Archive for December, 2005

Annie + James Iha

Tuesday, December 6th, 2005

Annie’s Anniemal was not my favorite album of 2004. Not even close. So I am still amazed that it blew up like it did in 2005. Either I’m totally out of touch or Pitchfork kissing your ass and savvy marketing can get you anywhere. But luckily for every sub-par track on Anniemal there are like [...]

email mix tape #1

Tuesday, December 6th, 2005

1) Regina: “They are a success in Finland, their songs have spun frequently on our stereo since the spring and they will now conquer the world.” - songsiwish.com
Listen: Regina - “Katsomaisemaa” (mp3)
Website: reginaregina.com
2) Pets On Prozac: “It was spring of 2005 when Musickid-Mowgli returned from Paris to his wee homecity, Helsinki. He had covered from [...]

The White Stripes + Conan + Jon

Sunday, December 4th, 2005

The White Stripes were on Conan Friday night… which did not quite mimic their newest Michel Gondry directed video for “The Denial Twist.” Previous to this appearance, Jack and Meg made an appearance on December 1st on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. They were the first music guests ever to perform on the show. [...]

Justice + Sebastian

Saturday, December 3rd, 2005

This post is about one thing: Robot Rock. That said, let”™s continue.
Most people grow up in the periphery of big cities, not the city itself. But in the periphery, we often have to work harder to entertain ourselves. So when something big happens, as it usually doesn”™t, we all remember. For [...]

DFA1979 + Chromeo

Friday, December 2nd, 2005

It is time to start Friday. This is the first official Death From Above 1979 post on bigstereo. I’m sure they’ve been mentioned in passing - and there have been one or two MSTRKRFT posts. But. Surprise, surprise: Not a single DFA1979 post.
This is the remix that was left off DFA1979’s Romance Bloody Romance: Remixes [...]

Giant Drag

Thursday, December 1st, 2005

Recently, I had the chance to talk a little bit with Giant Drag’s front woman Annie Hardy. I’ll be honest. I was a little intimidated. I mean– I’ve seen photos like the one below. She could cut me! But seriously - she was a total sweetheart.

L.A. rock duo Annie Hardy and Micah Calabrese make up [...]

Colder

Thursday, December 1st, 2005

Colder is one of the best acts around right now. Not only did he release one of the best albums last year, he released one of the best albums this year! His music is unlike anything else in the world. Currently on my top ten list of all time, his hooks are catchy and [...]