The Best Hangover Cures, Chosen By 11 Musicians
Relax, try not to lose your late-night munchies just yet. We’ve talked to a few musicians, who are experts on the subject just by the sheer nature of their career choice. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayWatch Benjamin Gibbard, Colin Meloy and Peter Buck perform R.E.M.'s "You Are The Everything"
You Are the Everything from vivian johnson on Vimeo. Ben Gibbard and Peter Buck have gifted fans with a rendition of an R.E.M. tune before, but the pair stepped it up a notch when they added Decemberists’ Collin Meloy and performed “You Are The Everything” at a recent concert. Meloy tweeted this video of the performance, saying “Here’s me, @gibbstack and Peter Buck doing You Are The Everything while my 14-year-old self FREAKS THE FUCK OUT.” Sounds like his 14-year-old self has the right idea. Check out the clip in the player above, via Consequence of Sound.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch The Decemberists' Simpsons Appearance
Band plays Springfield Elementary's newest, hippest music teachers. read more
Found in: Music, NewsNumber of Free Downloadable Tracks in Paste mPlayer Hits 500
Whether it's huge artists like The Decemberists or our own hand-picked Best of What's Next favorites, we've listed them all for your convenience right here. read more
Found in: Music, NewsCatching Up With Black Prairie's Chris Funk
The members of Black Prairie read like a who’s who of the Portland music scene. Made up of three Decemberists, Chris Funk, Nate Query and Jenny Conlee, Bearfoot and the Woolwines’s Annalisa Tornfelt and Dolorean’s Jon Neufeld, the band will release their second album, A Tear in the Eye is a Wound in the Heart , Sept. 18. With its combination of styles, the album is an eclectic mix of folk, bluegrass and European sounds. The album plays around with new elements, including the addition of vocals and drums.... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesThe Chieftains: Voice of Ages
The Chieftains operate under the idea that most American popular music descends from Irish traditions brought across the Atlantic by generations of immigrants, up to and including the band members themselves. read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsMusician Fans of All 30 MLB Teams Talk Baseball
Paste rounded up at least one musician for every ballclub—from The Decemberists (Cubs) to Rush (Blue Jays), Randy Newman (Dodgers) to The Hold Steady (Twins) in search of what draws these musicians to devote themselves to America's past time. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayTen Fantastic Songs Brought to You By Books
Anyone decrying the death of books has only to check out the music world to see that literature is still alive and kicking, even if the authors of said work aren’t. For example, just recently we spoke to Ben Gibbard and Jay Farrar about their collaborative album based solely on beat-poet and alt-culture icon Jack Kerouac’s novel Big Sur. While the duo’s record, the October-release One Quick Move or I’m Gone, is an ode to the written word, it’s hardly the first. Here are 10 fantastic songs brought to you by books: ... read more
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