Virgin Fest ’08
I think the Cribs were added to the Saturday. Many bands to be added in the coming weeks.
I think the Cribs were added to the Saturday. Many bands to be added in the coming weeks.
I think I know why I was drawn to this band when I first heard them. I pay attention to what kind of music is making on to our tv sets these days. Not only to discover new bands, but it helps me do my day job better. Kind of like market research.
The Jealous Girlfriends from New York have definitely been noticed in this realm of the music industry, having placed songs in uber popular shows like Grey’s Anatomy, CSI: Miami and New York as well as the L Word. There’s good reason for this. Not only are their songs are written as musical daydreams for losing yourself in, the words and vocals overtop haunt you. Sometimes Holly Miranda’s (Vocals/guitar) vocals sound a little Feisty, or like Canada’s Jenn Grant, but unlike those two, the band is more rock ala YYY‘s. Alex Lipson (Keys/Synth/Bass Module), Josh Abbott (Guitar/Vocals) and Mike Fadem (Drums) are the other 75% of the band.
Look for their self-titled (Good Fences) debut to hit the stores April 22nd. As well, think there might be a Daytrotter session on its way, keep your ears peeled for that one. As well, the band is on the road, US and Canadian dates with Sea Wolf and Nada Surf (myspace).
Here’s Secret Identity.
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Was just thinking back to SXSW, I think these guys where my favorite band that I saw…..
from Brooklyn Vegan
Radiohead, iTunes and Garageband are giving fans the opportunity to remix the band’s new single “Nude” at http://www.radioheadremix.com
To make remixing easy, the separate ‘stems’* from the song will be available to purchase from iTunes. The ‘stems’ available are bass, voice, guitar, strings/fx and drums. Fans can mix them in any way they like, either by adding their own beats and instrumentation, or just remixing the original parts.
Fans who purchase all five ‘stems’ from iTunes during the first week they’re available, will be sent an access code to a GarageBand file ready to open in GarageBand or Logic. However, you don’t need GarageBand to do a remix, all the stems are available in iTunes Plus and compatible with several music software platforms.
Finished mixes can be uploaded to http://www.radioheadremix.com where the public will listen and vote for their favourite remix (voting ends May 1st). Fans can also create a widget allowing votes from their own website, Facebook or MySpace page to be counted as ‘mix votes’ back on radioheadremix.com.
Nude is out now in the UK on CD, 7″ and download.
*’stems’ are the component parts of the song.
Gorilla Vs. Bear has got the Holy Fuck Remix.
The busiest day musically for me.I started the day off solo. If you ask me, the best way to see a lot of bands at a festival like this is to do it alone. That way, you won’t waste time making group decisions.
First band of the day? The Whigs at Hot Freaks. I’ll admit I ended up at this show thinking I was going to see The Whip, but the Whigs pleasantly surprised me with a solid set. I jumped out early to see The Jealous Girlfriends, a band that have been getting a lot of airplay here in the office (look for a post on just them in a day or so).
It was around 2pm, I was starving and hadn’t eaten all day. I got a text about the DMX (not the rapper) party at the Brush square. There was always food there. And free drinks. And friends. And British Sea Power. And Duffy. And Ludacris! Duffy was not really my thing. Touted as the next Amy Winehouse, I thought she was was too sober to hold that reputation. Ludacris was phenomenal. Sure, I was the only person under that tent that didn’t know any of the rhymes, but I didn’t need to. I just said ‘CRIS’ when he said ‘when i say LUDA, you say….. ‘. Great performer, even when dealing with sound issues.
A bunch of us headed to the Q party. I wanted to see Pigeon Detectives. Kate Nash was performing soon after arriving at this party. Apparently, my friend Jon claims that she sang a song directly to him. Really? Jon, are you Ryan of the Cribs?
Here’s Kate’s Pumpkin Soup.
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Pigeon Detectives played an animated show, the lead singer being a graduate of the Daultry/Jagger school of ‘mic’-onomics. He swung that mic with authority, was really surprised no guitarist got in the way.
Did I eat dinner that night?
The evening showcases started with The Bloody Beatroots. Amazing set by a group I’ve never heard of. Picture two guys who resemble cronies from Shredders Foot Clan in TMNT djying heavy and dirty electro club beats. Recommended for Justice fans.
I finally saw Think About Life. Really glad I made it to this gig. I’ve linked to it before, but again here’s my favorite of theirs, Paul Cries.
I headed out of town to the Red Bull Party shortly after. Kind of a weird one that was. Everything was huge! and they had Red Bull logos everywhere. I played guitar hero on what must have been a 25 foot screen. Cool kids performed (only really remember them smashing a pinata on stage…). We missed Diplo.
I finished the night at The Vice Party. Some good times had there, in point form:
–Fucked Up performed and during the first song, the lead singer smashed a fluorescent light on his head, tossing the broken glass into the audience. One of those pieces shot up and hit the guitarist in the face, who promptly ran for the washrooms. The band stopped after that song.
-Everyone was drinking tall boys of Miller High Life and something called Sparks.? It was doing weird things to people.
-My friend Maria tossed a demoCD into the crowd (stolen from some dude’s back pocket) and it hit a guy in the face. He just shrugged in response.
Here’s Jon, myself and Gary Powers enjoying the Austin air.