http://www.subterraneanblog.com The best in alternative and indie music. Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:55:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As if 2008 wasn’t a big enough year for MGMT, 2009 has gotten even bigger. Most know MGMT for the psychedelic pop chords found in songs such as "Kids." Last week, The Flaming Lips confirmed that MGMT will be among the guests appearing on their next album, Embryonic. This comes after ... http://www.subterraneanblog.com/2009/07/06/mgmt-flaming-lips-amp-sir-paul-to-boot/ Make sure you check out Subterranean tonight for a brand new episode featuring Mason Jennings. Mason will cover an entire slew of topics including his new album Blood Of Man, some of his favorite new music, as well as his recent trip to Alaska. What was Mason ... http://www.subterraneanblog.com/2009/06/25/mason-jennings-live-on-subterranean-tonight/ SubT favorites, Passion Pit, took some time from their ultra-busy dance schedule to discuss Table Manners, Burritos, Bubblegum and Lucky Charms.  Wonder if these dudes recommend dancing on a full stomach? http://www.subterraneanblog.com/2009/06/23/passion-pit-foodies/ The unofficial official sound of summer at SubT Towers has suddenly turned into a two-horse race; while Phoenix's absolutely unimpeachable "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix" has the early lead, NYC/Sweden trio Miike Snow are challenging hard from the outside. They haven't made a video yet but they recently droped into KCRW for ... http://www.subterraneanblog.com/2009/06/22/miike-snow-song-for-no-one-live-at-kcrw/ Are you guys messing with The Big Pink yet? If not I suggest you get stuck into their Myspace page and get a taste of what hyperbole kings NME call (in the nicest way possible) "a druggy, malodorous drone". If you were to find a blender large enough to safely ... http://www.subterraneanblog.com/2009/06/22/thebigpink/ We're well aware that Monday morning may not be the optimal time for Saturday night music; it's hard enough to get the week going without a bassed-out reminder of happier times aka "the weekend" slapping you in the face first thing. Sorry, but we do what we must in the ... http://www.subterraneanblog.com/2009/06/22/simian-mobile-disco-audacity-of-huge/ show|1613929| In case you missed it because you were too busy working on your "Obaminoes" mural to watch. http://www.subterraneanblog.com/2009/06/19/last-nights-show-with-tapes-n-tapes/ show||video|402343 French it-band of the moment --which is a title they seem to regain every time they release an album-- Phoenix stopped by the MTV mothership yesterday to kick out an uber-special, quasi-acoustic rendition of "1901" on It's On With Alexa Chung. They also did Letterman as well where they plugged ... http://www.subterraneanblog.com/2009/06/19/phoenix-1901-live-on-alexa-chung/ show|1614289 | From time to time we like to get all playlisty and throw more than our typical tasty morsel at you. This is nice, multi-course meal that should leave you feeling like you just had Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner in one sitting so you might think about loosing the denim ... http://www.subterraneanblog.com/2009/06/19/patrickdaughters/ Remember that video for St.Vincent's "Actor Out of Work"? The real intense one with the crying and the drama and the yadda yadda yadda? If you're like us you know it's a great song but the visual might be a bit much for your sensitive self. So take it in ... http://www.subterraneanblog.com/2009/06/18/st-vincent-actor-out-of-work-2/