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In July of 2007, a full six months before they released their debut album,...
If you’re a Prince fan, you’ve probably already chosen a side when it comes...
Searching for Sugar Man is a documentary film about a couple guys from Cape...
As we made our usual walk from Cheeky Monk to the Ogden Theatre on...
Just haven’t had time since I’ve been in the big city. Will be back next week with reviews and pics from shows I’ve attended out here by Editors, The Antlers, Wild Beasts, Alec Ounsworth, Smith Westerns and Girls as well as get caught up on what’s been happening in music news the past week.
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Every so often I will be posting under the ‘Derailed’ heading. This is for posts that are outside my normal comfort area…indie rock/pop. I really don’t know what to say about this. Die Antwoord. You just have to see it. A South African rap group? Are they for real? Is this a joke? I...
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Every so often I will be posting under the ‘Derailed’ heading. This is for posts that are outside my normal comfort area…indie rock/pop. Last night P.O.S and ‘special guests’ brought their punk-influenced form of hip-hop to Denver’s Marquis Theatre. We missed Denver’s own The Pirate Signal, but got there in time to catch most...
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As reported earlier, there is a documentary about Stephin Merritt premiering at Noise Pop this year. Here is the trailer.
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Patterson Hood, principle songwriter for Drive-By Truckers, spoke to Billboard recently about the new album and documentary. He spoke about how he does not like the southern rock label because “it carries a certain baggage with it that I’m not all that comfortable with, and I’ve never felt like that term defined us.” He...
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Radiohead played a show for Haiti at The Music Box @ The Fonda in Los Angeles on January 24th. The tickets to this show were sold via auction and raised over $500K for the Oxham Haiti Relief Fund. Now that performance is available via mp3 download or podcast via Web in Front. Download or...
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The fifth annual Pitchfork Music Festival has been announced. This fest started in 2006 with The Walkmen, The Mountain Goats, Band of Horses, Spoon, Yo La Tengo, Devendra Banhart, Mission of Burma, The National and many others. About 35,000 people showed up. In 2007 they added the Friday night line-up with Sonic Youth, GZA...
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Every so often I will be posting under the ‘Derailed’ heading. This is for posts that are outside my normal comfort area…indie rock/pop Hooded in Oil Records will be releasing a new, live Cobalt album. This performance was recorded in 2003 shortly after the the War Metal album came out. There will only be...
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When my girlfriend, now wife, and I went to see Ray LaMontagne perform a solo acoustic show at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House, we didn’t know if there would be an opening act or not. We were pleasantly surprised when this skinny, freckled, blond, Midwestern girl took the stage and belted out some of...
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Every so often I will be posting under the ‘Derailed’ heading. This is for posts that are outside my normal comfort area…indie rock/pop This might be old news and I’m not really sure I even care, but I did find this interesting. Jane’s Addiction is writing material for a new album. It seems this...
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As reported earlier, Sigur Rós is on a hiatus, and Jónsi will be releasing a new solo album with contributions by Antony and the Johnsons on April 5th. Spinner has just released news that there will also be an EP, titled Go Do, released on Mar. 22nd. Here is the title track via youtube.
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