What else we were talking about

The news, video picks and short reviews melophobe posted in the days around June 25. They’re kept as they ran, so some of what they point to is long gone.

2009

25 posts

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

Tuesday, June 23

News
Sleepy Sun's Embrace released last week
listen to "Snow Goddess" via Daytrotter
News
Noisettes' Wild Young Hearts still not available in US
listen to the great pop-punk tune "Beat of My Heart"
Video pick
Sarah RabDAU and Self-Employed Assassins - Autumn Spills
Fifty-word review
Sleepy Sun – Embrace
Fifty-word review
Vetiver – Tight Knit
Fifty-word review
The Builders and the Butchers – Salvation is a Deep Dark Well

Wednesday, June 24

News
Spin celebrates the 25th anniversary of Purple Rain with tribute album
listen to El Mariachi Bronx's take on "I Would Die 4 U"
News
Photography book captures freak-folk scene
Devendra Banhart, Vetiver, Bat For Lashes and more
News
The Gossip's major label debut is out
Produced by Rick Rubin
Video pick
The Band - King Harvest (Has Surely Come)
Fifty-word review
Tortoise – Beacons of Ancestorship
Recommended show
Elizabeth & the Catapult - 6/25, Cafe 939

Thursday, June 25

News
The Coup meets Rage Against The Machine
Boots Riley and Tom Morello form band
News
Michael Jackson Dies At Age 50
King of Pop Michael Jackson suffers cardiac arrest
Video pick
Elizabeth & the Catapult - Taller Children

Friday, June 26

News
Justin Vernon/Collections of Colonies of Bees collab has release date
Unmap due out September 22nd
News
500 Days of Summer gets help from She & Him
Indie flick pushes all the right buttons on its soundtrack
News
King of Pop tribute
KT Tunstall's cover of "I Want You Back"
Video pick
Asobi Seksu Live @ KCRW

Saturday, June 27

Video pick
Yeasayer - Tightrope

Sunday, June 28

Video pick
Little Joy - Don't Watch Me Dancing (Unplugged)

The 2 shows we reviewed on June 25, 2009

2010

7 posts

Tuesday, June 22

Venue Profile
Alberta Rose Theatre

Wednesday, June 23

News
Show Preview: Mary Chapin Carpenter at Berklee, 6/27 (Boston)
The critically acclaimed singer songwriter brings her blend of country, roots and rock to Berklee.
Recommended show
mary chapin carpenter + madeleine peyroux - 6/27, berklee performance center

Thursday, June 24

Article
Film Review - "Burning"

Friday, June 25

Video pick
"Excuses," A Morning Benders cover on ukulele
Venue Profile
neumos crystal ball reading room

Monday, June 28

News
Arizona, we love you, but we ain't playin' your towns
More artists sign on for Sound Strike

The 2 shows we reviewed on June 25, 2010

2011

25 posts

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.

Thursday, June 23

News
Santigold Releasing Sophomore Album This Fall
with a single anticipated for this summer
News
Tony Castles' "Juice"
plus its b-side, "heart in the pipes"
News
Download Pepper Rabbit's EP "Rose Mary Stretch"
includes a cover of miniature tigers!
Video pick
Skrillex - "Rock n Roll (Will Take You to the Mountain)"
Song battle
Fitz & The Tantrums - Don't Gotta Work It Out vs. Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! - Same Mistake
2Fitz & The Tantrums - Don't Gotta Work It Out
4Clap Your Hands Say Yeah! - Same Mistake
Final vote.

Friday, June 24

News
Video Backlog Friday!
introducing you to more mind-numbing visuals
News
Download "Already" & "Rap Money" from Freddie Gibbs 24-Hour EP
the lord giveth, and giveth and giveth
Video pick
SBTRKT feat. Little Dragon - "Wildfire"
Song battle
Currensy - This is the Life vs. CyHi the Prynce - Sunday Morning
6Currensy - This is the Life
9CyHi the Prynce - Sunday Morning
Final vote.

Monday, June 27

News
Andrew Bird, OK Go, Weezer & My Morning Jacket Cover the Muppets
listen to a live version of "bein' green" now
News
Stream Washed Out's "Within and Without" on NPR
ahhh, perfect start to a monday
News
Videos, Photos & Death at Glastonbury 2011
don't worry, there's more videos than death
Video pick
J Dilla - "Last Donut of the Night"
Fifty-word review
Matt Pond PA – spring fools ep
Song battle
Blueprint - Radio-Inactive vs. Lil Wayne - Nightmares of the Bottom
5Blueprint - Radio-Inactive
3Lil Wayne - Nightmares of the Bottom
Final vote.

Tuesday, June 28

News
Get Feral with Duck Sauce's "Big Bad Wolf"
enter rhythmic howling
News
Class Actress Wants to "Keep You"
. . . in the '80s
News
"Take It As It Comes" with Vivian Girls
all you need to know about dating
Video pick
Mates of State - "Maracas"
Song battle
Wild Beasts - Albatross vs. John Maus - Cop Killer
1Wild Beasts - Albatross
2John Maus - Cop Killer
Final vote.

2012

7 posts

Friday, June 22

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

Saturday, June 23

Fifty-word review
The Tallest Man On Earth – There’s No Leaving Now

Monday, June 25

Video pick
Twin Shadow "Five Seconds"

Tuesday, June 26

Fifty-word review
Ty Segall – Slaughterhouse
Fifty-word review
Children of the Night – Queens Revisited
Fifty-word review
Yamantaka/Sonic Titan – YT//ST