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This week's feature artist is new to me, but may not be new to you.
Cass McCombs first released his recordings in 2002 on Baltimore's Monitor Records and he's lived in about as many cities as years he's been recording his music. Going from California to Baltimore to New York to Michigan back to Cali and, finally, to Chicago (for now). His new album Dropping the Writ, an informal term which Wikipedia defines as “the procedure in some government systems where the head of government goes to the head of state and formally advise them to dissolve parliament”, is released on Domino Records of London.
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Awww, the Best-Of list. Everybody longs to have the definitive outlook, but nobody ever gets it right. So here’s what we will be doing: We will be analyzing the year end lists of some other "reputable" music publications, I’ll sort of edit them accordingly to fit my preferences, and then play those songs on the Snobcast. Then you, the reader, can tell me what you think should stay; what should go; and what should be added or subtracted from the list/playlist. In the end we will have compiled the definitive Best of 2007 list. Read the full blog at attached file:
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Awww, the Best-Of list. Everybody longs to have the definitive outlook, but nobody ever gets it right. So here’s what we will be doing: We will be analyzing the year end lists of some other "reputable" music publications, I’ll sort of edit them accordingly to fit my preferences, and then play those songs on the Snobcast. Then you, the reader, can tell me what you think should stay; what should go; and what should be added or subtracted from the list/playlist. In the end we will have compiled the definitive Best of 2007 list.
This is who has been dismissed from and who has been added to the list:
| Additions: | Subtractions: | |
| Mayhem | M.I.A. | |
| Missy Higgins | The Broken West | |
| Spank Rock | White Rabbits | |
| Amy Winehouse | Beirut | |
| Von Sudenfed | Modest Mouse | |
| Battles | Aesop Rock | |
| Peter Bjorn & John | The Shins | |
| Kanye West | Pinback | |
| Bat for Lashes | Band of Horses | |
| Albert Hammond Jr. | Menomena | |
| The Pipettes | Kevin Drew | |
| The Go! Team | Richard Hawley | |
| Deerhoof | Jens Lekman | |
| Simian Mobile Disco | The Arcade Fire | |
| Lily Allen | ||
| Calvin Harris |
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Do you feel like every week there’s some band your “eccentric” co-worker/friend is trying to turn you on to? Are you confused as to which band with the word “wolf” or “horse” you’re supposed to like? Lucky for you, every week DJ Father Guido spends hours in his lab sifting through bits and bytes of hipster blog entries and indie magazines searching for the finest aural pleasures available. Then the Father compiles them here for you to enjoy in the comfort of the Donnybrook Campus.
I hate when artists I don't like make songs I can't help but like. It puts into question my (usually) infallible taste. This rarely takes place, but occasionally it happens. Case in point: "Clumsy" by Fergie (of the once talented, but now horrendously annoying, Black-Eyed Peas).
I've had issues with this girl ever since she became a Black-Eyed Pea. My first reaction was, "Why does such a great group need a kitch factor?" Then I quickly realized this was a group that wanted to shed their underground status and reach for that MTV money. Well, OK, as long as they don't sacrifice their heady, conscious raps.
The first single, "Where Is The Love?", seemed to be on the right track. It may have featured JT but at least it had a message. Then came "Shut Up". Umm...yeah. Then came "Let's Get Retarded" and right then I knew I had to throw the towel in on this once great group.
I stopped caring about the Peas, but one question kept nagging. Was Fergie the reason for their down fall?
The answer never really mattered to me. I assumed she couldn't do much more damage. Then came "My Humps". I don't need to continue at this point. Everyone knows what I'm talking about here. What I do need to do is back peddle and explain why we are even talking about Fergie.
We can thank Tim Tim for this one. The other day he tells me he has a new song he's digging. So I'm like, "Hey that's great. Play it for me." Even though I knew I'd hate it, Tim is my best friend so I had to give him a chance. Turns out, he was right. I like this song. It reminds me of a much better song, "Talkin' Bout Hey Love" by De La Soul, but that's OK.
Fergie, I'm sorry I hated on you for so long. I know will.i.am is the real perpetrator. He's the one that hoodwinked the back-pack set into thinking he was one of them just to turn around and go POP! But Fergie you where always meant to be a pop star and now you have a song that might actually help you get there with out grossing us out (ie. "My Humps").
