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It’s not all “Grohl’s a hypocrite” this and “people in clubs are dicks” that here in the underground headquarters of YMIA. Sometimes music puts a smile on our face – lots of times actually. So, here’s where we take some time to stop pissing and moaning about Mumford and all of his many sons to expose you to some of the new songs that we believe will turn your grimace into an honest smile less of a grimace.

Take a few minutes and give these songs your ear. You’ll be better for it.

1.) Wooden Indian Burial Ground – “Helicopter”

Tour Dates:
May 7th – Portland, OR – The Know
May 8th – Seattle, WA – Sunset Tavern
May 9th – Sandpoint, ID – Downtown Crossing
May 10th – Missoula, MT – Ole Beck VFW
May 11th – Bozeman, MT – Filling Station
May 12th – Minneap...

Our friend Phil recently posted this gem while he was prepping himself for his visit to Coachella. I was in the Mercury Cafe when this happened… this fantastic show by Blur. I wasn’t in the room where it was taking place though. A conman had convinced my roommates that he worked for Virgin – and being that my roommates were aspiring musicians it was an easy con – and in exchange for letting him couch surf in our house for a couple of days would ensure our entry into the show. While I can cite several instances as being this man’s lone detractor (that is until he disappeared in the middle of the night with several items belonging to my roommates at which point everyone got on board) I must have believed him enough to not bother securing my own tickets...

By now most people have seen that Leonard Cohen was awarded Artist of the Year at this year’s Juno Awards, beating out Carly Rae Jepsen, deadmau5, and most importantly, the almighty Justin Bieber.  Of course, immediately following the award came the Twitter explosion of enraged teenybopper Beliebers exclaiming “what the flying fuck? WHO THE FUCK IS THIS LEONARD COHEN GUY!??!?!,” ready to swarm Cohen’s house pelting him with poison tipped Bieber CDs.  Leaving the rest of us shaking our heads in despair at the level of sheer ignorance of today’s youth.

But the bigger issue is not necessarily that a bunch of 12-20 year olds don’t know who Leonard Cohen is (although they could use a good smack upside the head from their mothers for that language...

Last week, myself, Jake Ryan, and a few friends (including new YMIA contributors Michael  Trundle and Kitty Vincent) headed off to Las Vegas for a DJ set at Beauty Bar one night and a live performance by Johnny Marr and New Order the next night at The Cosmopolitan. You know Marr - former Smiths, Electronic, The The, Modest Mouse, The Cribs guitarist – not to mention my personal hero.

While we were ticketed concert goers (some of us more ticketed than others as Michael and Kitty were equipped with VIP passes), we chose to watch Johnny Marr from the fortunately placed balcony from Michael and Kitty’s room, which was perched several floors above the stage...

On a short list of my heroes – and I suspect Jake Ryan’s as well -, former Smiths guitarist, Johnny Marr is sure to land. His track record for being around (and likely the cause of) the worst period of every band he’s been a part of since The Smiths*, excluding his own projects (Electronic, Johnny Marr & The Healers), does little to tarnish his legacy with me.

The man not only embodies “cool” and always has, but he also emotes through his instrument. While Johnny Marr & The Healers’ “Boomslang” wasn’t the most amazing album, it certainly had it’s high points. The last I heard of any Johnny Marr solo stuff – I believe it was in the context of being a follow up to Boomslang with The Healers – but here we have it, no Healers… Johnny Marr’s new track, The Messenger.

Sounds like a bit of Tame ...

The official video for Sulk’s debut single, “Wishes”, is now available. Give it a watch and check them out at http://www.sulktheband.com/

Several episodes of the Danger Radio Podcast back I was talking about being asked to give my thoughts on some recently recorded music. One of those bands was Hull’s DePHOT (pronounced Day-Fought). This is one of my favorite tracks from DePHOT because it’s really moody. These guys remind me a lot of Glasvegas vocally, so if you’re a Glasvegas fan you’ll likely quickly find your self attracted to DePHOT. Post your thoughts on the video in the comments below.

I love a good garage band, and if that band adds surf guitar and some pop-punk elements to the mix, even better.  Meet Persian Claws, from Burlington, Vermont.   Their sound, launched from somewhere in the 1960′s, but landing in the current decade, is fairly basic:  female lead vocals, surfy twangy guitar, bass, and drum.  They are working their way towards a first album, adding songs to their website as they are completed. You can stream that work in progress here. They have also made several videos more akin to photographic storyboards than short films.  See what I mean by watching ”Clever Way to Crawl.”

Early Pulp can be hard to love sometimes… this track makes ‘em very easy to love. It’s been floating in my head all morning and now it’ll float in yours. If you live in Britain or Europe, be sure to catch the reformed Pulp and be sure to tell us how it was…

Glad to see Tom Vek following up his well done debut from… 5 years ago? Below you’ll find the first offering from his forthcoming, Leisure Seizure album, due out this June. As you’ll hear, Mr. Vek has kept his standards up.