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ARCHIVE 2008
Everything Will Be Fine in '09?
Posted by Lyle On Dec 31, 2008
Well if '08 wasn't a cakewalk of a year, it looks like '09 isn't going to be smooth sailing either ...sigh.....I do know that I'll be in better shape then Paul Weller was the other day (i hope)..... Well at least the BRM match made in McDonald's... Read More
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THE YEAR IN BANK ROBBING: 2008 TOP 10 LIST
Posted by Hartley On Dec 21, 2008
I have only the vaguest idea why I chose this fireworks .jpg for this post...Well folks, we made it. Recession and all, The Bank Robber has lived to see another year go buy. As fortunate as this may sound for Captain Lyle and the very lucky artist... Read More
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IT'S PRONOUNCED BON EEvAIIIR, NOT BON EYEver
Posted by Hartley On Dec 15, 2008
i stole the cover image from pigeonsandplanes.com - which is why it says that up top. it has nothing to do with bon iver at all.We at Bank Robber love the Bon Iver so hard, we have to go illegally downloading his music the second it hits the inter... Read More
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FINALLY...
Posted by Hartley On Dec 11, 2008
this album cover is kind of awesomeHere's the thing - you know Mark Kozelek. Even if you don't know Mark Kozelek, you know Mark Kozelek. Maybe you know him from Cameron Crowe's awesome relationship rockography, Almost Famous essentially playing Ko... Read More
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Out Of Step
Posted by Lyle On Dec 4, 2008
Well I guess when I had my fun in April I didn't know that I would actually be predicting the future......I also never thought that "Chinese Democracy" would come out, or that Puppy Cam would be more popular then Cat Cam so yeah, I guess... Read More
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"BAND ON THE DIAPER RUN"
Posted by Hartley On Nov 24, 2008
this thing's got great intonationSo ABC News' crack reporting team recently did an expose on our friends Mates of State and their life on the road as both rockers and parents. You can watch this amusing video here. The transcript is utterly hilar... Read More
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OUR TWILIGHT COVERAGE
Posted by Hartley On Nov 20, 2008
TWILIGHT MANIA CONTINUEZ Yes, we've been BIT by the vampire bug. hahah. I KILL me hahahah...oy.Look, I don't understand why all of a sudden everyone love Vampires. Werewolves and mummies and frakenstein are all "cooler" than vampires ... Read More
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BRM MEET THE ARTISTS: The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
Posted by Hartley On Nov 17, 2008
they don't look all that pained....Yes, their name is The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart. However, those who count them as friends, go shorthand, and affectionately refer to them as The Pains. In no time, I'm sure many a music writer will go with th... Read More
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LYLE'S IN LA, AND SO ARE WE SORTA
Posted by Hartley On Nov 11, 2008
Lyle's in LA, and so are we sorta. Army Navy are certainly the best thing to come out of the City of Angels since Burritos and man made mist in the summertime. Given that Lyle is currently ditching meetings Don Draper style to go party it up in ... Read More
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OBLIGATORY OBAMA WON POST
Posted by Hartley On Nov 7, 2008
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Marathon Man
Posted by Lyle On Nov 3, 2008
For those of you keeping score at home Hartley finished the NYC Marathon in a amazing 3:10! I'm not sure if he was the fastest Jew but he sure beat my time of watching the marathon at home in four hours! It was tough sitting and watching the ent... Read More
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HALLOWEEN ANYONE?
Posted by Hartley On Oct 29, 2008
Sadly, this year for the H'ween I won't be partying it up with the sexy bees or cigarette girls, Obamas, witches, Amy Whinehouses, the random Hockey-Masked-kid that just loooves Halloween so much, because I'm too busy not trying to sabotage my ful... Read More
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SAVE JULIE OCEAN!!!!
