Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Luna - Tell Me Do You Miss Me

Well, it's another in a series of music related movie reviews. Whenever the wife heads out of town for work, I load up the Netflix queue and this one arrived last week. Tell Me Do You Miss Me documents the NYC-based indie-pop band on the final tour of Japan, Europe and the States finalizing with a four night stand at the Bowery Ballroom in February of 2005.

When Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon moved to western Massachusetts earlier this decade, Luna took over the reins from Sonic Youth as the connsumate downtown NYC band. So much of the story revolves around the relationship of singer/guitarist/Galaxie 500 alum Dean Wareham and guitarist Sean Eden. Wareham is the face of the band - handsome and reserved. Eden is the goofball of the group appearing suspended in a state of adolescence as he tries so hard at finding love on the road (Wareham, of course, is with the devastatingly beautiful bassist of the band, Britta Phillips). Outside of the live performances, the sometimes comic, sometimes bittersweet interactions between Wareham and Eden make a viewing worthwhile.

While you are waiting for the film to arrive check out this song from Wareham and Phillips' post-Luna project, Dean and Britta.
Dean and Britta "Singer Sing" (mp3)

Saturday, April 14, 2007

The Ponys

I first became aware of this Chicago-based psych/garage rock band upon viewing Brendan Canty's second Burn to Shine DVD (the one filmed in Chicago, duh). Lots of reverb, simple rhythms that sound like they're coming straight from 1964. Having recently signed to Matador, their most recent release Turn the Lights Out came out last month and features the songs linked below. Short post today, what are you gonna do?

Double Vision (mp3)
Poser Psychotic (mp3)

Sunday, April 01, 2007

Love Of Diagrams

In preparation of seeing Ted Leo/Pharmacists later this spring I wanted to check out his support act, Love Of Diagrams. The Melbourne trio play danceable postpunk in the tradition of Pretty Girls Make Graves and Dig Me Out-era Sleater-Kinney. They recently signed to Matador and their stateside debut Mosaic comes out on August, 10. Also check out Ted and the boys show at the 9:30 Club in DC recorded for NPR.

"Pace Or The Patience" (mp3) from Mosaic
"No Way Out" (mp3) previously released