Entries by Violet Mice
I Am Miss Bones I feel like there were a lot of big “second albums” this year, or like, “second comings” or something like that. Maybe it was just that people did such a good job that it seemed like they’d been away for a while, like the work was so good it warranted a [...]
I read an article that was interviewing The National as they were finishing this song (Lemonworld). It made it sound like the band were pretty much fed up with making it, and went with something they weren’t totally happy with, and if I had read the article before hearing the song, I would have been [...]
I realize that a lot of my picks are the same as “everyone” else’s, but that’s no fault of mine, I think it’s the fault of there being a lot of really good jams that everyone had no choice but to agree on. That said, Kanye West is not on this list (but I still [...]
I remember seeing Women at Pitchfork the other year (ha), and being both surprised and casually “into it,” by which I mean I didn’t know anything about this band other than the fact that they had a cool name and album cover. But I particularly remember what turned out to be “Shaking Hand” really standing [...]
(That fan-made video is great! People really can do great things with time on their hands!) Another no-brainer, not really a surprise, but delightful nonetheless thing: Deerhunter returns with a totally awesome new album! Deerhunter has now solidified themselves as a band that truly can do no harm in my eyes. Every album they put [...]
Sufjan returned! And better yet, he confounded expectations! Was there a Banjo on any part of Age of Adz? Maybe not, but who cares, when his unbridled creative majesty was ALL over the place and made for a thrilling listen that apparently adults couldn’t understand. But I identified more with the nearly 20-minute guitar workout [...]
No one really seems to get “Congratulations.” Or rather, people “got” it, like, they knew what MGMT were trying to do, but no one seemed to really connect with it. Which is a shame, because they’re actually missing out on of the years secret Pop Gems! Yes, that’s right, MGMT’s “difficult” second album is a [...]
A simple thing: did you guys know I’ve embraced more of the digital age? Well, I have, and you can do that whole “like” thing on that one site with the “Liking” if you want. And, more importantly (i’d say, though i luv you all), I have a set-up at Bandcamp, an absolutely wonderful site [...]
I figure I’ll do a countdown here, a Top Ten. I’ll start with tracks, and do an “albums” later. So let’s start with Number Ten, and count down from there. Cee-Lo Green: “Fuck You.” I’m not going to try to add any thing more than the general consensus has already said, but then I’ve also [...]
Yes, I’m still working! On many things (that’s left vague so I can make a longer post later). Recently, I applied (or whatever the word would be) to re-do the illustrations in a book about Kids meeting Kids and Having Friends. I haven’t yet heard back from them yet, but maybe they’re just taking a [...]
So, R.I.P. Beefheart. It’s interesting, because I’ve never had a strong affection/connection to the man and his work, though I will admit there’s always been a distant sort of “yeah, all right, good work” ghost-camaraderie. But I will be the first to admit, I’m one of those people who has tried many, many, many times [...]
I wrote a long-form essay on The Smashing Pumpkins and my Complicated Relationship to them. Here it is below: “It couldn’t be any worse than the name of the band.” —D’arcy, referring to the “pretentious” title of their new album, “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.” Is there anything wrong with making an album that [...]
Violet Mice— looking for a band. Need Drums, Bass, Keyboard (?), and certainly a brass/woodwind section— specifically one Saxophone and one Trumpet. And HERE are the songs we’d be rehearsing.
Yes, since graduating, I’ve been working on a grand book, Birds & Wolves, cha. Also that Low Spark thing, and a new Album, a new song, tons of things! But did you know I’ve also been illustrating books on the internet? Who knew? I did! Here is the link to the first one I did, [...]
Not exactly. Anyways, my new jam “James Dean Aurr” could be on a far out compilation done by Better Than The Van, another far out site. So, obviously you should vote for it!!! Here’s the link. There’s 174 other songs to listen to, too. You have to scroll to the bottom to find the Aurr. [...]
Remember how I’m in that band, Videotape? Sure you do! SO OBVIOUSLY you should come and see our SECOND SHOW!!! It’s at the Mutiny, just a few blocks north-a the Western Blue Line stop. It’s on Friday the 17th, not sure when we go on, 8? 9? who knows, so get there before haaand! http://www.myspace.com/videotapenoise [...]
It’s a new day, the end of one season, soon to be the beginning of another. It’s getting colder outside, and the sun is straining to keep up with your warmth. The time for summer songs is at an end, but there’s always time for one last time, one last trip up the mountain at [...]
Whoa, what a weekend! So, if y’all didn’t know, I recently attended the first-ever Minneapolis Indie Expo (MIX), and boy-howdy was it a totally great time! It was my first-ever tabling experience, too, so I guess it was a double-trouble good place to go. I couldn’t have asked for better table-mates, too, what with Ben [...]
Sometimes, really. It may seem like I’ve been doing nothing, like this site is an old one, one you’d find by accident, check the dates and maybe feel a twinge of sadness. Well, I assure you that’s not the case. I do, in my defense, post things often to my Tumblr, and while that’s not [...]
I’m in a new band, it’s called Videotape, with my friends AJ, Sophie, and Sarah. It’s totally great, some far out shoegazer pop jams. SO OBVIOUSLY you should come and see our FIRST SHOW!!! It’s at the Mutiny, just a few blocks north-a the Western Blue Line stop. Wednesday the 21st, we go on around [...]
“Let’s go,” Prince declares on “Bonus Track #77.” It’s followed by total silence: the end of the album. So where are we going, then? It’s almost certainly giving him too much credit to be this smart and self-aware, but the answer is right there: we’re going nowhere. It’s safe to say at this point that [...]
New mini, y’all! It’s called “Low Spark (1913-1938-1973-201?),” and it’s out, and it’s awesome (if I do say so myself). Plus, that picture of me holding a copy doesn’t really do it justice, as the copies I’m currently shifting around are fully hand-colored! WHOA! Anyways, like I said, it’s awesome. Quimby’s called it “Boss.” Boss! [...]
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