Eagulls

Eagulls are a loud, bombastic, and melodic punk band from Leeds.  They make music in a similar vein to Austin's ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead.  Listen to "Moulting" below and look for their 12" EP on Deranged Records.

Recycle Culture

Here's some gorgeous, mellow, ambient electronic music from producer Recycle Culture.  The "In Transit" EP is the perfect soundtrack to a cold, wet, bleary day like today (in central Texas at least).  Stream below, or buy the mp3's here.

New music from David Bowie!!!

2013 just keeps getting more awesome.  First, the news of a new Suede album, and now an announcement to expect a new album from David Bowie in March.  To this day, Bowie is the only performer to ever transform me into a screaming 12 year old girl when i saw him in 2004.  Just wonderful.  As said, "The Next Day" will be out sometime in March, featuring production work from longtime fellow alien Tony Visconti.  Watch the video for "Where Are We Now?" below.

New music from Suede!

Not to be outdone by the recent reunions of Blur and Pulp, Brit glam-rockers Suede are set to release new album "Bloodsports" in March, their first record in over ten years.  Listen to the dramatic and soaring "Barriers" below.  It doesn't sound like they've missed a beat.

Fuzz

San Francisco's Ty Segall is becoming ever prolific as his career progresses, releasing three different albums last year and now making some new distorted garage rock jams under the aptly named moniker Fuzz.  Listen to "This Time I Got A Reason" below and grab the 7" from Trouble In Mind.

Personal Space: Electronic Soul 1974-1984

Earlier last year, Chocolate Industries released an excellent compilation of 70's and early 80's soul-infused minimalist synth jams called "Personal Space."  Somehow it escaped our notice, which is a damn shame because it's excellent.  Get it here and listen to Key and Cleary's "A Man" below.

Paco Sala

Paco Sala is the project of musician/producer Antony Harrison and singer Leyli.  A mix of Italo-disco, hip hop beats, and synth pop, the music is the perfect soundtrack to getting lost on an island paradise.  Listen to "Blank Legend" below and grab the "Ro-Me-Ro" LP from Digitalis.

Angel Olsen

Check out the video for Angel Olsen's "Sweet Dreams" below.  It grooves and swirls like some classic psych rock circa San Francisco in the 1960's.  Look for "The Sleepwalker" 7" EP later in the month from Sixteen Tambourines.


Angel Olsen - Sweet Dreams (Official Video) from Randy Sterling Hunter on Vimeo.

Stream Broadcast's "Berberian Sound Studio"

NPR is streaming the "Berberian Sound Studio" soundtrack from Broadcast.  This is some of Trish Keenan's last work.  Go here to listen and look for the album next week from Warp.

Favorite Movies of 2012

It was a little hard to pick my favorite movies of the year this time around.  I usually just go with three (a well done blockbuster, a B-movie free-for-all, and an arty-farty flick).  This time around, i just picked seven movies that i really liked, a super hero spectacular, a beautiful film about life and death through the eyes of a child, a true story Texas murder, a deep south Spaghetti Western, a ridiculous DDR tale, and some more Texas murder.  My favorite of the year however has to go to the hilarious complete dissection of the horror genre that is "The Cabin In The Woods."  I could watch it over and over and over again.  Here's some posters.

The Cabin in The Woods

The Avengers

Beasts of The Southern Wild

Bernie

Django Unchained

The FP

Killer Joe

I haven't seen "Looper," or "The Imposters," or a ton of other movies yet, but for now, these are my picks.