Posted by Hartley On Oct 23, 2008
No, The Jetsons haven't made an indie pop albumObviously, we here at BRM HQ listen and digest a lot music. We love most of it, but Julie Ocean held a special place in our neurotic Jewish hearts from the get-go. Not only were the DC-hailing quartet... Read More
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ARTHUR RUSSELL MAKES ALL MY FAVORITE ALBUMS
Posted by Hartley On Oct 20, 2008
It's true. Arthur Russell really does make all my favorite records. He was just too good at everything - and Audika is doing a killer job of helping more and more people to discover this fact. For crazy lo-fi, tape-recorded, disco-drone, karma-pop... Read More
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GUS VAN SEA AND CAKE
Posted by Hartley On Oct 13, 2008
For their latest video, Chicago's smoothe indie-pop luminaries The Sea & Cake have gone all Gus Van Sant on our asses. The band's clip for "Weekend," the awesome electro-tinged first single from the S and C's great new album, Car A... Read More
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Doing Our Job: Pitchfork
Posted by Lyle On Oct 8, 2008
Thanks again to our close "pals" at "P'fork" (that is what we call 'em around here), for some delightful words of praise to some of the latest Merge releases that we are working........maybe we should put them on payroll? Lamch... Read More
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NOT OUR FAULT:
Posted by Hartley On Oct 6, 2008
Placement of the year. Obviously, he's been sampling the product. Did you see this yet??? These guys are in it. Now this one was our fault! totally... ... Read More
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NERDPALOOZA!!!!
Posted by Hartley On Oct 2, 2008
So here's this totally awesome new video for "Lost Coastlines," the single off Okkervil River's amazing new record, The Stand Ins (Jagjaguwar). The song is killer, and the video is completely "buzzworthy" to use an impossibly... Read More
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Happy Jew Year!
Posted by Lyle On Sep 30, 2008
Happy 5769 everyone......i'm sure hope it will kick the ass of 5768.....in the meantime the brm offices aren't closed, just Hartley and I are dusting off our suits, while the non-jews (aka the worst sounding law firm), of Smith, Newcomer, Savu... Read More
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NO MORE MCCAIN!
Posted by Hartley On Sep 29, 2008
Friends, romans, countrymen I bring you this latest BRM blog update after just reading the news that the economic "bail out plan" (whatever that was) has jsut been shot down by the house. I guess this means crisis is imminent. We may b... Read More
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BROBAMA ROLL CONTINUEZ!
Posted by Hartley On Sep 25, 2008
Man, you guys can't imagine what I was feeling when I stared perplexed at my gym's plasma screens last eve befuddled, sweaty and trying to make sense of the headline: "McCain SUSPENDING his campaign." As my legs struggled to keep up ... Read More
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OBrMA FOR PREZ!
Posted by Hartley On Sep 23, 2008
Here at the BRM we've all been watching Mad Men long enough to know a thing or two about good advertising. Hell, Lyle's pops was an ad man. Plus we've scored some of your favorite ads - so we've got the inside scoop here ya dig. And yeah, we lov... Read More
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Need a song for today's holiday?
Posted by Lyle On Sep 19, 2008
Oh my supervisor friends, who says the BRM isn't here to help? I'm sure you are scrambling to find a song for today's holiday. Which holiday is it you ask? Of course it is National Talk Like A Pirate Day (duh!), and who else but Lambchop have ... Read More
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Fall Street?
Posted by Lyle On Sep 16, 2008
Who would of thought that being in the, uh, music business in 2008 would make you the most secure and stable guy on the block? Well, the BRM world headquarters happens to be on Wall Street, and as you can imagine, we are the only people feeling go... Read More
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French Dip?
Posted by Lyle On Sep 12, 2008
While Hartley (pictured above?), is literally running around Paris for the week I'd like to applaud the Frenchies for picking Rilo Kiley's "Go Ahead" (from Barsuk's "Take Off And Landings) for a VW ad...... Leave it to the Frenc... Read More
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EVERYBODY LOVES OKKERVIL RIVER!
Posted by Hartley On Sep 8, 2008
m,. m/nhblhun 9album of the year????It's true everybody is going bananas for the new Okkervil River record. At first, to me, The Stand Ins seemed more like a companion peice to last year's very awesome, The Stage Names. Not only was I duped by ... Read More
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STEREOGUM: Doing Our Job
Posted by Hartley On Sep 4, 2008
This weekend our favorite music blog, Stereogum, decided to do our job for us. Check this post out. Not only did the fine folks at the 'gum link the awesome Ra Ra Riot performance on Conan, BUT they also shouted out how great the Riot are dubbi... Read More
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Slacks Motherf*cker
Posted by Lyle On Sep 1, 2008
Got the back to school blues? Here's a little licensing humor to lift your mood....Kinda beat me to the punch as I've been working on my stand-up/performance art/Cirque du Soleil music licensing routine. Maybe I'll have it ready by SXSW, but in ... Read More
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OKKERbon rIVER
Posted by Hartley On Aug 26, 2008
Well check out this double Bank Robber Music bombshell: The man with the sexiest facial hair since I was rocking the facial hair, Bon Iver, douses his falsetto all over "Blue Tulip," a "stand-out" (hehe) on Okkervil River's n... Read More
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RICHARD SWIFT: The Next Amy Winehouse
Posted by Hartley On Aug 21, 2008
It's the Suzuki Swift Sport!Los Angeles songwriter, Richard Swift, is nothing if not prolific. However, unlike fellow peripatetic guitar hero Ryan Adams, Swift is pretty consistently awesome at whatever he shakes his fist at. Coming on the heels o... Read More
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BANKERZ LOVE HIPSTERZ!
