Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: With Propagandhi's fifth album due in early 2009, it's a good time to examine the band's back catalog in anticipation. Propagandhi: "Die Jugend Marschiert" [mp3] from Potemkin City Limits Propagandhi: "A Speculative Fiction" [mp3]...
prefix (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
Of the indie labels that started in the late ‘80s and are still in operation today (Matador, Touch & Go, Sub Pop), Merge’s path to veneration was a winding one. ...
Organizing Grievances (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
SCORE! Merge is 20! I must own this boxed set, if only as penance for being such a Superchunk-a-dummy, and of course for the Scharpling and Wurster materials. Andrew Earles has won himself a long-due place on my "everyday reads" blogroll. Need proof? Note his forthcoming Hüsker Dü book, his hipping me to the new Unsolved Mysteries series, and of course this insane spree on Matador Records' Matablog....
donewaiting.com (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
… you knew the setlist in advance? All the Smashing Pumpkins reviews recently have gotten me thinking … people seem to be pissed that their set consists primarily of stuff from the most recent album (call it the Pumpkins Chinese Democracy if you want since it’s basically a Corgan solo album). If the fans knew in [...]
Matablog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Click on image for larger view. This is the one-sheet for Superchunk’s second album, OLE-035, No Pocky For Kitty, now available on Merge. A one-sheet is industryspeak for a retail sell-sheet. They are to be distinguished from bios, which are directed at press and tend to be more serious (and more frequently vetted by bands, if [...]
JamsBio (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Before even discussing this album, you have to give New York based indie powerhouse Matador Records some serious credit for choosing an ingenious method for unveiling their newest team player, Jay Lindsey (aka Jay Reatard.)
Listening Post (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
If John McCain wins this election, it won't have been thanks to the music community. With less than 24 hours to go until Election Day, America's recording artists continue to urge people to vote -- and, overwhelmingly, to vote for...
Cybergrass (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
/MOTS/ -- Country Music Hall of Famer Charlie Louvin will perform in the Music on the Square Winter Concert Series November 14 at 7:30 p.m. Music on the Square' winter concerts are held in the Historic Jonesborough Visitors Center, 117 Boone Street. Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at the Visitors Center or charged by phone at 423-753-1010. Seating is limited! Call for reservations now! ...
Fl color promo a img fl color promo (Free subscription) | 02/11/2008
Hard Rock Kicx Announces theImagine Theres No Hunger. THE RACE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE JOHN McCAIN REPUBLICAN NOMINEE. Images of Benicar infantry moving under fire and. What did you think of the concert. It could not have been better. And then everyone stood up in their seats so. I’m, and i’ve loved everything [...]
Mann's World (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
(Billy Bragg, Saturday, Nov. 1) THIS WEEK'S SHOWS Friday, Oct. 31: Halloween Party with Straight 8's , Tremors and Killer Filler , Slim's Straight 8's and Killer Filler are both rockabilly/surf bands from Hillsborough. The Tremors are from Greensboro. Friday, Oct. 31: The Avett Brothers , War Memorial Auditorium, Greensboro Once again, the Avetts are putting on a sold out show. Next thing you know,...
JamsBio (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
Sometimes it's best for "regular Joes" to stay out of the political mudfight of an election. Here are 12 songs lovingly compiled in honor of our new national celebrity, Joe the Plumber.
Hi Fidelity (Free subscription) | 13/10/2008
Guess what? A playlist! Side A Elvis Costello-Less Than Zero Belle & Sebastian-Stars of Track and Field Band of Horses-Funeral Superchunk-Like a Fool Cherry Twister-She's in Love Again Mates of State-Get Better Beat Happening-Godsend TL/RX-Me and Mia Silkworm-Enough is Enough Death Cab for Cutie-Steadier Footing/A Movie Script Ending Side B Get Up Kids-Don't Hate Me Go Back Snowball-Never Forget Where...
JamsBio (Free subscription) | 11/10/2008
Leave it to Merge Records head honcho and Superchunk vet Mac McCaughan to label a two disc set of rarities a “small history.” A double disc set comprised of 44 songs - that’s an entire career for most bands.
Tiny Mix Tapes (Free subscription) | 01/10/2008
Von HayesEvident Eyelid[State Capital; 2008] indie rock, power-pop Guided by Voices, Superchunk, The Replacements Longtime Phillies outfielder Von Hayes unwittingly lends his name to this East Coast four-piece, who knock out punchy, lo-fi indie rock. Evident Eyelid, the band’s 20-track debut, is a homemade four-track recording in the honored tradition of old Guided by Voices, Sebadoh, and Superchunk....
andPOP.com News (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
New Pornographers frontman Carl Newman is set to release his second solo album, "Get Guilty," on Jan. 20. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