"Clumsy" Fergie The Dutchess
"That Time" Regina Spektor Begin To Hope
"Take Me To the Riot" Stars In Our Bedroom After the War
"Velouria" Pixies Bossanova
"From Nothing to Nowhere" Pinback Autumn of the Seraphs
"Mommy Can I Go Out & Kill Tonight (Live)" The Misfits Walk Among Us
"Are You The One?" The Presets Beams
"J" Mindless Self Indulgence Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy
"Dollar" Heiruspecs A Tiger Dancing
"The Boy Next Door" The Bastard Fairies Memento Mori
"Sarah Silverman" P.O.S. Ipecac Neat
"Wake Up Alone" Amy Winehouse Back To Black
"I Feel Like Dying" Lil' Wayne The Drought Is Over Part. 2
"Perfect Hair II" DangerDoom Occult Hymn
"Your Neighborhood Spaceman" Peeping Tom Feat. Jel & Odd Nosdam Peeping Tom
"The Commercial" Wire Pink Flag
"Fa-Fa-Fayo Technology" 50 Cent vs Datarock
"You're Hot" Sneaky Sound System Sneaky Sound System
"Bandages" Hot Hot Heat Make Up the Breakdown
"Cuntry Boys and City Girls" The Fratellis Costello Music
"Girls on TV" Be Your Own PET Be Your Own PET
"Hope" Sublime 40 Oz. To Freedom
"Secrets" The Electric Soft Parade No Need To Be Downhearted
"Lion's Teeth" The Mountain Goats The Sunset Tree
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DISCLAIMER: Songs featured on the Snobcast are FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY. If you like what you hear, go buy the albums – contact us if you don’t know where to find them. And if we feature your music and you want it taken off the Snobcast, email us at GoDonnybrook@gmail.com. Rock!
Do you feel like every week there’s some band your “eccentric” co-worker/friend is trying to turn you on to? Are you confused as to which band with the word “wolf” or “horse” you’re supposed to like? Lucky for you, every week DJ Father Guido spends hours in his lab sifting through bits and bytes of hipster blog entries and indie magazines searching for the finest aural pleasures available. Then the Father compiles them here for you to enjoy in the comfort of the Donnybrook Campus. 
Finally there is an honest answer to Danger Mouse' Grey Album; a place where mash-up isn't a bad word. The Hood Internet does what no one else has been able to do since the Beatles played back-up for Jay-Z. These mash-up artists take your favorite indie bands and pair them up with your favorite hip-hop artists. The best part? 95% of the results are actually worthy of, if not better than, the original songs. So check 'em out; down load the mix tapes; and embrace the Hood.
I'm leading off this week with a much talked about new song "My Car" from Bay area skate rappers the Pack. On this jump-off single from the new album Based Boys, the Pack have hung-up their Vans and bought a car. Now they can get their hyphy on, except here the boys are backed by the heart-breakers in the Blow, creating an aptly titled ode, "My Car Blows".
Also this week we have a couple extra special joints from the 5 Points Plan Crew. Our very own Col. Hector Bravado is featured so make the jump and enjoy this weeks play list.
"My Car Blows" The Pack vs The Blow
"Retro Electro (Jme White Remix)" 5PP
"Duh Nuh (Duh Nuh Nuh Duh Nuh Nuh)" Url Gray-V feat. Col Hector Bravado
"Contract On The World Love Jam" Public Enemy
"Black Ice (Hymn 4 Disco)" k-os
"Anecdote" Ambulance Ltd
"Sad Songs and Waltzes" Cake
"Bucovina (Felix B Booty Mix)" Shantel
"Like O, Like H" Tegan & Sara
"We Are Your Friends" Justice
"Kidnapped By Neptune" Scout Niblett
"Rudie Can't Fail" The Clash
"I Love You You Imbecile" Pelle Carlberg
"F--ked Up Kid" Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew
"Up Against The Wall" Peter Bjorn & John
"Myxomatosis. (Judge, Jury & Executioner.)" Radiohead
"Eric’s Trip" Sonic Youth
"Here's A List" Half-Handed Cloud
"Creator" Santogold
DISCLAIMER: Songs featured on the Snobcast are FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY. If you like what you hear, go buy the albums – contact us if you don’t know where to find them. And if we feature your music and you want it taken off the Snobcast, email us at GoDonnybrook@gmail.com. Rock!
Zombies! Death and terror! Oh, mon dieu! This is the Halloween Snobcast featuring the darkness of the Denver Sound. Each of these artists bring terror on a wide spectrum, from apocalyptic visions of hell to your garden variety despair and loneliness. Hellfire and damnation! It's the....
...HALLOWEEN SNOBCAST FEATURING THE DENVER SOUND! sound! sound. sound...
Really, this ended up being more of a mish mash of pseudo-insight into Angora's psychology, a tour of her fears. So judging by these songs,we can deduce that Angora is most afraid of:
- abysmal loneliness as a glimpse into the dropoff otherwise known as "the afterlife"
-insanity
-Biblical anything
-gypsies, and
-folkies (they ruin property value)
Autumn is a time of change, Halloween a time of death and rebirth; so this Snobcast is packed full of new releases (Black Lips, Bela Karoli, the Wheel, Tarmints) and bands who have gone to the grave (Bright Channel and Munly and the Lee Lewis Harlots). We also dusted off some old songs you haven't heard for a while - in the local scene, of course. Enjoy! List of songs and descriptions and linkies after the jump!
