Top 30 Chart...Love It!
1 MAGNETIC FIELDS Distortion Nonesuch
2 YESAN DAMEN Chronos/Kairos New Wine
3 SOUNDTRACK Juno Rhino
4 MOM Little Brite Self-Released
5 DAFT PUNK Alive 2007 Virgin
6 WHY? The Hollows [EP] Anticon
7 LOW LOW LOW LA LA LA LOVE LOVE LOVE Ends Of June Other Electricities
8 BLACK MOUNTAIN In The Future Jagjaguwar
9 WOELV Tout Seul Dans La Foret En Plein Jour, Avez-Vous Peur? K
10 CRASH THAT TOOK ME Orchestrated Kaleidoscopes Idol
11 FESSENDEN V1.1 Other Electricities
12 BRITISH SEA POWER Do You Like Rock Music? Rough Trade
13 BATTLE ROYALE Wake Up, Thunderbabe Afternoon
14 FOG Ditherer Lex
15 SUPER FURRY ANIMALS Hey Venus! Rough Trade
16 TENDER FOREVER Wider K
17 WHITE RABBITS Fort Nightly Say Hey
18 GHISLAIN POIRIER No Ground Under Ninja Tune
19 LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION Falling Off The Lavender Bridge Domino
20 TULLYCRAFT Every Scene Needs A Center Magic Marker
21 PETER AND THE WOLF The Ivory Palms Whiskey And Apples
22 FISHBOY Albatross: How We Failed To Save The Lone Star State With The Power Of Rock And Roll Happy Happy Birthday To Me
23 LUPE FIASCO The Cool Atlantic-1st & 15th
24 HELIO SEQUENCE Keep Your Eyes Ahead SUB POP
25 KING OF PRUSSIA Save The Scene Kindercore
26 RIVERS CUOMO Alone: The Home Recordings Of Rivers Cuomo Geffen
27 YEASAYER All Hour Cymbals We Are Free
28 SAY HI The Wishes And The Glitch Euphobia
29 RUCKUS ROBOTICUS Playing With Scratches Grease
30 EFTERKLANG Parades Leaf
Top 5 Adds...
1 JON HARDY AND THE PUBLIC Working In Love Self-Released
2 EVANGELICALS Evening Descends Dead Oceans
3 GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY Dancin' On My Grave [EP] Trashy Moped
4 KELLEY STOLTZ Circular Sounds SUB POP
5 CHRIS WALLA Field Manual Barsuk
Loud Rock Top 10....
1 OPETH The Roundhouse Tapes Peaceville
2 ANNIHILATOR Metal SPV
3 BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Exclusive Metal Radio Sampler Zomba
4 GAMMA RAY Land Of The Free II SPV
5 SAVIOURS Into Abaddon Kemado
6 BYZANTINE Oblivion Beckons Prosthetic
7 LIZZY BORDEN Appointment With Death Metal Blade
8 ALESTORM Captain Morgan's Revenge Napalm
9 BRAINSTORM Downburst Metal Blade
10 ENEMY OF THE SUN Shadows The End
Top 5 Loud Rock Adds...
1 BRAIN DRILL Apocalyptic Feasting Metal Blade
2 WARBRINGER One By One The Wicked Fall
3 DUB TRIO Another Sound Is Dying Ipecac
4 ELECTRIC WIZARD Witchcult Today Candlelight
5 PRIMAL FEAR New Religion Locomotive
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
KXZY CMJ Radio 200/Loud Rock Charts and Adds for the week of January 29, 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
Bald Eagle
Bald Eagle is a rock band from Columbia, MO who mixes several elements together to create their complex blend of hard pop rock. Columbia is currently a growing music community. Being a college town with three venues, Columbia plays host to several touring bands and while school is in session at the University of Missouri, many bands will make Columbia their only Missouri stop.
