Friday, June 24, 2011

Uncut.co.uk The 24th Uncut Playlist Of 2011

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There are thousands of new CDs in the Uncut office, and John Mulvey is on a mission to find the good ones. Check Wild Mercury Sound every day for rash, ill thought-out, yet strangely trustworthy reports on the best forthcoming releases. From forthcoming blockbusters and choice reissues, to underground treasures - we hear them here first


The 24th Uncut Playlist Of 2011

2011-06-24 09:48:26

Thanks once again to Nick this week, who’s added a load more albums to the Wild Mercury Sound Spotify playlist. I doubt whether many of these selections will be available; the Bon Iver, maybe?

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I gave “Bon Iver” another play, following all the pretty ecstatic reviews, and am still baffled by this one. It’s not just that I’m disappointed by it, I think, it’s that I actively dislike it. But perhaps you think differently?

More positively, two great new Sun Araw records for solstice week.

1 Fool’s Gold – Leave No Trace (Iamsound)

2 Gétatchèw Mèkurya – Ethiopiques Volume 14: Negus Of Ethiopian Sax (Buda)

3 Eternal Tapestry/Sun Araw – Night Gallery (Thrill Jockey)

4 The Icarus Line – Wildlife (Cobraside)

5 Bitchin Bajas – Water Wrackets (Kallistei)

6 The War On Drugs – Slave Ambience (Secretly Canadian)

7 Twin Sister – Bad Street (Domino)

8 Puro Instinct – Headbangers In Ecstasy (Record Makers)

9 Bon Iver – Bon Iver (4AD)

10 Motion Sickness Of Time Travel - Luminaries & Synastry (Digitalis)

11 Sun Araw – Ancient Romans (Drag City)

John Mulvey


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Thursday, June 9, 2011

VRC News

Hey Yall.

So the month started slow around these parts and then picked on up. Legendary pop punk producer Steve Kravac (NOFX, Doughboys) was in the studio banging out some mixes on a new project. That dude works hard man. 12 hours straight, no chaser. After that, Greg Gordon got a call to do a Smashing Pumpkins mix so he called me up to give it it the ol Gordamone treatment. We blasted everything through rad distortion/compression and then let the band rock out. Crazy great tones. Some cool bands coming in to make records soon, one of them is named Wake Up Lucid. The three piece Rock n Roll band reminding me of Flamin Groovies and Led Zep. They should be playing out somewhere around town if you want to check em out. All good fun.

There will probably be some Giant Drag recording going down here soon as well and sessions to suss out The Icarus Line's new shit begin tomorrow. Never Dull.

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Try to think of terms that say rock and roll band: danger, sleeze, sex, charisma, Ike Turner, Stooges, hipshake…knife fight? The Icarus Line has it all in spades. Having them pop up every few months on the live radar is like a big game of duck duck goose: band, band, band, band, BAND, band, band. Their sets are invariably thrilling, their songs original and, after over a decade, they continue to produce fresh and vital material: their set at the Echo to close out The Bixby Knolls’ residency included a couple old gems mixed in with material from the TWO albums they are releasing later this year-one in August on Roarscratch and one in the fall with their partners of legend, Buddyhead. I have said it for years and it remains true, The Icarus Line is the best rock and roll band in this city. —Ward Robinson

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Thursday, June 2, 2011

when SHOBMX decided to take on THE ICARUS LINE…

when SHOBMX decided to take on THE ICARUS LINE…

In arts and crafts, love, man crushes, stuffs on June 2, 2011 at 10:23 PM


…shit went down. not actual shit, but like metaphysical email based shit. Joe Cardamone, lyricist, frontman and founding father of The Icarus Line kindly took time out from doing RELEVANT shit to answer a slew of lame-ass, slacker approved questions…. read about them below the rather awesome photographic he included in his email…. gospel!

SHOMBX –  Who are you, and what do you do?                                                                    JC – I am Joseph Cardamone. I do rock n roll music.

