monday wake up call

Bastions have released a new song/video for "Amongst Crows":



"Amongst Crows" is taken from the Bedfellows Part 1: The Bastard So EP, out in the new year via Holy Roar Records.

sunday wake up call

Watch this crazy video, directed by Michael Maxxis, for Hollerado's "Pick Me Up".

saturday wake up call

Jamaican Queens performing "Water" live @ The Loving Touch in Ferndale, Michigan.

friday wake up call

"Parting in the Porch" by Crowns, taken from the band's debut album, Stitches in the Flag.

tuesday wake up call

Merry Christmas everyone! Here's my favourite Christmas song of all time — "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl.

monday wake up call

Happy Christmas Eve, here's a new video from NOFX for their track, "Xmas Has Been X'ed".

sunday wake up call

Cool black and white animated video directed by Dimitri Stankowicz for Rone's "Bye Bye Macadam".

saturday wake up call

"Nie musze wracac" by Pezet x Jimek — don't really know what this song's about, but this is one hell of a music video directed by Kijek/Adamski!

my 30 favourite albums of 2012

30. Sundials: When I Couldn't Breathe

29. Mount Eerie: Ocean Roar

28. Propagandhi: Failed States

27. Kendrick Lamar: good kid, m.A.A.d city

26. No Class: Keine Klasse II

25. Pulled Apart By Horses: Tough Love

thursday wake up call

Epic 7-minute long video, directed by Milton Ladd, for "Never" + "Figure" by Hooray For Earth.

wednesday wake up call

"Population Density" by Breton

tuesday wake up call

Recently discovered this great band — check out Jamaican Queens' "Kids Get Away", video directed by Andy Miller.



"Kids Get Away" is the first single off the band's debut album, Wormfood, set for release on March 5th, 2013.

monday wake up call

New Teenage Bottlerocket video (directed by Bobby Makar) for the track “Cruising for Chicks”.



"Cruising for Chicks" is off of Freak Out!, out now via Fat Wreck Chords.

sunday wake up call

Really cool video for Reptile Youth's "Be My Yoko Ono", directed by Lucy McRae in collaboration with Hyper Island Motion Graphics '13 Stockholm.



"Be My Yoko Ono" is off of Reptile Youth, out now via hfn music.

saturday wake up call

New Gallows video for the track "Cross of Lorraine":



"Cross of Lorraine" is off of Gallows, out now on Bridge Nine Records.

friday wake up call

Great live video from AstroTV of Converge playing "All We Love We Leave Behind" and "Sadness Comes Home" live @ L'Astrolabe in Orléans, France.



The studio version of both tracks are from one of my favourite records of the year, All We Love We Leave Behind, out now via Epitaph.

thursday wake up call

Really love this video (directed by Ryan Staake) for "Sirens" by Nick Hook ft. El-P and Rood.



"Sirens" is off of Without You, download/stream the entire record for free here.

wednesday wake up call

Villagers playing "Nothing Arrived" live from Attica.



"Nothing Arrived" will appear on the upcoming Villagers record, {Awayland}, out on January 14th, 2013.

tuesday wake up call

New How to Dress Well video for the track "& It Was U", director by Luke Gilford.



"& It Was U" is off of Total Loss, out new through Acéphale.

monday wake up call

Pulled Apart By Horses have released "Epic Myth" (directed by James Brown), the fourth single taken from Tough Love.



"Epic Myth" is off of Tough Love, an album what will surely be on my year-end-list!

Also be sure to check out The Tough Love Sessions, a collection of demos, live, sessions and b-sides from Tough Love, is out today.

sunday wake up call

Here it is: M83's "Wait", the final episode of the "kids with superpowers" trilogy by Fleur & Manu.

saturday wake up call

The Gaslight Anthem playing "Here Comes My Man" on Conan on Thursday night.



"Here Comes My Man" is from the band's forth album, Handwritten.

friday wake up call

"Ghost" — new Yellow Ostrich video/song, off of the Ghost EP. Video directed by Frank Larson.

thursday wake up call

Brand new Pure Love (Frank Carter and Jim Carroll) video for "Beach of Diamonds".

wednesday wake up call

New lyric video for Devlin's upcoming single, "Rewind" featuring Diane Birch, out in the new year on January 27th, 2013.

tuesday wake up call

Watch Alt-J perform a stripped down acoustic version of "Matilda", part of The Bowery Presents:
Live Series.



The studio version of "Matilda" is from the band's debut album An Awesome Wave out now via Canvasback Music.

monday wake up call

Elijah Wood stars in the new Flying Lotus video "Tiny Tortures", directed by David Lewandowski.

sunday wake up call

Here's a chill video for this lazy Sunday morning — "Days", debut video by Balmorhea.

saturday wake up call

The Flatliners perform "The Calming Collection" via AltarTV.



"The Calming Collection" is from the band's incredible 3rd album, Cavalcade, out on Fat Wreck Chords.