8/10 NME review of "The Blow" Out today in Europe! The Blow came close to the zenith of DIY pop perfection in 2006 with ‘Paper Television’. One album and one year later, singer and songwriter Khaela Maricich’s first mate Jona Bechtolt jumped ship to focus on Yacht. Now, with Melissa Dyne by her side, Maricich returns. And Dyne’s rudimentary instrumentation is spacious enough to give due attention to her singer’s witty lyrics (“Since I got jumped by The Girl Of The Month Club/I ascended from dumper to dumper” on ‘I Tell Myself Everything’). The duo are specialists in shining a […]

Listen to Kimmy and Skyler from Beach Day on this week's episode of Vinyl Dungen brought to you by Radio Nowhere in the UK. Here they talk about recording their first album "Trip Trap Attack" and play some of their favorite records.

Bleeding Rainbow's Drift Away soundtracks Patagonia surf vid Kind of makes me wish I knew how to surf. Or at least plan a trip to Mexico. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_-TNCxSVzI  

So if you’ve ever stared at a blank page/canvas/screen/stage and felt paralyzed with fear, or wanted to throw something you made across the room, this video is for you. read more at Rookie Mag

"I Love You" is from the album 'Correct Behavior' Watch the ad here   Download from iTunes    

Check out Xray Eyeballs in the new Thrasher video. There are some insane rippers on there. Especially Tom Remillard.

Rolling Stone is hosting a free mp3s of Beach Day's cover of “Dracula’s Daughter.” The song was originally recorded in 1964 by Screaming Lord Sutch, and written by Alan Zeffert & Tony Day. Beach Day recorded the song in North Miami with Kramer (Galaxie 500, Low) and had it mixed by Jim Diamond (White Stripes, Dirtbombs, Sonics). You can read more about it at Rolling Stone. Starting tomorrow, you could also "LIKE" Beach Day's Facebook page to download the song until it's available on iTunes 10/29. Beach Day tell Under The Radar Magazine about their favorite and worst Halloween costumes. […]

...talk about gear, live performance and women producers   "Khaela Maririch has been inventing new sound, be it in her spartan, lo-fi missives as Get The Hell Out Of The Way Of The Volcano, or early recordings as the Blow. As that project has evolved, especially when she joined forces with Jona Brechtolt (now of YACHT) for 2006′s Paper Television, she’s flipped the idea of what to expect from synth-pop. Whether it was the trembling riffs of the album’s buoyant “Parentheses” or the drumline-heavy “The Long List Of Girls” (which Maririch referred to as her “Beyoncé song” at a 2005 performance […]