I am loving this tune from Gauntlet Hair. Shimmering guitars, massive drums, and then the breakdown! Oh man. I haven’t heard a riff that good in ages. AHHHHHH so good.
Friday Free Play: Gauntlet Hair – I Was Thinking
Gillian Welch – Grand Canal Theatre
Every time I listen to Gillian Welch, I think I should listen to her more. What does that mean? I don’t listen to her much, possibly. I first came accross her in […]
James Blake poll results in: Trendy and overrated? YES!
The people have spoken and it is now official. Of readers who voted in our latest poll, a staggering 91% labelled James Blake as “trendy and overrated”! There you have it folks. […]
Atlas Sounds – Parallax
Bradford Cox is back, with his side project ‘Atlas Sounds’ from his day job (Deerhunter). While I’m not sure Bradford would be what Cork people call a ‘lovely person’, he is a […]
Videodrome: St. Vincent – Cruel
Have to say I love story videos, where singers become actors. I’m still getting over ‘take on me’ by Aha and ‘Hello’ by Lionel Richie. St. Vincent looks amazing as every, in […]
James Blake – “trendy and overrated” – OUCH!
One of the regular posters who shall remain nameless (Morgan) has opened a veritable can of worms in his previous post saying that James Blake was “trendy and over rated”. I smell […]
Bone Ivor and James Blake
Yeah, ok, I’m always on about ol’ Bone, but this is the first song from his collaboration with James Blake (trendy and over rated). It’s almost a sin to use Auto tune […]
What is up with Noises? (The Science and Mathematics of Sound, Frequency, and Pitch)
We don’t usually get sciency on NMWH but Vi Hart’s explanation of the maths behind sound (and music) is a real treat. You can also check out her blog here: http://vihart.com.
Kristin Hersh – Workmans Club
Update: Sadly, Kristin is too ill to perform! Her voice is gone, supposedly, which I guess is important for a singer. We’ll have to wait for Throwing Muses… Update Update: New date […]
Active Child – You Are All I See
Active Child is Pat Grossi and his new album, You Are All I See, is due to be released any day. You can check out all the tracks on The Hype Machine, […]
Bad as me – Tom Waits
‘I’m the boat that won’t sink, I just won’t sleep a wink, you’re the same kind of bad as me’ Some good news, as Tom Waits is making an announcement on his […]
8tracks – Handcrafted Internet Radio
I came across this music site recently: http://8tracks.com It allows you to create your own mixtapes and share them with the world! I sense some NoMoreWorkHorse mixtapes coming your way soon…
NME – New Act Download.
How did the hipster burn his mouth? He ate his dinner before it was cool! NME have just released a 25 song album of music, which you can listen to, or download […]
Gig Guide – 20-08-11
Ok, I’ve been a bit slack on the gig front over the last while and a few decent gigs have been announced, without a mention here. There’s Throwing Muses, St. Vincent, Deus, […]
Donal Dineen’s Small Hours Ends
Just last night, while suffering from a batch of work stress related insomnia I turned on Today FM, for Donal to lull me to sleep with his usual blend of the odd […]
500th post blues!
Yes, seems like just yesterday this blog was a glint in the eye of some bored individuals with too much time no their hands. Thanks to all of you, for sticking around […]
Black Francis and Reid Paley
What is Francis Black up to, when he should be at home working on the new Pixies album? He’s working with Reid Paley. Exciting news, as Reid is certainly a household name! […]
Videodrome: Cass McCombs – You Saved My Life
Lovely video for McCombs beautiful “You Saved My Life” from 2009. There’s a lovely switch about 3 minutes in to a couple dancing… Directed by: Eric Fensler
Mister Heavenly
If you haven’t heard of Mister Heavenly, you’ve still heard music by them! Yes, that’s right, an indie super group, with members of Man Man, Modest Mouse and Islands. They have a […]
Bon Iver Cover Versions Download
Slow day for news in the Music world, so will just put a link to this site here. Stereogum have put together a collection of cover versions by Bon Iver, and most […]
Pure X, Pleasure – Summer slacker guitar bliss
Well maybe it’s because “summer” is here but I’m really loving Pure X’s album Pleasure (previously known as Pure Ecstasy). Let’s just describe the music as summer drag, slacker, washed out guitar […]
Bon Iver Live Download
You can download or listen to a concert from Bon Iver’s most recent tour on the NPR site here. I think the concert itself was last night in Washington in the 9.30 club, […]
Does the 27 club exist?
After the sad death of Amy Winehouse last weekend, all the hacks in the media jumped on the fact that she was 27 to fill up some space on their papers, but […]
Björk to release “App Album” for iPad and iPhone – Biophilia
Björk is set to release an album app which will then have individual song apps stemming from it! Definitely a new concept so will be interesting to see the results. The app is […]
Stroked – Cover album
Is this becoming a ‘thing’, this is the second compilation album of a ‘classic’ album in as many weeks. As discussed in the comments section on the release of Newermind, a compilation […]
New Beastie Song
Ok, it’s not new, new, but it is new. Here it is, right here, right now. Beastie Boys: “Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win [ft. Santigold] (Major Lazer Remix)”:
Why? – Button Factory
This is a nice one actually, and definitely something to look forward to. Why? are currently touring with an acoustic piano set, which sounds like another step towards normality from where they […]
A Winged Victory For The Sullen – Steep Hills Of Vicodin Tears
Ok, I am very excited. Stars of the Lid are one of my fave bands. The group consists of two members, Brian McBride and Adam Wiltzie. Well it turns out that Adam Wiltzie has […]
Videodrome: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – The Body
Miss being a kid? This is the video for The Body, starring, in order of appearance… the band! The video is beautifully edited and it’s a lovely pop song. The adults don’t […]
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