7 albums that won't be on my 'best of the year' list
SURFING ON STEAM — ... would be foolish not to involve keyboardist/vocalist Morgan Kibby in all of their future endeavors, seriously. UPDATE: School of Seven Bells are returning to Low-End Theory at The Airliner this Wednesday, Dec. 3rd for $10. The Airliner 2419 N. Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90031 Ryan Catbird and a host of other solid bloggers created MBV. And no, it's not a tribute page to My Bloody Valentine. ...

ANNOUNCINGS
Said the Gramophone — I'm happy to announce the launch of MBV, a new website bringing together Said the Gramophone, Fluxblog, Large Hearted Boy, Catbirdseat and Chromewaves - ie, five of the eldest, creakiest and most consistent musicblogs. All of our sites are syndicated there, but there will be additional content - including contributions from Matt LeMay. We're not entirely sure where MBV is headed, but we hope you'll head over there and help us turn it into a site for intelligent & passionate discussion. --- It was nice to visit ...

marathonpacks: expert textpert — ... Behold: the latest in mp3 blog technology, brought to you by, like, the people who invented it (And, a Pitchfork guy). In their own words: "Music is important to us, and we know it’s important to you. So what’s say we get back to basics? No wall-to-wall banner ads, no nine zillion navigation links, no winking, blinking, farting widgets littering the screen, no software algorithms spewing out “recommendations.” Just music lovers, telling you, every day, about the music they love." MBV (yes, that's the ...

OG musicbloggers from Chromewaves, Largehearted ... [Maybe Boy Vampires?]
Idolator — ... and Matt LeMay, are launching a group blog called (somewhat confusingly) MBV. There's MBV-specific content mixed in with posts aggregated from the founders' other sites, and more stuff to come over the ensuing weeks and months. [MBV] ...

Oh Yeah…
The Catbirdseat - Indie Music, Culture, and Commentary — ...

The gang show
No Rock And Roll Fun — It's an increasingly cold world out there - when even the Independent and the Daily Mail are having to share the same toilets, what hope is there for independent bloggers? Hence, perhaps, the thinking behind MBV, a kind of United Artists of music bloggers, featuring Fluxblog, Largehearted Boy, Chromewaves, Said The Gramophone and others in a mix of feeds-and-unique content. ...

Antony & The Johnsons bring The Crying Light to Toronto
.: chromewaves.net v7.5 — Jason RothernbergAlmost four years has passed since Antony & The Johnsons released their breakthrough album I Am A Bird Now, which would garner rave reviews from most quarters and ultimately go on to win the prestigious Mercury Prize. It’s a record that I’ve run hot and cold on over those years - sometimes Antony Hegarty’s quavering vibrato is the most heartbreaking thing I could imagine hearing, other times it just feels excessive and unnecessary. It probably depends on my own emotional state. Though the Johnsons took ...

Shorties
Largehearted Boy — MBVmusic is a new collaborative blog featuring contributions from the bloggers behind Chromewaves, Said the Gramophone, Fluxblog, and Catbirdseat, and others. I am also contributing to the project, and am proud to be in the company of writers I have respected for years. ...

The Era Of Music Blog Monopolies
BUZZGRINDER — ... soon you may not even have to churn your own butter! Earlier this year, Buzznet announced that they acquired some of the biggest names in the game — Idolator, Stereogum and AbsolutePunk — with financial help from Universal Music Group. Then came word that two of my personal favorites, largehearted boy and Catbirdseat, were joining forces with Chromewaves, Fluxblog and Said the Gramophone for something called MBV. Think Fark, but too wordy. And now the other giant, ...

Slow Club Christmas TV
Nothing But Green Lights — ... Five of the U.S’s best and oldest music blog have joined forces to form MBVmusic.com. I wish them luck–theirs are the quickest, sharpest voices; pioneers of the genre who continue to keep it real. ...

Essential Reading for the End-of-Year List Season
Bows + Arrows — ... With any luck, mine will be ready by ‘09. Entry Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a Comment Name Email hidden URL Comment Some HTML allowed: Subscribe to the comments via RSS Feed A Berkeley-based mp3 blog created November 2005. Search Links Bike Snob NYC The Catbirdseat Daytrotter Free Darko Goldenfiddle Molars Marathonpacks MBV McSweeney’s Moistworks Popsheep Said the Gramophone So Much ...

