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My Morning Jacket to release Record Store Day exclusives
Repent! Oh, ye frequent downloaders. As reported earlier, the second annual Record Store Day has been confirmed for Saturday, April 18, and this time, a slew of bands are releasing exclusives that day to celebrate. Don't look for these at FYE or your outgoing Virgin Megastore; these are exclusive to independently owned record stores.... read more
Found in: NewsThe Mountain Goats, Black Kids, Tilly and the Wall, more play Harvest of Hope this weekend
Although festivals such as Langerado and Pemberton have been cancelled, the culture of $200 tickets and $8 beers will still be going full-throttle this year. Some are even going so far as to predict that, like the movie industry, festivals will be a welcome diversion to the depressing economic climate this year.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBlack Kids and Mates of States hit the road
Jacksonville five-piece Black Kids has announced its tour dates for spring 2009, which includes stops across the United States and Canada.... read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsLangerado Music Festival announces initial 2009 line-up
After bouncing from a stadium to the suburbs to an Indian Reservation, this will be the Langerado Music Festival's first year in Miami. A press release calls the Magic City the festival's new home. This year's events--running March 6 through 8, with late night concerts scattered at downtown Miami clubs--will take place at the famous Bicentennial Park (capacity 45,000).... read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsPaste-apalooza: Recent performances at the Paste Studios
Today, Matt Morris stopped by the studio at our Paste headquarters here in Decatur, Ga., around 11 a.m., followed an hour later by Joan Osborne (above), who played a powerful rendition of The Grateful Dead's "Brokedown Palace" as well as three of her originals. This feels about par for the course over the past few weeks, as our multi-media producer Kevin Keller has been working like a madman.... read more
Found in: Blogs, High Gravity22 up-and-coming artists you ignore at your own peril!
[Above: White Rabbits]MugisonHometown: Ísafjörður, Iceland Album: Mugiboogie Why He's Worth Watching: Mugison likely embodies the person Led Zeppelin envisioned when writing “Immigrant Song.” One moment, this man from the land of the ice and snow is sounding the hammer of the gods, alternating between an infernal howl (much like Robert Plant’s) and a guttural heavy-metal groan, the next, he’s crooning to twanging guitar over eerie strings. He’s a shape-shifter and a funnyman, and Mugiboogie builds on his four previous genre-transcending works. For Fans Of: Tom Waits, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Led Zeppelin Acceptance Speech: “When I was 14 years old, I... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesBlack Kids: Partie Traumatic
Childlike call-and-response vocals, ecstatic... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsBlack Kids tour their way back to U.S., tour some more
Almost a year after piquing the blogosphere's interest at its decisive Pop Fest performance in Athens, Ga., Black Kids will return to the road this fall to show the hype propagators who's bad.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBlack Kids will never stop touring
Black Kids are addictive. The Jacksonville, Fla., rockers' debut, Partie Traumatic, has yet to be released, but that hasn’t stopped them from selling out shows at home and... read more
Found in: Music, Newssome(indie)ecards
In our May edition of the "Paste 7" I called your attention to the free e-card website, someecards, which features electronic greetings that are witty, sometimes crude and very timely (example, a whole slew of cards dedicated to this summer's blockbuster movies). Categories include: Anniversary, Breakup, Cry For Help, Flirting, Get Well, Somewhat Topical, Workplace, and more.But there is one category that has been glaringly omitted: Indie.But don't worry, someecards masterminds! I've gone ahead and made some mock-ups for you! Might I suggest these additions to the someecards collection, inspired by some of my favorite indie musicians?(Inspired by The Black... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-V
Where Have All The Weird Girls Gone?…
Evil Dead to Rise Again to Theaters…
The 50 Best Movies of the Decade…
The 17 Best Romantic Comedies This Decade
Heather Greene - Moon Hangs Fire
James Yuill - This Sweet Love (Earth…
Jenn Grant - Parachutes
Orenda Fink - That Certain-Something Spring
Susan Enan - Paste Reviews: Plainsong
Pete Yorn - Last Summer