Tarmints, "Robey": Tarmints bring the Halloween year-round. If I didn't start the Snobcast with this song, off their newest album Thirteen Dead Cats, I would fire myself. Their new album has less growl and less bite, more '70s rock and songs that build slowly, then change and morph completely. "If You Could Read Your Mind" Clinic: If the bees from Dante's inferno comprised a guitar sound, it would be like this: a buzzing, bouncing gypsy parade to hell that tours all the hidden corners of the earth. In the Halloween Snobcast, Clinic wins. Hands down. "Slime and Oxygen" The Black Lips: God, I fucking love these guys! It's old school blues rock, with lots of squishy chaotic feedback crap! Awesome. This song is so Halloweeney - from the fearful Reefer Madness-esque rant about drugs and parties, to the grotesque song title, to the howling chorus. Cat-a-tac "Devil": This is the first song of cat-a-tac's that casually overtook me; I thought it was just alright, and then I listened to it more, and pretty soon I was singing it constantly until it became...a problem. And I pass that problem onto you. Of course I chose the song because it's called "Devil," and also that ex of Jim's sounds pretty scary... "Airborne" Bright Channel: The most terrifying thing about this band is the fact that they recently broke up; because they made the most alarmingly beautiful, paralyzing music. That echo you hear is the sound of each note bouncing off the edges of the abysmal void of collective human dispair. True story. But the good news is that human despair can be pretty. Yay. "String of Lights" Bela Karoli: upcoming local darlings! Everyone is in love with them. Sometimes an uneasy feeling can be created simply with strings and the minor end of the Eastern European bag-o-keilbasa, and that's enough for me; and this song's repetition of "inside" makes me shudder. "The Most Evil Thing You Can Do" The Sundresses: Real Sex always plays rockabilly music, and somehow it makes the gigantic woman being zipped up in a vinyl torture device seem whimsical, like a cute hobby. Rockabilly music is dark, yes, but also kind of winking and adorable. How they do it, I do not know. The Sundresses put on a show at South Park Music Festival in '06 that ended in toothless locals dancing in the street. Back to those folkies... "Amen Corner" Munly and the Lee Lewis Harlots: this is what Denver has that no one else does. American Gothic Country, for me, captures a fear Denverites can understand: the fear of being an open and cosmopolitan city in the midst of a gigantic minefield of Bible-thumping redneckery. You need not go further than Bailey or South Park to catch a fright and never go back. American Gothic Country celebrates our rural roots with a scary, pentacostal vibe. Eeeerie. "This is How We do Things" Slim Cessna's Auto Club: We can talk about monsters and demons, but as a concerned citizen of the world, we Donnybrookers know the most fear-inspiring beasts of death are the gypsies and folkies. For this reason, you'll find their exotic sounds and country twang laced throughout. "I Do" Tarmints "This Loneliness" El Perro Del Mar: Isn't she just the sweetest little thing? Sweet like blond children in horror movies and old dirty baby dolls. Sweet like poisoned lollipops. She is so great and makes me want to hide in a corner. "Distinguished Guest At The Downtrodden Ball" The Swayback: This is an old one, and probably no longer representative of their sound. When I interviewed the Swayback in their creepy practice space - with mannequins and posters of murder victims on the walls, and bums trying to sell us raw meat in the alley - I asked them to play this song for me and me alone. And it was ah-hawesome. "Black Mirror" The Arcade Fire: Arcade Fire recently played Red Rocks, starting out their amazing set with this doomsday sound, pounding on pianos, the stage lit up red, girls playing stringed instruments and accordions in creepy old dresses, Win Butler's face lit up, shadows projected on the rocks behind them. Bright Channel "Final Stretch": I'm not sure what the Final Stretch refers to, though it might have to do with technology or outer space; but it seems final and tragic, not like, the motivational final stretch of the marathon or anything. It feels more like the final stretch of war and disease and apocalypse. It seemed like a good choice towards the end of a podcast. Devotchka, "Llorona": Devotchka brings twinkling darkness to the stage with this little Mexican ode to the folklore of la Llorona. The myth itself has many versions. The standard is that La Llorona was a mother who was wronged by her husband, or was overwhelmed by her children, so she drowned her kids in the river, and her ghost wanders the rivers, and pops out of sinks, and drowns people and stuff. Mexican moms and dads tell their kids that if they stay out too late, or wander off too far, La Llorona will snatch them and throw them in the river! You can also find articles on modern-day Lloronas, mothers who've gone crazy and killed their children. Many people, to this day, believe they've seen her ghost. Seriously. The Wheel "When We Were Towers": this gloomy song is EIGHT MINUTES LONG, but if you're patient, you get to hear Nathaniel D. Rateliff absolutely lose his shit! The man is amazing, and simulates a nervous breakdown for our listening pleasure. Would you do that? The Wheel just released this on Friday at the Hi-Dive. It has the same downtempo, rainy-day feel as Born in the Flood, but with less; and this song is more thunderous than the rest.Do you feel like every week there’s some band your “eccentric” co-worker/friend is trying to turn yo
God Damn!!! The Rockies are hot right now.
Is it just me or did Angora's Ode to Sports set-off a wave of hipster support for all things competitive?
So yes, we know the World Series is going to be here in Denver for game three through six, but I bet you didn't know one of our very own have penned a hip anthem for our Rockies to jam to and I have it right here. Exclusive (sort of)!!!
