Watch! The Bees – Winter Rose
I just heard the Bees on the radio, and it reminded me how much I like them. Then I saw that they had a new video, and I figured that I should post it. Then I realized that I was...
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Get a Louder iPhone Speaker with a Scandinavian-Looking Horn
Don’t like your iPhone speaker’s output? Well, if you don’t have an iPhone, this isn’t a problem for you (common sense alert!). But if you do, there are a multitude of solutions. An obscure looking choice is a megaphone, which...
The Jimi Hendrix Park Experience
Guitarist Jimi Hendrix will have a park in Seattle named after him to celebrate what would’ve been his 70th birthday. I’m sure Jimi would’ve loved to have had a cake and, you know, BE ALIVE, but I’m sure he will...
Rule the Star Wars Galaxy…with Your Cello?
Although I’d like to think that you can’t make a viral video, or a quasi-viral video, making sure it includes Star Wars, something bizarre, and an attempt to be funny is pretty much a guarantee. Without further adieu – my...
Morning Music Notes – Dinosaurs Continue to Rule Super Bowl Halftime Show
Madonna Officially Announced as Super Bowl Halftime Act What do The Who, Tom Petty, The Rolling Stones and Paul McCartney have in common? If you guessed a history of heavy drug use or closer to death than us, you win!...
PeteHatesMusic – Now in London, England!
Just a brief note (followed by cliched song) to let you know that PeteHatesMusic will now also be based out of London, England, in addition to our regular contributions from Ottawa and Toronto. Why? Because I got deported! Because London...
Sunday Morning Coming Down – Bailterspace
This one is from Bailterspace – from New Zealand. These guys were a big deal in New Zealand in the 90’s, and still play shows there from time to time. Although I haven’t heard everything they’ve done, I’d suggest that...
Weekend Music – Maverick Sabre
Although I’ve always considered myself a bit of a maverick sabre, this guy has it trademarked, so I’ll defer to this. A singer from Ireland meets a pair of Drum and Bass producers from London, and produce this bit of...
Afternoon Music Notes
Ticketmaster owes you money, fool! If you purchased a ticket via Ticketmaster between October 21,1999 and October 19, 2011 – you can get $1.50 per ticket thanks to a class action suit. Via Pitchfork… Best headline ever discovered: Anti-Piracy Group...
Afternoon Music Notes
Musicians in trouble with the law this week: 2 separate stories today about musicians and INSANE run-ins with the law: 1. Mindy McCreedy (country singer) has apparently gone missing with her 5 year old son. Via NME… 2. Vybz Cartel...
Afternoon Music Notes
YES! Feist and Mastodon are going to release a split single. This will be awesome, because Feist will be all like: and Mastodon will be all like: Via Consequence of Sound… Primavera Sound 2012 Lineup: Because music festivals in far-away...
Afternoon Music Notes
Pete is off this week, which means the morning now happens in the afternoon. It’s something to do with his relative distance from Greenwich, or something… Flight of the Conchords are doing a movie: The comedy duo just provided 2...
Sunday Morning Coming Down – The Bamboos
Don’t know much about this band – other than that they are from Melbourne. This is a James Blake cover that is a pretty solid start to a Sunday.
Weekend Music – Peter & the Magician
Here’s something new to start your weekend: Yuksek – Always On the Run (Peter & the Magician Remix). This one is a bit complicated: Yuksek is from Riems, France – and has been making disco music cool again for the...
Dimensions: A New App Game That Puts Nearby Sounds into the Game
RjDj made a mobile app for the (awesome) movie Inception. Director Christopher Nolan was part of the project, which reached 4 million downloads (via Tech Crunch). The app takes the sounds around you, and makes music based on these sounds....
