Introducing “Blonde Magazine”
April 7th, 2010 • Maine, Press Release • No comments
The Bates Photography Club, friends of the station, just finished producing a brand new publication called Blonde, a pocket-sized photo magazine showcasing work from Bates students and alumnae.
Bates sophomore Jonathan Aprea did a stellar job with the minimalist, asymmetrical layout and crafty presentation. The finished product is refreshingly simple and artistic. Lily Joslin, Sara Sinicropi-Yao, and Monkey Blog rock editor Charles Thaxton selected an eclectic group of photographs that represent the underground talent that exists within the Bates student body well. Read more »
Video Blog: Hey Mama at Bates College
April 7th, 2010 • Boston, Rock, Video • No comments
Back on March 3, WRBC Presented a concert featuring Cambridge, MA. based rock band Hey Mama. We shot some video of the event for your enjoyment, and finally it is online.
Check it out:
Did you know?
April 6th, 2010 • Did You Know • No comments
Bands that have performed concerts sponsored by WRBC since 2007 have been played 57,617,765 times on the internet music tracking site Last.fm. (Data as of 4/6/10, includes concerts that WRBC cosponsored with other organizations)
This means the average WRBC performer has been played 2,618,989.32 times as of April 6, 2010.
The most popular musician on Last.fm presented by WRBC was Crystal Castles, with a total of 20,160,152 plays.
WRBC ROCK & INDIE CHARTS & ADDS 4/6/10
April 6th, 2010 • Charts • No comments
2. BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB Beat The Devil’s Tattoo
3. FRIGHTENED RABBIT The Winter Of Mixed Drinks
4. BROKEN BELLS Broken Bells
5. JOANNA NEWSOM Have One On Me
6. GORILLAZ Plastic Beach
7.DUM DUM GIRLS I Will Be
8. SHE AND HIM Volume Two
9. TED LEO AND THE PHARMACISTS The Brutalist Bricks
10. WHIGS In The Dark Read more »
Music Video Log 4/6/10
April 6th, 2010 • Video • No comments
Here are some more new music videos that have entertained me recently.
Losers feat. Riz MC & Envy - Flush
This is a really cool video featuring the artwork of Dan Hiller. It has shades of Monty Python animation.
Yeasayer – O.N.E.
A really cool song with a music video that starts of narrative and then explodes with a typically chaotic yeasayer performance scene.
Seabear – I’ll Build You a Fire
A really innovative artistic and etherial music video. Let’s be honest, I couldn’t resist.
She and Him – In the Sun
A cute little pop song with a music video that borrows elements from classic 1960s musical films. Read more »
ALBUM REVIEW: “Go” by Jonsi
April 5th, 2010 • Album Review, Iceland, Rock • No comments
Among the best soundtracks of all time, people will inevitably cite The Graduate by Simon and Garfunkel or Henry Mancini’s work for The Pink Panther. There is indeed something to be said about these succinct, complete works of cinematic musical composition as they fit within the context of a single film.
You may well be asking yourself why exactly I am talking about film soundtracks given that Go by Sigur Ros frontman Jonsi is not a soundtrack (despite the extended documentary release that coincides with it). On some level, however, this new Jonsi album is a soundtrack without a film. When one listens to this album one cannot help but be taken to a world not our own in the depths of our own imagination. Go provides, for me, the audio track to the ramblings of my mind, and certainly any human could elicit some sort of similarity in my opinion of this disc. Read more »
Some more SEABEAR Photos
April 4th, 2010 • Photo Gallery • No comments
Check out photography editor Peter Senzamici’s pictures from the seabear concert.
Seabear Photo Blog
April 1st, 2010 • Photo Gallery • No comments
Here are some pictures snapped by art editor Liana Blum at the Seabear concert on Monday, March 29, 2010
BOBCATRACKS 2
April 1st, 2010 • BOBCATRACKS • No comments
Here are our editor’s top songs for April 1, 2010:
Doug Ray (Editor in Chief): Jonsi – Go Do (Go)
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Bradley McGraw (Deputy Editor in Chief): Baths – Mecha Joy (Baths)
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Peter Senzamici (Photography Editor): Fang Island – Daisy (Fang Island)
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Liana Blum (Art Editor): Charlotte Gainsbourg feat. Beck – Heaven Can Wait (IRM)
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Shudder to Think: an examination of early 90′s hardcore hybridization
March 31st, 2010 • Commentary, Rock • 3 comments
Lately I’ve noticed my iTunes drifting back into the listening habits of my high school days: exclusively D.C. Hardcore/Post-Hardcore i.e. anything released on Dischord from 1980-1996. Literally, this is all I would listen to for two straight years of high school. I hadn’t even heard Modest Mouse until sophomore year, when a friend started proclaiming their newest album at the time, “Good News…,” as shit, lamenting the fact Issac Brock stopped taking acid and drinking heavily.
Dischord Records has affected the majority of what I listen to. Immediate heavy listens went to Minor Threat, Fugazi, Nation of Ulysses, Q and not U…bands that remain my favorites to this day. But lately, I have really started to delve into what is their most nuanced and subtle heyday: early 90′s indie rock. What band captures this crazy blend of post-punk/hardcore, avant-garde/art rock, and pop? Shudder to Think.
The first song I heard by them is ‘Red House’ and I’m grateful for that day. It’s a great introduction to what this band’s sound is about. Starting off with some slow palm muting and a tepid drum, you can tell this shit was recorded in ’91. And once the riff begins, and the bass and full drums kick with the full climax of the second chorus, a listener cannot help but remember how solid independent rock music used to be (by the third chorus, you have no choice but to endorse this view). Read more »