The local band very few have had the fortune to experience have finally recorded their third (?) song...ever. For those that don't know, Hot 2 Death is Denver's best indie/disco house/hip-hop band you'll probably never see play out. H2D have recorded a song simply titled "Rockies-World-Series" and I have it here for you sports and music fans alike.
Enjoy and prey for the Rockies to win early so we can stop pretending we care.
(As usual, the playlist comes after the jump. However, due to time constraint, I didn't have time to give you the little synopsis of each song like I usually do. HEY!!! Get over it. Everybody has to take a vacation some time. I would have had some really great things to say about this weeks line-up. I still gave you links, didn't I? Click 'em, Bitches.)
"Rockies-World-Series" Hot2Death
"Change Clothes" Jay-Z
"Dr. Love" The Bumblebeez
"Long Gone" American Relay
"Table 4 3" Throw Rag
"Almost Ready" Dinosaur Jr.
"Mannequin" Wire
"Lonely Soul" DJ Shadow
"Hand In The Sea" Glue
"Gentle Moon" Sun Kil Moon
"I'm On Fire" Bat For Lashes
"A Conjunction Of Drones Simulating The Way In Which Sufjan Stevens Has An Existential Crisis In The Great Godfrey Maze" Sufjan Stevens
"Eliminator Jr." Sonic Youth
"Mama Had A Baby And His Head Popped Off" Atmosphere
"A Day In The Life" Handsome Boy Modeling School Feat. RZA, The Mars Volta & AG
"Follow You Down" Blue Million Miles
"Underneath The Skin" Broken Social Scene Presents Kevin Drew
"Cry for More Fish" Melt-Banana
"Red To Black" Fort Minor Featuring Kenna, Jonah Matranga and Styles of Beyond
"You Know What It Is" T.I. ft. Wyclef Jean
"Kim & Cookie (Interlude)" Outkast
"I Used To Dance With My Daddy" Datarock
Do you feel like every week there’s some band your “eccentric” co-worker/friend is trying to turn you on to? Are you confused as to which band with the word “wolf” or “horse” you’re supposed to like? Lucky for you, every week DJ Father Guido spends hours in his lab sifting through bits and bytes of hipster blog entries and indie magazines searching for the finest aural pleasures available. Then the Father compiles them here for you to enjoy in the comfort of the Donnybrook Campus. 
Common is too good to be nice; to nice to be good. Ever since One Day It'll All Make Sense I've felt like he was an MC who, if he were to let himself let go, "bust-out" if you will, he would be that much better. I always have related to the laid-back, jazzy feel of Common's flow, but felt at the same time that for all the emotion in his raps he rarely changes up the lulled feel of each song. Still, Like Water for Chocolate is one of the best rap albums ever. But what has he done since? You would think making albums with Kanye would pay off a little more.
Common may never find the level of emotion of , say, "Jesus Walks" but he has gotten something else from West. He's gained some hipster cred. and he's gonna use it. His new song with Lily Allen might be a little contrived (rapping about Myspace & Youtube), but they meld really well together with 'Ye's beat acting as the glue.
The rest of this weeks Snobcast features more of this hipster-hop. Gorillaz, K-OS, J Dilla, Outkast, M.I.A., and a special outro by the real Father Guido Sarducci, all after the jump.
Playlist:
"Drivin' Me Wild" Common Ft. Lily Allen. Here's the video featuring Jeremy Piven (?). That's right, Common was in that movie with Piven.
"Don't Mug Yourself" The Streets. There might not be a Lily Allen if not for Mike Skinner. He opened the door for the whole grime genre (of which he's not a part) and the rest of this whole "hoodie" music.
"Clint Eastwood (Live)" Gorillaz w De La Soul and Bootie Brown from Pharcyde. When Bootie raps, "How I wish my brother Del was here," I couldn't agree more. The only thing that could make this remix any better would be if the Funky Homosapien was on it.
"1000 Bpm" Beck. Wanna see two bears rapping? Click the link for a live Bonnaroo set. Then cross your fingers, close your eyes, and repeat five times "Beck at next years Monolith, yeah."
"Habeas Corpses (Draconian Love)" El-P feat. Cage. Holy crap!! You wanna hear what storytelling in rap form can really be. This is a dark story that takes place in a futuristic prison where most of the prisoners get raped and killed, but El-P escapes with female prisoner #247290Z. You've got to just listen. Nobody does dark beats like El-P
"untitled" K-OS. This is the untitled track at the end of his superb new album Atlantis: Hymns for Disco. This guy just keeps getting better with each album. This is the second time that K-OS gives you his most personal song as a "hidden" track on the end of the album. It's a rockin' track. K-OS is the only new school MC who is not just using rock tracks to samle, but actually making rock songs. I can't wait 'til he teams up with ?uestlove. That'd be dope.
"Intro (Feat. Father Guido Sarducci)" Handsome Boy Modeling School. This is the original Father Guido. I take my name from this legendary graduate of the Handsome Boy Modeling School. Donnybrook Writing Academy would like to open its own modeling school based on the Handsome Boy. If anyone out there would like to be the first enrolled, please email the Academy.