Pixies Vidtacular
GIMME TINNITUS blogspot — ... - Have you checked out the MBV meta mp3 blog, yet? It's pretty clean and readable (no ads, yay). It might create some likelihood of confusion. As far as I can tell, they have no affiliation with ...

It's Beginning to Smell a Lot Like Moustache!
Heart on a Stick — ... managed to get last year's out by January 4th.)  The Hype guys seem to be accelerating the cycle not to beat critics' aggregates like Pazz/Jop and the Idolator Poll, but to beat other individual Top Ten Lists.  Such is the way of the web.  I hope they still get a decent amount to input, because I could use some good fucking recommendations for music and blogs.  So if you can, please do. * Hooray for Effort Dept.:  Introducing The Official Music Tumblr Blog!  And: The Official Music Tumblr Blog's Tumblr Blog ...

Friday Videos - Dec. 5th, 2008
yewknee.com — ... his Mom's painting in the stairwell is my favorite. Breathing Exercises - if this isn't already on a TV Carnage, it will be. Leading the Parade - a feel good video. YMO - Rydeen - Aside from being an incredible video / song / artist in itself it also seems to be a direct influence of part of RATATAT's "Shempi" - at least to my ears. NYC Kermit - Kermit sings LCD Soundsystem and it seems all perfect. Via MBV Music. And I highly recommend watching this, as it really will make your ...

Open Tabs
yewknee.com — ... The Fred Muram series of photos Kissing The Ceiling is an odd bit of work but alluring none the less. Catbirdseat, Chromewaves, Fluxblog, Large Hearted Boy and Said the Gramophone now all ...

A Brief but Worthwhile Interruption
Pretty Goes with Pretty — ... Part I: A conversation about Vivian Girls, lo-fi, influences, artist growth, hype, and “a super queeny version of Thurston Moore.” ...

Heartbreak No. 3: The Blogosphere As The New Status Quo [80 '08 (And Heartbreak)]
Idolator — ... But there is so much noise out there it's not surprising a lot of my favorite MP3 blog progenitors decided to collectivize under the MBV umbrella. And outliers' voices are squelched by the press-release repeaters that now make up so much of the blog landscape. Much like the (dying) print world, everybody's either consolidating or burrowing further into their niche. Part of the blogosphere's success as a new media movement, in my mind, depends on its ability to act as a collective. When a preponderance of choices presents itself, things tend to slide down the path of least ...

Bop-A-Boo: A Joke, right?
yewknee.com — ... I was browsing through MBV yesterday and this article regarding "reselling music mp3s" caught my eye. The article basically talks about how this new service, bopaboo is set to be the first "reseller" of digital music - meaning, you upload your DRM free mp3's and can sell them at whatever price you'd like. The practice falls under "first-sale law" that also allows consumers to sell CD's and such. But this has got to be a joke, right? The fact that CNET covered this gives it an air of legitimacy but I'm having a really hard time believing that this is someone's ...

Tomorrow
Merry Swankster — ... - Here's a coincidentally timely post from Pitchfork's Matt LeMay, on the new OG music blogger hive ...

Off My Radar 2008, Part 3
GIMME TINNITUS blogspot — ... Knife the Symphony "You Don't Have To (If You Don't Want To)" (box.net mp3) by Gentleman Jesse And His Men "Knapp (Feat. Lars Wiik)" (box.net mp3) by Dokkemand Consider CLICKing - Ok, Ok... "It's Christmas Time in Hollis, Queens..." @ Spinner (here) and The Smudge (here). - Also, get some handcuffs for the holidays (plus an awesome xmas mix) @ SUCKAPANTS... here. - MBV posts a new new new Bob Pollard track... here. - One more mp3... the ...

YOUTUBE: Cherry Lips (Live) By Archie Bronson Outfit
GIMME TINNITUS blogspot — ... (youtube) (Possibly NSFW) Here's their Domino Player: Myspace page is here. Domino page is here Amazon MP3 page is here. eMusic page is here. BONUS mp3: "Cherry Lips" (box.net mp3) Consider CLICKing - Check out a big ass list of (potentially) exciting upcoming releases @ non-My Bloody Valentine fansite MBV... here. NOTE: Archie Bronson? Not on the list. - New Old Arcade Fire/ ...

