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Happy Birthday, Chan Marshall: Five Reasons to Celebrate Cat Power

By Anna Swindle on 7:00 AM on January 21, 2010

Since Cat Power sole proprietor Chan Marshall turns 38 today, we thought it was only fitting to take some time to reflect on a handful of our favorite things about the Paste-approved singer/songwriter. She's dazzled listeners for years with her intoxicatingly smooth voice, releasing nine albums during the course of her career (and she's in the early stages of working on a tenth). So here's to you, Chan. And here are but five reasons why we're glad you were born: ... read more

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Cat Power in Early Stages of Writing New Album

By Justin Jacobs on 3:00 PM on December 7, 2009

"I don't know what to do," Chan Marshall says... read more

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Best Voices In Indie Rock

By Kate Kiefer on 8:22 AM on September 3, 2009

Photo by Jeremy Cowart.Brandi Carlile inspired this list. I’ve been listening to her fantastic new record nonstop lately—mainly because I’m addicted to her voice. But some folks prefer a calmer and steadier voice like Mark Kozelek’s, and others are partial to Neko Case’s clear-as-a-bell-ness or Chan Marshall’s sultriness. Here are my picks for the best voices in indie rock. Who did I miss? Enjoy the playlist below, and stay tuned for next week’s list of the Best Worst Voices. ... read more

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Vodka Company Asks Cat Power, David Lynch, James Franco, 39 Others to Share Dreams

By Ani Vrabel on 11:33 AM on June 16, 2009

Few things seem as personal as being allowed a peek into someone's subconscious, even if it's only for 42 seconds. But ONEDREAMRUSH, a promotional project from the New Zealand-based 42Below vodka, will let you do just that. Forty-two directors have signed on to create super-short films based on dreams they've had.... read more

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You Talkin' to Me? A Survey of Songs by Musicians, About Other Musicians

By Nick Marino on 7:00 AM on April 29, 2009

It's nice when musicians sing songs about other musicians. The phenomenon would seem to compound the sense that pop stars are only interested in their own insular world, but instead it somehow makes artists seem more human—it proves that even they are obsessed with other musicians, just like we are. Hearing a pop song by one artist about another artist is sort of like reading someone else's fan mail (or hate mail). In any case, it can be revealing both about the artist giving the tribute and the artist on the receiving end. Here are some good ones.... read more

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50 Best Bob Dylan Covers of All Time

By Josh Jackson on 6:00 AM on April 28, 2009

As we began to compile this list of the 50 Best Bob Dylan Covers of All Time—asking for input from Paste readers, writers and editors—someone suggested that it might be easier to compile a list of artists who haven't covered Dylan. I've listened to literally hundreds of Dylan covers over the course of the past week, trying to weigh choices like, "Who's version of 'Tomorrow Is a Long Time' is better, Nick Drake or Nickel Creek?" But I don't mean to make it sound like grueling work. My biggest take-away from this exercise is that going to Dylan for source... read more

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J/K: Matador Vinyl Masters Actually Just Fine, Thanks

By Rachel Dovey on 4:00 PM on April 27, 2009

Update: Despite various reports around the web, this story is inaccurate. Paste regrets the error. Matador's General Manager Patrick Amory sent this statement to Paste:"Matador's former vinyl pressing plant, 33 1/3 (originally the vinyl arm of WEA Manufacturing) went bankrupt in June 2006. Many labels, including Matador, lost vinyl LPs, jackets and masters in this bankruptcy. This was 3 years ago and we have long since made new masters, re-pressed records at other plants and in general moved on, but a recent Comcast story about the bankruptcy ran without a date and was picked up by Pitchfork who added... read more

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Marianne Faithfull's Easy Come, Easy Go to feature Nick Cave, Antony, Cat Power, Keith Richards and more

By Rachel Dovey on 9:39 AM on January 27, 2009

On March 17, via Decca Records, Marianne Faithfull will be releasing a collaborative cover album, Easy Come, Easy Go with a powerhouse group of musicians, including Nick Cave, Chan Marshall (a.k.a. Cat Power), Antony Hegarty, Sean Lennon, Keith Richards, Teddy Thompson and Rufus Wainwright. ... read more

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Twenty Songs not by The Decemberists About Kids Meeting Unfortunate Ends

By Rachael Maddux on 7:00 AM on January 18, 2009

The Decemberists offered up "The Rake's Song," a track from their upcoming Hazards of Love LP, as a free download last week, which means that lots of people were probably struck with the same two thoughts that hit me upon my own first listen. One, this is a song about a dude killing his kids. Two, there are not many songs about that. ... read more

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