The Return of T-Sides and Two Gallants
I’ve been wanting to get back to updating for awhile now, but I’ve been busy, and… well, you don’t need to hear all the details, but suffice it to say, it’s been a very, very long month or two. It should come as no surprise that the music that finally gets me up and going...
Bring Back the Guns Announce New Album
All the words that come to mind to describe “In Piles/On File,” the first-released song from Bring Back the Guns’ debut, Dry Futures, aren’t quite the right ones. I want to say “angular,” but I hate the word “angular,” and while it fits, it just sounds too boring and ordinary for this song. I want...
FYI
Due to personal reasons, things are going to be quiet for a little while at T-Sides. I’m sure those of you who are faithful haven’t come to expect things to be particularly noisy, but if things are more quiet than usual, that’s why. I’m going to try to hunt down a guest poster or two...
New Octopus Project: “I Saw The Bright Shinies”
My first introduction to the Octopus Project was a little over one year ago, through another intern at Rolling Stone. He handed me their album, One Ten Hundred Thousand Million and said something along the lines of, “you’ll listen to this 2-3 times and then hardly ever after that.” I believe the word he used...
You Make Me Like Charity.
Though he’s mostly known for his part in Seattle pop-rockers the Lashes, Eric Howk has a really fantastic set of solo songs up on MySpace under the name Palmer, AK. They’re short, sweet, and relaxed pop, the kind that’s perfect for driving with the windows down, laying in the park and cuddling with your sweetheart/friend/cat/dog....
T-Sides in Other Places.
1. Last week’s The Week in Rock Roundtable was especially hilarious. Check out our musings on The Tubes, Steve Perry, and Damn Yankees — plus plenty of off-topic subject matter — here. 2. I contributed a song to this week’s EarFarm theme chosen Contrast Podcast. The picture above is your hint to which song I...
Back in the Saddle.
Okay. You caught me. I’ve been busy. For the past month or so, my life has been consumed by my advanced photography class. We had a show last week, and I poured every free minute of my time into it. But now it’s done, which means that T-Sides is back on track. HOORAY! Luckily, this...
The Week in Rock Roundtable: Week Three
I got so caught up in my excitement for St. Patrick’s Day that I completely forgot to link out to last week’s Week in Rock Roundtable. Last week, John from Lost in the ’80s joined, along with Gary from Media Hound and Will from Bullz-Eye. Don’t ask me what the current participant count is, because...
Dismemberment Plan to re-member.
This is the best news I’ve heard in a long, long time. Courtesy of Pitchfork: Someone please pinch me. Three and a half years after their voluntary break-up, the mighty Dismemberment Plan will reunite for a show at the Black Cat in Washington, D.C. On April 28, the band will take the stage alongside Beauty...
Happy Birthday / Best of T-Sides.com
Since it’s a bit hard for me to believe, it will probably be harder for all of you to believe, but this past weekend marked the one year point since I started this website. Over the past year, I’ve documented a lot of things – my ever changing taste in music, my internship at Rolling...
Run, Don’t Walk!
WFMU’s Beware of the Blog has MP3s from the Velvet Underground acetate that sold on E-Bay for a ton of money. Go download them now here.
Boy Bands & Baseball Teams.
This is worth posting for the hilarity factor only. Guess who has purchased a portion of my beloved Seattle Mariners’ Triple A team, the Tacoma Rainiers. Apparently he loves Baseball, but this still baffles me… Read the story on the Seattle Mariners’ website here.
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