August 2009
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Independent Music Discoveries, Issue #19
Another super-fabulous independent artists line-up from our continuing series; free mp3s from each artist involved! UPDATE: Apteka (Issue #12, one of our coolest selections - ever!) - Rock / Psychedelic - Illinois, USA Apteka had already figured in one of our best Independent Music Discoveries posts yet, and here they’re back again with their new single “Traitors”, which sounds...
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A Few Great Music Videos- Pavement, Death Cab for...
Well, I’ve just been on a YouTube binge lately and you know what? Music videos are just an amazing art form. What’s so great about them? Is it the subtleties that a director employs to relate a message? Or is it the huge coups d’etats that make a video great? I’ll leave that for you to decide, but first here’s a short list of my personal favorites that is in no way...
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10 Great Underrated Bands...and More
Here, by ‘underrated’, I’m referring to artists that I enjoy that have a relative lack of mainstream acclaim and appeal in the present, though many (if not all) of the artists below have been critically acclaimed and some even did reasonably well sales-wise in their heyday. Check out the list below of my picks for best underrated bands, suggestions from Tumblr users, and be sure...
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Launch of VISIONBLURRED
Why was there no Independent Music Discoveries post yesterday?* Because I was cooking up yet another site I felt the world needed: VISIONBLURRED (http://visionblurred.moonfruit.com/). This is intended to become the best and most comprehensive directory of links about Manic Street Preachers and The Horrors. Why those two bands? “Vision Blurred” happens to be an epic cover the Manics...
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Foot Ox - It's Like Our Little Machine
Foot Ox is an experimental folk act that was once primarily based out of Tempe, Arizona. I just moved here recently to attend University, and picked up his second LP at one of the local record stores in the used bin. I was definitely pleasantly surprised, i had always known that the Phoenix area had some great folk groups but it was nice to find this gem. Foot Ox is the brainchild of Teague...
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AFIN Launches Music Video Channel
We’re proud to announce the launch of a new site connected to A Future in Noise- a Tumblr that functions as a music video channel!: http://afutureinnoise.tumblr.com/ This is a supplement to the music blog here, with 400+ music videos and live performances of previous and currently featured artists at AFIN (plus many more), all tagged and browsable by artist (alphabetically or through the...
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Independent Music Discoveries, Issue #18
Success! - Boxstr is once more accepting mp3 uploads, which means more downloads+Hype Machine/Elbo.ws aggregation, woohoo!
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*UPDATES ON PAST ARTISTS FEATURED!*
John Carpenter (‘08 Album Review) - Rock / Pop - Los Angeles, USA
John Carpenter has a new single out on Mexican Summer (also home to Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti and Wooden Shjips): “Seasons / Haunt My...
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Lollapalooza 2009 Channel: Watch Now!
A Future in Noise is proud to present new and exclusive content through LP33’s Lollapalooza channel, including interviews, live performances, and contests- check it all out in the player below:
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Manic Street Preachers - 'No Manifesto' New...
No Manifesto is a forthcoming documentary (directed by Elizabeth Marcus / produced by Kurt Engfehr) from Pollywog Travesty LLC / Wibbly Wobbly Productions on Welsh band Manic Street Preachers. From the synopsis: “1991, Welsh band Manic Street Preachers arrived on the British music scene proclaiming their ambition to make one album, sell 16 million copies and then split up. 18 years, 9 studio...
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New Music Video!: Peter Doherty - "Broken Love...
Parlophone have recently added the lovely new black and white promo video for Peter Doherty’s new single “Broken Love Song”, from Grace/Wastelands, to their YouTube Channel. Check it out in HD below: There’s been quite a buzz over Doherty discussing plans to reform The Libertines with former bandmate Carl Barat recently, even potentially touring and recording new material.
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Independent Music Discoveries, Issue #17
Another installment in the on-going series…also, post-frequency will be back to normal as of next week! derseem - Experimental / Minimalist / Electronica - New York, USA derseem, comprised of artists Pi.o.tr and Carahanni, are influenced by artists like Björk, John Cage, and Meredith Monk, and create minimalistic sound collages; “Violet Eyes” (which I also remixed recently) and...
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Artist Feature: R. Stevie Moore
Visit the labyrinthine homepage which is, aptly, as large and confusing as his back catalogue Right, lots to cover here… well, R. Stevie Moore is by far my favourite multi-talented, progressive popster/composer of all time. As far as one-man music machines go, he’s Frank Zappa with a flair for pop. The very, very true definition of Mr. All-round, home-recordist, best-kept-secret,...
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Independent Music Discoveries, Issue #16
The belated installment of our continuing series is here-look out for another one in its regular Friday appearance, and keep the independent music suggestions coming in the comments!: The Octopus Project - Experimental / Pop - Texas, USA The Octopus Project, a quirky, experimental-electronic quartet, was first introduced to me by fellow AFIN contributor Christian some months ago, and was happy to...