Posted by Hartley On Aug 14, 2008
Lyles & The Bank Robbers paint the town black... I kid. We're Bank ROBBERS, people. I bet it was chubs with the mustache/goatee thing that put this on Craig's List. Perhaps, since this big daddy is so into hipster chicks, he may also like this... Read More
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TAKKA ROCKA!
Posted by Hartley On Aug 11, 2008
Brooklyn's very awesome Takka Takka have been making A LOT of noise lately. First of all, nary a month ago I called Takka's new album, Migration (Ernest Jenning Record Co.), a proverbial lock for my Top 10 of '08. The album is a panoramic sonic ma... Read More
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MAD MEN!
Posted by Hartley On Aug 7, 2008
LOOK AT THOSE GAMS!!!! Goddamn, Mad Man du jour Don Draper is the man. I can't think of the last time I had such a hard-on for a television show. And check all the spin-off advice blogs - what would Don Draper do? or what would Joan Holloway do? ... Read More
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NEW ON FAT CAT...
Posted by Hartley On Aug 4, 2008
And The...So yes - Gregory And The Hawk is the latest signing out on Fat Cat Records. And what a signing it is. You supervisors will be happy to hear that Gregory And The Hawk's FC debut, Moenie And Kitchi, isn't some weird freak folk experiment... Read More
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NOAH AND THE PLAGIARIST WHALES!!!
Posted by Hartley On Jul 30, 2008
This is a post about plagiarizism. I'm gonna get all high school on everyone's ass here. But first - the facts. The very fine brits that make up the Wes Anderson-loving collective, Noah And The Whale, have been having a lot of licensing success of... Read More
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Token Sportish Post
Posted by Lyle On Jul 28, 2008
You know what the internet needs? More people writing about sports. So to start this unhappy Monday off I will give a shout out to Doc Ellis, who actually pitched a no-hitter on acid! It happened 38 years ago, (and about a month or so ago), but ... Read More
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BRM JULIES 101: A Primer In Julies
Posted by Hartley On Jul 23, 2008
There's two new "Julies" on the scene here at BRM HQ: Julie Ocean, and Julie Doiron. You'd be forgiven for mistaking one for the other - there are truly some fine similarities between these two awesome "Julies". Let's take a cl... Read More
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Not Wired For Awards
Posted by Lyle On Jul 17, 2008
Oh man THE WIRE got dissed again on the Emmy's.....Unless the show comes back for some super crappy movie where they all can get happily married at the end it looks like the awards won't be coming.....Maybe it is because they never used any Nume... Read More
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NEW SHE & HIM VIDEO!!!!
Posted by Hartley On Jul 14, 2008
Pac Man ghosts!!!! As if I could love Zooey Deschanel and Matt Ward more! I've previously blogged many "bon mots" over She & Him's outstanding Merge debut, Volume 1. But now the duo with indie director du jour, Ace Norton, have ma... Read More
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POT KETTLE MANIA!!!
Posted by Hartley On Jul 9, 2008
Disclaimer: This video features no members of famed lesbian alterna chick rockers, 4 Non Blondes...though it may seem that way. So the "Pot Kettle Black" mania has reached a fever pitch here at Bank Robber HQ. No matter what your pre... Read More
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4th OF JULY FIREWORKS!
Posted by Hartley On Jul 3, 2008
well almost... Jesus, does it look like Conor Oberst had the time of his life making his first record released under his own actual name. Lost in the Mexican desert or some such way over yonder place (Moab, perhaps?) with the boys in his "My... Read More
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THE WAR ON DRUGS
Posted by Hartley On Jun 26, 2008
Adam Granduciel is one of these singer-songwriter dudes who has a band called, War On Drugs, but his band is really mostly just him and his songs filled out by some of his musician friends and acquaintences. We know many artists who follow in, wha... Read More
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BALLS!
