Signs of Life 2008: Best Music

By Paste Staff at 8:00 AM on November 21, 2008

Check out Paste's top 50 albums of 2008...  read more

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Deerhunter, Pylon, Jay Reatard and Times New Viking @ Variety Playhouse - The Spooks, Cola Freaks, Mourdella and Coffin Bound @ Star Bar - Atlanta, GA - Halloween Night 2008

By Jason Reed at 1:09 PM on November 6, 2008

[Above: Deerhunter] Photos taken at Variety Playhouse and Star Bar by Jason Reed. Read Paste:Local Atlanta's account of the Halloween night extravaganza here. ...  read more

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Live Review: Deerhunter, Pylon, Jay Reatard and Times New Viking @ Variety Playhouse; The Spooks, Cola Freaks and Mourdella @ Star Bar, 10/31/08

By Eliot Johnson, photo courtesy of The Spooks at 2:10 PM on November 5, 2008

[Above: Jared Swilley of the Black Lips plays in Halloween-appropriate band The Spooks.]More good bands than Bonnaroo. The release of a long-awaited record. A 3-D extravaganza. A horde of crazed Danes. A theremin. A cassette so limited it doesn’t really exist. The Black Lips wearing bed sheets. And Jay Reatard playing (gasp) an acoustic guitar. It’s just another Halloween in Atlanta, as Deerhunter headed a line-up of hipster-approved indie rockers at the Variety Playhouse, while Black Lips side-project The Spooks descended upon the after-party at Star Bar, supported by a cadre of local bands and the aforementioned Danes. ...  read more

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Top 5 best things about Halloween in Atlanta

By Julia Reidy at 3:00 PM on October 29, 2008

[Above: Jay Reatard, shown here on the cover of his record Blood Visions, plays this Friday night at the Variety Playhouse.] As an Atlanta native, I've celebrated a lot of Oct. 31sts here. Accordingly, I find that there are certain things I look forward to every year that say as much about the city as they do the holiday itself. Here, in order, are the top five reasons I can't wait for Halloween to hit Atlanta this year. What are yours? ...  read more

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Deerhunter: Microcastle

By Mark Krotov at 8:00 AM on October 29, 2008

As global warming threatens the chilly habitats of the family...  read more

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Deerhunter kick off tour, Microcastle gets physical

By Julia Reidy, photo courtesy of Deerhunter at 1:30 PM on October 24, 2008

After its accidental leak and legal iTunes debut in August, Deerhunter's Microcastle, perhaps the most anticipated album by an Atlanta artist this year, finally hit stores in physical form on Tuesday (Oct. 28) via Kranky stateside and 4AD overseas. To appropriately celebrate this momentous occasion, Bradford Cox and company will embark up on a national tour, kicking it off on Halloween at their hometown's own Variety Playhouse, where they'll be joined by Jay Reatard, Times New Viking and Pylon. ...  read more

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Vivian Girls tour, give Paste some love

By Henry Freedland at 2:25 PM on October 22, 2008

For shoegaze mavens Vivian Girls, it's been a big year. Their self-titled debut was gobbled up by fans and critics everywhere who took heed of album track "Tell The World." Even a roster change couldn't shake up their three-part harmony fuzz-fest. ...  read more

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Deerhunter adds tour dates, Microcastle to iTunes

By Chelsea Hicks at 2:26 PM on August 22, 2008

Poor Bradford Cox. All he wanted to do was give away some free music, as he often does via his blog, and what happens? The "Virtual 7" No.4" he intended to pass along to fans somehow morphed into the passage of his entire MediaFire account contents, including many unfinished demos and Weird Era Cont., what was supposed to be a surprise bonus disc included with the upcoming release of Microcastle....  read more

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Live Review: Deerhunter @ Vacation Gallery 8/15/08

By Michael Saba, photos by Ken Lackner at 5:54 PM on August 21, 2008

"Where's the Lil Wayne iPod?" Bradford Cox demanded. After a botched attempt at micing someone's iPhone, an MP3 player was ferried in and "A Milli" blasted from the amplifiers. "I don't write shit, cause I ain't got time," Cox growled over Weezy's trademark flow before launching into "Calvary Scars," a track from Deerhunter's upcoming LP, Microcastle.The Deerhunter before us, wedged in a kitschy little DIY gallery in Virginia Highlands, was a different beast than the one manifested on its first two albums. If this (free) live performance was any indication, Microcastle is also a departure from the status quo, gravitating...  read more

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Bradford Cox accidentally leaks new Deerhunter, Atlas Sound material

By Julia Reidy, photo by Ken Lackner at 1:16 PM on August 18, 2008

[Above: Deerhunter performs at Atlanta's Vacation Gallery, 8/15]Bradford Cox's uncensored blog posts can be informative, whiny, excited, grateful, often apologetic, and frequently (very frequently) include free downloads of mix tapes, virtual 7" singles and individual tracks from one of his two main projects, Deerhunter and Atlas Sound. The site reads like stream of consciousness, letting every fan in on his every musical and emotional move....  read more

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