Bald Eagle mixes elements of punk, funk, metal, hardcore, and 70's rock to make your mind explode. Their pop sensibility shines through the plethora of genre influences sprinkled in their songs and leaves you singing along and wanting to hear more. Wit htwo release under their belt for Emergency Umbrella Records, Bald Eagle continues to soar above most of their peers. Their most recent release, Hot Shoulders, shows a band that has underwent growth and knows how to accomplish what they are set out to do. They are an intense live band and you can't help but want to participate and move your body. Lucky for all of us in Stillwater they will stopping in on March 10 at Third Place with Gentleman Auction House and Witch's Hat, two other bands from Missouri. They will heading out on tour soon and are hitting up this years SXSW festival in Austin, TX. If you are curious and want your mind to be blown check these dates out:
Jan 25 - Columbia, MO- Mojo's @
Feb. 18 -Columbia, MO - Mojo's #
Feb. 27 - Columbia, MO - Mojo's %
Mar. 7 - Columbia, MO - Mojo's &
Mar. 8 - Kansas City, MO - Record Bar ^
Mar. 9 -Witchita, KS - House Party &
Mar. 10 - Stillwater, OK - Third Place &
Mar. 12-16 - Austin, TX - SXSW
Apr. 5 - Columbia, MO - Mojo's $
@ - w/ Witch's Hat and Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltson
# - w/ Every Time I Die, August Burns Red, The Human Abstract
% - w/ Haymarket Riot, Hitch, Balloons
& - w/ Gentleman Auction House, Witch's Hat
^ - w/ Holy Fuck, A Place To Bury Strangers
$ - w/ Cursive, Capgun Coup
Here are some videos for your viewing pleasure:
Buy their records on their myspace page or check out their official website here!
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
KXZY CMJ Charts for January 22, 2008
Here is what you should be listening to:
1 MAGNETIC FIELDS Distortion Nonesuch
2 LOW LOW LOW LA LA LA LOVE LOVE LOVE Ends Of June Other Electricities
3 MOM Little Brite Self-Released
4 FOG Ditherer Lex
5 WHY? The Hollows [EP] Anticon
6 CRASH THAT TOOK ME Orchestrated Kaleidoscopes Idol
7 BLACK TIE DYNASTY Movements Idol
8 SOUNDTRACK Juno Rhino
9 EFTERKLANG Parades Leaf
10 DAFT PUNK Alive 2007 Virgin
11 TENDER FOREVER Wider K
12 GHISLAIN POIRIER No Ground Under Ninja Tune
13 FISHBOY Albatross: How We Failed To Save The Lone Star State With The Power Of Rock And Roll Happy Happy Birthday To Me
14 LUPE FIASCO The Cool Atlantic-1st & 15th
15 TUNNG Good Arrows Thrill Jockey
16 RUCKUS ROBOTICUS Playing With Scratches Grease
17 BLACK SWANS Change! La Société Expéditionnaire
18 LEWIS AND CLARKE Blasts Of Holy Birth La Société Expéditionnaire
19 WHITE RABBITS Fort Nightly Say Hey
20 PETER AND THE WOLF The Ivory Palms Whiskey And Apples
21 HEALTH Health Lovepump United
22 YEASAYER All Hour Cymbals We Are Free
23 SAY HI The Wishes And The Glitch Euphobia
24 TULLYCRAFT Every Scene Needs A Center Magic Marker
25 BUREAU We Make Plans In Secret Self-Released
26 RIVERS CUOMO Alone: The Home Recordings Of Rivers Cuomo Geffen
27 BONNIE PRINCE BILLY Ask Forgiveness Drag City
28 KATE NASH Made Of Bricks Fiction-Geffen
29 RADIOHEAD In Rainbows ATO
30 GENTLEMAN AUCTION HOUSE The Rules Were Handed Down Self-Released
This is new stuff that you NEED to check out:
Top 5 adds for Jan. 22...
1 FESSENDEN V1.1 Other Electricities
2 YESAN DAMEN Chronos/Kairos New Wine
3 WOELV Tout Seul Dans La Foret En Plein Jour, Avez-Vous Peur? K
4 BRITISH SEA POWER Do You Like Rock Music? Rough Trade
5 HELIO SEQUENCE Keep Your Eyes Ahead SUB POP
And for the freaks, we have these for you:
Top 10 Loud Rock for Jan. 22
1 OPETH The Roundhouse Tapes Peaceville
2 SKELETONWITCH Beyond The Permafrost Prosthetic
3 DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Ire Works Relapse
4 BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Exclusive Metal Radio Sampler Zomba
5 AUTUMN OFFERING Fear Will Cast No Shadow Victory
6 ANNIHILATOR Metal SPV
7 GAMMA RAY Land Of The Free II SPV
8 SAVIOURS Into Abaddon Kemado
9 BYZANTINE Oblivion Beckons Prosthetic
10 SEBASTIAN BACH Angel Down Merovingian
And once again...if you are into Metal...get your ass beat by these new albums:
1 ALESTORM Captain Morgan's Revenge Napalm
2 ENEMY OF THE SUN Shadows The End
3 AYREON 01011001 InsideOut
4 ARSON ANTHEM Arson Anthem Housecore
5 EKOTREN Light The Fire Blind Prophecy
Monday, January 21, 2008
Colourmusic Announce Tour Dates!
