the weekend, songs from her new record, Alright Still, elicited more "Who the hell is this?" than just about anything I played. Alright Still comes out July 17. Expect it to own your summer.

Lily Allen Friday Night mp3

okay, one more press photo (my personal favorite):



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Well, for the third straight year, I've guaranteed a Detroit-Dallas NBA Finals, and for the third straight year, I've been half right. The Pistons seemed to self-destruct at some point in the playoffs (thanks Flip Saunders), and they could never regain their stride against a good (not great) Miami team. But on the brightside, Dirk and the Mavs are in their first-ever Finals, and I can whole-heartedly root for them as they beat the Heat in six. No way will Dirk allow his squad to lose to a team that prominently features Jason Williams and Antoine Walker, no matter how many points Shaq scores. Expect Josh Howard to be HUGE in this series, as I suspect he'll have the task of shutting down Dwayne Wade.

dub along

The Upsetters

I've been listening to quite a bit of dub as of late (thanks to my boy D), and in addition to having one of the illest album covers of all-time, The Upsetters' Super Ape is a bonafide classic, and probably the seminal album of the genre. Perfect for soundtracking your summer. Here's a taste:

The Upsetters Dub Along mp3

Bonus:

Lee 'Scratch' Perry How Deep mp3

elsewhere:

Stereogum has that new Paris Hilton joint you've been waiting for.

various and random

For those keeping score, Dirk and the Mavs took a commanding 3-2 lead last night against Steve Nash and the Suns, mainly on the strength of the German's 50 points. Shut up Tim Thomas.



As the official "Last blogger to post on Lily Allen", I'd like to mention that Pitchfork points us in the direction of her new mixtape (the sequel). It's actually pretty awesome:

Lily Allen Mixtape Part II mp3

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Tonight in Dallas:



I'll be making my Cavern DJ debut tonight at 10, but the real draw is The Happy Bullets playing downstairs.

The Happy Bullets The Vice and Virtue Ministry mp3

gorilla vs. bear ticket giveaways

Since we here at gorilla vs. bear are stuck in Texas and are unable to attend shows in such exotic locales as New York and Boston, we thought we'd attempt to live vicariously through a lucky reader by giving away one pair of tickets to each of the following great shows. Just leave your name and/or email address in the comments, and please specify which show you'd like to attend. Obviously, please enter only if you actually plan on attending the show if you win:



Monday, June 12th
Team Courage and The Tripwire present...

Birdmonster
The Talk
Age Rings

Great Scott
Allston (Boston), MA
18+
$8
9pm

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Tuesday June 13

Prototypes

at the Magnetic Field
Brooklyn, NY
8 PM
cover: TBA

MP3: je ne te connais pas

your eyes are liars

Sound Team

Sound Team has finished their first video in support of their upcoming Movie Monster LP. The video, for "Your Eyes Are Liars", was filmed at the band's own Big Orange studio on a budget of next to nothing, and features a giant elephant and an extremely brave couple.

Sound Team--"Your Eyes Are Liars" (video)
QuickTime
Windows Media
RealPlayer

MP3:
Your Eyes Are Liars

Sound Team's Movie Monster is out 6/6/06. The band heads over to the UK next week for two London dates before continuing their U.S. tour on June 13 in Tucson. View all the dates here.

Elsewhere:

For those who've asked, here's my playlist from last night's Gorilla vs. Bear Blog Radio Show on SIRIUS Left of Center :

1. Midlake--"roscoe"
2. Tree Wave--"May Banners"
3. Sparrow House--"when i am gone"
4. Peter & the Wolf--"The Fall"
5. Tacks, The Boy Disaster--"Paris"
6. Voxtrot--"Soft & Warm"
7. Ola Podrida--"Jordanna"
8. The Theater Fire--"These Tears Could Rust a Train"
9. Martin Crane--"On an Evening"
10. The Shivers--"Beauty"
11. Sunset Rubdown--"Stadiums and Shrines II"
12. Tapes 'n Tapes--"10 Gallon Ascots"
13. Cold War Kids--"We Used to Vacation"
14. The Long Winters--"The Commander Thinks Aloud"
15. Hockey Night--"Dark Trance"
16. Birdmonster--"All the Holes in the Walls"
17. Destroyer--"The Temple"
18. Beirut--"Mt. Wroclai (Idle Days)"
19. The Raconteurs--"Blue Veins"
20. Hot Chip--"Boy From School"
21. Cansei De Ser Sexy--"Let's Make Love and Listen Death From Above"
22. Figurines--"The Wonder"
23. Oh No! Oh My!--"Jane is Fat"
24. The Knife--"Heartbeats"
25. Sunset Rubdown--"I'm Sorry I Have Sang on Your Hands..."
26. Destroyer--"Painter in Your Pocket"

finally:

My boys looked pretty damn good as they kept hope alive last night in The D, and if they can somehow keep that momentum and energy going and steal Game 6 in Miami, they'll win this series in 7.