Top 10: Music Blogs to Read in 2009!
Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — ... 9. MBV; This is a very new entry into the music blogger canon, but considering it consists of entries from folks like Largehearted Boy, Catbirdseat, Fluxblog, Said the Gramophone, and Chromewaves this makes it possibly the most newsworthy new blog since the invention of blogs. All of those folks have their own very notable blogs but once they are combined and put together into one place it's basically the blogging equivalent of a supergroup. It's almost unfair to have so much talent on one team, but who's going to complain when we all get to enjoy the results! ...

EAR FARM’s Mixtape #40: 2009 Bloggie Awards Nominations
Ear Farm — ... Boy for best music weblog) 17. “Listen Up!” by Gossip ( nominee: Gawker for best gossip weblog) 18. “Wolfpack” by Syd Barrett ( nominee: Wolfpack Wire for best sports weblog) 19. “Fuck You (An Ode to No One)” by Smashing Pumpkins ( nominee: Fuck You, Penguin for best topical weblog) 20. “Count Five Or Six” by Cornelius ( nominee: Six Sentences for best writing of a weblog) 21. “Sometimes” by My Bloody Valentine ( nominee: MBV for best group blog)– 8tracks is a simple way to create and share mixtapes that we’re now ...

I've Still Got You (Sidebar)
GIMME TINNITUS blogspot — Time to rejigger the ol' sidebar. adding some links the fader fuck yeah! go team! if you make it lostmusic mbv pinglewood something awful total vibration new thingys BONUS: And (what the hell) here's an oldie Grizzly Bear mp3 + a Dntel remix: "Merge" (box.net mp3) "Merge (Dntel Remix)" (box.net mp3)

Shorties (Bonnaroo Lineup, Graham Nash, and more)
Largehearted Boy — This week Five Chapters is serializing a new short story by Lewis Robinson, whose new novel Water Dogs is garnering rave reviews. The Guardian's Jonathan Jones weighs in on the John Updike vs. Philip Roth debate. Reading Updike has ...

Troubles Like Mine By Gun Outfit
GIMME TINNITUS blogspot — ... which comes out Tuesday 2/17. Dig it. Downloadable: "Troubles Like Mine" (box.net mp3) The album looks like this. Post Present Medium page is here. Consider CLICKing - Get the full album download of Lemonade's Remixtape over at RCRDLBL... here. - Read The Young Person's Guide To Silkworm @ The Unblinking Ear... here. - MBV "Refuse[s] To Use Tune-Yards’ Exasperating Capitalization Scheme"... here. - ...

Jumbling Towers
The Catbirdseat - Indie Music, Culture, and Commentary — ... ::: Jumbling Towers - “The Kanetown City Rips” ::: ::: Jumbling Towers - “11” ::: ...

SHARPNESS AND THE SHAPES
Said the Gramophone — While the rest of MBV salutes the debut album of Micachu & the Shapes, streaming here today online, (and Dan will be writing about a song tomorrow), here's a few words on tracks from Filthy Kids, the Micachu mixtape that got me so excited in the first place. Micachu - "Had Enough". Micachu - "Train for a Brain". (with Golden Silvers?) Micachu - "Soon Dun Blud". (These tracks obviously feature other vocalists, but I can't squint through the mixtape liner notes to figure them out!) Three short half-scampers of ...

Micachu & the Shapes - Jewellery
Largehearted Boy — ... (says the Observer) and "deceptively mellifluous bedsit pop" (according to the Times Online), Jewellery is an engaging, compelling, and often surprising listen. Today, MBV Music is streaming the album in its entirety and celebrating its release. MBV writers will be contributing their thoughts and commentary on the album all day. Micachu & The Shapes: "Lips" [mp3] from Jewellery Stream the album at MBV Music also at Largehearted Boy: ...

