nxne09, day 2

No Age—June 18, 2009 @ Whipper Snapper Galley




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Black Lips—June 18, 2009 @ Yonge Dundas Square






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King Khan & BBQ Show—June 18, 2009 @ The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern





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out this week

Black Lips: Good Bad Not Evil
Black Lips’ ultimate retro record is the best release of this week. Borrowing the sounds of popular bands between the 50s and the 70s, Good Bad Not Evil is clever, witty, and exceptionally fascinating.

Katrina [wicked-cool song]
Bad Kids [wicked-cool song]

buy Good Bad Not Evil here


The Good Life: Help Wanted Nights
Yet another emotional rollercoaster by Tim Kasher.

Heartbroke [wicked-cool song]
Keely Aimee

buy Help Wanted Nights here


The Go! Team: Proof of Youth
Go buy The Go! Team’s absolutely crazy sophomore now as the first pressing of the CD will include a four track bonus disc!!!

Grip Like A Vice [wicked-cool song]

from bonus disc:
Milk Crisis

buy Proof of Youth here


Animal Collective: Stawberry Jam
Make sure you go watch the wonderfully bizarre music video for "Peacebone" via YouTube!

Peacebone [wicked-cool song]

buy Stawberry Jam here

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out this week

Every Time I Die: The Big Dirty
The boys from Buffalo, New York are back with one of the year’s best hardcore records; it is full of heavy, metal-style riffs and lots and lots of melodic screaming!

We'rewolf [wicked-cool song]
Rendez-Voodoo

buy The Big Dirty here


Black Lips: Katrina 7" Singles
Two limited 7” singles for the track "Katrina"; the first 7” comes with "Italian Sexual Frustration" and the second one with "Boomerang". "Katrina" will appear on Good Bad Not Evil, out on September 11th.

Katrina [wicked-cool song]
Boomerang (live), from Los Valientes del Mundo Nuevo

buy Katrina 7" #1 here
buy Katrina 7" #2 here
pre-order Good Bad Not Evil here

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mirror mirror one the wall, who’s the greatest of them all

You can now pre-order Black Lips’ fantastic new record, Good Bad Not Evil at Insound; make sure you pre-order as soon as possible to get a free Black Lips DVD!

Read my review for Good Bad Not Evil here.

Good Bad Not Evil [wicked-cool song]
Cold Hands [wicked-cool song]
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how do you tell a child that someone has died?

Black Lips' Good Bad Not Evil is probably the most nostalgic/retro sounding record of this year. The latest album by Black Lips modeled elements from countless influential 50s, 60s and 70s bands; as a result, Good Bad Not Evil sounds like a mixture of Buddy Holly, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, Zombies, and The Stooges just to name a few. Revolving on the subjects of working class struggles and tragedies, each song is brightly arranged to carry combined characteristics from the bands mentioned earlier. Good Bad Not Evil is witty, engaging, clever, and in large, an absolutely splendid record!

Katrina [wicked-cool song]
Navajo [wicked-cool song]
How Do You Tell [wicked-cool song]
Bad Kids [wicked-cool song]
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Good Bad Not Evil comes out on September 11th, pre-order details coming soon