Interested in filling a rock club to the rafters? Simple: Just have Nada Surf and Destroyer play back to back sometime. People were stuffed asses to elbows at Volume night club for the first day of the Stereogum/PASTE party, although... CONTINUE READING SXSW: THURSDAY IN PHOTOS»
Posted on March 15, 2008 in (1 comments)
Tags: Destroyer |
Dr. Dog |
Ezra Furman |
Islands |
Joseph Arthur |
Lou Reed |
Lykke Li |
Mark Kozelek |
Moby |
Nada Surf |
Oh No Oh My |
Peter Morén |
SXSW |
Thurston Moore |
Yo La Tengo
It's Valentine's Day, lovers, and it only seems right to get it started with some Porn. We recently took a closer look at Dan Bejar's excellent Trouble In Dreams and now thanks to director Mark Lomond, we can take a... CONTINUE READING NEW NEW PORNOGRAPHERS VIDEO - "MYRIAD HARBOUR"»
Posted on February 14, 2008 in (6 comments)
Tags: Destroyer |
The New Pornographers
Yes, we have ourselves a new Destroyer, Trouble In Dreams, though it seems like Dan Bejar's always with us. Whether it's contributing myriad great tunes to a New Pornographers album or running co-pilot in the Yukon with his lady Sydney... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: DESTROYER - TROUBLE IN DREAMS»
Posted on February 8, 2008 in , (13 comments)
Tags: Destroyer
New Destroyer, new Destroyer, it's a good day. We started foaming at the mouth after hearing/watching Dan do "Foam Hands" in Calgary, as did you guys before the thread turned into a sweet little Calgary meet 'n' greet. "Impossibly cool... CONTINUE READING NEW DESTROYER - "FOAM HANDS"»
Posted on December 4, 2007 in (8 comments)
Tags: Destroyer
Dan Bejar makes a move, we're gonna write about it. Hence the love for his project with Heartbreak Scene covering obscure Canadian songwriter Mark Szabo, or cam-phone grade YouTube of solid new tunes. Hello, Blue Roses is something more substantial... CONTINUE READING NEW HELLO, BLUE ROSES - "SHADOW FALLS"»
Posted on November 7, 2007 in , (4 comments)
Tags: Cadence Weapon |
Destroyer |
Final Fantasy |
Hello Blue Roses
Our love for Destroyer drew us to this interesting project out of Vancouver B.C. known as Heartbreak Scene. Conceived by singer Marcy Emery (The Choir Practice, Capozzi Park), the project's stated mission is to cover songs by Mark Szabo, a... CONTINUE READING DAN BEJAR & MARCY EMERY COVER MARK SZABO»
Posted on October 15, 2007 in (15 comments)
Tags: Destroyer |
Heartbreak Scene
Yesterday the New Pornographers helped us celebrate independence, today we return the favor and independently help celebrate the New Pornographers. The free Fourth Of July River To River show was a rain-battling blast; Neko was in tow, though no go... CONTINUE READING PREMATURE EVALUATION: THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS - CHALLENGERS ... AND LIVE @ BATTERY PARK, 7/4/07 ... AND "MYRIAD HARBOUR" MP3»
Posted on July 5, 2007 in , , (35 comments)
Tags: Carl Newman |
Destroyer |
Midlake |
Neko Case |
The New Pornographers
Reader Paul writes in:I was at two Destroyer shows last week - one in Calgary Alberta (June 28) at the Sled Island festival (which was really fucking good) and one in Edmonton (June 29). The Calgary show happened in a... CONTINUE READING NEW LIVE DESTROYER VIDEOS - "FOAM HANDS," "RIVERS"»
Posted on July 3, 2007 in (19 comments)
Tags: Destroyer
When last we checked in with Swan Lake -- the Canadian super-group comprising Spencer Krug, Frog Eyes' Carey Mercer, and New Pornographer Dan "Destroyer" Bejar -- we hoped for true collaboration (or a cappella anything), not just a Spence track... CONTINUE READING NEW SWAN LAKE - "CITY CALLS"»
Posted on September 25, 2006 in (8 comments)
Tags: Destroyer |
Frog Eyes |
Swan Lake |
Wolf Parade
Crazy Canucks and their incestuous indie rock! Spencer Krug and Dan Bejar -- no strangers to collaboration -- team up with Frog Eyes' Carey Mercer for the latest and greatest in Canadian supergroups. Swan Lake - "All Fires" (MP3) With... CONTINUE READING MEET SWAN LAKE»
Posted on August 3, 2006 in (8 comments)
Tags: Destroyer |
Frog Eyes |
Spencer Krug
That Pitchforkmedia must be doing something right; 19,000 people a day hit up their Festival for 18 hours of music over two days, despite some serious heat and humidity. Whether that's a testament to the awesome lineup or the show-going... CONTINUE READING PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2006 PHOTOS»
Posted on August 3, 2006 (42 comments)
Tags: Aesop Rock |
Art Brut |
Band Of Horses |
Danielson |
Destroyer |
Hot Machines |
Jens Lekman |
Liars |
Mission Of Burma |
Mr Life |
Os Mutantes |
Silver Jews |
Spoon |
Tapes 'N Tapes |
Ted Leo |
The Walkmen |
Yo La Tengo
First, the good music. A bunch of stuff we've been listening to, or heard about and finally got around to checking out, of varying degrees of newness. Figurines - "The Wonder" (MP3) Catfish Haven - "Madeline" (MP3) Kid Koala &... CONTINUE READING GUILT-FREE MP3S WITH A FREAKY CHASER»
Posted on February 6, 2006 in (24 comments)
Tags: Catfish Haven |
Destroyer |
Figurines |
Lavender Diamond
