Archive for February, 2009
Friday, February 27th, 2009
Friday, February 27, 10 PM
The Dead Girls w/ The Sexy Accident, Air Wave the Messenger
The Brick, 1727 McGee, Kansas City, Mo.
Review by Pete Dulin. The title track “Hair Trigger” demonstrates the bravado of Hawk and Longbottom leading on guitar as Melin lays out a hard-pounding rhythm on drums. Within the space of three-and-a-half minutes, the guys mark their territory with well-placed guitar licks and power vocals that push harmony to the forefront.
The Dead Girls – Coming on Strong
The Dead Girls – Deceptive Eyes
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Tags: 2009, coming on strong, deceptive eyes. hair trigger ep, review, the dead girls
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Wednesday, February 11th, 2009
New review in the Pitch today! Click here for full review and mp3 of “Tied to the Tracks.”
It seems Lawrence’s the Dead Girls (formerly Dead Girls Ruin Everything) have already taken Obama’s message of change to heart. Most obvious, of course, is the lopped-off moniker, but perhaps more significant is the Hair Trigger EP, the band’s first album in three years, and the first of three planned releases for 2009. Whereas the band’s previous full-length, What a Perfect Ending, was a frequently unpredictable mass of pop-rock energy, Trigger is a much more refined sugar. The vigor is still there, but cleaner production, subtle harmonies and a few softer edges on the instrumentation – especially in the full, rich acoustic guitars – prove that these boys can clean up nice. If this EP is any indication, the Dead Girls’ maturation is a change we can believe in. – Aaron Ladage
Tags: dead girls, dead girls ruin everything, ep, hair trigger, power pop, the dead girls, thedeadgirlsproject
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Saturday, February 7th, 2009
Hello all of you rockers! JoJo from the Dead Girls here. So tonight is the night, as the great Neil Young said. The night you can see the Dead Girls live at the Replay, celebrating the release of the Hair Trigger EP.
But this won’t be your typical Dead Girls show. Don’t worry, they’ll be plenty of guitar-driven rock songs and vociferous drums, but there will be one thing missing; my index finger. Unfortunately, I am a moron. In my moronical morning state about a week ago, I was making fun of my brother for having joked around with his finger and a hand-held juicer blender the night before. In the middle of my charade, while still wiping the slip from my eyes, the juicer came to life and took the tip of my index finger as its first victim. You can see the photo at the bottom of this post, but I warn you, they are not for the squeamish. (more…)
Tags: 3 fingers, bloody finger, cd release party, dead girls, dead girls ruin everything, gross pictures, lawrence, no brains, power pop, replay, rock
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Wednesday, February 4th, 2009
The Hair Trigger EP
The Dead Girls
The Hair Trigger
The best and possibly the worst attribute of a pop song is that catchy, predictable hook that stays in your head. Throw in some ear-bending guitar riffs and steady rhythms and you have The Hair Trigger, a new EP from Lawrence band The Dead Girls, previously known as Dead Girls Ruin Everything.
With each falsetto vocal and syncopated beat, The Dead Girls convey a level of proficiency and sincerity that the national pop scene lacks. The band’s experience shines through each of the album’s six tracks. The dueling guitars and harmonizing vocals of Podstar veterans JoJo Longbottom and Cameron Hawk combine with the rhythmic precision of drummer Eric Melin and bassist Nick Colby, both of the recently reunited Ultimate Fakebook. Each member of this quartet brings serious musical ability mixed with an added bonus of boyish fun. (more…)
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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Check out these raw vocal tracks and guitar licks off of the Dead Girls full-length Out of Earshot coming out in 2009! Recording a record is a collaboratory experience and we’ve been recording this one for a while. Part of The Project will be giving tracks to you to see what you come up with. So we’d like to challenge you DJs, remixers, and home-recording dweebs to download these tracks and add whatever you feel. You take it from here and become the songwriter. Send us what you come up with and we will post it on our site! Take control of your rock!
vocal harmonies from “Look at Her” coming out on Out of Earshot later in 2009.
guitarmonies from “Look at Her.”
Tags: dead girls, dead girls ruin everything, do it yourself recording, guitarmonies, look at her, the dead girls, the project, thedeadgirlsproject, thedeadgirlsproject.com, vocal harmonies
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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Hello Rockers!