SHOBMX – How much does it bother you that most people associate TIL with that tour bus incident or Aaron trying to riff on Stevie Rays guitar first and the musical output of the band second?
JC – I don’t know if that is how the band’s name is associated really. Not these days really. It doesn’t matter to me how people know about my group though, i am secure in the fact that we make great records and perform til we throw up. 
SHOBMX-  The new record is coming out on Miracle Records (or so I heard)…. you’ve obviously had dealings with Travis in the past with Buddyhead. Whats he like as a boss?
JC – The newest record WILDLIFE is being released on Roar Scratch a label co founded by Annie Hardy (Giant Drag) and myself. There are other plans in the works with Miracle but they are top secret at the moment. Travis is a boss dude.

SHOBMX – Tiger, shark or ninja?
JC – Half Shark-Alligator-Half man 
SHOBMX – First record you bought / borrowed / stole?
JC – Probably Thriller by Michael Jackson 
SHOBMX – Lazy journo’s, bloggers and supposed “punks” label TIL as garage rock & punk. Kinda misses your band by a mile I feel. How is TIL defined by TIL, musically speaking?
 JC – Our identity has been really consistant over the years from my perspective. We are an Island. Garage and Punk have done so much for my musical development and gave me the ideals to become the artist that I am today. We are a Rock n Roll band that makes Rock N Roll as art. Not fine art always and  we a re not much of a party band.
SHOBMX – You have built up a rabid and loyal fanbase by constant touring and actually having a communique with your fans, yet TIL isn’t as well known as other CA bands. Is there ever a point where you wished TIL got caught up in a buzzband hype storm?
JC – Again, I think that there has been points when the band was at the forefront of the media, on magazine covers and television but we have often withdrew from those positions. We haven’t been willing to pander to what other people think will capture the larger medias attention. We do what we do un appologetically and without a second thought. This band wouldn’t be as special to its fans and followers if it were any other way. Yes it means we starve and take longer amounts of time to get records out but what is the other option? Change our sound? Kiss up to people who might be able to forward our musical career? i dont think so.
SHOBMX – You have a dinner party. You and five others…. name ‘em?
JC – Mother Father Brother Sister My Girl 
SHOBMX – Favorite collaborator? 
JC – Annie Hardy (Giant Drag singer / guitarist / pottymouth)

SHOBMX – dream collaborator?
JC – Sam Peckinpah to put me in a movie 
SHOBMX –  Plans for the rest of 2011?
JC – We are going to release a good deal of material this year and even tour a bunch if we can afford to. Probably will have to look to kickstarter or something to get that going. Let the people decide if they want to see us rip our selves apart on stage. Also I have been producing records at my studio in LA, so far I have worked with some great bands and have more lined up. I love helping people make better records….most of the time.
SHOBMX –  Whats the best rumor you heard about yourself or one of the band?
JC – Mostly other people taking credit for my songwriting. In the early days I gave everyone equal cuts of our publishing because i felt it was the right thing to do. To keep the band together. 
SHOBMX – Favorite tattoo?
JC – My dogs name APOLLO 
SHOBMX – Are you still in touch with departed members of TIL? Don Devore, Aaron North etc…. friends or enemies in high places?
JC – I am loosely in contact with those guys but everyone has their own worlds so its more to make sure everyone is still alive.

SHOBMX – you seen the blog? any opinion?
JC – yeah, obviously great taste in music 

SHOBMX – any awesome bands that need exposing in your opinion from the LA scene? rather than letting them get ass fucked by picthfork / fader etc.. let us do that for you…. promote, not ass fuck (obviously)
JC – STAB CITY
THE BIXBY KNOLLS
QUEEN KWONG
WAKE UP LUCID 
SHOBMX – Odd Future… discuss?
JC – O.D. FURNITURE 
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Black Living at the Echo

The Quietus | Opinion | Black Sky Thinking | How The Music Industry Is Killing Music And Blaming The Fans

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This our life. Read it and weep.

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WILDLIFE - AUGUST 2011

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Here's the cover for the new record. Available soonish.

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