An Interview with Bent Shapes

Last night I had the pleasure of interviewing Ben of the Boston based band Bent Shapes. It was super fun and a good convo, even with some starting technical difficulties (I goof'd up). LISTEN TO THE FULL INTERVIEW HERE. Hopefully I will do more interview soon....

The Strypes

Ok, so I just read a big article about The Strypes in Rolling Stone last week, and I had heard of them before somewhere, but I can't remember where (I think they opened for Arctic Monkeys one time or something), and I thought 'Who are these teenage kids?! Who do they think they are?! Wanna be Jake Buggs, Arctic Monkeys, and mods!?'. But I decided to check them out because all the hype was making me curious, so last week I played "What a Shame" off of their debut album Snapshot. To be honest, I was not that impressed first off, but I listened to it again, and again, and again, and their album a bunch of times. So now I'm kinda obsessed with Snapshot. I just can't stop listening to them, probably for the same reason as everybody else: they're so new, so young, and their sound is kind of cool because you know their just kids trying to be like their idols. These four boys from Ireland, whose ages range from 16 to 18, are trying it out in the music business, and I am kind of surprised that the business is giving them a chance. Their lyrics are a bit dim, rough, and about Irish teen lust, with lyrics like " I reek of sweat and teenage innocence". But I kind of like it that way because it reminds you that a 16 year old wrote them. My favorite song by them is definitely "I Don't Want Know" just because it is so rough and you can tell that it is just a group of teens trying to fit in the world of Brit-rock. It is hard to tell if The Strypes will be around for a while, because they are so young in age, but I think if they stay together and keep doing what they are doing now, with more progression, they could maybe take over Brit-rock one day. 

The Interview with Josh of You Won't

Hey, like 5 months ago I did an interview with the super cool Josh Arnoudse of You Won't, and I've finally uploaded it onto Soundcloud. So you all should check it out, cus he explained and talked about some really cool stuff, especially if you like their music video for "Who Knew". Listen up here.

March 23rd's Playlist

(Also played Nextflix by G-Eazy)
Listen to the playlist here.

HAIM's COOL NEW VID

HAIM are officially the coolest sisters in Indie Rock. This new video for my favorite song off of the album "If I Could Change Your Mind" is awesome. I feel like most indie rock bands hold themselves back from dancing, but HAIM dance in like every video and it really cool. And they have the coolest clothes.

March 2nd Playlist

Listen to the full playlist here. 

February 23rd Playlist

Listen to the songs here.

Febuary 15, 2013 Playlist

 "Plug In Baby" by Muse
"Take the Night From Me" by Miles Kane
"Your Love is So Strong" by The Thermals
"Start To Melt" by Peter, Bjorn, and John
"The Age Of the Understatement" by The Last Shadow Puppets
"Toothpaste Kisses" by The Maccabees
"Biblical" by Biffy Clyro
"Lonely World" by The Vaccines
"505" by Arctic Monkeys
"The Moon Song" by Karen O & Ezra Koenig
"Yr Face" by Oberhofer
"Joy" by Ellie Goulding
"By The Way" by The Red Hot Chilli Peppers
"High School Lover" by Cayucus
"Me & You" by Jake Bugg
"Baby, I'm Yours" by Arctic Monkeys

Listen to the full playlist here.

The Moon Song from Her

Ok, so I have been wanting to see Her for a while now, and this week my wanting to see it went up by like a thousand. Because I just heard the duet by Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and my main man Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend. I have not seen this film yet, but I am pretty sure it is sung by Joaquin Phoenix  & Scarlett Johansson in the movie. All I know for now is that Karen & Ezra sing it beautifully. Listen to it Here.

