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Video: Seth Bogart (feat. Kathleen Hanna), Eating Makeup

By April November 13, 2015 November 13, 2015 video

Eating Makeup Seth Bogart feat. Kathleen Hanna

There are a few things to recommend this new tune from Seth Bogart, thee Hunx of Hunx and His Punkx, from his album due for release early next year:

1) it features hero Kathleen Hanna (BTW, if you haven’t yet viewed the documentary, The Punk Singer, about Hanna (currently available on Netflix streaming), it is not to be missed),

2) it has magnificent glitter eyeshadow,

3) it has a woman eating lipstick like it’s corn on the cob,

4) it is a fantastic tune to shimmy to when preparing for your weekend activities.

Seth Bogart "Eating Makeup (featuring Kathleen Hanna)" Official Video
Watch this video on YouTube

Seth Bogart official website (check out that Pee-Wee’s Playhouse aesthetic)
Seth Bogart @ Twitter
Seth Bogart @ Facebook

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A Good Read, a Good Listen, and a Good Drink: Fold

By April November 6, 2015 November 5, 2015 A Good Read, A Good Listen and a Good Drink

It’s a simple yet sublime pleasure, and just thinking about it can make you feel a little calmer, a little more content. Imagine: You bring out one of the good rocks glasses (or your favorite mug or a special occasion tea cup) and pour a couple fingers of amber liquid (or something dark and strong or just some whole milk). You drop the needle on the jazz platter (or pull up a blues album on your mp3 player or dig out that mixtape from college). Ensconcing yourself in the coziest seat in the house, you crack the spine on a classic (or find your place in that sci-fi paperback or pull up a biography on your e-book reader). And then, you go away for a while. Ah, bliss.

In this series, some of NTSIB’s friends share beloved albums, books and drinks to recommend or inspire.

Well, I did threaten on the Twitters, after featuring the gorgeous Post War Glamour Girls, to just write about Leeds-based bands from here on out, and then came Fold with their … Continue reading

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Video: August Eve, Ghost

By April October 7, 2015 October 7, 2015 video

If 18-year-old August Eve doesn’t become a hugely successful artist who leaves an indelible mark on the world, it won’t be through any fault of her own. With one song, “Ghost”, and it’s accompanying self-written/self-direct video, the young woman displays a range of accomplished talent not present in artists twice her age.

The song aches with loss and regret, Eve’s voice moving from a deep sob to a high keen, it’s hook – true to the name – digs under your skin and catches. The gorgeously composed and filmed video feels like watching a condensed short co-created by the likes of Wes Anderson, David Lynch, and Wim Wenders. The evocative whole is a perfect love letter to heartache.

August Eve – Ghost
Watch this video on YouTube

A full EP is expected this autumn. In the meantime, check out this articulate interview from Fader.

August Eve official website
August Eve @ Soundcloud
August Eve @ Twitter

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A Good Read, a Good Listen, and a Good Drink: Tony Fitz

By April October 5, 2015 October 5, 2015 A Good Read, A Good Listen and a Good Drink

In this series, some of NTSIB’s friends share beloved albums, books and drinks to recommend or inspire.

First, listen to this.

Route One by From The Forest

Now imagine being part of the first group of people to … Continue reading

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A Good Read, a Good Listen, and a Good Drink: Post War Glamour Girls

By April September 24, 2015 September 23, 2015 A Good Read, A Good Listen and a Good Drink

In this series, some of NTSIB’s friends share beloved albums, books and drinks to recommend or inspire.

“It’s easy to forget what defines us controls our minds.”

There are so many great bands from Leeds, past and present, that it seems like … Continue reading

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Sunday Morning Song: Dioni, Flirting with Reality

By April September 6, 2015 September 6, 2015 video

Australian singer Dioni’s sweet song “Flirting with Reality” is a light, bright number that brings to mind the likes of Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, and the Triplets of Belleville soundtrack. On the surface. But the song is actually a rumination on recent crises in Greece, and the video includes a tribute to late “riot dog” Louikanikos.

It’s an infecting little tune filled with willful optimism.

Dioni "Flirting With Reality" (Lyric Video)
Watch this video on YouTube

Dioni Official Website
Dioni @ Twitter
Dioni @ Facebook

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Post War Glamour Girls, Feeling Strange (Part 1)

By April August 18, 2015 August 18, 2015 feature

“Kudos to those with the broke nose breathing it in”

Truth is, I should have been writing about Leeds band Post War Glamour Girls here a long time ago, but sometimes the relationship between a listener and a band plays out like a film romance – a glance across a crowded room, light and awkward flirtation, mixed signals, the listener ends up going home with some other band only to run into the first band again at some coffee shop, and stilted conversation is followed up by falling into bed together.