Posted by Hartley On Jun 19, 2008
This video makes me want to go jump on a bouncy castle. New video from Mates of State for "My Only Offer" - the second single off of the very awesome Re-arrange Us (Barsuk). Great video. I never really paid much attention to the "... Read More
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HELLO L WORD!
Posted by Hartley On Jun 16, 2008
This cover is kinda awesome:And yet it has nothing on this cover. The cover of her new record:Wow - does this cover just practically deserve it's own blog post. Holy Sexual-Lesbian-Tension Batman! The way these chicks are just almost kinda are-the... Read More
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Not The Bank Robber Office
Posted by Lyle On Jun 11, 2008
So even though it is a fake we decided to add our own playlist to the clip starting and ending with "Butterfly Nets" and "Middle Management" by Bishop Allen.Enjoy!-lyle... Read More
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IT'S A RIOT!
Posted by Hartley On Jun 9, 2008
Ra Ra Riot are the latest signing to BRM's oldest dearest label-friend, Barsuk Records. And may I just be the first to say: WHAT. A. SIGNING. RRR's upcoming debut, The Rhumb Line, is absolutely killer. A magnificent pop album that is so incredibly... Read More
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Feh And The City
Posted by Lyle On Jun 3, 2008
So yeah, w'ever.The Sex and The City movie opened to - shock - "big numbers", but really, think of all the lonely ladies who finally had something to do on a Friday night!Sorry if I'm wearing the big GRUMPY hat on this one, but back wh... Read More
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POPOLOGY 101
Posted by Hartley On May 29, 2008
Class In Session:NO THAT ISN'T GANDHAR!Anyways. So there's this West Coast dude named Devon Williams. He plays guitar for LA folksters, Lavender Diamond, and when he's not doing that he writes some killer, really killer, pop tunes. After listening... Read More
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THE PHANTOM OF DANCETERIA
Posted by Hartley On May 22, 2008
IZ THIZ ZE COVER OV ZE NEW PREZETZ RECORDZ?OR IZ IT THZ ZE COVER OV ZE NEW PREZETZ RECORD?THIS COVER IZ VERY SCARY. I LOVE ZE MUZIC ZO. ELECTRO-PUNK-POP FOR EVERYBODY TO DANCE TO. VERY NICE. AND A VIDEO THAT HAS MANY HARDBODIED MEN IN IT HEREZ: ... Read More
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DOES ANYBODY HAVE THE NEW HOLD STEADY RECORD!?!??!?
Posted by Hartley On May 22, 2008
HELP US. WE NEED IT PLZ. WE NO LEAK IT. SRSLY.... Read More
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MATES OF GREAT!
Posted by Hartley On May 15, 2008
They are mates ... ... ... get it!?!?Well. Anyways. Yes. If you haven't already gathered the new Mates of State album is here. It's titled Rearrange Us (Barsuk), and they definitely didn't slag on the cover art - which is appropriately interactive... Read More
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N.Y.H.C. vs Iron Man
Posted by Lyle On May 14, 2008
So yeah, we get it, Iron Man is all about the hardcore sounds of Suicidal Tendencies and some West Coast punk rock. However, if the man of steel was truly representing he would of been out at a CB's matinee throwing himself off stage to the soun... Read More
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RAP MUSIC!
Posted by Hartley On May 8, 2008
What is this thing called "rap music"? Beats!? Rhymes!? We know of no such things here.... ... ...Of course we've heard of rap music silly! I know it's shocking, but we don't exclusive represent white dudes with old timey beards, and cu... Read More
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"SOME VAN MORRISON SHIT"!
Posted by Hartley On May 5, 2008
Boy would I love a white soul revival. None of this retro-Daptone stuff. Give me the latest bearded Greenpointers citing their biggest influence as...drumroll...Dexy's Midnight Runners. Yeah. I said it. I said it. If "Graceland" can bec... Read More
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THIS DOES NOT SUCK AT ALL
Posted by Hartley On May 1, 2008
No, no this did not. When my future wife decided to make a record - she teamed up with one of my favorite folkies (M. Ward). And hell, apparently, she was inspired to sing by one of my favorite actors (Jason Schwartzman). So it just follows ... Read More
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PHILIP GLASS!