"Nothing Like This" J Dilla. Check out the video. It's a cute little story of some animated jellyfish(?) who fall in love.
"Jaspora" Wyclef Jean. Jaspora doesn't respect Jaspora. That's the meaning of this song off of the second half of the classic Carnival. In this song Wyclef talks about how Haitians are scared to say they are from Haiti and Wyclef recounts his early relocation from Haiti to Brooklyn. Probably due to the fact that its now been a decade since he first went solo, rumors of a Carnival II have been circulating. I'd like to say I'm excited, but judging by the lack of a Fugees reunion I don't have much faith in Wyclef.
"Down Lo Ho (Interlude)" Wyclef Jean.
"My Way Home" Kanye West feat. Common. Hear we get another Common/Kanye collabo. On this one, 'Ye samples some Gil Scott Heron "Is Where The Hate Is".
"The Assman 640 Speaks" Deltron 3030. It is the year 3030. Buy your Assman 640 today. Know the future tomorrow.
"Cowboy Funk" Sticky Pistil. SNOBCAST EXCLUSIVE. Here's a band you've never heard of and may never hear about anywhere else. The Taos, NM bred Sticky Pistil put out two CD's and were early users of the internet as marketing. The first album Hi-Fi Superfly included this track and was heavily influenced by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The album got the Pistils a spot at Woodstock '99. The band put out one more album shortly afterward which was followed by their breakup.
"Anything Is Possible" Blueprint. From his Myspace page: "Blueprint rhymes. Blueprint does beats. He is from Columbus, OH. Blueprint rhymes on and produces Greenhouse Effect records. He produced three Illogic albums. He's serious about his production. He met a guy named RJD2, who was also from Columbus. They did music together and started a crew called Soul Position. Soul Position has released three records. Blueprint didnt have to produce any of these records because RJ is good at production. These records all came out on Rhymesayers Entertainment. Blueprint has released one solo record. It's called 1988 because he likes that year. He produced it himself." I guess he likes to produce. And he's really good at it.
"Toilet Tisha" Outkast. Off their most experimental album (Stankonia), this the weirdest track. A sad story about a 14 year old girl who is forced to give herself an abortion in her parents bathroom.
"Saved" Qwel & Meaty Ogre. This song continues the fucked-up feel of "Toilet Tisha". This song comes from the highly ambitious second album (Freezerburner) of Qwel's "four seasons" album cycle. The first album, The Harvest, focused on autumn. Freezerburner is their winter album and therefor the tracks are all layered over some dark, ethereal, guitar fuzz beats. As you can guess from the title, Qwel uses his Christian roots to portray his dark observations.
"Memorias Del Futuro" Mala Rodriguez. Shout out to Lady Z for turning me on to this beautiful Spanish hip-hopper. Mala's lyrics are often about the perils of women and outcasts. Since making it in the mainstream (she's had her songs featured in a couple video games) her flow has been toned down a little, but her words are still hardcore.
"The Turn" M.I.A. Yeah, she's huge. There isn't much to say that hasn't been said recently. This new album is awesome, although I know some dissenters who don't know what they're talking about.
"Friend Of Mine" Lily Allen. Grab life by the balls and click that link.
"El Torrente" Minus the Bear. I know this song doesn't fit with the rest of this playlist but it's such a great song and these guys will be here in Denver soon so I wanted to show some love. Hey, I could see Lily Allen opening for the Bear, so there's your connection.
"Outro (Feat. Father Guido Sarducci)" Handsome Boy Modeling School. Funny as hell. Enjoy.
Do you feel like every week there’s some band your “eccentric” co-worker/friend is trying to turn you on to? Are you confused as to which band with the word “wolf” or “horse” you’re supposed to like? Lucky for you, every week DJ Father Guido spends hours in his lab sifting through bits and bytes of hipster blog entries and indie magazines searching for the finest aural pleasures available. Then the Father compiles them here for you to enjoy in the comfort of the Donnybrook Campus. When will indie kids finally embrace hip-hop? Maybe when they hear this weeks Snobcast, featuring: If that's not enough I've got chic hipster-hop ranging from M.I.A. to the Hood Internet Project to Chuck D guest rapping with The Go! Team and that Kanye/Thom York freestyle. Dan Le Sac VS Scroobius Pip have carved in stone the indie commandments in their first single "Thou Shalt Always Kill." So who are these hairy kids from Essex? Well to me they sound like Eddie Argos fronting Datarock. Blueprint brings us back to 1988 on his single "Boombox." Notice the timely lyrics. "Some cats decorated theirs with hand styles and stickers I decorated my piece with Polaroid pictures Extra bass boom so you know I ain't frontin' Tinted deck with a missing pause button A pocketfull of tapes from the latest mix shows With one in the deck 'cause the door won't close I might get it fixed when I get some cheddar Auto-reverse, one side sounds