Universal Order of Armageddon – Flux (Live Video)
Generally we post a live set on Monday, but today I wanted to get something up in the wake of all the feedback about how awesome the Universal Order of Armageddon show(s) on the east coast were this past weekend. (More...)
The Cure – MTV Rocumentary (Video)
I recorded this off of MTV around the time Disintegration was released. It's a half hour (22 min. without commercials) documentary of Robert Smith, the band and Tim Pope talking about the history of The Cure during the filming of the video for the song Lullaby. There's a lot of interesting commentary about Tim's longstanding video making relationship with The Cure as well as stories about the recording of Disintegration. (More...)
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone – Cold White Christmas (Live)
When I was first introduced to Casiotone for the Painfully Alone in 2002 or so, I immediately thought that I had stumbled upon a outfit so right for the times that there was no way that it was going to remain under the radar for long. For sure there was no better distillation of the youthful malaise and disenchantment of what is often called the 'Lost Generation'. Alas, as far as I know anyway, this one-man band didn't take off like I expected (More...)
The Rondelles – Mission: Irresistible (Live)
Washington DC’s Teenbeat Records, one of the all-time best and now longest running indie labels out there, hosted...
TSOI Now On Facebook
Along with the brand new layout and features of our site and our brand new Twitter feed, The Sound Of Indie is bringing it to you even more high-tech with our brand new Facebook page. Feel free to "Like" us here. And who knows? Maybe your mug will end up in the fancy Facebook widget on the left-hand side of our page. (More...)
The Monday Set: Wolf Parade – Newport, KY – 7/16/10
Well, sports fans, there are few bands out there with serious indie credibility that are more popular these days than Wolf Parade. Avalanche's recent post on Frog Eyes highlighted the way WP's members have been keeping busy with innumerable side projects with increasingly ridiculous names.* But they've just released a new album, Expo 86, and embarked on a national tour. (More...)
The Human League – Love Action (I Believe In Love) (Live Video)
Yesterday I came across a band called "Care Bears on Fire" and immediately thought "What the fuck is that?" Apparently they are teen band that has gotten quite a bit exposure through appearances on Nickelodeon. That's precisely what's wrong with kids these days. Take this Human League appearance on the BBC children's program "Multi-Coloured Swap Shop" back in '81. (More...)
Keepaway – Yellow Wings
Here in Los Angeles it's finally hit 80+ degrees two days in a row, so I declare summer has finally started. And with the start of summer, I gotta find my summer jam. Fortunately this track from Keepaway fits the bill perfectly. (More...)
Frog Eyes – The Sensitive Girls (Live)
Like nearly every band in Canada, Frog Eyes has some connection to Wolf Parade. It seems, to me anyway, that if a Canadian band is not in the Wolf Parade sphere-of-influence (Handsome Furs, Swan Lake, Sunset Rubdown, etc) than it must be part of the equally prolific Broken Social Scene sphere. (More...)
Built To Spill – Untrustable (Live Video)
Built To Spill is one of those critically acclaimed bands that everyone seems to love but they've never struck me as being either great or terrible. I've seen them live a handful of times and they certainly aren't boring, but there's something about them that's never made me think "I really need to go out and grab their records." (More...)
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