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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

NEW SOUNDS: HONEY CLAWS - EXCLUSIVE TRACK

Since I really stepped off the hip hop front in the mid-90's when I thought it stopped being really cutting edge and interesting, I don't always spend much time in that world, but when the cool new stuff hits me in the face, I can recognize it. I like the LUPE FIASCO'S of the world or the COOL KIDS, I like the new spins, and then HONEY CLAWS showed up. I thought I received a mix CD because the self-titled album went everywhere, from the indie rock of "Shout Out", to the electro-indie of "Ambulance" to the hip hop joints of "Digital Animal" or "Zookeeper". I then took the time to creep onto their Myspace page and their web site, and fell deeper into the HC hole. I decided to get in touch with the band and learn more, and so I'm sharing the interview with you here.

While you read it, download "Shout Out" (mp3)

And, we were just given an exclusive track for download, "Ambulance" (mp3)

Q: Can you give us a brief rundown of the line-up of Honey Claws and their respective duties? I read that you have some heavy musicians in the mix?

Jon - vocals, beats and megaphone. Cuts often start with Jon in his room, holed up for days. Other times we feed him beats on which to spew his vocal brew.

Ben - Beats, MPC junkie and background vox. Ben is the 808 bassline master and resident booking agent.

Thomas - Beats, ableton. Thomas plays ableton the most folks play a piano. He's never happy with a cut until it's flipped, inside out and upside down. It has to sound original to make it through his filter.

Traey - keys, synths and engineering. I run the recorder and try to add some soul to our primarily digital production chain. I also spend quite a bit of time on promotions and the business of Honey Claws.

Q: Is there a leader of Honey Claws?

Its more of a collective than a hierarchy. At one time or another we all defer to each other. Usually the best ideas win out and the rest sink. Everyone is supportive and is willing to try out each other's ideas and methods. It's a very open and understanding unit.

Q: Honey Claws aren’t your garden-variety musical collective, it’s very electronic, yet very indie rock, but also hip hop infused. I even read that you have referred to it as “electric punk lyrical katana blade ninjary with a smile” – can you elaborate on your inspiration and vision?

From Ben: I know I always spoke with Thomas about not being quite like anything else out there... And seeing if we could combine our life time influences to make something fresh. Look at as bigger picture of music, I could then try be a little psychic and project that into the future and paint a world of music that we existed in. There is pieces of everything in the album... And we definitely wrote a lot of it initially with the idea of traveling the world following festivals. I remember a conversation one day between Thomas and I discussing the current trends in music and the voids of expression... I know I certainly felt like there were a lot of clones recycling shit Ive heard a 1000 times before. I guess it lacked sincerity to me. I thought to myself what would I like music to be like in 5 years...

Q: On that note of inspiration, name drop on us some of the collective’s guiding lights – what’s in your record bag? If I were to grab your IPod from you and check you Top 25 Most Played, what would rule your pod?

Mr Scruff, Isolee, Frank & Dank, J Star, Spoon, Citzen Cope, Al Haca, Gil Scott Heron, Latryx, Nina Simone, Utzz, Frivillous, Brazillian Girls, Kyuss, Led Zepplin, Mos Def & Tribe, Jamie Lidell, Herbert, Daft Punk's new live shit, panda bear, velvet underground, madlib, Stravinski, Monk, Herbie Hancock, Bill Withers, Roy Ayers, The Mizell Brothers

Q: Describe for all of us outside of Austin what the live version of Honey Claws is like?
Live is wild. we like to make a lot of noise and keep the party rolling. constant beats and chants. it's a lot of fun for us for sure.

Q: Any plans to take this on the road anytime soon? If you had your choice, who’d you go out on the road with?

Definitely planning to get out. We'd love to travel w/ Ghostland. Farfetched but it’d be tight.

We also saw pendulum and thought that could be fun... they have a similar expression as us but from a drum & bass perspective.... We're starting to piece together an Australian & New Zealand tour for southern summer.

Q: I’ve been extremely impressed by your self-titled full length, who worked on that? Are there label plans for this? Are you even interested in being on a label anymore?

Primarily the four of us worked on the full length. We had a few bits of help along the way Eddie Spettro, Claude 9, both from Austin. For the most part though it was our project from start to finish. Everything but mastering.

Mixed feelings on labels. We think it would help getting us out there more quickly and it’d be nice to have the safety net. However, the fear of shelving or bad deals is always in the back of our heads when the word comes up.

For now we think we're going to go it alone. Not that we have any labels currently beating down our door, but we're all of the mindset that a label can't help us much until we help ourselves. As soon as the album gets pressed (this week) we're going to hit the college radio and online radio stations and setup a little roadtrip. Beyond that we'll see how everyone takes it and where that goes.

Q: You’re obviously live in arguably one of the greatest live music cities on the planet, a place filled with all these hot acts like WHITE DENIM, GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY and SPOON. How is the scene there responding to Honey Claws?