Posted by Hartley On Apr 26, 2008
I was so tempted to post this:But instead, yes, we do work this guy. and yes this is a picture of our man taken by famed photo-realist artiste, Chuck Close:Not to get all high-brow on all of you, but yes, BRM's newest client is a composer!?!?! And... Read More
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2 Things More Interesting Than Earth Day This Weekend
Posted by Pete On Apr 18, 2008
Lyle told me I had to post a blog today or there was going to be a serious problem. He also told me to make sure i mentioned Passover being this weekend as that is sort of his "thing". I'm totally the new guy here that has been hiding f... Read More
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THEY LOVE US! THEY REALLY REALLY LOVE US!!!
Posted by Hartley On Apr 14, 2008
The Pitchfork totally wants to take the Bank Robber out, get us drunk, and have their way with us. The love they have been showing us recently has been akin to the feverish sentimentality of that freaky couple on Bravo's hit (?) reality tv series,... Read More
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Google Alert: Bank Robber Music
Posted by Lyle On Apr 10, 2008
As you can see above Hartley, Gandhar and I were hard at work the other day and found these two hot news items on the internets about the Bank Robber!Bay Area Video CoalitionABC News Keep your eyes open for the expose of BRM on Vulture. Ok, so th... Read More
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HOT ROCK SHOW TONIGHT!!!!
Posted by Hartley On Apr 7, 2008
TONIGHT (4/7/08) @ BOWERY BALLROOM is the mightiest of mighty Bank Robber Music RAWK SHOWZ. Never has the BRM rocked harder, scared more demons out of their demon caves, wasted as much cell phone battery power, or revealed as much ample boobage th... Read More
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Media Eye: Tom Verlaine
Posted by Lyle On Apr 3, 2008
So hells yeah the other night CSI: Miami had a Tom Verlaine song. I get the feeling that doesn't mean as much as it should for all my friendly music sups.......not sure why.....Tom is the best living American guitarist-really. Even Stephen M... Read More
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Arcade Fire to License!
Posted by Lyle On Apr 1, 2008
"Wake Up" has been licensed to be the theme for the ABC comedy "Two and a Half Men." This sudden turn of events has stunned the licensing world as the band is known to NOT license music. "Charlie Sheen is one funny C... Read More
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PRETEND IT'S APRIL!
Posted by Hartley On Mar 27, 2008
Mark Kozelek is back. Well, we're bringing him back a tad early. Before you say Mark who!?!? You know former Red House Painters/current Sun Kil Moon, super-talented folkie guy, extra in most recent Cameron Crowe movies, dude that does all those gr... Read More
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"THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF MUSIC"
Posted by Hartley On Mar 24, 2008
I had to.As far as television trainwrecks go, it doesn't get much better than The Hills. Boys walking all over girls right and left. Girls backstabbing other girls wearing revealing designer clothing while purposely guzzling down drinks, Red Bull ... Read More
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We May Be Right?
Posted by Pete On Mar 20, 2008
So of course we already knew that Hartley had a hard on for all things Billy Joel, but I recently confirmed the fact that What Made Milwaukee Famous also dig the piano man. Not only does the band's latest rocking piece of wax "What Doesn't Ki... Read More
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I'M SO LONELY!
Posted by Hartley On Mar 16, 2008
What a looooong weekend it has been. Not only did bossman Lyle leave the BRM all to my lonesomes, but my lady did as well. I've learned many a thing when basically your life is gutted of its substance all for a Stereogum day party and a band calle... Read More
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Media Eye: Financial Advice from Cut Copy and Bon Iver in the Wall Street Journal
Posted by Lyle On Mar 8, 2008
Wow, so seemingly the United States in some of finacial recession isn't giving the Wall Street Journal enough to write about. Instead, the shock and awe that supervisors actually go to gigs, let alone a music festival is enough to get copy in th... Read More
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BRM SXSW Schedule Sort Of...
Posted by Lyle On Mar 5, 2008
SXSW? sure. ...now that bands like to skip NYC and play stupid Brooklyn, I don't get to see all the rock I want......really, if I can see every band I need/want to see in a four day period, why not make it all happen in austin? So yeah, lots of ol... Read More
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FAN MAIL!