better My pulse meter pulsates when I play my jams My equalizer got 32 bands This cat try to battle, he didn't know me I drowned him out with my tapes on Dolby Plus, I only had the volume on 5 God forbid, he really woulda tried to get live" "You Are The Blood" Castanets. Simple lyrics/beautiful noise. About Castanets: Dreaming/Not Dreaming. Yeah, I would say dreaming, but definately awake at the end. "A Wolf at the Door. (It Girl. Rag Doll.)" Radiohead. This song is really just here to warm you up for that freestyle I promised you. However, it seems Radiohead have finished their new album, In Rainbows, which will be available Oct. 10th. You can pre-order here "Buffalo Tears" Gil Manteras Party Dream. Check out this great band T-shirt (Left). Get one here. "Strike 2" DJ Shadow. The Shadow is always good for those random audio excerpts. Apparently the Shadow has a personal imprint he uses for funk and soul reissues. The imprint, Cali-Tex Records, just released their yearly project, "Pieces of Peace." "Help" Lil' Wayne. This man is the hardest working guy in music today. He has probably set the record for most mix tapes ever recorded. Not only has he surpassed 2pac as far as material, he's even redone some of the Original Thug's songs. This man is obviously crazy, but when I heard this beat I knew he was also a genius. I know Wayne is trying to top Jay-Z. With this song Lil' Weezy even tops the Grey Album. "Us Placers" Kanye West feat. Pharrell & Lupe Fiasco. I don't really have anything more to say that hasn't been said recently regarding Kanye's quest for indie rock cred. It is weird though right? Since when did hip-hop guys start looking for acceptance from skinny-pantsed rockers? Oh I guess that happened when Andre started shaking his Polaroid picture and calling himself Johnny Vulture. "Alfie" Lily Allen. Lily might be getting a Woodie. Yup, that's right, the Woodie. MTVU's phallic award is given to those bands that college students have listened to the most all year. Well it seems to me that the MTV franchise still has one respectable channel. "Taxi Driver" Gym Class Heroes. Gym Class Heroes have been n
This weeks set is inspired by The Go! Team. The Go! Team has always tripped me out. Not sure what to think of them, it’s taken me a second album to get into the groove. But groove is what they’ve got. I’m digging this new single “Grip Like A Vice.” The Go! Team is what hip-hop would have been in the 80s if the ghettos were plagued with ecstasy rather than crack. This single, however, is definitely not the 80s; more UK new rave than Brooklyn block party. “Strike 3 (And I'm Out)” is a little sample from DJ Shadow serving its purpose to transition into… “1977” a Kool Keith freestyle (from 1977?). I don’t know. Kool Keith is a weirdo. I just thought this short throwaway from the Dr. Octagonecologyst album would blend right into… “Love, Love, Love,” another freestyle. This one courteous of Anonjondoe & Sage Francis, that other weirdo indie rapper. I can’t seem to spread the sheer jubilance I get from this crazy slam poet cum emo rapper. He’s less a rapper than he is a force of nature who could cause any mainstream rapper to pack it up and look for shelter. "Cristobel" by Joan As Police Woman is a lovely, if not sad, song about a lover who has gone and left Joan to ponder whether she is "already dead" or merely "waiting...for the seas of life to divide." Maybe the least weird song on this mix, followed by... “Pumpin' 4 The Man” by uber-weirdos, Ween. "Pumpin'..." is just a little ditty about the shitty life of gas station attendants. “World Town” to continue with the poor man theme I have M.I.A.'s new song in which this day-glo MC does what only she can, make the anger of poverty sound like a celebration. “Skit 1” De La Soul (off De La Soul Is Dead). I'll return to that album a little later. “Happy Hippo” by Cloud Cult. I thought I didn't like Cloud Cult. I don't know why. I love this band based off of this song alone. They remind me of cLOUDEAD. “If That's The Case, Then I Don't Know” Every time this song comes on I think back to when I saw them at the Hi-Dive and I walked in on the drummer taking a shit. I also remember them being more punk rock than Flaming Lips, but I'm not complaining. “Mind Blow” Normally a laid-back guy, Zion I goes on a little head trip. This would be the rapper I could see pulling off a colabo with those aliens from Oklahoma. I imagine a mash-up of this with "Free Radicals". “Luno” Speaking of mash-ups, this is a special "Bloc Party Vs. Death From Above 1979" “Oh My God (Remix)” I now return to the hip-hop vibe a la Tribe. This is the essence of what A Tribe Called Quest was. Sexy without trying. Boastful while sounding humble. Jazzy and funky. “Stand Up (Let's Get Murdered)” I know I already stated that Sage is my favorite rapper, but P.O.S. would have to be a close second. This maniac, signed to Rhymesayers, also fronts a punk rock band. It can be heard in his raps. With help from Ant of Atmosphere, P.O.S. might be the closest thing to the Dead Kennedy's that hip-hop will ever see. “Rockin' It” Dan The Automator and Brand Nubian do like The Go! Team and throw a new school block party. “Smiley Faces” Not my favorite Gnarls Barkley song about suicidal tendencies, but good non the less. “A Roller Skating Jam Named ''Saturdays''” De La Soul set the bar for quirky, offbeat rap early on. They were lucky to have their very own Phil Spector in Prince Paul who supplied the silly beats and sillier interludes. “High-Lawn” Angora Holly Polo discovered Sukpatch back when she was writing about music for her college paper. At first listen it seemed like your average basement DJ playing around on an old casio, but not long after listening to the whole (free!) download I fell in love with pretty much the whole Slabco roaster of artists. Most of it is turntablist oriented. “Rock L
