WhisperTension

WHISPERTOWN 2000 ADDED TO BLOOD BATH!

The Cannibal Cheerleader lineup for this year’s SXSW 09 Blood Bath keeps getting better with the introduction of the Whispertown 2000 to the lineup. We’re also partnering with OverUnder Records to bring you several New York acts including Howlies! Should be a rocking time, so be sure and be at [...]

February 27th, 2009 | Category: austin, blood bath, cannibal cheerleader, howlies, kylesa, laura pleasants, peacock, phillip cope, running red, static tensions, sxsw 09, the whispertown 2000, to walk alone | Leave a comment

Polar Fox

NEW NEKO CASE ALBUM

We’ve been huge fans of Neko Case since her Blacklisted days (and we still can’t get over how awesome Fox Confessor was), so we were ecstatic to nab a copy of the Canadian soulstress’ new LP Middle Cyclone, which definitely does not dissapoint. Featuring hushed instrumentation backing Case’s powerful voice, the album [...]

February 18th, 2009 | Category: giant drag, kylesa, middle cyclone, neko case, static tensions, stuff to live for | One comment

All Said and Done

SCARLETT JOHANSSON COVERS JEFF BUCKLEY

Love her or hate her (we here at Cannibal Cheerleader are definitely in the former category) Scarlett Johansson is back again, only this time instead of the great Tom Waits, she’s covering Jeff Buckley’s “Last Goodbye” for the soundtrack to her newest film, He’s Just Not That Into You. It’s lacking [...]

January 27th, 2009 | Category: anywhere i lay my head, asobi seksu, david sitek, hush, jeff buckley, kylesa, last goodbye, me and mary, said and done, scarlett johansson, static tensions, tom waits | Leave a comment

Sunshowers and Static

UME LIVE AT EMO’S

Delivering a pummeling performance that rivaled hardcore shoegaze stalwarts, Austin’s own Ume celebrated Emo’s free week by brining their searing brand of experimental punk rock to a packed inside stage. Showcasing tracks from their new Sunshower EP, the trio blazed through fiery anthems that soared with guitar heroics one moment and seethed [...]

January 9th, 2009 | Category: brooklyn vegan, kylesa, laura pleasants, mastodon, static tensions, sunshower ep, ume | 2 comments

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