What else we were talking about

The news, video picks and short reviews melophobe posted in the days around June 19. They’re kept as they ran, so some of what they point to is long gone.

2009

24 posts

Tuesday, June 16

News
The Clean to release new album
listen to "In The Dreamlife You Need A Rubber Soul"
News
Meat Puppets on NPR
Full performance available to stream
News
video: Here We Go Magic - "Fangela"
Dates for Grizzly Bear tour
News
video: Jenny Lewis - "Black Sand"
Lewis's first from "Acid Tongue"
Video pick
Liechtenstein - Security By Design

Wednesday, June 17

News
Oberst, James, and Ward to release Monsters of Folk record
superstar collaboration due out in September
News
Daniel Rossen of Grizzly Bear covers Judee Sill
Collection of Sill covers due out in September
News
Dead body found at Bonnaroo
Not the first time someone's died at the festival
Video pick
Nouvelle Vague - Dance With Me

Thursday, June 18

News
New A.A. Bondy: "When The Devil's Loose"
Second LP uses full band; out in September
News
Free Sub Pop sampler
Features new music by the Fruit Bats
News
Asobi Seksu to release limited 10"
Announces tour dates with Loney Dear
News
Balmorhea video for Remembrance from All is Wild, All is Silent album
Acoustic guitars and strings dominate music from Balmorhea
Video pick
The National + Jean-Luc Godard
Fifty-word review
Zelazowa – Elephants On A Mousehunt
Fifty-word review
Death Cab for Cutie – The Open Door EP

Friday, June 19

Video pick
The Dead Trees - Loretta
Fifty-word review
Eddi Reader – Love Is The Way
Fifty-word review
Peaches – I Feel Cream

Saturday, June 20

Fifty-word review
Clem Snide – hungry bird

Monday, June 22

News
New Drug Rug: "Never Tell"
Album due out in August
News
Oasis offered refund to concert, then mocked those who took it
Banhart covers the volatile brothers
News
Try the ambient soul of Speck Mountain
Listen to "I Feel Eternal"
Video pick
Cursive - I Couldn't Love You

The 2 shows we reviewed on June 19, 2009

2010

6 posts

Thursday, June 17

News
Ticket Giveaway! - Goldfrapp @ Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC, 6/23
Win tix to Goldfrapp at Hammerstein Ballroom

Monday, June 21

Recommended show
Viernes - 6/25, cameo gallery
Recommended show
kid koala + hess is more - 6/25, prospect park
Recommended show
matt pond pa + wintersleep - 6/27, bowery ballroom
Recommended show
passion pit + tokyo police club + suckers - 6/29, prospect park

Tuesday, June 22

Venue Profile
Alberta Rose Theatre

2011

25 posts

Thursday, June 16

News
The Weeknd Brings "The Birds (Part 1)"
potentially from the forthcoming "thursday"
News
How To Dress Well Reveals Orchestral EP "Just Once"
stream his "suicide dream 3"
Video pick
Seapony - "Where We Go"
Song battle
Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work (RAC Mix) vs. Noah and the Whale - Tonight's...(RAC Remix)
6Two Door Cinema Club - Something Good Can Work (RAC Mix)
5Noah and the Whale - Tonight's...(RAC Remix)
Final vote.

Friday, June 17

News
Video Backlog Friday!
celebrate dad's day by introducing him to some new tunes
News
Cheer Up with Rubblebucket's "Worker"
a precursor to their latest album "omega la la"
News
Foo Fighters Beat Tour Boredom with 52-Page Coloring Book
why they gotta hate on croissants?
Video pick
Friendly Fires - "Hawaiian Air"
Song battle
Sharon Van Etten - One Day vs. Beck - Little One
11Sharon Van Etten - One Day
9Beck - Little One
Final vote.

Monday, June 20

News
Stream Shabazz Palaces' "Black Up" Now
it's already got a hot chance at being in our top 20
News
Hear the First Single off Wild Flag's Debut, "Romance"
wake up with the hand claps!
News
Sbtrkt's Debut Album Streaming Here!
melt into energetic beats
Video pick
SPORTS - "Mind Has Changed"
Song battle
Givers - Up Up Up vs. Battles ft. Gary Numan - My Machines
2Givers - Up Up Up
0Battles ft. Gary Numan - My Machines
Final vote.

Tuesday, June 21

News
The Cool Kids' "Swimsuits" with Mayer Hawthorne
kick off the summer with this refreshing track
News
Download Radiohead's Newest Track "Staircase"
plus watch them perform it!
News
CSS "Hits Me Like a Rock" with Bobby Gillespie
but it's not painful
Video pick
The One AM Radio - "Sunlight"
Article
The Mountain Goats + Midtown Dickens - Aladdin Theater
Song battle
Nas - Nasty vs. Kanye West - Mama's Boyfriend (Fake Beat version)
2Nas - Nasty
3Kanye West - Mama's Boyfriend (Fake Beat version)
Final vote.

Wednesday, June 22

News
Freddie Gibbs Recording Mixtape in 24 Hours
stream the recording session at 6 p.m. EST tonight!
News
2011 Tour News: Bon Iver, Twin Shadow, Gold Panda & More!
lollapalooza has some crazy aftershows, too
News
Celebrating Summertime with Asher Roth, Pretty Lights & Girl Talk
getting you set up for the season
Video pick
Rubblebucket - "Silly Fathers"
Song battle
Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side vs. A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It?
7Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side
13A Tribe Called Quest - Can I Kick It?
Final vote.

The 2 shows we reviewed on June 19, 2011

2012

5 posts

Saturday, June 16

Fifty-word review
Bear in Heaven – I Love You, It's Cool

Monday, June 18

Song battle
Children of the Night - Kids From Queens vs. SpaceGhostPurpp - The Black God
8Children of the Night - Kids From Queens
4SpaceGhostPurpp - The Black God
Final vote.

Tuesday, June 19

Fifty-word review
Death Grips – The Money Store

Friday, June 22

Fifty-word review
My Best Fiend – In Ghostlike Fading
Fifty-word review
Foxygen – Take the Kids Off Broadway