May,2012
Tech Tray: Gig Kick
The ever increasing number of absolutely awesome music related iPhone apps can be daunting. But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered in sifting through the mess over here at The Tech Tray on The Fridge. In [...]
Video du Jour: Best Coast | “Our Deal”
Romeo & Juliet, Westside Story, The Outsiders, all stories of forbidden love and rival gangs. Today’s VDJ is cut from the same cloth. Directed by Drew Barrymore, “Our Deal” places us in what seems to be [...]
Video Du Jour: M83 | “Reunion”
Frenchman Anthony Gonzalez and his bandmates from M83 are back with another visually striking visual work for the track “Reunion” from last year’s double LP Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming. Similar to the album that seems wind [...]
Fresh Produce: John Mayer | Born and Raised
John Mayer has always been a polarizing musician. People either absolutely love his music or loathe it (not even touching on how they feel about him as a person). Over the last five years we’ve seen [...]
Video du Jour: Chromatics | “These Streets Will Never Look the Same”
The synthpop group out of Portland, Oregon, Chromatics, hasn’t garnered much attention on this site. However, their 2012 release, Kill for Love, has me completely enthralled as of late. Yesterday, the video for the album’s sixth [...]
Fresh Produce: Sigur Rós | Valtari
Valtari (2012), Sigur Rós’ sixth album, comes after a four-year hiatus. Since 2008 Jonsi, the band’s guitarist and vocalist, pursued solo work on Riceboy Sleeps (2008), Go Do (2010) and the more recent soundtrack to We [...]
Free Music Friday: Volume 29
Another week passes by, and we creep ever closer to the heart of summer. Is it just us, or does something happen to all of our music preferences when the mercury rises and sun basks us [...]
Live Review: Hangout Fest 2012 | High to Lowlights
As festival season continues in full swing, a neophyte on the festival scene is making rumblings down in the Redneck Riviera. Alabama’s Hangout Music Fest, on shores of the Gulf, promises three days of music & beach. With [...]
Live Review: Samiyam, Mono/Poly, RYAT, and MAST | Denver
Friday evening was a rare occasion out here in Denver, Colorado, as the fine city welcomed a full lineup of Brainfeeder artists to the intimate venue, Cervantes’ Other Side. Normally, these sort of electronic showcases require [...]
Video du Jour: The Flaming Lips | “Mr. Ambulance Driver”
Coming off the heels of yet another spectacle of a performance from the Flaming Lips at Hangout Music Fest, today’s Video du Jour is “Mr Ambulance Driver,” from their 2006 album At War With The Mystics. [...]
The Mad Ramblings of a Frenchman: Birdy Nam Nam
This was awesome. Snice recommendation. Crazy and French!
Really Pitchfork?...Really??
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Crushed vs. Cubed | LCD Soundsystem - "All My Friends"
awersome blog
S is for Supergroup
Interesting choices. All talented musicians, no doubt. What about Le
Coachella 2011: Live By the Undercard – Die By the Undercard
Including headliners, The Joy Formidable was top 5 performances of the