Archive for October, 2011

Features

Endless House #1

Endless House #1

Last year, Simon Wallace left all his music jobs and moved overseas. He is now called International Simon. With Endless House, he mythologises on what is intriguing him at the moment – kicking off with Arthur Russell, trains, and a yacht-rock classic.

October 26, 2011 × 12 comments

Videos

Watch: Gin Wigmore ‘Black Sheep’

Watch: Gin Wigmore ‘Black Sheep’

We posted our GSG / BSB review of ‘Black Sheep’ a couple of weeks back and now we have the new video to go along with. Watch it below.

October 26, 2011 × 1 comment

Downloads / Streams

Listen: Pusha T ‘What Dreams Are Made Of’

Listen: Pusha T ‘What Dreams Are Made Of’

‘What Dreams Are Made Of’ is the latest release from Pusha T’s upcoming album Fear Of God II: Let Us Pray, which is due out in early November. Head over to Nah Right to hear it and find the album tracklisting below.

October 26, 2011 × 0 comments

News / Tours

Dan Deacon And Ensemble Announce Tour

Dan Deacon And Ensemble Announce Tour

Dan Deacon has announced that he will play five New Zealand tour dates in February with his ‘Ensemble’ band. Support for all shows comes from Golden Axe and you can find the dates below.

October 26, 2011 × 0 comments

Videos

Watch: Terius Nash Feat. Big Sean ‘Ghetto’

Watch: Terius Nash Feat. Big Sean ‘Ghetto’

Terius Nash (a.k.a The-Dream) has released the video for ‘Ghetto’, his Big Sean-assisted highlight from his latest album 1977 (which is still available to freeload) – watch it below.

October 26, 2011 × 0 comments

Downloads / Streams

Listen: Tom Waits’ New Album “Bad As Me”

Listen: Tom Waits’ New Album “Bad As Me”

NPR are currently streaming the new Tom Waits album Bad As Me in its entirety; head over there now to hear it.

October 26, 2011 × 0 comments

Downloads / Streams

Listen: Tom Waits’ New Album “Bad As Me”

Listen: Tom Waits’ New Album “Bad As Me”

NPR are currently streaming the new Tom Waits album Bad As Me in its entirety; head over there now to hear it.

October 26, 2011 × 0 comments

Videos

Watch: Rackets ‘Pegasus’

Watch: Rackets ‘Pegasus’

‘Pegasus’ is the second video in a six part series from Rackets and director Levi Beamish. Watch it over at their official site and download the track via Bandcamp.

October 26, 2011 × 0 comments

Videos

Watch: David Dallas ‘Start Lookin Round’

Watch: David Dallas ‘Start Lookin Round’

David Dallas has released another new video, this time for The Rose Tint’s opening track ‘Start Lookin Round’ (one of the few songs not produced by Fire & Ice; this time prod. duties came courtesy of Dan “Exile” Mawb). Check it below.

October 25, 2011 × 0 comments

Albums

Octopus “Black Ink”

Octopus “Black Ink”

Octopus describe their music as “Norwegian Fisherwoman Metal”. If that sounds prog, Octopus are progressive, but in the mode of Sabbath, rather than Pink Floyd; they’re avant-garde in the manner of Lightning Bolt, rather than La Monte Young. Octopus make exciting, unpretentious music that calls on the popular tradition of […]

October 25, 2011 × 5 comments

News / Tours

Leonard Cohen To Release New Album “Old Ideas”

Leonard Cohen To Release New Album “Old Ideas”

Leonard Cohen, who recently toured New Zealand late last year, has announced that he will release a new album in 2012. The record, called Old Ideas, is the first release since 2004’s Dear Heather and will feature 10 new songs. Cohen told Spanish reporters of the forthcoming release and also […]

October 25, 2011 × 0 comments

Downloads / Streams

Listen: Waka Flocka Flame “Lebron Flocka James 3” Mixtape

Listen: Waka Flocka Flame “Lebron Flocka James 3” Mixtape

Before the release of his forthcoming sophomore album Triple F Life: Friends, Fans and Family, Waka Flocka lets loose of his latest mixtape Lebron Flocka James 3. Stream it below or head to Live Mixtapes to download it in full.

October 25, 2011 × 1 comment

Downloads / Streams

Listen: Surfer Blood “Tarot Classics EP”

Listen: Surfer Blood “Tarot Classics EP”

Floridian band Surfer Blood are on the verge of releasing their latest EP Tarot Classics, and right now you can hear the entire thing streaming over at Stereogum.

October 25, 2011 × 0 comments

News / Tours

Weekly Wrap-Up: October 22 2011

Weekly Wrap-Up: October 22 2011

— We heard the first single from Kody Nielson’s new project Opossom.

October 22, 2011 × 0 comments

Singles

Great Sounds Great; Bad Sounds Bad: The Checks ‘Candyman Shimmer’

Great Sounds Great; Bad Sounds Bad: The Checks ‘Candyman Shimmer’

Every week, a panel of writers for The Corner will focus on a bunch of recently released local singles and grade them. We call it Great Sounds Great; Bad Sounds Bad. Read through the panelists thoughts below and let us know what you think of the song in the comments […]

October 22, 2011 × 5 comments