| by Mark Jackson on October 11th, 2009 |
Bradford Cox of Deerhunter played an hour long set yesterday evening to a small crowd of about 30-40, and I was lucky enough to be there! It was free (thanks to a sponsorship by the Kia Soul) so I’m surprised it wasn’t crowded… I found out about it through Atlanta’s Tight Bros. network, which apparently [...]
| by Mark Jackson on October 2nd, 2009 |
On Nov. 3, Sub Pop is releasing a remastered version of Bleach to celebrate it’s 20th year. But that’s not all… along with it comes their set at the Pine Street Theatre in Portland in 1999, which has never been released. Click to preview.
| by Mark Jackson on August 18th, 2009 |
After Nine Inch Nails finished their epic Lights In The Sky tour featuring a ridiculous light show if you want to call it that (screen show would probably be a better word), Interscope denied a DVD of the whole thing. For what reason is anybody’s guess because the videos I’ve seen are just astounding. All [...]
| by Rad Parker on July 20th, 2009 |
Here is a live performance of Kanye West’s “Paranoid” at London iTunes Festival courtesy of Nah Right. West was joined by his British protege Mr. Hudson for the performance from West’s latest release 808s and Heartbreak:
| by Rad Parker on July 20th, 2009 |
Here is the video and link to the second single from the June 2009 release of Catacombs: Cass McCombs – You Saved My Life.mp3
| by Rad Parker on July 8th, 2009 |
Watch the new music video and download the first single by Fool’s Gold entitled “Surprise Hotel”. The band is formed by members of Foreign Born, We Are Scientists, Glasser, and The Fall. They have an afro-twee-pop sound reminiscent of, dare I say it, Vampire Weeked. Their first album will be released September 29th: Fool’s Gold [...]
| by Rad Parker on June 28th, 2009 |
Fleet Foxes played the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury 2009 on Friday. BBC has the entire concert streaming at their website, but for some reason it is “not available in my area”. Anyone stuck with this error can check out a shortened set (White Winter Hymnal, Ragged Wood, Mykonos, and Blue Ridge Mountains) below. Earlier last [...]
| by Rad Parker on June 25th, 2009 |
The peeps over at WFMU are streaming a bunch of the sets from the 2009 Primavera Sound Festival that occured at the about a month ago in Barcelona. The list includes Deerhunter, Dan Deacon, Fucked Up, Saint Etienne, Crystal Stilts, Ponytail, Vivian Girls, Jesus Lizard, and Vaselines. You can even download the live sets at [...]
| by Mark Jackson on March 30th, 2009 |
A bunch of big names are slated to play the second All Points West Music & Arts Festival in New Jersey the last weekend in July. Lineup is below. Tickets go on sale this Friday (4/4) at noon via Ticketmaster. They are $89 for a single day ticket and $199 for a three-day pass. A [...]
| by Mark Jackson on March 26th, 2009 |
There’s a whoollee bunch of SXSW content floating around there on the internet. Google, google, and more google, because it’s one of the best times of year for us music fiends. Here are some links to get you started: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday in photos (via Stereogum) Guide to Pitchfork’s 2009 SXSW Coverage Gorilla vs. [...]