Rzl Dzl video 2006-10-06 Hardcore may not be what it used to be, but these kids sure look like they are going to have some fun before the rug is pulled out by Hot Topic and MTV2.
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Mittens on Strings are a small gaggle of Kentucky boys who rock off-kilter pop songs that at times seem held together by thin metal wire or twine. There's a loose feel, like a pick-up session or a sing-along. Textures and instrumentation are tacked, taped and glued on to the sides as the charming songs jog past. Acoustic guitars, accordion, often understated electric guitar, drum-machine (ill-advised for this guy) and even some mandolin make the ride. Along with the off-kilter song structure come some quirky lyrics that often work well and don't bog the whole disc down. For fans of lo-fi folk-rock with pretty flourishes and a wee bit of dark thrown in. Ignoring a cut or two that are overly-quirky you've got a strong disc of late-nite, summery, alt.-country-ish/indie-pop sounds that are sure please.
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a nice little... crazy... trippy video for "The Rock Stepper".
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Alien8 makes mp3s available 2006-09-26 Alien8 has updated their website making the majority of the label's releases available for sale in MP3 format.
Here's some instruction from the label:
"On the page for any release that is available for digital sale the visitor will find an audio player and list of tracks to preview the album via streaming audio. Albums are available for preview in their entirety (not just shorter clips). By clicking the '+' beside the track title or 'Full Downloadable Album' it can be added to a visitor's shopping cart. These features are also found in the store section of our site for any applicable Alien8, Fancy or Substractif release."
So far you can check out downloads of full albums by Acid Mothers Temple, Mitchell Akiyama, Books on Tape, Tim Hecker, Hrsta, Tomas Jirku, Kiss Me Deadly, David Kristian, Les Georges Leningrad, Lesbians on Ecstasy, Molasses, Nadja, Polmo Polpo, Set Fire to Flames, Shalabi Effect, Soft Canyon, Tanakh, Think About Life and The Unicorns.
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This time the site's Sally Foster reviews American Hardcore. She says "Much like the hardcore scene itself, this film is more about facts and the ideas behind the movement than looking nice". Uh, has she been to a hardcore show in the last five years?
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Can the net make or break a band? 2006-09-19 Here's another article about the influence of the good old internet on the music industry. This one questions whether or not the net can make or break a band.
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Elliott Smith demos online 2006-09-19 Four previously unheard Elliot Smith demos are now online for your consumption. The tracks are called:
Let's Turn The Record Over
True Love
Talking To Mary
From A Poisoned Wall
and are rumored to be just the beginning of about fifty that will eventually surface.
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Interview with maker of Donnie Darko online 2006-09-18 Film Threat's Mark Bell caught up with filmmaker Richard Kelly at Kevin Smith's Movies Askew Film Festival and asked him a few questions about his upcoming film, Southland Tales. The movie is the long awaited follow up to Bell's beloved Donnie Darko.
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Mittens on Strings are a small gaggle of Kentucky boys who rock off-kilter pop songs that at times seem held together by thin metal wire or twine. There's a loose feel, like a pick-up session or a sing-along. Textures and instrumentation are tacked, taped and glued on to the sides as the charming songs jog past. Acoustic guitars, accordion, often understated electric guitar, drum-machine (ill-advised for this guy) and even some mandolin make the ride. Along with the off-kilter song structure come some quirky lyrics that often work well and don't bog the whole disc down. For fans of lo-fi folk-rock with pretty flourishes and a wee bit of dark thrown in. Ignoring a cut or two that are overly-quirky you've got a strong disc of late-nite, summery, alt.-country-ish/indie-pop sounds that are sure please. 
