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Flight of the Conchords, “Ladies of the World” Premeire
Author: spencer14 May
One of them was an extra on the Lord of the Rings. The other one looks like an ogre librarian. Together they are Flight of the Conchords, and they leave Tenacious D quaking in their boots. Here’s the premeire of their video for “Ladies of the World,” available on Sub Pop records.
SP20 Festival Lineup Announced, Celebrate Sub Pop’s 20th in Seattle
Author: James15 Apr
As previously mentioned, Sub Pop has been planning a little party for their 20th anniversary. Rumors circulate, but now, Sub Pop has made an official announcement. From their press release:
In unabashedly conspicuous celebration of 20 years of not going out of business (sometimes only barely), Seattle’s Sub Pop Records will gather past and present label-mates for a series of events, including a two-day festival at Marymoor Park on July 12 & 13 and a comedy show on July 11 at Seattle’s Moore Theatre. Proceeds from the sale of tickets will go to support beneficiaries of each participating act’s choosing. Tickets go on sale April 26 at 12 PM Pacific at SubPop.com and all Ticketmaster locations.
Confirmed performers include Iron & Wine, Kiwi comedy/rock duo Flight of the Conchords and influential grunge band Green River will make a reunion. Performers for the comedy show include Patton Oswalt, Eugene Mirman, Todd Barry and surprise guests. Sub Pop promises more performer announcements in the coming months as well as special guests.
Tickets go on sale and noon Pacific, April 26th at Subpop.com, Ticketmaster.com or by calling (206) 628-0888. And they’re not even that expensive. Early discount tickets will cost $30 for a one-day pass, $50 for two days; prices will increase to $35 and $60 respectively after May 10th. Comedy show tickets are $20 and available starting the same day and via the same venues. A full list of confirmed bands performing after the jump.
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Synthesis Band You’ve Probably Heard of Band of the Day: Mudhoney
Author: James9 Apr
With all the ballyhoo about Sub Pop’s 20th Anniversary, it’s nice to see one of the bands that made Sub Pop SUB POP are still around and doing well. Today, Synthesis Editor Ryan “Daddy” Prado handed me a copy of Mudhoney’s forthcoming album The Lucky Ones, and it’s pretty damn good. In fact, it sounds like something that would’ve been put out by the label 20 years ago. It’s fuzzy and sloppy and probably hasn’t even caught whiff of Pro-Tools.
Mudhoney’s previous two albums for Sub Pop, Since We’ve Become Translucent and Under a Billion Suns were much more expansive in sound and scope with both albums featuring songs that incorporated a horn section. Both albums were nice pieces of psychedelic hard rock, even if they didn’t garner much attention, but you won’t find much of that here. The Lucky Ones is just filthy Seattle grunge done by the guys who’d done it best. The album’s due in stores May 20th.
Sub Pop 20th Celebration in the Works
Author: James8 Apr
Given all the legendary and angsty music it’s produced over the years, it’s hard to believe that Sub Pop has just turned 20. Sound Seattle magazine is reporting that “a source very close to the festival” said that a date has been set and a location has been chosen for the Sub Pop 20th Anniversary Festival, which given the bands that have called the label home, should — if it happens — be one hell of a show. Here’s some of what the source fessed up to. Keep in mind, Sub Pop has admitted to plans being made for a festival, but has not confirmed whether a location or a lineup has been finalized yet.
* The festival will (un) officially take place July 12 & 13 at the 640-acre Marymoor Park in Redmond, with performances going both day and night
* Bands performing will cover the history of the label’s roster, including two reunion performances. One will be the much-ballyhooed return of Green River. The second, according to this recent news story from the Denver Post, will be the Fluid, Sub Pop’s first non-local signing from way back in 1985.
* There will likely be a Sub Pop comedy night at a yet-to-be-named venue separate from the music festivities.
* There could possibly also be some shows at clubs around Seattle leading up to the festivities, though details on this were very vague.
Even if half that shit actually happens, you should probably go. And buy me some Rainiers.
The Postal Service Might Not Deliver On Another Record
Author: Daniel Taylor29 Feb
So remember that one time, about a year ago, when I said the Postal Service were finally working on a new record? Well I guess they made a liar out of me:
“It’s just not a priority for either of us,” [Postal Service frontman Ben] Gibbard tells Spinner. “So the next Postal Service record may or may never happen.” In 2006, the pair reportedly started work on a follow-up to ‘Give Up,’ which is the second best-selling album in the Sub Pop catalog behind Nirvana’s ‘Bleach,’ but things have yet to take shape.
“Jimmy and I are still throwing ideas back and forth, but as time goes on, we find ourselves busy with our own music,” Gibbard continues. “We have some stuff, but it’s been difficult to find the time and the drive to do the record. I’d love to finish it at some point and maybe even do some performances. If it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be.”
Fuckers. If you find yourself curious as to what the other eight best selling albums in Sub Pop’s 20 year history are, as well as how many units they’ve each scanned, well it’s your lucky goddamn day. Here’s a list of the Top Selling Sub Pop releases of ALL TIME EVAR:
1. Nirvana, Bleach (1989), 1.6 million
2. Postal Service, Give Up (2003), 902,885
3. The Shins, Oh Inverted World (2001), 547,274
4. The Shins, Wincing The Night Away (2007), 500,813
5. The Shins, Chutes Too Narrow (2003), 462,574
6. Hot Hot Heat, “Make Up The Breakdown” (2002), 282,141
7. Sunny Day Real Estate, Diary (1994), 226,388
8. Iron & Wine, Our Endless Numbered Days (2004), 220,157
9. Iron & Wine, The Creek Drank The Cradle (2002), 133,752
10. Iron & Wine, The Shepherd’s Dog (2007), 133,490
Damn, Sam Beam stacking fucking chips! Further proof that South Carolina is doing it big.
How Swede It Is
Author: spencer30 Aug
Loney, Dear, which is essentially one young Swedish dude named Emil Svanängen and whoever he can rope into playing with him, is basically a fey-music badass. No, he’s not ever going to make anyone contemplate starting a circle-pit, but sometimes I just want to sit around in a sweater-vest, cut out collages and sip blueberry Stoli, and for those moments, nothing beats Loney, Dear’s album Loney, Noir. It rocks in a most emasculated manner.
Every time I hear his track “I Am John” I get super excited all over again, and thank the heavens that Sub Pop exists to find and put that shit out in the US (How much longer they’ll exist? That’s another story and good fodder for the rumor mill…).
The video for “I AM John” was directed by Andreas Nilsson, who blew up a minute ago for his work on The Knife’s “Like a Pen” video. But this shit is way better:
Happiest music to be set to a cartoon about assassinations, ever.
Plus, there’s a death orchestra, and a dude dancing with a reindeer. What a wicked display of raditude.
If anyone wants to fly me out to Reykjavík during October 19-21 I will totally check out Loney, Dear, plus Deerhoof, mum, Of Montreal, !!! and about 100 other bands at the Iceland Airwaves festival. I would totally do that for you. But if I meet Emil there I’m going to try and convince him to get rid of that errant comma. Gotta ditch that shit holmes. Loney, Dear, you’ve been warned.
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