Haven’t played to many shows in Austin yet. just two during sxsw; which was rad. played overseas for our first set of shows December-February. They went very well. You could say we are a very young project. its been moving along nicely though. Awesome response and exciting breakthroughs. We just got together last summer to write the project, you could say we went at it from the opposite direction, at least for most live acts. We wrote the record as a studio project, but we always had the intention of taking it somewhere new for the live show.

Q: Future Sounds is always on the lookout for new bands/artists that might still be under the radar, the unsigned ones that could use the shout out, got anyone we should know about?

Those Peabody's. Noisey Stoner Rock. Its Pimp.

Q: What is your favorite thing about Austin? If I were to come visit you there, where would you take me for a beer?

We go to plush and Beauty Bar when we aren’t being nerds. Lots of girls and good beats. yep.
Wahoo's!!!!!!! Curra's!!!!! Maiko!!!!! and some where with shuffle board and cheap beer....and BARTON FUCKING SPRINGS!!

Big thanks to Traey and the crew for taking time to answer my questions.

HONEY CLAWS
MYSPACE
WEB SITE

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THE MORNING BENDERS COMING TO LA

THE MORNING BENDERS are headed back down to LA in celebration of their May 6th release of "Talking Through Tin Cans". They're headed out on the road with THE KOOKS, but will get to be the big show when they visit Los Angeles for a release party at The Echo on The 8th. Without giving it away, ok I'll give it away, we love this band so much they'll be showing up on Future Sounds 32.

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Tuesday, April 29, 2008

FUTURE SOUNDS ON LITTLE RADIO: TUESDAY APRIL 29


Tune into www.littleradio.com

APRIL 29, 2008: 10AM-Noon (Pacific)

Jamie Lidell - Figured Me Out - Jim - Warp Records
My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges - Evil Urges - ATO Records
MaryAndi - Fire & A Microphone - Demos - Unsigned
The Ettes - I Heard Tell - Look At LIfe Again Soon - Just signed to Take Root Records
Pin Me Down - Cryptic - Kitsune Compilation 5 - Unsigned

BREAK

Port O' Brien - I Woke Up Today - All We Could Do Was Sing - Unsigned in US
Geronimo - Just Like Water - Demos - Unsigned
Islands - Creeper - Arm's Way - Anti Records
Girls - Lust For Life - Girls - Unsigned
The Muslims - On My Time - Demos - Unsigned

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FREAK OUT OF THE WEEK: The Gun Club - She's Like Heroin To Me - Fire Of Love

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SPECIAL GUEST DJ: Rob Kolar of LEMON SUN
Grand Ole Party - Savior - Humanimals - DH Records
Voxhaul Broadcast - When The Wives Come Home - Rotten Apples - Retone Records
Satisfaction - I Make The Dead - Cougars, Sharks & Flying Sparks - Unsigned
Majestys - Take Me Higher - Demo EP - Unsigned
Foreign Born - Letter Of Inclusion - On The Wing Now - Dim Mak


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SPECIAL GUEST DJ: Rob Kolar of LEMON SUN
The Growlers - Soul of Coral - Greatest sHits - Unsigned
Lemon Sun - Same Old Ground - New Songs - Unsigned
He's My Brother, She's My Sister - Tales That I Tell - Demos - Unsigned
The Rosewood Thieves - A Bullet Painted Red - Lonesome EP - Unsigned


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MY JAM OF THE WEEK: Blonde Acid Cult - Kick The Funk - Demos - Unsigned

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SPECIAL GUEST DJ: Mollie Moore of Atlantic Records
Matt Sheehy - Go Missing - Tiger Phobia - Unsigned
He Say, She Say - Crash Dummie - Demos - Signed to Lupe Fiasco's label
Funeral Party - Car Wars - Demos - Unsigned


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SPECIAL GUEST DJ: Mollie Moore of Atlantic Records
The Brobecks - Small Cuts - Demos - Unsigned
The Library - You Don't Need No Doctor Sugar - Demos - Unsigned

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Kudu - Rock This Way - New Songs - Nublu Records
Juiceboxxx - Thunder Jam - RedSmoke Remix - Unsigned
Ebony Bones - We Know All About You - We Know All About You - Unsigned
The Heavy - That Kind Of Man - The Heavy - +1 Music


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FUTURE SOUNDS 31 NOW IN SPIN

FUTURE SOUNDS 31 will now appear in SPIN MAGAZINE as a feature, as it appeared in the digital edition of the current issue with MY MORNING JACKET on the cover (and I believe it's in the REM issue as well). Look for some big news on this front in the coming months.

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Friday, April 25, 2008

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: HOT FREAKS PARTY IN AUSTIN

DAYTROTTER IS ON FIRE: WHITE DENIM TODAY!

