they are women, hear them roar!

Back from my near week-long sojourn into the ether, I have indeed returned, my dear friends!
Early last week, I witnessed a truly fun show put together by the members of the band, Electric Chariot to appreciate and highlight local female fronted bands. When I was told of this idea, I thought it was definitely a [...]

who doesn’t love friendly fires?

“Rub that line out of the sky
I can feel the night crawl
A broken drum and tambourine
Rub that line out of the sky
I can see the clouds form
Taking shape in front of me”
I’m going to take a wild stab in assuming that if you’re reading this blog, you’re already well aware of [...]

truer words have never been spoken…

“No you girls never know 
Oh no, you girls’ll never know
No you girls never know
How you make a boy feel” 
So simple and so plain. Let Alex Kapranos tell the entire female population exactly what the effect they have on men are. The promo film for the second single taken from Tonight: Franz [...]

the monsters of electro-raaaaaawwwwwk!

 
How nice! Ladytron and the Faint touring together! This should be as massive as last year’s Cut Copy/Presets spectacle! Ladytron comes back to promote their epic Velocifero and the Faint…try to state their case why we shouldn’t leave them for dead following the release of their second straight subpar effort in Fascination. In any event, this [...]

tonight! i have dates…

Yes! The Franz have announced their North American tour dates! Who wants to come see them with at Roseland May 7th?!
Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre (April 13)
Oakland, CA Fox Theater (15)
Indio, CA Coachella (17)
Phoenix, AZ Marquis Theatre (18th)
Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre (19)
Magna, UT Saltair (21)
Denver, CO Ogden Theatre (22)
Dallas, [...]

pro + con = procon

From the Great White North comes ProCon, a maelstrom of synth and sass. A plethora of guitars and pomp. A healthy battle waged between the forces of pop and the forces of punk with a generous dose of gooey sex to calm the nerves. Hailing from Toronto, the duo made up [...]

stripped and undressed: franz ferdinand

Album: Tonight
Artist: Franz Ferdinand
Label: Domino/Epic
 
The hour is almost up on us..er…the day, I mean. The new Franz Ferdinand record is out next Tuesday Stateside. I can’t wait to have to my grubby paws all over it! Cool record cover to begin with, great band on a great label. The question that rests on all of [...]

and the envelope please….

Ok…enough with the arm-twisting from you kids! Enough with the procrastination from me.
 
Ladies and gentlemen, Your best of 2008, I only do albums by the way…
 
 
Canadian Nerd-hop never sounded so good. This could also be picked as the most absolutely slept-on rap              record of the year. Did I just [...]

i guess you’re supposed to get high…?

“Well I found a new way
I found a new way
C’mon doll and use me
I don’t need your sympathy”

 
Yes…yes indeed.  It’s been quite a while but at last! 2009 will indeed mark the return of dance-punk heroes, Franz Ferdinand.  Their new record entitled “Tonight…Franz Ferdinand” makes its way Stateside on 27 January [...]