I am Lachlan. I host Acetate Gratified, on which music is broadcasted. It's pretty cool.
Things I like: Star Wars, boots, attractively arranged furniture, dancing with sunglasses
Things I don't much care for: Most music videos, socks that are too low on the ankle, autotune, that font that movie producers use to make their films seem 'indie' (scratchy block 3Dish)
Suoni Per Il Popolo, Montreal’s premier celebration of musical strangeness and the avant garde, brought (as always) a consortium of great acts to the stages of La Sala Rossa and Casa del Popolo this year. One of the premier events was the Constellation Records show headlined by your favourite experimental saxophonist and mine, Montreal adopted-son Colin Stetson. Stetson’s...
Over at Stereogum you can here the first single off of Fucked Up's upcoming album David Comes To Life. The song itself is entited 'The Other Shoe'.
I was late to the Fucked Up Party, only getting into them after The Chemistry of Modern Life came out and seeing them perform live at Sala. I was always into the blend of aggression/energy and melodicism they are able to put across without sounding forced.
If this new track is any indication, the new album is something for which to get excited. There is a huge amount of stuff going on filling up the stereo space (I listened through...
Anyone involved in home music production can relate to this. Driving is a great way to feel out your mixes.
This weekend the Foo Fighters played a secret club show (oooooh) in Santa Barbara, previewing their new album in entirety.
Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYjaTOXWuWY&feature=player_embedded
The new album was tracked in Dave Grohl's garage entirely on analog gear. I'm intrigued by what is to come from the Foos after the last few years, which have been largely disappointing.
Stereogum has the skinny on new Tim Hecker, Montreal's own guru of all that is ambient. Check it out here.