As if they haven't been picking enough winners and artists close to our hearts here at FS, today DAYTROTTER drops downloadable tracks from WHITE DENIM! Check out this great illustration of TURBO, the manchild that is quickly turning into a rock & roll GOD!

Head over to Daytrotter and enjoy the sessions HERE.

The band also got great hits today in THE SUN and the DAILY MIRROR. What? Still no US deal??? It's too bad all these chicken shits can't figure out a "format" to fit this band into so they can use their old formula. Whatever happened to gut instinct and finding bands that break the format??? I think what's amazing about this band is that they are doing this on their own and could simply be fine doing it on their own, much like the Ghostland Observatory/Clap Your Hands Say Yeah folks have done.

And just because I received SO many TURBO fan photos, I thought I'd take this opportunity to share another one....



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Thursday, April 24, 2008

THE BOTTICELLIS ON DAYTROTTER/SF BAY GUARDIAN

Another band whose album has absolutely owned me since I've received it has been THE BOTTICELLIS "Old Home Movies" on Antenna Farm Records. You'll be hearing more and more about this band as the record drops May 13th and those wise owls at DAYTROTTER were smart enough to pull them in for a DT session during Noise Pop. Head over HERE to download tracks, read the prose, and view the artwork surrounding this visit.

While you're there, don't miss Daytrotter sessions by other former FS acts like
BIRDS OF AVALON (FS radio show April 7th)
LUKE TEMPLE (FS11)

Back to THE BOTTICELLIS, they also just received an excellent feature in the San Francisco Bay Guardian that you can read HERE. I recently caught them at The Echo in LA and they're BEACH BOYS meets THE BAND sound was magic.

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DIRTY PROJECTORS SIGN TO DOMINO

Congrats go out to a band we've loved for years, THE DIRTY PROJECTORS, since having them on FS14 with " (Throw On) Your Hazard Lights" - they've signed with the mighty Domino Records in the UK. They're first Domino release will drop in early 2009. Like Weezy and George Jefferson, movin' on up.

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TONIGHT IN LA: VENUS INFERS @ THE ECHO

Hellya! has another nasty night of music happening at The Echo this evening. VENUS INFERS are driving in from the OC with their buddies CAVIL AT REST. BIRDS OF AVALON also are set to perform on their way through the US with THE RANCONTEURS, MUDHONEY and BLACK MOUNTAIN. If you listened to them play live on my Little Radio show a few weeks back, you'll recall their heaviness brought down the entire station for a moment.

Download "Measure Of The Same" by BIRDS OF AVALON (mp3)
Download "London's Raining" by VENUS INFERS (YSI)
Download "Sun Hands" by CAVIL AT REST (mp3- thanks Rock Insider)

Doors 8:30PM
$5 Cover

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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

LINE UP CHANGE FOR THE PARTY @ THE ROXY


SOOper bummer - Will from SABROSSA PURR just got strep throat and is unable to perform tomorrow night so we're quick on our feet and we've added SINK TO SEE.

Here's how it shakes down for tomorrow night:
Doors at 8:30

9-9:40 JONNEINE ZAPATA

10 - 10:40 MARYANDI

11 - 11:40 SINK TO SEE

See you at The Roxy - 9009 West Sunset Blvd.

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FUTURE SOUNDS ON LITTLE RADIO: TUESDAY APRIL 22


Tune into www.littleradio.com

APRIL 22, 2008: 10AM-Noon (Pacific)

1990’s - See You At The Lights – Cookies – Rough Trade/World’s Fair
The Blooms – White Walls – Demos – Unsigned
Blonde Acid Cult – Shake It Loose - Demos – Unsigned
The Hands – Lies Lies Lies – The Hands – Unsigned
The Heavenly States – Lost In The Light – Delayer - The Rebel Group

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The Rosewood Thieves – She Don’t Mind The Rain – She Don’t Mind The Rain Single – Unsigned
The Postelles – 123 Stop – New Songs – Retone Records
Electric Touch – Don’t Be Afraid – Demos – Justice Records
White Lies – Death – White Lies – Unsigned
Red Wire Black Wire – Compass – Compass EP – Unsigned

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BIRTHDAY DEDICATION: Fleetwood Mac - Sara - Tusk
Girls - Lust For Life - Girls - Unsigned
Honey Claws – Shout Out – Honey Claws – Unsigned
Blonde Acid Cult – Kick The Funk – Demos – Unsigned
The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age Of The Understatement – Domino Recordings

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FREAK OUT OF THE WEEK: Mudhoney – Touch Me I’m Sick – Superfuzz Bigmuff
Graveyard – Lost In Confusion – Graveyard – TeePee Records
MaryAndi - Blood On The Steps – Demos - Unsigned
Sebastien Grainger – When You Go Out – Foggy Sea, Foggy Dew- Unsigned

