Archive for October, 2010
Won’t You Buy a Pumpkin?
Last year the Spinto Band performed two songs for us at CMJ. One of them was “Won’t You Buy a Pumpkin / Jackhammer.” This will always be one of our favorite things ever. Enjoy!!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!! (Ryan Adams’ “Halloweenhead”)
We’re starting off Halloween weekend right and sharing one of our favorite holiday related songs with you. Stay out of trouble and don’t eat too much candy!
Ryan Adams – “Halloweenhead” by ModernMystery3
NYC’s Weekend Show Roundup!
Cloud Cult, Fort Wilson Riot @ (le) poisson rouge
VHS or Beta (DJ Set), Das Pop @ Brooklyn Bowl
The Chain Gang of 1974, Sigmund Droid, Yanqui @ Glasslands
Devo, The Drums, The Neon Trees @ Hammerstein Ballroom
DOM, The Smith Westerns, Yellow Fever, Total Slacker, Sweet Bulbs @ Station 171
Frightened Rabbit, Plants and Animals, The Phantom Band @ Terminal 5
Allo Darlin @ The Rock Shop
Local Natives, The Ruby Suns, The Union Line @ Webster Hall
Delicate Steve, Golden Ages, Crinkles, Lawrence Welks and Our Bear To Cross @ Cake Shop
The Dresden Dolls @ Irving Plaza
Robbers on High Street (as ELO), Black Dragon, Blue Album Group, Gross Relations @ Mercury Lounge
The Felice Brothers, Adam H. Stephens of Two Gallants @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Das Racist, The Beets and more! @ Ridgewood Temple
Arcade Fire to Perform on Saturday Night Live Again!
The Arcade Fire has just released the information that they will be appearing on the infamous Saturday Night Live on Saturday, November 13th. Set your old school VCRs so you don’t miss it. Scarlett Johansson will be the host that night. SNL has been lacking on the ‘great’ musical guests this season (in our opinion), but the show has finally redeemed itself. What songs will the band play? Well that’s up in the air for now but here’s crossing our fingers for “Ready to Start.”
The Dears Preparing A New Album
Montreal rockers The Dears have announced that they are set to release a new album this February, called Degeneration Street.
The album will be the group’s fifth full-length and will be out Feb. 15th on Dangerbird Records. The album sees the group returning to the orchestral pop/rock that made them loved nationally. You can catch the first single off the record, called “Omega Dog”, performed live in Mexico City right here.
The band will be performing Degeneration Street live in Brooklyn for two nights in November. The band is doing it to raise money for War Child International, an organization that helps children who have seen the horrors of war. If this seems like a good cause (it is) and The Dears seem like a great band (they are), check them out…
November 3rd and 4th The Knitting Factory Brooklyn, NY
CONTEST: Win a Copy of The Dandy Warhols “Capitol Years 1995-2007″
Modern Mystery is giving away a copy of The Dandy Warhols Capitol Years 1995-2007. This is one compiliation that is worth checking out. It has all the hits and a little extra for you all on one disc.
To enter the contest e-mail us at MODERNMYSTERYGIVEAWAY@YAHOO.COM with the subject title Dandy Warhols Contest. The deadline is Friday, November 5th at 11:59 pm. The winner will be drawn at random. Good luck!
Track listing for The Best of the Capitol Years: 1995-2007:
Boys Better
Every Day Should Be a Holiday (Tony Lash Mix)
Not If You Were the Last Junkie On Earth
Good Morning
Godless (Extended Outro)
Get Off
Bohemian Like You
We Used To Be Friends
Scientist
The Last High (Edit)
Plan A
Holding Me Up
All the Money Or the Simple Life
Smoke It
This Is the Tide
Remix Friday!: Beach House “Lover of Mine” (Roman Ruins Remix)
Beach House “Lover of Mine” (Roman Ruins Remix) by ModernMystery3
Playtime!: Brian Bonz @ His Brooklyn Rehearsal Studio – CMJ 2010
We had the amazing opportunity of filming Brian Bonz on the last day of CMJ at his Brooklyn Rehearsal space. Bonz and his incredible band played a couple of songs for us and we couldn’t ask for a better way to end all of our festival filmings. Sit back, relaz, and enjoy the soothing and incredible music of Brian Bonz. (ps. stay tuned for the interview!)
Part One
Part Two
October 29, 2010 at 12:00 pm Melissa Nastasi Leave a comment
Playtime!: Christopher Paul Stelling “The Lives of Saints” @ His Brooklyn Apartment – CMJ 2010
Christopher Paul Stelling is an amazing up and comer who is currently living in Brooklyn. We caught up with the man himself one afternoon during CMJ in his apartment where he performed for us “The Lives of Saints.” With a haunting voice and music that touches your soul, let us introduce to you your new favorite artist.
Christopher Paul Stelling “The Lives of Saints”
October 29, 2010 at 11:00 am Melissa Nastasi Leave a comment
Playtime!: Golden Bloom & Neutral Uke Hotel Perform on North 6th Street in Brooklyn @ CMJ 2010
We had the pleasure of filming the boys of Golden Bloom / Neutral Uke Hotel during CMJ for our Playtime! performances. The band was ready to play wherever they could and we think hands down, this is our favorite set in the series so far. It examplifies what we strive for with Playtime! The people walking back and fourth fit perfectly with the songs and it oddly seems like they should actually be there. Nothing got in the way of the boys when it came to pouring their hearts and souls into the music…not even the dog that was sitting by watching them. Well, maybe he did. Check out the two videos below. One song they play as Golden Bloom and the next, as Neutral Uke Hotel.
Golden Bloom “Doomsday Devices”
Neutral Uke Hotel “Holland, 1945″
October 29, 2010 at 10:00 am Melissa Nastasi Leave a comment
Former Ghosts Premier New Video, Album On The Way
Former Ghosts are releasing a new album November 9th and in order to prepare you for it, they have come out with a new video.
You can catch the video for the song “Taurean Nature” right here. The video features Freddy Ruppert impersonating Elvis, although not quite in the way you’d expect. It’s not very flattering, and features a lot of junk food.
Furthermore, Former Ghosts are giving a sneak peek (or listen, as it were) of their upcoming album New Love over at Self Titled Magazine. Check out the link here and look for Former Ghosts latest full-length November 9th.
Melissa Nastasi
Eric Phipps
Jen Verzosa
tatyahna
theloudfeelings
danielleque
liv hauck
jdtorres
Joe Madonna
Sedera Ranaivoarinosy
cwaleko
navalmin
John Grimley
micheleyamamoto
wesleyambrecht
fearofdrowning
viktorsha
aitorzabalegui
tonyachin
laurenschwartzberg
merbster
N.Sanchez
leduffy
kenami
ivynoellew
iamrickylewis
travestyofthecondition
mcirigliano2
Gustave
kellykettering
firstrays1
justgentile
pbozic
nmcollins
summer826
Jordannahe
tunmer
sifreelanceguy
cristobalsaez
libbyh9190
benjammin
Zach Yanowitz
ijorissen
gabe563
cst2
bls3390
cjdubs
