LIGHTS Releases iTunes Session
This is pretty well done!
LIGHTS has released a new iTunes Session. You can check out the track listing for it below by clicking “Read More.”
This is pretty well done!
LIGHTS has released a new iTunes Session. You can check out the track listing for it below by clicking “Read More.”
The New Limb is one of our favorite up-and-coming bands right now, and their latest single “Refugees” is AMAZING.
We liked this song from the start, but after reading The Hunger Games,we decided that it should be the unofficial anthem of the story (especially the 2nd book).
Love it, Hunger fans? Anyone else joining us at midnight for opening night?
While you wait in line, listen to this song and get pumped!
REWIND.REPEAT.
Ladies and gents, get excited to see Banana Phonetic at No Pulp tonight!
Hailing from Boston, they’ll be traveling to NYC to make their debut with No Pulp at Arlene’s Grocery on Wed. 1/25.
Banana Phonetic released The Facts Of Evolution, a 5-track, melodic, multi-instrumental, sophomore EP, just 6 months ago and we’re pretty much obsessed with it. Take a listen below!
Banana Phonetic is: Akhil Bhatt, Andy Bickerton, Sam Doty, Tom Mangan & David Nyman. These five super-talented guys are inspired by bands such as We love The Flaming Lips, My Morning Jacket and Deerhunter, and incorporate vocals, guitar, keys, bass, drums, banjo, mandolin, trumpet, mellotron, ukulele, and harmonica into their records and live show.
If you’re in NYC tonight, we hope you can make it! Here are the details for the show:
No Pulp Music Night
Wed. 1/25/12
Arlene’s Grocery
95 Stanton St, NYC
7pm: Doors
8pm — 12am: 4 amazing bands (Banana Phonetic is on at 9pm sharp)
21+
$8 cover (for all 4 bands)
Cheap drinks and an incredible line-up await and we hope to see you there!
Here’s a fun list to browse, thanks to Stereogum! Narcissism FTW (heh)!
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Self-titled albums are one thing. But when a band names one of its songs after itself — or, alternately, when a band names itself after one of its songs — it’s a pretty big deal. The song itself comes off looking something like a mission statement, an encapsulation of everything that the band means. When Bad Company names a song “Bad Company,” they want you to know that this song is what they’re all about.
Not too many bands have been brave enough to attempt this trick throughout history. For some reason, a lot of the bands who did attempt it were either metal or hardcore. We’ve collected 20 of them below, and some of them are pretty great. We’ve weeded out all the songs that are only partially named after the groups, which means we’ve weeded out some more pretty great songs. Honorable mentions include Queen’s “Killer Queen,” the Clash’s “This Is Radio Clash,” Big Country’s “In A Big Country,” the Stray Cats’ “Stray Cat Strut,” Das-EFX’s “They Want EFX,” Nas’s “Nas Is Like,” Refused’s “Refused Are Fucking Dead,” Wilco’s “Wilco (The Song),” and of course the Monkees’ “(Theme From) The Monkees.”
Check out our selections and stream the songs below. And in the comments section, let us know what we forgot:
Photo: Katie Stelmanis of Austra
(Photo credit: Norman Wong)
Yet another year-end “Best Of” list! Who knew NY Mag was so…into indie? Weird thing is, they call the list the “The Year In Pop.” Hmmph.
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New York Magazine has jumped in on the listmaking party that’s been happening around the net (peep ours next week!), naming their top ten albums of 2011. Their list has some picks that have been everywhere (Destroyer, PJ Harvey, Tune-Yards), mixed in with some more left field choices (Colin Stetson, Shabazz Palaces, Nicolas Jaar). Nice shoutout to Kendrick Lamar, and that number one pick of Austra is pretty bold.
Here’s the list:
10 Nicolas Jaar – Space Is Only Noise
09 Gang Gang Dance – Eye Contact
08 Kendrick Lamar – Section.80
07 tUnE-YarDs – w h o k i l l
06 Iceage - New Brigade
05 PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
04 Destroyer – Kaputt
03 Shabazz Palaces – Black Up
02 Colin Stetson – New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges
01 Austra – Feel It Break
What do you think of Stereogum’s list of their “Top 50 Albums of 2011”? Cute how it’s a bit more fuzzed out than NPR’s!
