The Wedding Present, Built to Spill, Vivian Girls Members Pay Tribute to The Smiths
American Laundromat Records just announced plans to release Please, Please Please, a Smiths tribute record that stands as the latest in a long line of post-Smiths commemorative releases. The album, which will come out sometime in 2011, features newly recorded covers by artists including The Wedding Present, Greg Laswell, Doug Martsch (Built To Spill), William Fitzsimmons, Trespassers William, The Rest, The Leisure Society, Joy Zipper, Katy Goodman (La Sera, Vivian Girls), Tanya Donelly and more.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsFifteen Songs About Birthdays
Might we suggest making a mix CD for the birthday-celebrating loved one in your life? read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the Day10 Live Recordings That Trump Their Studio Counterparts
Recording a single song in the studio is usually a full day's work. So when a band can step out on stage, and capture something more spectacular in a single take, it's an accomplishment. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayEighteen Band Names Inspired by Other Bands
It’s not unusual for young bands to draw inspiration straight from their members’ record collections. Sometimes, though, the influence isn’t strictly musical. Here are eighteen artists that took their very names from other bands—sometimes directly from song lyrics, occasionally from misunderstood quips, and once straight from a legend himself.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThirty Fantastic Songs About Dreams
With Inception opening today, it’s safe to say that many of us will have dreams on our mind. Of course, the sleeping brain is no new territory for creatives; there are thousands of songs out there composed on the very subject, and not all of them are by Belle & Sebastian. So if Nolan’s trippy dreamscape leaves you wanting more, here are 30 tunes—from the Cranberries to Weezer to Notorious B.I.G.—for your listening enjoyment.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayEven Members of All-Bass Supergroup Freebass Seem to Regret Band's Creation
When, during promotions for your band’s debut EP, you describe making it as “a living hell,” as Peter Hook did when describing the making of Two Worlds Collide, you know something has gone terribly wrong. In the case of Hook’s Freebass, a band formed by the bassists for Manchester greats The Smiths, Joy Division and Stone Roses, we guess things started to go wrong around the time they decided it was a good idea to make an all-bass supergroup.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTen Songs in Celebration of the Birth of Virginia Woolf
On this day in 1882, Virginia Woolf was born, and in the 128 years that have passed since then, her starkly beautiful prose and heartbreaking life story have inspired works from all types of artists. Although her legacy is shrouded in tragedy (she battled depression and what is thought to have been bipolar disorder throughout her life, finally committing suicide in 1941), she is considered a trailblazer for feminism and revered for her unique modernist writing style. Today, on what would have been her birthday, we celebrate Woolf’s life and legacy with 10 songs inspired by her and her work.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayJangle Bell Rock: A Chronological (Non-Holiday) Anthology… from The Beatles and Byrds to R.E.M. and Beyond
It's hard to say exactly where it started, but The Beatles and The Byrds often get the most credit for starting the enduring subgenre that's come to be known as jangle pop. Of course, The Searchers and even The Everly Brothers were laying the foundations before them... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayJohnny Marr Scoring First Film Soundtrack
The music of guitarist Johnny Marr (The Smiths, The Cribs, Modest Mouse’s We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank) will soon be making its theatrical debut.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsShe & Him, Black Lips, The Smiths Featured on (500) Days of Summer Soundtrack
It's OK if you've started counting down the days until... read more
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