Author: mike

Bastards of Fate Interview at Rebel Noise

Heya Doug, Camellia, Benji, Jason, and Doug #2!  Before I grill you with hard-hitting, hot topic, button-pushing questions, could you please introduce yourselves and comment on the differences between the two Dougs? Doug Cheatwood. I’m Doug. I’m medium sized and the singer. As opposed to tall Doug, who plays drums and sampler. Doug Shelor: He… Continue reading Bastards of Fate Interview at Rebel Noise

Eureka California Video Debut at Brooklyn Vegan

Athens, GA indiepoppers Eureka California released their second album, Crunch, back in May. It’s full of catchy songs, charmingly shambolic production, Echo & the Bunnymen references, and a lot of energy. You can stream the whole thing below. We’ve also got the premiere of the video for “Twin Cities” which you can also watch below. The band are… Continue reading Eureka California Video Debut at Brooklyn Vegan

Bastards of Fate Video Debut and Review at Gold Flake Paint

Let’s be perfectly honest: I’ve been sitting on this one for a while. Too long a while. But then, when brilliance really strikes you – and I mean SHEER brilliance, with all the luminosity and force of a supernova just a light-year away – well, words are harder to form, see. Who are the Bastards… Continue reading Bastards of Fate Video Debut and Review at Gold Flake Paint

Hobbes Fanclub at Austin Town Hall

It’s been a couple of years since I’ve heard from Hobbes Fanclub, but after rounding out a full band, the group are finally ready to unleash their debut album.  The first single has this delightful bit of indiepop slightly obscured by a wash of feedback; it gives it that dreamy quality, laying somewhere beneath this great… Continue reading Hobbes Fanclub at Austin Town Hall

Eureka California Band of the Week at Examiner

Not many people would take pride in being referred to as “skuzzy”, but then most people aren’t members of Athens, GA band Eureka California. Birthed from the mind of one Jake Ward in the great state of North Carolina (I am partial to NC) Ward made the trek south relocating his base of operations in the North… Continue reading Eureka California Band of the Week at Examiner

Tunabunny at The Finest Kiss

As Elvis Costello once and, “accidents will happen” Athens, Georgia’s Tunabunny found a synthesizer in the garbage heap and infused their indierock with some art school blips and bleeps and came up with one of the catchiest, funnest sounding records of the year. [Link]

Lunchbox at The Finest Kiss

Oakland, California’s Lunchbox fluctuate between calling themselves Birds of California and Lunchbox. Who cares what they call themselves when they make records this good. Lunchbox Loves You is full of sugary pop that is guaranteed to put a skip in your step. They hit a number of classic 90’s indiepop reference points including Stereolab, Apples… Continue reading Lunchbox at The Finest Kiss

Lunchbox at SeeSound

Chris McFarlane of Jigsaw Records was totally thrilled to be able to release the debut Birds Of California album, since he was a big fan of Lunchbox. So, you can imagine Chris’s glee when Tim Brown & Donna McKean told him they were changing their name BACK to Lunchbox, and asked if Jigsaw would release… Continue reading Lunchbox at SeeSound