CMJ Announces Full 2009 Festival Lineup
While the names of some music festivals are just plain gibberish (Bonnaroo? Bumbershoot? What?), none are as straightforward as CMJ. The College Music Journal Music Marathon and Film Festival is exactly that—an epic, five-day marathon stretch of more than 1,200 different artists invading more than 75 different New York City venues. We get exhausted just thinking about it.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBonnaroo 2008 - Day 1
Above: Vampire WeekendVampire Weekend and Porter-Baptiste-Stoltz photos by Rob InderriedenAll other photos by Mark C. Austin... read more
Found in: Blogs, 1000 WordsSuperdrag reunion tour and exclusive cd release
Remember the 90's? Me neither. But I do come across snippets here and there in the wee hours of the morning. Mostly old music videos on MTV. I woke up this morning in a cold sweat with an image of that dude in Superdrag going ape in a fast food joint. Lo and behold, the once-nixed now reunited group is back in the news with a brand new release, excruciatingly titled 4-Track Rock !!! 1992-1995 + Complete "Bender" Sessions. Seriously guys, for posterity's sake you may want to think of something that rolls off the tongue a bit better. The... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSuperdrag reunite for half-dozen tour stops
Look around, Could it bring somebody down If I never made a sound again? - “Who Sucked Out the Feeling” by Superdrag Of course it would, Superdrag. Stop fishing for compliments and go back on tour with all four original members, already. Oh, you’ve already planned it? Good! That’s right, power-pop addicts and anyone vaguely nostalgic for '90s radio singles by otherwise underrated bands. Superdrag has scheduled six performances hither and thither on the eastern half of the country in October and November. For those too young to remember the group, since apparently you people can read now, Superdrag formed... read more
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