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Blood Bath Recap Pt. 3

THE WHISPERTOWN 2000 – BLOOD BATH

The Cannibal Cheerleader Blood Bath recap continues with the Whispertown 2000, who put on an absolutely electric show last Wednesday at the Peacock in Downtown Austin. One of several stops on the band’s SXSW day party roundup, Morgan Nagler and company still managed to bring down the house with songs old and new, including several excellent cuts from their latest LP Swim. 
Speaking to Morgan at the bar before the band played, she revealed the band was operating on so little sleep that they were feeling a little delirious, albeit the good kind of delirious. After a whirlwind jaunt down to Texas that saw them renting motel rooms for all of three hours before hitting the road again, the group dashed into Austin and immediately began playing shows, fueled only by a passion for playing and a good deal of free alcohol. Here’s to you W2K, our favorite traveling troubadours! 



The Whispertown 2000 – “Atlantis”
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SXSW LIVE REVIEW: SVIIB, POBPAH (yay abbreviations!)
Friday was definitely a day of rest from SXSW proper, but that doesn’t mean we didn’t head down to Emo’s to check out some buzz-worthy bands, including the Pains of Being Pure at Heart and School of Seven Bells. Pains of course sounded heavenly, churning through now classic cuts from their self-titled debut, but it was SVIIB that really took the stage by storm, churning out fierce guitar-lines care of their ex-Secret Machines guitarist and screaming psychadelic with trippy dual-female vocal stylings. The Cannibal Cheerleader crew was definitely mesmerized by this one! One of the best bills of the whole weekend, quite the show. 
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NEW BAND CHEER: SALOME
On the opposite end of the spectrum from any of these bands comes Virginia-based doom metal outfit Salome (named after the woman who sentenced John the Baptist to death – how metal is that?) who on their four-track, near 45-minute self-titled debut LP mange to create enough carnage to beckon any apocalypse down on our heads. Seriously, this trio, helmed by Kat on wild-eyed, satan-worshipping vocals, R. Moore on stoner-jam, fever-dream guitar riffs, and Deal on pummeling, madness-inducing drums, has created one of the best metal records we’ve heard all year, on par with Crack the Skye and Static Tensions. If you haven’t heard of these guys yet, check them out immediately, they are truly a cannibalistic feast for the ears. Check it:
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BLOC PARTY REVEAL INTIMACY: REMIXED COVER
Lastly today here’s the cover of the new Intimacy: Remixed record from Bloc Party who have now posted the remixes of “One Month Off”, “Mercury”, “Talons”, and “Ares” on their Myspace (plus you can find the “Better Than Heaven” remix here). Looks like they kept the blacklit scheme from Silent Alarm:Remixed and all the better really, as Bloc Party album covers are always the best. Can’t wait to hear “Halo”!
Also check out this awesome video from Letterman! Watch for trippiness at 2:44.
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Tear Away

NEW PETE DOHERTY ALBUM
The new Pete Doherty album (excuse us, Peter Doherty) presents us with yet another different side to this poetic and troubled English troubador and former Libertine. His new album Grace/Wastelands, an admitted ‘odds and sods’ collection of songs the Babyshambles’ frontman has had drifting in his back collection for years, is a cathartic trek down a dark road, with minimal guitar lines (played by the inimitable Graham Coxon) playing over Doherty’s inspired lyrical wordplay to piercing effect that, while not immediately grasping, proves to grab the listener in a silent choke-hold and refuse to let go. With an endearing awkwardness like a drunken mope at the local bar (or a recovering junk addict maybe?), the songs spin in and out of each other, sometimes relying on tinkling piano lines with Doherty scat-singing over the refrains, and other times the singer’s crushing loneliness pierces through to the bone with ‘moment-of-clarity’ suddenness. All-in-all, an excellent addition to the Doherty catalogue, a surprisingly deep and thoughtful selection and a great release. Check it out!
Peter Doherty – “Sheepskin Tearaway”
Peter Doherty – “Salome”
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NEW ROLO TOMASSI VIDEO
We’re still getting prepped for our SXSW 2009 Blood Bath, and if you’re not excited about headliner Rolo Tomassi making their first ever US debut, check out this video and be convinced immediately.

Rolo Tomassi – “Film Noir”

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