*Annuals* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/annuals) posted an updated version of "Brother (new)" online (http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_12880860).

The title track released from the upcoming Shallow Madness EP casts Lilac Shadows into a universe where the spectrum is 8 bit synth, color vibrates the airwaves, and thoughts are communicated through texture. Bridging the languages of here and there, prettiness becomes a medium with whom "A Shallow Madness" emotes clearly. What may be translated however, is an overshot into the sparkle of unrecognizable gems, the wonder of incalculable movement, and the gleam of lucidity lit just beyond a haze of obscurity. But just before starry eyes fall to trance, there is a guitar. Chiming a universal language and giving ...

Desde el Art Directors Club of Europe nos anuncian que el nuevo Anuario del ADCE - "The Annual of Annuals - Best of European Design and Advertising 2011" ya está a la venta en el App Store. Por primera vez como App para iPad y casi como uno de los primeros anuarios publicados en este formato, el ADCE ha editado un año más el libro que recoge lo mejor en publicidad y diseño gráfico europeos durante un año. Desde aquí, os damos la enhorabuena por tan estupendo trabajo. The Art Directors Club of Europe sent to us an email to announce the ...

We had a chance to have a quick catch up with Raf from dance outfit The 2 Bears to talk about bear costumes, cricket, dubstep and their debut album, Be Strong , which is out next week. Read on to find out more about the album, then read our review of it here .   So Raf, one of the last times I saw you, you were carrying a bag with your bear suit in, about to watch the test match at Lord’s.   Yeah, I’m not sure why I was carrying that actually, I cant remember.   You were lucky to get ...

Suggested by David Wright - the theme for this evening's Tuesday night shindig is Charity Shop Classics.  Theme tunes, Studio 2 Stereo albums, Herb Alpert and Hallmark TOTP make-overs are all appearing on the Radio Podrophenia playlist...live from 9 . It won't be a complete cheese board, we're also donating Big Beat, Beatles covers and Shirley Bassey belting out the funk. Along with some natter and banter on best/worst buys, and an eye-spy guide to charity shop stock - books : James Bond, Jaws, Blue Peter annuals. Records : MFP, The World of comps... gadgets : sketch-a-graph'. If you're an ...

So this week is insanely packed with some great shows around Atlanta.  There was no way I could only feature one.  Here they are and I know I am probably missing a few, nonetheless hope to see you at a show! 01.16 GRUU, Demonaut, Sons of Tonatiuh, Weapon - 529 -  RSVP  One word: Doom. This show is going to kick ass. Waxahatchee, Multiplexor, Places to Hide, No Sleep - WonderRoot -  RSVP He's my Brother, She's my Sister, Jeremy Aggers - The Earl -  RSVP 01.17 Brain, Sleepy Genes - 529 - Two of my favorite Atlanta bands! 01.19 Cass McCombs, Frank ...

Annuals and Twin Shadow took the stage Friday night at Lincoln Theatre during Hopscotch 2011

For the past two years I've been telling people that my first job is that of being a a father -  The Rock Father  - to my little daughter. Everything else I do is secondary, whether it be my normal gig in being a jerk on the  music side  of this website, directing videos, or whatever other  adventures  happen to come my way. During the daytime (when weather allows), the little one and I can usually be found outside, spending time in our ever-expanding garden. From vegetables to flowers, annuals to perennials, we spend time together while learning and sharing in ...

Much of the nation, most especially the mid-west and the south, have been trapped under a dome of extreme heat for the past month or so, while the Northeast has been dipping in and out of excessive temperatures for weeks. Here in the west, we’ve had a mild summer with below average temperatures for most [...]

This week's Show of the Week is the CD-release party for awesome all-female trio Pink Flag, happening this Saturday, June 18, at Motorco. Check out the title track from the CD, "King of Scene." Pink Flag - "King of Scene" Also happening that same night Annuals with Luego, Saturday, June 18, at Kings; and the split-7 inch release party with Jennyanykind, The Moaners and Pinche Gringo at Cat's Cradle. AND, if you're still confused after Pussy Mountain added all your friends on Facebook, you can find out who they are on Saturday at The Cave.

Last fall, Raleigh, NC held its first-ever Hopscotch Music Festival with some impressive headliners. The festival, featuring shows in small venues stretching across the smallish downtown, was a huge success and elevated Raleigh to indie heights it hadn't seen without being lumped with Durham/Chapel Hill. Well, Raleigh is one step closer to being the new Austin, Texas: Hopscotch stuck, and the lineup for the 2011 Hopscotch has just been announced, causing jaws to drop everywhere. This year, the festival goes from September 8 through 10 and boasts quite a few big names: The Flaming Lips, Guided by Voices ...

New Raleigh has a great write up , but here are the details: Lineup All Tiny Creatures, Andrew Cedermark, Annuals, Apache Dropout, Apex Manor, Apple Juice Kid, Bandway, Barn Owl, Beach Fossils, Beans, Bird Peterson, Black Lips, Black Twig Pickers, The Body, Bombadil, Braids, The Budos Band, Bustello, Caltrop, The Caribbean, Carlitta Durand, Cassis Orange, Charlie Smarts, Cheyenne Marie Mize, Chip Robinson, Cold Cave, D&D; Sluggers, Dan Melchior und Das Menace, David Daniell, Dawn Golden and Rosy Cross, Des Ark, Dinosaur Feathers, Disappears, The Dodos, Drive-By Truckers, Duane Pitre Sextet, Dustin Wong, Dylan Gilbert, Earth, Embarrassing Fruits, Empress Hotel, Family Dynamics ...

Forget Suede reuniting, this year's Hop Farm  Festival now boasts Suedehead. Morrissey  is to headline Saturday night of this year's event. If your jaw weren't already on the floor, the likes of   Velvet Underground groaner Lou Reed , senior gyrator   and cronies Iggy & The Stooges  and bona fide indie goddess Patti Smith  are all set for the 4th annual bash, taking place over the weekend of 1st and 2nd July. Other new additions include prime Slough gritpop from young hopefuls Brother , the rejuvenated Gang Of Four , suave New Yoikers The Walkmen and the quite wondrous Erland And The ...

DOWNLOAD : Dad Rocks! - "Nothing Keeps Up" DOWNLOAD : Dad Rocks! - "Kids" Dad Rocks! is the solo vehicle for Snævar Njáll Albertsson, singer/guitarist/trumpet-player in the Danish band Mimas . Albertsson's debut disc "Nothing Keeps Up" is a charmingly shambolic six-track EP that shares a kindred musical spirit with bands like The Annuals and an absurdist lyrical outlook along the lines of Frank Zappa and Captain Befheart. The songs are all moderate tempos but deceivingly complex as multi-tracked vocals are layered on top of an acoustic guitar and various instruments and sounds come in and out of the mix, which include ...

Spokes brings life to the meaning of post-rock, rustling through dead leaves with their play on shoe-gaze and shaken-up folk. They’ve come out of the woodwork with a demeanor of two equal measures… the fearless experimentation of the Annuals combined with the accessibility of Fire">Arcade Fire. Let’s be honest, few bands have the capacity to [...]