Hi Fidelity (Free subscription) | 10/13/2008
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) | 10/11/2008
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) | 10/01/2008
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) | 09/30/2008
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! ]]
Aversion Music (Free subscription) | 09/26/2008
That main New Pornographer is going solo.
The KEXP Blog (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
As has happened for several of the seven summers I’ve lived in Seattle, I totally bailed on Bumbershoot this year. It sounds like there were some great performances, but for whatever reason it was hard for me to muster the necessary enthusiasm for the cash outlay and crowd tolerance that attending this monolithic annual [...]
Stereogum (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
This morning Matablog set forth some details on the second solo effort from Porn maestro A.C. Newman. The follow-up to 2004's revisit-worthy, pop-lovely The Slow Wonder is slated for an early '09 release and will feature Superchunk's Jon Wurster along with fellow indie rock choir mates Nicole Atkins and Mates Of State. (Phil Palazzo gets a recording credit for the Brooklyn sessions.) The first listen...
It's hard to Find a Friend (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
During the first half minute of My Sweet Carolina , a Ryan Adams cover, Merge Records founder, Indie Rock pioneer as Superchunk Frontman, and captain of the mighty S.S. Portastatic Mac McCaughan has never sounded more awkward. His nasally post-punk tenor warbles all over the alt.country standard for about 40 seconds unacompanied, and suddenly I remember why I love Portastatic. Mac never claimed to...
Sound Bites (Free subscription) | 09/24/2008
So Matador just released the details of Carl Newman's second solo album and follow-up to The Slow Wonder, one of 2004's best albums. Get Guilty will be out January 20 and features a bunch of guests including Superchunk drummer/funnyman Jon...
Billboard (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
It's shaping up to be a year filled with highlights for Mac McCaughan. Not only did the prodigious North Carolina musician welcome a second child into his family this year, but he's also seeing Merge, his little label that could, turn 20 in a celebrity-studded mix tape extravaganza.
bastard.logic (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
by matttbastard …but I love music (and lists). So I’ll make an exception in this case. Meme originator James Bow explains: Politics is an important part of our lives, and it plays a big part in defining who we are and how we see the world, but it isn’t the only part of our lives, and it [...]
The New SteveSilver.net (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
Jason Zengerle, on Obama doing a Streissand fundraiser:I do find it a little distressing that Obama has fallen back on the shopworn Democratic presidential campaign habit of having Barbara Streisand headline a fundraiser. Once upon a time, you could go...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
photos by Chris Graham JV, sportin a new haircut @ Bumbershoot - Sept 1, 2008 John Vanderslice has three shows coming up. The last is October 18th in NYC. The second-to last is September 21st at the Treasure Island Music...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
photos by Chris Graham DOWNLOAD: Portastatic - Some Small History (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Julian Koster - Jingle Bells (MP3) Superchunk @ Bumbershoot - Sept 1, 2008 Saturday 10/25/2008 Merge Records CMJ Showcase @ Mercury Lounge, NYC w/ The Music Tapes Wye...
3hive (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
My "3hive" bookmarks folder has, sheez I don't know exactly, hundreds of links to bands that I have bookmarked over the years. For one reason or another, most of them hadn't made it onto our pages, the biggest reason being a lack of free MP3's to link to. Looking back through said bookmarks folder brought me first to The Dutch Elms, who did appear on 3hive four years ago, and then to Suretoss, who...