You know, metaphorically speaking.

In short, I am remiss for not mentioning it before, but PWGG are a good band. A really good band. Their 2014 full-length debut, Pink Fur, still enjoys heavy rotation in my listening and can still make me gape in wonder. Now, in the run-up to their next LP, to be released in October, PWGG are offering some of those new songs free for a limited time (as in, it was … Continue reading

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Ought, Beautiful Blue Sky

By April July 12, 2015 July 12, 2015 uncategorized

That song…

That song that makes someone grab someone else to immediately transmit the new infection…

A song that makes someone sigh with relief…

A song that makes someone break down…

Ought are responsible for that song. Their new album Sun Coming Down arrives September 18th. July 17th will find them at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago, Illinois. After that, Europe.

01 Aug Binic Festival, Binic (FR) *FREE*
03 Aug Cas’Aupa, Udine (IT)
04 Aug SuperUho Festival, Sibenik (HR)
06 Aug Chelsea, Vienna (AT)
07 Aug OFF Festival, Katowice (PL)
08 Aug Klub 007 Strahov, Prague (CZ)
11 Aug Radar Festival, Aarhus (DK)
12 Aug Folken, Stavanger (NO)
13 Aug Landmark, Bergen (NO)
14 Aug Oya Nights, Oya Festivalen, Oslo (NO)
15 Aug Way Out West Festival, Göteborg (SE)
17 Aug Sommerloft 2015, Berlin (DE)
18 Aug EXIT 07, Hollerich (LU)
19 Aug Bogen F, Zurich (CH)
20 Aug For Noise Festival, Lausanne-Pully (CH)
21 Aug Pukkelpop Festival, Kiewit-Hasselt (BE)
22 Aug MS Dockville Festival, Hamburg (DE)
23 Aug Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen (NL)
24 Aug Noorderzon @ Vera, Groningen … Continue reading

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Feel Bad for You, June 2015

By April June 27, 2015 June 27, 2015 uncategorized

Fine, so it’s nearly July, but this summer-themed mix by the FBFY bedraggled crew of music lovers will be good for a couple of months yet. Drunken comments are encouraged.

“Feel Bad for June! Just in time for the first New England heat wave of 2015, and my bum is sticking to my vinyl chair. Ahhh summer! Long hot days, warm breezy nights. Sitting in your overly air conditioned office all day, wishing you were at the lake. Being an adult sucks.

Thanks to our main man Phil for the killer artwork!”

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1. “It Must Be Summer”
Fountains of Wayne
Utopia Parkway (1999)
Submitted By: @philnorman
Comments: It must be summer, because I’m falling apart.

2. “This Summer”
The Royal Sea
The Royal Sea (2011)
Submitted By: The Mad Mackerel
Comments: The Royal Sea’s album was a particular favourite for us in 2011, although never seemed to get the acclaim we thought it deserved. A beguiling mix of … Continue reading

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A Tribe Called Red, Suplex

By April May 31, 2015 May 31, 2015 video

No one ever retires permanently anymore, do they? Even dead artists have made returns to the stage. A year into my so-called retirement, I’m feeling antsy and decided I needed to get back into this blog that has given me so much. I won’t be trying to keep to the daily schedule that wore me out the first time, but I’ve got some ideas brewing and thoughts to share. (Plus, there’s a new Wind-up Birds EP coming in the near future.)

First off, though, a quick post to share the great news that First Nations DJ/producer crew A Tribe Called Red have a new EP out called Suplex. ATCR continues to combine native song and drum elements with compelling beats for the same heady effect that intoxicated me when I first heard them back in 2012. Fader recently premiered the video for title track “Suplex” (featuring pow wow drum group Northern Voice), described as “a story about native youth, wrestling and becoming … Continue reading

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Video: Seth Bogart (feat. Kathleen Hanna), Eating Makeup

A Good Read, a Good Listen, and a Good Drink: Fold

Video: August Eve, Ghost

A Good Read, a Good Listen, and a Good Drink: Tony Fitz

A Good Read, a Good Listen, and a Good Drink: Post War Glamour Girls

“It’s easy to forget what defines us controls our minds.”

Sunday Morning Song: Dioni, Flirting with Reality

Post War Glamour Girls, Feeling Strange (Part 1)

“Kudos to those with the broke nose breathing it in”

Ought, Beautiful Blue Sky

Feel Bad for You, June 2015

A Tribe Called Red, Suplex

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