Friday, January 13, 2006

SxSW Music Fest List Update by Angrybot.net

Whoa - check this out: A user friendly list of soloists and bands appearing at SxSW @ angrybot.net. The list at www.sxsw.com is a bit of a jumble compared to this neat html friendly list. Please note that this list is subject to change. I'm just happy I will see Zom Zoms @ SxSW after missing them last year. (OK, it's official - as of 5:25 PM I crossed the line from music blogger to bonafide groupie.)
There are more than a few bands I'm eager to see this year. Let's cross our fingers and hope all the V.I.P.'s don't freeze us commoners out of shows. On a positive note, there will be more unofficial showcases this year with bands you would expect to see and hear at SxSW. makes me wonder about a selection committee that chooses Peaches over my favorite band from Houston, TX - Bring Back The Guns. Someone sent me a link to her web site, and I was like, "Wow - Peaches is the German Lil' Kim - only she's really terrible!" I tried to listen to her duet with Iggy Pop, but couldn't get through the first minute without wondering if Iggy had lost his F@#!ing mind. And that seemed like the best song on the her web site. SxSW really has lowered its standards. And don;t let me get started on The Tuna Helpers. I really tried to like them when I first heard them at Room 710. I really tried. But I guess I'm not a real woman. Everyone I talk to loves them. But I just don't. I'd rather listen to Adrian & The Sickness or Ignitor. Now those chicks rock!

How to Celebrate Friday The 13th

Happy Friday The 13th! Aww - I didn't forget this special day. *faking tears of joy*

If you are feeling oppressed by this dry, sunny, gorgeous unholiday weather like me and are stuck indoors (due to the allergy known as cedar fever), I recommend renting a movie like "Freaky Friday" (both versions) and "Friday The 13th" - the first one. And listen to a cool radio show online from 8:30 to 9:30 PM (cst), hosted by a MySpace friend of mine, Marinho. He plays a great mix of indie rock, experimental and popular music in English and Spanish. Here's Marinho's blog: SONIDOS EN EL AIRE, and the show link: http://www.edomexico.gob.mx/portalgem/tvmex/

If you aren't a severe allergy sufferer and love good local music, check out Ivison tonight - they open for Dexter Freebish at Momo's in Austin, TX. If you live outside the live music capital and are able to enjoy the weather wherever you are, support your favorite local musician. And if you don't have one, adopt one - or an entire band!

That is all.
~ diy-danna
P.S. No, one more thing - read my "sister blog" Kill The Critic for weekend music previews.

Saturday, January 7, 2006

Asamov - The Trailer Mix Tape (Part One)

My plans to do "battle" type reviews for Kill The Critic have been postponed. But in the meantime I will do a quick review of the cd that came before the now critical and popular acclaim.
Paraphrasing some of my own words from diy revolution the group @ MySpace.com (and future zine):
ASAMOV [Pronounced Az - em - mahv] is A powerhouse hip hop group from Jacksonville, FL with a new album out, And Now, featuring J-Live and Little Brother's 9th Wonder. But before the official debut, these dynamic MCs/DJs released a limited run of cds intended as an effort to appease impatient fans. It worked and won over new listeners like myself.
I first heard Asamov at MySpace, and was lucky enough to get a copy of The Trailer Mix Tape, a full-length teaser and pleaser. I'm now hooked on the dope beats and rhymes produced by these four MCs... Honestly, I haven't been this excited about a hip hop album since I first heard ATCQ's masterpiece Low End Theory.
At the moment I'm stressing over other music-related material, so I will continue this blog, possibly sometime tomorrow, with a complete review of Asamov's prelude to a hip hop masterpiece.
~ diy-danna