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MY JAM OF THE WEEK: Jamie Lidell – Figured Me Out – Jim - Warp Records

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SPECIAL GUEST DJ: Heather Peggs of Capitol Music Group/HellYa Deejays
Dukes Of Daville - Beggin' - Early Mixes - Album drops Sept 08 - Capitol Music Group
Eli 'Paperboy' Reed & The True Loves - I'm Gonna Getcha Back - Q Division
Hockey - Too Fake - Mind Chaos - Unsigned

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Pittsburgh Slim - Too Bad You're With Him - From DJ Bizzy - Island Def Jam
Katy Perry - I Kissed A Girl - You're So Gay - Capitol Music Group
Paper Route - Karousel - Demos - Unsigned

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Wallpaper - Limp - T Rex - Eenie Meenie Records
Growlers - Average Man - Greatest sHits 1 - Unsigned
Plushgun - A Crush To Pass The Time - New Tracks - Unsigned

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Project Jenny, Project Jan - 320 - XoXoxoxoxox - Unsigned
Hyper Crush Vs. LMFAO - This Is My LIfe - Mixes - Unsigned
Dukes Of Daville - Average Joe - Early Mixes - Capitol Music Group

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Secret Band - Song title - ??? - If you know this group, email Heather at Hellya!
The Gray Kid - I'm Around - Brand New Mixes - Unsigned
Venus Infers - In This City - New Songs - Unsigned

Missed the show? Download it HERE.

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Friday, April 18, 2008

NEW ROSEWOOD THIEVES + MAY CALIFORNIA TOUR WITH LEMON SUN

Tour dates just announced as two bands I love will be hitting the road together in California in early May:


Today, The Thieves are letting people download their new demos from "She Don't Mind The Rain"

Download "She Don't Mind The Rain" (mp3)

Download "Silver Gun" (mp3)

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Thursday, April 17, 2008

TANKFARM FUTURE SOUNDS PRESENTS @ THE ROXY: APRIL 23RD

Hey, it's about time we did something in LA again! I've got news coming soon about the RUMBLE coming to Los Angeles in the coming months, but in the meantime we're excited to be a part of an evening of some intense RAWK! First off, for FS favorites - SABROSA PURR - we'll go anywhere to hear that guy scream. They've got songs up on RCRD LBL and a new album that is blistering. On the bill as well - MARYANDI - a band I've recently received demo mp3's from (thanks to Golden Sugar Bear) and I've been playing on the radio show. I can't imagine this band sitting around for long before a label deal floats their way. I haven't heard or seen JONNEINE ZAPATA yet, but she comes with glowing recommendations.

APRIL 23RD @ THE ROXY

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NEW SOUNDS: CRAYONSMITH - BORN IN THE FLOOD

While I'm firming up the final tracklisting for FUTURE SOUNDS 32, I'm overwhelmed with the amount of amazing music that probably won't even make the compilation. It's a good problem to have, and the fruits of those searches I still need to share.

The first act is from Dublin, Ireland, a band called
CRAYONSMITH, who are about to do 14 dates on the US tour with ISLANDS in June. It's synthy- it's POSTAL SERVICE like, it's everything you like about THE NOTWIST or THE CHANGES.

Their full length album, "White Wonder" (Out On A Limb Records) gushes with soft ooze. Not afraid to admit the influence that ANTICON has had on them, this effort goes front to back with a strong collection of electronic based indie rock.

Check out "
Anything" (YSI)
CRAYONSMITH
MYSPACE


From Dublin to Denver for the next band, BORN IN THE FLOOD. Started in a tiny town in Missouri, they packed up and went West, stopping in Colorado. At times they have this grandess in song like U2, but then can serenade you beautifully as they do in this track:
"Low Flying Clouds" (mp3). They're unsigned for now, but have people sniffing around.

BORN IN THE FLOOD
MYSPACE
WEB SITE


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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

TONIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO: THE MUMLERS


My favorite band from San Jose is playing The Rickshaw Stop tonight - so go see THE MUMLERS if you're in town. I can't stop playing their release "Thickets & Stitches" (Galaxia).
They go on at 10PM.

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TONIGHT IN LA: IMAAD WASIF WITH TWO PART BEAST

IMAAD WASIF is a talented guy with a lot of friends. Some may know him for his solo work and a brilliant record that came out on Kill Rock Stars a few years back with the gorgeous song, "Whisper". Others may know him as a member of the YEAH YEAH YEAHS, where he does a lot of touring with them. This time out he's got a different pack of folks with him, the TWO PART BEAST, and he has a new album out called "Strange Hexes", that is dark and scary at times. To pull from his Myspace page, the inspiration comes from the following:

Withdrawn into the realms of Blake’s illuminations, Fuseli’s “gloomth”, the hash frenzied writing of Paul Bowles, a rare Blind Lemon Jefferson/Huddie Ledbetter 45rpm titled The Male Blues, the recurring influence of Bob Dylan, Black Sabbath, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, The Troggs, Doc Boggs, The Zombies, John Fahey, Jimi Hendrix, and Indian classical music, Wasif is a straight-edged hermit with shamelessly self-inflicted heart wounds and a completely obvious covetous inclination towards rock stardom.

