The Modern Age

NAME: The Ettes
HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, CA via NYC
WEBSITE: http://www.theettes.com/

NAME: Charlotte Hatherley
HOMETOWN: London, United Kingdom
WEBSITE: http://www.charlottehatherley.com/

NAME: Pull In Emergency
HOMETOWN: London, United Kingdom
WEBSITE: http://bandwagon.co.uk/band/+Pull+In+Emergency

Photo by Flash Louis Photography

NAME: These New Puritans
HOMETOWN: Southend, United Kingdom
WEBSITE: http://www.thesenewpuritans.com/

Photo by Andrew Kendall
HOW I HEARD ABOUT THEM: I saw a photo of them on Andrew Kendall’s web site and wondered who they were.
LATEST RELEASE: Pluvial [EP on Angular Records]
SONG LISTENED TO: “Elvis”
WHAT THEY SOUND LIKE: Like nothing else out there right now. Confusing, but in a good [...]

This is the pirate radio edition of Band of the Day, hosted by BSB and dhs. On to today’s selection…
NAME: Cobretti
HOMETOWN: Brooklyn, NY
WEBSITE: http://www.cobrettinyc.com

HOW I HEARD ABOUT THEM: These guys slay it in loft parties across Brooklyn right under your nose. We heard about them from a professional, Mr. Jason Gould.
SONG LISTENED TO: “Brought [...]

NAME: The Blood Arm
HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, California, United States
WEBSITE: http://www.thebloodarm.com/

HOW I HEARD ABOUT THEM: My friend Sarah had one of their songs set as her Myspace page theme song.
LATEST RELEASE: Lie Lover Lie [BUY]
SONG LISTENED TO: “Suspicious Character” [DOWNLOAD the A Faulty Mechanism Remix]
WHAT THEY SOUND LIKE: Holy Franz Ferdinand, Batman! This [...]

NAME: Pop Levi
HOMETOWN: Liverpool, United Kingdom
WEBSITE: http://www.poplevi.com

HOW I HEARD ABOUT THEM: The Backseat Blogger told me I would like them.
LATEST RELEASE: The Return To Form Black Magick Party [Comes out Feb 12, 2007 BUY]
SONG LISTENED TO: “Sugar Assault Me Now” [LISTEN]
WHAT THEY SOUND LIKE: Someone loves T. Rex. That someone is me. And Pop [...]

NAME: Dustin’s Bar Mitzvah
HOMETOWN: Acton, London, United Kingdom
WEBSITE: http://www.dustins.co.uk/

HOW I HEARD ABOUT THEM: I was checking out the top “indie” bands on Myspace and they were number 19. And apparently they are huge in Japan.
LATEST RELEASE: Get Your Mood On
SONG LISTENED TO: “Kick Him Out” [LISTEN]
WHAT THEY SOUND LIKE: The drunk poor man’s Arctic Monkeys. [...]

NAME: Duchess Says
HOMETOWN: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
WEBSITE: http://www.duchesssays.com/

HOW I HEARD ABOUT THEM: They left a comment for me one one of the Band of the Day posts.
LATEST RELEASE: Budgie Laboratories
SONG LISTENED TO: “Black Flag” [MP3]
WHAT THEY SOUND LIKE: Early 80s Madonna meets Le Tigre. Dancy, fun, and a bit riotous. Would make for a great dance [...]

NAME: The Holloways
HOMETOWN: London, Holloway, United Kingdom
WEBSITE: http://www.the-holloways.com/

HOW I HEARD ABOUT THEM: I was listening to my friend Imran’s awesome BBC 6 music radio show called This Music Week and The Holloways were doing a cover of “Starman” [MP3] in honor of David Bowie’s birthday.
LATEST RELEASE: So This Is Great Britain? [TVT Records, BUY]
SONG [...]