Kingblind Download’s

The White Stripes:: Peel Session Nov 8th 01
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Robert Pollard:: Two Demo Tracks
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M. Ward:: Big Boat
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Andrew Bird:: Nervous Tick
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M. Ward:: Transistor Radio (Album Review)

Some of the best artists are the ones that don’t come riding a wave of overexposure. So it should come as no surprise that Transfiguration of Vincent (M. Ward’s previous album) received very little attention upon its release in 2003. M. Ward’s music has an element of yesteryear, and luckily for us, he had to win over fans show by excellent show and by word of mouth. Transistor Radio, M. Ward’s latest release, luckily benefits from all of his hard work over the last two years. While not as strong as Transfiguration, the album might just be the ticket Ward needs to find himself where he belongs…at the top of the modern folk rock scene. At 16 tracks, Transistor Radio is a comprehensive workout in M. Ward’s finest strengths. “You Still Believe in Me,” a simple guitar instrumental reminiscent of his debut album End of Amnesia, opens the album and leads into the relatively new terrain of old-timey sing-alongs with “One Life Away.” With backing vocals courtesy of touring pal Jim James (of My Morning Jacket), the duo finds a very common ground, mixing early country guitar work with vocal harmonies that recall the finest songs by the Carter Family. “Sweethearts on Parade,” “Fuel for Fire,” and “Four Hours in Washington” follow as the album moves along, but are unfortunately weaker versions of previously released songs. “Four Hours in Washington” is simply far too similar to “Sad, Sad Song” from Transfiguration for this listener not to take notice. Thankfully, “Paul’s Song” returns to the finer M. Ward moments, with a beautiful acoustic strum hiding underneath Ward’s silky voice. Most of Transistor Radio highlights this sort of dichotomy between beautiful, new directions and treading older territory, with mixed results. Indeed, the hit and miss nature of Transistor Radio makes it seem more like a compilation of songs rather than a cohesive album. But in the end, the album is a winner simply due to Ward’s unique voice and talent as a songwriter. (reviewer: jean-pierre)

Kingblind.com Presents:: Rock & Roll High School

Kingblind.com brings ROCK & ROLL HIGH SCHOOL to the West Coast. That’s right kids come hear DJ Kingblind and DJ My Little Pony Spin the best in Punk, Glam, Rock, Funk and Soul… All for free on Thursday March 17th 2005 at The Bus Stop bar in Seattle, WA at 508 E. Pine St. (Capital Hill Neigborhood) from 9pm till ??? for complete up to the minute details check out our online flyer HERE

Kingblind Download’s

Butthole Surfers:: 7/20/02 Emo’s Austin, TX
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The Beatles:: Lost Pepperland Reel
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The Hives:: Leeds Festival 8.28.04
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The Arcade Fire:: Wake Up (Music Video)
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Kingblind news that you can use

• Sasquatch! festival, held May 28 in George, Washington, sports big names again this year. Pixies, Wilco, Modest Mouse, Joanna Newsom, Arcade Fire, and A.C. Newman are just a few of the groups included in this year’s line-up. Last year’s festival included The Shins, Black Keys, Built to Spill, and Postal Service.

* The Jayhawks have apparently called it a day. Singer Gary Louris has confirmed that the alternative-country pioneers formed in Minneapolis two decades ago are no longer an active band.

* Paul Westerberg will be the subject of a solo retrospective this spring via Rhino.

* Live performances by DJ Z-Trip, Mix Master Mike, the X-ecutioners and DJ Jazzy Jay are featured on the DVD “Scratch: All the Way Live.” Due April 19 via Scratch Recordings, the sets were taped at Los Angeles’ House of Blues during the last Scratch tour. Bonus features include commentary by Z-Trip and footage from a Philadelphia jam session with him, the Roots’ Scratch, Qbert and the X-ecutioners.

• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club has signed an overseas deal with Echo, which will now distribute the group in Europe and the UK, and is working on a stateside deal. BRMC is currently working on its third studio album, tentatively titled Americana, said to sound markedly different from the band’s first two albums for Virgin.