That pretty much sums it up, at moments during the record I get goosebumps. Check out "Wanderlusting" when you get a chance HERE.

So anyway, get on with it man! The point of all this set up is that he's playing tonight, and bringing the Two Part Beast, as well as DARKER MY LOVE and CRYSTAL ANTLERS. Details below:

WHERE: Charlie O’s
501 S Spring St, Los Angeles, California 90013

COST: FREE!

Crystal Antlers
Darker My Love
Imaad Wasif with Two Part Beast (midnight)
+ DJ Short Shorts & DJ Sam Velde

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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

THE ETTES SIGN TO TAKE ROOT RECORDS

Congratulations go out to THE ETTES today for signing to Take Root Records in San Francisco, a label that keeps making smart choices. The band has also closed a deal with 2Fer Records in Spain for this, their second album, "Look At Life Again Soon". I can't stop playing the singles, "Crown Of Age" and "I Heard Tell", a couple of the strongest tracks out there right now. They also are proud to announce a tour of Europe with THE BLACK KEYS next month!

THE BLACK KEYS & THE ETTES**
May 19 2008 The Astoria - London**
May 21 2008 Manchester Academy - Manchester**
May 22 2008 ABC - Glasgow, Scotland**
May 23 2008 Leeds University - Leeds**
May 24 2008 Dot To Dot - Nottingham
May 25 2008 Melkweg - Amsterdam**
May 26 2008 Le Fleche D'or - Paris
May 27 2008 Bataclan - Paris**
May 28 2008 Birmingham Academy - Birmingham**
May 29 2008 The Astoria – London**
May 31 2008 Siesta Festival - Hassleholm Sweden

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FUTURE SOUNDS ON LITTLE RADIO: COACHELLA TICKETS


Listen in this morning to FUTURE SOUNDS on Little Radio from 10AM to Noon (Pacific) for a chance to win Coachella tickets at some point during the show.

Tune into www.littleradio.com

APRIL 15, 2008: 10AM-Noon (Pacific)

Snake And Jet’s Amazing Bullit Band – Doom City – X-Ray – Crunchy Frog Records
These New Puritans – Elvis –Beat Pyramid – Domino Records
He Say, She Say – Crash Dummie – Unsigned
The Ting Tings – Great DJ – Great DJ – Columbia Records
Spiral Beach – Voodoo – Sprial Beach – Unsigned

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MaryAndi – Blood On The Steps – Demos – Unsigned
Sabrossa Purr – Mary On The Side – To The Crickets And The Ghosts – Unsigned
Graveyard – Lost In Confusion – Graveyard – TeePee Records
The Black Keys – Strange Times – Attack and Release – Nonesuch Records
The May Fire – Under The Wave – The List EP – Unsigned

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Lemon Sun – Same Old Ground – New Songs – Unsigned
The Frontier Brothers – Everyone’s A Neutron Bomb – Space Punk Starlet - Unsigned
The Grizzly Owls – Rifles & Hemlines – By Night On My Bed – Unsigned
Christopher Denny – Vacation – Daytrotter Sessions – 2:59 Records
Mount Righteous Ensemble – When The Child Awakes – When The Music Starts – Unsigned

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The Postelles – 123 Stop – New Song – Retone Records
The Muslims – Bright Side – Demos – Unsigned
The Virgins – Rich Girls – The Virgins EP – Atlantic Records
The Red Romance – Rich Kids On The Run – Demos – Unsigned
Make Model – The L.S.B. – Follow The Dove EP - Unsigned

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Destroyer – Foam Hands – Trouble In Dreams – Merge Records
The Mumlers – Shake That Medication – Thickets & Stiches – Galaxia
Willoughby – Frankenstein – I Know What You’re Up To – Unsigned
Buddy – Sometimes – Alterations and Repairs – Stove Punchin’ Records
Faded Paper Figures – Being There – Faded Paper Figures – Unsigned


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White Denim – Don’t Look That Way At It – Demos – Unsigned in US - Full Time Hobby UK
The Ettes – I Heard Tell – Look At Life Again Soon – Unsigned
Ida Maria – Louie – Demos – Unsigned in US
Voxhaul Broadcast – Rotten Apples – Rotten Apples – Retone Records
The Rosewood Thieves – Silver Gun – New Songs – Unsigned

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Electric Touch – Don’t Be Afraid – Electric Touch – Justice Records
The Airborne Toxic Event – Does This Mean You’re Moving On? - Does This Mean You’re Moving On? EP – Unsigned
The Dodos – Fools – Visiter – Frenchkiss Records
Team Water Polo – Letting Go – Demos – Unsigned in US
Friska Viljor – Oh Oh – Bravo! – Unsigned in US – Crying Bob Records in Sweden

END OF SHOW

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Sunday, April 13, 2008

FILM SCHOOL "DEAR ME" VIDEO

We've been waiting, and it's finally delivered - the video for FILM SCHOOL's "Dear Me" by director James Sumner (Deerhunter, Dirty Projectors).






