The Radio Dept. Perform Their Citizen Duties With New Single, “The New Improved Hypocrisy”

The Radio Dept.The Radio Dept. don’t use their songs for specific political protests often but when they do, they make sure they don’t go unnoticed. After 2008’s “Freddie And The Trojan Horse,” about the Swedish Right-wing givernment, they are back this week with with “The New Improved Yypocrisy,” released only a few days before the next general election to the Swedish parliament, to be held on September 19th.

With lyrics such as “We don’t mind democracy/We have our ways around it/This new improved hypocrisy/Will help us to impound it,” you can be sure they have a very strong stance about things in their country are shaping out. Listen to it HERE.

  <span><a href=”http://soundcloud.com/0sedera0/the-radio-dept-the-new-improved-hypocrisy”>The Radio Dept. – The New Improved Hypocrisy</a> by <a href=”http://soundcloud.com/0sedera0″>Sedera_Ranaivoarinosy</a></span&gt;

And for less politically charged material from The Radio Dept, be sure to look out for their upcoming EP, Never Follow Suit, set for release in November.

Jer Coons Prepares Remix Album Release And First Headlining Club Tour

jer1Following up on the success of his debut album Speak, Jer Coons is about to release a remix EP called JERemix, featuring six completely transformed and edged out songs from his traditional, acoustic “Vermont Pop” full length. Coons remixed one of the songs himself and left the rest to his friends, while keeping an overseeing eye. The EP, out on Roll Call Records, should hit the stands in the early Fall.

Listen to “Speak” after its makeover, courtesy of Nash, right HERE to hear just how far from the original these remixed songs have come:

But Jer Coons isn’t stopping there; these remixes are going on the road as he will be performing them live throughout the Northeast this Fall during his first ever headlining club tour, with supporting guests Jesse Ruben and Seth Glier. He will drop his acoustic guitar and play solo with a myriad of samples and a loop station during a run that will take him from Boston, MA to Northampton, MA with a stop at The Studio at Webster Hall in New York City on October 6th. That’s not a set-up seen very often so catch him if you can!

Here are his upcoming tour dates:
9/29 – Café 939 – Boston, MA (with Jesse Ruben & Seth Glier)
10/1 – Nightcat – Easton, MD (with Jesse Ruben & Seth Glier)
10/2 – Jammin Java – Vienna, VA (with Jesse Ruben & Seth Glier)
10/6 – The Studio at Webster Hall – NYC (with Jesse Ruben & Seth Glier)
10/8 – Higher Ground – Burlington, VT (with Jesse Ruben & Seth Glier)
10/9 – Fairfield Theatre – Fairfield, CT (with Jesse Ruben & Seth Glier)
10/17 – Iron Horse – Northampton, MA (with Jesse Ruben & Seth Glier)

Mt. Desolation Announce Debut Album Release Date And Supporting Tour

Mt. Desolation is the side-project of Tim Rice-Oxley and Jesse Quinn of Keane, the British band that flooded the airwaves with the single, “Somewhere Only We Know” back in 2004. But don’t expect to hear the same alt-rock tunes from them. Mt. Desolation specializes in country music with indie folk accents and their self-titled debut album will be released on October 19th, 2010 on Cherry Tree Records.

To help accomplish the perfect sound for this genre, which is far removed from British culture, to say the least, Oxley and Quinn called on their friends Ronnie Vannucci from the Killers, Country Winston from Mumford and Sons and producer Emery Dobyns, known for his work with Patti Smith and Antony & The Johnsons.

Get a first taste of what these collaborations sound like below, with the song “Departure:”

The association between Mt. Desolation and Mumford and Sons doesn’t end here as the two bands will be heading on tour together starting on October 18th, 2010 in Los Angeles. During those shows, they will also be joined by fellow Brits King Charles.

Here are their tour dates:
10/18 – Los Angeles @ Palladium (with Mumford & Sons and King Charles)
10/20 – San Francisco @ Warfield (with Mumford & Sons and King Charles)
10/22 – Portland @ Crystal Ballroom (with Mumford & Sons and King Charles)
10/23 – Vancouver @ Vogue Theatre (with Mumford & Sons and King Charles)
10/24 – Seattle @ Moore Theatre (with Mumford & Sons and King Charles)
10/27-  NYC @ Mercury Lounge
10/28 – Toronto @ The Drake
10/29 – Detroit @ Pike Room
10/30 – Chicago @ Schubas

PLAYTIME!: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin “Modern Mystery”


Oh call us THE most excited blog in the world! This past Monday night when our Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin boys were in town, Phil and Will were nice enough to take part in our Playtime! series. The night was freezing and there were a few onlookers after the show seeing just what the Yeltsins were going to pull off.  What did we get? The raddest up close and personal performance of “Modern Mystery” you could possibly experience. Enjoy!

FEATURE: NEW SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU BORIS YELTSIN VIDEO ‘GLUE GIRLS’

Just recieved a message from Mr. Phil Dickey of Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin himself alerting us that there is a new video for ‘Glue Girls’!. The video is packed with action (you’ll see what I mean) and adds to the catalog of great and amusing SSLYBY videos.  The video is actually ‘unoffical’ as it was made by two friends of the band, Brooke and Matt for a local video competition. Kudos to them though! This is definatly their most theatric video to date. Check it out! You saw it here first!