Week off in protest of SOPA / PIPA

I've taken the week off of posting to protest SOPA / PIPA.

Well, actually I've just been slacking.  But it's a good excuse and a good thing to protest bad legislation.

And here's a classic movie opening.  Trainspotting.  Because I just bought a Fucking Big Television.  And I suppose I'll watch this movie on it.

Beautiful music from Kathryn Calder

Bright and Vivid is a perfect title for Kathryn Calder's most recent release.  Don't believe me?  Listen to the beautiful and varied songs below.

Try out "Who Are You?" and


"Turn a Light On" from Bright and Vivid.


And "Arrow" from Are You My Mother?


There.  Don't you feel better now?

And if you don't know her old band Immaculate Machine, listen to "Broken Ship" from 2005's Ones and Zeroes,


and "Jarhand" from 2007's Fables.


Awesome!

Don't touch that, it looks Rancid

Great.  Songs.

"Ruby Soho" and

"Time Bomb" from 1995's ...And Out Come The Wolves.

New Shins on the way

The Shins have a new album, Point of Morrow, coming out March 20.  You can check out the track "Simple Song" right here.  Sounds like The Shins.  And it's good.



Here's "New Slang" from Oh, Inverted World.  As Natalie Portman's character in Garden State said, "You gotta hear this one song. It'll change your life, I swear."

Free Twilight Sad!

No, The Twilight Sad have not been unjustly imprisoned and need your support to free them.  The Twilight Sad are giving away another song from their forthcoming album No One Can Ever Know called "Another Bed". It's a very different sound from these guys with keyboards front and centre but somehow it's The Twilight Sad through and through.  Very lush and powerful.  Love it!

 They've also got tour dates at their web site.  Click!