They also are into the second show of their tour with BRITISH SEA POWER:
Apr 11 2008 Dallas, Univ of Texas interview - 3pm
Apr 11 2008 Dallas, Texas THE LOFT w/BRITISH SEA POWER
Apr 12 2008 Austin, Texas CLUB DEVILLE w/BRITISH SEA POWER
Apr 13 2008 Houston, Texas NUMBERS w/BRITISH SEA POWER
Apr 15 2008 Baton Rouge, Louisiana SPANISH MOON w/BRITISH SEA POWER
Apr 16 2008 New Orleans, Louisiana ONE EYED JACK’S w/BRITISH SEA POWER
Apr 17 2008 Tallahassee, Florida CLUB DOWNUNDER - FLOIDA STATE U w/BRITISH SEA POWER
Apr 18 2008 Orlando, Florida THE SOCIAL w/BRITISH SEA POWER

***** Special performance in Orlando for National Record Store Day *******
Apr 19 2008 Orlando, Florida PARK AVE RECORDS - 1pm
Film School Record Store Day video:
http://www.recordstoreday.com/Home
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Apr 19 2008 Jacksonville, Florida JACK RABBITS w/BRITISH SEA POWER
Apr 21 2008 Atlanta, Georgia THE EARL w/BRITISH SEA POWER
Apr 22 2008 Birmingham, Alabama BOTTLETREE w/BRITISH SEA POWER
Apr 23 2008 Memphis, Tennessee HI TONE w/BRITISH SEA POWER

Headlining dates
Apr 24 2008 Nashville, Tennessee MERCY LOUNGE w/ PLEX PLEX, THE MAGIC WANDS
Apr 26 2008 Boston, Massachusetts WTBU DAY @ BOSTON U GEORGE SHERMAN UNION
Apr 27 2008 Boston, Massachusetts Welsley College
Apr 28 2008 Boston, Massachusetts TT THE BEARS w/ DOUGLAS FIR, THE BROKEN RIVER PROPHET - Presented by Bradley’s Almanac
Apr 29 2008 Portsmouth, New Hampshire MUDDY RIVER SMOKEHOUSE w/TINY WHALES, MOSFET - Presented by The Wire
Apr 30 2008 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania JOHNNY BRENDAS w/PORTS OF CALL, LOVE CITY
May 1 2008 NYC, New York MERCURY LOUNGE w/MAHOGANY, SOUNDPOOL, ELIKA - Presented by OhMyRockness
May 2 2008 NYC, New York LE ROYALE- DJ KRAYG SPINNING at ROBOT ROCK
May 3 2008 Brooklyn, New York DEATH BY AUDIO PARTY w/ BLACKLIST, THE DEPRECIATION GUILD
May 4 2008 Cleveland, Ohio BEACHLAND w/UNSPARING SEA - Presented By Music Saves (BBQ at 6pm)
May 6 2008 Minneapolis, Minnesota UPTOWN CAFE
May 7 2008 Chicago, Illinois SCHUBA’S W/AIRIEL
May 8 2008 Iowa City, Iowa THE PICADOR w/AIRIEL - Presented By Mission Creek
May 10 2008 Denver, Colorado HI-DIVE w/MONOFOG, FUCKING ORANGE - Presented by Twist and Shout
May 12 2008 Los Angeles, California VIPER ROOM w/EVEREST, CASTANEDA, & THE SAVAGES - Indie 103 Check One, Two show

w/SWERVEDRIVER
May 26 2008 Seattle, Washington NEUMO’S CRYSTAL BALL w/SWERVEDRIVER
May 27 2008 Portland, Oregon WONDER BALLROOM w/SWERVEDRIVER
May 29 2008 San Francisco, California THE FILLMORE w/SWERVEDRIVER
May 30 2008 San Diego, California CASBAH w/SWERVEDRIVER
May 31 2008 Los Angeles, California HENRY FONDA THEATRE w/SWERVEDRIVER

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Friday, April 11, 2008

TONIGHT IN LA: FANTASTIC MAGIC @ THE SMELL

FANTASTIC MAGIC, the band that will make your mind feel like the photo above, plays THE SMELL tonight in LA. The band is up from San Diego this weekend for a couple of shows, so take something and take advantage of their visit.

