The mental_floss Blogs (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
When it came to preserving early-1990s TV history, I was rather overzealous. In addition to A Concert for Life and the 1992 NFL Pro Bowl, I recorded every episode of Saturday Night Live, starting with the Jason Priestly/Teenage Fanclub classic from February 1992. One of the show’s staples that era was G.E. Smith, of “G.E. [...]
The Indie Credential (Free subscription) | 10/01/2008
We had quite a choice of gigs last Thursday and after planning to head down to the Night & Day for Broken Records we changed our minds, realising that we couldn’t pass up the chance to see Neil Halstead at Sacred Trinity Church. For starters, he tours rarely, whereas Broken Records are currently plugging away [...]
Falling Sky (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
It's been a sodding age since there's been a so-called MP3 o't'week here, but I've just recently sussed out how I can embed tracks here so they can be played without being immediately downloadable, which should allow me to share...
Theme Park Experience (Free subscription) | 09/29/2008
With power pop fans, I've often found this kind of grouping. If you like Teenage Fanclub, you also like the Posies, along with Matthew Sweet, Jellyfish, and Fountains of Wayne, to name a few. Another one is Sloan , a band that, for some reason, has only now clicked completely in for me. Other than the enjoyment of One Chord to Another 's "The Good in Everyone" and Never Hear the End of It 's "Right...
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...
Rock on the Streets (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Glasvegas , Hot Chip , Los Campesinos and Sons & Daughters are only a few of the artists set for Scottland’s Tennent’s Mutual , a series of shows chosen by the music community. The event will take place September 20 to November 12 and will see artists including Times New Viking , Teenage Fanclub , Frightened Rabbit , LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy and a slew of unsigned Scottish bands play various...
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Filed under: Free MP3 of the Day Spinner.com : Artist: Army Navy Songs: 'Saints'Album: 'Army Navy'Sounds Like: Teenage Fanclub, SuperchunkDownload: 'Saints' (MP3)[Get Winamp] [Download Help] Next MP3... Read more
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
Filed under: Wacked News Spinner.com : What do 'Auld Lang Syne' and Franz Ferdinand have in common? They're both from Scotland, land of the Picts, the bagpipes and J.K. Rowling. Franz's 'Take Me Out' and the New Year's Eve perrenial are featured on a new list of 12 finalists for the honor... Read more
Popdose (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
Combining shoegaze and dreampop with straight-ahead power pop, Washington D.C. indie-rock darlings Unrest were the brainchild of Mark Robinson, founder of the TeenBeat label. After a few post-punk experimental years, Unrest tamed their sound a bit (with plenty of more unorthodox tracks here and there) and snagged a distribution deal with famed 4AD Records, which [...]
Backstage Pass (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
Attic Lights Wendy Review by Shari Last If you think Attic Lights sound a bit like a Teenage Fanclub fanclub, you'd be right. And not only does their sound echo the orchestral guitar pop of the early 90s band, they've...
Popdose (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
My girlfriend Kim (a.k.a. College Ex #2) hated this song from the start. I can’t say I blame her, really. Not because the song is bad or anything – au contraire, the song is all kinds of awesome – but because she knew what I knew, but what neither of us wanted to admit: we [...]
The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
ELBOW were named winners of the Mercury Prize last night ... after 18 years as one of the best-loved indie rock bands in the business.
The Daily Record (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
GLASVEGAS, Hot Chip, Sons & Daughters, Laura Marling and Teenage Fanclub are just some of the bands signed up to play the debut Tennent's Mutual Festival.
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Photo: Berger-Pool/Getty The biggest free agents in indie rock have found a new home, as Sonic Youth will release their next album on Matador Records. Sonic Youth were previously on DGC/Geffen from 1990’s Goo until 2006’s Rather Ripped, but as Thurston Moore told Rolling Stone recently, the band looked forward to “returning to the indie world [...]
New Musical Express (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Glasvegas, Hot Chip, Teenage Fanclub, Laura Marling and Los Campesinos! are set to play gigs as part of the Tennent's Mutual season of shows later this year.