I would like to welcome all of the fans of the Dead Girls and other internet browsers who have found their way to thedeadgirlsproject.com! This is our official kick-off of the website, celebrating the release of The Hair Trigger EP coming out on Feb. 3rd, the Dead Girls’ first release since hacking off their elongated former name. Be sure to pick up your copy of the new EP at records stores in L
awrence, KS, and rock shows soon to be coming to you!
The Dead Girls Project is an interactive website that lets you become the band. Whether you want to become the next aficionado at home recording or just have some fun experimenting with some different sounds…this is the website for you. Right now, under THE PROJECT tab, you can check a couple of tracks from our full length record, Out of Earshot, to be released at a later date in 2009. These tracks are now yours, so use them in any way you see fit…put ’em in a new mix that’s gonna get the kids dancing, or use them to write your own power pop song! But whatever you decide to do with them, don’t forget to share your new creations with us. Email them to thedeadgirlsproject@gmail.com and we will post them on our site! (more…)
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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
By Richard Gintowt, Pitch
If the Replacements are the guys who sang about Alex Chilton, then the Dead Girls are the guys who sang about the Replacements singing about Alex Chilton. She likes ‘Alex Chilton’ more than anything I’ve ever written, sings Dead Girl JoJo Longbottom, shouting out the seminal song on the ‘Mats Pleased to Meet Me album. There are plenty of third-generation influences coursing through the Girls’ new Hair Trigger EP, but they’re so spot-on that it’s hard to find fault. “Coming on Strong” is a fat slice of toe-tapping pop out of the Teenage Fanclub songbook, while “Sound the Alarm” nicks a few tricks from the XTC catalog. It’s a promising start to the year for the Dead Girls (formerly Dead Girls Ruin Everything), who plan to release another EP and a full-length before the 2010 ball drops.
Tags: alex chilton, dead girls ruin everything, teenage fanclub, the dead girls, the replacements
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Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Hey there kids, Cameron of the Dead Girls here. I wanted to express my ever-heightening excitement about the Dead Girls Project and thank all of you for checking it out. My favorite thing about it is that it’s not just about us–it’s about what people are doing in their musical lives, whether that be in local communities, bands, or at home writing or recording alone.
On that note, a huge part of my musical life is writing about what I listen to. I am constantly writing blogs, record reviews, lists, etc. about music I hear throughout the year, which I will posting on the Project site from now on. It’s just kind of what I do, and I do a lot of it, so…here I go!
Cheers,
Cameron
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Monday, February 2nd, 2009
I listened to a lot of music this year. A whole hell of a lot. More than probably anyone would ever want to listen to in an entire lifetime. Much of it, I didn’t care for, even though I very rarely play an album just once. In the end, it’s gratifying for me, and kind of fun. Believe me, this is about as crazy as I get…
Before I move along, I want to mention that I wrote this list and first published it on my Record Geek Heaven blog towards the end of December. I still feel good about most of it, but if I could do it again, I would definitely replace Attic Lights with Deerhunter’s “Microcastle”. Cheers!
Record Geek Heaven’s
TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2008: (more…)
Tags: 2008 music, Attic Lights, Death Cab for Cutie, Deerhoof, Deerhunter, Dr. Dog, Dungen, Fleet Foxes, Ghosty, Magnetic Fields, My Morning Jacket, Nada Surf, Republic Tigers, Sloan, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Starling Electric, Sun Kil Moon, Supergrass, The Week That Was, The Whigs, The Young Knives, Vampire Weekend, Wolf Parade
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Monday, February 2nd, 2009
Full text/podcast with tracks from the Hair Trigger EP here.
If there is a God, he/she must not be a fan of power pop. Otherwise, Dead Girls Ruin Everything wouldn’t have lost half a record to a careless intern with a trigger-happy delete finger – and very nearly lost their minds in the process.
Instead of throwing in the towel and going to Arby’s, the band responded by redoubling its efforts and knocking out 20-plus songs. Change was in the air, and the group was no longer in the mood to “Ruin Everything.” Hence, The Dead Girls kick off 2009 with a new name and a new EP. It’s the start of what figures to be a very busy year, with another EP and a full-length to follow. The band will also be firing up “The Dead Girls Project”—an interactive website wherein fans can remix new material.
Eric Melin, Nick Colby, JoJo Longbottom and Cameron Hawk stopped by to share tracks from The Hair Trigger EP and discuss the fine art of 5-for-$5 economics.
Tags: 2009 music, dead girls, dead girls ruin everything, hair trigger, power pop, the dead girls, the project, thedeadgirlsproject, thedeadgirlsproject.com
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