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Flight of the Conchords Announce Freaky New Album
The adorable, hilarious Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, who together make up the New Zealand band and HBO series Flight of the Conchords, have just announced the release of their sophomore album, I Told You I Was Freaky.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNo Age Reveals Details About Losing Feeling EP
Last year, No Age brought us Nouns, and the album cracked the top 25 of our year-end best-of list. So it's safe to say we were pretty pleased when we heard the punky/shoegazey (Punkgaze? Shoepunk? Oh, nevermind...) duo had another full-length up their flannel sleeves, to be preceded by Losing Feeling, an EP available on 12" vinyl and as a digital download on Oct. 6. That's right, it's exclusively old-school or new-school for the impending Sub Pop release.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSunny Day Real Estate Reunites, Tours, Reissues
Two months after we first reported the possibility of a Sunny Day Real Estate reunion, we have more faith than ever in the Twitter rumor mill. Maybe that's not exactly true, but this week the band announced that they are reconvening after a decade-long hiatus for a 20-date tour and reissues of Diary and LP2. ... read more
Found in: Music, NewsIron & Wine: Around the Well
As Iron & Wine, Sam Beam has made a career of... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsSub Pop Announces 2009 "Loser" Scholarship
The fine folks over at Seattle-based independent label Sub Pop are somewhat notorious for tooting their own horn, but it's almost always merited. Case in point: the label has just announced that it is once again offering its "Loser" Scholarship to high-school seniors.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsBlitzen Trapper's new tracks, solo albums in the horizon
Blitzen Trapper is currently on tour in support of its 2008 release, Furr, and apparently not wasting any time on the new-material front. According to a Billboard interview with Marty Marquis, the band has already finished several songs for its fifth album and it once again collaborated with Furr producer Mike Coykendall.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsVetiver: Tight Knit
Fresh off of covers album More of the Past, Vetiver is back to playing Andy Cabic originals... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsIron and Wine to release rarities album, tour
This May, Iron and Wine will release a 2CD/3LP collection of rare tracks, entitled Around the Well. Coming from I&W's usual label home, Sub Pop, the collection ranges from songs that are out-of-print to those that have never been released. The title of this compilation comes from the band's single, "The Trapeze Swinger."... read more
Found in: Music, NewsGreen-Collar Rock: Great Nature Songs Vol. 2 (Land & Sky)
With last week's inauguration of new President Barack Obama, there's been a lot of talk about green-collar jobs and making long-term investments by implementing environmentally sound policies now. It got me thinking about what we're protecting by doing this—first and foremost, the health and well-being of ourselves and future generations. But it's also about preserving this beautiful natural world we inhabit. There is no shortage of amazing songs that celebrate or draw from this beauty. Classics like John Denver's "Rocky Mountain High" and The Beatles' "Blackbird" come immediately to mind, but there are so many more. Here are a few... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayBlitzen Trapper: Furr
On its fourth album, Portland’s Blitzen Trapper... read more
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