• Bright Eyes, also known as Conor Oberst, is also touring in the coming weeks. As previously reported, world dates will only includes songs from the acoustic album I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning, with songs from Digital Ash in a Digital Urn to be featured on this summer’s tour. Labelmates Rilo Kiley will join Oberst in Europe; R.E.M. opens in Australia. (via DOA)

Kingblind.com album giveaway:: Joy Zipper “American Whip”

Hey Kids.. It’s contest time again.. Kingblind is giving away 2 signed copies of the new cd from Joy Zipper. Just send an email to:: kingblind(at)gmail.com with JOY ZIPPER IN THE SUBJECT LINE AND YOUR NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS IN THE BODY OF THE MESSAGE and we will randomly pick two winners.. It’s just that simple !! (U.S. Residents only)

A little bit about Joy Zipper::
If the White Stripes didn’t listen to delta blues and they listened to the Beach Boys instead.. It might sound something like Joy Zipper (NME)
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“A music writer said we’re like a candy apple with a razor blade inside, which I think is a really great way to put it,” says Joy Zipper’s Tabitha Tindale. Vinny Cafiso, the other half of Joy Zipper (and Tabitha’s other half in real life), admits that he “doesn’t like to give away too much” and says he and Tabitha are indeed “flowering it up a bit to hide the darkness underneath.” There is an exquisite sweetness to the Joy Zipper sound. The tone of American Whip, the duo’s second album (in stores now on Dangerbird Records), is set by “Christmas Song,” which boasts a dreamy chorus – “I love you more than a thousand Christmases/ I want you more than any gift I can think of” – that sticks like Juicy Fruit. The Alpha Centauri keyboard effects, super-groovy organ line and that one Summer Of Love guitar progression give way to ecstatic stacked harmonies recalling The Beach Boys and The Beatles, two of Tabitha and Vince’s favorite antecedents.

See and hear Joy Zipper::

Official Site: http://joyzipper.tv

- E-card (5 songs, plus video)

New album in stores NOW!!! Tell em’ Kingblind sent ya!!

Kingblind Download’s

Secret Beck gig in LA 2.4.05 (Guero Live)
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John Coltrane (Live)-Liederhalle, Stuttgart, Nov. 4, 1963
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Southern Culture On The Skids (Live):: 2.18.055 –El Corazon– Seattle, WA
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Kingblind Download’s

The Pixies:: Debaser (Live 2005)
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The Pixies:: No. 13 Baby (Live 2005)
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Japancakes:: Live- Echo Lounge- Atlanta, GA 12-2-04 (Kingblind booked this show)
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WHITE STRIPES PLAN A QUICKIE

THE WHITE STRIPES are set to start recording their new album this week. The duo are planning to head back into the studio to record the follow-up to 2003’s ’Elephant’ in Detroit. ”I’m going home to record in a couple of days,” White said. “And it should be done pretty quick.” It is expected that the band will follow the same process as ’Elephant’ – featuring the singles ’Seven Nation Army’ and ’The Hardest Button To Button’ – which was recorded in ten days. White has also just completed work on a collaborative LP with pal Brendan Benson. Talking about his intensive work schedule, White said: “I’ve done it [this way] for a long time, in my attic and out of my house, making 45s for bands. When bands would come to town, they’d stay at my house and we’d cut an album. (We’d do the same thing with) local Detroit bands.” He told MTV News: “I’ve been doing it for as long as I’ve been writing, and for as long as I’ve had bands, I’ve been recording. I never knew too much about the technical side, I just wanted to get things on tape that were soulful. And that’s the same thing with (Loretta Lynn’s ’Van Lear Rose’). It was on 8-track, and we did it in 12 days.” Lynn is also hoping to work again The White Stripes’s mainman again, saying: “We haven’t talked too much lately. He’s been working, and I have too. We will try to do some songs together pretty soon. I would like to get with him and write some stuff for my new album.” (Via NME)

AllofMP3 Under Attack—Probably Doomed

It was bound to happen—only a question of when. AllofMP3, the Russian download service that sold music by the megabyte in formats and bitrates chosen by the user, has been under investigation by the Russian police. The recommendation at this point is that the service be prosecuted for operating criminally. AllofMP3 has steadfastly maintained that it offers a catalog cleared by some Russian agency, and I have never seen a clear explanation of what that agency is or how much authority it has to clear a global inventory of tracks. Most suspiciously, bands such as The Beatles, which do not authorize online release of their music, were well represented in AllofMP3. But the service is beautiful, providing a degree of customization undreamed of by iTMS and other services, all of which seem like stark rip-offs by comparison. It is still operating as of now.