November's Almost Gone...

...where will we be? Hahaha. Sorry, I had to insert some Doors into it.

As you all know, we have not been updating as we should, but that is about to change, in one, two, three...NOW! My post, as you should know, will be short and sweet. ha.

In a couple of days, Thanksgiving will be reigning over us. If you would like to go to a show before Thanksgiving, you should go to this gig:

Gig: The Flying Tourbillon Orchestra
Bands: Princeton, Obi Best and i make this sound
When: Wednesday 26 November 2008 at 8:30pm
Where: The Echo
1822 West Sunset Blvd
Los Angeles CA 90026

If after Thanksgiving, you still want to go to another show, you should check this one out, but BEWARE, only 21+, I know, what a drag, but it happens...

When: Saturday, November 29, 2008 at 9:00pm
Bands: Elated Sob Story 9p, Downtown Union 9:30p, Collisions 10:15p, Seasons 11p, and Marvelous Toy 12a
Where: Crane's Tavern
1611 N. El Centro
Los Angeles, CA

That is all I have for you. Oh, no. If you are looking into catching Will Sheff, from Okkervil River, you should go to this gig:

Bands: Will Sheff, Tallest Man on Earth and Bird of Youth
When: Saturday 20 December 2008 at 8:00pm
Where: Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever

Alrite. Now, THAT is all I have for you.


-C.S.H.

Against Me! in Bus Accident

This morning, during their US tour, Against Me! hit a patch of ice while driving. Luckily no one in the band was injured, but the same can't be said for the equipment, which was thrown on the road. For more information you can read here.

-Clio

Marvelous Toy

I have been following a band called Marvelous Toy. They are a Folk, Los Angeles-based band made up of:

Jordan Hudock - Vocals, guitar, and keys;
Ny Lee - Keys, glockenspiel, and vocals;
Franck Fiser - Drums; and
Cody Hudock - Keys

I was listening to their EP All is Quiet the other day, but realized that the songs sound much better when played by themselves, alone, one at a time. They are nonetheless, a very talented group of musicians. They remind me of the earlier Okkervil River--I do not like OR's really old sound, though, they have grown instrumentally and lyrically, in a very good way. So, I type: look out for Marvelous Toy, for they are out there and they should be given a chance.

On Monday, October 27th, they will be playing a live set in DJ Hinterwelle's radio show Raucous Hedonism from KSPC 88.7 FM's basement (Claremont Colleges Radio Station); which you can stream online from here. They are set to play at 5PM. On Thursday, October 30th, they are playing a gig at R Bar, in Los Angeles at 8PM, if you are interested in seeing them live. Here, check out their myspace, and their website.

Okkervil River - Lost Coastlines

Okkervil River premiered their new video for Lost Coastlines, their first single off their new album the Stand Ins, today. Here it is:




-Clio

Human Highway - Moody Motorcycle

Do you like the Islands? What about the Unicorns? If you answered yes to one of these questions you should check out Nick Thorburn and Jim Guthrie's side project, Human Highway. Their most recent release is Human Highway, which I must admit, is pretty amazing. While all of the songs follow a similar format, the album doesn't become overly repetitive. Each song has differently elements that are subtly added, such as timpani solos or string sections, and because of this, each track still flows nicely into the next, creating a continuous album.

Here's the track listing:
1. The Sound
2. All Day
3. Get Lost
4. What World
5. Sleep Talking
6. Moody Motorcycle
7. My Beach
8. Ode To Abner
9. Pretty Hair
10. Vision Failing
11. Duties Of A Lighthouse Keeper
12. I Wish I Knew

Check out tracks 6 and 8, they're the stand outs of the album. Also, you can hear more at their myspace

-Clio

Travis Barker and DJ AM

Travis Barker (ex. Blink 182, Plus 44) and DJ AM are both in critical condition after their plane crashed today in South Carolina. They are the only two that survived. You can read more here. And to think, just yesterday I was driving around listening to old Blink songs.

-Clio

Sunny September

So, I know it's been a while since we've posted everything, but both CS H and I have been extremely busy. But back to music news, I want to talk about one of my new favorite bands called Princeton. They a local LA band, and while they are definitely more pop, they're damn good, and always add new and surprising elements to their music. If you want to check them out you can go to their myspace, which also lets you download one of their songs. So check them out, you wont be disappointed.

