If Only We Were a Tad More Organized

If only we were a tad more organized, we're pretty sure we would be here tonight!


Peter Bjorn and John, responsible for making the latter half of this summer magickal, will be setting Cat's Cradle on fire this very evening. Their lively bass lines and energetic rhythms make us want to dance. They also make us want to dress better, watch public television and read more books. They're that kind of pop! This band, robbed for Best New Artist award at Sunday's VMAs like Ellen Burstyn at the 2000 Academy Awards, is worth planning ahead for. Next time, we'll be ready! (we think...) The shit is sold out for tonight, so we'll console ourselves in the knowledge that we couldn't get in even if we tried.

Click here to hear Young Folks, our favorite song to feature whistling since, well, some other song with whistling.

Oh yeah, and THEY'RE SWEDISH!

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If You Don't Care About Being Late for Work Monday

Then you should totally go to this show!

OPENING FLOWER HAPPY BIRD

August, 19 2007 at Local 506

W/ THE OCTOPUS PROJECT & CINEMECHANICA

506 West Franklin Street, Chapel Hill, 27516 Cost : $8

Seriously, we love this band. Maybe more than we love ourselves. (And that's a lot! Thanks to Dove's Campaign for Real Beauty.) Every time we go to one of their shows we up and lose our damn minds. That's how good they are. Their last album was awesome, and their new album is even awesom-er! (There's a song called "Sex Ladder" hello.) Their sound is a blend of plinky plonk, drum machine tribal thumping, and gently sculpted vocals. Check it out, check it out- don't shout. (If you have expired car registration and you feel like Dr. Richard Kimble running from Tommy Lee Jones when you drive across county lines, then go to this other show instead- it's local and should be pretty computery!)

FYI, the Local 506 is a private club, so you have to register and become a member T'REE days in advance. Fucking North Carolina legislature continues to legislate more shit up (and around) our asses...

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And The Tweens Shall Inherit The Summer (Jam)

So, on the heels of Lil Mama's immortal classic Lip Gloss (thank you Perez, but we had it first), I have found a couple new tracks that are bieng dropped just in time for Summer Jamz the world over.

Rhianna must have gotten tired of Ellen playing that damn song of hers everyday because she finally made A NEW ONE. It's called "Shut Up and Drive." This time around she seems to have taken Soft Cell back to the sample store and traded them in for Orgy. No shit ya'll. I couldn't believe it either, but it's fire. I had to change tank-tops twice!

And THIS SHIT made me question my sobriety when i not only saw and heard, but ENJOYED IT! Somehow Avril Lavigne took time off from makin my butt itch to recruit Lip Glossy Lil Mama to remix her POS anthem "Girlfriend." And the results.....I'm too embarrassed to share, but go to Idolator, take a listen, then decide for your self.

Then come to the Spelling Bea tonight and call me a sell out!

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Stone(d) Lawn Concert Review: Buttons and Birds

Friday the 13th, we avoided curses and bad luck and topped off an incident-free day by catching the WUAG sponsored show on the Stone Lawn at UNCG. We are going to launch an investigation of this "lawn" since we spent several hours there, but still don't know if it is made of stone, or if it actually exists.

The Bands: Adam Thorn and the Top Buttons and Opening Flower Happy Bird
The Sounds: referencing decades past (60s and 80s respectively) whilst forging new and enduring forms from musical scrap metal
The Highlights: (they're easy to read, like Highlights Magazine!)

*The lawns of UNCG are well cared for, and the grassy, springy topsoil is good for dance moves that would otherwise be impossible or banned on hard surfaces (and probably should be banned anyway!) Headstands were even attempted. And regretted....

We love to DANCE!

*Rhythm and pitch were spot on from the Topbuttons. Their playing is tight!

*Current cast of the 'Buttons includes Adam Thorn, Tim LaFollette, and Michael Sileno. Speaking of casts, a Top Buttons show is a lot like a well-rehearsed West Side Story. Their talent shines through cause there's never a musical pirrouette out of place.

*We can't wait for Adam Thorn to kick over a big old amp!

*Opening Flower Happy Bird sounded AMAZING- we still don't know how they do it with only the one or two (or possibly three?) people in the band!

*We think OFHB should be on all radio stations all the time. Even the ones the astronauts listen to in Spacelab. They would sound AWESOME in space!

*It was cold like ice Friday night, but the bands played on bravely, without even a space heater to chase the chill.

The Topbuttons are local, so Triad folks should try to catch 'em again. Check their Myspace page, they'll be playing the Werehouse soon! Click back soon to HypePipe to listen to our exclusive interview with Opening Flower Happy Bird. THANK YOU GOOD NIGHT!

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Jam the Tate Street- With the Lisps!

This is The Lisps, JAMMING THE FUCK out of the Tate Street Festival. See that tambourine? That's what we're talkin' about! Wooo!


And this is the Official interview with the band. They kept it light, fun, and fast. Which is why we love them. We know you always wanted to know what cell phone carriers the famous and beautiful people use. That's why we ask.



Cesar Alvarez, singer and Greensboro native, is clearly the hot ember around which the brightly burning camp fire of The Lisps was built. Band members Sammy Tunis, Jeremy Hoevenaar, and Eric Farber increase the heat and keep the air smoke free. After a friendly chat, during which we also discovered their preference for bangs that are neither too whispy nor too blunt, we noticed that Jeremy and lady friend, Ann, were drinking colored drinks through huge straws, which can only mean one thing: BUBBLE TEA! Boba House Bubble Tea- damn we were happy to see that bubble tea lives and breathes despite our city lacking a central China Town. Our faith in music and Greensboro have been restored by this affable and talented band. Shake your stuff, Lisps!

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It's Not Me, It's You

I wouldn't tell you if it weren't already raining sausages on HypePipe today....

Listen to this joint here. If you haven't heard it already, it will change your life!

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Opening Flower Happy Bird

HYPEPIPE LOVES OPENING FLOWER HAPPY BIRD!!!!!!!!!!

We love them even more than Sparks itself. And you will too. If you don't know them already, just know that they are awesome, they have a new album out, and they're coming to Greensboro SOON. (like, this Friday soon) We think they may be wiccan, because they have cast a spell on us! Read the complete review of their new CD, "The Projectionist" here.

HypePipe made a trip to an OFHB show in Chapel Hill recently where we learned that the members of the band (all two or three of em) have the saintly patience of angels for not throwing our dumb asses out of their show. (They let us stay despite our dangerous dancing; our chaperone took us out and called the taxi when we started fighting, each other). Even if you don't like to fight, they are a phenomenal live act and deserve the large following we're certain they are going to have. GO SEE THIS BAND!

Live Show in Greensboro
April 13th, 2007 8:00pm UNCG
Stone Lawn in front of Michael Jackson Library

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Punk Out With Your Junk Out

Flying Anvilites are spreading the word (i.e. posting myspace bulletins) about the first show at a new space for music, and presumably fans of music, called Square One. And we're passing on the hype just like we told you we would.

FRIDAY, MARCH 30TH

H.T.M.L. (Pittsburgh Ebullition style hardcore)

BUILDINGS TO DUST (Washed-Up Greensboro punx)

SUGAR ON SHIT (Drums/Accordion+Wine Jugs)

Doors at 8:30pm, Cover $4

SQUARE ONE 1400 Glennwood (corner of Glenwood/Grove)

Glennwood- it's like the Brooklyn of Greensboro, except not! So we call it WEE-BROOKLYN!

The Fat Boys doing "The Burger Pattern" on Square One

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