Here’s the full list:
50 Youth Lagoon – The Year Of Hibernation
49 Toro Y Moi – Underneath The Pine
48 Oddisee – Rock Creek Park
47 Wilco – The Whole Love
46 tUnE-yArDs – w h o k i l l
45 Adele – 21
44 James Blake – James Blake
43 Twin Sister – In Heaven
42 Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
41 Das Racist – Relax
40 Kendrick Lamar – Section.80
39 Nicolas Jaar – Space Is Only Noise
38 Burst Apart – Burst Apart
37 Smith Westerns – Dye It Blonde
36 Cut Copy – Zonoscope
35 Atlas Sound – Parallax
34 Kurt Vile – Smoke Ring For My Halo
33 SBTRKT – SBTRKT
32 St. Vincent – Strange Mercy
31 Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues
30 Radiohead – The King Of Limbs
29 Washed Out – Within And Without
28 Pictureplane – Thee Physical
27 Destroyer – Kaputt
26 The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart – Belong
25 Cold Cave – Cherish The Light Years
24 Frank Ocean – Nostalgia, Ultra
23 Wild Flag – Wild Flag
22 Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire
21 Real Estate – Days
19 Iceage – New Brigade
18 Beyoncé – 4
17 Oneohtrix Point Never – Replica
16 Neon Indian – Era Extraña
15 Zola Jesus – Conatus
14 Austra – Feel It Break
13 Yuck – Yuck
12 M83 – Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming
11 Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
10 Kanye West & Jay-Z – Watch The Throne
09 ASAP Rocky – LIVELOVEA$AP
08 PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
07 EMA – Past Life Martyred Saints
06 Gang Gang Dance – Eye Contact
05 The Weeknd – House Of Balloons
04 Fucked Up – David Comes To Life
03 Bon Iver – Bon Iver
02 Drake – Take Care
01 Girls – Father, Son, Holy Ghost
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Given that it was compiled by a score of NPR Music staffers and public radio DJs, and that it spans more than a dozen genres and embraces artists both well-known and brand-new, one might reasonably wonder what principle ties together this list of our favorite albums of 2011. How about this: They’re the albums that opened our ears to something new, ones that we enjoyed from beginning to end, ones that challenged us, ones we fought over and treasured quietly. Most of all, they’re the albums that made us hand our headphones over a cubicle wall and say, “You have to listen to this.” We’re thrilled now to be able to hand them to you with the hope that you fall just as deeply for something you discover on these pages.
We are back at Arlene’s Grocery for our December NO PULP MUSIC NIGHT on Thursday, December 15. What better way to kick off your holiday than with some amazing music?
The event will kick off at 7PM—$8 cover for ALL 5 BANDS! We have a super fun lineup planned, so swing on by for some great tunes, good company, and yummy drinks!
THE BILL:
OTTO 7PM
Becoming Vinyl 8PM
Tan Vampires 9PM
Man Like Machine 10PM
Mainland
At Arlene’s Grocery
95 Stanton Street
NY / NY
21+
Check out www.nopulpmusic.com in the coming days to read more about all the acts performing.
And feel free to spread the love and invite your buds through our Facebook event!
Hope to see you there!
XOXOX,
No Pulp
Is there anything better than year-end lists? Maybe a few things. Many music blogs, magazines, and companies are starting to poll the online audience to sum up their best and worst votes for their year-end lists. Here’s one of the best from Billboard! Some of the questions are pretty fun (like “best controversy”), and others just question your music preferences. You should vote if you have a few minutes!
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December is upon us and that means another year in music is coming to a close. The past 12 months have certainly had their share of notable moments, both awesome and awful. With the 2011 nearly in the books, it’s your turn to decide the most memorable songs, albums, performances and videos in our Billboard.com Year In Music Awards.
What song that topped the Hot 100 was your favorite? Which up-and-coming artist had the biggest breakthrough? Who was the most overrated musician of 2011? While we’ve offered a few suggestions of our own, but feel free to write in a candidate. Cast your vote until the poll closes at midnight on December 8. We’ll announce all of the winners the week of December 12, 2011 on Billboard.com.