Here's their current tour schedule:

Sep 24 2008 8:00P
THE RICKSHAW STOP W/ RA RA RIOT San Francisco, California
Oct 4 2008 5:00P
EAGLE ROCK MUSIC FESTIVAL Eagle Rock, California
Oct 10 2008 10:00P
CLUB FANDANGO @ THE WILMINGTON ARMS Clerkenwell, London and South East
Oct 11 2008 9:00P
MATTER w/ MARK RONSON, THE TEENAGERS, THESE NEW PURITANS London
Oct 12 2008 8:00P
THE WINDMILL Brixton, London and South East
Oct 16 2008 8:00P
THE LOFT San Diego, California
Oct 17 2008 8:00P
THE ECHO Los Angeles, California
Oct 22 2008 8:00P
CMJ NYC, New York
Oct 25 2008 8:00P
CMJ NYC, New York


-Clio

Time Management...

...is a pain in the neck [for lack of a better word]. BAM! I just used a cliche correctly! Sorry lads, I've been having trouble in the cliche world, and perhaps in the writing also, as well as in the music journalism slash blogging aspect of all of this, even though it is summer, and I should have more time, but, things happen for a reason, rite? Rite.

Let's see. Many new things out there.


1. The Stills have a new website, it was downgraded from the awesome site they had years ago. ha! But that's not what I am going to tell ye. Yes, the new site changed when they changed record labels... Okay, here it goes, THEY ARE COMING OUT WITH A NEW ALBUM set to be released on August 19th... go out and buy it, or at least, go out and check this band out. The album is titled Oceans Will Rise. Not only that, but they are also set to tour in the near Fall. Here is the gig list of dates:

10/11/08 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
10/12/08 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
10/15/08 – Los Angeles, CA @ Nokia Theatre
10/17/08 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre
10/18/08 – San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre
10/20/08 – Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
10/21/08 – Portland, OR @ Schnitzer Hall
10/23/08 – Denver, CO @ The Fillmore Auditorium
10/25/08 – Austin, TX @ Austin Music Hall
10/26/08 – Oklahoma City, OK@ Bricktown Events Center
10/28/08 – Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theatre
10/29/08 – Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
10/31/08 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom

Check them out at their myspace or at their website The Stills.


2. Okkervil River is also touring. Check out their website and their myspace! Here is their gig date list:

09/12/2008 - The Bottleneck, Lawrence, Kansas

09/13/2008 - The Slowdown, Omaha, Nebraska

09/14/2008 - Barrymore Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin
w' The Walkmen

09/15/2008 - Aquarium, Fargo, North Dakota

09/17/2008 - Showbox, Seattle, Washington
w' Sea Wolf and Zykos

09/18/2008 - Richard's on Richards, Vancouver, British Columbia
w' Sea Wolf and Zykos
09/19/2008 - Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon
w' Sea Wolf and Zykos

09/20/2008 - McDonald Theatre, Eugene, Oregon
w' Sea Wolf and Zykos

09/21/2008 - Treasure Island Music Festival, San Francisco, California

09/23/2008 - Henry Fonda Theater, Los Angeles, California
w' Sea Wolf and Zykos

09/24/2008 - Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, California
w' Sea Wolf and Zykos

09/25/2008 - Clubhouse, Tempe, Arizona
w' Sea Wolf and Zykos

09/26/2008 - Club Congress, Tucson, Arizona
w' Sea Wolf and Zykos

09/28/2008 - Austin City Limits Festival, Austin, Texas

09/30/2008 - The Republic, New Orleans, Louisiana
w' Crooked Fingers and Black Joe Lewis

10/01/2008 - Workplay, Birmingham, Alabama
w' Crooked Fingers and Black Joe Lewis

10/02/2008 - 40 Watt, Athens, Georgia
w' Crooked Fingers and Black Joe Lewis

10/03/2008 - Soapbox, Wilmington, North Carolina
w' Crooked Fingers and Black Joe Lewis

10/04/2008 - The National, Richmond, Virginia
w' Crooked Fingers and Black Joe Lewis

10/06/2008 - Webster Hall, New York, New York
w' Crooked Fingers and Black Joe Lewis

