http://hearsay.alphaquam.com don't you think that if we knew how we would have already? Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:23:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I love the video for The New Year’s “The End’s Not Near” probably even more than I liked the song in the first place. I know I’m sort of breaking my promise not to flood the site with Pitchfork.tv videos, but this one is worth it. I like the playfulness ... http://hearsay.alphaquam.com/2008/07/04/the-ends-not-near/ I forget who was originally responsible for discovering them between us, but I’m willing to give Freed credit for turning me on to Blue States. This was probably in 2002, right around the time that a song of their found its way into the soundtrack for 28 Days Later. At ... http://hearsay.alphaquam.com/2008/07/01/july-2008-mix/ There’s really no reason not to… : Girl Talk’s new album, In Rainbows-style (name your own price download) : I only just listened to one track so far, but it sounded like the Girl Talk that I wanted to hear. If you really need arm twisting (you can always just pay $0 ... http://hearsay.alphaquam.com/2008/06/19/feed-the-animals/ I just can’t help but take a moment to note the difference in journalistic approaches between Cokemachineglow’s and Pitchfork’s reviews of Wolf Parade’s latest offering. One, thoughtful and effective in contextualizing an album that might not represent the most approachable of big name releases this year; the other reactionary and ... http://hearsay.alphaquam.com/2008/06/18/good-review-vs-bad-review/ Rounding out a string of radio session posts, and fresh from watching The Go-Getter, here’s She & Him’s Steve Lillywhite session for NPR. With due credit to the Lillywhite/NPR, sounds a lot better than the sessions they did for KEXP and KCRW. They perform 3 songs, which are interspersed with ... http://hearsay.alphaquam.com/2008/06/14/she-and-him-on-npr-61108/ Last month M83 performed live with Southern California “edgey” and “eclectic” music stalwart Nic Harcourt on KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic. The performance, surprisingly well-mixed for a live radio recording, reinforces Anthony Gonzalez’s return to his shoegazer roots. The five tracks selected, four off the new album, Saturdays ... http://hearsay.alphaquam.com/2008/06/11/m83-on-kcrw-51908/ Because I use this site more to recommend upstart bands and forgotten favorites, I’ve spoken more in private than on here about my affinity for Okkervil River. I was excited when Pitchfork reported that, just as Black Sheep Boy merited an Appendix of excellent tracks that were brushed aside in ... http://hearsay.alphaquam.com/2008/06/07/okkervil-river-on-woxy-42308/ It seems that every 6 months I have to play catch up with songs I’ve been meaning to include on a mix for a while, just to clear the queue. This is one of those months. It also marks a year of doing these mixes, or maybe last month did ... http://hearsay.alphaquam.com/2008/06/01/june-2008-mix/ I don’t know what I can say about Evan Voytas that has already been said. Repping Kutztown, PA, I can’t find much online about him, save a strange fansite that looks like it was made using a standard world-wide-interwebs template in 1994. Needless to say and considering the quality the ... http://hearsay.alphaquam.com/2008/05/27/the-pennsyvania-association/ Just needed to point out the obvious. Go take your fad and shove it up your foot. Oh, and while we’re at it, heaven forbid we buy something direct from the source rather than iTunes, Amy. As if self-released is somehow a negative… I’m off for two weeks to the UK ... http://hearsay.alphaquam.com/2008/05/07/brutal-vampire-weekend/