Engaging the Fans
Of Montreal have devised a marketing strategy to entice fans into buying (rather than stealing) digital downloads of their new album: offering specially designed merchandise with every purchase.
Erik Bryan
Is a Revolution
Electrostatic beepcore musician Dan Deacon announces a concept tour qualified by body parts; “eye” nights are for watching, “feet” nights are for dancing.
Monkey: Journey to the West
For those dying of anticipation for whatever Damon Albarn releases next, our desperate longing is nearing its end.
Danny Callahan
Conor Oberst’s recent work trumps previous assumptions.
A Crutch or a Cradle
Pony Up, an all-girl group from Montreal, releases a song-in-progress into the wilds of the internet.
In the New Year
The Walkmen sell a new album for an ill friend.
The Geeks Were Right
“I like the Faint.” That was my introduction to the Nebraskan New Wave five-piece, a four-word description on a friend’s Amazon wish list years ago. I don’t know if she still does, but after hearing 2001’s phenomenal Danse Macabre, I was hooked. Not only is
Glorious Ballad of the Ignored
My familiarity with Pas/Cal has largely been based on a precious few songs heard over the years as well as a few concert posters in a friend’s apartment. The songs are usually above average, and the posters are great. As you can see from their website, they are
Ran
Hailing from Calgary, Azeda Booth has just released In Flesh Tones, its first full-length album. On its website, the band describes itself as “too skittish for space rock, too hot for IDM, too concise and charming for glitch-core.” I know, right? The furor this band has currently unleashed
Playing With Fire
The biggest music news from the past week has to be that ABKCO Music & Records, Inc., holder of the Rolling Stones’ publishing rights, is suing Lil Wayne and his label for copyright infringement for borrowing a chorus melody and title from the Stones’ hit “Play With Fire” for Wayne’