Sebadoh Back in the Studio After 13 Years
Sebadoh co-frontman Jason Loewenstein—the punk rock screaming voice of the 90s alternative trio—posted on "his blog":http://jakerockmobileunit.blogspot.com/ yesterday that he and drummer Bob Fay are back in the studio. Sebadoh’s last recorded album was 1999’s The Sebadoh, but the group has repeatedly gotten back together since 2004 to tour around the world. read more
Found in: Music, NewsIs Indie Dead?
Indie is, at once, a genre (of music first, and then of film, books, video games and anything else with a perceived arty sensibility, regardless of its relationship to a corporation), an ethos, a business model, a demographic and a marketing tool... read more
Found in: Culture, FeaturesLou Barlow Tours, Launches LooTube, Keeps Tour Diary for Paste
Lou Barlow, OG fuzz-rocker of Dinosaur Jr. and Sebadoh fame, recently unveiled the first music video off his forthcoming LP, Goodnight Unknown (out Oct. 6 on Merge) via Stereogum. "Don't Apologize", as it's titled, is an ball of introspection pulled straight from the Barlow canon. Now, if an as-yet-unidentified paranoia of blogs prevents you from clicking that link, you can still get your emotive-Barlow fix: He's handily collecting all of his videos for Goodnight Unknown into a new pet project: LooTube.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTelephone game turned into Telephono project
Omaha musician David Matysiak began 15 new songs knowing that somebody else could completely change his initial idea—and that was the point.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSebadoh: The Freed Man
Indie rock, you’ve gone soft. It’s hard to tell precisely when it happened, but it was probably sometime after Archers of Loaf broke up, Fender started charging thousands of dollars for Jaguar guitars and Jeff Mangum went into hiding (presumably with J.D. Salinger, Elvis Presley and the Lindbergh baby). Regardless of why or when, indie rock in 2007 has lost its grit, misplaced its edge and turned into Voxtrot. That’s why it’s so refreshing to hear The Freed Man, the 80+ minute 1989 debut by Sebadoh, the brainchild of lo-fi rockers Lou Barlow and Eric Gaffney. Even though it would... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsSebadoh's Freed Man Expanded, Re-released
Domino Records has announced the re-release of a another Sebadoh record, set to hit the streets on July 10. The Freed Man, originally released on cassette and vinyl LP in 1989 by Homestead Records, will get its first proper digital treatment since its combined re-issue with Weed Forestin’ on CD in 1990. The new, deluxe edition will feature an expanded tracklist—52 songs, up from 31 on the original—and liner notes penned by Sebadoh bandmates Eric Gaffney and Lou Barlow. Many of the 21 new tracks have “never seen the light of day until now,” according to a recent statement. The... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSebadoh Kick Off Reunion Tour
Indie rock staple Sebadoh kicked off their first US tour in 14 years last night in San Diego. The two-month jaunt hits 34 North American cities and features the same classic lineup that recorded such seminal '90s albums as III, Bubble and Scrape and Smash Your Head on the Punk Rock. Concertgoers can expect to hear a set list drawing from all eras of Sebadoh’s storied career. Though no new material is in the works yet, Domino Records gave III the deluxe-reissue treatment last year, and the label has plans to do the same to the Barlow/Gaffney-penned album The... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSebadoh
Sebadoh’s return to the spotlight after five years of inactivity has been nothing, if not comforting... read more
Found in: Concerts, ReviewsSebadoh Hits The Road For First Time In Five Years
Led by frontman Lou Barlow, erstwhile indie rockers, Sebadoh, will begin their first U.S. tour in five years April 19 in St. Louis. The band, which formed after Barlow split from another legendary indie-rock act, Dinosaur Jr., released numerous albums during it's initial career run, some of which (Bubble & Scrape, Bakesale) continue to influence the musical universe as forbearers of the current "lo-fi" and "emo" movements. (photo L-R: Jason Loewenstein, Bob Fay, Lou Barlow) Jason Lowenstein, who was only 16-years-old when he co-founded the band with Barlow, will once again accompany his bandmate on stage as he did for... read more
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