Sludge

ARCTIC MONKEYS REVEAL HUMBUGSince we last left you Cannibal Cheerleader faithful the word on the street was still pretty sketchy on the details of the newest Arctic Monkeys LP. My how the times have changed. Seems as if the boys from Sheffield have been busy, releasing everything from the album cover (the hazy, retro image [...]

June 23rd, 2009 | Category: arctic monkeys, cannibal cheerleader, complete collapse, crystal castles, gallows, jenny lewis, lissy trullie, pull in emergency, rolo tomassi, spinnerette, the joy formidable, throats, tiny vipers | 2 comments

Halloween: When The Dead Rise…

BACK IN ACTIONRising from the grave, it’s Cannibal Cheerleader, here to award the faithful and punish the nonbelievers! But seriously folks I’m back and ready to report. Grad school apps still stretch to the horizon but I miss my little corner of the internet to stay away any longer.

A few changes:1. No more quick bites! [...]

October 30th, 2008 | Category: acl festival, beyond gods and empires, cannibal cheerleader, cat power, jenny lewis, lucky sould, mars volta, vampire weekend | One comment

Ten Feet of Snow

THE ACTION DESIGN LIVE IN AUSTINIn what will probably go down as one of our favorite punk shows of the year, the Action Design, starring M formerly of one of our favorite bands of all time Tsunami Bomb, brought their powerful brand of pop-punk to an excited Red 7 audience who thrilled at seeing the [...]

September 11th, 2008 | Category: acid tongue, action design, agent m, boxing lesson, emo's, jenny lewis, landmines, red 7, tsunami bomb | Leave a comment

Saviors

M.I.A. GUESTS ON “RAIN DANCE”M.I.A. has been an enigmatic figure as of late. First off there’s the mystery of her retirement – has she truly discontinued making music after her meteoric rise to the top with two blazingly original now classic LPs? Also, her single “Paper Planes” continues to climb the pop charts since it [...]

September 5th, 2008 | Category: annuals, esau mwamwaya, jenny lewis, m.i.a., radioclit, rain dance, such fun | Leave a comment

Blow Up

INTERVIEW WITH THE ACTION DESIGNSo for a myriad of reasons, including but not limited to transportation issues and the Republican National Convention being cut short due to Hurricane Gustav, the Cannibal Cheerleader crew did not manage to make it up to Minnesota to film the protests. The good news however is this week will feature [...]

September 2nd, 2008 | Category: acid tongue, action design, ben gibbard, death cab for cutie, into a sound, jenny lewis, never say, sad robot, stars, tsunami bomb | Leave a comment

Final Blow

EXCLUSIVE BE YOUR OWN PET PICSWe still haven’t stopped crying about the untimely demise of one of our favorite bands Be Your Own Pet, the Nashville punk foursome that decided to call it quits only after two barn-burning, madness-inducing albums. Luckily we got to see them the final time they swung through Austin (unbeknownst to [...]

August 27th, 2008 | Category: acid tongue, be your own pet, cannibal cheerleader, dia de los muertos, jenny lewis, leeds festival, southern drama, tv on the radio | Leave a comment

Thousands!

FOLLOW THAT BIRD! AT BEAUTY BAR
Sorry for not updating Wednesday guys – a combination of more moving difficulties and a slow news day meant no time for an update. However, today is a double update, beginning with a show review of one of the best local bands we’ve stumbled upon all year, the punk trio [...]

August 14th, 2008 | Category: acl festival, cmj, conor oberst, crystal castles, follow that bird, jenny lewis, kylesa, soundcheck magazine, southern drama, the national | One comment

Quick Bite 10 – Acid Tongue

JENNY LEWIS REVEALS SOPHOMORE SOLO ALBUM

Jenny Lewis, frontwoman of our favorite alt-country-meets-indie-rock quartet Rilo Kiley, has announced the title and tracklist of her already impressive sounding second solo album. The LP will be titled Acid Tongue and will feature such esteemed guests as M. Ward, Zooey Deschanel, and Elvis Costello (check out more details here). Given the [...]

July 15th, 2008 | Category: acid tongue, acl festival, conor oberst, jenny lewis, rabbit fur coat, rilo kiley, watson twins | Leave a comment

The Witch Hunt

PITCHFORK COMMENTS ON CHIPTUNE CONTROVERSY

We’ve had one or two posts before now about the Crystal Castles “Crystal Theft” Controversy (you know, the one where member of the ‘chiptune’ community have accused Ethan Cath and Alice Glass of stealing beats from chiptune artists’ songs and not giving proper credit to their original creators). Well it seems [...]

June 18th, 2008 | Category: acl festival, action design, conor oberst, crystal castles, crystal theft, food for animals, jenny lewis, maxmillion dunbar, pitchfork, rilo kiley, the roller, tsunami bomb | 7 comments

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