Posted by Hartley On Feb 28, 2008
In our continuing series of awesome BRM fan-mail, I bring you this little tasty nugget that landed in Lyle's inbox this morning! Keep 'em coming guys:ACTUAL Unedited Fan mail: Dear LyleI am a big fan of Nada Surf. I have used your music for my hom... Read More
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YES, THIS REALLY IS A RABBIT
Posted by Hartley On Feb 25, 2008
Frightened Rabbit is a new band on Fat Cat records that hail from Glasgow. If you love The National, you will probably love Frightened Rabbit too. Unless of course, you have some odd aversion to Scottish accents. Which in that case, you probably w... Read More
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Snowy Storm High (ug)
Posted by Lyle On Feb 22, 2008
Of course Black Mountain and Bon Iver are playing in NYC tonight....first real snow storm of the season......Well from the comfort of your home, or office, or uh, home office feel free to enjoy Black Mountain on Conan last night........and a jam f... Read More
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TWO BIRDS!
Posted by Pete On Feb 20, 2008
Holy smokes! The writers at Spin magazine must have been infiltrated by people with actual good taste in music recently. It's shocking really, in a rag that regularly services blow jobs to Panic! At The Disco or wait, is that Vampire Weekend on th... Read More
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MODULAR WINS AGAIN!
Posted by Hartley On Feb 15, 2008
Yes people, you got it: In Ghost Colours. Now, I may have "skinny jeans" on, but I'm not dance music guy at all. If the choice is between listening to the new Bon Iver record (new BRM folk jam that you NEED to hear) or Human League, no... Read More
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Media Eye: The Black Hollies
Posted by Lyle On Feb 12, 2008
We don't get many songs here at the bank robber where we think, "well, duh, this is a no brainer, SOMEONE will have to use it." Remember, we are the guys that still couldn't get a license for "Jingle (Buy It)" by Paul Weste... Read More
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DO Corporate Publishers Still Suck?
Posted by Lyle On Feb 7, 2008
So our new BFF's at EMI music publishing asked if we could "team up" and make the world a better place by working together on the titles we share (BRM master/EMI pub, but if you are actually reading this, uh... blog, you' know that alrea... Read More
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I LOVE HER
Posted by Hartley On Feb 4, 2008
So I just want to say this now, to say this first, first like, even before we have the entire record in-house, first like even before I write an official blurb and post it on our homepage, or email you guys about it, or do an earth-shatteringly hu... Read More
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A Weather
Posted by Hartley On Jan 31, 2008
I'll get to this Mr. Carlin business in a sec...In the meantime, let me tell you that BRM's new bedfellows, Team Love Records, have some incredible new releases coming up in the next few months. New jams from The Felice Brothers (currently on ... Read More
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Media Eye: Trilogy Of Terror
Posted by Lyle On Jan 24, 2008
Some crazyass placements going on these days...First off, Spoon got a jam in "Cloverfield". I guess it's suppose to be this dude's jams the night the big bad starts... Glad to say I'm not invited to that winner's party, though livi... Read More
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The Big Freeze AKA Sundance
Posted by Lyle On Jan 18, 2008
Well, I can't say with much enthusiasm I'm heading to Sundance this weekend. It's been almost ten years since I've last went, and unless it is now going to be hot and sunny when I get there I have a feeling I will be disappointed. I'm just ... Read More
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EAMES SIZED
Posted by Hartley On Jan 14, 2008
You gotta love Eames' chairs. Even if Design Within Reach has made these babies available to the hoi palloi at not-so-friendly prices, you can't beat the Eames for the sleek and sexy seating.You also can't beat The Eames Era - BRM's rag tag group ... Read More
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Believe The Hype
Posted by Lyle On Jan 9, 2008
Who doesn't like to see Jewish people mentioned on blogs?Well here's a shout out to the BRM here! Now add that site to your bookmarks already! Plus Ken WEINSTEIN (OY!) and I get a nod over in the always enjoyable Playlist.Best day ever!... Read More
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SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE
Posted by Hartley On Jan 7, 2008
David Brewis formerly of the awesomely oblique popsters, Field Music, has just put out one astonishingly great solo album on Thrill Jockey under the oh-so-twee moniker, School Of Language. Sea From Shore is filled with some infectious pop jams a ... Read More
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Rock Action: Radar Brothers
Posted by Lyle On Jan 4, 2008
I'm not going to say it's easy to listen to the Radar Brothers in the middle of this redonkulous cold wave that is leaving even the best of us grumpier then usual (hard to belive!). Still, some of my less curse ridden schleps through the frozen H... Read More
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Media Eye: Flakes & Smiley Face
Posted by Lyle On Jan 2, 2008
Not sure what it means that my father was in advertising andworked with Freakies cereal, and now years later, BRM places three(!) songs in the film Flakes, which of course features uh, Freakiescereal! Brain breaking or brain numbing.....I'm not t... Read More
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