Posts Tagged ‘Misfits’
11/4/09 News briefs: Japandroids, Bloc Party, Ted Leo/Misfits, Serena Maneesh and “Weird” Al + Pixies
Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus has begun a new column on Spin.com where he reveals his favorite up-and-coming band. His inaugural pick? Vancouver power duo Japandroids because they “sound really different from anything out there.”
Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke is said to be working on a solo album. Electronic artist Hudson Mohawke said he will be doing “stuff” with Okereke, along with “one of the guys from Spank Rock.”
Ted Leo’s Misfits cover band TV Casualty took to the stage Halloween night in Philadelphia. This wasn’t some spoof; Leo pulled off a deadpan homage to Glenn Danzig and it looks amazing!
Norwegian psychedelic shoegazers Serena Maneesh have signed with 4AD and scheduled their long-awaited follow-up to 2005’s eponymous album for release in March 2010.
Finally, “Weird” Al Yankovic will join the Pixies on stage at the Echoplex in L.A. on December 8th. Al will sing “I Bleed” with the band, who will play two benefit shows to raise funds for the Winston’s Village charity.
Tags: "Weird" Al Yankovic, Blink-182, Bloc Party, Halloween, Hudson Mohawke, Japandroids, Mark Hoppus, Misfits, Pixies, Serena Maneesh, Spin.com, Ted Leo, TV Casualty
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Earworm: A Sunny Day In Glasgow “Hybrid Moments”
Monday, October 26th, 2009
What: Heavily layered, fluttering dream pop shaped by nebulous soundscapes and heavenly harmonies. Far too complex and erratic to be shoegaze.
Sounds like: The Misfits getting covered by a band that would rather hang out at sound collage exhibitions featuring wine & cheese than their local Hot Topic.
RIYL: My Bloody Valentine, Brian Eno’s Another Green World, late period Stereolab, Cocteau Twins, Deerhunter, a nice amalgam of the entire 4AD catalogue
Need to know: They’re actually from Philly, not Scotland. Co-founder/leader Ben Daniels invited his sisters Robin and Lauren to sing in the band and on the first two ASDIG releases: the Scribble Mural Comic Journal LP and the Tout New Age EP. Cellist Annie Fredrickson also sings, but in September they were looking for one more singer. Ben used to study at McGill University in Montreal during ASDIG’s formative years.
Track: “Hybrid Moments” is undoubtedly the most undemanding piece of music ASDIG have ever released. Eschewing their usual ethereal sound, the band thrash their way through Danzig and co’s raucous anthem with as straight a cover as they could deliver. It’s undeniably Misfits, but the female lead vocal, ghostly back-ups, cavernous echo and buzz-saw guitars allow them to call this stunning work their own.
Buy: You can buy their latest and best album Ashes Grammar over at the mis ojos website.
Tags: A Sunny Day In Glasgow, Hybrid Moments, mis ojos, Misfits
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