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Albert Hammond Jr Is All About Style

Black Seal — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:35:27 +0000

Currently working on the Strokes album, Albert Hammond Jr is also working on a side project. This time, the project is not a solo album but a new clothing line. The line was made for the LA store Confederacy and specializes in suits for men. The suits are tailored thin, some with cool vests, and come in a variety of rich colors and fabrics.

We wish Albert the best of luck and congratulate him on his new line.

Concert Posters We Dig

Black Seal — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:23:10 +0000

Marq Spusta makes amazing concert posters. We found him on the blog “Muzzle of Bees” featured artist this week. Spusta’s designs are inventive and full of life, with a whimsical imagination.

We love the one for Black Moth Super Rainbow and School of Seven Bells, as shown above.

The Smith Westerns at CMJ

Black Seal — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:12:14 +0000

The Smith Westerns really know how to play music. On the second floor of Pianos on Saturday, October 24th for the Brooklyn Vegan day party, the room became crowded with eager fans of these Chicago boys.

Mid-set, the boys called out “We are the Smith Westerns and we are 13!” Nothing about their set revealed their age. Their lyrics, instrumental abilities, and stage presence reflected a mature band. The stand out song of the set was “Be My Girl”, full of reverb, slow electric guitar rifts and 70’s psychedelic rock with a hint of shoegaze.

Nowhere Boy

Black Seal — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:34:24 +0000

The film Nowhere Boy, directed by Sam Taylor-Wood, focuses on the childhood of John Lennon. The film takes place in Lennon’s birthplace Liverpool, as shown on the set above. Aaron Johnson, a British actor, plays the young Lennon. The movie shows his life before the Beatles, including where Lennon met Paul McCartney and started the band “Quarrymen”.

Nowhere Boy was adapted from the book by Lennon’s half-sister entitled “Imagine This: Growing Up With My Brother John Lennon”. Lennon is shown being raised by his mother Julia and his Aunt Mimi, played by Kristen Scott-Thomas.

Goldfrapp is going to help with the film’s music. The film will be released in the U.K. on December 25th, but no U.S. release date is set yet.

The Union Line on Spin.com!

Black Seal — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:30:02 +0000

Spin reviewed their best pictures from this year’s CMJ 2009.

The Union Line made one of the 16 best from this year.

Glow in the Dark

Black Seal — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:45:28 +0000

So everyone may be hating on Kanye still after the Tay Swift incident. Although we may not be promoting him at the moment, we are digging the new book “Glow in the Dark”. Spike Jonze followed Kanye on his tour this year, capturing monumental and beautiful photographs. This book is almost 300 pages, which includes around 400 photos, a record of unreleased music and personal interviews.

Vinyl Grows in Brooklyn

Black Seal — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:20:27 +0000

Kemado Records, one of our favorite New York labels, has opened a Vinyl shop/recording studio in Brooklyn. Along with it’s imprint Mexican Summers, Co-Op 87 opened during CMJ last week. This small store sells their own roster’s vinyl, as well as some artists distributed through other New York indie labels. The store also includes a recording studio, which uses a hybrid analog-digital system. This studio is open for other bands to rent out, but is designated for Kemado’s own bands. During this years CMJ, Kemado’s artists showcases were recorded live in order to be released later on. Small Black, as shown above, were one of the artists first to play at the shop.

The Union Line live on KEXP

Black Seal — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:44:53 +0000

The Union Line’s first CMJ is off to a productive start. On Monday, they performed live on KEXP on John Richard’s show, hosted live from New York. Tonight will be their third live show at the Spin Magazine party taking place at Highline Ballroom. Hope to see you there at 8:30pm!

Who is jj?

Black Seal — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:39:10 +0000

We may never know who jj is, but we do not care. We love jj’s music and the mystery behind it. The new video for “Things will never be the same again/intermezzo/my love” is pretty epic. Watch it below.