I couldn't make Siren Festival this year and Amrit and Brandon were at Pitchfork, so ... how was it? Based on the photographic display from Kyle Dean Reinford I guess sweaty? How was the sound? Did you shoot the freak?... CONTINUE READING ISLANDS AND ANNUALS AND JICKS: SIREN FEST 2008 IN PHOTOS»
Posted on July 21, 2008 in (5 comments)
Tags: Annuals | Beach House | Broken Social Scene | Dragons Of Zynth | Film School | Islands | Jaguar Love | Parts And Labor | Ra Ra Riot | Stephen Malkmus | The Dodos | The Helio Sequence | These Are Powers | Times New Viking | Victoria Legrand
We mentioned Sub Pop's 20th Anniversary a ways back -- well, it's officially time to party (especially if you live in the Pacific Northwest). The rumors have been circling the web, and now we have official details about SP20, a... CONTINUE READING SP20: SUB POP'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY BENEFIT FESTIVAL PARTIAL LINEUP ANNOUNCED»
Posted on April 15, 2008 (13 comments)
Tags: Beachwood Sparks | Comets On Fire | Fleet Foxes | Flight Of The Conchords | Foals | Grand Archives | Green River | Iron And Wine | Kinski | Low | Mudhoney | No Age | Pissed Jeans | Red Red Meat | Seaweed | The Helio Sequence | The Ruby Suns | Wolf Parade
We once spoke about the jogging potential of "Keep Your Eyes Ahead," but admittedly hadn't thought about what it would be like to play the song outdoors as well. In the colorful, cold-seeming Whitey McConnaughy-directed video for the tune, the... CONTINUE READING NEW HELIO SEQUENCE VIDEO - "KEEP YOUR EYES AHEAD"»
Posted on March 6, 2008 in (0 comments)
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The new Helio Sequence makes us feel like running in the park against the wind: less shoegaze, more gazing at a distant finish line. 45:33 in 4:25? Actually, there is a story of inspiration behind it. Multi-instrumental singer Brandon Summer... CONTINUE READING NEW HELIO SEQUENCE - "KEEP YOUR EYES AHEAD"»
Posted on January 14, 2008 in (7 comments)
Tags: The Helio Sequence