Well, mostly. If you owned all of the Record Machine's releases from the past year, then you'd have all the MP3s you need. But this is a good start. To end the year, RM owner Nathan Reusch has passed us a slew of MP3s 'n stuff from his local label's cornucopia of indie-pop.
State Bird
MP3: "I Saw The Light" from Mostly Ghostly
MP3: "The Golden Glowing Mask" from Mostly Ghostly
MP3: "I Don't Love You Anymore" from 4 New Songs
ZIP: 4 New Songs EP
Interstates
MP3: "Uniforms Forever" from Run
Some bands just can't catch a break. Lawrence's the Billions will likely go down in history as one of those bands, but that won't temper the memories of their joyous shows and catchy-as-heck albums.
R.I.P., The Billions (1996-2009)
Sam Billen, Dan Billen, Ken Komiya, and Jared Bowes will perform their final show as the Billions this Saturday, April 18, at the Bottleneck (minus guitarist Simon Bates, who has been too busy running the new burger bar at Dempsey's Pub). The group hasn't performed
Lots of new tunes from local label the Record Machine, whom I've loved ever since they released the James Dean Trio's Getting Scary six years ago. They do quality work, these kids.
First up is a proper EP from former Billions frontman Sam Billen. It's called Tokyo Sessions, and it's a teaser for a full-length coming later this year. The Record Machine says:
"Sam Billen took a family vacation in June of 2009 to visit his in-laws in Tokyo. While he was there, he decided to buy an inexpensi
Alright, we'll get right to the gravy: Submit the best remix of Capybara's "The Wimp," and you will win your own World's Largest Gummy Bear!
"The World's Largest Gummy Bear is the lion of the candy world. There is no candy more magnificent or more powerful. This five-pound beast is the equivalent of 1,400 regular sized gummy bears and packs a whopping 12,600 calories," says authorized WLGB retailer Vat 19.
"I want to go to there," says you.
The details: To celebrate the release
We've recently clued you in to the upcoming Deastro performance opening for Max Tundra at Cazr Bar. We've also given you the skinny on Sam Billen's new album, Headphones and Cellphones.
What in the hell does a Kansas City electro-pop artist have to do with a touring electronic artist named after a GI Joe character? Not only do they both bring indie to electronic music in beautifully crafted songs, but the Record Machine was kind enough to provide for us a meeting of those two amazing ch
