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Signs of Life 2008: Best Music
Check out Paste's top 50 albums of 2008... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesWin tickets to see the Drive-By Truckers and The Hold Steady at the Tabernacle this Saturday
[Edit: Congratulations to our winner! Stay tuned to Paste:Local for more great ticket giveaways!]Atlanta is in for an explosive collision of rock 'n roll worlds when former Paste cover gentlemen The Hold Steady join forces with Athens, Ga.'s Drive-By Truckers to play at our own Tabernacle this Saturday, Nov. 1, as part of their Rock and Roll Means Well tour. Your friends at Paste:Local Atlanta don't want you to miss out on the action, so we're giving away a pair of tickets to the show. Be the first to email atlanta@pastemagazine.com and it's yours!... read more
Found in: Local:AtlantaThe Hold Steady studio diary - Stay Positive - #10
“Stay Positive”, November 29th through February 19th I love mixing. It’s really a lot of fun taking all the sonic info and putting it into the right spaces. It’s fun mixing with The Hold Steady. They all have different viewpoints of the mixing phase of a record and they all complement each other.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Dear DiaryBest Fist-Pump Anthems of '08 ... so far.
When listening to a song and I can instantly visualize myself at the concert, pushing through to the front of the crowd, beer in one hand, the other arm vigorously pumping in the air, while screaming the lyrics at the top of my lungs ... this song gets added to my Fist-Pump Anthem playlist. read more
Found in: Blogs, PlaylistThe Hold Steady studio diary - Stay Positive - #9
“Stay Positive”, November 29th through February 19th [Above: John Agnello and Ben Nichols]One of my favorite things about new technology of recording is the ability to e-mail rough mixes to people and have them contribute to your record. It’s a convenient and fun way of getting other people involved. We had some cool guest stars on the last record and it worked so well, that early on in the recording process, we were thinking towards that end.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Dear DiaryThe Hold Steady studio diary - Stay Positive - #8
[Above: John Agnello and Tad Kubler]“Stay Positive”, November 29th through February 19th Yep, things were looking great. After a peaceful four-day weekend with my wife and daughter, I woke up Monday morning and loaded my car with incidental gear and headed to the wilds of Long Island City. I printed directions from Mapquest to make sure I had directions. This is where things turned a bit. After driving in circles for a half hour, I decided to call the studio and try to figure out how Mapquest could do me so wrong.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Dear DiaryCraig Finn talks baseball on ESPN's The Show
The Hold Steady’s frontman Craig Finn has shifted from political commentary to sports announcement... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsThe Hold Steady studio diary - Stay Positive - #7
It’s always fun watching band members disappear during the overdub phase of a record. There’s nothing like sitting and listening to the same guitar part or vocal line over and over that will send other musical types running for the local bar. With four more days at Water Music and plenty of overdubs to do, we needed to make sure we used the big room to it utmost. That means picking the overdubs more suited for the space we were in.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Dear DiaryThe Hold Steady to tour U.S. with Drive-By Truckers
In case you missed it, on July 15 The Hold Steady released one of the most critically acclaimed albums of the summer, Stay Positive. On Sept. 29, the Brooklyn rock outfit will start taking over Europe on its month-long tour of the continent. On Oct. 30, the band returns stateside and tours across North America until the end of November.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Hold Steady studio diary - Stay Positive - #6
[Above: Bobby Drake]Every band has its own dynamic. Sonic Youth, DBT and Dinosaur Jr are all very different bands internally. Some are more democratic than others, and with that, dealing with each band and individual member is a case by case scenario. The same holds true with The Hold Steady. In terms of songwriting, both Tad and Franz are strong songwriters in their own way.... read more
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