Stillwater's own Colourmusic is getting ready to pile into the Suburban and head out on the open road. They will start with a couple dates in Oklahoma and then meet up with British Sea Power in San Diego with whom they will remain touring with. Here are the dates:
Feb 21, 2008 - Norman, OK - Will Rogers Room OU Student Union
Feb. 22, 2008 - Stillwater, OK - Eskimo Joes
Feb. 23, 2008 - Albuquerque, NM - Atomic Cantina
Feb. 25, 2008 - San Diego, CA - Cashbah #
Feb. 27, 2008 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo #
Feb. 28, 2008 - Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland #
Feb. 29, 2008 - Visalia, CA - Cellar Door #
Mar. 1, 2008 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill #
Mar. 3, 2008 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir #
Mar. 4, 2008 - Seattle, WA - Neumo's #
Mar. 5, 2008 - Vancouver, BC - Plaza Club #
Mar. 8, 2008 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive #
Mar. 12-16, 2008 - Austin, TX - SXSW
# = With British Sea Power
Here are some videos of Colourmusic:
Colourmusic
British Sea Power
Friday, January 18, 2008
Of Montreal Live In Concert!
This video is posted on the Polyvinyl Records website. It is a video of the band Of Montreal live in Amsterdam. The sound quality is superb and the video quality is exceptional as well. This is a must-see for any Of Montreal fan!
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Charts and Graphs: Week of Jan. 15, 2008
Here is this weeks CMJ chart for KXZY.....enjoy?
1 DAFT PUNK Alive 2007 Virgin
2 RADIOHEAD In Rainbows ATO
3 LOW LOW LOW LA LA LA LOVE LOVE LOVE Ends Of June Other Electricities
4 WHITE RABBITS Fort Nightly Say Hey
5 PETER AND THE WOLF The Ivory Palms Whiskey And Apples
6 CRASH THAT TOOK ME Orchestrated Kaleidoscopes Idol
7 EFTERKLANG Parades Leaf
8 TUNNG Good Arrows Thrill Jockey
9 FISHBOY Albatross: How We Failed To Save The Lone Star State With The Power Of Rock And Roll Happy Happy Birthday To Me
10 KATE NASH Made Of Bricks Fiction-Geffen
11 YEASAYER All Hour Cymbals We Are Free
12 GRIZZLY BEAR Friend [EP] Warp
13 BONNIE PRINCE BILLY Ask Forgiveness Drag City
14 AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR Sirens Of Titan Self-Released
15 WIRE Read And Burn 03 Pink Flag
16 GENTLEMAN AUCTION HOUSE The Rules Were Handed Down Self-Released
17 LUPE FIASCO The Cool Atlantic-1st & 15th
18 PHOSPHORESCENT Pride Dead Oceans
19 RUCKUS ROBOTICUS Playing With Scratches Grease
20 FOG Ditherer Lex
21 MUSCLES Guns Babes Lemonade Modular
22 TULLYCRAFT Every Scene Needs A Center Magic Marker
23 BUCK 65 Situation Strange Famous
24 HEALTH Health Lovepump United
25 BUREAU We Make Plans In Secret Self-Released
26 LEWIS AND CLARKE Blasts Of Holy Birth La Société Expéditionnaire
27 WHY? The Hollows [EP] Anticon
28 A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS A Place To Bury Strangers Killer Pimp
29 BLACK SWANS Change! La Société Expéditionnaire
30 ALOHA Light Works Polyvinyl
...And for our own jollies we'll throw you our Top 5 adds...
1 MAGNETIC FIELDS Distortion Nonesuch
2 SOUNDTRACK Juno Rhino
3 RIVERS CUOMO Alone: The Home Recordings Of Rivers Cuomo Geffen
4 TENDER FOREVER Wider K
5 WHITE, BLUE, YELLOW AND CLOUDS White, Blue, Yellow And Clouds I And Ear
until next week.....
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
TIGHT PANTS SYNDROME
Tight Pants Syndrome is a pop-rock band from the mighty city on the mighty Mississippi River, St. Louis, MO. Most people might not think of St. Louis as a place where good music is coming from, but it is. It is a very strong scene and with the improvement of several clubs, college radio, and a collective of like-minded musicians St. Louis may very well become the next big city to hit it big in the indie music world.
