The Guardian Music blog (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
Everett True: From Billboard writer to major label CEO, Danny Goldberg's fascinating biography details his encounters with some of rock'n'roll's greatest talents – Neil Young, Patti Smith, Kurt Cobain, and, er, Kiss?
Stereogum (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
The setup: High School Record , written/directed/photographed by Ben Wolfinsohn (who also did the Friends Forever documentary), is a film about a senior at an art high school who decides to document his last year there with his video camera. The flick's an official selection at Sundance, SXSW, NY Underground, etc. It also stars many of our favorite L.A.-area musicians. For instance, the accompanying...
Indie MP3 (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
Cineplexx ’s (Sebastian Litmanovich) new album with contributions from Duglas Stewart (BMX Bandits), Norman Blake (Teenage Fanclub), Jad Fair (Half Japanese), Federico Aubele & more... The press release goes on to add: Cineplexx presents Picnic, a gorgeous Spanish-language record of beautiful harmonies and lush instrumentation similar to Belle & Sebastian a la The Boy with the Arab Strap, the swaying...
Little Hokum Rag (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Heads Up: Jad Fair's papercuts are on display for the month of September in NYC at Cake Shop, 152 Ludlow. It looks like he will be giving a performance as well on Sept. 26. Jad Fair That reminds me, I received the best stuff from his brother, David Fair, in the mail not that long ago and I've been meaning to write a special post about him, too. These brothers are both so talented at paper cutting,...
Mark Maynard (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
Here’s a hot tip for all of my readers in New York. I just got an email from my friend Jad . He’s got an art show running now at a place in the city called Cake Shop (152 Ludlow), and he’ll be performing there the evening of September 26. If you’ve never seen Jad play, you should check him out. Between his paper cuts and his music , I’m sure you’ll have a great time. And, as if that weren’t enough,...
Music Musings and Miscellany (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
Big Kid Now is a six track EP by San Francisco post-folk singer-songwriter Adam Balbo. It’s a varied, brisk collection of droll, lo-fi pop that refuses to take itself too seriously. The title track clatters along in a ramshackle way that is redolent of early Dylan. The drums sound like biscuit tins, but the song [...]
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
You shouldn't need more convincing of the quality of Picnic than the knowledge that Cineplexx is joined by Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub and members of Jad Fair and BMX Bandits.
DJ Martian's Page (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
New issue of The Wire is a politics and music themed issue. On the cover: Ultra-Red - Mark Fisher talks experimental music and radical politics with the multinational audio activists. Other features include interviews with Trevor Watts, Ghédalia Tazartès, Daniel Johnston and Jad Fair's Invisible Jukebox, Dusk & Blackdown, Aleks Kolkowski, Allora & Calzadilla in Cross Platform, Global Ear from Beijing,...
Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 08/03/2008
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Cracker: 2008-07-25, Superior [mp3,ogg,flac] "100 Flower Power Girl" [mp3] other Cracker posts at Largehearted Boy fIREHOSE: 1987-11-08, Cambridge [mp3,ogg,flac] "For the Lead Singer of REM" [mp3] other fIREHOSE posts at Largehearted Boy Gomez: 2008-07-05,...
The Indie Credential (Free subscription) | 07/30/2008
I’ve never seen what all the fuss is about Daniel Johnston. Granted, I haven’t really made an effort to listen to the guy, apart from seeing the film “The Devil And Daniel Johnston” in which his music takes a backseat to his sad decline into serious mental illness. It was his “friends” on this outing [...]
nialler9 (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
Photo from Flickr by kaotage. I was aware that two special shows were to take place in Whelans and were to feature Daniel Johnston, Mark Linous of Sparklehorse, Scout Niblett, James McNew of Yo La Tengo, Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub and Jad Fair and Bob Sluggett of Half Japanese. When Daniel played Vicar Street [...]
The Indie Credential (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Just a couple of particularly noteworthy gigs this week, both of which we shall be attending and reporting on in due course. First up is The B-52’s who play the Academy on Tuesday. In the admittedly small list of bands I haven’t seen live but really want to, The B-52’s are riding high near the [...]
linkfilter.net - fresh links (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Coming soon: an online digital library of music that will allow music fans, webcasters and podcasters to listen, download, and stream for free, with no restrictions, registration or fees. And it will all be legal. The Free Music Archive is being directed by WFMU, the most renowned freeform radio station in America, and is funded by a grant from the New York State Music Fund. We take inspiration for...
WFMU's Beware of the Blog (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
The prolific Jad Fair whipped out an mp3 for the Free Music Archive that I thought I should share with you all. The song mentions listening to WFMU. I imagine it is a tribute to the effects of prolonged listening....
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Sitting on a beach or by the pool with a guide to summer reading, but no advice on what's rocking the Latin music world? Look no further. Here are a few albums that could make this a summer to remember.
