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Shoegaze Sunday – Manhattan Love Suicides
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nyc popfest 2008, night 2
This was just awesome. Â Tullycraft were so good. I wasn\’t expecting it to turn into a mosh, and my toes are feeling pretty sore from all the trampling, but man it was good. Everyone just started dancing. Â I\’m not sure what people do for Tullycraft in other towns, but I think NYC held its own…
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Tullycraft interview!
Not by me, alas, but here, on Brightest Young Things. It just makes me even more excited to finally get to see them tonight!
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new skatterbrain mix for the summer heat
Just wanted to point out that Skatterbrain has another awesome mix. Â I especially liked the songs by Eux Autres and Speedmarket Avenue.
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nycpopfest 2008, night 1: the waiting
It\’s tonight! I\’m pretty excited. Kat and I will see Love Is All (Sweden) The Secret History (NYC) Oh! Custer (Sweden) In Interview (NYC) The Foxgloves (UK) Sweet!! Maybe I\’ll see you there?
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Gritty Kitty
Does anyone remember the band, Gritty Kitty? They were one of the first indiepop/twee bands I ever heard. I even bought their second album when it came out five years after their first. But they seem to have disappeared off the face of the web. Â They used to have a proper webpage, but now they…
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Twee Tuesday – Gritty Kitty
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When You Were Mine
I have this theory that some songs are so good, it doesn\’t matter who covers them. You can\’t do a bad job with them. I spent all day listening to Cyndi Lauper\’s version of When You Were Mine today. Â Oh man. Â So good. Â I can\’t help but bouncing along, all pumping my fist in the…
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Shoegaze Sunday – Lush
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shoegaze saturday?
Drove to Connecticut today.  Kat and I listened to Ride and Lush the whole drive.  Pretty nice for such a stressful day. Here\’s a song by Ride. And here is a complete live set by Lush!!! Have a good weekend.