New Destroyer: “Foam Hands”
There’s no denying it. T-Sides drinks the Dan “Destroyer” Bejar kool-aid. So imagine my surprise when I discovered that there’s a new Destroyer track floating around the internet that I hadn’t heard! Destoyer: “Foam Hands” (download) I hate to say it, but this track makes me a tiny bit nervous. It’s not quite as exciting...
Bob Dylan’s “Not There”
Todd Haynes could not have chosen a more apt title for his Bob Dylan tribute film, I’m Not There. Dylan is not often found within the two hours and 25 minutes of the film: not in the character’s names, not in the soundtrack (the songs are covers), and only occasionally in the plot. As an...
Band of Horses or Band of Hypocrites?
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=s6vohX4HV10[/youtube] It’s awfully hypocritical that after Ben Bridwell’s insufferable ranting about being famous for only “the Funeral,” — or, more specifically, people at certain shows only interested in “the Funeral,” same ballpark — Band of Horses allowed it to be used in a 2008 Ford Edge commercial. Remember this? Here’s the key excerpt: But then...
Lost MP3 of the Week: “Dream Scream”
This news is so old it has grand-children, but bear with me here, because I promise I have something to add to it. Death Cab for Cutie is recording, and on his blog, Chris Walla described it thusly: The DCfC record is in full swing; we’re six songs in. Thus far it’s pretty weird, and...
T-Sides Contest: Win a copy of Mark Ronson’s “Version”
I’ve written before about my love for Mark Ronson’s album, Version – and this is your chance to win a copy for yourself in the very first T-Sides Contest. How, you ask? Here’s how: Can you identify the songs covered on Version? E-mail as many of the original song titles/artists as you can to taylor@t-sides.com...
In The Inbox: Murder Mystery
In the midst of the Black Kids’ over-hype meltdown, Idolator blasted the notion of “blogger-friendly hooks” as if such things don’t exist. But, if you reflect on the recent rise and fall of bloggerly hyped bands over the last two years, a rather clear sound/style emerges – bands like Tapes n’ Tapes and Voxtrot et...
Sufjan Stevens @ BAM, Thursday, Nov. 1
It was difficult to walk into the world-premiere of Sufjan Stevens’ “symphonic and cinematic exploration” of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway without feeling the foreboding sense that something musically important was going to happen. Lofty expectations would be the death of nearly any other modern indie performer, but Stevens – who’s previously announced such infamous knee-buckling goals...
New Hello, Blue Roses: “Shadow Falls” and “Hello, Blue Roses”
There are about half a dozen other things I should be writing about in order to preserve one of the key elements of journalism: timeliness – however, I’ve become mildly obsessed with Dan Bejar since last year, so I can’t keep myself from jumping all over this. Hello, Blue Roses is the pairing of Dan...
Quick Impressions: The Rocktober Concerts Edition
October gets nick-named “Rocktober” for reason – ’tis the season for concerts. I attended at least two a week, making it hard to find time to write about all them as soon as I would have liked to. Here are quick rundowns of the latest happenings. Fog, Torche & Jesu @ Blender Theater, Saturday, Oct....
Bruce Springsteen @ Madison Square Garden, October 17th
A couple years ago, I made a list of the top three old-school rock acts that I wanted to see while they were still around and touring – The Eagles, The Rolling Stones and Bruce Springsteen. This was before the Eagles had a new album, before The Rolling Stones had A Bigger Bang, so I...
In The Inbox: House of Brothers & Bear in Heaven
House of Brothers: “Deadman” (download) There’s something easy to like about “Deadman” – particularly the falling piano, the flutes, the violins, the maracas, the hand claps. It’s very complete, very well thought out, very whole. Nothing is missing. This is a nice little gem of a tune for fall. His self-titled debut EP is out...
Lost MP3 of the Week: “Sprit in the Night”
As fate would have it, I’m not meant to go to CMJ this year* with 90% of the other bloggers and music journalists. Mama T-Sides is in town (T-Sides comment readers will know her as “DOM”: Dear Old Mom) so I’ll be showing my not-old lady around NYC. Now, any reason is a good reason...
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