The Best Worst Voices In Indie Rock
Last week we debated the best voices in indie rock. But there’s another kind of great voice out there—the kind that isn’t classically good, but its technical problems just make it more lovable. Here are my picks for the best worst voices—you can listen below. Feel free to add to the list in the comments section.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayArtist of the Week: Brian Harnetty
In 2006, musician and sound artist Brian Harnetty had the opportunity to spend a few months rummaging through the Berea College Appalachian Sound Archives in Kentucky... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesBest Music of 2009 (So Far): Kate Kiefer, Associate Editor
To celebrate the half-way point of 2009, this week Paste staffers are counting down their favorite albums and songs of the year (so far). Check out all of our lists here, and share your own favorites in the comments. You might notice that Passion Pit’s Manners isn’t on my list, and that’s because I don’t like Passion Pit very much. (Apparently I’m in the minority.) I didn’t include Wild Light’s “California On My Mind” either, but that’s only because Josh plays it so many times a day that I feel like it’s his own personal song. As for the music I did include if... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayStaff Picks - Kate Kiefer (associate editor)
I just read Austin’s favorites and noticed that our lists don’t even have one record in common. Which means that he has bad taste, and also that he hasn’t heard Fearless. In no meaningful order:... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VSigns of Life 2008: Best Music
Check out Paste's top 50 albums of 2008... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesBonnie 'Prince' Billy to get exclamatory with Beware!
By the time Johnny Cash recorded Bonnie 'Prince' Billy's "I See A Darkness" for his American Recordings series in 2000, Will Oldham could justifiably have rested on his laurels. Shoulder-patting from the great Cash—what more could a modern folk artist have hoped for?... read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsHardly Strictly Bluegrass: hardly anything but awesome
It takes little more than a (rare) fogless fall day to make a trip to San Francisco's Golden Gate Park worth quite a trek... read more
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Where Have All The Weird Girls Gone?…