Buzzworthy??? Or Not???
Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — ... Thoughts: Followers of the super blog known as MBV may have noticed a bit of a trend running through most of yesterday's posts as the individual bloggers behind the site each did their best to hype up Micachu, her band the Shapes, and their new album Jewellery. After seeing that out pouring of love from some well respected peers I had to check and see if all the hype they were bestowing upon this 21-year old artist was worthwhile. It turns out Micachu is making some pretty insanely creative music right now. Following on the Filthy Friends ...

New Sharon Van Etten MP3, “For You”
The Catbirdseat - Indie Music, Culture, and Commentary — ... ’s Survival, and I posted a great video of her singing in the “Secret Garden” on ...

Micachu & The Shapes (SXSW must-see)
Ear Farm — ... Last week, the US website collective MBV (comprised of the bloggers who run the sites Catbirdseat, Largehearted Boy, Fluxblog, Chromewaves, and Said The Gramophone) unofficially declared it ...

Micachu - Jewellery
yewknee.com — ... So, MBV is hosting a preview player for the forthcoming Micachu album, Jewellery and I've been enjoying it quite a bit. I think it's safe to say ...

Dinosaur Jr. Wish That The Lawn Would Rise Up To Meet You [Art?]
Idolator — OK, it's not that bad. But it does raise the question: How much would be too much for this album cover were you to see it at a thrift store, nestled in a slightly beat-up wooden frame? $2? $5? "It depends on whether or not the frame was still in decent condition"? [via MBV] ...

Catbird/MBV on the Radio
The Catbirdseat - Indie Music, Culture, and Commentary — I *almost* forgot to mention it, but MBV was chosen as “Blog of the Week” over at Breakthru Radio, which means they (a.) put up a number of selected MBV posts over there, and (b.) interviewed me and gave me carte blanche on the show’s playlist– which you can listen to here, on DJ DoseU’s show. ...

33RPM Design
yewknee.com — ... deserve to be viewed in their largest size to get the proper feel for the textures involved.. not to mention all of the supporting images that go along with many of the entries. I've spent a good bit of time on this site already this morning and I don't plan on slowing down anytime soon - I'm pretty much loving everything. They did a New Scientist cover! That alone earns my devotion.. not to mention the myriad of other fine works. Via MBV.

Little Boots sets live dates for North America
.: chromewaves.net v7.5 — ... have got a God Help The Girl subscription package to give away, and are offering multiple chances to win. Two ...

tonight in Dallas: St. Vincent | Live at the Granada
gorillavsbear.net — [via] ************* Busy night in Dallas, hit these up after the St. Vincent show: Santigold at House of Blues, and the official afterparty at the Cavern, featuring Amanda Blank, Devlin & Darko, and Sober. ************* elsewhere: Our weekly Sirius XM Blog Radio show airs today at noon Eastern (and again at midnight) on Sirius XMU. This week's episode features brand new music from the Smith Westerns, the Very Best, White ...

CONTEST – Royal City artwork giveaway
.: chromewaves.net v7.5 — MBVGuelph’s Royal City were a band who were just ahead enough of their time to miss out on the great Can-rock explosion on the early 2000s, singing their swan song in 2004 with Little Heart’s Ease, just as many of their contemporaries, collaborators and followers – at one time or another, their roster included the likes of Leslie Feist and Owen Pallett – rose to far greater heights both at home and abroad. But they’ve never been lost or ...

Soviet Album Covers
yewknee.com — ... MBV pointed out this huge repository of Soviet Russia Album Covers and I made sure to pour over each one. Many would lump this sort of thing into the worst album covers type of category but I would strongly disagree - each one of these is exactly on par in terms of quality of design, subject matter and presentation as anything coming out of the US at that time. I love how so many stereotypes ring true on so many of the images - from the 80's "Trapper Keeper" style covers to the hair metal space fantasy images, they nail it every time.

