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FROM THE MIND OF ADI (#4) - Firsts, Vol. 1
Firsts: Sh*te that happened before other sh*te happened.
Today: Adi’s firsts!
1st favorite song: “Uptown Girl” by Billy Joel.
Yes, it was probably Christie Brinkley who did it."
Thu Aug 28 2008 · Posted in Daily
HOT OFF THE PRESS (#8) - The Bug & Kemialliset Ystävät
HOT OFF THE PRESS (#8) – The Bug & Kemialliset Ystävät
by Nick Courtright
It’s Wednesday, and that means it’s time for Nick Courtright’s
weekly first glance at music discovered in the last seven days, whether
it be just-released, just-leaked, or some long-lost gem that has
remained under the radar. Click here for other recent editions of HOT OFF THE PRESS, featuring acts such as
Vivian Girls, Bodies of Water, White Denim, Conor Oberst, The Walkmen,
The Music Tapes, Lackthereof, and Grizzly Bear.
The Bug – London Zoo
Released on August 12 on Ninja Tune.
London Zoo is, said as straightforwardly as possible, one of the most striking and
unmistakable albums to hit the shelves so far in 2008. The
England-based brainchild of Kevin Martin borrows from the musical
heritage of Jamaica to form heavy, lumbering, blisteringly rage-filled
music that is sure to drive off as many listeners as it attracts. But
while the scowl this album wears makes much hardcore rap look like
child’s play, the album’s polarizing effects are a sign of its
ingenuity—Martin’s sensibilities regarding darkness and repetition make
it the perfect collection of anthems for sneering and cursing as you
cut off other drivers on the highway.
Wed Aug 27 2008 · Posted in Daily, Reviews
MONDAY TRANSMISSIONS (#4)
Long
weekend – no desire to write a cheesy opening paragraph. On with the
show, as they say. Here are your MONDAY TRANSMISSIONS for the week of
August 25, 2008.
Monday: The Mohawk recently started “Metal Mondays” – come hang and bang your head. Or hit up Red 7 for some punky pop music with NorTexans Kid Liberty and A Bird A Sparrow. Chicago’s A Kidnap in Color round out this matinee lineup. Bring your little sister, or underage girlfriend, if you’ve got one. [No advance tickets available]
Bummed about being back at school? Drink away your sorrows students, drink ‘em all away, at Beauty Bar Monday. The “Back To School, Alright!” Party features two stages of music – definitely not the most dancey lineup
you’ll see at Beauty Bar but fun nonetheless. Inside you’ve got Peel, White White Lights and Sad Accordians, while the patio hosts Belaire, AM Syndicate, and Future Clouds and Radar. Come early for free pizza and vodka from sponsors Hoboken Pie (best pizza downtown, definitely) and 42 Below. [No advance tickets available]
Mon Aug 25 2008 · Posted in Daily
Fun Fun Fun Fest ‘08 - TICKETS
Click the above graphic for Fun Fun Fun Fest passes. Undergraduate students...be aware that there are discount available tickets available for purchase. WARNING to STUDENTS: If you don't bring a valid student ID to the festival, you WILL have to pay full price for admission. Student tickets will only only available for a limited time. And now...onward. Get 'em while they last.
Fri Aug 22 2008 · Posted in Daily
FROM THE MIND OF ADI (#3) - A Look Back: Fugazi (1995)
A Look Back: Exploring the rich history of live music in Austin.
Today’s topic: Fugazi @ Liberty Lunch in 1995.
Growing up, I had a fair share of musical acts recommended to me,
primarily via two personal sources, besides the staple radio and
television suggestions. My father entrusted me with some of his finest
tapes – quite a wide variety – Black Sabbath, Kraftwerk, Simon &
Garfunkel, and The Police. My cousins’ collections turned out to be a
useful secondary supply and would lead to the hair metal mania that duly took over the Mind of Adi until the early 90s. Yes, thank them for the RATT in me. All was not lost, though – I would continue to find time for
cheese-free acts like INXS, U2, Crowded House, and Midnight Oil.
Still, there was work to be done, more musical education to be
acquired, and more live concerts to attend...all of which would change
my life.
Thu Aug 21 2008 · Posted in Daily
FunFunFun Fest 2008: FULL LINEUP RELEASED, TICKETS ONSALE AUGUST 22
Peoples: The cat's out of the bag. As of today, at long last, the FunFunFun Fest '08 lineup is now public in its entirety.
For the third year in a row, we've gone all out to bring you - the Transmission community - one of the nation's most unique music festivals, incorporating a broad pallet of musical styles ranging from hardcore and punk to indie rock and hiphop. After all, good music is just good music...plain and simple.
Tickets go on sale this Friday, August 22, through Front Gate Tickets. We'll also be offering student discount tickets this year as part of a statewide university campus sales drive, so Texas undergrad students, stay tuned.
For more information, check out the announcement post on The Austinist.
