Beat Happening was an American indie pop band formed in Olympia, Washington, in 1982. Calvin Johnson, Heather Lewis, and Bret Lunsford have been the band’s continual members. Beat Happening were early leaders in the American indie pop and lo-fi movements, noted for their use of primitive recording techniques, disregard for the...
Every Noise at Once is an ongoing attempt at an algorithmically-generated, readability-adjusted scatter-plot of the musical genre-space, based on data tracked and analyzed for 6,291 genre-shaped distinctions by Spotify as of 2023-11-19. The calibration is fuzzy, but in general down is more organic, up is more mechanical and...
Nice tune from Quivers who are from Melbourne, Australia. Having recently signed with Merge Records, they have released this single. There’s a (not so subtle) nod to Pavement in there. There is also an album on the way....
Hi Alternative Nation, it’s been a while. Here’s my latest Japanese Shoegaze discovery via Testcard Records (who are worth checking out). I know zero about this band!
I first got intro’d to the music of Laura Kidd AKA She Makes War, Penfriend and Obey Robots in about 2010. I didn’t really take enough time to really listen to her stuff properly, so didn’t get very engaged with her work....
This band is based in Bristol in the UK. They sound a lot like The Velvet Underground, so they also sound like Luna/Galaxie 500 and all the other VU influenced bands. There’s also hints of Cowboy Junkies and Wilco on some songs and a little bit of Belle and Sebastian. Their discography is worth a listen, and they have a new...
It is summer here in Australia and it’s quite common to do this type of food at this time of year. What we refer to as a barbecue is what many would call a grill. And no, we don’t call them shrimp. Whatever you choose to call them, it was all delicious....
Pink Champagne - Söndagsskolehyckel [1980] (www.youtube.com)
Yewtube link...
The Church - Under The Milky Way [1988] (www.youtube.com)
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Beat Happening - Foggy Eyes [1985] (youtu.be)
Beat Happening was an American indie pop band formed in Olympia, Washington, in 1982. Calvin Johnson, Heather Lewis, and Bret Lunsford have been the band’s continual members. Beat Happening were early leaders in the American indie pop and lo-fi movements, noted for their use of primitive recording techniques, disregard for the...
Curious (Yellow) - Taken By Surprise [1990] (youtu.be)
Yewtube link...
Shikisai Puzzle - shikijitsu [2014] (www.youtube.com)
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Anna Erhard - Botanical Garden [2024] (annaerhard.bandcamp.com)
Probably the funnest song I have heard in a long while from Swiss, Berlin based, Anna Erhard.
My First Club ❤️ | Lotte Wubben-Moy (youtu.be)
This is a lovely segment, IMO
"Every Noise At Once" music map (everynoise.com)
Every Noise at Once is an ongoing attempt at an algorithmically-generated, readability-adjusted scatter-plot of the musical genre-space, based on data tracked and analyzed for 6,291 genre-shaped distinctions by Spotify as of 2023-11-19. The calibration is fuzzy, but in general down is more organic, up is more mechanical and...
My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow [1991] (yewtu.be)
I couldn’t believe that there’s only been one MBV track posted here, so here’s another from the seminal album, Loveless....
The Sundays - Goodbye [1992] (yewtu.be)
Great to see a good looking, HD version of this video....
Quivers - Apparition [2024] (yewtu.be)
Nice tune from Quivers who are from Melbourne, Australia. Having recently signed with Merge Records, they have released this single. There’s a (not so subtle) nod to Pavement in there. There is also an album on the way....
SPRINTS - Live on KEXP [2024] (yewtu.be)
Having noticed Sprints a little while back, and also enjoying their subsequent album, it’s good to see and hear this KEXP set.
Emirates Stadium becomes Arsenal Women's main home (www.arsenal.com)
cross-posted from: aussie.zone/post/9757658...
Vivianne Miedema to leave the club (www.arsenal.com)
cross-posted from: aussie.zone/post/9725090...
re:lapse - angelo [2024] (invidious.privacydev.net)
Hi Alternative Nation, it’s been a while. Here’s my latest Japanese Shoegaze discovery via Testcard Records (who are worth checking out). I know zero about this band!
Santi Cazorla: ‘I would play for free but you’re not allowed’ (www.theguardian.com)
The Wonder Stuff - Don't Let Me Down Gently [1989] (yewtu.be)
I mentioned Miles Hunt in my previous She Makes War post. So I want to post a Wonder Stuff song....
She Makes War - Cold Shoulder [2016] (yewtu.be)
I first got intro’d to the music of Laura Kidd AKA She Makes War, Penfriend and Obey Robots in about 2010. I didn’t really take enough time to really listen to her stuff properly, so didn’t get very engaged with her work....
The Lovely Basement – Lampeter [2022] (yewtu.be)
This band is based in Bristol in the UK. They sound a lot like The Velvet Underground, so they also sound like Luna/Galaxie 500 and all the other VU influenced bands. There’s also hints of Cowboy Junkies and Wilco on some songs and a little bit of Belle and Sebastian. Their discography is worth a listen, and they have a new...
Tallies - No Dreams Of Fayres [2022] (yewtu.be)
I believe they are from Toronto. They are in my mental filing system next to The Sundays, Cocteaus and Innocence Mission. This is a lovely song....
Some meat pies I have known 🥧 (files.catbox.moe)
Three different beef/steak pies are pictured here. The two shots on the bottom left are of the pies whose insides are showing on the right....
Black Eye Friday in Swansea. (files.catbox.moe)
Photo by Dimitris Legakis via The Guardian — Photo of Swansea police arresting drunk man likened to Renaissance art
Pre-Christmas BBQ (aussie.zone)
It is summer here in Australia and it’s quite common to do this type of food at this time of year. What we refer to as a barbecue is what many would call a grill. And no, we don’t call them shrimp. Whatever you choose to call them, it was all delicious....