DODECADISCOVERY
Said the Gramophone — ... leaves you soapstone-smooth and ready for the June-time glitter. The song's wry, faux-frustration reminds me of a series of cold drinks on a hot terrasse, julep after julep, and every time my girlfriend brings me another I just spill it out on the sidewalk, watch the caterpillars crawl across the icecubes. [website/MySpace - write and hire them for your mega-major-label hip-hop/pop/r&b project, to make me happy] --- The Lifted Brow's Ronnie Scott has interviewed Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes) for MBV. It's a great, ...

programming note
captainsdead — you may or may not have noticed or just dont care, but i have added a new link up there at the top. that link called “pop zeus” will take you to a brand spankin new site that i have put together called, you guessed it, pop zeus. its very simple concept: i post one or two songs off albums both new and old. think of it as a very poor man’s mbv music or gimme tinnitus. that is all…. Tags: pop zeus

The Horrors: "Mirror's Image" (Video)
Prefix — ... adopting a late-80s shoegaze noise. The video for the set's third single, "Mirror's Image," replicates the videos from that era with its shoddy green screen footage that looks like it was shot in one of those video-creating booths at the mall, $13 video effects, and a lot of black clothes. Next up, if they're bent on following the My Bloody Valentine playbook, is about 15 years of no new music. Given the leap the band made on Primary Colours, let's hope that's not the case. [MBV]   ...

Papercraft Keyboard Cat
flux-rad.com — ... editor at Austinist , Director of Marketing & Development at WOXY , and I live in Austin. Contact me. I am currently counting down my favorite 100 records of all time. Follow me , and leave your suggestions. Recently on Twitter [image] Mixtapes mockingbird diet Death & Texas I'm Your Dolly where was my mind ghost science lonesome, on'ry and mean 30 Ton Press Elsewhere Refresh for eight new options. MBV Said the Gramophone Condemned to Rock ‘N Roll Mooseyard Recordings ...

Baseball Venn Diagram (Team Names)
flux-rad.com — ... my favorite 100 records of all time. Follow me , and leave your suggestions. Recently on Twitter [image] Mixtapes mockingbird diet Death & Texas I'm Your Dolly where was my mind ghost science lonesome, on'ry and mean 30 Ton Press Elsewhere Refresh for eight new options. New Speedway Boogie Renewable Music Yewknee Steve Hopson Something Excellent offnotesnotes Hardcore for Nerds MBV Coming Up Fun Fun Fun Fest [image] Previously: Mixtape: Where Was My Mind, ...

Sunset Rubdown has a new video
melophobe - concert reviews and concert photos — ... naturally inclined video for the song “Black Swan.” A video that wants to take you into the middle of the space-time continuum and drop you there with a naked woman and a black triangle. And as much fun as that might sound to you, what with flickering fire trails and the kaleidoscopic pulsations and all, by the time you get to the hands rising from the clouds, you just might say to yourself, “quit hogging all the ideas, Sunset Rubdown.” Via MBV

McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: In Case My New Young-Adult Novel Doesn’t Sell, Here Are My Backup Ideas.
flux-rad.com — ... currently counting down my favorite 100 records of all time. Follow me , and leave your suggestions. Recently on Twitter [image] Mixtapes holy holy holy mockingbird diet Death & Texas I'm Your Dolly where was my mind ghost science lonesome, on'ry and mean 30 Ton Press Elsewhere Refresh for eight new options. Nerdabout Austin: Science Channel A Post Punk Tumblr Rocktimists. Hardcore for Nerds MBV JamsBio Magazine Stained Zurich Fact Coming Up Fun Fun Fun Fest ...

Philadelphia Libraries Closing October 2nd – All Of Them
flux-rad.com — ... & Development at WOXY , and I live in Austin. Contact me. I am currently counting down my favorite 100 records of all time. Follow me , and leave your suggestions. Recently on Twitter [image] Mixtapes holy holy holy mockingbird diet Death & Texas I'm Your Dolly where was my mind ghost science lonesome, on'ry and mean 30 Ton Press Elsewhere Refresh for eight new options. Music Think Tank MBV Elsewhere The Year of Spaghetti Always Be Phoning ...

Dios Are Once Again Dios, Not Dios (Malos)
The Catbirdseat - Indie Music, Culture, and Commentary — ... why it kept slipping my mind. Maybe it’s the contact buzz I get from listening to these guys that’s fogging my brain over or something. ANYWAY. Hopefully, you caught that longtime Catbird favorites Dios are back on the scene, courtesy of the mighty Buddyhead, and plus also, they’ve dropped the “(malos),” so take that, Ron James (watch, he’ll probably sue them). I noted not long ago on MBV that they released a new digital EP, Cosmic Rays (which you should really ...