I was never good at remembering details and I never excelled at history in school. So I had to look up what the word Charlemagne meant. Apparently, some dude who conquered half of Europe. Charles the Great they called him, or the Father of Europe. Now he shares his name with two bands that I’ve […]
And out of the time machine strolled David Vandervelde. First listen made me think of Bowie. I listened closer to Nothin’ No and thought of that psychadelic trip the Beatles took to the east. Maybe even thoughts of Pop Levi, another glam rocker stuck in the now. His record (The Moonstation House Band on Secretly […]
While most of the UK is dancing to Pro-Tools Punk, Hot Club de Paris offer up an upbeat live sound with influence ranging from Faraquet to Bloc Party. Think The Futureheads meet early Police and then take away all the spot lights and load it with Mike Watt’s ethics and craftsmanship. Your Face Looks All […]
Here’s something to daydream to…. Check out the song called Cut The Leash by Chairlift. [audio:http://www.indiemusicfilter.com/audio/cuttheleash.mp3] The band originally was formed in Boulder, CO, but now reside in Brooklyn. Between the efforts of Caroline Polachek and Aaron Davis, it really creates a vocal balance heard from such bands/influences as Rilo Kiley, or Earlimart (who the […]