Month: June 2008

  • Shoegaze Sunday – Manhattan Love Suicides

  • nyc popfest 2008, night 2

    This was just awesome.  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.  I\’m not sure what people do for Tullycraft in other towns, but I think NYC held its own…

  • 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!

  • new skatterbrain mix for the summer heat

    Just wanted to point out that Skatterbrain has another awesome mix.  I especially liked the songs by Eux Autres and Speedmarket Avenue.

  • 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?

  • 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.  They used to have a proper webpage, but now they…

  • Twee Tuesday – Gritty Kitty

  • 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.  Oh man.  So good.  I can\’t help but bouncing along, all pumping my fist in the…

  • Shoegaze Sunday – Lush

  • 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.