The Monolith Festival this weekend turned out to be the best festival I've ever attended. This is in direct contrast to the last music fest. I was at which was the most disgusting gathering I'd ever seen. Monolith was a nice change from all other music festivals. Yeah, yeah, it was in the most gorgeous venue ever, but it was also hassle free. Everything just ran smoothly and I was able to see at least a couple songs from everyone worth seeing (except, maybe, Au Revoir Simone). So most of what I've got for you this week is from my favorite bands that played this weekend. Most notably, Matt & Kim, Art Brut, Bob Log III, and Flaming Lips. However, this isn't specifically a Monolith Snobcast (I've already done that), so there is plenty more good stuff this week (Tegan & Sara, CSS, The Rakes, ect.). Remember to click the links for some goodies. But before you do that check out an extra special song by D.O. The Fabulous Drifter "Orientation". Then go over to todays Stuck in My Head column at Donnybrook Writing Academy to read more about this "Fabulous" Denver hip-hop artist. "Prelude To The Alchemist's Last Words" Everything Absent Or Distorted"Shoot 'Em Down" Ghostland Observatory"That's That Whirlwind (Snoop Dogg feat. R. Kelly vs Architecture In Helsinki)" The Hood Internet"Credit Whore" Cat-A-Tac"Call It Off" Tegan & Sara"Open Invitation" Black Rebel Motorcycle Club"Soldier Jane" Beck"Romantic (Flosstradamus Remix)" Walter Meego"Bump" Spank Rock"Highwires" The Laylights"Boob Scotch" Bob Log III"Off The Hook" CSS"Yea Yeah" Matt & Kim"Strasbourg" The Rakes"Jesus" The Brian Jonestown Massacre"Romantic Rights (Erol Alkan Remix)" Death From Above 1979"Formed A Band" Art Brut"Love To Love You Baby" No Doubt"SOS" Earl Greyhound"Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" Nancy Sinatra"Do You Realize??" The Flaming Lips
I am so excited to see Bat for Lashes play Larimer Lounge Oct. 5th. She has such a cool, eerie vibe to her voice. The video for "What's A Girl To Do?" reminds me of Donny Darko. Which is to say it is awesome. Judging by the buzz around this song, I'm not the only blogger who'll be at this show. This makes me feel a bit ordinary. Fuck it! I like this song and I want to share some other songs/artists that I like. For example, Regina Spektor. Man do I have soft spot for weird piano chanteuse's. I almost went that way for the entire Snobcast but I was quickly thrown off course by the eccentric trickster Beck. His "I Think I'm in Love" is off last years album The Information. It took me a while to get into that album but an advanced copy was given to me for my b'day last year (thanks Ivvy) and It really grew on me. Speaking of birthdays, one more shout out goes to Nina. Her field day b'day was authentic. Next up: Ivvy's b'day (Sept. 23rd) then mine (Sept. 26th). Sweet geeze. Let's here some music. Click the Links for Goodies "What's A Girl To Do?" Bat for Lashes "On the Radio" Regina Spektor "Think I'm in Love" Beck "Cupid's Chokehold" Gym Class Heroes "A Venomous Tale" Bastard Fairies "Chewing Gum" Feist "Heat From the Day" Blood on the Wall "Since I Left You" Avalanches "Star Bodies" New Pornographers "Two-Headed Boy" Neutral Milk Hotel "Dark Come Soon" Tegan & Sara "If You Got The Money" Jamie T "Paris 2004" Peter Bjorn and John "Ambulance" TV on the Radio "Black Mirror" the Rakes "Technologic" Daft Punk
If I could have it my way this Snobcast would just be a recording of the Overcasters phenomenal show on Saturday. After much suspense and excitement Kurt (from the legendary Tarmints) finally submitted to the rock zealots who had been salivating for months since first hearing wind of the project. It was more than worth the wait. But let me back up here. For me, this weekend started on Wednesday when we helped the lovely Nichole ring in a new year at Pervert. Yes I have been hungover ever since. A six day, end of summer blowout that culminated in Jim McTurnan's hot tub. More about that later. Thursday the rest of the world found out about the demise of one of our favorite bands, Bright Channel. We here at Donnybrook had been mourning this passing all week. So I've got a song of theirs for you today. The rest of the 'cast pretty much stems from this feeling and the end of summer blues. Friday (aka the beginning of the weekend for normal people) began with margarita's at El Noa Noa. This proved to be just the right preparation for Angora, Nina and I to go do our best hipster act for the Hot IQs new video. That was great until some