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FIRST EVER LITTLE RADIO SHOW TO AIR TODAY


"The FCC and Me" will be the theme of the show today on LITTLE RADIO, as Dave takes us back four years (Happy Anniversary) to the first broadcast of the then "pirate radio" FM Little Radio. He actually has the first broadcast recorded, capturing the FCC raid and all those original tunes > "The Music that Built Little Radio".

Tune in 11am-2pm (pacific)

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Thursday, April 10, 2008

KUDU SET TO DROP “BACK FOR MORE: A REMIX COLLECTION”

Brooklyn's KUDU, a band we love here at Future Sounds (FS27), are set to deliver "Back For More: A Remix Collection" on June 10th on Nublu Records. The album features remixes of tracks off "Death Of The Party" as well as new songs.

Here's the list of folks that get their hands on their songs:
ARMAND VAN HELDEN, SINDEN, TOMMIE SUNSHINE, DROP THE LIME, KING BRITT, LINGLING, HESS IS MORE, DANCES WITH WHITE GIRLS, CURTIS VODKA and MKL.

I've heard the SINDEN remix for "Let's Finish" and it's a banger. KING BRITT takes on "Barstar".

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Wednesday, April 09, 2008

CHRIS DENNY: A NATIONAL TREASURE SAYS DAYTROTTER


Jump on DAYTROTTER today for a session with CHRISTOPHER DENNY & THE OLD SOLES. As usual, Sean's words are masterfully woven into a snapshot on this talent from Arkansas that is the genuine article. The recordings from Rock Island reflect the storyline perfectly and the songs speak for themselves.

Download 'Vacation' HERE. (Via Daytrotter)

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Tuesday, April 08, 2008

FUTURE SOUNDS ON LITTLE RADIO: APRIL 7th 10-NOON




APRIL 1, 2008: 10AM-Noon (Pacific)

Friska Viljor - We Are Happy Now (la la la) – Bravo! - Crying Bob Records
The Muslims – Bright Side – Demos – 1928 Records
Born Ruffians - Hummingbird – Red, Yellow & Blue – XL Recordings/Warp
The Diggs – Careen – ctrl-alt-del – Sugarspun Records
Bombay Bicycle Club – Cancel On Me – The Boy I Used To Be – Unsigned


BREAK

The Avett Brothers – Paranoia in B-Flat Major – Emotionalism – Ramseur Records
Alberta Cross – Hard Breaks – The Thief & The Heartbreaker - Fiction/Polydor / Geffen
Chris Denny & The Old Soles – All Burned Up – Age Old Hunger - 2:59 Records
Bowerbirds – In Our Talons – Hymns For A Dark Horse – Unsigned
Fleet Foxes – Oliver James – Ragged Wood – Sub Pop


BREAK

MaryAndi – Blood On The Steps - Demos – Unsigned
Johnossi – Execution Song – Johnossi – The Control Group
The Midnight Hours – Lay It Down - Graceless – Unsigned
The Ettes – Crown Of Age – Look At Life Again Soon – Unsigned
The Cherry Valence – Sweat, Sweat, Sweat – Riffin’ – Estrus Records - Now the Birds Of Avalon


BREAK

Special guest Michael Howe of Downtown Records
Erin McCarley - Pony - Demos - Unsigned
White Lies - Death - Demo - Unsigned
Phonocast - I'll Drive You Home - Demos - Unsigned
Them Terribles - Tangerine - Rock, Paper, Terribles - Unsigned
The Airlines - Modern Girl - The Airlines EP - Unsigned


BREAK

Special guest Michael Howe of Downtown Records
Ima Robot - Gangster - Demos - Unsigned
Dead Kids - Fear and Flouride - Demos - Unsigned
Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes - I Believe In Santogold - Downtown Recordings
Spring Tigers - Car Song - Demos - Unsigned
Pink Spiders - Truth Or Dare - Sweat It Out - Unsigned


BREAK

Graveyard - Evil Ways - Graveyard - Teepee Records
Duchess of York - Little Boom Box - Little Boom Box (Single) Unsigned
The Heavy - That Kind of Man - The Heavy - +1 Music

Sugar & Gold - Neighborhood - Creme - Antenna Farm Records
Sam Sparro - Black & Gold - Black & Gold EP - Island UK


LIVE IN STUDIO - BIRDS OF AVALON

Check out the live footage at http://littleradio.com/feeds/videos

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Monday, April 07, 2008

LEMON SUN ON THE HIVE

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TOMORROW ON FUTURE SOUNDS ON LITTLE RADIO: BIRDS OF AVALON, MICHAEL HOWE

Tomorrow on the FUTURE SOUNDS radio show on Little Radio, I'm bringing some friends. In the first hour I'll have a guest DJ, MICHAEL HOWE, the A&R ears from Downtown Recordings on to share with us the best new sounds he's found. In hour two, BIRDS OF AVALON stop by before their KEY CLUB appearance tomorrow night on their current tour of the US. I'll also be dropping all the latest finds and recent favorites in between.

