Tuesday, 1 January 2013

About Soundproof, seeking DJs


At Soundproof we endeavor to keep it eclectic, weird, wild, and mix lots of old school, classic alternative along with current, contemporary bands. The focus at Soundproof isn't on the indie hits, the popular bands and songs topping Pitchfork lists and charts or other popular blogs and publications. There's a shift here away from dancey indiepop.

Our motto is dare to be different and make it truly alternative or indie in the sense of indie label bands going back as far as indie started, right up to current day. A history of indie and alternative (including punk, postpunk, new wave, garage rock, alt-folk, goth, psychedelic and much more) of all kinds is what I hope people can find in the sets here. Creativity with sets is strongly encouraged. The only real requirement for playing at Soundproof though is having a real passion and love for alternative music. It's about DJing for the music, not the crowds and tips.

No cliques, no elitism. Uniting the freaks, the outsiders, the music nerds under one roof, to be silly as shit and party on. Wanna DJ here? Contact Paradox Messmer.  All friendly people are welcome. As of now, there are DJs on Tuesdays and Fridays. We are also featured in the Destination Guide! SLURL: http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bloom%20County/100/140/23

Happy New Year!!

Folks, we have a fresh new year ahead of us, and I've added a new wordpress theme to the Indie Cantina to commemorate the occasion. I loved this video of the London New Years fireworks:



Below is the most recent Alt-18 Countdown (for the week of December 17):

18. Django Django – "Default"
17. Matt & Kim – "Let’s Go"
16. Tegan & Sara – "Closer"
15. Passion Pit – "Carried Away"
14. Dan Croll – "From Nowhere"
13. Royal Teeth – "Wild"
12. Silversun Pickups – "The Pit"
11. Smoke & Jackal – "No Tell"
10. A Silent Film – "Harbour Lights"
9. The Neighbourhood – "Female Robbery"
8. Crystal Fighters – "At Home"
7. Youngblood Hawke – "We Come Running"
6. Atlas Genius – "Symptoms"
5. Metric – "Breathing Underwater"
4. Bad Books – "Forest Whitaker"
3. Blondfire – "Where The Kids Are"
2. Capital Cities – "Safe & Sound"
1. Imagine Dragons – "Radioactive"

http://www.siriusxm.com/altnation

Monday, 31 December 2012

The Neighbourhood - Sweater Weather

These guys are fantastic:


2012 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.



Here's an excerpt:



600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 12,000 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 20 years to get that many views.

Click here to see the complete report.

Friday, 28 December 2012

Ruby Ann Patterson

Ruby Ann Patterson reminds somewhat me of a young Tori Amos, her beautiful voice swept by emotion - soft and vulnerable, and yet strong, self-aware.



From her website (http://www.rubyannpatterson.co.uk):

"Ruby Ann Patterson is a precocious Manchester-based singer songwriter dealing in reflective wisdom infused with natural optimism and unselfconscious emotion. Hers is a voice defying description. Powerfully soft; gentle yet fervent, driving delicate melodies with an intensity and complexity belying her youth. Ruby Ann's soulful vocals are matched by her haunting talents on piano and guitar."

Listen to more on Ruby Ann's Soundcloud:

https://soundcloud.com/rubby-ann-patterson

Wednesday, 26 December 2012

Dropkick Murphys - The Season's Upon Us

It's Boxing day here - so we're still Christmassing honestly. This video from Dropkick Murphys' shiney, new & soon-to-be-released (Jan 8 2013) album should give you some idea of what ... what Christmas is like where I'm from. Merry Christmas! :)