Wed Aug 20 2008 · Posted in Daily
HOT OFF THE PRESS (#7) - Vivian Girls & The Music Tapes
HOT OFF THE PRESS (#7) – Vivian Girls & The Music Tapes
by Nick Courtright
It’s
Wednesday, and that means it’s time for Nick Courtright’s weekly first
glance at music discovered in the last seven days, whether it be
just-released, just-leaked, or some long-lost gem that has remained
under the radar. Click here for other recent editions of HOT OFF THE PRESS, featuring acts such as
Bodies of Water, White Denim, Conor Oberst, The Walkmen, Lackthereof,
and Grizzly Bear.
Vivian Girls – Vivian Girls
To be released on CD September 30 by In the Red.
The
blogosphere is an odd, isolated place, and sometimes the excitement
about an album is so thick and mad and foaming at the mouth that it’s
shocking to find out the rest of the world hardly knows what’s going
on. But this seems to be the case with Vivian Girls, a band who’s been
riding the wave of Internet love and adoration these past few months,
yet—perhaps because their limited edition vinyl debut has been sold out
since practically the minute it was released—most people haven’t yet
caught the fever. All that said, Vivian Girls’ clattering, energetic
approach to punky two minute pop-rock is befitting of the web's
fawning, and surely soon enough the Brooklyn trio (all women, no less)
will be the darlings of a wider populus…even if the album as a whole
doesn’t thrill as fabulously as the first couple singles would have you
believe.
Wed Aug 20 2008 · Posted in Daily, Reviews
MONDAY TRANSMISSIONS (#3)
Who else is stoked for FunFunFun Fest? I’ve seen the lineup – and you haven’t. HA! But get stoked. Seriously. Lineup drops this week – keep checking TransmissionEntertainment.com and be the first to know. In the meantime, here are your Monday Transmissions for the week of August 18, 2008.
- James Taylor
Monday: Rest up – you’ll need it. This week's a doozy. Or stop
by Plush (7th and Red River) where I work the door and occasionally
step behind the bar. Come say “Howdy.”
Tuesday: Prosthetic Records’ Infernaeon bring their blast beats and black t-shirts to Red 7. I prefer my “Black
Metal” to be in the vein of Fishbone and Living Color. Dimmu Borgir and
King Diamond? Not so much. But hey – if that’s your thing, Red 7 is
your spot Tuesday. Manifestation, Self Induced Pain, and Disfigured support with three of the most metal sounding bandnames imaginable.
Mon Aug 18 2008 · Posted in Daily
Reverse Reviews : Metallica, …And Justice For All (1988)
METALLICA - …AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (1988)
Elektra
Yeah, these guys are huge – nay, mega-huge – jackasses now, and have
been for several years. Metallica’s self-titled release (1991)
arguably marked the last time the band would put out a record that was
in any way decent or acceptable to their hardcore fan base. After
that, it seems like they started doing a lot more bowhunting, complaining about the Internet, and making records that sounded more like high
school book reports on heavy metal rather than examples of it.
But jump back to 1986. They’d just released Master of Puppets,
a record that brought thrash metal to the masses at long last. It was
the first thrash record to crack the Billboard Top 40. Thrash metal,
to be distinguished from glam metal: Master of Puppets represented a rude response to the glam metal popular at the
time….Poison, Motely Crue, Ratt, and other hair bands that focused on
the more aesthetic aspects of the genre rather than metal’s roots in
street life.
Fri Aug 15 2008 · Posted in Daily, Reviews
THE FRIDAY PROSPECTOR (#2) - Questions, Crusty Old People, and the Woes of Canada.
It's an old maxim, but we'll say it again: Digging for shiny nuggets in the endless mine of global daily news ain't easy, but somebody's gotta do it. And that somebody is THE FRIDAY PROSPECTOR. Presenting your weekly music industry news column - appearing every Friday here on the Transmission site - where one of our illustrious blog contributors brings you the stories that matter most (to him, at least) in the worldwide music industry. He's a bit surly, so if he offends your sensibilities, please, just take it in stride. And now: the news.
Ask My Morning Jacket some questions and stuff (the Internet is fun! and profitable!).
As you may have heard, My Morning Jacket's coming to Austin later this
month. These guys are on a roll, man, and it appears as if they hype
machine is now fully engaged on their behalf.
Fri Aug 15 2008 · Posted in Daily
FROM THE MIND OF ADI (#2) - A Look Back: Garbage @ Liberty Lunch (Austin, TX 1996)
A Look Back: Exploring the rich history of live music in Austin.
Today’s topic: Garbage @ Liberty Lunch (R.I.P.) in 1996.
Thu Aug 14 2008 · Posted in Music Videos, Daily
The Signal: This month’s featured tune & video.
This feature is an open parking spot for videos and tunes that we
think deserve a little extra attention, and possibly a second look.
Scroll down, and let the novelty of exposure rain down on you.
For
this month's featured tune & video, we've focused on two artists
based out of the thriving musical village known as Athens, Georgia
(please see map below for directions, thank you): KUROMA and ATLAS
SOUND.