Tune into www.littleradio.com tomorrow between 10AM and Noon (PST) to listen.

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Friday, April 04, 2008

WHITE DENIM ARE DESTROYING LONDON

Our favorite Texans are doing dates in London right now and the press is chasing them around like The Beatles. Here's just two things from this morning, but I'm seeing press hits from everywhere. Here's another great photo of TURBO, shirtless.


The Guardian


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Thursday, April 03, 2008

TONIGHT IN LA: PLUSHGUN, WALTER MEEGO & IGLU & HARTLY

Heather Pegg's party at the Viper Room tonight is slamming:

PLUSHGUN (FS31)
IGLU & HARTLY (FS31)
WALTER MEEGO (FS25)

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Wednesday, April 02, 2008

TONIGHT: THE RUMBLE IN SAN FRANCISCO

See you there tonight for THE HUNDRED DAYS, DJ OMAR and DJ BAGEL TED.



We had another incredible turnout last night and the band played a super tight set in the belly of Harlot. Check out pictures from last night's party > HERE
Pictures courtesy of Anthony Gordon

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Tuesday, April 01, 2008

TONIGHT IN LA: THE MAY FIRE @ SILVERLAKE LOUNGE

Tonight at the Silverlake Lounge - THE MAY FIRE come to Los Angeles. This San Francisco based band that brings together sounds from all over the world is finally back down this way and it's long overdue to check them out. Set time is 10pm.

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FUTURE SOUNDS ON LITTLE RADIO: APRIL 1ST 10-NOON (PST)


Tune into www.littleradio.com

APRIL 1, 2008: 10AM-Noon (PST)

PORT O'BRIEN - I Woke Up Today - All We Could Do Was Sing - Unsigned
HERE HERE - All Hail Ye Fellow Sleepwalkers - The Boy With An Orange - Unsigned
SOCIAL STUDIES - Pack Of Cards - This Is The World's Biggest Hammer - Unsigned
MAGIC BULLETS - Heatstroke - A Child But In Life Yet A Doctor In Love - Words On Music
BIRDS & BATTERIES - I'll Never Sleep Again - I'll Never Sleep Again - Unsigned

BREAK

THE ETTES - Crown Of Age - Look At Life Again Soon - Unsigned
THE KILLS - Cheap & Cheerful - Midnight Boom - Domino
MAGIC WANDS - Black Magic - Black Magic Single - Ark Recordings
THE BLACKS - Elegant Walk - Nom De Guerre EP - Tricycle Records
GIRL IN A COMA - Say - Both Before I'm Gone - Blackheart Records

BREAK

EVANGELICALS - Bellawood - The Evening Descends - Dead Oceans
APTEKA - She Is Riots - Demos - Unsigned
MY BEST FIEND - Pasting Leaves - My Best Fiend EP - Unsigned
DEAD CONFEDERATE - The Rat - Dead Confederate EP - The Arts Organization
FANTASTIC MAGIC - Flowerbeds - New Demos - Unsigned

BREAK

GRAND POCKET ORCHESTRA - Little Messy - EP - Unsigned
GERONIMO - Hope & Fear - Demos - Unsigned
THE DUDES - Dropkick Queen of the Weekend - Brain Heart Guitar - Unsigned in US
THE BOTTICELLIS - Up Against The Glass - Old Home Movies - Antenna Farm Records
JUPITER ONE - Unglued - Jupiter One - Ryko/Cordless Records

BREAK

TONY JOE WHITE - Polk Salad Annie - The Best Of Tony Joe White - Warner Archives
CHRIS DENNY & THE OLD SOLES - Time - Aged Old Hunger - 2:59 Records
DELTA SPIRIT - Trashcan - Ode To Sunshine - Unsigned
LEMON SUN - The Thrill - Album TBD - Unsigned
IAN MOORE - To Be Loved - To Be Loved - Justice Records

BREAK

CATHY DAVEY - Reuben - Tales of Silversleeve - Parlophone Records
PLUSHGUN - Just Impolite - Plushgun EP - Unsigned
CLUB 8 - Whatever You Want - The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Dreaming - Labrador Records
IDA MARIA - Oh My God - Oh My God Single - Nesna Records
THE ETTES - I Heard Tell - Look At Life Again Soon - Unsigned

BREAK

HOT CHIP - Ready For The Floor - Made In The Dark - DFA Records
PIN ME DOWN - Cryptic - Cryptic Single - Kitsune
RED WIRE BLACK WIRE - Compass - Compass EP - Unsigned
MYSTERY JETS - Young Love - 21 - Unsigned
THE WOMBATS - Lost In The Post - Girls, Boys & Marsupials - Kids In America

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THE CULT OF TURBO CONTINUES....

The photos from TURBO (of WHITE DENIM) fans keep coming in, I just haven't had much time to post them, here's some more pics.....

The softer side of Turbo

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