Tight Pants Syndrome sounds similar to the Elephant 6 Collective bands like The Minders, Apples In Stereo, and Dressy Bessy. Like the E6 bands, Tight Pants Syndrome channels the pure pop power possessed by the Kinks, Rolling Stones, and early Beatles. They are fun and will make you want to dance! They have already been chosen as the Best Pop Act in St. Louis by the Riverfront Times and have an album you can only get at their shows.
They are playing a show in St. Louis on Jan. 29 at Cicero's. If you are planning on being in the area look it up!
You can download a few tracks at their Myspace page!
Polyphonic Spree "We Crawl" Music Video
Recently, as in last week, The Polyphonic Spree released a new music video for their song We Crawl from their latest album The Fragile Army. The concept was a bit unusual. The director gave the 20 plus member band a few cameras and told them to film whatever they wanted. The end result is a mixture of scenes from ordinary life. The video captures the members doing things such as bathing their child to riding their bike. Basically it sounds really uncool, but it shows that these misunderstood people are just like anyone else who do the same things day in and day out. So here it is for your enjoyment!
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Modico, Black Tie Dynasty & The Crash That Took Me - Jan. 19, 2008 at The Opolis
Make a trek down to Norman this Saturday, Jan. 19 for a few great bands. Modico, from Norman, will be headlining with support from Dallas/Ft. Worth bands Black Tie Dynasty and The Crash That Took Me. Amazing music at an amazing venue. It's All-Ages and only $7 and the fun starts at 9:30pm!
KXZY is giving a pair of tickets away to one lucky winner this week. If you are interested please email your name with the subject BLACK TIE DYNASTY TICKETS to kxzy_radio@hotmail.com. We will be drawing a winner on Friday afternoon. Good luck!
Here is a preview of what to expect:
Modico
Black Tie Dynasty:
The Crash That Took Me:
Buy Their Records:
The Crash That Took Me - Orchestrated Kaleidoscopes
Black Tie Dynasty - Movements
Black Tie Dynasty - This Stays Between Us
Black Tie Dynasty/[DARYL] - Bloody Basin EP
Thursday, January 10, 2008
We Want You!
So here you are at the new and improving KXZY website. We thank you for stopping by to check us out. But this online cyber relationship needs to move to the next level.....if you're cool with that.
So....I urge you to stop by JB101 on Sunday, Jan. 13 at 6pm for our first meeting of the Spring term. We need help. If you are interested in joining our community of music lovers to either spread your music love or to help make it possible for others to spread their knowledge you should join us. We don't ask much, just a little bit of time, a positive attitude and the desire to have fun.
KXZY is in it's 15th year of life at OSU and we have gone from a small weekly operation to a daily 24hr internet radio station. We offer hands on experience in all aspects of the radio business and can make you the envy of all of your friends.
So....Jan. 13! This Sunday! 6pm! JB101! Stop in and join the KXZY team!
If you need more information send an email to kxzy_radio@hotmail.com
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
MOM
Each Wednesday we will feature a story on a band that very few people have heard of. They will tend to be bands from Oklahoma or bordering states. So for the first installment we are featuring Denton, Texas band, Mom.
Mom is a relatively new band and they create some of the most breathtakingly beautiful music similar to the likes of Panda Bear, Eluvium, and Album Leaf. It is not unusual for a band like Mom to emerge from Denton, TX since the University of North Texas (located in Denton) is a world renowned music school. Denton has a rich tradition for churning out great music whether it is Jazz, Rock, Alt-Country, Electronic, or Classical. With bands like The Eagles, Centro-Matic, Midlake, Tripping Daisy, Chomsky, and Fishboy all claiming Denton as there jumping off point, Mom certainly set themselves apart from the rest of the current music community.
This past summer Mom released their first proper album, Little Brite, on Dallas label, Pancakes For Mattie and has since been asked to play with Beach House and Papercuts on March 8 in Denton, open for Les Savy Fav and join the Lymbyc System tour. They were also asked by SXSW to come play without even applying. So things are looking good for the guys in Mom.
Check Mom out live:
Jan. 18 @ The Loft in the Paladium Ballroom in Dallas, TX (w/ Les Savy Fav)
Feb. 2 @ And/Or Gallery in Dallas, TX
Feb. 22 @ Lola's in Fort Worth, TX (w/ Lymbyc System & this Will Destroy You)
Feb. 23 @ Monks in Abeiline, TX (w/ Lymbyc System & this Will Destroy You)
Mar. 8 @ Hailey's in Denton, TX (w/ Beach House and Papercuts)
Little Brite can be purchased at Good Records
Check out Mom on myspace or their record label Pancakes For Mattie!
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Yo Gabba Gabba!
I am going to do my best to update this everyday or nearly daily...
