When I told my roommate I was leaving for Chicago this
weekend, he left me with these words of wisdom: "Dude, go
meet Kanye." Figuring I could spot the man’s ego from the
descent into O’Hare, I didn’t expect the search to take me
very long, but unfortunately the catalogue of pictures of me
partying with Kanye have yet to be taken. Hopefully,
my last 24 hours in the old Windy
City will change that.
For now though, we’ll all just have to settle for some new
Austin music.
Diagonals - Valley Of The Cyclops
As if the lyrics for this song off Diagonal’s debut aren’t
graphic enough, the band (along with the help of director
Max Juren) put this little video together to compliment
lyrics about loneliness, sexual tension, drinking, sagging
tits, one night stands and much more. Aside from all
the sexin’, Neil Diamond Blues also features the dark
guitar-based rock and New Order-era drum beats that the
Diagonals have incorporated into their sound so
successfully. Their debut album, Valley of the
Cyclops (which this song comes from), came out just
recently, and if that last number caught your ear I’d
suggest looking into the whole album. And if anyone
can figure out what this video is all about, please let me
know.
:Diagonals
- Neil Diamond Blues:
Wine And Revolution - Edward The Magnificent
A few months back I totally missed a Wine and Revolution
show that they’d invited me to go see (don’t blame me, blame
Austin traffic, which shouldn’t be as bad as it is at 9
o’clock in the evening). Unfortunately, their new EP
makes me feel like even more of an asshole for not making it
out to the show. The band have made incredible
progress since I was first introduced to them (through a
member who worked with my girlfriend, actually), and it’s
nice to see all that "direction" finally payoff in this six
song EP. Take this track Trees as a sample of
the bands charged guitar riffs that could easily dissolve
into garage-rock, but also the quirkiness that adorns what
might otherwise be less interesting music. Lucky for
us, less interesting isn’t going to be a problem for Wine
and Revolution, who I can only hope will be around
Austin
promoting the new EP with shows I can attend.
:Wine
And Revolution - Trees:
That’s all for this week folks. I’m currently
working on getting my record player up and running
so I can check out the new 7-inch from Bill Baird
for next time around. Word on the street is
that it’s good, but I wouldn’t know because my
turntable sounds like its insides are being ripped
apart. Also, stay tuned for Kanye pictures.
John Michael Cassetta keeps his own blog, Big
Diction, and writes for the local website Austin
Sound. Comments, complaints, and solicitations
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