Jim James has announced plans to launch a new record label, Removador Recordings and Solutions, with his cousin and collaborator Johnny Quaid. Removador’s first collection of releases will include Boys by Courtney Tidwell, The Ravenna Colt by Quaid, and Mercury by Follow the Train. For further information on the venture (click here).
Message From The Soft Pack
We want to play at your house!! – So, we have a record coming out February 2nd and to celebrate we want to throw a show at YOUR house. We’re not out to thrash your place or anything. If you’re interested, just respond here in 50 words or less and let us know why we should play your house! Ideally, your house will be …in the Los Angeles area, anywhere between Long Beach to Downtown LA to Santa Monica.
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Rollo & Grady Interview / Matty McLoughlin Of The Soft Pack – Part 1 (Click Here)
Rollo & Grady Interview / Matty McLoughlin Of The Soft Pack – Part 2 (Click here)
Strut Records just sent over a killer track “Kuya Hanjwa” from their South African compilation Next Stop Soweto Volume 1 due out February 2nd. Next Stop Soweto is a three-part series exploring underground South African music during the late ‘60s and ‘70s. Volume 1 focuses on the township jive sound, Volumes 2 and 3, released across Spring and Summer 2010, cover rare South African soul, funk & Hammond R&B and the country’s jazz scene.
MP3: S. Piliso & His Super Seven – Kuya Hanjwa
I found an old iPod while I was at home over the holidays. My favorite playlist was entitled “Blogs,” which contained tracks from blogs that I was following at the time: My Old Kentucky Blog, Aquarium Drunkard, I Am Fuel, You Are Friends, Some Velvet Blog, Gorilla Vs. Bear, The Late Greats and Berkeley Place. Good stuff.
West Indian Girl – To Die In LA
The Black Angels – Black Grease
The Ponys – Fall Inn
Alela Diane – Pieces Of String
Your 33 Black Angels – Town & Country
Vietnam – Priest, Poet & The Pig
Ray’s Vast Basement – California’s Gone (Grapes Of Wrath)
Charlotte Gainsbourg – The Songs That We Sing
Clinic – Harvest (within you)
Bang Gang – Find What You Get
On Monday, January 11th, Now and Again Records is offering an exclusive pre-sale of their Fela Kuti-inspired anthology Black Man’s Cry on Stones Throw’s website. You’ll be able to buy the album digitally, in hardbound 20-page book with CD format, and in a limited edition 4 x 10″ vinyl box set with booklet. “Women Pin Down” is the first single off of the album. [via – SVB]
MP3: Dan Satch and his Atomic 8 Dance Band – Women Pin Down
MP3: Fela Kuti – No Agreement
Download:
Fela Kuti – Best of the Black President (iTunes)
We have two pairs of tickets to giveaway to see the Pee Wee Herman Show live at Club Nokia on Wednesday, January 13th. Please email us at rollogrady@gmail.com to claim the tickets. For further show information (click here).
Emily Haines of Metric
Having announced over 400 bands, SXSW organizers added some big names to the festival today. New additions include: Broken Social Scene, Metric, She & Him, Cheap Trick and Dan the Automator.
MP3: Metric – Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right (Bob Dylan Cover)
MP3: Broken Social Scene – Death Cock
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We meant to post this in 2009, but we ran out of time. Here’s a list of 12 artists we feel will make an impact on the music scene in 2010.
1. SHARON VAN ETTEN (Myspace)
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Album: Because I Was In Love (Buy)
Label: Drag City
Sharon Van Etten – Save Yourself
Sharon Van Etten – I Fold
2. ALLO, DARLIN’ (Myspace)
Hometown: United Kingdom
Album: Polaroid Song 7″ (Buy)
Label: WeePop, Fortuna Pop
Allo, Darlin’ – Dear Stephen Hawking
Allo, Darlin’ – Will You Please Spend New Year’s With Me?
3. THE HIGH WIRE (Myspace)
Hometown: London, UK
Album: The Sleep Tape (March 2010)
Label: Grandpa Stan Ltd.
The High Wire – The Midnight Bell
The High Wire – Hang From The Lights