sleazy dude showed up who looked a lot like (Hot IQs bassist) Brian, if Brian had black hair and a porn star mustache. We had to leave. Saturday was basically a mental preparation for the coming night. Knowing that we were gonna get our faces melted at the Tar-Shack, Angora and I decided to chill with some movies for a few hours. First we watched "300" which was hmmm...OK, but then we put in Jim Jarmusch's 1984 film "Down by Law" starring Tom Waits. Tom Wait's is just the man I think of when I'm looking for some dark blues to soothe the soul. So I've got a song from him for you kiddies. I thought Cat-A-Tac's "Dreamer" would fit in perfectly here too, but now the inclusion of this band means even more after sharing a hot tub with 40 other people at the home of Cat-A-tac front man, Jim's house. To everybody that was there last night, and everybody I groped in the tub, you hold a big piece of my heart today. OK, OK. I know you want the music. So that's all from me, but can I just say, thank jeebus for Labor day. Nobody better call me today. I will be unavailable. Click the links to get some goodies "I Do" Tarmints"Jenny" Sleater-Kinney"Strange Famous Spoken Word" Tarmints"Sunday Eyes" Blue Million Miles"P.N.W." Dynomite D"Being Sucked in Again" Wire"Out Of Focus" Bright Channel"ID Glue" Qwel & Meaty Ogre"Dreamer" Cat-A-Tac"Day Old Blues" Slim Cessna's Auto Club"Whipping Tree" The Dandy Warhols"(Letter from Home)" DJ Shadow"Math-Head vs. McNugget" P.O.S."All The Time" Tom Waits"The Most Evil Thing You Can Do" The Sundresses"Electricity" Sonic Youth"Physics of a Unicycle" cLOUDDEAD
Two and half weeks!!! Say what you will about He-Whose-Name-I-Can't-Spell, I'm sure everybody agrees no lesser man could have brought legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater its first major music festival. Only the Doc could assemble such a bevy of iconic indie rockers and perfectly match them with Denver's nonpareil. Watch More Videos Uploaded by bebo.com/fecher "It's Coming Down" Cake"Pistol of Fire" Kings of Leon"Heavy Metal" Clap Your Hands Say Yeah"Open Invitation" Black Rebel Motorcycle Club"Smokers Outside the Hospital Doors" Editors"Yeah Yeah" Matt and Kim"Romantic" Flosstradamus"Chief Rocka" Lords of the Underground"SOS" Earl Greyhound"Boob Scotch" Bob Log III"See Socials" the Swayback"S.R.O." Avail"Still Life With Machine Gun" Everything Absent or Distorted"Cold and Dead" William Elliott Whitmore
This week begins my countdown to Monolith. This will be the Festival that puts Denver on the hipster summer fest map. Do you remember when we had to travel hours into the mountains of Park county, endure half-crazed yokels, survive off pizza and PBR, and sleep on cramped cabin floors with 40 strangers, just to experience a decent three day festival in Colorado? Well I do. Actually...it was kinda fun, but that was in our youth. Now that we have matured we need a festival that recognizes the level of sophistication we have attained. For the past few years, Dr. Matthew Fetcher hosted these autumn soirees for a sizable variety of indie-centric socialites. All attendees would do their best send-up of their favorite stereotypical hillbilly caricature and then run down the main street of Fairplay naked. Unbeknownst to his guests, Matt Fetcher was only incubating his festival, road testing it on those whose criticism he trusted the most, preparing his audience for when he could unleash his vision on the masses. That time has come. Monolith Festival will be unveiled Sept. 14-15 at Red Rocks Amphitheater. Here is the first taste of this soon-to-be legendary festival. "Free Radicals" Flaming Lips"Los Angeles, I'm Yours" the Decemberists"Merchants of Soul" Spoon"Jesus" Brian Jonestown Massacre"Shoot 'Em Down" Ghostland Observatory"Formed A Band" Art Brut"They Want EFX" Das EFX"Backyards Of Our Neighbors" Au Revoir Simone"Pro Nails" Kid Sister"See the World" Gomez"I'll Catch You" Ricky Volotalo"The Loving Sounds Of Static" Mobius Band"Buyer's Remorse Code" Hot IQs"Scenes" Cat-A-Tac"Lullabye For A Stormy Night" Vienna Teng"Time Lapse Photography" the Laylights"Last Stone Throne" Born In The Flood"Chokechain" 3OH!3
As music director for the Academy, I have a hectic schedule planning and presenting all the many events the Academy stages. So when I get a weekend off you better believe I put on my most impressive airs and get my soiree on. This weekends social function took place at the UMS. If you weren't there you are a feeble and weak excuse for a music lover. If you were there than you are most likely feeble and weak. I know I am. My liver hates me for the trial I put it through that night. However it is my brain that still refuses to work with me. And that my friends is why this weeks Snobcast has no theme; no cohesive thread to tie it together. So here's to Mondays two-day hangover. Remember friends, the Liver is resilient and the Brain is understanding. You just need to feed them. I recommend a dose of Snobcast and some Superfood. "Runaways" Sage Francis"The Love Song" k-os"Taper Jean Girl" Kings of Leon"Ghostwriter (Remix)" RJD2"Message Sent" Sage Francis"Broken Wings" Sage Francis"Young Folks" Peter, Bjorn & John"Staring at the