February 2, 2014 Playlist

"Everything is Everything" by Phoenix
"Arabella" by Arctic Monkeys
"I was a Fool" by Tegan & Sara
"Your Body is a Weapon" by The Wombats
"A Button on Your Blouse" by Drowners
"It's About Time" by Young the Giant
"Giving Up the Gun" by Vampire Weekend
"I Go Alone" by The Thermals
"A Song About Love" by Jake Bugg
"You're Not the One" Sky Ferreria
"Running If You Call My Name" by Haim
"Sleeping Lessons" by The Shins
"Coming of Age" by Foster the People
"Hey Baby" by Jonas Brothers
"Follow Me" by Muse

Listen to the full playlist here, on Spotify.

Miles Arntzen: An Interview

Heyyy, Just uploaded my first ever interview with Afro-beat drummer, Miles Arntzen, from all the back in October. Miles is the band leader of the funky Afro-rock band EMEFE, who's new album should be dropping in May. Miles also drums for Antibalas, Superhuman Happiness, and with many other musicians. I love these guys, they're great, so check out the interview here. And keep in mind that i had NEVER interviewed anyone before, so don't mind my nerves/excitement. Be sure to check out Miles' music, it's funky and always puts me in a good mood. ENJOY!

January 26th, 2014 PLaylist

"In Trasit" by Albert Hammond Jr.
"Seen It All" by Jake Bugg
"Hannah Hunt" by Vampire Weekend
"F for You" by Disclosure
"Suck It and See" by Arctic Monkeys
"Watch You Change" by Drowners
"Oblivion" by Grimes
"We Are Never Getting Back Together (Taylor Swift Cover)" by The Vaccines
"Girls Like You" by The Naked and Famous
"The Mother We Share" by CHRVCHES
"Tonight" by Matt and Kim
"The Sword by My Side" by The Thermals
"California Sun" by The Ramones
"Let's Go Surfing" by The Drums
"Went Away" by The Maccabees
"Good Future" by EMEFE

Listen to the full playlist here. (not all the songs, but all of the ones on Spotify)

Da Grammys

So the Grammys were last night and to be honest the only award I cared about was the Best Alternative Album because my fav band, Vampire Weekend, was up for their amazing album, Modern Vampires of the City. I knew they completely had this in the bag. Back in 2011 they were nominated for Contra, and the only reason they did not win then was because 2011 was the height of The Black Keys craze. And this year they were the strongest competitor. The other nominees were Tame Impala, Nine Inch Nails, The National, and Neko Case. And to my ecstatic joy VAMPIRE WEEKEND WON THE GRAMMY!!! I feel so proud!!

My main man Ezzie accepting his award

And some other artist won some stuff as well.

Hutch Harris Interview

Hey, remember when I interviewed my favorite person on the west coast, Hutch Harris of The Thermals,  a few months ago? If you don't remember you can now hear it!! I uploaded it, Here, onto Soundcloud. I know I remember, and his face in this picture pretty much sums up how I felt talking to him. 

January 19th, 2014 Playlist

Ocean by The Skins
Ways to Go by Grouplove
Rude Costumer by Albert Hammond Jr.
Broken by Jake Bugg
Force a Smile by Sleeper Agent
Hell and Back by The Airborne Toxic Event
If I Had a Gun by Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
How to be a Heartbreaker by Marina & the Diamonds
Fluorescent Adolescent by Arctic Monkeys
Bullet by Franz Ferdinand
Stop Me If You've Think That You've Heard This One Before by The Smiths
Never Listen To Me by The Thermals
Never Miss a Beat by Kasier Chiefs
Don't Slow Down by Matt & Kim
No Hope by The Vaccines
3005 by Childish Gambino

Listen to the full playlist here. 

Drowners Drowners Drowners

DROWNERS are releasing their debut album next week!!!!!! And are playing in Boston next week!! OMG, but I cannot go because it is 18 plus :( but The good news is that you can now stream the album exclusively here. Listen  & enjoy Matt Hitt's beautiful vocals and face.

Wattts UP!?? This is Fanatic in blog form!!! On this I want to capture the essence of Fanatic through pictures, videos, audio, and whatever I think is exciting. I'm gonna post playlist and interviews also! This is going to be Pitchfork x Rookie + Hipster Runoff. I going to start off with something exciting!! I met Jake Bugg last week yo.