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Band of the Day (8.19.11) Craft Spells

Spell Crafted bitch...my pants are way too tight and my 80's are on right now!

Band of the Day (8.19.11) Craft Spells

You know when you haven’t seen someone in a while and you stumble on them….forgeting their name but recognizing their face…you say “Hey Man, what’s up dude???” Well I feel that way almost daily when I hear new bands. I know you look and sound familiar but I just can’t find the name. Craft Spells reminds me of my college buddy that I saw at Peet’s coffee yesterday. What the hell is his name? Well if it’s Craft Spells it’s more like my 7th grade buddy, due to their 1983 modern new wave KROQ stylings. I liken them most to Joy Division oddly cute 18 year daughter. Or if you want to get all weird about it, how about Joy Division’s new spawn having their own child…like Seapony or Beach Fossils. Or what the hell is that band’s name again?

Vitals:
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Members:
Justin Vallesteros
Jack Smith
Peter Michel
Javier Suarez
Sonic Soulmates: Joy Division, Seapony, Beach Fossils
Trackables:
“Party Talk” – We first heard in August of last year…a year ago. The album came out in March.

“After the Moment” – Your Junior Senior moment of the day. Fucking love this song! Just so you know, my hair is plastered to my head, my jeans are way too tight and I just totally blew a speaker in my mom’s Fiero. Wait it’s not 1986.

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Tags: After the Moment, Band of the Day, Best New Band of 2011, Best New Bands of 2011, Craft Spells, Hear, Jack Smith, Javier Suarez, Justin Vallesteros, MP3, Party Talk, Peter Michel, Seattle, sonic soulmates, Trackables, WA

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UPDATE: The Documentary “All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records”

1 Jun

All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records

As many of you know, I have a storied history with Tower Records. I was the head of marketing for many years and the day we shut the doors was one of the toughest days of my life. It’s history and the story needs to be told. Trust me, it’s a great story. Colin Hanks started a the process and he needs us, those who loved the culture of Tower Records to bring this documentary to the screen. Check out the KickStarter page here and give a little if you can.

Tags: All Things Must Pass The Rise and Fall of Tower Records, Colin Hanks, KickStarter, Tower Records

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Tonight in the City – The Radio Dept.

14 Feb

Live @ The Independent The Radio Dept in SF

It’s Vday folks and my Muse surprised me with tickets to our #3 Hummingbird Award Winners from 2010 —- The Radio Dept. Pictures will be posted an we’re stoked to have some Swedes visiting out fine foggy or misty city of SF!

We love The Radio Dept. here, their accolades are below:
#3 Hummingbird Award Winners of 2010
Voted #3 Best New Album Gem of 2010 – Editors Pick
Voted #1 Best New Track “Heaven’s On Fire” Gem of 2010 – Editors Pick

Tags: CA, Music Muse, San Francisco, The Independent, The Radio Dept., Valentine's Day

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Grammy Round-up 2011

13 Feb

Arcade Fire now My Morning Jacket in 2012

Nobody can deny that Mumford, Avett Bros. and Dylan ruled the Grammys tonight, but you have to give it to Win Butler. Only true musicians run up and play another song after they achieve the biggest upset victory in Grammy history. That may have been the first time we’ve ever seen Win smiling while playing. Yep we are “Ready to Start”….Oh and Esperanza Spalding deserved it.

Every band has to start somewhere. It took art galleries and cafes for Win Butler to create Arcade Fire in 2001. Every band has a story, so start reading some of the great stories of the BEST NEW BANDS of 2011 and the BEST of 2010.

Just because your favorite band becomes monsterously huge, doesn’t mean you have to become a hater. We know you were there in the beginning.

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NewBandDay

Tags: 2011, Arcade Fire, Avett Bros, Bob Dylan, Canada, CN, Esperanza Spalding, Grammy, Montreal, Mumford and Sons

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Coachella 2011 – 22 New.Band.Day Artists YOU MUST SEE! @ COACHELLA

19 Jan

That’s right, 22 New.Band.Day featured artists are playing Coachella this year. Did you see Saturday’s line-up? Tallest Man on Earth, Cults then The Radio Department. Hells yeah…The Muse, The Turk and I will be going! By the way our all-time fave Death From Above 1979 is back! F’ YAY!

1. The Tallest Man on Earth
2. The Radio Dept.
3. Tame Impala
4. Sleigh Bells
5. Best Coast
6. Foals
7. Joy Formidable
8. Mariachi El Bronx
9. Here We Go Magic
10. Glasser
11. Love Language
12. Morning Benders
13. Phantogram
14. The Drums
15. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
16. Mumford & Sons
17. Lightning Bolt
18. Delorean
19. Trampled By Turtles
20. Cults
21. Warpaint
22. Jenny and Johnny
WTF! Death From Above 1979 reunion…no guitars all bass. Awesome!

Tags: BEST COAST, Coachella, Cults, Death from Above 1979, Delorean, Foals, Glasser, Here We Go Magic, Jenny and Johnny, Joy Formidable, Lightning Bolt, Love Language, Mariachi El Bronx, Morning Benders, Mumford & Sons, Phantogram, Sleigh Bells, Tame Impala, The Drums, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Radio Dept., The Tallest Man on Earth, Trampled by Turtles, Twin Shadow, Warpaint

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Updates:NEW EP The Tallest Man on Earth

19 Oct

So you know we love Kristian Matsson and we’ve followed the trajectory of his career. In 2010, he’s taken off and we couldn’t be happier. Us NBDers who’ve been following the Band of the Days since the beginning know the brilliance of The Tallest Man on Earth. We even voted him the #2 band for the first half of 2010. Well a few weeks back, he released his newest EP — Sometimes the Blues is Just a Passing Bird on iTunes. A few tracks you already know, but a few brand new ones…they’re posted below for you to hear. Also posted a bonus track for you to enjoy.

Hear:
“The Dreamer”