10/07/2008 - Webster Hall, New York, New York
w' Crooked Fingers and Black Joe Lewis

10/08/2008 - Pearl Street, Northampton, Massachusetts
w' Crooked Fingers and What Cheer? Brigade

10/09/2008 - Mr. Smalls, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
w' Crooked Fingers and Black Joe Lewis

10/10/2008 - Tralf Music Hall, Buffalo, New York
w' Crooked Fingers and Black Joe Lewis

10/11/2008 - Saints, Montreal, CA
w' Crooked Fingers

10/12/2008 - Phoenix, Toronto, CA
w' Crooked Fingers

10/14/2008 - Metro, Chicago, Illinois
w' Crooked Fingers and Black Joe Lewis

10/27/2008 - Loppen, Copenhagen, DK

10/28/2008 - Mejeriet, Lund, SE

10/29/2008 - Pusterviksbaren, Gothenburg, SE

10/30/2008 - Debaser Medis, Stockholm, SE

10/31/2008 - Storsalen, Oslo, NO

11/01/2008 - Voxhall, Aarhus, DK

11/03/2008 - L'Alhambra, Paris, FR

11/04/2008 - Cactus, Brugge, BE

11/05/2008 - Norwich Waterfront, Norwich, GB

11/06/2008 - Manchester Academy, Manchester, GB

11/07/2008 - Dublin Academy, Dublin, IE

11/09/2008 - Oran Mor, Glasgow, GB

11/10/2008 - Wolverhampton Wulfrun, Wolverhampton, GB

11/11/2008 - Shepard's Bush Empire, London, GB

11/12/2008 - Brighton Concorde 2, Brighton, Other/international

11/14/2008 - Melkweg, Amsterdam, NL

11/15/2008 - Knust, Hamburg, DE

11/17/2008 - Postbahnhof, Berlin, DE

11/18/2008 - Registratur, Munich, DE

11/19/2008 - Magazzini Generali, Milano, IT

11/20/2008 - Circolo Degli Artisti, Roma, IT

11/21/2008 - Estragon, Bologna, IT

11/22/2008 - Blue Bird Festival, Vienna, AT



Alrite, this is all I've got for you. Have fun, and I will keep on posting some other fun stuff for you to read!


-C.S.H.

STILL ALIVE!

Here, recently, we have not updated in weeks! Why? Well, darlings, it is because life is a bloody thing that sometimes gets too hectic during summer, especially when you hate where you work at! BAM!

Also because I have been too busy doing other stuff. The other half of this blog is out in Europe for two wks. I am here. I promise to come up with some good posts in the days to come. For now, I will just tell you that Pop! Music is not dead!

I gotta jett. I gotta catch the bus, and if I don't, then I'll be an angry kid who needs a lot of sleep.

In the meantime, check out these bands:

The Black Box Revelation

and

The Verve


Later.


-C.S.H.

WHOAZA MATES!

Yes, I just typed "whoaza" as part of my post's title. Let's face it, I'm excited, well, no, not really, but, yes, really excited. I'll tell you why it is that I am excited, in a couple of seconds.

Let's see, lads. I did not know that this kid of mine had celebrated its first birthday some days ago. So, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY POP! MUSIC! Our zine has been alive for more than a bloody year. The birthday was on June 2nd. I apologize for not logging in earlier, or for acknowledging this beforehand. Let's just say that my memory does not work well these days because of the anxiety and stress that my new job has created. I hate my job, and kids, I cannot quit the darn thing. That's my current life. Enjoy.

On the other hand. Let's see. In music news. I cannot find my guitar cable, and I really do not want to spend another twenty dollars on one, considering that I do not know if I will ever get paid, and/or whether I will keep my current disgusting job.

A few weeks ago, Owen Pallett was featured in a New York Times article. Once you're featured there, I believe it is somewhat difficult to remain being an indie band. Whatever, Final Fantasy will always make extraordinary music, no matter its mainstream status.

To relieve my stress, I believe that I will try to write as much as possible. I do not know if my internet status will change, for I do not know what my income will be in the next couple of weeks. So, if I do not post very often, this is why, and if I post multiple posts at the same time, now you know why too.

I will go now to research me some music. I'll keep you posted if I find something new whilst I am still connected to the net.


Take care, and don't forget to read us!


-C.S.H.