101 Musicians Discuss Their Favorite Record Stores
To celebrate the fifth annual Record Store Day, we spoke with 101 musicians about their beloved record stores and what these institutions mean to them. Hear what members of The Black Keys, Superchunk, My Morning Jacket and others remember the most about their favorite music retailers. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayDownload Mercury Rev's "Opus 40"
On May 17, Mercury Rev plan to release a deluxe double CD reissue of their 1998 record Deserter’s Songs. The release—which will feature a 13-track bonus disc of demos, b-sides, rarities and outtakes—celebrates one of the Buffalo, N.Y., bands ’ definitive albums over its two-decade career.... read more
Found in: Blogs, Free MP3Mercury Rev Announces European Tour
Mercury Rev has announced a European tour for 2011. According to the band’s website, they’ll perform selections from the album Deserter’s Songs.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDownload a Mercury Rev Cover of Philistines Jr.'s "The End of the World, Again"
Download a free mp3 of Mercury Rev’s version of the Philistines Jr.’s “The End of the Word, Again” by clicking on the image to the right. The original version of the song appears on the recently released Philistines album If a band plays in the woods…? and is part of a larger remix/covers project featuring Frightened Rabbit, The National and more.... read more
Found in: Featured AudioAll Tomorrow's Parties 2008: Day 3
[Above: His Holiness Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine]A new flyer went up around Kutsher's late on the second day of All Tomorrow's Parties' New York debut. Earplugs would be available, for free and in large quantities, for everyone. Smart people (like me) had already brought their own: the unofficial reports from My Bloody Valentine's London shows was that they were reaching 132 decibels during their set, which is just slightly softer than a jet taking off.... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusMercury Rev to release two new albums in September
After a few years of relative inactivity (a best-of collection here, a soundtrack there), New York space-rockers Mercury Rev recently announced that the band will deliver not one, but two full-length albums this Sept. 30, via Yep Roc. The best part of this news? The second album is free!... read more
Found in: Music, NewsMike Watt, Lee Ranaldo, more set James Joyce to music
[Above: Lee Ronaldo and James Joyce]We keep our ears pretty low to the ground where literate music is concerned, so news of producer James Nichols' project using James Joyce's poetry sent our wee minds a-reeling. The author of Ulysses, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and Finnegan's Wake has inspired popular music for years—Jefferson Airplane, Lou Reed and Van Morrison are only three of the most famous Joyce-referencers—but rarely has he received such extensive treatment this side of the high art/low art seesaw. ... read more
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