So....last weekend I was introduced to famed kids show Yo! Gabba Gabba. I must say it was awesome. It's trippy and funny and has good music. Check out a clip here:
So speaking of kid related entertainment check out this video of The Trachtenberg Family Slideshow Players. It is a band made up of a Mom [slides/costumes], Dad [multi-instrumentalist and lead vocals] and their Daughter [the drummer].
Sticking with the kid theme, check out Gustafer Yellowgold!
Enjoy! I'll have something fun tomorrow. Stay tuned!
KXZY January 8, 2008 CMJ TOP 30 and TOP 5 ADDS
TOP 30
1 EFTERKLANG Parades Leaf
2 GRIZZLY BEAR Friend [EP] Warp
3 FOG Ditherer Lex
4 DAFT PUNK Alive 2007 Virgin
5 RADIOHEAD In Rainbows Self-Released
6 LOW LOW LOW LA LA LA LOVE LOVE LOVE Ends Of June Other Electricities
7 A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS A Place To Bury Strangers Killer Pimp
8 WHITE RABBITS Fort Nightly Say Hey
9 BUCK 65 Situation Strange Famous
10 HEALTH Health Lovepump United
11 WEEN La Cucaracha Rounder
12 LEWIS AND CLARKE Blasts Of Holy Birth La Société Expéditionnaire
13 CRASH THAT TOOK ME Orchestrated Kaleidoscopes Idol
14 WHY? The Hollows [EP] Anticon
15 YEASAYER All Hour Cymbals We Are Free
16 MUSCLES Guns Babes Lemonade Modular
17 FISHBOY Albatross: How We Failed To Save The Lone Star State With The Power Of Rock And Roll Happy Happy Birthday To Me
18 TUNNG Good Arrows Thrill Jockey
19 OCTOPUS PROJECT Hello, Avalanche Peek-A-Boo
20 AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR Sirens Of Titan Self-Released
21 ROBERT POLLARD Coast To Coast Carpet Of Love Merge
22 BUREAU We Make Plans In Secret Self-Released
23 PETER AND THE WOLF The Ivory Palms Whiskey And Apples
24 BONNIE PRINCE BILLY Ask Forgiveness Drag City
25 BLACK SWANS Change! La Société Expéditionnaire
26 GENTLEMAN AUCTION HOUSE The Rules Were Handed Down Self-Released
27 BELL HOLLOW Foxgloves Five03
28 PHOSPHORESCENT Pride Dead Oceans
29 TULLYCRAFT Every Scene Needs A Center Magic Marker
30 BOAT Let's Drag Our Feet Magic Marker
TOP 5 ADDS
1 RUCKUS ROBOTICUS Playing With Scratches Grease
2 KATE NASH Made Of Bricks Fiction-Geffen
3 LUPE FIASCO The Cool Atlantic-1st & 15th
4 MOTION SICK The Truth Will Catch You, Just Wait Naked Ear
5 CHEYENNE The Whale Self-Released
Monday, January 7, 2008
...And We Begin Again or 2008 Is Bound To Be Great
10. Polyphonic Spree - Fragile Army DOWNLOAD> Running Away
9. The Earlies - Enemy Chorus DOWNLOAD> No Love In Your Heart
8. Cloud Cult - The Meaning of 8 DOWNLOAD> Take Your Medicine
7. Japancakes - Loveless DOWNLOAD> Only Shallow
6. Tunng - Good Arrows STREAM> Bullets
5. Panda Bear - Person Pitch DOWNLOAD> Comfy In Nautica
4. Efterklang - Parades DOWNLOAD> Cutting Ice Into Snow
3. Akron/Family - Love Is Simple DOWNLOAD> Phenomena
2. Eluvium - Copia DOWNLOAD> Prelude For Time Feelers
1. Caribou - Andorra DOWNLOAD> Melody Day
2008 already looks pretty promising with new releases from Bob Mould (formerly of Husker DU), Stephen Malkmus, Magnetic Fields, Chris Walla (Of Death Cab For Cutie), Lupe Fiasco, Super Furry Animals, Vampire Weekend, Cat Power, Rivers Cuomo, Evangelicals, Kunek, Colourmusic, Mayola, Helio Sequence, The Deathray Davies, Radar Brothers, Kate Nash, King of Prussia, Mars Volta, Bon Iver, Gentleman Auction House, John Hardy and the Public, REM, Destroyer, Mia Dio Todd, Black Keys, Hot Chip, Black Mountain, Xiu Xiu, Beach House, Ghostland Observatory, Girl Talk, and many many more!